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GRADUATE STUDENTS

Nicole Burdick, an animal science student from Corpus Christi, presented The Effects of Acute Restraint Stress on Pig Lymphocyte Proliferation and IgM Production In Vitro and Cortisol Levels in
Vivo.

Ryan Jackson, an agriculture science student from Robstown, presented Postweaning Performance
and Thermotolerance Characteristics in Furred and Naked Rabbits.

Madhurababu Kunta, a horticulture student from India, presented Molecular Characterization of
Phytophthora in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) Citrus Orchards.

Chad O’Gorman, a animal science student from Premont, presented The Effects of Acute Fasting on Leptin and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma (PPARg) Gene Expression Are Dependent on Fat Depot and Age/Maturity in Gilts.

Maribel Reyna, an animal science student from Miami, presented Maternal Reprogramming of the
Stress Response in Pigs.

Yara Sanchez-Johnson, a range and wildlife science major from Mexico, presented Factors Influencing Establishment and Stability of White-Winged Dove Nesting Colonies in Northeastern Mexico.

Tina Thomas, a plant and soil science student from India, presented Ethylene Degreening Influences Citrus Fruit Decay in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

Ram Uckoo, a plant and soil science student from India, presented Management Strategies for Irrigation Use Efficiency in Grapefruit Production.

Stephen Webb, a range and wildlife science graduate from Round Rock, presented Home Range Fidelity and Management of Mature Male White-Tailed Deer in Texas.

Erin Wehland, a range and wildlife science student from Fairmount, presented A Landscape-Scale Assessment of Population Structure in Northern Bobwhite.

Paige Williams, an animal science student from Friendswood, presented Effects of Leptin on Concanavalin A (ConA) Stimulated Lymphocyte Function In Vitro.

Christy Wyckoff, a range and wildlife science student from Templeton, California, presented Serologic Survey of Selected Diseases in Feral Hogs in Texas.

Rebeka Gutierrez, a business administration student from Bishop, presented A Strategic Plan for Barnes and Noble Inc. Based on Research, Analysis and Theoretical Assumptions of Strategic Management and All Related Fields.

Diana Richardson, a business administration student from Falfurrias, presented A Strategic Plan for Tractor Supply Company Based on Research, Analysis and Theoretical Assumptions of Strategic Management and All Related Fields.

Cristelia Zarate, a business administration student from Falfurrias, presented A Strategic Plan for the
Sherman-Williams Company Based on Research, Analysis and Theoretical Assumptions.

Max Abbassi, an educational leadership student from Mission, presented A Comparative Analysis of
the Perceptions of Department Success Between Chairs and Faculty at a South Texas College.

Abigayle Barton, an educational leadership student from Corpus Christi, presented The Impact of a
Specialized Mathematics Professional Development Program on Instructional Teacher Behaviors and
Student Achievement.

Carmelino Castillo, an instructional technology student from Houston, presented Using LEGO ®MINDSTORMS TM Robotic Kits and Robolab 2.5.4 Software in Mathematics Research: As Modules
to Explaining Triangular Equations on a College Level at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

Judith Cox, a counseling and guidance student from Weymouth, Massachusetts, presented Constructive Thinking and Personality Type.

Leslie Faught, an educational leadership student from Corpus Christi, presented An Analysis of the Effects of a Dyslexia Intervention Program on the Instruction of Identified Dyslexic Students.

Terri Gonzalez, kinesiology student from Laredo, presented Incorporating Yoga into Occupational Therapy Practice—Can It Enhance Traditional Treatment?

Lori Kupczynski, an educational leadership student from McAllen, presented A Study of the Impact of Instructor Behaviors and Teaching Methodologies on Student Success in Internet-Based Courses
at a South Texas College.

Laura Orchard, an art student from Sinton, presented Increasing Student Success Through Fine Arts Integration.

Michele Staples, an educational leadership student from Rockport, presented Effects and Implications of High Stakes Testing on Third Grade English Language Learners Enrolled in Texas Public Schools.

