SURF 2013 Projects & Papers

Student Name	Project Title	Student Major
A. Spiewak	A Life Cycle Approach to Chemistry Laboratories at the University of New Haven Paper \| Poster	Forensic Science & Chemistry
K. Cargill	The Identification of Controlled Substances by TLC-SERS Paper \| Poster	Biology & Forensic Science
S. Alpizar	Investigation of Metal Ions as Polymerase Chain Reaction Inhibitors in Indoor Carpet Backing Samples for Forensic DNA Analysis Paper \| Poster	Biology (Pre-Med) & Forensic Science
T. Cowan	Development of a Modular Multi-Task ROV for Marine Biology Education Paper \| Poster	Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
M. Mierzejewski	Proposal for Investigating the Antimicrobial Properties of Propolis, Royal Jelly and Honey Against Bacteria of Clinical Significance and Comparing Their Effectiveness to that of Common Antibiotics Paper	Biology (Pre-Med) & Forensic Science
M. Dorrico	An Investigation on Plastic Pollution in New Haven Harbor Paper	Marine Biology
S. Li	Total Laboratory Synthesis of Cadioloides Paper	Biology (Pre-Med)
L. Kircher	The Effects of High Tidal Distribution on the Circatidal Behavior of Atlantic Fiddler Crab Poster	Marine Biology
C. Ruiz / M. Ciarletto	The Feeling of Sound: A Study of the Interaction Between Audio and Haptic Technology Paper \| Poster	Computer Engineering
K. Fowble	Bullet Comparison and Identification Through Castings Paper \| Poster	Forensic Science & Chemistry
S. Gurr	Assessment of High Marsh Occupation by Populations of the Fiddler Crab Uca pugnax Across Salt Marsh System on the CT Shore Paper	Marine Biology
D. Perry	Climate Change and Its Effect on the Reproduction of the Salt Marsh Snail Melampus bidenatatus Paper \| Poster	Marine Biology
C. Kling	The Effect of Novel Antimicrobials on Borellia burgdorferi Paper	Biotechnology
J. Pinder	Capability Testing of the University of New Haven uPrint® Rapid Prototyping Machine (3-D Printer) Paper	System Engineering
J. M. Kubala	Amplification of Homochirality in Prebiotic Chemical Systems: Computation Models of Thermal Cycling Paper	Forensic Science
J. Norstog	The Metabolic Costs of Osmoregulation in a Curyhaline Fish Paper \| Poster	Marine Biology & Mathematics
R. Willick	University of New Haven Building Energy Benchmarking Campus Buildings Paper	System Engineering
J. Zielinski	University of New Haven On-Campus Waste Programs Research, Assessment, and Engagement Paper \| Poster	System Engineering
W. Putnam	Expanding the Overall Efficiency of Tomorrow’s Data Centers Through Processor Optimization Paper	Computer Science
J. Imperato	Detection of Mutations in the PAH, NF-1, and BRCA1 Genes Paper	Biology (Pre-Med) & Forensic Science