Discovery Day 2020 Participants
| Student Name | Major | Project Title | Faculty Mentor |
| Adams, Jordan
|
Speech Pathology | Montgomery 1960: The 5 Practices of Leadership Exemplified by Student Activists | Dr. Karen Boyd |
| Adams, Samantha | Retail and Consumer Science | Small Businesses Effects from COVID-19 | Michelle Childs, Chris Sneed |
| Allen, Elexis and Pinson, Maya | Biomedical Engineering | Utilization of Machine Learning Principles in Relation to the Sequencing Accuracy of Plant Genomes via Nanopore Technologies | Dr. Anahita Khojandi and Dr. Theodore Papamarkou |
| Artley, Jay | English- Technical Writing Concentration | Molten Salt Reactor Research | Ondrej Chvala |
| Ashlyn Quesnel | BCMB | Characterizing RARB as a Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Therapeutic Target | Elias Fernandez |
| Bennett, Mary | Geography and Political Science | Montgomery 1960 | Dr. Karen Boyd & Dr. Cary Staples |
| Biddle, Brynn | Biology-BCMB | Predicting Intrinsically Disordered Protein Feature States using Machine Learning and Deep Neural Network Algorithms | Dr. Debsindhu Bhowmik |
| Bloodworth Michael | Graphic Design | Montgomery 1960 | Cary Staples |
| Bott, Kenneth | Nuclear Engineering | Nuclear Data processing for Monte Carlo Algorithms | Vladimir Sobes |
| Bowden, Zaria | Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology | The Effect of Covid-19 on Higher Education | Michelle Childs and Chris Sneed |
| Briseno, Said | BCMB | Plant Morphogenesis | Elena D Shpak |
| Bryan, Harper | Mathematics | Intersection of ecology and graph theory | Micheal Langston |
| Bryant, Grace | Applied Mathematics | Replication Modelling in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis | Vitaly Ganusov |
| Buchanan, James with
Hunter, Travis and Waller, Josephine
|
Chemical Engineering | “Finding Nemo” but with ultrasounds… and not fish | Keerthi Krishnan |
| Cartagena, Adriana | Nuclear Engineering | Density of Chloride Salts Through Molar Counting | Ondrej Chvala |
| Cawthon Jr., Bridgie | Chemical Engineering | Investigation of the Effect of Hydrophobicity on Protein Extraction Capabilities of SMA Copolymers | Brian Long |
| Childress, Blake | Computer Science | Low Cost ICS Testbed | Fan Zhang |
| Chrisman, Tucker | Business | The Future of Grocery Stores | Michelle Childs, Christopher Sneed |
| Clark, Paige | Nursing | The Effects of Aromatherapy on Pediatric Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV) | Kathleen Thompson |
| Costarella, Dominique with
Thomason, Claire |
Neuroscience | A Model System to Observe the Interaction Between FGFR1 and FGF5 in Glioblastoma Cells Utilizing the Transient Induced Molecular Electronic Spectroscopy Method | Dr. Rebecca Prosser and Dr. Chris Baker |
| Costilla, Abegale | Child and Family Studies Community Outreach | Business Management During COVID-19 : Domino’s Pizza Strategies | Michelle Lynn Childs , Christopher T Sneed |
| Cousins, Elizabeth | Neuroscience , honors | Do Anxiety and Temperament relate to Cognitive Biases in a Community Sample? | Kristy Allen |
| Croisdale, Gregory | Computer Science | Improving the Empathetic Response of Academically Focused Students through Historical Gamification | Dr. Karen Boyd and Cary Staples |
| Dancer, Isabelle | Chemistry | Research and Development of Natural, Microemulsion Lotions and Spice Extracted Dyes | Dr. Bhavya Sharma |
| Dassow, Maria | Mathematics and French | Optimal Scheduling of Chemo- and Immunotherapy for a Tumor-Immune System | Seddik Djouadi |
| Drouet, Lance | Nuclear Engineering | Supporting the Development of a Novel Semiconductor-Based Thermal Neutron Imaging Detector | Eric Lukosi |
| Eccles, Lauren | Chemical Engineering | Solid State Synthesis of Monophasic Silicate Minerals | Chris Wetteland |
| Ellis, Amanda | Psychology | Montgomery 1960 | |
| Emmett, Jeffery | Civil Engineering | Impact of Stormwater Runoff and Stream Sediment on Bacterial Communities in Stream-water | Qiang He |
| Frye, Katherine with
James, Zachary |
Chemical Engineering | Effect of Mixing Time and Filler Volume Percent on Thermal Conductivity of Resin Based Composites | Brett Compton |
| George, Sean with
Shore, Jeremy and Grant, Jordan
|
Electrical Engineering | Camera Remote Estimation of Physiological Parameters in NICU | Xiaopeng Zhao, Tami Wyatt |
