Explore the presentations below from our 2020 S.U.R.E. participants. Click on a poster to read the abstract and watch the poster pitch.
Joe Amell


Joe Amell
Geochemical Analyses Across the Boundary
of the Jurassic Louann Salt
Department of Geology
Student: Joe Amell
Faculty mentors: Dr. Melinda Faulkner and Dr. Julie Bloxson

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Katie Bailey


Katie Bailey
Photometry of Planetary Candidate TYC 3985-1894-1
Department of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy
Student: Katie Bailey
Faculty mentors: Dr. Dan Bruton and Mr. Edward Michaels

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Cole Donald

Elie Free and Matthew Oliver


Elie Free

Matthew Oliver
Orbital Analysis and Design Toolkit
Department of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy
Students: Elie Free and Matthew Oliver
Faculty mentor: Dr. James Adams

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Jordan Garcia


Jordan Garcia
Shock Tube for Gas Dynamics and Chemical Kinetics Research
Department of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy
Student: Jordan Garcia
Faculty mentor: Dr. Christopher J. Aul

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Taylor Grays

Alexandra Hargon


Alexandra Hargon
Analysis of the Eclipsing Binary Star FZ Orion
Department of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy
Student: Alexandra Hargon
Faculty mentor: Dr. Dan Bruton

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Xander Haynes


Xander Haynes
Impacts of Fire and Flooding Events on Insects in the
Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas
Department of Biology
Student: Xander Haynes
Faculty mentors: Dr. Daniel J. Bennett

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Alexandra Henderson


Alexandra Henderson
Controlling Two Redox Centers to Allow Cooperation
for Multi-Electron Redox Chemistry
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Student: Alexandra Henderson
Faculty mentor: Dr. J. Brannon Gary

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Andrew Henry

Madelyn Latiolais


Madelyn Latiolais
Analysis of High-Resolution Images of Exoplanet
Host Stars from Keck Observatory
Department of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy
Student: Madelyn Latiolais
Faculty mentor: Dr. Dan Bruton and Dr. Carl Zeigler

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Khang Nguyen


Khang Nguyen
A Novel Molecular and Cellular Study on Curcumin
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Student: Khang Nguyen
Faculty mentor: Dr. Bidisha Sengupta

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Sylvia Schepps


Sylvia Schepps
Testing for Immune System Adaptivity: Hemocyte
Response to Bacterial Infection in Ticks
Department of Biology
Student: Sylvia Schepps
Faculty mentor: Dr. Lindsay M. Porter

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