Eastern Colleges Conference of Sigma Xi 2008 - eight honors scholars present
Eight honors scholars presented their science, technology and engineering research at the 19th annual Eastern Colleges Conference for Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society) at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 18, 2008. The Sigma Xi Student Research Symposium is dedicated to showcasing undergraduate and graduate research in the fields of mathematics, computer science, engineering, and natural and social sciences. The Penn State Brandywine students were part of over 130 posters from some 30 different institutions in five different states.
Although Dr. Laura Guertin has brought two students in the past to the Eastern Colleges Conference of Sigma Xi, this is the first time the campus had eight students presenting five posters. Poster presentations included:
Although Dr. Laura Guertin has brought two students in the past to the Eastern Colleges Conference of Sigma Xi, this is the first time the campus had eight students presenting five posters. Poster presentations included:
- Smithsonian “Classic” Dinosaur Specimens,
Teron Meyers and Alyce DiLauro (faculty mentor: Dr. Laura Guertin)
- Video Stenography Utilizing Individual Frames for Embedding Content,
Paul Hurych (faculty mentor: Prof. James McGlinchey)
- Human Behaviors and Interactions in a Virtual World,
Devin Zuczek (faculty mentor: Prof. James McGlinchey)
- Database for Tracking Students in the Civic and Community Engagement Minor,
Dong-Ya (Suzy) Zhou (faculty mentor: Prof. Nannette D’Imperio)
- Design of a Launch System for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Christopher Lawson, Thomas Lenker, Alicia Weiler (faculty mentor: Dr. Ivan Esparragoza)