| Hagan, Aisling with
Padovani, Allison |
Agricultural Education | Do We Eat Our Feelings During Times of Crisis? | Michelle Childs, Christopher Sneed |
| Hardwig, Lily | English Literature | Cross Cultural Empathy Through Reading: Literature’s Potential to Help and Hurt in a Bigoted Society | Katy Chiles |
| Harmston | Physics | Collimator optimization for BL3: Next generation neutron beam lifetime experiment | Nadia Fomin |
| Helton, Carson | Biomedical Engineering | Measurement and Analysis of Pressure Profile for Nozzle Based Single Screw Extrusion Systems | Dr. Chad Duty |
| Hervey, Aaron | Utk | Financial and Mental Resilience During a Pandemic | Michelle Childs, Christopher Sneed |
| Hill, Ashtyn | BCMB | IMR90 Differentiation into Mesenchymal Stem Cells | Rachel McCord |
| Howard, Victoria | Mathematics | Rare Event Sampling in Bistable Reaction Networks | Steven Abel |
| Howell, Kay | Industrial & Systems Engineering | Manipulating Job Sequencing and Tool Switching to Optimize Processes & Minimize Makespan in Manufacturing Systems | Jim Ostrowski |
| Huang, Alice with
Torres-Lopez, Allie |
Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology | Characterization of proteins with unknown functions detected in the proteome of ΔcheA1, ΔcheA4 and ΔcheA1 ΔcheA4 chemotaxis mutants of Azospirillum brasilense | Gladys Alexandre |
| Huang, Samantha | Graphic Design | Visual Solutions to Virtual Healthcare | Cary Staples, Lisa Merritt, Xueping Li |
| Hussein, Zaky | Mechanical Engineering | Evaluating the Extrudability of Common thermoplastic feedstock for Fused Filament Fabrication Systems | Chad Duty |
| James , cydney | Business management | Small Businesses Through the Lenses of COVID-19: Analyzing the Behavior of Customers during an epidemic. | Michelle Lynn Childs |
| Jefferson, Taylor | Communications | Montgomery 1960 | Karen Boyd |
| Jenna Laughlin | Food Science | Characterization of Different Pulses as Sources of Food Ingredients for Agricultural and Food Sustainability | Vermont Dia |
| Jordan Grant with
Shore, Jeremy, George, Sean and Lee, Ariana |
Biomedical Engineering | Camera Remote Estimation of Heart Rate using a Single Board Computer (CARE in the NICU) | Xiaopeng Zhao, Tami Wyatt |
| Khan, Aruha | Biological Sciences & Finance | An Analysis of the Impact of Alpha–Particle Emitting Isotopes upon Prostate Cancer Treatment | Dr. Lawrence Heilbronn |
| King, Lauren | Psychology | Interactions of Race and Breast Cancer Mortality in Appalachia | Patricia Roberson |
| Klibisz, Adam | Geology & Environmental Studies | Microplastic Abundance and Composition in the Tennessee River | Andrew D. Steen |
| LaFollette, Anna | Geography | Developing and Pollen and Charcoal Record from Laguna de Felipe in the Dominican Republic | Sally Horn |
| Lee, Hannah | BCMB | Creative Processing of Mouse Brain Slices In Search of PNN Gestalt | Keerthi Krishnan and Cary Staples |
| Lee, Jimin with
Claxton, Michelle |
Neuroscience | Using Mimetas’ Blood Brain Barrier-on-a-Chip Model to Manipulate the Caveolae-Mediated Transcytosis through the Protein Mfsd2a to Enhance Drug Delivery across the Blood Brain Barrier | Rebecca Prosser and Christopher Baker |
| Liu, Annie | Global Studies and Geography | Stigmatization and Chinese-Owned Small Businesses (COSB): COVID-19’s Impact | Michelle Childs and Christopher Sneed |
| Loveday, Madeline | Materials Science and Engineering | Analysis of High Entropy Ceramics Prepared Via Steric Entrapment and Solid-State Sintering Methods: Crystal Structure | Mariya Zhuravleva |
| Manard, J’Air | Human Resource Management | The Impact of The Paycheck Protection Program loan in respect to Knoxville businesses | Michelle Childs |
| Matheson, Destiny | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Plant-Pollinator Matching: Morphological Traits Informing Pollinator Visitation | Laura Russo |
| Midnight Carroll | Biochemistry Cellular and Molecular Biology | Interactions of RgsCam and ATG8e: Hypoxia Stress Responses in Plants | Craig Conner |
| Miller, Ashley | Psychology | Vocabulary Skills Predict Decision Making | Aaron Buss |
| Negussie, Eritrea | Global Public Health in Eastern Africa | COVID-19 Pandemic and its Effect on Stock Market Investing Behaviors | Dr. Michelle Childs Dr. Christopher Sneed |
| Noordhoek, Kyle | Physics and Chemistry | Magnetic Characterization of SrRuO3 Thin Films | Dr. Jian Liu |
