19th Annual Undergraduate Symposium for
Scholarly & Creative Work
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Keynote Speaker: Peter Mancall
2017 Symposium Program
2017 Awards Banquet Program
2017 Undergraduate Symposium Prize Winners
$1000 First Prizes and $500 Second Prizes were awarded in each category
Arts15 submissions |
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| Honorable Mention |
Brenda Chen, Sze Yu (Awu) Chen, Erika Gomi, Andrew Okenfuss, Sagar Ramesh, Yimin Zhang Santiago Faculty Sponsor: Michael Patterson, Animation and Digital Arts, School of Cinematic Arts |
| 2nd Prize |
Adrianne Ramsey GIRLS Magazine Faculty Sponsor: Noura Wedell, Roski School of Art and Design |
| 1st Prize |
Devon Manney Cradle Faculty Sponsor: Sheila Sofian, Animation and Digital Arts, School of Cinematic Arts |
Humanities13 submissions |
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| Honorable Mention |
Alleluia Tyus A Petrographic Analysis of Late Bronze Age Alalakh pottery culture Faculty Sponsor: Lynn Swartz Dodd, Archaeology, Dornsife College |
| Honorable Mention |
Heather Duncan Woven Faculty Sponsor: Susan Segal, English, Dornsife College |
| 2nd Prize |
Felicitas (Felicia) Reyes Community-based Efforts: Addressing the Needs of Undocumented Youth involved in the Juvenile Justice System Faculty Sponsor: George Sanchez, American Studies and Ethnicity, Dornsife College |
| 1st Prize |
Morgan Mamon Ibn Khaldūn in Translation: An Examination of Jīl in Franz Rosenthal’s Muqaddimah Faculty Sponsor: Ramzi Rouighi, Middle East Studies and History, Dornsife College |
| Interdisciplinary Award |
Jacob Broussard Examining Change in Traditional Navajo Music Faculty Sponsor: Scott Spencer, Thornton School of Music |
Life Sciences I26 submissions |
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| Honorable Mention |
Shyam Hassan Cycloheximide Resistance, Mechanisms, and Genetics in C. elegans Faculty Sponsor: Sean Curran and Hans Dalton, Davis School of Gerontology |
| Honorable Mention |
Daniel Kim, David Sutter Extended Synaptotagmin is a presynaptic ER Ca2+ sensor that promotes neurotransmission and synaptic growth in Drosophila Faculty Sponsors: Dion Dickman and Koto Kikuma, Neurobiology, Dornsife College |
| 2nd Prize |
Richard Johnson Developmental Exposure to particulate air pollutants reduces cell proliferation in the hippocampus and impairs hippocampal dependent memory Faculty Sponsors: Caleb Finch, Todd Morgan, and Nicholas Woodward, Davis School of Gerontology; Scott Kanoski, Dornsife College; Costas Sioutas, Viterbi School of Engineering |
| 1st Prize |
Ashley Labarre A Study of the Pattern of Jawbone Regeneration in the Adult Zebrafish Upper and Lower Jawbone Faculty Sponsors: Gage Crump and Dion Giovannone, Keck School of Medicine |
| Interdisciplinary Award |
Sean Lim Diversity of Self-Organizing Migration Patterns Across and Within Species of Swimming Bacteria Faculty Sponsors: James Boedicker and Osman Kahraman, Physics & Astronomy, Dornsife College |
Life Sciences II28 submissions |
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| Honorable Mention |
Carina Seah In vivo AAV gene targeting of the C9ORF72 repeat expansion in ALS Faculty Sponsors: Justin Ichida and Kim Staats, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Keck School of Medicine |
| Honorable Mention |
Brian Chin, Aditya Dutta Gupta, Christopher Halbur Identification of microRNAs within HIV integration Sites in the Human Genome Faculty Sponsors: Bryan Holland, Molecular and Computational Biology, Dorsife College; Suraiya Rasheed, Pathology, Keck School of Medicine |
| 2nd Prize |
Rahul Masson Characterizing Circulating Tumor Cells in ERBB2 Mutant HER2 Non-Amplified Metastatic Breast Cancer Faculty Sponsors: James Hicks, Peter Kuhn, and Stephanie Shishido, Biological Sciences, Dornsife College |
| 1st Prize |
Sang Wun (Erick) Jung Discovering the First Immune System Encoded in the Human Mitochondrial Genome: The Antimicrobial Effects of a Mitochondrial-Derived Peptide on Bacteria Faculty Sponsor: Changhan Lee, Davis School of Gerontology |
| Interdisciplinary Award |
