{"id":79331,"date":"2014-07-24T12:53:50","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T16:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=79331"},"modified":"2014-07-24T12:53:50","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T16:53:50","slug":"science-symposium-highlights-student-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2014\/07\/24\/science-symposium-highlights-student-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Symposium Highlights Student Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>Ryan Barlow spent much of his free time this semester waiting for clear nights. When one finally arrived, he&rsquo;d haul his equipment &ndash; including a telescope, camera, spectrograph, motorized mount and filters &ndash; outdoors and set up outside of the Jepson Science Center at the University of Mary Washington to take photos of nebulae and galaxies.<!--more--><\/p><p>Barlow, along with 27 other students, presented his findings at the annual Summer Science Institute Research Symposium on July 23. For many, this was the culmination of many hours of hard work and research, and an opportunity to share the fruits of their labor.<\/p><div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":7,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2014\\\/07\\\/24\\\/science-symposium-highlights-student-research\\\/\",\"likes_blog_id\":230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 210px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"210\"> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 508px; height: 210px;\" data-original-width=\"508\" data-original-height=\"210\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/ssi-panoramic\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"504\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"206\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"79381\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/SSI-panoramic.gif\" data-orig-size=\"710,290\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"SSI-panoramic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/SSI-panoramic-300x123.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/SSI-panoramic.gif\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/SSI-panoramic.gif?w=504&amp;h=206&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"504\" height=\"206\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"504\" data-original-height=\"206\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"SSI-panoramic\" alt=\"More than 20 UMW STEM students came together to present research at the annual Summer Science Institute July 23.\" style=\"width: 504px; height: 206px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> More than 20 UMW STEM students came together to present research at the annual Summer Science Institute July 23. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 279px; height: 210px;\" data-original-width=\"279\" data-original-height=\"210\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/ryan-barlow-poster\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"275\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"206\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"79371\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/ryan-barlow-poster.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3888\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"3.2\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"DSC-HX300\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1406114233\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"6.59\",\"iso\":\"800\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.04\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"ryan barlow poster\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/ryan-barlow-poster-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/ryan-barlow-poster-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/ryan-barlow-poster.jpg?w=275&amp;h=206&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/ryan-barlow-poster.jpg 5184w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/ryan-barlow-poster-768x576.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/ryan-barlow-poster-1140x855.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/ryan-barlow-poster-300x225.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/ryan-barlow-poster-1024x768.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/ryan-barlow-poster-600x450.jpg 600w\" width=\"275\" height=\"206\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"275\" data-original-height=\"206\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"ryan barlow poster\" alt=\"Ryan Barlow, middle, explains his research on astrophotography.\" style=\"width: 275px; height: 206px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Ryan Barlow, middle, explains his research on astrophotography. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 313px; height: 210px;\" data-original-width=\"313\" data-original-height=\"210\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/img_5344\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"309\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"206\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"79361\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/IMG_5344.gif\" data-orig-size=\"710,473\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"IMG_5344\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/IMG_5344-300x200.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/IMG_5344.gif\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/IMG_5344.gif?w=309&amp;h=206&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"309\" height=\"206\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"309\" data-original-height=\"206\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_5344\" alt=\"From left: Ben Kisila, associate professor of earth and environmental science, works with Luci Coleman to conduct research on the Chesapeake Bay.\" style=\"width: 309px; height: 206px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> From left: Ben Kisila, associate professor of earth and environmental science, works with Luci Coleman to conduct research on the Chesapeake Bay. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div><p>&ldquo;This is their first taste of what it&rsquo;s like to be on a research team and to be with other people who are just doing research,&rdquo; said Deborah Zies, associate professor of biology and co-director of the Summer Science Institute. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a great opportunity for faculty and students to get started on a project and work.&rdquo;<\/p><p>The daylong event is one of the few to bring together biology, chemistry, earth and environmental science, math, computer science and physics students to present their original research projects to faculty, families and peers.<\/p><p>Students presented on a wide-range of research, from chemical signals in crayfish interactions to astrophotography to the downfall of antibiotics.<\/p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a high-impact learning experience,&rdquo; said Nicole Crowder, assistant professor of chemistry and co-director of the Summer Science Institute. &ldquo;I hope that this program exposes students to what it&rsquo;s really like to be a scientist. Students take the knowledge that they&rsquo;ve been gaining in the classroom and really apply it.&rdquo;<\/p><div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":7,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2014\\\/07\\\/24\\\/science-symposium-highlights-student-research\\\/\",\"likes_blog_id\":230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 414px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"414\"> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 414px;\" data-original-width=\"550\" data-original-height=\"414\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/img_3646\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"546\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"410\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"79351\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/IMG_3646.gif\" data-orig-size=\"710,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"IMG_3646\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/IMG_3646-300x225.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/IMG_3646.gif\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/IMG_3646.gif?w=546&amp;h=410&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"546\" height=\"410\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"546\" data-original-height=\"410\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_3646\" alt=\"John Meadows restored a Mach-Zehnder to conduct research on slow light.\" style=\"width: 546px; height: 410px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> John Meadows restored a Mach-Zehnder to conduct research on slow light. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 414px;\" data-original-width=\"550\" data-original-height=\"414\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/ruth-catlett-improving\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"546\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"410\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"79341\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/Ruth-Catlett-improving.gif\" data-orig-size=\"710,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"Ruth-Catlett-improving\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/Ruth-Catlett-improving-300x225.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/Ruth-Catlett-improving.gif\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/Ruth-Catlett-improving.gif?w=546&amp;h=410&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"546\" height=\"410\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"546\" data-original-height=\"410\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Ruth-Catlett-improving\" alt=\"Ruth Catlett, right, explains her research in parallel computing education.\" style=\"width: 546px; height: 410px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Ruth Catlett, right, explains her research in parallel computing education. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div><p>At the end of the symposium, the following students received awards for their research presentations:<\/p><p>First-place Oral Presentation: <strong>Jerome Mueller<\/strong>, &ldquo;Developing a Tetra Interpreter,&rdquo; Faculty Advisor: Ian Finlayson, assistant professor, computer science<\/p><p>Second-place Oral Presentation: <strong>Amy Jayas<\/strong>, &ldquo;The Best Dam Project Ever,&rdquo; Faculty Advisor: Alan B. Griffith, associate professor, biology<\/p><p>First-place Poster Presentation: <strong>Kevin Speray<\/strong>, &ldquo;Qualifying the Efficacy of <em>Aeschynomene virginica<\/em> as an Indicator Species for Sea-Level Rise,&rdquo; Faculty Advisor: Alan B. Griffith, associate professor, biology<\/p><p>Second-place Poster Presentation: <strong>Shehan Rajapakse<\/strong>, &ldquo;Designing the Tetra IDE,&rdquo; Faculty Advisor: Ian Finlayson, assistant professor, computer science<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Barlow spent much of his free time this semester waiting for clear nights. 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