Division of Research and Graduate Studies
2009 California State University
Student Research Competition
23rd Annual California State University
Student Research Competition
May 1 - 2, 2009 at CSU Los Angeles
The system-wide conference exhibits excellent research by CSU undergraduate and graduate students from each of the 23 campuses. Each of the eight academic schools submitted the names of their top candidates to represent the university at this event. A total of 193 students presented their research in ten different categories.
Fresno State undergradute student Heather Upton won first place within the Biological and Agricultural Sciences Undergraduate Division at the CSU Student Research Competition. Heather was also the American Chemical Society winner at our Central California Research Symposium which was held on April 23. Heather's faculty mentor is Dr. Mamta Rawat and her research is on the Degradation of Malachite Green in Mycobacterium smegmatis.
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) manages Fresno State's participation in the CSU Student Research Competition. For additional information, including research abstracts or participant contact information, please contact Dr. Thomas McClanahan or Ms. Maral Kismetian at (559) 278-0856.
Below are the California State University, Fresno participants for this year:
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Christopher Kemp | Late Cenozic uplift of the Sierra Nevada and Associated Landscape Evolution Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Wakabayashi |
| Javier Alcantara-Rojas | A Speculative View of Greek Tonality on Fretted Chrodophones Faculty Mentor: Dr. Corey Whitehead |
| Heather Upton | Degradation of Macalchite Green in Mycoibacterium smegmatis Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mamat Rawat |
| Jorge Baltazar | The Introduction of Districts in a Multi-Use Land Area for the Purpose of the Redevlopment
of Downtown Fresno Faculty Mentor: Dr. Derya Ozgoc-Caglar |
| Christopher Estep | Born Free: The Polycultural Animal in Madagascar Faculty Mentor: Dr. Richard Hensen |
| Matthew Grewal | Feasibility Study on Orange Harvesting Robotic Systems Faculty Mentor: Dr. N.P. Mahalik |
| Miho Schweizer | Acoustic Charahcetisitcs of the English Vowel System in California Faculty Mentor: Drs. Chris Golston & Sean Fulop |
| Miriam Fernandez | Melancholy Mad Working Class: Alienation and Class Conflict in Hard Times Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ruth Jenkins |