SAMURS

Welcome to the Sciences and Mathematics Undergraduate Research Symposium!

The University of Washington Tacoma Environmental Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Environmental Sustainability, and Mathematics majors host an Environmental Research Symposium, Sciences and Mathematics Undergraduate Research Symposium (SAMURS). This event showcases the capstone research projects of our undergraduate students. The presentations by our undergraduate students, cover a broad range of questions and projects related to the environment, mathematics, sustainability and much more. Projects are conducted in the lab, in the trees, in the mud, in the classroom, at an aquarium, on the water, underwater and on land. Some are original research with a faculty mentor, pushing the boundaries of what is known in their fields. Others participate in internships, where they help community partners further their missions through service. What all these diverse students have in common is the determination and dedication to complete an independent study as part of their undergraduate education. We hope you are inspired and educated by what they have accomplished.

Summer SAMURS August 19, 2022 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Open to the Public at UW Tacoma William W. Phillip Hall (WPH 101A) in the Jane Thompson Russell Student Commons - No Need to Register to Attend

Click Here to Donate to the Secord Environmental Excellence Operating Account that supports UW Tacoma Sciences and Mathematics student initiatives

For students presenting at SAMURS, please click HERE to upload your documents and view submission deadlines.

Future SAMURS Dates (subject to change):

• Summer 2022: Friday 8/19/2022
• Fall 2022: Friday 12/16/2022
• Spring 2023: Thursday 6/8/2023
• Summer 2023: Friday 8/18/2023

SAMURS Agenda

Abstracts & Posters

Student Name	Student Faculty Mentor	Abstract - Links Coming Soon (Click on Abstract Name to Open Abstract)	Poster - Links Coming Soon (Click on Student Picture for Poster)
Beaver, Mia	Julie Masura	Microplastic Sediment Quantification Puget Sound - King County 2022
Che, Angeline	EC Cline	The Physiological Mechanisms that Drive the Comorbidity of Diabetes Mellitus and Periodontal Disease
Chullanandana, Devrin	Julie Eaton	Improving Clean Data in Amazon Web Services Global Sales
Eatherly, Layla	John Finke	Glycan specificity of Alzheimer’s Disease
Forati, Irene	Julie Masura	King County 2022 Total Organic Content and Particle Size Analysis in bed sediments
Geer, Jacob	Sarah Alaei	High School Science Standards Put to the Test
Gonzalez, Carolyn	Sarah Alaei	Examining the Links Between Physiological Stress and Microbiota in Snails Exposed to Environmental Toxins
Hussein, Degan	Julie Masura	2022 King County Alexandrium Cysts Concentrations in Bed Sediments
Johnson, Margo	Julie Masura	2022 King County Total Organic Content and Particle Size Analysis in Bed Sediments
Levesque, Isaiah	Julie Masura	Microplastic Sediment Quantification Puget Sound - King County 2022
Li, Tiantian	EC Cline	The Necessity of Research on Antibiotic Alternatives and The Possibility of Use Phage Therapy to Replace Antibiotics
Looney, Benjamin	Julie Masura	Microplastic Sediment Quantification Puget Sound - King County 2022
Mai, Anabelle	EC Cline	Vision Therapy
Marino, Eva	Julie Masura	2022 King County Alexandrium Cysts Concentrations in Bed Sediments
McAllister, Jessica	Alison Gardell	Expression of Metallothionein in Yellow Perch exposed to Arsenic
Miller, Alisha	EC Cline	General-Anesthesia Long-Term Effects on the Brain in Children and Elders
Nguyen, Kaitlin	Marc Nahmani	Origins for breast cancer development in association with epithelial-mesenchymal transitions (EMTs) and essential signaling pathways
Petersen, Nicole	EC Cline	The Burden of Skin Cancer Disparities In the Minority Population
Petrescu, Elizabeth	EC Cline	Oxidative Stress Involved in the Etiopathogenesis of ADHD
Qusiem, Asem	John Finke	Analysis of the Catalytic Sites within the Plasmodium BEM46-Like Protein
Salcedo, Kalean	Jack Vincent	Analysis of Ipl1 Kinase Phosphorylation Sites on the Kinetochore-Associated Protein Stu2 Through Mutagenesis
Sargarovschi, Ana	John Finke	The role of antibodies in Alzheimer's beta-amyloid oligomers
Smythe, Jacqualynne	EC Cline	Caffeine Levels in Energy Drinks and the Implication on Cardiovascular and Neurological Health Systems in Children and Young Adults
Ta, Quan	Julie Masura	2022 King County Alexandrium Cysts Concentrations in Bed Sediments
Torres, Fernanda	EC Cline	Effective Treatments For Moderate To Severe Acne Vulgaris
Walker, Natasha	Bonnie Becker	Examining Zooplankton Population Variance in Response to Heat Waves in The Southern Salish Sea
Winston, Skyler	Jack Vincent	The Role of Phosphorylation in the SK-rich and C-terminal Region of the Kinetochore-Associated Stu2 Protein in Budding Yeast