Student Showcase--Friday, April 19th, 2019
Colorado Mesa University, Main Campus
2019 was the 10th Anniversary of the Student Showcase!
We were thrilled to have nearly 300 student projects and almost 550 students in the Showcase this year as these students shared their accomplishments with the campus community and beyond.
The 2019 Proceedings with Presenters, Sessions, and Abstracts (pdf)
The Proceedings offer a detailed guide to the Showcase events. The document includes the names of the student participants, faculty sponsors, and facilitators. It also includes information on each track and has abstracts for all of the projects that were submitted.
Congratulations to the winning presenters in each of the 2019 Showcase tracks that were judged!
The winners were:
| Art & Design, Track 1A ACCEPTING MY IDENTITY THROUGH MY ARTWORK Presenter: Addison Mingilton Faculty Mentor: Alison Harris-Ludlow |
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| Art & Design, Track 1B IN-HOUSE DESIGN Presenter: Dejan Jestrovich Faculty Mentor: Eli Hall |
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| Biological Sciences, Track 2A USING RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS AS A NEW METHOD FOR SPECIES IDENTIFICATION IN DIORHABDA SPECIES Presenter: Christopher Schaff Faculty Mentor: Zeynep Ozsoy Bean |
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| Biological Sciences, Track 2B CHANGES IN NUTRITIONAL QUALITY IN PIKA DIET OVER THREE DECADES AT NIWOT RIDGE, COLORADO Presenter: Zoe Carnes-Douglas Faculty Mentor: Johanna Varner |
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| Business, Track 3A SOFA BRAND Presenters: Austin Gonsalves & Spencer Lee Faculty Mentor: Carlos Baldo |
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| Business, Track 3B OIL SHALE-WESTERN COLORADO POTENTIAL Presenter: Geoffrey Kice Faculty Mentor: David Ludlam |
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| Business, Track 3C RIVER CITY LOUNGE DEVELOPMENT PLAN Presenters: Kori Brenner, Kimberly Miller, & Justin Pascual Faculty Mentor: Britt Mathwich |
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| Business, Track 3D SHIN-BAR Presenter: Joshua Levy Faculty Mentor: Georgann Jouflas |
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| Business, Track 3E LNG IMPORTS IN THE CARIBBEAN Presenter: Tyler Heinsma Faculty Mentor: David Ludlam |
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| Business, Track 3F OPERATIONAL PROCESS ANALYSIS AT MJ THOMAS PHOTOGRAPHY Presenters: Rylie Vavra Faculty Mentor: Kyle Stone |
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| Business, Track 3G WHAT CMU CHARACTERISTICS ARE ATTRACTIVE TO VETERANS Presenter: Amanda Herron Faculty Mentor: Kyle Stone |
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| Computer Science, Mathematics, & Statistics, Track 4A GROVE HAVOC VR Presenter: Lucas Bingham Faculty Mentor: Warren MacEvoy |
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| Computer Science, Mathematics, & Statistics, Track 4B CLUB CALENDAR PROJECT (CCP) Presenters: Matthew Behnke, Emeron Flom, & Janina Pohorecki Faculty Mentor: Lori Payne |
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| Computer Science, Mathematics, & Statistics, Track 4C CIRCULATORY SYSTEM MODELS Presenter: Erika Esquinca Faculty Mentor: Lisa Driskell |
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| Engineering, 1st Year Design, Track 5A A MODEST APPROACH TO CONSTRUCT A PMG (PERMANENT MAGNET GENERATOR) Presenters: Taylor Guerra, Vincente Trevino, Garrett Westerhoff, & Charles White Faculty Mentor: Sarah Lanci |
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| Engineering, 1st Year Design, Track 5B PARALLEL AND SERIES PUMPS Presenters: Dylan Amos, Caden Aragon, Jeffrey Davis, & Mathew Matamales Faculty Mentor: David Clapp |
