Students perform research throughout the year at the University of Maine. Recently, 16 undergraduate projects were awarded $3,000 each from the UMaine Office of the Vice President for Research and NASA’s Maine Space Grant Consortium. The 2018 CUGR Summer Fellowship winners will use these funds to actively pursue their research throughout the summer.<\/p>\n
There is a wide variety of disciplines represented and the projects convey an impressive breadth of knowledge.<\/p>\n
Charles Alexandre-Roy<\/strong>, biological engineering, \u201cImproving Cellular Uptake of Gold Nanoparticles,\u201d advised by Michael Mason<\/p>\n My research will be looking at what help cells intake more gold particles, which might someday be used to deliver medicine and detect diseases.<\/p>\n Charles Alexandre-Roy<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Makenzie Baber<\/strong>, business management, \u201cRecipes as a Historical Timepiece: New Perspectives in the Political and Personal Life of Margaret Chase Smith,\u201d advised by Rachel Snell<\/p>\n Margaret Chase Smith was a famous female politician at a time when it was uncommon for them to be prominent in the workforce, so we will be looking at her recipes as a tool to learn more about her domestic and political life as food tells a lot about a person.<\/p>\n Makenzie Baber<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Ashleigh Beaulieu<\/strong>, psychology, \u201cUsing Mouse Behavioral Assays to Detect Differences in Olfactory Bulb Neurogenesis,\u201d advised by Kristy Townsend<\/p>\n My project is looking at the correlation between healthy brain plasticity in mice and healthy olfactory behavior after introducing interventions that will stimulate plasticity.<\/p>\n Ashleigh Beaulieu<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Cameron Fudge<\/strong>, biology, \u201cRegulation of Energy Balance by Hypothalamic Tanycyte Populations,\u201d advised by Kristy Townsend<\/p>\n We’re looking at how specific cells in the brain respond to changes in diet, and how those changes may impact energy balance.<\/p>\n Cameron Fudge<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Emma Garner<\/strong>, biology, \u201cSympathetic Nerve Plasticity in Adipose Tissue,\u201d advised by Kristy Townsend<\/p>\n My research project looks into how nerve cell synaptic connections in fat tissues are affected by factors such as cold temperatures, exercise or diet; where mouse models that have undergone these treatments will be used to collect fat tissue samples and both immunofluorescence and electron microscopy will be used to visualize the synapses.<\/p>\n Emma Garner<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Joshua Hamilton<\/strong>, biological engineering, \u201cEngineering a Biodegradable CNF Pad for IDEXX SNAP Tests,\u201d advised by Michael Mason<\/p>\n My research is about engineering a biodegradable version of a disposable device used to diagnose disease in animals.<\/p>\n Joshua Hamilton<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Joseph Haney<\/strong>, computer science, \u201cLocomotion within Immersive Rendered Environment,\u201d advised by Justin Dimmel<\/p>\n Tal Kleinhause<\/strong>, wildlife ecology, \u201cFire and Blood \u2014 The Effects of Temperature on Thermoregulation and Energetic Costs in Diurnal and Nocturnal Small Mammals,\u201d advised by Danielle Levesque<\/p>\n I check how the behavior of small mammals change in hot temperatures.<\/p>\n Tal Kleinhause<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Peter Larson<\/strong>, civil and environmental engineering, \u201cThe Emergent Risks of Food Waste Recovery: Characterizing the Contaminants in MSW Organics from Different Sources,\u201d advised by Jean MacRae<\/p>\n Jonathan Maurer<\/strong>, marine sciences, \u201cGulf of Maine Sea-Surface Temperature During the Past 6,000 Years: Is Modern Warming Anomalous?\u201d advised by Katherine Allen<\/p>\n My research is understanding how the oceans changed following the last ice age.<\/p>\n Jonathan Maurer<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Emily Miller<\/strong>, marine sciences, \u201cInvestigating the Relationship Between Southern Ocean Temperature Change and Iceberg Melting Around Antarctica,\u201d advised by Ellyn Enderlin<\/p>\n Joshua Passarelli<\/strong>, biology, \u201cThe Role of Adult Neural Stem Cells in Metabolic Control,\u201d advised by Kristy Townsend<\/p>\n My research project is to track the differentiation of adult neural stem cells (cells that can give rise to other cells) in the brain in response to different metabolic and other treatments (such as fasting, enriched environment, and exercise).<\/p>\n Joshua Passarelli<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Gwyneth Roberts<\/strong>, mathematics, \u201cAn Analytical Model of Tidal Propagation and Volume Transport in a Shallow and Narrow Estuary: An Application of the Navier-Stokes Equations,\u201d advised by Lauren Ross<\/p>\n I will broadly be using Navier-Stokes equations to create analytical models for the tidal movement of water in the Jordan River, and to use these to quantify the time it takes for the total volume inside the basin to fully drain based on the geomorphology and size of the estuary.<\/p>\n Gwyneth Roberts<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Hadley White<\/strong>, secondary education, \u201cAddressing the Foreign Language Teacher Shortage: How Can the Franco-American Center Support French Programs Under Pressure in Maine?\u201d advised by Susan Pinette<\/p>\n Brynn Yarbrough<\/strong>, marine sciences, \u201cScience Communication through Art and Neural Networks,\u201d advised by Nishad Jayasundara<\/p>\n I am working with single celled photosynthetic animals by shining a picture on them and seeing what picture they make in return in a cycle until I stop it!<\/p>\n Brynn Yarbrough<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Caitlin Young<\/strong>, biological engineering, \u201cQuantifying the Effects of Raman Laser Exposure on Osteoblasts Containing Gold Nanoparticles,\u201d advised by Michael Mason<\/p>\n The students will continue to share their progress this summer and further updates will be found in upcoming newsletters.<\/p>\n For more information, visit the CUGR\u00a0website<\/a>\u00a0or email\u00a0cugr@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Students perform research throughout the year at the University of Maine. 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Students perform research throughout the year at the University of Maine. Recently, 16 undergraduate projects were awarded $3,000 each from the UMaine Office of the Vice President for Research and NASA’s Maine Space Grant Consortium. The 2018 CUGR Summer Fellowship winners will use these funds to actively pursue their research throughout the summer. There is a wide variety of disciplines represented and the projects convey an impressive breadth of knowledge. A Glimpse of this Interesting Research Charles Alexandre-Roy, biological engineering, \u201cImproving Cellular Uptake of Gold Nanoparticles,\u201d advised by Michael Mason My research will be looking at what help cells intake…<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"Research News<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"","url":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/author\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":65,"label":"Research News"}],"post_tag":[{"value":75,"label":"CUGR"},{"value":76,"label":"MSGC"},{"value":77,"label":"Student Research"},{"value":78,"label":"Summer Research"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/05\/GSBSE-Sitarski-Mason-Lab-1024x684.jpg",1024,684,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/author\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":65,"name":"Research News","slug":"research-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":65,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":226,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":65,"category_count":226,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Research News","category_nicename":"research-news","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":75,"name":"CUGR","slug":"cugr","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":75,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":5,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":76,"name":"MSGC","slug":"msgc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":76,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":77,"name":"Student Research","slug":"student-research","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":77,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":78,"name":"Summer Research","slug":"summer-research","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":78,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":7,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1286"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40159"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40206,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40159\/revisions\/40206"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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