Spring Research and Arts Conference Oral Presentations, Panel Presentations, and Creative Performances
Session One (9:00 – 10:30 a.m.)
| FOUNDATION ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator: Abiodun Robert, Ph.D. | |
| Don Warrington, Ph.D. | Analysis of Vibratory Pile Drivers using Longitudinal and Rotational Oscillations with a Purely Plastic Soil Model |
| Vijayalakshmi Karattuppalayam Kumarasamy | Integration of Decentralized Graph-Based Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning with Digital Twin for Traffic Signal Optimization |
| Matthew Gentry | Exploring the relationship of the Steiner K-Wiener index and graph connectivity, compactness, and density |
| OCOEE ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator: Sarah Treat, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC | |
| Tina Nguyen | Interdisciplinary Team Rounding – Implementation of a Standardized Nurse-Led Rounding Technique to Improve Nurse Self-Efficacy and Patient Length of Stay |
| Shannon Adams | Improving Registered Nurse Burnout and Retention |
| Hannah Alexander | The Impact of Multidisciplinary Rounds |
Session Two (11:15 – 12:45 p.m.)
| FORTWOOD ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator - Bengt Carlson | |
| Erkan Kaplanoglu, Ph.D. | Artificial Intelligence Applications in Upper Extremity Prostheses |
| Jannatul Ferdoush, Ph.D. | Understanding the overexpression of TAFs in eukaryotic cells |
| Vijayalakshmi K Kumarasamy, Joseph Duhamel | Pedestrian-involved traffic signal optimization using decentralized graph-based multi-agent reinforcement learning |
| Steven Thompson | Analysis of Dynamically Dominant Flow Structures in Turbulent Channel Flow under Stratified and Neutral Conditions |
| Zach Lloyd, Sara Matthews, Elise Williams | Data Collection, Preprocessing and Descriptive Analytics of Social Media Data |
| FOUNDATION ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator - Ashleigh Pipes, Ph.D. | |
| Bernadette DePrez, DNP, MSN, MBA, RN | Emotional Intelligence and Self-Care |
| Randy Evans, Ph.D. Lisa Burke-Smalley, Ph.D. |
Loneliness in Higher Education: Implications for Faculty Self-Care and Teaching |
| Mia Speller | Saying it and Making it: Engaging Student Expertise to Encourage Writing Confidence |
| HERITAGE ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator - Jennifer Lynberg, Ph.D. | |
| Quinn Towery | A Preliminary Vascular Flora of Bark Camp Barrens WMA in Coffee County, Tennessee |
| Sevyn Brothers | Assigning coefficients of conservatism to the vascular flora of Tennessee and Kentucky. |
| Cole White | Comparison of Microplastic Abundance in Environmental Samples Depending on Sample Collection and Preparation Techniques |
| Meredith Woodward | The State of Herbaria in Tennessee |
| Julia Prins | Modeling Subnational Conservation Status Ranks for Tennessee Vascular Plants |
| Mithu Chanda | Abundance and Treatability of Microplastics in Surface Water Environments in Greater Chattanooga |
| OCOEE ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator - Karissa Peyer, Ph.D. | |
| Thomas Balazs, Ph.D., MFA | Perplexed Jew: from Substack to Self Discovery |
| Elizabeth Weems | Parental Leave Policies as Structures of Inequality |
| Marcella Rea | The Prompt Parts Process: A Method for Breaking Down Assignment Sheets |
| Morgan Smith, Ph.D. Andrew VanSlyke |
A Caravel Conundrum: Searching for the Lost Ships of Christopher Columbus's 4th Voyage to the New World |
| Catherine Fields, Anna Shaw | Pantalution: A Turning Point in Women's Fashion |
| Jonas Gregg, Sky Huskey | Space Oddity: The Lasting Legacy of David Bowie |
Session Three (1:30 – 3 p.m.)