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| Engineering, 1st Year Design, Track 5C TANGRAM EXHIBIT FOR EUREKA! MCCONNELL SCIENCE MUSEUM Presenters: Erik Brygger, Jacqueline Linn, & Kyle Wharton Faculty Mentor: Jody Kliska |
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| Engineering, Open Design, Track 5D THE DEVASTATOR: AUTONOMOUS ROVER Presenters: William Brown, Jacob Doose, Dylan Hallett, & Isaac Zepeda Faculty Mentor: Scott Bevill |
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| Engineering, Senior Design, Track 5E IMPLEMENTATION OF A ROBOTIC ARM TO AUTOMATE A MANUFACTURING QUALITY CONTROL PROCESS Presenters: Brogan Butler, Dirk Smuin, & Timothy Watrous Faculty Mentor: Chris Penick |
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| Kinesiology, Track 7A EFFECTS OF UPPER SHOE DESIGN ON GOLF SWING BIOMECHANICS AND COMFORT AMONGST EXPERIENCED GOLFERS Presenter: Alexander Pollock Faculty Mentor: Brent Alumbaugh |
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| Languages, Literature, & Mass Communication, Track 8A THE CULTURAL IMPACT OF EUPHEMISMS Presenter: Teal Leavitt Faculty Mentor: Luis Silva-Villar |
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| Languages, Literature, & Mass Communication, Track 8B THE BRONTË SISTERS: REIMAGINING THE VICTORIAN NOVEL Presenter: Jorgan Bean Faculty Mentor: Kristen Hague |
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| Languages, Literature, & Mass Communication, Track 8C OCEANS APART Presenter: Jorgan Bean Faculty Mentor: Barry Laga |
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| Languages, Literature, & Mass Communication, Track 8D EXPLORING HOMOSOCIAL BONDS IN TARANTINO'S PULP FICTION Presenter: Madyson Martinez Faculty Mentor: Barry Laga |
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| Languages, Literature, & Mass Communication, Track 8E "TÍAS" BREAKING THE PARADIGM OF THE TRADITIONAL HOME Presenter: Carla Hernandez Chacon Faculty Mentor: Mayela Vallejos Ramirez |
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| Languages, Literature, & Mass Communication, Track 8F THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN HEALTH CARE AND THE NEED FOR HIGHER STANDARDS Presenter: Macharnie Skalecki Faculty Mentor: Thomas Acker |
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| Music, Track 9A SEMPRE LIBERA-OPERA ARIA PERFORMANCE AND EXPLANATION Presenter: Cierra LeVan Faculty Mentor: Graham Anduri |
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| Music, Track 9B SCORING IN LIFE Presenter: Alec Brown Faculty Mentor: Arthur Houle |
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| Physical & Environmental Sciences-Geology, Track 10A THE FORMATION OF CAVERNOUS WEATHERING FEATURES AND ARCHES IN RATTLESNAKE CANYON, COLORADO Presenter: Tristan Bates Faculty Mentor: Andres Aslan |
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| Physical & Environmental Sciences-Physics, Track 10B APPLICATIONS OF A TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED HEATING STAGE FOR RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY Presenter: Abraham Selenke Faculty Mentor: Brian Hosterman |
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| Physical & Environmental Sciences-Chemistry, Track 10C AIR QUALITY ANALYSIS: PUTTING THE SERIES 900 OZONE DETECTOR TO THE TEST Presenters: James Dawe & Joshua Vincent Faculty Mentor: James Ayers |
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| Physical & Environmental Sciences-Environmental Sciences, Track 10D A REVISION OF CURRENT BEST PRACTICES FOR GRAFFITI REMOVAL Presenters: Sara Clark & Savanna Peake Faculty Mentor: Andrew Wolff |
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| Physical & Environmental Sciences-Environmental Sciences, Track 10E SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BA_(1-X)SR_XTIO_3 CERAMICS Presenter: Nicholas Wright Faculty Mentor: |
