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    Undergraduate Research Experience Awards

    The FHSU Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) program is designed to promote; undergraduate research. The URE Grant funds are intended to support best practices in undergraduate research and to encourage faculty to work with undergraduate students on research projects that ultimately result in public dissemination through publication or presentation.

    URE grant funding is intended to support and improve undergraduate research activities. Scholarly activities at FHSU are defined as original, innovative intellectual contributions in the form of research, practice, creative activity, or performance.

    Awarded proposals include clear descriptions of project goals and major activities, mentoring strategies, anticipated outcomes, anticipated benefits for the student researcher(s) and relevance to the Undergraduate Research Experience Initiative. Criteria for awards included:

    • Relevance to the Undergraduate Research Experience Initiative
    • Strategies enhancing high quality inquiry-based learning experiences
    • Potential for encouraging the processes of discovery and scholarship in students

    Congratulations Fall 2012 Awardees!

    Lead Investigator   Co investigator(s) Department Study Title
    Dr. Paul Adams Dr. Sam Zwenger (Biological Sciences), Dr. Jack Maseberg (Physics), & Dr. John Heinrichs (Geosciences) Teacher Education Development of a bacteria and dust collection system for use at 100,000 feet
    Dr. Brian R. Maricle   Biological Sciences Effect of ethanol toxicity on enzymes of respiration and carbon metabolism in plants  
    Dr. Jordana LaFantasie Dr. Bob Nicholson, Dr. Keith Harmoney, Samantha Elledge, Spencer Casey, Andrew Pettibone, & Adam Rusk Biological Sciences Range expansion and seed rain of yellow bluestem in native mixed grass prairie  
    Dr. William J. Stark Jordan Hofmeier Biological Sciences Antimicrobial Resistance of Channel Catfish Intestinal Microflora in the Arkansas and Ninnescah Rivers in Kansas  
    Dr. C.S. Eigenmann Sidney Flock, Tiffanee Heinzen, Erin Weathers Communication Studies Electronic Usage in Developing Countries: India  
    Tamara J. Lynn   Justice Studies Tea Party Versus Occupy Wall Street: A Quest to Control Public Policy  
    Dr. Lorie Cook- Benjamin Diane Plunkett Teacher Education Creating a Culture of Undergraduate Scholarship: Department Insights  
    Dr. Janett Naylor Dr. Carol Patrick, Carla Sloan-Brown Psychology Equine Therapy Project  
    Dr. Jack Maseberg Aaron Brown, Justin Gnad, and Jaron Hake Physics Investigating electron energy levels and resonance phenomena in biomolecules via electron scattering  
    Dr. Eric Deyo Austin Miller Physics NMR in Nanotechnology  
    Dr. Sam R Zwenger Dr. Eric T. Gillock Biological Sciences Antimicrobial Properties of Leaf Extracts from Native Prairie Plants

    Fall 2011 Awardees

    Lead Investigator Co investigator(s) Department Study Title
    Dr. Lorie Cook-Benjamin Dr. Beth Walizer, Kim Stoppel Teacher Education A comparison of the incidence rate of males vs. females in MTSS tier placement for reading and mathematics in central and western Kansas  
    Dr. Eric Deyo Linnea Gustaffson Physics Implementing Nanotori in Cancer Treatment
    Dr. Quingjiang (Q.J.) Yao Dr. Scott Robson Communication Studies What should communication students learn in the digital era: an analysis of the digital communication curriculum for undergraduate in ACEJMC accredited schools and departments
    Dr. Scott Robson Dr. Quingjiang (Q.J.) Yao Communication Studies Journalists' Irene or the readers' Irene: An examination of the interaction between journalists and readers on the New York Times' coverage of Hurricane Irene
    Dr. Brian R Maricle   Biological Sciences Physiological and ecological effects of oil spills on coastal marsh plains
    Dr. Jack Maseberg   Physics Investigating electron energy levels and resonance phenomena in biomolecules via electron scattering
    Dr. Greg Kandt Mason Rohleder Health and Human Performance Measures of turning function during a modified incremental shuttle walk test
    Dr. Stephen Donnelly   Chemistry Production of bio-diesel from waste cooking oil
    Patricia Blanton   Leadership Studies Report on the effectiveness and impact of service learning projects on Chinese students and their partner organizations in China
    Dr. John Heinrichs   Geosciences FHSU one mile rocketry challenge
    Dr. Jordana LaFantasie Andrew Pettibone, Spencer Casey Biological Sciences Range expansion of two invasive grasses over an eight year period
    Dr. April Park Dr. Jennifer Bonds-Raacke, Dr. John Raacke Psychology, Justice Studies Consumers' judgment regarding the use of online resources
    Dr. Yass Kobayashi   Biological Sciences Cloning and characterization of kisseptin and aromatase mRNA expression in walleye
    Dr. Paul Adams Dr. John Heinrichs Teacher Education Upper atmosphere studies using balloon satellite systems

    Congratulations Fall 2010 Awardees!

    Faculty   Department   Project Title  
    Dr. Carol Patrick
    Dr. Janett Naylor     		Psychology Female Aggression of Forensic In-patients
    Dr. Brian R. Maricle Biological Sciences Effects of oil spills and nitrogen pollutants on coastal and wetland plants
    Amy Schmierbach Art and Design Water based ink for printing
    Dr. Richard Packauskas
    Dr. Jordana LaFantasie     		Biological Sciences Does invasion by non-native Old World Bluestems reduce habitat for soil microfaunal groups?
    Dr. Jordana LaFantasie Biological Sciences Mycorrhization rates of two grasses following alterations in moisture inputs in southern mixed grass prairie
    Dr. Yu Kay Law Chemistry Studying UV damage to DNA Using Computational chemistry
    Dr. Jenn Bonds Raacke
    Dr. John Raacke     		Psychology Establishing the TRIADS lab at FHSU
    Dr. Germaine L. Taggart
    Dr. Beth Walizer
    Dr. Lorie Cook-Benjamin     		Teacher Education Undergraduate research to support program improvement
    Dr. Lexey Bartlett English Corrective vision in Victorian women's writing: A book proposal and conference presentation project
    Dr. John Heinrichs Geoscience Team-based development of mini-UAV technology and applications
    Dr. Greg Kandt No grant funding requested Health and Human Performance