The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research has been established to publish outstanding research papers written by Purdue undergraduates from all disciplines who have completed faculty-mentored research projects. The journal is run by students, but behind the scenes is a unique partnership between Purdue University Press and other departments of Purdue University Libraries, working with Purdue Marketing and Media and the Writing Lab, based in the Department of English. Publication of JPUR is sponsored by the Office of the Provost at Purdue University.
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Current Volume: Volume 11 (2021)
Editorial
Articles
Visualizing Bacteriophage Evolution Through Sequence and Structural Phylogeny of Lysin A and Terminase Proteins: An Analysis of Protein Structure Across Phage Clusters
Maansi Asthana, Alyssa Easton, Julia Mollenhauer, Sean Renwick, and Anita Golpalrathnam
The Sociology of Trust in Science: Evaluating and Predicting Levels of Scientism in Indiana Residents
Sohinee Bera
Parenting Stress and Language Development in Children: Associations in Angelman Syndrome and Down Syndrome
Annalise Bland, Zainab Husain, Breanna Martin-O'Dell, and Sarah Gronceski
Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic to the Asian and Asian American Communities: Persistent History, Collective Resistance, and Intersectional Solidarity
Serena Chang, Tess Chang, Tiffany Nguyen, and Nimisha Prasad
Breaking Down the Impact of Resilience on Mental Health: An Analysis Utilizing the Resilience Scale for Adults
Sydney K. Cook
Iron Homeostasis and Manganese Exposure Occupational Cross-Sectional Study of a Welder Population
Meredith Robbins
Research Snapshots
Experience Doesn't Matter, but the Direction Does
Hailey Blythe
Automated Data Processing: Making Community Indicators Possible for Lafayette, Indiana
Jace T. Newell, Eli W. Coltin, and Eric D. Flaningam
Collision Tracking and Brain Mapping
Carl Russell III
Interface Engineering to Kinetically Trap the Photovoltaic Crystal Phase of Formamidinium Lead Iodide Perovskite
Yiyuan (Melody) Zhang
A Review of Mobile Apps for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Clarisse Zigan, Carl Russell III, Kirsten Wozniak, and Kshaunish Soni
The Effects of Environmental Copper Exposure on the Behavior and Morphology of Developing Zebrafish
Christina Kaucic
Application of Novel Innovations: Iron and Manganese Nanoparticles Produced Using a Spark Discharge System
Kaushal Prasad
Walking Your Brain to Better Ideas: The Effects of an Acute Bout of Exercise on Creativity
Alexis Swingendorf
Examining Early Language and Communication Skills in Children at Elevated Risk for Developmental Delays
Taylor Watters
The Impact of COVID-19 on Mathematics Education Curriculum
Kristen Ferguson
Model of Epithelial Cell Changes in PAP-Stained Vaginal Smears throughout the Rat Estrous Cycle: Rat Estrous Model Identification
Gabriella Fernandez
Participatory Action Research: Undergraduate Researchers Engaging Secondary Students in Social Justice Mathematics
Isabelle Miller, Alexis Grimes, and Camryn Adkison
Automated Detection and Characterization of Mesocyclones in X-band Radar Observations
Raychel E. Nelson
Barriers to Recruitment of Racial Minorities into STEM
Kayla Reidenbach and Nana Dadzie
The Preference of the Use of Intuition over Other Methods of Problem Solving by Undergraduate Students
Melissa Cai Shi
Effects of Face Masks on the Acoustic Properties of Speech
Gabrielle Fanning and Kailyn Wade
The French-English Bilingual Mind
Quinlan Bovee Dulaney
Translanguaging Views and Practices of Indiana Dual-Language Bilingual Education Teachers
Amanda Shie
Knowing the World through Mathematics: The Interconnections between Social Justice and Mathematics for Preservice Mathematics Teachers
Gabrielle Gagnon
Identity Development in Informal Learning Spaces: A Case Study of the Girls Excelling in Math and Science Club
Michaela Rice
Out of the Box
Interview
Interview: Mark Daniel Ward
Ethan Edwards
Alumni Spotlights
Back Matter

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