Abstracts and Posters
Biology
Bacterial Biofilm Inhibition on a Chitosan Coated Surface
1Jeffrey Allen Osborne, 1Emily Astey, 1Abigale Harding and 2Brandi Baros
1Undergraduate student; 2Penn State Shenango
Immune response of Sceloporus occidentalis lizards to infection by the malaria parasite, Plasmodium mexicanum
1Victoria L. Motz and 2Anne Vardo-Zalik
1Undergraduate student; 2Penn State York
Chemistry
Synthesis of a Series of Thiazolidinone Sulfoxides and Sulfones
3Roman A. Deibert, 3Dennis B. Grossman, 3Stefan M. Hegel, 3Patrick D. Hullihen, 3Mishel W. Jerjos, 3Rebekah L. Youse, 2John Tierney, 1Lee J. Silverberg*
Schuylkill and Brandywine
1Pennsylvania State University, 200 University Drive, Schuylkill Haven, PA, 17972
2Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine Campus
3Undergraduate Student
Reactions of the Cyclopropyl Halonium Ions of (+)-2-Carene
2Kyle A. Brobst, 2Ashbyilyin Blatt, 2Shalay B. Foster, 2Dennis B. Grossman, 2Stefan M. Hegel, 3Michael Minehan, 2J. Gabriel Yeasted, 1Lee J. Silverberg*
Schuylkill and Pine Grove Area High School
1Pennsylvania State University, 200 University Drive, Schuylkill
2Undergraduate Student
3Pine Grove Area High School
Reliable Synthesis of a Series of Iodoimines
1Lee J. Silverberg and 2David J. Aurentz
1Pennsylvania State University, 200 University Drive, Schuylkill
2Pennsylvania State University, Tulpehocken Road, P.O. Box 7009
A new parameter for classification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon crystalline motifs: a Hirshfeld surface investigation
1Bohdan Schatschneider, 2Jacob Phelps and 2Sebastian Jezowski
1Penn State Fayette; 2Undergraduate student
Polymerization Kinetics: A Unique Approach to Dilatometry
2Corey House and 1Megan L. Nagel
2Undergraduate students; 1Penn State McKeesport
Metacognition and Scientific Reasoning Abilities of Introductory Physics and Chemistry Students
2Beth A. Lindsey and 1Megan L. Nagel
2Undergraduate students; 1Penn State McKeesport
Total Phenolic Content and Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Certain Spices
1Fulgentius N. Lugemwa and 2Koonj Shaikh
1Pennsylvania State University; 2Undergraduate student
Bioactive Compounds from Abundant Betulin: Synthetic Transformations
Fulgentius N. Lugemwa
York
Characterization of Blends of Poly(methyl methacrylate-co-methacrylic acid) Ionomers with Poly(vinylidene fluoride)
Andy Landis
York
Physics
Gravity Wave Effects on Atmospheric Airglow in the MLT Region
1Tai-Yin Huang and 2Richard George
1Pennsylvania State University; 2Undergraduate student
Analysis of the Repulsion of an Assembly of Charged Particles
1Shehzad H. Siddique and 2Haiduke Sarafian
1Undergradute student; 2Penn State York