8th Annual Student Showcase
Thank you to the student presenters, faculty mentors, session facilitators, volunteer judges and others who contributed to the success of the 2017 Student Showcase.
During the afternoon of April 28, 2017, over 538 CMU and WCCC students presented 241 projects, which included scholarly and/or creative activities ranging from artistic exhibits, paper presentations, posters, readings, demonstrations, and performances.
Read the project abstracts in the Proceedings booklet below:
Showcase Proceedings
Congratulations to the winning presenters in each of the 2017 Showcase tracks!
The winning presentation in each track are:
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE, Track 1A
D&D CHARACTER CREATOR
Presenter(s): Cameron Crow, Amanda Smith, Austin Zanoni
Faculty Mentor: Lori Payne
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE, Track 1B
SUNFLOWER - THE OPTIMAL, TRACKING SOLAR PANEL
Presenter(s): West Castro
Faculty Mentor: Ram Basnet
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE, Track 1C
ASBESTOS PAPERWORK MANAGER
Presenter(s): Charles Bisbee, Zachary Brown
Faculty Mentor: Warren MacEvoy
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE, Track 1D
FRACTALS
Presenter(s): Emilee Castleton
Faculty Mentor: Theresa Friedman
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, Track 2A
A FLORISTIC INVENTORY IN MCINNIS CANYONS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA: DEVELOPING COLLECTION PROTOCOL, AND COMPILING COLLECTION DATA
Presenter(s): Jessica Condon
Faculty Mentor: Steven Stern
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, Track 2B
QUANTIFYING PROXIMATE BODY COMPOSITION IN CATOSTOMIDS USING BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS
Presenter(s): Kristina Morben
Faculty Mentor: Eriek Hansen
PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, Track 3A
COLOR DIFFERENCE ARISING DUE TO MINOR STRUCTURAL VARIANCES IN NOVEL GOLD(III) COMPLEXES
Presenter(s): Kaitlyn Gilmore
Faculty Mentor: Dave Weinberg
PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, Track 3B
ISOLATION AND PROPAGATION OF PROTEOLYTIC MYXOBACTERIA FOR THERAPEUTIC EVALUATION
Presenter(s): Jessica Skalla
Faculty Mentor: Kimberly White
PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, Track 3C
COLORADO FLOOD FREQUENCY AND CLIMATE CHANGE STUDY
Presenter(s): Christopher Pack
Faculty Mentor: Gigi Richard
PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, Track 3D
GEOCHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY OF BASALTIC ROCKS IN THE EASTERNMOST GRAND MESA VOLCANIC FIELD (GMVF)
Presenter(s): Ian Shafer
Faculty Mentor: Rex Cole
BUSINESS, Track 4
SOCIAL MEDIA: THE NEW SMOKE-BREAK
Presenter(s): Donovan Harwell, Michael Saavedra, Wendy Walters
Faculty Mentor: Patrick Schutz
Health Sciences, Track 5A
THE MARSHALL ISLANDS NUCLEAR FALLOUT: BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS AND APPLICATION IN RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY
Presenter(s): Liana Caraang, Kayla Dinkel, Amber Saycheck
Faculty Mentor: Olga Grisak
HEALTH SCIENCES, Track 5A
IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE IN END STAGE CANCER
Presenter(s): Destini McGhehey, Sara Romme, Meredith Wirtz
Faculty Mentor: Sandra Nadelson
HEALTH SCIENCES, Track 5C
OUTCOMES OF AMBULATION ON CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS
Presenter(s): Kristy Emerson, Jamie Nordine, Jenifer Sawyer
Faculty Mentor: Sandra Nadelson
HEALTH SCIENCES, Track 5D
THE AFFECT OF BMI ON EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION
Presenter(s): Audra Hedberg, Bethany King, Katharine Kirby, Joanne Rowe
Faculty Mentor: Sandra Nadelson
KINESIOLOGY, Track 6
RECOOLING WITH AN ICE VEST: EFFECT ON CORE TEMPERATURE WHILE SWIMMING
Presenter(s): Leah Hendrick, Shelbi Peters