| FORTWOOD ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderators: Natalie Haber and Hassan Afzal, Ph.D. | |
| Andrew Hoffman | The Impact of Executive Foreign Policy Rhetoric on Minority Communities in the United States |
| Peter Bizzell | Trump and Bidens Relationship with Israel |
| Isabella Craig | Executive Responses To Foreign Journalist Killings and Their Impact on Bilateral Foreign Relationships |
| Nicholas Dailing | The Presidency and its Relationship with NATO |
| Haley Harper | The Expansion of Executive Power in the Aftermath of 9/11: A Comprehensive Analysis |
| Andres Ramirez | Parties or Outside Interest Groups: Which is Making Globalist Environmental Policy Go Extinct? |
| FOUNDATION ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator: Stephanie Wells | |
| Abdelrahman Amin | Magnesium Coating and The Effect on Corrosion |
| Vijayalakshmi K Kumarasamy, Ritu Patel | Micro vs Macro Level Simulation: A Comparative Analysis in Intelligent Transportation Systems |
| Chathuri Aththanayake | Navigating Uncertainty: A Study on Multiobjective Integer Programming and Decision Making |
| Robert Smith, Eli Durant | A Priori Assessment of the Two-Level Simulation Model for Simulation of Turbulent Non-Premixed Flames |
| Azad Hossain, Ph.D. | Investigating the Intensity of Urban Heat Island in Chattanooga, TN Using Satellite Imagery and Field Measurements |
| HERITAGE ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderators: Lynn Purkey, Ph.D. / José Luis Gastañaga, Ph.D. | |
| Amira Marquez Moreno | A Qualitative Examination of Work Demands, Resources, and Barriers for Well-Being in Immigrant Workers |
| Max Hill | Putting Pride in Your Writing Center |
| Mariah Perry | Investigating the Relationship Between Hybrid Work, Job Burnout, and Job Satisfaction in Higher Education |
| OCOEE ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator: Caitlin Crews-Stowe, Ph.D., MPH | |
| Landon Sims | Creating a Bluetooth Speaker |
| Trevor Kight | Vibrating Band |
| Jorge Marcano, Chase Guttu, Aaron Campbell | Electric Wheelchair Attachment for Manual Wheelchairs |
| Aaron Matthews, Rizwaan Abdulkadir, Elvin Hernandez , Neva Tilley, Miscily Bravo-Bussey, Brandon Hahm, Krish Patel, Pharris Pollard | Touch Talk |
| Noah Smith | Bird Collisions on Campus |
| SEQUOYAH ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator: Talia Welsh, Ph.D. | |
| Andrew Myrick | Transcendence in Kierkegaard and Barth |
| Abigail Bean | Religion and Animal Ethics |
| Stacy Cunningham | Logical Sense in the Skeptical Self-Refutation Problem |
| Sydney Taylor | Inhibited Intentionality and the Docile Imaginations of Women |
| Brandon Pruitt | When Conforming to Society can become more Important than one's Religious Beliefs |
| Mychael Allen-Fennessee | Politically Correct Politically Incorrect Humor: A consequentialist examination of the use of stereotypes within Jokes |
Session Four (3:45 – 5:15 p.m.)
| FOUNDATION ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator: Danny Grzesik | |
| Ransom Lander | The Crusades |
| Seth Courtad | Marta Ortíz Duesto’s Carnaval Groups: the Role of Politics in Poetry and Songwriting |
| Salem Murray | Beloved Other: A Language of Liberation through Difference and Community |
| Blaine Chubb, Ruby Phillips | Unlimited Influence: The Citizen's United Dilemma |
| OCOEE ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator: Brandee Strickland, Ph.D. | |
| Atal Bhowmik, Murat Barisik, Ph.D. | Quantum Chemistry Study of Hydrocarbon Interactions with Silicon Carbide |
| Jackson Ricketts | Data Analysis of Supernova Light Curves with Python |
| Gillian Morton | Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) cause changes in growth, membrane permeability, biofilm formation, motility, and phospholipid structure in the human pathogen Aeromonas hydrophila |
| Autumn Brymer, Andrew Denney, Ph.D. | Law Enforcement Websites and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Awareness, Advocacy, Information, and Interactions |
| Ege EK, Murat Barisik, Ph.D. | Molecular Modelling of Rarefied Gas Flows with Surface Reactions |
"Medieval Magic and Medicine: Tools of the Trade" (2:00 – 3:15 p.m.)
