YOUNGSTOWN- The following Youngstown State University students made presentations at the 22nd annual QUEST research celebration on April 3:
- Scott Brand of Alliance, who is majoring in chemical engineering, made a presentation titled "Mathematical Modeling of Fracking Chemical Dispersion in Groundwater."
- Hanna Koscinski of Alliance, who is majoring in food and nutrition didactic, made a presentation titled " Lifestyle Characteristics of Yoga Practitioners."
- Bronson Lamoncha of Columbiana, who is majoring in mechanical engineering, made a presentation titled "Design of Planetary Gear Box" and "Drag Characteristics on Automobiles."
- James Munyon of Columbiana, who is majoring in math statistics track, made a presentation titled "Discrete Markov Chains."
- James Neiheisel of Columbiana, who is majoring in mechanical engineering, made a presentation titled "Design and Analysis of a Lathe Spindle."
- Brian Peppel of Columbiana, who is majoring in exercise science PT track, made a presentation titled "Physiological and perceptual responses to Nintendo Wii Fit in Young and Older Adults."
- Joe Rupert of Columbiana, who is majoring in biology, made a presentation titled " Analysis of myosin heavy chain isoforms in prehensile tails of Didelphid marsupials: muscle specializations for arboreal versus terrestrial locomotion."
- Kevin Siembieda of Columbiana, who is majoring in mechanical engineering, made a presentation titled "Design of Planatery Gear Box."
- Jennifer Williamson of Columbiana, who is majoring in chemistry, made a presentation titled "Monosaccharide Structural Analysis by 2-D Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy."
- James Schuster of Damascus, who is majoring in mechanical engineering, made a presentation titled "Drag Characteristics on Automobiles."
- Haley Pastircak of Kensington, who is majoring in geography, made a presentation titled "Horse Laminits."
- Cory Muraco of East Palestine, who is majoring in chemistry, made a presentation titled "Isolation and Characterization of Lysozyme Oxidized by a Copper (II)/Hydrogen Peroxide Metal Catalyzed Oxidation System."
- Michael Falcone of East Palestine, who is majoring in computer science, made a presentation titled "An Eye-tracking Study on the Role of Scan Time in Finding Source Code Defects" and " In Which Order Should I Fix These Bugs?"
- Nathan Miller of East Palestine, who is majoring in computing and information systems, made a presentation titled "Detecting Malicious Transmission using the NetFPGA Open Research Platform."
- Ron Welther of East Palestine, who is majoring in electrical engineering, made a presentation titled "Energy Conversion Learning Journey Gamma."
- Ashley Wagner of East Palestine, who is majoring in information technology B, made a presentation titled "A Study of the Mathematics and an Optimization of Ray Tracing."
- Nathan Jones of Hanoverton, who is majoring in electrical engineering comp digital opt, made a presentation titled "Energy Conversion Learning Journey (Beta)" and "Solar Panel Array Construction and Investigation."
- Heidi Hall of Lisbon, who is majoring in environmental studies, made a presentation titled "Storm Event Impacts on the Sedimentation Deposition in Coastal Lakes of San Salvador, Bahamas."
- Ashlee Dawson of Lisbon, who is majoring in integrated math education, made a presentation titled "An Original Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem."
- Adam Restifo of Lisbon, who is majoring in mechanical engineering, made a presentation titled "Manual Lathe Guide System and Ball Screw Assembly" and "The Ring Solved By Analytical, Experimental and Computer Simulation Methods."
- Amanda Sweigard of Lisbon, who is majoring in environmental studies, made a presentation titled "Effects of Storm Activity on Coastal San Salvador Lake Sedimentation."
- Kelcie Herberger of New Springfield, who is majoring in integrated math education, made a presentation titled "Wind, Temperature, and Moisture Variations on San Salvador Island, The Bahamas."
- Andrew Bender of Salem, who is majoring in mechanical engineering, made a presentation titled "Hydraulic Descale Valve's Prefill Crossover Plate Failure Investigation."
- Anna Converse of Salem, who is majoring in food and nutrition coordinated, made a presentation titled "Lifestyle Characteristics of Yoga Practitioners" and " A Training Program in Nutrition-Focused Physical Assessment for Dietetics Students."
- Aaron Esbenshade of Salem, who is majoring in biology, made a presentation titled "Differential Protein Expression of Clostridium Beijerinckii in Butanol Fermentation From Wood Hydrolysate."
- Erin Griehs of Salem, who is majoring in accounting, made a presentation titled "Comparative Fraudulent Practices: International Differences between the U.S. and the European Union."
- Dakota Joy of Salem, who is majoring in mechanical engineering, made a presentation titled "Comparing Drag Coefficients for Two Types of Snowmobile Windshield."
- Kylie King of Salem, who is majoring in industrial and systems engineering, made a presentation titled "Fireline."
- Ethan McLaughlin of Salem, who is majoring in mechanical engineering, made a presentation titled " Hydraulic Power Transmission System for a Wind Turbine."
- Abigail Seguin of Salem, who is majoring in music theory, made a presentation titled "Sara Goldfarb Has Left the Building the Musical Journey of Her Dream."
- Justin Seguin of Salem, who is majoring in mechanical engineering, made a presentation titled " Non-Planetary Gearbox."
- Phillip Shuback of Salem, who is majoring in electrical engineering, made a presentation titled "Solar Energy Creation, Absorption, and Utilization."
- Sarah Tolson of Salem, who is majoring in counseling, made a presentation titled "Appalachian Experiences with Multisystemic Therapy."
- Cody Rigney of Sebring, who is majoring in computer science, made a presentation titled "A Study of the Mathematics and an Optimization of Ray Tracing."