| Norment, Jessica | Psychology | Montgomery 1960 | Karen Boyd |
| Oldendorf, Madison | Food Science | Consumer Behavior and Retailing related to COVID-19 | Michelle Childs, Christopher Sneed |
| Om, Julianne | BCMB | Single-Molecule Studies on DNA Bending by Transcription Factor Protein Sox2 | Rajan Lamichhane |
| Pace, Nathan | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Analyzing Moss Calyptra Morphology Evolution Using Ancestral Character State Reconstruction | Dr. Jessica Budke |
| Patel, Sneh | Food Science with a Pre-Professional Concentration | Covid-19’s Impact on the Dental Industry | Michelle Childs, Christopher Sneed |
| Patton, Kendra | BCMB | Biological and Small Molecule Mass Spec Core | |
| Perez, Sarah with
Hernandez, Itzanami Mansour, Deema and Noyes, Brie |
Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology | Perineuronal net expression in primary somatosensory cortex changes after maternal experience in an age-dependent manner | Keerthi Krishnan |
| Phillips, Brent | Management | Covid-19’s Impact on Restaurant Marketing Strategies | Michelle Childs and Christopher Sneed |
| Pierce III, William | Electrical Engineering | Variable Speed Drive Penetration on a Power System | Dr. Leon Tolbert |
| Pinson, Mya
Allen, Elexis |
Aerospace Engineering | The Application of Machine Learning and Nanopore Sequencing to Plant Genomics/ Utilization of Machine Learning Principles in Relation to the Sequencing Accuracy of Plant Genomics via Nanopore Technologies | Dr. Anahita Khojandi, Dr. Theodore Papamarkou |
| Prince, Mikayla | Sociology – Environmental Issues | Sustainable Development of Broiler Chicken in Rwanda | Dr. Andrew Muhammad |
| Quezada, Emmanuel | Neuroscience and Phsychology | Montgomery 1960 | Dr. Karen Boyd, Dr. Carey Staples |
| Reeder, Matthew | Food Science | Characterization of Different Pulses as Sources of Food Ingredients for Agricultural and Food Sustainability | Dr. Vermont Dia |
| Schumacher, Niamh | Food Science | Optimizing the Nutritive Properties of Hempseed Coproducts | Dr. Vermont Dia |
| Shannon, Katie | International Development and Diplomacy | Iraqi Refugees in Jordan: An Analysis of the Discourse that Shapes their Degree of Social Access | Dr. Solange Muñoz |
| Smith, Miracle with
Gales, Kitonna |
Sports Management | Long Term Care Facility during Covid-19 Pandemic | |
| Spradley, Madeline | Biological Sciences | Uncovering the Potential Effects of Codon Optimization | Dr. Constance Bailey |
| Spurling, R. Jackson | Materials Science and Engineering | Supercritical Synthesis of VO2 Nanoparticles for Smart Window Films | |
| Troop, Lindsey | Geography | Benefits of Exercise During COVID-19 Pandemic | Michelle Childs and Chris Sneed |
| Van Auken, Emily | Chemical Engineering | One-pot Process for Biomass Fractionation and Value-added Chemicals Production in a Biphasic System | Mi Li |
| Van Son, Nicholas | Bachelors of Architecture | “3D Printed High Performance Panels for Construction Automation” & “UT Face Shield for COVID-19” | Maged Guerguis |
| Warner, Sarah | Food Science | Eradication of Cronobacter sakazakii through means of Ultraviolet Light | Dr. Doris D’ Souza |
| Whitehead, Shelby | Microbiology & Journalism | Chlorella variabilis: how algae is helping us understand the world of viruses | Steve Wilhelm |
| Wilson, Scarlett | Physics | Creation of pseudo-data and synthetic waveforms for BL2 experiment | Nadia Fomin |
| Witherspoon Jaylin | Graphic Design | Montgomery 1960 | Cary Staples |
| Wolfe, Krymsen with
Holt, Kara |
Neuroscience | Dopamine D1, Histamine H3, and N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Glutamate Receptor Trimers, Histamine H3 Receptor Isoforms, and Alzheimer’s Disease | Rebecca Prosser and Christopher Baker |
| Wood, Spencer | Economics | Montgomery 1960 | Karen Boyd, Cary Staples |
| Wright, Wesleigh | Geography | Project #7: Montgomery 1960 (Version 2.0) – Integrating Marginalized Voices | Dr. Karen Boyd, Dr. Cary Staples |
| Wyatt, Sydney | Neuroscience | The effects of sex and social status on behavior and neural activity in the ventral medial amygdala | Matthew Cooper |
| Xue, Selena | Neuroscience, Computer Science Minor | Effects of the cytoskeleton on nuclear movement in Arabidopsis root hairs | Andreas Nebenfuehr |