Sanjeev Ahikari, a civil engineering student from Nepal, presented Finite Element Analysis for Jointed
Concrete Pavements.

Martin Alcala, an environmental engineering student from Brownsville, presented Compost Product Optimization for Storm Water Biofiltration Applications.

Richard Baber, an environmental engineering student from Corpus Christi, presented Development of Techniques for the Characterization of Reverse Osmosis Membrane Fouling.

Sandeep Bhalerao, a mechanical engineering student from India, presented Installation, Calibration, and Verification of a New Data Acquisition System to Obtain Mechanical Properties of Composites.

Jose Cabezas an environmental engineering student from Ecuador, presented Nitric Oxide Emission Control Using Enhanced Oxidation, Absorption, and Biofiltration.

Avinash Chowdary Chunduri, a civil engineering student from India, presented Design of an Optical Survey Instrument.

Srividya Devarjan, a civil engineering student from India, presented Temperature Gradient of Asphalt Pavement Structures.

Javier Diaz, a mechanical engineering student from Corpus Christi, presented Use of Fillet Welds as Primary Welds on In-Service Welded Branch Connections.

Brian Dyson, an environmental engineering student from Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, presented Effect of Regulatory Policy on Design and Operation of Aquaculture Effluent Treatment Wetlands Subject to Intermittent Loading.

Stanislaus Fernandes, a civil engineering student from India, presented Alternative Materials for Dowels Bars.

Brianna Flores, an environmental engineering student from Fulton, presented Chemical Contamination and Toxicity of the Lower Rio Grande near Laredo.

Yaneth Gamboa, an environmental engineering student from Corpus Christi, presented Alternative Strategies for Desalination Concentrate Management.

Prajay Gor, an environmental engineering student from India, presented Performance Evaluation of Biofilters for Wastewater Lift Station Emissions.

Vishwajit Gudge, a mechanical engineering student from India, presented Development of Thermally Conductive Elastomer/Carbon Composite.

Shylaja Hullenahallithimmegowda, a chemical engineering student from India, presented Analysis of Trihalomethane Formation in a Community Water Storage Tank.

Jaehyung Ji, an environmental engineering student from Korea, presented Storm Water Impact Assessment in Conjunction with Wetland System Functionality in a Fast Growing Region: Oso Creek Watershed in Corpus Christi.

Adit Joshi, a civil engineering student from India, presented Design of Storm Drainage Using Surveying Techniques.

Srikanth Kurmana, a civil engineering student from India, presented Modeling Capture Zones and Degradation Efficiencies for Arrays of Groundwater Circulation Wells.

Arpitha Madduru Prasad, a civil engineering student from India, presented Colorful Concrete Pavements.

Ranjit Nakka, an environmental engineering student from India, presented Stimulation of Chromate and Nitrate Reduction in Soil Columns by Membrane-Delivered Hydrogen.

Siddharth Parekh, a natural gas engineering student from India, presented Generalized Hydraulic Calculation of Non-Newtonian Fluids in Slit Flow.

Jayashankar Rajasekaran, an electrical engineering student from India, presented Reconfigurable Polynomial Basis Architecture for Multiplication Over Galois Field.

Naveen Ramaiah, a mechanical engineering student from India, presented Properties of Elastomer-Matrix Laminates.

Lokash Rangaswamaiah, an environmental engineering student from India, presented Biosorption of Hexavalent Chromium.

Bhavesh Ranka, a natural gas engineering student from India, presented LNG Terminals-Design and Operation.

Girish Siddaganganna, an electrical engineering student from India, presented Modeling Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistor to Study Logic Gate Performance.

Elma Hernandez, an environmental engineering student from Kingsville, presented Water Resources Management within a Small Semi-Arid Watershed.

Muthukumar Kuchanur, an environmental engineering student from India, presented Simplicity Vs Scalability in Groundwater Models and Its Impacts on Policy Formulation.

