May 3: UNDergraduate Research Conference
The UND Honors Program will present its 20th annual Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) on Thursday, May 3, in the UND Memorial Union. The conference—part of the university’s annual UNDergraduate Showcase—will be held from 11 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
At this year’s conference, 14 UND seniors will present the results of multi-semester independent research projects (Please note that all engineering students will present their research on April 30). During their research, each student works closely with a faculty mentor who serves as chairperson of the resulting senior thesis. The senior thesis process is overseen by the Honors Committee, whose membership consists of faculty appointed by the University Senate and students elected by the Honors Program.
Come celebrate Undergraduate Research, a practice the American Association of Colleges & Universities identifies as a “high impact best practice” for undergraduate institutions.
Honors Program UNDergraduate Showcase 2018 Schedule
Thursday, May 3, Memorial Union)
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Social Science (Lecture Bowl)
- Morgan Amsley-Benzie, Anthropology & Honors, Late Pleistocene Mammoth Kills: A Model for Gender Roles and Ideology in a Social Context
- Zeinab El-Rewini, Political Science, Computer Science & Honors, Examining NoDAPL Through the Lens of Participation and Social Movement Theories
- 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Multidisciplinary Poster Session (Ballroom)
- Tyler Folkedahl, Musical Theatre & Honors, Women in Sondheim: A Materialist Feminist Review
- Kaitlin Reitz, Psychology, Executive Functioning Strength as a Predictor for Multitasking Performance
- Mitchell Rusten, Biology & Honors, Glucose Transport in Human Placental Cells: Effects of Orexin A
- Joe Kitzman, Physics, Mathematics & Honors, Deposition of Iridium on HOPG
- Dustin Dutchuk, Chemistry & Honors, Consumer Preferences of Acidity Levels in Drinking Water
- Taylor Baumler, Psychology & Rehabilitation and Human Services, The Effects of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury on Distractibility in Relation to Reading Comprehension
- Rachel Bock, Psychology & Honors, An Examination of Priming Effects for Phobia Symptoms
- 2 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Humanities & Social Science (Lecture Bowl)
- Matthew Lorenz, Music, Mathematics & Honors, Local Perceptions of Learning and Improvisation in Private Music Lessons
- Ayla Rubenstein, Psychology, Classical Studies & Honors, Ambivalent Sexism and Endorsement of Aggression in Romantic Relationships
- Jenna Tamburino, International Studies, Spanish & Honors, Women’s Security in Maternity and Population Control
April 30, 2018
- 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | College of Engineering & Mines Design Expo (Ballroom)
- Ellen Walstad, Chemical Engineering & Honors, Scoping Study Report for Production of Biodiesel from Crop Oil
- Cassandra Eerdmans, Electrical Engineering & Honors, Vita WIPS
For more information, please contact Amanda Boyd, Director of the Honors Program at 777-3302 or amanda.boyd@und.edu.