Faculty Mentor: Michael Reeder
TEACHER EDUCATION, Track 7A
TWICE EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
Presenter(s): Samantha Gould
Faculty Mentor: Ann Gillies
TEACHER EDUCATION, Track 7B
LITTLE "D" DEAF CULTURE
Presenter(s): Cindy Rascon
Faculty Mentor: Ann Gillies
LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE, Track 8A
DEAR LOVER
Presenter(s): Dalton Peters
Faculty Mentor: Randy Phillis
LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE, Track 8B
THE WEIRD: AESTHETIC EFFECT AND POWER
Presenter(s): Lauren Lipski
Faculty Mentor: Barry Laga
LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE, Track 8D
THE PATRIARCHAL SYSTEM THROUGH THE EYES OF WOMEN IN COMO AGUA PARA CHOCOLATE AND A CASA DE BERNARDA ALBA, EL PATRARCADO A TRAVÉS DE LAS MUJERES EN COMO AGUA PARA CHOCOLATE Y EN LA CASA DE BERNARDA ALBA
Presenter(s): Arminel Estevez Zárate
Faculty Mentor: Mayela Vallejos Ramírez
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, Track 9A
NOT ALL INTROVERTS ARE ALOOF, WITHDRAWN, AND SHY: RESILIENT COPING AND PERSONALITY STYLE
Presenter(s): Tiana Johnson
Faculty Mentor: Susan Becker
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, Track 9B
WILLIAM JOHNSON AND LAND RIGHTS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Presenter(s): Jordan Hoffman
Faculty Mentor: Justin Liles
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, Track 9C
DETERMINANTS OF SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT AID: COMPAIRING HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Presenter(s): Jane Lionbuerger
Faculty Mentor: William Flanik
THEATRE ARTS, Track 10A
WITH A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK: THE MAKING OF "MY FAIR LADY"
Presenter(s): Chance Morgan
Faculty Mentor: Jeanine Howe
THEATRE ARTS, Track 10B
SELECTED SONGS "WALL LOVIN" AND "BUT NOT FOR ME" TO BE PREFORMED AS A CUTTING OF THE LIFE OF RILEY
Presenter(s): William Holmes
Faculty Mentor: Jeremy Franklin
THEATRE ARTS, Track 10C
THE TRUE CAMPAIGN
Presenter(s): Joshua Dillinger
Faculty Mentor: Nicole Grider
THEATRE ARTS, Track 10D
BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE, WE ARE ALL HUMANS
Presenter(s): Met Xayabath
Faculty Mentor: Megan Zollinger
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, Track 11
ROCKET STOVE
Presenter(s): John Beezley, Brenden Clark
Faculty Mentor: Bill McCracken
ENGINEERING - FIRST YEAR DESIGN EXPO, Track 12A
MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR
Presenter(s): Noah Beaver, Grady Harkins, James Kaku, Caleb Lone, Harrison Schutt
Faculty Mentor: Eric Goertz
ENGINEERING - FIRST YEAR DESIGN EXPO, Track 12B
EDUCATIONAL MASS-SPRING-DAMPER SYSTEM
Presenter(s): Steven McKenzie, Nathaniel Pleger, Duval Sutherland
Faculty Mentor: Francisco Castro
ENGINEERING - FIRST YEAR DESIGN EXPO, Track 12C
HEAVY FEATHERS: A DEMONSTRATION OF THE GRAVITATIONAL CONSTANT
Presenter(s): Cordell Ridings, Josiah Wilson
Faculty Mentor: Sarah Lanci
ENGINEERING - OPEN DESIGN, Track 12D
AUTONOMOUS TRACKED ROVER
Presenter(s): Corbin Cooper, Lance Matosky
Faculty Mentor: Scott Bevill
ENGINEERING - SENIOR DESIGN, Track 12E
MOBILIZATION OF VIRTUAL REALITY WELDING SYSTEM FOR USE BY DISABLED PERSONS
Presenter(s): Carlos Ibarra, Jeremy Jenkins, Roy Perez
Faculty Mentor: Chris Penick
FINE ART, Track 13
SLAGITHA THE CUPOLA
Presenter(s): Rikki Cook, Tanner Hoffman, Tami King, Jess Smith, Samuel Speir, Justin Squier, Zachary Tabb, Michael Matney
Faculty Mentor: Araan Schmidt
MUSIC, Track 14
LORD OF THE RINGS ARRANGEMENT
Presenter(s): Taylor Allen assisted by Andrew James, Darcy Dackonish
Faculty Mentor: Darin Kamstra
GRADUATE STUDIES, Track 15
REVIEW OF THE LEVEL-OF-CARE PRICING STRATEGY WITHIN HILLTOP'S SENIOR SERVICES DIVISION
Presenter(s): Lindsey Manning
Faculty Mentor: Don Carpenter