Welcome to the Online Proceedings for the 2017 Undergraduate Research Symposium. The Twentieth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium is organized by the Undergraduate Research Program, which facilitates research experiences for undergraduates in all academic disciplines. The Symposium is a chance for undergraduates to present what they have learned through their research experiences to a larger audience. It also provides a forum for students, faculty, and the community to discuss cutting edge research topics and to examine the connection between research and education. The event includes poster and presentation sessions by students from all academic disciplines and all three UW campuses, plus invited guests.

Schedule

• dvr Poster Session 111:00 AM – 1:00 PM ()
  235 student presenters
• co_present Oral Presentation Session 1 12:30 PM – 2:15 PM expand_circle_down
  133 presentations in 20 sessions
• 1A Local, Regional, and Global Challenges of Contemporary Migrations (MGH 171)
  
• 1B Techniques for Improving Quality of Medical Care (MGH 228)
  
• 1C Sensory Integration, Learning, and Motor Control in Animal and Human Models (MGH 231)
  
• 1D Ecology and Evolution (MGH 234)
  
• 1E Excitations: Art and Visuality (MGH 238)
  
• 1F Investigative Reports in Art History: From the Ephemeral to the Environmental and from the Multi-Sexual to the Cross-Cultural (MGH 242)
  
• 1G New Chemistries and Materials (MGH 248)
  
• 1H HIV: Diagnostics, Drug Resistance, and Antibodies (MGH 251)
  
• 1I McNair Session - Exploring Science from Cells to Exoplanets (MGH 254)
  
• 1J McNair Session - The State We're In: Bodies, Words, Prophesies and Power (MGH 258)
  
• 1K Molecular Basis for Human Disease (MGH 271)
  
• 1L Sex, Drugs, Youth and Law: Perspectives on Regulating Condemned Behavior (MGH 284)
  
• 1M Environmental Monitoring and Modeling: Atmosphere, Mountains, and Ocean (MGH 287)
  
• 1N Global Perspectives (MGH 288)
  
• 1O Cancer Biology (MGH 389)
  
• 1P Astronomy and Atmospheric Sciences (JHN 022)
  
• 1Q History, Power, Memory (JHN 026)
  
• 1R Computer Science: Distributed Systems, Verification, Security and HCI (JHN 111)
  
• 1S New Diagnostic Tools for Seeing and Sensing Disease (JHN 175)
  
• 1T Embodied Voices: New Dialogues in Music and Dance (Meany Studio Theatre)
  
• dvr Poster Session 2 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ()
  226 student presenters
• co_present Oral Presentation Session 2 3:30 PM – 5:15 PM expand_circle_down
  123 presentations in 19 sessions
• 2A Power Made Visible: Image, Identity, Narrative Activism (MGH 171)
  
• 2B Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Materials Science (MGH 228)
  
• 2C Using Speculation, Poetics, and Art to Understand Biological Relationships (MGH 231)
  
• 2D The Health of the Public (MGH 234)
  
• 2E Advanced Technologies for Healthcare and Other Applications (MGH 238)
  
• 2F Politics and Culture (MGH 242)
  
• 2G The Dynamics of Culture and Space (MGH 248)
  
• 2H Supporting Student Growth from High School through the University (MGH 251)
  
• 2I McNair Session - Going Molecular (MGH 254)
  
• 2J McNair Session - The Art of Learning: From Algebra to Prejudice (MGH 258)
  
• 2K Psychological and Interpersonal Functioning (MGH 271)
  
• 2L Water, Waste, and Monkeys (MGH 284)
  
• 2M Fundamental Immune Mechanisms (MGH 287)
  
• 2N Forest Ecology and Evolution (MGH 288)
  
• 2O Using Modern Genetic Approaches to Investigate Development and Disease (MGH 389)
  
• 2P Environmental Response of Plants and The Underlying Mechanisms (JHN 022)
  
• 2Q Central Nervous System Disease Models (JHN 026)
  
• 2R Ecology from Microbes to Birds (JHN 111)
  
• 2S Modulation of Cell Behavior and its Components (JHN 175)
  
• dvr Poster Session 3 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ()
  223 student presenters
• dvr Visual Arts & Design Showcase 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM (Odegaard Undergraduate Library)
  11 student presenters
• dvr Poster Session 4 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ()
  230 student presenters