| CHICKAMAUGA ROOM | ||
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| Moderator: Dr. Kira Robison | ||
| The Chickamauga Room will display work from students in Dr. Kira Robison’s "Medieval Magic and Medicine" class. The students have created museum-style exhibits related to the topic, “Tools of the Trade.” These works will be on display between 2:00 - 3:15 pm. | ||
| Grace Allen | Surgery: Trepanning | |
| Bailey Bashore | Medicine: Fertility | |
| Abbey Bickers | Medicine: Eurasian connections (Humoral, TCM) | |
| Ainsley Brokish | "Astrological Sundials" | |
| Emily Cahill | "Medicine Book for Women" | |
| Trip Carruthers | Magic: Witches’ Altar | |
| Brad Crush | Medicine: Opium poppies | |
| Karen Cruz | "Bells in magic/religion" | |
| Taylor Davis | Alchemical metals | |
| Timothy Glenn | Magic: herb-form divination | |
| Griffin Hays | John Bradmore Arrowhead Extractor | |
| Bryson Huckaba | Geomancy | |
| Collin Jackson | "Curse tablets" | |
| Landon Kyle | Alchemical alembic | |
| Jeffery Lambert | "Leprosy bandages/bell" | |
| Elise McDonald | "Magic circle and ritual items" | |
| Jacob Morkert | Cautery iron | |
| Anita Reynolds | "Golems" | |
| Wyn Seay | Physiognomy | |
| Kassidy Simmons | Women healers | |
| Mckenna Smythe | Curse tablets | |
| Alex St. Louis | Surgery: scalpels/lithomes | |
| Katalina Vincour | "Magic: Tarot" | |
| Tavy Walker | "Surgery: bloodletting bowl and lancet" | |
| Vivian Warren | "Medicine: ointments and herbs" | |
| Rachel Watts | Magic: stones in jewelry | |
| Jaheim Williams | Black Death | |
"AI for Real" (12:00 – 1:45 p.m.)
| RACCOON MOUNTAIN ROOM |
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| Presentation Type: Panel |
| Moderator: Vicki Farnsworth, Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer |
| The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Artificial Intelligence Initiative hosts the University’s first-ever panel discussion on AI applications for the classroom and in research—"AI for Real”—from noon to 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10. Panelists will describe their uses of AI in the classroom and in research, and UTC Chief Information Officer Vicki Farnsworth will provide a status update on, “CH-AI,” the University’s AI Initiative, which Farnsworth is coordinating. The panel discussion is in conjunction with the 2024 UTC Spring Research and Arts Conference. Faculty and student panelists with AI-involved projects featured in the conference will describe their projects, ranging from managing a crisis communication event to predicting large-vessel blood clots, from financial fraud detection to using brainwaves to make music. The event will offer guests an on-site opportunity to have an AI-enhanced profile portrait photo made for use in career or social media purposes. |
| Panelists: |
| Laurel Rhyne, Faculty Lecturer, School of Nursing |
| Dr. Nagwan Zahry, Associate Professor of Communication |
| Shane Ward, Assistant Professor of Art |
| Joseph Duhamel, Undergraduate Mathematics Major |
| Maneesha Vanga, Master’s Student, College of Engineering and Computer Science |
| Nafiseh Ghaffar Nia, PhD Student, College of Engineering and Computer Science |
| Amin Amiri, PhD Student, College of Engineering and Computer Science |