Academic Summit

Evaluation of Thin Film Coating Adhesion with Michelson Interferometer

Sushovit Adhikari, Southeastern Louisiana University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Investigating the Surface Modification of In2O3 Nanocrystals for Enhanced Chemical Sensing

Nooraldeen Alkurd, University of New Orleans
Sarah Wozny, University of New Orleans
Haiqiao Su, University of New Orleans

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Use of Bacteriophage in the Control of Crown Gall Disease Caused by Agrobacterium tumefaciens in Tomato Plants

Ifeoluwa Babatunde, University of Louisiana at Monroe
Cortez Davis, University of Louisiana at Monroe
Brittany Miller, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Correlation between Supportive Body Language during the TSST and Relationship Satisfaction in Romantic Couples

Neil Barnett, University of New Orleans

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Use of Kenaf as an Adsorbent to Treat Wastewaters Generated by Pyrolysis of Biomass

Alyssa V. Bienvenu, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Regulation and Creativity: How the Rules and Regulations of Early Soviet Russia Led to Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5

Rhea Bumpass, Northwestern State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Metal-Free Organocatalysts as Electrocatalysts for the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Liquid Fuels

Mi Chen, Nicholls State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Mechanical Testing for Selectivity Reinforced Composite Materials

Cassidy Cohen, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Composition and Mosquitocidal Activity of Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Joshua Cooper, McNeese State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Evil and the God of Love

Cassie Cubbison, McNeese State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Dinuclear Copper (KK) Complexes of Imidazole-4/5-Dicarboxylate

Merlin J. Dartez, Nicholls State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

The Runaway Slave Women of New Orleans: An Urban Perspective in the Antebellum South

Tara Garbutt, University of New Orleans

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

From the Plague to Rage

Cheryl Garrett, Northwestern State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Isolation and Analysis of an Oleocanthal-Rich Fraction from Extra-Virgin Olive Oil and its Standardization as a New Dietary-Based c-Met Inhibitor for the Control of Metastatic Breast Malignancies

Katherine Gary, University of Louisiana at Monroe
Mohamed Mohyeldin, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Virtual University on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Campus

Brittany Hebert, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Brad Jouty, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Allelopathic Effects of Cabbage and Garlic Slurries on Lettuce, Radish and Cabbage Seed Germination

Michaela Hebert, Nicholls State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

A Study of Vibration Characteristics of Planetary Gear Trains

Philip Hedlesky, McNeese State University
Ethan Leger, McNeese State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Romantic Partners’ Compatibility Beliefs Moderate Testosterone Reactivity to an Acute Stressor

Florencia Iturri, University of New Orleans
Jenn M. Phan, University of New Orleans
Yoojin Lee, University of New Orleans

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Reaching the Point of No Return: An Analysis of Rehabilitation in the Louisiana Penal System

Kayla Jacob, Northwestern State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

A Home Security System Design

Zhuocheng Jiang, Grambling State University
Tyrric Nance, Grambling State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

A Racial Comparison of Longevity Among Veterans in Rural Cemeteries in Northern Louisiana

Annette Johnson, Grambling State University
Jorden Wynn, Grambling State University
Latrabia Jackson, Grambling State University
Khadejah Holden, Grambling State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Cost and Time-Efficient Internet Car Sales

Dairen Lambert, Grambling State University
Shatay Holmes, Grambling State University
Kerry Ann Warrington, Grambling State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

The Diagnosis-Remediation Connection: A Research Project for Assessing and Remediating Reading Skills

Amber Lauderdale, Grambling State University
Kaleisha Lewis, Grambling State University
Kellie Love, Grambling State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Political Communication in the Media

Katherine McCartney, McNeese State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Alternative Energy in the Virtual World

Kristopher Meche, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Gage Melancon, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Haiti: Out of the Rubble

Mason Nabors, Louisiana Tech University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

The Efficacy and Effectiveness of a Mobile Data Collection System for Progress Monitoring with Young Children with Disabilities

Sabra Norris, Louisiana Tech University
Logan Morrison, Louisiana Tech University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

GOM Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Time Series Analysis of Variations in Spilled Hydrocarbons

Christina Palomo, Northwestern State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Vibrio parahemolyticus Bacteriophage: Restriction Enzyme Analysis

Sambida Pradhan, Nicholls State University
Elizabeth Mateer, Nicholls State University
Corey Melancon, Nicholls State University
Rajkumar Nathaniel, Nicholls State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Comparative Analysis of A3, A4, and A10 Mycobacteriophages: Sequence Homology at the Repressor Binding Site Results in Homoimmunity of Related Mycobacteriophages

Erin Rizzo, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

The ClassMate App

Abarnit Shrestaa, Grambling State University
George Spears, Grambling State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Studying Protein Interactions of the Caenorhabditis elegans Protein PAN-1 using an RNA Interference Based Genetic Screen

Nathan Simpson, University of Louisiana at Monroe
Derrick Cardin, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Effects of Music on Visual Memory

Change Singleton, Nicholls State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Scrawler: A Hybrid of Snake and Scrabble

Chritopher Small, Grambling State University
Abarnit Shrestaa, Grambling State University
Olowofela Olotan, Grambling State University
Germyma St. Croix, Grambling State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

The Rise of the Monarchical Presidency

Kirsten Smith, McNeese State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Fear, Disgust, and Ontology: What Kind of Morality is at Stake?

Kylen Smith, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

What is “Hooking Up”? An Analysis of the Hookup Definition

Hailey Suarez, Northwestern State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Paid Employment Characteristics of BSN Students During the School Term: A Descriptive Study

Lori Tarver, McNeese State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Lost Circulation Problems and Solutions

Garrett Thibodeaux, Nicholls State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea

Banessa Umana, Southeastern Louisiana University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

The Influence of Aristotle’s Classification System and Scale of Nature from BC to Present

Jessica Viator, Northwestern State University

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

A Web-Based Bio-Informatics Tool to Rotate, Align, and Match Scleral Ossicles Patterns

Sailesh Wagle, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Do Constructed Crevasses Obey Delta Laws? Implications for the Restoration of the Mississippi River Delta

Tara Yocum, University of New Orleans

Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM