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Lourdes Genao
University of New Hampshire
Major: Business Administration
Mentor: Xiaoqin Dong, MBA, Whittemore School of Business & Economics
Research Title: Latino Buying Habits in the United States Food Industry
Maria Hayes
University of Vermont
Major: Environmental Engineering
Mentor: Amy Frappier, Graduate Student, Department of Earth Sciences
Research Title: Anthropogenic Influences on Nitrogen Levels in Four Tested Vermont Ponds
Giao Huynh
University of New Hampshire
Major: Mathematics & Economics
Mentor: Dr. Kelly Black, Department of Mathematics
Research Title: Wave Front Analysis of Bark Beetle Epidemic
Phong Huynh
University of New Hampshire
Major: Computer Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Richard Messner, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Research Title: Testing and Evaluation of Biometrically Encoded Driver Licenses
Salim Ibrahim
Westfield State College
Major: Computer Science & Mathematics
Mentor: Dr. L.G. Kraft, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Research Title: Improving the Effectiveness of Active Noise Canceling Headsets
Jessica Johnson
University of New Hampshire
Major: Sociology
Mentor: Dr. Cesar Rebellon, Department of Sociology
Research Title: Identity Development in Biracial Individuals
Amanda Joseph
Westfield State College
Major: Psychology & Communications
Mentor: Dr. Cesar Rebellon, Department of Sociology
Research Title: Does the media have a greater affect on the self image of college students who are overweight?
Bonnie Lai
University of New Hampshire
Major: Music Education
Mentor: Randall Schroeder, M.Ed., Center for Academic Resources
Research Title: The Most Efficient Interventions for Unmotivated High School Students
Heather Ouellette
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Major: English
Mentor: Emily Hinnov, Graduate Student, Department of English
Research Title: Interpreting the Diaspora? South Asian Authors in America
Van Pham
University of New Hampshire
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Mentor: Dr. Christine Bean, Department of Animal & Nutritional Science and Dr. Andrew Laudano, Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Christine Bean, Department of Animal & Nutritional Science and Dr. Andrew Laudano, Department of Biochemistry
Research Title: Prediction of Immunodominant Neutralizing Epitopes of C. parvum to Block Infection