{"id":37953,"date":"2018-04-23T12:38:52","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T16:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=37953"},"modified":"2018-04-23T12:38:52","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T16:38:52","slug":"research-projects-culminate-in-stem-poster-contest-wins-for-elite-few-and-heres-kudos-for-quiz-bowl-winners-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2018\/research-projects-culminate-in-stem-poster-contest-wins-for-elite-few-and-heres-kudos-for-quiz-bowl-winners-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Research projects culminate in STEM poster contest wins for elite few *(and here&#8217;s kudos for Quiz Bowl winners, too)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Biology, chemistry and mathematical sciences research was showcased in Eastern Mennonite University&#8217;s Suter Science Center at the April 19 Academic and Creative Excellence Festival poster shows. After evaluation by a panel of faculty from those depatments, the following scientists have risen to the top:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Upperclass Division<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0place \u2013 Marchelle Smucker<\/strong><br \/>\nThe role of unc-53, aex-3, and nid-1 in axon guidance during neurodevelopment in C. elegans<\/p>\n<p><strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0place \u2013 Samantha Kauffman<\/strong><br \/>\nVariation in a CRH regulatory element in preterm and term infants<\/p>\n<p><strong>3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0place \u2013 Maria\u00a0Yoder<\/strong><br \/>\nEfficacy of diabetes control and education administered by health promoter-practitioners \u2013 a program assessment<\/p>\n<p><strong>Honorable Mention \u2013 Samantha\u00a0Kauffman<\/strong><br \/>\nIL-6 is differentially expressed in Sprague-Dawley rat tissues in response to high fructose diets<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Underclass Division<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0place \u2013 Caroline\u00a0Lehman<\/strong><br \/>\nA study of apoptotic pathways in Caenorhabditis elegans: is unc-53 involved?<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>2<\/sup><sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0place \u2013 Reuben Peachy-Stoner, Joshua Schlabach and Matthew\u00a0Troyer<\/strong><br \/>\nAn Analysis of the Bioaccumulation of Copper in Mint<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Project Division<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0place \u2013 Ben Stutzman and Austin Engle<\/strong><br \/>\nPaper Airplane Optimization with the Taguchi Method<\/p>\n<p><strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0place \u2013 Kayla\u00a0Segner,\u00a0Tyjuan Nelson, and Noah Sargent<\/strong><br \/>\nDice Master<\/p>\n<p><strong>Honorable Mention \u2013 Karissa Sauder and Aaron Zimmerman<\/strong><br \/>\nTilt-shift lens adapter<\/p>\n<h3>Quiz Bowl<\/h3>\n<p>Six teams of four students each competed in the annual STEM Games quiz bowl, hosted by Professor Matthew Siderhurst. Each team was required to include students from different majors and years.\u00a0Teams tested their knowledge of STEM facts in the areas of math, biology, chemistry and physics.\u00a0About 50 people attended the event.<\/p>\n<p>The team of Ayu Yifru, Melissa Kinkaid, Leah Lapp and Kailie Montanez won the contest.<\/p>\n<p>The annual event was made even more lively by a science-oriented musical performance, offered by Professor Danny King, usually found in the engineering lab, and Professor Steve Cessna, who normally plies his trade in the biochemistry lab.<\/p>\n<p>Refreshments were served and a good time was had by all, according those in attendance.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/easternmennoniteuniversity\/albums\/72157692722801532\" title=\"2018 Academic and Creative Excellence Festival by EasternMennoniteUniversity, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/887\/41584800961_6a62d382ee_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" alt=\"20180419-ACE Festival Presentations-057\"><\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biology, chemistry and mathematical sciences research was showcased in Eastern Mennonite University&#8217;s Suter Science Center at the April 19 Academic and Creative Excellence Festival poster shows. 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