15th Annual Undergraduate Symposium for
Scholarly & Creative Work
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Keynote Speaker: Kevin Starr
2013 Symposium Program
2013 Awards Banquet Program
2013 Undergraduate Symposium Prize Winners
$1000 First Prizes and $500 Second Prizes were awarded in each category
Arts |
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| Honorable Mention | Osama (Sam) Iqab Rising with Rubble Faculty Sponsor: Lauren Matchison, School of Architecture |
| Honorable Mention | Lori Chen A Modular Solution to Skid Row Housing Faculty Sponsor: Valery Augustin, School of Architecture |
| 2nd Prize | Eve White Chaotic Focus Faculty Sponsors: Ron Rizk, Roski School of Fine Arts |
| 1st Prize | Devon Mott Uniform without Uniformity: An Architectural Inquiry of Craft Faculty Sponsor: Lee Olvera, Architecture |
| Interdisciplinary Award |
Caleb Barnes Lingua Musica Faculty Sponsor: Veronika Krausas, Thornton School of Music |
Humanities |
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| Honorable Mention | Charnan Williams Lost in the City of Angels: A Comparative Analysis of Central Avenue and Leimert Park as Black Cultural Spaces Faculty Sponsors: Francille Rusan Wilson and George Sanchez, American Studies and Ethnicity, Dornsife College |
| Honorable Mention | Parin Patel Remember What Siddhārtha Said Under the Banyan Tree?: Safeguarding Material Culture in Modern-Day Anti-Buddhist Gandhara Faculty Sponsor: James McHugh, Religion, Dornsife College |
| 2nd Prize | Grant Dixon What Is A King To Do: An Investigation of Images of Kingship Faculty Sponsor: Lynn Swartz Dodd, Religion, Dornsife College |
| 1st Prize | Vellore Adithi American-Born: An Analysis of Race Representation, Claims to Whiteness, and Ethnic Citizenship in Will Eisner’s The Spirit and A Contract with God Faculty Sponsor: Lanita Jacobs, Anthropology, Dornsife College |
| Interdisciplinary Award | Rikiesha Pierce Gangsta Feminism? A Pilot Study Investigating the Feminist Potential of Big Rik Locc Faculty Sponsors: Sharon Hays, Amon Emeka, and Lanita Jacobs, Dornsife College |
Life Sciences |
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| Honorable Mention | Wendiann Yamasaki Exercise Ameliorates Depression-Like Behavior Observed in a Mouse Model of Huntington’s Disease Prior to Motor Symptom Onset Faculty Sponsors: Mike Jakowec and Giselle Petzinger, Neurology |
| Honorable Mention | Pavitra Krishnamani Developing Ultra-Sensitive Ethanol Receptors (USERs) to Define the Molecular Mechanism of Alcoholism Faculty Sponsors: Ronald Alkana, Daryl Davies, and Anna Naito, School of Pharmacy |
| 2nd Prize | Divya Nair Re-Engineering Mosaics of Cone Photoreceptors in Retinas Affected by Retinitis Pigmentosa Faculty Sponsor: Eun Jin Lee, Visual Processing Laboratory |
| 2nd Prize | Vivek Shah Experience-Dependent Neuroplasticity in Dopamine-Linked Models of Chronic Anabolic Androgenic Steroid Use and Huntington’s Disease Faculty Sponsors: Mike Jakowec, Giselle Petzinger, Ruth I. Wood, and Daniel Stefanko, Neurology |
| 1st Prize | Brandon Glousman, Jung-gi Min Targeting Cancer Metabolism: The Effects of a Novel Mitochondrial Derived Peptide on Breast Cancer Progression Faculty Sponsor: Changhun Lee, Davis School of Gerontology |
| Interdisciplinary Award | Megan Bernstein, Stephan Genyk, Rachel Kohan E. Musici: facilitating communication between researcher and bacteria through song Faculty Sponsor: Sean Curran, Davis School of Gerontology, Dornsife College, Keck School of Medicine |
Physical Sciences & Engineering |
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| Honorable Mention | Diya Dwarakanath Optimization of Fabrication and Experimental Methodologies for MEMS Drug Delivery Devices and Neural Probes Faculty Sponsors: Heidi Gensler, Ellis Meng, and Jonathan Kuo, Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi |
| Honorable Mention | Lesley Chan Enhanced Performance of Printed Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Microcells with Conformal, Graded Index Surface Nanostructures Faculty Sponsor: Jongseung Yoon, Chemical Engineering, Viterbi |