James Anderson, a range and wildlife science student from Hot Springs, Arkansas, presented Survival of Female Northern Pintails Along the Gulf Coast of Texas.

Kyle Brazil, a range and wildlife student from San Francisco, presented Landscape-Scale Assessment of Northern Bobwhite Productivity in South Texas.

Jason Cantu, a chemistry student from Edinburg, presented Studies of the Role of BMRP in Apoptosis and Analysis of the Bci-2/BMRP Interaction.

David Cipple, a biology student from Hebbronville, presented Forkhead/Winged Helix Transcription Factor FoxL2 Regulations of the Endozepine Gene Promoter.

Sruthi Eedala, an animal science student from India, presented Production of Monoclonal Antibody Against the Disintegrin Isolated from the Crotalus Atrox, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake.

Suman Govindaraju, a biology student from India, presented Deletion Mutagenesis Analysis of zRICH, a Nerve Regeneration Induced Protein From Zebrafish.

Kimberly Gray, a biology student from Corpus Christi presented Real Time PCR Analysis of the Effect of the Forkhead Transcription Factor (FoxL2) on the Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Gene (StAR).

Michael Hinojosa, a biology student from Edinburg, presented Studies of the Role of BMRP in Apoptosis and Analysis of the Bci-2/BMRP Interaction.

Gonzalo Lopez, a chemistry student from Kingsville, presented Inhibition of Lung Tumor Formation in Balb/C Mice by Disintegrins Isolated from the Venom of Crotalus Atrox ( Western Diamondback Rattlesnake).

Rene Palomar, a chemistry student from Mission, presented Isolation of Cancerous Tumor and Platelet Inhibitors from the Venezuelan Venom of Bothrops Colombiensis (Mapanare).

Steven Reyes, a chemistry student from Harlingen, presented Disintegrins: Determination of Venom and Genomic DNA Differences in 14 Individual Specimens of Prairie Rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis viridis).

Pallavi Anumula, a chemistry student from India, presented Parameterizing Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionozation (MALDI): Effect of Surface Temperature on Analyte Yield.

Bhupesh Gupta Banala, a chemistry student from India, presented Stratification and Incorporation of Neuropeptides Using Facetted Vectored Nanoparticles and Morphological, Spectroscopic, and Spectrometric Evaluations Towards Development of a Forensic Probe.

Mario Gomez, a chemistry student from Guatemala, presented Theoretical Investigation of the Proton Affinity and Gas-Phase Basicity of Neutral x,y-dihydroxybenzoic (DHB) Acid and Its Derivatives.

Pallavi Anumula, a chemistry student from India, presented on Parameterizing Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization (MALDI): Effect of Surface Temperature of Analyte Yield.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Delfino Rodriguez, a senior plant and soil science major from Lyford, presented Impact of South Texas Heat on the Efficacy of Stabitrol.

Armando Vela, a senior agricultural science major from Edinburg, presented Evaluation of Weed Suppression Using A Herbicide Additive to Glyphosate.

Cody Zabransky, a junior range and wildlife science major from Houston, presented Water Use by Free-Ranging Wildlife in South Texas During Summer.

Ruben Hernandez, a senior computer science major from San Antonio, presented The Analysis of Quasars Using a Database and Datamine Techniques to Determine Plausible Relationships. Hernandez is a McNair Scholar.

Hilda Garcia, a senior bilingual education major from Roma, presented An Analysis of Bilingual Education in Texas After 1969. Garcia is a McNair Scholar.

Orlando Renaud, a junior electrical engineering major from San Antonio, presented Analysis of Point Source Emissions in the Texas-Mexico Border Region.

Pinal Shah, a junior civil engineering major from India, presented Application of Nanotechology in Construction and Transportation Engineering.

James Sullivan, a senior chemical engineering major from San Antonio, presented Techniques for Lessening Air Pollutants Along the Texas-Mexico Border. Agricultural Burning.

