Final Reports from the Participants of the
Multidisciplinary Research Opportunities for Women (MRO-W) Program


2007-2008



Projects for the year 2007-2008

Project Student
Researchers
Advisor Institution Abstract Final
Reports
Project
Websites
Indoor Air Quality Simulator with Lab and Interactive Consumer Interface Janet Guntly (Computer Science),
Amber Loftis (Chemical Engineering)
Daniel Tauritz (Computer Science) and Glenn Morrison (Environmental Engineering) Missouri University of Science and Technology  
Simmons College Sea Squirt Population Modeling Nicole Richards
and Elisabete Baker
Nanette Veilleux and Mary Owen Simmons College  
Modeling Forest Dynamics Using Field Data from Zoar Valley, Western New York State Irena Lanc and
Erin Pfeil
Thomas P. Diggins (Biology) and
Alina Lazar (Computer Science)
Youngstown State University  
Computational Consideration of Disease Spread and Management: Malaria and Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Janelle Scott
Boloye Gomero
Roxana Leontie
(and unfunded: Justin Domes)
Todd Rimkus
Elsa Schaefer
Marymount University  
Modeling and Simulation of Flexible Aircraft Shameka Dawson (Computer Science)
Martha A. Addison (Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics)
Phillip G. Bradford (Computer Science)
Ilhan Tuzcu (Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics)
The University of Alabama  
Automated Information Extraction from Electronic Health Records Anna-Marie Mansour
Lynnelle Fowler-McDonald
Laura Dickson
Catherine Blake
Suzanne L. West
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  
Machine Learning in Protein Design Mandy Lee,
Aye Sandar Moe
Phyllis Frankl,
Lisa Hellerstein,
Jin Kim Montclare
Polytechnic University  
Mapping the impact of faith-based organizations on Hurricane Katrina evacuees in the Jackson Metro area using Geographical Information System/Remote Sensing (GIS/RS). Tonya Oliver, Economics,
Vanesha Williams, Computer Science,
Tylor Streeter, Computer Science
Sharron T. Streeter (Computer Science),
Kamal Ahmed Abdelrahman (Sociology and Economics)
Tougaloo College