| 2nd Prize | Brendan Plecque, Awadi Rathugamage, Aditya Vaidyanathan Aerodynamic Performance of Stepped Airfoils at Low Reynolds Numbers Faculty Sponsor: Geoffrey Spedding, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Viterbi |
| 1st Prize | Peter Grasso, Kirsten Rice Microbial Fuel Cell Technologies for Remediation of Hexavalent Chromium in Groundwater and the Effects of Natural Organic Matter Faculty Sponsors: Massoud Pirbazari and Ryan Thacher, Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Viterbi |
Social Sciences I |
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| Honorable Mention | Moemoe Chaee, Matthew Prusak The Macroeconomic Trajectory of Myanmar Faculty Sponsor: Jonathan Aronson, School of International Relations, Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism |
| Honorable Mention | Julia Mangione An Exploratory Study of the Experience of the Arctic Council’s Permanent Participants: Opportunities, Constraints, and the Future of Permanent Participation Faculty Sponsor: Robert English and Steven Lamy, International Relations, Dornsife College |
| Honorable Mention | Meghan Heneghan, Kaitlin Mogentale, Caroline Smith The Future of Transportation in the U.S.: Alternative Fuel Vehicles Faculty Sponsor: Juliana Wang, Environmental Studies, Dornsife College |
| 2nd Prize | Uriel Kim A study of communities surrounding the University of Southern California and food desertification Faculty Sponsor: Hortensia Amaro, School of Social Work |
| 1st Prize | Jui Pai (Angie) Chen Housing Matters: How Redevelopment Strategies Affect the New Shanghai(nese) Faculty Sponsor: Andrew Liang, School of Architecture |
| Interdisciplinary Award | Marissa Roy The UN’s 8 Millennium Development Goals and the Unpopulatity of Global Distributive Justice Faculty Sponsor: Alison Renteln, Political Science, Dornsife College |
Social Sciences II |
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| Honorable Mention | Kassandra Rosales The greatest band in the history of the universe: A look inside the emotions and behaviors of highly identified active sports fans Faculty Sponsors: Jonas Kaplan and Ryan Essex, Brain and Creativity Institute |
| Honorable Mention | Ryan Lee The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Quantifying Presumption of Innocence In Relation to Criminal Stereotypes and Types of Crimes Faculty Sponsor: Richard John, Psychology, Dornsife College |
| 2nd Prize | Angela Ross Undocu-Queer: Queer Identity Development Among Undocumented Queer Youth Faculty Sponsor: Veronica Terriquez, Sociology, Dornsife College |
| 1st Prize | Ariana Stobaugh Misperceptions and Gender Differences in the Understanding of Acquaintance Rape and Sexual Assault Faculty Sponsor: Amon Emeka and Michael Messner, Sociology, Dornsife College |
| Interdisciplinary Prize Award | Robert Rosencrans Cognitive and Behavioral Responses to Disaster Narratives Faculty Sponsor: Vivian Seyranian, Psychology, Dornsife College |
Most Innovative – USC Stevens Center |
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| 2nd Prize | Jennifer Ko, Kathleen Roche Using Ivermectin Analogue-Based Drug Discovery for Alcohol Use Disorders Faculty Sponsors: Daryl Davies and Megan Yardley, School of Pharmacy |
| 1st Prize | Jay Todd (JT) Max, Avril (Viveka) Pitter Water Treatment Design and Implementation for Rural Regions of Developing Nations Faculty Sponsor: Massoud Pirbazari, Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Viterbi |
Special Award – USC Schwarzenegger Institute |
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| 2nd Prize | Jay Todd (JT) Max, Avril (Viveka) Pitter Water Treatment Design and Implementation for Rural Regions of Developing Nations Faculty Sponsor: Massoud Pirbazari, Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Viterbi |
| 1st Prize | Nicholas Farmer Virtual Sprouts Faculty Sponsor: Marientina Gotsis, Yasaman Hashemian, and David Turpin, Interactive Media and Games, School of Cinematic Arts |
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