Javier Davila, a junior civil engineering major from Corpus Christi, presented Estimating Non-Point Source Waste Loads Using GIS and Remote Sensing in the Arroyo Colorado.

Zahra Elkassabgi, a senior mechanical engineering major from Corpus Christi, presented Use of Data Envelopment Analysis to Assess Pollution Assimilative Capacity of the Arroyo Colorado Watershed.

Annette Meheran, a junior electrical engineering major from Kingsville, presented An Assessment of Benzene Concentrations in the Ambient Air of Corpus Christi.

Vimal Patel, a sophomore civil engineering major from Corpus Christi, presented Meteorological Influences on Ambient VOC Concentrations in the Corpus Christi Urban Airshed.

Connie Saavedra, a senior civil engineering major from Riviera, presented Improved Assessment of Trophic State with Fuzzy Regression.

Todd Sliger, a sophomore range and wildlife science major from North Richland, presented Effectiveness of Multiple Techniques in Age Determination of Blue-Winged Teal.

Matthew Walker, a senior biology major from Kingsville, presented Stable, Rapid Capture of Radioactive Particles Dispersed During a Dirty Bomb Attack.

Sohum Desai, a senior biology major from Edinburg, presented Identification of Potentially Sumoylated Substrates by Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis During Differentiation of HaCaT Cells.

Madeline Fair, a senior chemistry major from Alice, presented An Efficient One-Pot Synthesis of Sulfonamides. Fair is a McNair Scholar.

Brianne Givens, a senior biology major from Kingsville, presented FoxL2 Regulation Mediated by the Ornithine Decarboxlase Antizyme Gene. Givens is a McNair Scholar.

Yvonne Jimenez, a senior chemistry major from Petronila, presented Neutralization of Proteolytic Activity from Snake Venom on B-Chain of Insulin with Didelphis Virginiana Serum Fractions. Jimenez is a McNair Scholar.

Krisan Kelley, a senior biology major from Kingsville, presented Feeding Habits of Juvenile Black Drum (Pogonias Cromis) from South Texas Creeks. Kelley is a McNair Scholar.

Renato Regalado, a junior biology major from Brownsville, presented Mutation of Crotalus Atrox Gene by Multi-Site Directed Mutagenesis. Regalado, is a McNair Scholar.

Gabriela Rios, a senior food and nutrition major from Del Rio, presented Citrus Juice Modulates Antioxidant Enzyme and Lipid Profiles in Orchidectomized Rats. Rios is a McNair Scholar.

Angeline Zamorano, a sophomore animal science major from Kingsville, presented Multiple Paternity in Feral Pigs: Implications for Disease Transmission.

Roland Figueroa, a senior chemistry major from Corpus Christi, presented on Assessment of Gas-Phase Stability of a Neuropeptide: SubstanceP-salt Complex by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization (MALDI) Time-of-Flight (TOF) Mass Spectrometry.

Andres Hernandez, a chemistry major from Kingsville, presented Effects of Oral Bacterium on Different Metals for the Use of Dental Implantations.

Sergio A. Luna, a senior chemical engineering major from Brownsville, presented Swern Oxidation of Alcohols to Aldehydes Using Silicon Tetrachloride and DMSO. Luna is a McNair Scholar.

Veronica Arredondo, a junior political science major from Harlingen, presented Correlations of Support for Abortion.

Marisol Cruz, a junior psychology major from Odem, presented The Equity of Women Prisoners: An Analysis on Child Visitation and its Effects on the Recidivism Rates of Incarcerated Mothers. Cruz is a McNair Scholar.

Sterling Hunter, a senior communications major from Kingsville, presented Advertising Exploitation of American Women: An Analysis of Self Esteem Appeals. Hunter is a McNair Scholar.

Bruce Robertson, a senior psychology major from Riviera, presented Patterns of Grandparenting in Mexican-American Families. Robertson is a McNair Scholar.