PROGRAM COVER DESIGN COMPETITION First Place: Sarah McCarthy Honorable Mention: Andy Harl and May Hernandez Art 488 Craphic Design Studio IV Students' Choice: Morgan Sorensen All cover designs are displayed in the Bergquist Lounge.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS All entries in the Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Conference have been juried by their College and selected for presentation. Entries will be judged by each College to identify the Outstanding Achievement Awards. The award winners will be named and presented a plaque at the ceremony. In addition, each Dean will make a "Dean's Choice Award" that will also be presented at the ceremony.

FACULTY MENTOR AWARD As noted in each abstract in this program, students' projects have a faculty sponsor. Students also work with faculty in labs, on creative projects, and scholarship that result in mentoring relationships. Students nominated Outstanding Faculty Mentors of which one faculty member was selected to receive this award which will be presented at the ceremony.

SIGMA XI AWARD Sigma Xi, an international honor society of science and engineering, has nearly 60,000 members from around the world selected based on their research potential or achievements. The Boise State University Chapter is one of 500 Sigma Xi chapters, whose membership includes undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers, faculty, and community members. For the first time this year, Sigma Xi is proud to be part of the Boise State University Undergraduate

Research Conference. At the conference, student posters in the sciences and engineering will be judged, and a 'Best of Show' Poster will be selected for an award sponsored by the Boise State University Chapter of Sigma Xi.

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Special thanhs to the following individuals and groups who made this conference possible:

Conference Director: Sharon McGuire

Conference Organizer: judy Wauer

Conference Planning Committee: Jeri Bigbee, janet Callahan, David Hall, Craig Hemmens, Helen

Lojek, Sharon McGuire, Sian Mooney, Mark Rudin and Judy Wauer

Abstract and Conference Judging Coordination - Associate Deans: Paul Bahnson, Janet Callahan, Helen Lojek, Pam Springer, Sarah Toevs, Laurel Traynowicz and Ross Vaughn,

Art Department: Stephanie Bacon and jennifer Wood

Program Cover Design: Sarah McCarthy

Program Cover Design Judging: Students from Art 488 Graphic Design Studio IV, Jeri Bigbee, Seth Grigg, David Hall, Craig Hemmens, Helen Lojek, Sharon McGuire, and Judy Wauer

Program Cover Design Art Display: Holly Gilchrist

Performing Arts Coordination: Marla Hansen

Office of Research Compliance: judie Mayne

Organizational Assistance: Seth Grigg

Speakers: Provost Sona K. Andrews, Vice President for Research Mark Rudin, and Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Studies Sharon McGuire

Student Union Conference Services Coordinator: Tamara Hodge

Printing: Boise State University Printing & Graphics

Signage: Boise State University Sign Shop

McNair Scholars: Jason Arnold, j.J. Durrant, janie Gates, Arturo Gutierrez, Carol McHann, Matthew Reinhold, Geneva Roman, Vivianne Sanchez, Nicole Svenkerud, Simon Tu, Fred Waweru and David Hall, Program Coordinator

Honors College: Christopher Anderson, Christopher Buu, Cliff Csizmar, Scott Lee, Shan Lyons, Geneva Roman, Nicolas Wynkoop, Lisa Young, and Craig Hemmens, Director.

Financial support for this conference was provided by the following: President Vice President for Research Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs College of Arts & Sciences College of Business and Economics College of Education College of Engineering College of Health Sciences College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs

SAVE THE DATE THE 6TH ANNUAL UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP

CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD ON

MONDAY, APRIL 20,2009

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