Students Selected for Magellan Program Receive Funding for Research
Aiken, SC (01/08/2019) — The University of South Carolina Aiken announced its Magellan Scholars for the spring semester.
"USC Aiken has a long history of Magellan Scholars. We are very proud of these students and their faculty advisors," said Dr. Chad Leverette who coordinates sponsored research at USC Aiken.
"We look forward to hearing more about their relevant and interesting research and findings."
As part of the USC System Magellan program, these students receive up to $3,000 to fund research they are conducting with their faculty mentors. These Pacers will present their research to the public during Scholar Showcase, which takes place April 12 on campus.
The Magellan Scholars from USC Aiken include:
Morgan Bookstaver, senior, exercise and sports science major
Mentor: Dr. Brian Parr, Department of Exercise and Sports Science
The Effect of Indoor Versus Outdoor Exercise on Mood
Thomas Burgess, junior, chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Doug White, Department of Chemistry and Physics
Laboratory analogs of planetary and interstellar ice mixtures
Gabrielle Connor, junior, chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Ken Roberts, Department of Chemistry and Physics
O2-dependent kinetics of the 2,4'-dihydroxyacetophenone dioxygenase (DAD) reaction
Austin Herbert, senior, biology major
Mentor: Dr. Kristina Ramstad, Department of Biology and Geology
Genomic population structure of American wood storks - comparison among nesting colonies in Georgia USA and the Brazilian Amazon
Melanie Howe, junior, chemistry and engineering
Mentor: Dr. Titan Paul, Department of Mathematical Sciences
The Effect of Water Content on Thermophysical Properties of Ionic Liquids for Solar Thermal Applications
Lauren Smiley, senior, biology major
Mentor: Dr. Kristina Ramstad, Department of Biology and Geology
Do parental attendance and nest site selection affect fledging success in American wood storks?
Madeline Smith, junior, English major
Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Smith, Department of English
The Power of Women's Speech in Shakespearean Literature
Mina Surprenant, junior, biology major
Mentor: Dr. Kelly Gibson, Department of Biology and Geology
Paleoproductivity Changes in the Indo Pacific Across the Mid-Pleistocene Transition: Understanding CO2, Sensitivity, and Orbital Forcing in the Tropics
Allison Swiecki, senior, biology major
Mentor: Dr. Nathan Hancock, Department of Biology and Geology
Inducing Tol2 transposition in zebrafish
Brooke Turk, sophomore, psychology major
Mentor: Dr. Laura Swain, Department of Psychology
The Effect of Acetaminophen on the Late Positive Potential and Levels of Personal Distress to Images of Painful Situations
Carol Ann Webb, senior, biology major
Mentor: Dr. Michele Harmon, Department of Biology and Geology
Comparing dissolved organic matter from wetland vegetation to decrease the bioavailability of copper to Ceriodaphnia dubia
Kali Wiggins, senior, biology major
Mentor: Dr. April DeLaurier, Department of Biology and Geology
Determining the role of ldlrap1a in cholesterol metabolism in zebrafish