2009 Student Summer Scholars
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
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
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
Estimating Sea Surface Temperature for the Earth's Past
Faculty Mentor: Figen Mekik, Geology
Corey Davis
An examination of speciation, extinction, and evolutionary relationships in plants from two continents
Faculty Mentor: Timothy Evans, Biology
Kaitlin Downey
Modeling problem solving: Creating and evaluating student-generated screencasts
Faculty Mentor: Nathan Barrows, Chemistry
Ryan Enck
Efficient Synthesis of a Truncated Ergoline: Development of TAAR Regulators
Faculty Mentor: Matthew Hart, Chemistry
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
The Behavioral Effects of Caffeine on Freshwater Angelfish
Faculty Mentor: Alexey Nikitin, Biology
Anel Guel
Use of the chambira palm in rainforest communities of the Peruvian Amazon
Faculty Mentor: Jim Penn, Geography
Bradley Houdek
Sex difference in the innate immune system of Tree Swallows
Faculty 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
Faculty Mentor: Martin Burg, Biomedical Sciences
Karen Ickes
Bobcat Population Size in Central Michigan
Faculty Mentor: Paul Keenlance, Natural Resource Management
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
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
Rook polynomials in higher dimensions
Faculty Mentor: Feryal Alayont, Mathematics
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
Water Evaporation From Atmospheric Aerosols
Faculty Mentor: Christopher Lawrence, Chemistry
Todd Major
Measurement of fundamental physical constants of molecules via laser-based vibrational spectroscopy
Faculty Mentors: Stephanie Schaertel, Chemistry
Shane McGrath
Conversion of Biomass to Value-Added Chemicals
Faculty Mentors: Dalila Kovacs and Jim Krikke, Chemistry
David Merryman
Civil Society and Transitional Justice in Post-Communist Central Europe
Faculty Mentor: Heather Tafel, Political Science
Amanda Mitchell
Meanings of Education and Educational Experience
Faculty Mentor: Donna Henderson-King, Psychology
Ryan Nelson
Capillary Electrophoresis Based Microbial Detection and Separation
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Lantz, Chemistry
Nikki Powers
Entrepreneurship/Small Business Programming at the Muskegon Correctional Facility
Faculty Mentor: Nancy Levenburg, Management
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
Residential Foreclosures in Kent County from a Community Perspective
Faculty Mentor: Daniel Frobish, Statistics
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
La Femme Patiente: A Project in Translation
Faculty Mentor: Janel Pettes Guikema, French
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.