2009 Student Summer Scholars
James Bozung
"Where Have All the Physical Educators Gone? (Hint: Its NOT Higher Education)"
Mentors: Colleen Lewis and Mary Schutten, Movement Science
Rebecca Brittain
"The role of individual personality in the successful formation of new social groups with aged chimpanzees in a sanctuary environment"
Mentor: Judith Corr, Anthropology
Lisa Burson
"Analysis of the Fusion of the Sagittal and Coronal Sutures in Humans and Apes using Computerized Tomography"
Mentor: James Reed, Biomedical Sciences
Sarah Clark
"Estimating Sea Surface Temperature for the Earth's Past"
Mentor: Figen Mekik, Geology
“An examination of speciation, extinction, and evolutionary relationships in plants from two continents”
Mentor
Kaitlin Downey
“Modeling problem solving: Creating and evaluating student-generated screencasts”
Mentor: Nathan Barrows, Chemistry
Ryan Enck
“Efficient Synthesis of a Truncated Ergoline: Development of TAAR Regulators”
Mentor: Matthew Hart, Chemistry
Steven Gauthier
“Sublethal exposure to two alkylphenolic compounds and their influence on development, growth and reproductive behavior of crayfish”
Mentor: Daniel Bergman, Biomedical Sciences
Adrienne Gibson
“The Behavioral Effects of Caffeine on Freshwater Angelfish”
Mentor: Alexey Nikitin, Biology
Anel Guel
“Use of the chambira palm in rainforest communities of the Peruvian Amazon”
Mentor: Jim Penn, Geography
Bradley Houdek
“Sex difference in the innate immune system of Tree Swallows”
Mentors: Michael Lombardo and Patrick A. Thorpe, Biology
Samantha Howard
“What Writers Need to Write: Environment and the Writing Process”
Mentor: Ellen Schendel, Writing
Embriette Hyde
“Idenfication of the role that the 3'UTR plays in regulation of Hdc expression in Drosophila”
Mentor: Martin Burg, Biomedical Sciences
“Bobcat Population Size inCentral Michigan ”
Mentor: Paul Keenlance, Natural Resource Management
Corey Kapolka
“Establishing a diverse assemblage of native grasses and forbs on a knapweed-infested site in the Bass River Recreation Area,Ottawa County , Michigan
Mentor: Neil MacDonald, Natural Resource Management
Nicholas Krzywonos
“Rook polynomials in higher dimensions”
Mentor: Feryal Alayont, Mathematics
“Population structure of the invasive round goby inLake Michigan ”
Mentors: Carl Ruetz III and Ryan A. Thum, Annis Water Resources Institute
Patrick Louden
“Water Evaporation From Atmospheric Aerosols”
Mentor: Christopher Lawrence, Chemistry
Todd Major
“Measurement of fundamental physical constants of molecules via laser-based vibrational spectroscopy”
Mentors: Stephanie Schaertel, Chemistry
Shane McGrath
“Conversion of Biomass to Value-Added Chemicals”
Mentors: Dalila Kovacs and Jim Krikke, Chemistry
“Civil Society and Transitional Justice in Post-Communist CentralEurope ”
Mentor: Heather Tafel, Political Science
Amanda Mitchell
“Meanings of Education and Educational Experience”
Mentor: Donna Henderson-King, Psychology
Ryan Nelson
“Capillary Electrophoresis Based Microbial Detection and Separation”
Mentor: Andrew Lantz, Chemistry
“Entrepreneurship/Small Business Programming at theMuskegon
Mentor: Nancy Levenburg, Management
Juan Rango
“The combination of a selective nicotinic agonist and modulator protects against cellular damage in 2 models of glaucoma”
Mentor: David Linn, Biomedical Sciences
“Residential Foreclosures inKent County
Mentor: Daniel Frobish, Statistics
Sarala Sarah
“Mechanisms of neural stem cell differentiation into astrocytes through the Notch intracellular signaling pathway”
Mentor: Merritt Taylor, Biomedical Sciences
Donna St. Louis
“La Femme Patiente: A Project in Translation”
Mentor: Janel Pettes Guikema, French
“Resurrection Machines: An analysis of burial sites in ancientEgypt 's Valley of the Kings as physical and spiritual processes of rebirth”