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| Social & Behavioral Sciences, Track 11A AN EPIC STORY: FEAR, THE COLD WAR, AND POPULAR NOVELS Presenter: Carson Pipher Faculty Mentor: Adam Rosenbaum |
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| Social & Behavioral Sciences, Track 11B THE LINK BETWEEN CRITICAL THINKING AND PERSONALITY: INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN TRUTH-SEEKING Presenters: Elias Acevedo & Sarah Douglas Faculty Mentor: Chelsie Hess |
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| Social & Behavioral Sciences, Track 11C ABORTION ATTITUDES AS THEY RELATE TO CHURCH ATTENDANCE Presenter: Gerald Ellis Faculty Mentor: Stephen Merino |
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| Social & Behavioral Sciences, Track 11D WATER CONSERVATION IN THE GRAND VALLEY Presenter: Tyler Schwartz Faculty Mentor: Tim Casey |
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| Social & Behavioral Sciences, Track 11E AN INTERVIEW OF AMANDA BYNUM Presenter: Kate Beagle Faculty Mentor: Erika Jackson |
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| Social & Behavioral Sciences, Track 11F THE USE OF A METAL DETECTING PROBE TO EXAMINE CREMAINS Presenter: Gabrielle Lopez Faculty Mentor: Melissa Connor |
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| Teacher Education, Track 12A THE IMPACT OF EARLY SPEECH INTERVENTION Presenters: Amanda Charles & Heather Wilczek Faculty Mentor: Ann Gillies |
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| Teacher Education, Track 12B USING STEM TO ENRICH A DEFICIT IN LEARNING Presenter: Lynnette Reddin Faculty Mentor: Ann Gillies |
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| Teacher Education, Track 12C SENSORY SIDEWALKS Presenter: Samantha Johnson Faculty Mentor: Lisa Friel |
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| Theatre Arts-Performance, Track 13A WAITING FOR GODOT Presenters: Thomas Jacobs & Justin Whittenburg Faculty Mentor: Ben Reigel |
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| Theatre Arts-Dance, Track 13B THE EMBODIMENT OF A PERFORMER: ONE CHOREOGRAPHER'S STORY THROUGH MOVEMENT Presenter: Alana Kock Faculty Mentor: Amanda Benzin |
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| Theatre Arts-Musical Theatre, Track 13C OUTSIDE THE LINES Presenter: Annie Imes Faculty Mentor: Jeremy Franklin |
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| Theatre Arts-Public Speaking, Track 13D SELF-RELIANCE Presenter: Dana Liesegang Faculty Mentor: Scott Andrews |
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| Theatre Arts-Research Presentations, Track 13E HOW VIDEO GAME DEVELOPERS USE NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION CUES TO CREATE UNTRUSTWORTHY CHARACTERS Presenter: Victoria Riggs Faculty Mentor: Nicole Grider |
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| Theatre Arts-Oral Presentations, Track 13F DANCE AND AUTISM Presenter: Olivia Crochet Faculty Mentor: Amanda Benzin |
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2019 Planning Committee
Dr. Aparna D.~N. Palmer, Vice President for Academic Affairs for Student and Faculty Success (Chair)
Ms. JoAnne Reis, Academic Affairs
Ms. Emily Dodson, Academic Affairs
Ms. Erin Rooks, Academic Affairs
Ms. Pattie Cesark, Academic Affairs
Mr. Jeremy Smith, Marketing
Mr. Eli Hall, Art and Design
Dr. Paul Hampton, Biological Sciences
Ms. Deb Parman, Business
Dr. Cathy Bonan-Hamada, Computer Science, Math, and Statistics
Dr. Ann Gillies, Center for Teacher Education
Dr. Scott Bevill, Engineering
Ms. Erin Donovan, Health Sciences
Mr. Brent Alumbaugh, Kinesiology
Dr. Bill Wright, Languages, Literature, and Mass Communication
Dr. Kristen Yun, Music
Dr. Jared Workman, Physical and Environmental Sciences
Dr. Justin Gollob, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mr. Scott Andrews, Theatre
Mr. Casey Dry, WCCC