Synthesis and Evaluation of a Lead Binding Peptoid

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

Lead is a particularly problematic environmental contaminant. The peptide sequence GGGTNTLSNNGGG has an affinity for binding lead particles. Utilizing solid phase reaction chemistry the peptoid analog was synthesized. The resin bound peptoid has been evaluated for lead binding affinity using Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry. Initial results show a 27:1 lead to peptoid binding with an average 14% lead decrease in the presence of 1.31× 10-5 per mole of the peptoid. Treatment of peptoid bound lead with hydrochloric acid resulted in release of lead indicating the recyclability of this peptoid modified resin.

Synthesis of Bis(diaryl)thienothiadiazole Compounds with Pyridyl and Pyrimidyl Groups For Use in Organic Photovoltaic Cells

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

An organic photovoltaic (OPV) is a polymeric or small molecule device that accepts photons and generates a current. Donor-acceptor molecules are used to create a heterojunction where an electronic environment dissociates excitons, which are bound excited electron-hole pairs. Charge dissociation is facilitated at the heterojunction by the interaction of an exciton on the donor molecule with the electronic configuration of the acceptor molecule. Thiophene derivatives have proven to be promising candidates for high efficiency donor molecules. Rational design and attempted synthesis of bis(diaryl)-thienothiadiazole compounds with pyridyl and pyrimidyl groups are reported.

Tactics to Prevent Sexual Assault in Athletics

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

This poster will discuss sexual assault that happens in all levels of athletics and how we can prevent this from happening. By taking time to educate young athletes about what sexual assault is, consent and what it looks like, so they will know how to prevent and respond to sexual assault. Hopefully by educating young athletes, they will know and change the future to make athletics more safe for everybody.

Tailoring the Learning Environment: Generation Z

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

By addressing the needs of Generation Z students in the classroom, we are able to tailor the learning environment to the generation. The ineffectiveness of the traditional teaching pedagogy shows the need to adapt the classroom. As a classroom assistant in a service-learning class, I was able to see how communication in the classroom plus reflection creates community, and awareness of community. By proposing a dynamic learning environment such as one with service-learning, one is able to shape the way the classroom interacts and engages with its students to address their changing learning style. We need to ask the question of how can we engage students in an adapting and changing world.

Talking to Yourself: Let's Talk About Intrapersonal Communication!

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Intrapersonal communication consists of the internal communication that occurs within each of us, where we send and receive messages within ourselves. Intrapersonal communication highly impacts the more well-known concept of interpersonal communication, which occurs between two or more people. Yet, intrapersonal communication isn't listed as an interest group under the National Communication Association! Consequently, student exposure to this concept is often limited to a small section in introduction to communication courses. In this presentation, I argue that California Polytechnic Humboldt should offer a course in intrapersonal communication and I share a potential syllabus I've created.

Taphonomic Bone Shrinkage: A Study on the Effects of Wet and Dry Climates on Postmortem Bone Shrinkage

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

In forensics, stature estimation is a key component of the assessment of skeletal remains. Estimating stature involves extrapolation from the length of long bones. Previous research has indicated environment can result in postmortem shrinkage of bone, and therefore affect stature estimates. This research project examines the extent of bone shrinkage that occurs when bones are exposed to the elements, dried out in a fume hood and submerged underwater. Measurements of bone length were taken at regular intervals. Preliminary analysis indicates a relationship between precipitation and postmortem shrinkage. This study has the potential to aid in assessing the accuracy of stature calculations.

Targeted Education and Monitoring to Reduce Diabetes Complications in Spanish-Speaking Patients on the North Coast

College of Professional Studies

Inconsistent follow-up care for Spanish-speaking patients with type 2 diabetes leads to unfavorable health outcomes and inequities for this population due to various socioeconomic barriers. With proper diabetes self-management, many patients can keep their A1C below 7%. Diabetes education incorporating culturally humility can improve patients’ health outcomes. Interventions at multiple levels are evaluated to address this practice disparity. The objective for Spanish-speaking low-income patients is diabetes care continuity so they can self-manage their illness and reduce complications. Process and impact evaluation strategies were analyzed to find the effectiveness of these implementations.

Tattoos as Rhetoric

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

American tattoos are no longer considered counter-culture. Dominant ideologies that once reserved tattoos for bikers, criminals, and sailors now consider tattoos as highly popularized and commonplace. This prospectus will not look at the history of tattooing so much as it will explore the acts of getting, maintaining, and displaying tattoos as rhetoric. I explore the relationship between modern body art and rhetoric and argue that tattoos are persuasive and contextually meaningful. Tattoos function as a personal narrative and a social artifact fixed in time.

TCLT Internship Accomplishments

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Trinidad Coastal Land Trust is the organization I am connected with for my service learning project. I am tasked with many responsibilities to complete while in the office. To list a few of the tasks that I have been assigned while interning with Trinidad Coastal Land Trust. Some of the tasks are website review and making sure google maps has the properties under the Trust correctly marked. Being an Environmental Studies major I can use my view in certain situations that come up during meetings to broaden the viewpoints and get to an understanding. I am in contact with multiple people with their own goals in mind and we make collaborative decisions to make TCLT better for the future.

Teaming Strategies

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

Strong teamwork is important in many areas of society. Soccer, in particular, is one area where teamwork is critical to performing well and achieving a high score. The goal here was to analyze the data from the Huskies soccer team to determine what affected the team’s success, such as the number of passes, who was playing, and who was coaching. To analyze the given data, it was extracted into both Mathematica and Python. A Monte Carlo simulation, coded in Python, was applied to analyze wins, ties, and losses for each coach and stats for each player, from which we were able to make suggestions to better the teams gameplay as a whole.