Tsam Kiu (Ewina) Pun A Biocompatible Impedance-based Microbubble Pressure Transducer to Treat Hydrocephalus Faculty Sponsors: Ellis Meng, Eugene Yoon, and Lawrence Yu, Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi |
Physical Sciences, Mathematics & Engineering37 submissions |
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| Honorable Mention |
Eric Deng Personalized Socially Assistive Robots for Children with Autism Faculty Sponsor: Maja Matarić, Viterbi School of Engineering |
| 2nd Prize |
Sébastien Arnold Accelerating AI: A Practical Algorithm for Quadratic Convergence of Large-Scale Deep Learning Faculty Sponsor: Chunming Wang, Mathematics, Dornsife College |
| 1st Prize |
Christian Lau Printed Carbon Nanotube Transistors for Large-Area and Flexible Electronic Faculty Sponsor: Chongwu Zhou, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrophysics, Viterbi |
| Interdisciplinary Award |
Nimisha Patil Comparison of Basic Beatboxing Articulations using Real-Time Magnetic Resonance Imaging Faculty Sponsors: Shrikanth Narayanan, Viterbi School of Engineering; Gifford Blaylock, Linguistics, Dornsife College |
Social Sciences I13 submissions |
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| Honorable Mention | Madison (Maddi) Eckert Frats, Srats and Trojans: drawing the line between drunk sex and sexual assault Faculty Sponsor: Jefferey Sellers, Political Science, Dornsife College |
| 2nd Prize | Jordan Elist The Rise of Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship in Mexico Faculty Sponsor: Pamela Starr, International Relations, Dornsife College |
| 1st Prize | Philippa Tucker Evaluation of the KIDS AIDE Bicycle Intervention in Northern Peru Faculty Sponsor: Jo Ann Farver, Psychology, Dornsife College |
| Interdisciplinary Prize Award | Sonia Chavez-Meza, Andrea Diaz, Braulio Hoyos, Diana Jimenez, Griffin Kantz, Melissa Martinez, Tomás Mier, Jasmin Nunez, Brianna Thorpe, Vanessa Vucinic Urban Development Assessment of Mexico City Faculty Sponsors: Donald Spivack, Price School of Public Policy; William Vela, El Centro Chicano, Student Affairs |
Social Sciences II30 submissions |
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| Honorable Mention | Elizabeth Hutton A New Model of Statistical Learning: Trajectories Through Perceptual Similarity Space Faculty Sponsors: Felix (Hao) Wang and Jason Zevin, Psychology, Dornsife College |
| Honorable Mention | Kaitlin Hardin Getting a Head Start: Using A Mobile Application to Monitor Sports Concussions Faculty Sponsor: Richard John, Psychology, Dornsife College |
| 2nd Prize | Hannah Nordberg Anxiety, Physiological Arousal, and Executive Functioning in Younger Adults Faculty Sponsors: Kelly Durbin, Psychology, Dornsife College; Mara Mather, Davis School of Gerontology; Allison Ponzio, Davis School of Gerontology |
| 1st Prize | Esther Jahng Transitioning to Motherhood: Role of Mode of Delivery and Stressful Birth Experience on Mother-Infant Bonding Faculty Sponsors: Hannah Lyden and Darby Saxbe, Psychology, Dornsife College |
| Interdisciplinary Award | Nisha Kale The role of visuospatial ability and musical training on piano sight-reading abilities in expert and amateur pianists Faculty Sponsor: Assal Habibi, Psychology, Dornsife College |
Digital Media
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| Honorable Mention |
Emile Indik Dora Research Analytics Faculty Sponsor: Peter Beerel, Viterbi School of Engineering |
| 2nd Prize |
Kathy Liu Bringing Paper to Life in the “1969” Virtual Reality Film Faculty Sponsor: Candace Reckinger, School of Cinematic Arts |
| 1st Prize |
Noreen Chrysilla Seizure Monitor Faculty Sponsors: Nora Ayanian, Viterbi School of Engineering; George Tolomiczenko, Keck School of Medicine & Viterbi School of Engineering |
USC Schwarzenegger Institute |
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| 2nd Prize | Samantha McVety A Synergetic Solution To Small-Scale Water Challenges Faculty Sponsor: Amy Childress, Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Viterbi |
| 1st Prize | Lynn Le Education Through Gaming and Game Development Faculty Sponsors: Scott Easley and Matt Whiting, Viterbi School of Engineering |
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