2009 Student Summer Scholars


James Bozung

James Bozung

Where Have All the Physical Educators Gone? (Hint: Its NOT Higher Education)
Faculty Mentors: Colleen Lewis and Mary Schutten, Movement Science

Rebecca Brittain

Rebecca Brittain

The role of individual personality in the successful formation of new social groups with aged chimpanzees in a sanctuary environment
Faculty Mentor: Judith Corr, Anthropology

Lisa Burson

Lisa Burson

Analysis of the Fusion of the Sagittal and Coronal Sutures in Humans and Apes using Computerized Tomography
Faculty Mentor: James Reed, Biomedical Sciences

Sarah Clark

Sarah Clark

Estimating Sea Surface Temperature for the Earth's Past
Faculty Mentor: Figen Mekik, Geology

Corey Davis

Corey Davis

An examination of speciation, extinction, and evolutionary relationships in plants from two continents
Faculty Mentor: Timothy Evans, Biology

Kaitlin Downey

Kaitlin Downey

Modeling problem solving: Creating and evaluating student-generated screencasts
Faculty Mentor: Nathan Barrows, Chemistry

Ryan Enck

Ryan Enck

Efficient Synthesis of a Truncated Ergoline: Development of TAAR Regulators
Faculty Mentor: Matthew Hart, Chemistry

Steven Gauthier

Steven Gauthier

Sublethal exposure to two alkylphenolic compounds and their influence on development, growth and reproductive behavior of crayfish
Faculty Mentors: Daniel Bergman, Biomedical Sciences

Adrienne Gibson

Adrienne Gibson

The Behavioral Effects of Caffeine on Freshwater Angelfish
Faculty Mentor: Alexey Nikitin, Biology

Anel Guel

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Use of the chambira palm in rainforest communities of the Peruvian Amazon
Faculty Mentor: Jim Penn, Geography

Bradley Houdek

Bradley Houdek

Sex difference in the innate immune system of Tree Swallows
Faculty Mentors: Michael Lombardo and Patrick A. Thorpe, Biology

Samantha Howard

Samantha Howard

What Writers Need to Write: Environment and the Writing Process
Mentor: Ellen Schendel, Writing

Embriette Hyde

Embriette Hyde

Idenfication of the role that the 3'UTR plays in regulation of Hdc expression in Drosophila
Faculty Mentor: Martin Burg, Biomedical Sciences

Karen Ickes

Karen Ickes

Bobcat Population Size in Central Michigan
Faculty Mentor: Paul Keenlance, Natural Resource Management

Lee Jackson

Lee Jackson

Synthesis of functionalized benz[±]anthracene-7,12-diones as DNA-interactive agents and inhibitors of telomerase as potential anti-cancer agents
Faculty Mentor: Toni Brown, Chemistry

Corey Kapolka

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
Faculty Mentor: Neil MacDonald, Natural Resource Management

Nicholas Krzywonos

Nicholas Krzywonos

Rook polynomials in higher dimensions
Faculty Mentor: Feryal Alayont, Mathematics

Elizabeth LaRue

Elizabeth LaRue

Population structure of the invasive round goby in Lake Michigan
Faculty Mentors: Carl Ruetz III and Ryan A. Thum, Annis Water Resources Institute

Patrick Louden

Patrick Louden

Water Evaporation From Atmospheric Aerosols
Faculty Mentor: Christopher Lawrence, Chemistry

Todd Major

Todd Major

Measurement of fundamental physical constants of molecules via laser-based vibrational spectroscopy
Faculty Mentors: Stephanie Schaertel, Chemistry

Shane McGrath

Shane McGrath

Conversion of Biomass to Value-Added Chemicals
Faculty Mentors: Dalila Kovacs and Jim Krikke, Chemistry

David Merryman

David Merryman

Civil Society and Transitional Justice in Post-Communist Central Europe
Faculty Mentor: Heather Tafel, Political Science

Amanda Mitchell

Amanda Mitchell

Meanings of Education and Educational Experience
Faculty Mentor: Donna Henderson-King, Psychology

Ryan Nelson

Ryan Nelson

Capillary Electrophoresis Based Microbial Detection and Separation
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Lantz, Chemistry

Nikki Powers

Nikki Powers

Entrepreneurship/Small Business Programming at the Muskegon Correctional Facility
Faculty Mentor: Nancy Levenburg, Management

Juan Rango

Juan Rango

The combination of a selective nicotinic agonist and modulator protects against cellular damage in 2 models of glaucoma
Faculty Mentor: David Linn, Biomedical Sciences

Kaitlyn Ratkowiak

Kaitlyn Ratkowiak

Residential Foreclosures in Kent County from a Community Perspective
Faculty Mentor: Daniel Frobish, Statistics

Sarala Sarah

Sarala Sarah

Mechanisms of neural stem cell differentiation into astrocytes through the Notch intracellular signaling pathway
Faculty Mentor: Merritt Taylor, Biomedical Sciences

Donna St. Louis

Donna St. Louis

La Femme Patiente: A Project in Translation
Faculty Mentor: Janel Pettes Guikema, French

Jarrett Zeman

Jarrett Zeman

Resurrection Machines: An analysis of burial sites in ancient Egypt's Valley of the Kings as physical and spiritual processes of rebirth
Faculty Mentor: Gwyn Madden, Anthropology


If you'd like to see more about these scholars' projects, then check out the Student Summer Scholars Summer Showcase Abstract Book.

2009 Student Summer Scholars Summer Showcase Abstract Book



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