The Spring 2020 round of the Faculty-Student Challenge Grant application/review process concluded with 13 proposals recommended for a total of $51,975.54 in funding by members of the Scholarly and Creative Activity Committee. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Scott Furlong approved these recommendations.
The funded proposals are as follows:
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"Uric Acid and Gut Microbiota in Drosophila"
Faculty Mentor(s): Peter Newell, Biological Sciences
Student Collaborator(s): Hiruni Dodangoda -
"Measuring Peripheral Testosterone and Its Relationship to Digit Ratio and Female Sexual Behavior"
Faculty Mentor(s): Gilian Tenbergen, Psychology
Student Collaborator(s): Hana Cheng -
"Bathymetric Mapping and Lake Shoreline Characterization at Green Lakes State Park and Clark Reservation State Park"
Faculty Mentor(s): Justin Stroup/Rachel Lee, Atmospheric and Geological Sciences
Student Collaborator(s): Nicole Insolia -
"Neural Activations During Mental Rotation"
Faculty Mentor(s): Sien Hu, Psychology
Student Collaborator(s): Kelsey Roberts -
"Building a Multi-Lateral Cyber-Physical Drone Network Using XBee"
Faculty Mentor(s): Bastian Tenbergen, Computer Science
Student Collaborator(s): Nathan Gillette, Yehua Zhang -
"Specification and Implementation of an Autonomous Vehicle Simulator"
Faculty Mentor(s): Bastian Tenbergen, Computer Science
Student Collaborator(s): Ka Ying Chan -
"Effects of Urbanization on Singing Behavior and Nest Success in Northern Cardinals"
Faculty Mentor(s): Daniel Baldassarre, Biological Sciences
Student Collaborator(s): Brooke Goodman, Shyla Luna -
"Monitoring Erosional Processes at McIntyre's Bluff, Sterling, NY, Using UAV Imagery and 3D Modeling Techniques"
Faculty Mentor(s): Rachel Lee, Atmospheric and Geological Sciences
Student Collaborator(s): Mikayla Clark -
"Analysis of Diphenhydramine and N-desmethyldiphenhydramine in Urine Using Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction (DLLME) and Gas Chromatography-Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)"
Faculty Mentor(s): Shokouh Haddadi, Chemistry
Student Collaborator(s): Rose Garris, Kaylandra Woodside -
"Sequencing the Mitochondrial Genomes of Great Lakes Turtle Species"
Faculty Mentor(s): Nicholas Sard/Peter Rosenbaum, Biological Sciences
Student Collaborator(s): Lillian Pavord -
"Climatological Trends Affecting the Lake Ontario Region"
Faculty Mentor(s): Steven Skubis, Rachel Lee, Atmospheric and Geological Sciences
Student Collaborator(s): Landon Vanalstine -
"Accessibility of Health Insurance Marketplace Websites"
Faculty Mentor(s): Rebecca Mushtare, Art/Michele Thornton, Marketing and Management
Student Collaborator(s): Francesca Rescigno, Kaitlin Brightman - "Saturated Absorption Spectroscopy of Atomic Cesium Using A Novel Approach"
Faculty Mentor(s): Priyanka Rupasinghe, Physics
Student Collaborator(s): TBD
For more information on Faculty-Student Challenge Grants and other campus-based research funding, visit the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs' Internal Grants page.