Washington University Undergraduate Research Symposium

August 1, 2003

Session 1:  Ambient Air Quality

Speaker

Title

Time

Lisa Gates

Measurement of Black Carbon in Ambient Air

8:30

Lynn Rice

Measurement of Particulate Benzothiazole in Ambient Air

8:55

Dan Rauer

Sampling Air at the St. Louis Supersite for Quantification of Bioaerosols

9:20

Richard Ezike

Measurement of Bioaerosols in Ambient Air

9:45

 

Break

10:05

Session 2:  Aerosols and Combustion

Speaker

Title

Time

Jared Fisher

Soot Production in Diffusion Flames

10:30

Joanna Lankester

Carbon Nanotube Production in Diffusion Flames

10:55

My Ngoc Troung

Effects of Relative Humidity on Particle Removal in Air Filters

11:20

Chris Hogan

Enhanced Removal of Viral Particles in Electrostatic Precipitators Using Soft X-Rays

11:45

 

Lunch

12:10

Session 3:  Water and Waste Treatment

Speaker

Title

Time

Bukky Akinyemi

Capture of Virus Particles in Water Filtration Systems

1:00

Wijdan Aljailawi

Catalytic Wet Oxidation for Treatment of Industrial Wastewater

1:25

Scott Crothers

Simultaneous Anaerobic Removal of Nitrogen and Sulfur

1:50

Rachel Hanson

Inhibition of Acetate Biodegradation in Anaerobic River Sediments

2:15

 

Break

2:40

Session 4:  Characterization of Processes in Natural Environments

Speaker

Title

Time

Angelica Gonzalez

Lead Sorption on Iron-Oxide-Coated Sand

3:00

Claire Farnsworth

Dissolution Rates of Lead-Containing Minerals

3:25

Vince DeCapio

Lead Transport Through Goethite-Coated Silica Sand

3:50

Kendra Grimes

Forest Fire Data Collection, Display, and Analysis

4:15

Jennifer Novak

Processing Satellite Imagery

4:40