2013 Student Summer Scholars


Abigail Carlson

Abigail Carlson

Exercise Induced Neurogenisis Using A Crayfish Model System
Faculty Mentor: Dan Bergman, Biomedical Science

Holly Cassell

Holly Cassell

Reviving German-American Musical Culture: The Works of William Henry Pommer
Faculty Mentor: Lisa Feurzeig, Music

Christopher Churches

Christopher Churches

Geomorphic Characterization of the Grand River near Grand Rapids: Baseline Data Collection and Predicted Dam Removal Effects
Faculty Mentor: Peter Wampler, Geology

Jozlyn Clasman

Jozlyn Clasman

Structural Analysis of the Clinically-Derived Class D β-lactamase OXA-24 with a Pro227Ser Mutation
Faculty Mentor: Dave Leonard, Chemistry

Jacob Dec

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Assessing the light requirements for E3 complex assembly in Arabidopsis thaliana
Faculty Mentor: Matthew Christians, Cell and Molecular Biology

Alexander Fisch

Alexander Fisch

Effect of Telomerase Inhibitors on Malignant Breast Cancer Cells
Faculty Mentor: Osman Patel, Cell and Molecular Biology

Vincent Gasparotto

Vincent Gasparotto

Detecting deletions in the Hdc gene generated by Minos transposon excision in Drosophila melanogaster
Faculty Mentor: Martin Burg, Biomedical Science

Julia Gjebic

Julia Gjebic

A Study of Oboe Reeds
Faculty Mentors: Karen Gipson, Physics & Marlen Vavrikova, Music

Breanna Gould

Breanna Gould

A landscape genetic analysis of eastern box turtles, Terrapene carolina carolina
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Moore, Biology

John Gravelyn, MS3

John Gravelyn, MS3

The Trainer Project
Faculty Mentor: John Farris, Engineering

Danielle Harris

Danielle Harris

DDS/DGEBA Epoxy Used as a Model for Studying Polymer Confinement in Polymer Nanocomposites
Faculty Mentor: Richard Vallery, Physics

Rachel Hughart

Rachel Hughart

Kit Production and Survival From Birth Through Independence of American Marten in West Michigan
Faculty Mentors: Paul Keenlance, Natural Resources Mgmt & Joseph Jacquot, Biology

Lisa Keeney

Lisa Keeney

Creating a Performing Edition of Sousa Opera
Faculty Mentor: Kevin Tutt, Music

David Leestma

David Leestma

The Administration of the Hajj: An Analysis of the operation and logistics of the Islamic Pilgrimage
Faculty Mentor: Sebastian Maisel, Modern Languages

Kayla Lockmiller, MS3

Kayla Lockmiller, MS3

TOC, C/N, δC13, and δN15 of Shales from the Mississippian Michigan Formation, Western Michigan
Faculty Mentor: Patricia Videtich, Geology

Andrea Morrow

Andrea Morrow

A Comparative Analysis of the Tibia of Paralouatta varonai, an Extinct Cuban Primate
Faculty Mentor: Melissa Tallman, Biomedical Science

Alice Munday, MS3

Alice Munday, MS3

“Such is War”: Union Surgeon George M. Trowbridge and the Personal Perils of Slavery and Race in the American Civil War
Faculty Mentor: Scott Stabler, History

Jessica Pontow

Jessica Pontow

An analysis of extra-pair paternity in a population of Tree Swallows in Allendale, Michigan
Faculty Mentors: Michael Lombardo, Biology & Patrick Thorpe, Biology

Aula Ramo

Aula Ramo

Can drugs for Alzheimer's disease be of benefit in glaucoma?
Faculty Mentor: David Linn, Biomedical Science

Mitchell Roth

Mitchell Roth

The Role of CBL10 in Stamen Development in Arabidopsis thaliana
Faculty Mentor: Margaret Dietrich, Cell and Molecular Biology

Max Spencer

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A bioassessment of the butterflies and leafhoppers of the rare alvar ecosystem of the Maxton Plains Preserve
Faculty Mentor: James Dunn, Biology

Aubriana Spenski, MS3

Aubriana Spenski, MS3

Mechanisms of American Marten Kit Independence and Dispersal in West Michigan
Faculty Mentors: Joseph Jacquot, Biology & Paul Keenlance, Natural Resources Mgmt

Jordan Straight

Jordan Straight

Nato3 induces the expression of key DA neuron markers in a regionally and temporally specific manner within the developing CNS
Faculty Mentor: Merritt Taylor, Biomedical Science

Hollister Swanson (Koeze Fellow)

Hollister Swanson (Koeze Fellow)

Identification of a Potent Inhibitor for the Extended-Spectrum Class C β-lactamase, ADC-7
Faculty Mentor: Brad Wallar, Chemistry

Marissa Swartz

Marissa Swartz

Economic Context and Civic Engagement: the Effects of ‘Localism’ in Four Michigan Cities
Faculty Mentor: Whitt Kilburn, Political Science

Adam Terwilliger, MS3

Adam Terwilliger, MS3

Do We Need to Analyze Spectra by Hand?
Faculty Mentor: Richard Lord, Chemistry

Jared Toogood

Jared Toogood

Epiphytes, Assemble! Epiphytic fern distribution along a vertical moisture gradient
Faculty Mentor: Gary Greer, Biology

Josephine Werner, MS3

Josephine Werner, MS3

Expression, purification, and optimization of crystallization conditions for the antibiotic resistance enzyme OXA-24 beta-lactamase
Faculty Mentor: Rachel Powers, Chemistry

Noah Zucker

Noah Zucker

Affect of fatty acid structure on endothelial cell connexin43 levels
Faculty Mentor: David Kurjiaka, Biomedical Science


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

2013 GVSU Summer Scholars Showcase Abstract Book



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