Mentor: Gwyn Madden, Anthropology
James Bozung
"Where Have All the Physical Educators Gone? (Hint: Its NOT Higher Education)"
Mentors: Colleen Lewis and Mary Schutten, Movement Science
Rebecca Brittain
"The role of individual personality in the successful formation of new social groups with aged chimpanzees in a sanctuary environment"
Mentor: Judith Corr, Anthropology
Lisa Burson
"Analysis of the Fusion of the Sagittal and Coronal Sutures in Humans and Apes using Computerized Tomography"
Mentor: James Reed, Biomedical Sciences
Sarah Clark
"Estimating Sea Surface Temperature for the Earth's Past"
Mentor: Figen Mekik, Geology
“An examination of speciation, extinction, and evolutionary relationships in plants from two continents”
Kaitlin Downey
“Modeling problem solving: Creating and evaluating student-generated screencasts”
Mentor: Nathan Barrows, Chemistry
Ryan Enck
“Efficient Synthesis of a Truncated Ergoline: Development of TAAR Regulators”
Mentor: Matthew Hart, Chemistry
Steven Gauthier
“Sublethal exposure to two alkylphenolic compounds and their influence on development, growth and reproductive behavior of crayfish”
Mentor: Daniel Bergman, Biomedical Sciences
Adrienne Gibson
“The Behavioral Effects of Caffeine on Freshwater Angelfish”
Mentor: Alexey Nikitin, Biology
Anel Guel
“Use of the chambira palm in rainforest communities of the Peruvian Amazon”
Mentor: Jim Penn, Geography
Bradley Houdek
“Sex difference in the innate immune system of Tree Swallows”
Mentors: Michael Lombardo and Patrick A. Thorpe, Biology
Samantha Howard
“What Writers Need to Write: Environment and the Writing Process”
Mentor: Ellen Schendel, Writing
Embriette Hyde
“Idenfication of the role that the 3'UTR plays in regulation of Hdc expression in Drosophila”
Mentor: Martin Burg, Biomedical Sciences
“Bobcat Population Size in
Mentor: Paul Keenlance, Natural Resource Management
Corey Kapolka
“Establishing a diverse assemblage of native grasses and forbs on a knapweed-infested site in the Bass River Recreation Area,
Mentor: Neil MacDonald, Natural Resource Management
Nicholas Krzywonos
“Rook polynomials in higher dimensions”
Mentor: Feryal Alayont, Mathematics
“Population structure of the invasive round goby in
Mentors: Carl Ruetz III and Ryan A. Thum, Annis Water Resources Institute
Patrick Louden
“Water Evaporation From Atmospheric Aerosols”
Mentor: Christopher Lawrence, Chemistry
Todd Major
“Measurement of fundamental physical constants of molecules via laser-based vibrational spectroscopy”
Mentors: Stephanie Schaertel, Chemistry
Shane McGrath
“Conversion of Biomass to Value-Added Chemicals”
Mentors: Dalila Kovacs and Jim Krikke, Chemistry
“Civil Society and Transitional Justice in Post-Communist Central
Mentor: Heather Tafel, Political Science
Amanda Mitchell
“Meanings of Education and Educational Experience”
Mentor: Donna Henderson-King, Psychology
Ryan Nelson
“Capillary Electrophoresis Based Microbial Detection and Separation”
Mentor: Andrew Lantz, Chemistry
“Entrepreneurship/Small Business Programming at the
Mentor: Nancy Levenburg, Management
Juan Rango
“The combination of a selective nicotinic agonist and modulator protects against cellular damage in 2 models of glaucoma”
Mentor: David Linn, Biomedical Sciences
“Residential Foreclosures in
Mentor: Daniel Frobish, Statistics
Sarala Sarah
“Mechanisms of neural stem cell differentiation into astrocytes through the Notch intracellular signaling pathway”
Mentor: Merritt Taylor, Biomedical Sciences
Donna St. Louis
“La Femme Patiente: A Project in Translation”
Mentor: Janel Pettes Guikema, French
“Resurrection Machines: An analysis of burial sites in ancient
Mentor: Gwyn Madden, Anthropology
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