STAR Scholars Summer Showcase

Congratulations to the 2012 STAR Scholars cohort for an extremely successful year! The extraordinary caliber of research conducted by 137 STAR Scholars over the course of the 2012 Summer Term was on full display at the STAR Scholars Summer Showcase (Wednesday, August 29, 2012). Students presented research from disciplines across the university. Examples of this research include the following projects:

Project Title	STAR Scholar	STAR Mentor
The Dexter House: The beginning of the First African Church in the United States	Joseph Tomasso Animation & Visuall Effects, Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design	Dr. Glen Muschio Digital Media, Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
Using the Abraham Model to Determine a Recrystallization Solvent for Common Organic Compounds	Matthew McBride Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences	Dr. Jean-Claude Bradley Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences
Aesthetics vs. Functionality - The Art & Design of Diagnostic Video Cames	Valentina Feldman Animation & Visual Effects, Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design	Dr. Felicia Hurewitz Psychology, College of Arts & Sciences
Modeling Ocean Curents	Jenna Schabdach Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering	Dr. M. Ani Hsieh Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics, College of Engineering
MicroRNAs as Biomarkers in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome	Sabrina Douglas Nursing, College of Nursing & Health Professions	Dr. Seena Ajit Pharmacology & Physiology, Drexel University College of Medicine
Bristol-Myers Squibb: A STudy of Pharmaceutical R&D Offshoring	Sandra Petri International Business, Bennett S. LeBow College of Business	Dr. Vadake Narayanan Management, Bennett S. LeBow College of Business

For details on these and many other projects, please see the STAR Scholars Summer Showcase program.

STAR Scholars Summer Showcase, Bossone Atrium, August 24, 2011.

Also honored at the Summer Showcase were the STAR Faculty Mentors, who went above and beyond in their duties as mentors. Many of the STAR Scholars nominated their faculty mentors for the Outstanding Mentor of the Year Award; throughout these nominations, the Mentors were uniformly recognized as having the following qualities:

• Are passionate experts in their field who freely share their expertise with students
• Care deeply about their students and treat them with respect
• Create comfortable but challenging work environments that facilitate open discussion
• Generously foster students’ intellectual and professional development
• Actively engage students in learning and celebrate their success
• Are kind and patient
• Go above and beyond in supporting their students

Thank you, STAR Faculty Mentors, for all you contributed to the STAR Scholars’ experience this past summer!