Students show their work at Undergrad Research Day
April 24, 2012
More than 80 students produced 35 projects for Undergraduate Research Day April 19 in the atrium of AIMS Hall of Mathematics & Science.
Winners and categories
Biology (with faculty) First—Thermal Inactivation of Black Mustard Seeds under a Non-isothermal Temperature, by Krista Loper and Tessa Fischer
Human Physiology I
First—The Effect of Cell Phone Conversation on Reaction Time, by Jordan Cardoza, Vanessa Carrasco, Jose Rigor and Debra Johnson Second—Maximum Recovery Time with Minimum Recovery Time, by Brandon Croft Third—Metabolic Changes, by Steven Waite, Paul Islas and Brian Xicotencatl
Human Physiology/Psychology
First—Student Focus Test, by Donte Mitchell, Karlan Andrews and Daniel Bartlett Second—Study of Methods to Increase Hamstring Flexibility, by Kevin Lott Third—Effects of Music on Heart Rate and Pain Perception, by Monica Pagadala and Olivia Kahn
Miscellaneous (biology, history, mathematics, political science)
First—Diolkos: Concerning The Ancient Trackway’s Effectiveness, by Charles Jensen and Czarina Calayan Second—Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg Method for nth-order Differential Equations in Mathematica, by David King Third—Wildlife Activity Patterns of the Sierra Nevada, by Krista Loper, Tyler Luke and Paul Lochow
About the author
Wayne Steffen is university editor at Fresno Pacific University, where he edits Pacific magazine. Before joining FPU in 1996, he was a writer and editor at several community newspapers and a college in the Midwest.