Preliminary Program subject to change
04A00 National Student Paper Competition
OverviewThis session includes winning student papers from each of the nine regional paper competitions held earlier this year. Papers will be presented to a panel of five judges who will select the top three papers which will be awarded cash prizes sponsored by Omega Chi Epsilon.
Primary SponsorUndergraduate Education (04a)

Chair

Joseph D. Smith
Systems Analysis and Solutions, LLC
7130 N. 194th East Avenue
Owasso, OK 74055
Phone Number: 918-760-1257
Email: jdsmith6@sbcglobal.net
Univariate Chemometrics Using NIR, Raman, and FTIR Spectra to Monitor Bacterial Growth and Recombinant Protein Production in a Fed-Batch Bioreactor
Arnaldo Rosario1, Carol Luna1 and Pedro Cardona2, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR 00681, (2)University of Puerto Rico, PO Box 9046, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00681-9046
Modeling the Onset of Type I Diabetes
Zack J. Schwertfeger and David J. Klinke, Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University, 503 Chateau Royale Ct., Morgantown, WV 26505
Welcoming Remarks
Nano-Particle Toughening of Epoxy Composites Using Polyethyleneimine Dendrimer Shell Materials
Aaron Saks, Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, 4338 N.E. 58th St., Seattle, WA 98105
Synthesis of Starch-G-Polymethylmethacrylate through Emulsion Photopolymerization
Dan Weber, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Iowa, 4133 Seamans Center, Iowa City, IA 52242
Transport in Epdm Elastomer: Molecular Simulation and Experimental Study
David T. Limmer, Chemical Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM 87801
Cellular Uptake of Modified Red Clover Necrotic Mosaic Virus and Small Molecule Release from the Virion
Kenneth Wesley Overton, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695-7905
Break
On-Board Hydrogen Storage and Production: An Application of Ammonia Electrolysis
Amy Weber, Ohio University, 17 Palmer Street, Athens, OH 45701 and Bryan K. Boggs, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701
Direct Sequence Detection of Human H5 Influenza Viral RNA
Matthew B. Kerby1, Sarah Freeman1, Kristina Prachanronarong2, Andrew W. Artenstein3, Steven M. Opal3 and Anubhav Tripathi4, (1)Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Laboratory and Biomedical Engineering, Brown University, Division of Engineering, Box D, Providence, RI 02912, (2)Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Laboratory, Brown University, Division of Engineering, Box D, Providence, RI 02912, (3)Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, (4)Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering, and Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Division of Engineering, Box D, Providence, RI 02912
Amp-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) May Affect Fat Storage by Controlling An Enzyme That Oxidizes Fatty Acids
Alisha Bloodworth, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech, 3108 Vicksburg Ave., Apt. 9103, Lubbock, TX 79410 and Elmus G. Beale, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Stop 6540, 3601 4th Street, Lubbock, TX 79430
Retrofit of Sour Water Networks in Oil Refineries: A Case Study
Lisa Scodari1, Daniel Sujo-Nava2, C. Stewart Slater3, Mariano Savelski4 and Kevin Dahm2, (1)Chemical Engineering, Rowan University, 2455 Weldwood Dr, Apt. 6302 , Baton Rouge, LA 70816, (2)Chemical Engineering, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Rowan Hall 3rd Floor, Glassboro, NJ 08028, (3)Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Chemical Engineering, Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701, (4)Chemical Engineering, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Chemical Engineering, Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701
Porous Monolith Structures in Microfluidic Devices
Thomas Schwei, Chemical Engineering, University of California - Berkeley, 2562 LeConte Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709
Concluding Remarks

Education