Student Research

Student Research Projects

Year: 2005
Division: Sciences
Elise Albrecht, 2005
Using an Umbrella Indoors: the Under-funding of Ohio Schools
Division Sciences
Funding The Young Scholar Program
Major English Literature, Education
Adam Amornyard, 2005
A Gender Study of the Human Knee When Landing a Jump
Division Sciences
Funding The Young Scholar Program
Major Pysics
Arzu Arat, 2005
Epistatic analysis of Rad 52 and Rad6 DNA repair pathways and UV-sensitive histone H3 mutations in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Division Sciences
Funding The Young Scholar Program
Major Biology
Colan Baldyga, 2005
Mapping genes involved in the central nervous system of fruit flies
Division Sciences
Funding The Young Scholar Program
Major Biology
Cameron Bieganek, 2005
Simulating a Quantum Computer
Division Sciences
Funding The Young Scholar Program
Major Physics
Craig Biegler, 2005
The diversity of moth species (excluding the microlepidoptera) residing in the Denison University Biological Reserve
Division Sciences
Funding The Young Scholar Program
Major Biology
Asya Borikova, 2005
Applications of Microarray printing
Division Sciences
Funding The Young Scholar Program
Major Biochemistry
Matthew Bowers, 2005
A Causal Approach to Teaching Introductory Physics
Division Sciences
Funding The Young Scholar Program
Major Physics
Allison Boyd, 2005
Effects of the introduced fish, Gambusia affinis, on native tadpoles
Division Sciences
Funding The Young Scholar Program
Major Biology
Danielle Brzezinski, 2005
Aquaculture Initiative Phase II: Feeding stimulants and substitutes for Macrobrachium rosenbergii, Freshwater Prawn
Division Sciences
Funding The Young Scholar Program
Major Biology
Dan Bucatanschi, 2005
Dimensionality Reduction Problem
Division Sciences
Funding The Young Scholar Program
Major Computer Science
Justin Carlisle, 2005
Self-Assembled Molecules: Modification of Polymer Electrolyte Surface
Division Sciences
Funding The Young Scholar Program
Major Chemistry
Chris Carr, 2005
Children's Theatre Exploration
Division Sciences
Funding The Young Scholar Program
Major Theatre
Katharine Cobb, 2005
Constructing a reporter to study PBP1b in bacterial biofilms
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Biochemistry
Erin Colbert-White, 2005
The Role of Novelty and Stress in an Animal Model of Humans' Clinical Relaps
Division Sciences
Funding The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Major Psychology
Sheila Everett, 2005
Studying Fractal and Turbulent Star Forming Clouds
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Physics
Steven Faurie, 2005
Examening Heterochronic Evolution in Neogene Tropical American Corbulids: Using Sclerochronology and isotope geochemistry
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Geology
Devin Fava, 2005
Further Assessment of Reinstatement in Appetitive Conditioning with Rats: Various Effects of an Extinction Cue
Division Sciences
Funding Kim Sharfstein Summer Scholar Program
Major Psychology
Will Fortin, 2005
Temperature and Density Structure of Gasses in Three Dimensional Star-Forming Regions
Division Sciences
Funding The Denison University Research Foundation
Major Physics, Philosophy
Ashley Galant, 2005
RT-PCRing rpoC1
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Biochemistry
Valerie Hermann, 2005
Cloning Methionine Aminopeptidase from Extreme Halophile Haloarcula marismortui
Division Sciences
Funding The National Institutes of Health
Major Biology
Andrew Hoffman, 2005
Improved Motion Capture Techniques of the Human Hand
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Computer Science
Jessica Holder, 2005
pH and NMR Studies of Pentapeptides
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Biochemistry
Jonathan Horn, 2005
Macroinvertebrate community development in mature and newly created wetlands
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Biology
Dan Izzo, 2005
The Theology of Poverty
Division Sciences
Funding Nancy and Henry Schacht Endowed Fund for Woodyard Summer Fellowships
Major Economics
Mouna Kekhia, 2005
A Study of Arab American Women
Division Sciences
Funding The Young Scholar Program
Major Sociology/Anthropology
Andrew Keller, 2005
Epistasis analysis of double mutant histone H3 and CAC1 knock out response to UV radiation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (italicize yeast name)
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Biology
Erin Kikenny, 2005
Explorations in Archaeology: Shaping China’s Origins
Division Sciences
Funding The Young Scholar Program
Major East Asian Studies
Walter Kim, 2005
Comparing Nesting Activity and Larval Abundance of Bluegill Sunfish in Middleton Pond
Division Sciences
Funding The Denison University Research Foundation
Major Biology
Kei Kurosawa, 2005
Trading Noise for Stimulus Duration in Orientation Sensitivity
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Psychology
Alex Lechler, 2005
Geophysical Investigation of the Toko Syncline: the Georgina Basin, Central Australia
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Physics
Rohan Manohar, 2005
Mapping the dominant enhacers of the trio mutant allele
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Biology
Murray Virginia Matens, 2005
A Comparison of Category Learning by Explanation and Classification
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Psychology
Julianne McCall, 2005
1. Identifying the molecular interaction between p75 neurotrophin receptor and phosphodiesterase 4D that regulates nerve regeneration upon injury to the central nervous system 2. An electrophysiological study of the basal lateral amygdala's role in learning and memory
Division Sciences
Funding The Battelle Science Internship
Major Neuroscience
Greg Mecoli, 2005
Development of an isolation and purification scheme for chloroplast RNA polymerase in Pelargonium
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Biochemistry
Sarah Moellenberg, 2005
Political Participation, Perceived Stress, and Autobiographical Memory in the Wake of the 2004 Presidential Election
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Psychology
Kim Murley, 2005
A Physics and Biomechanics Analysis of Human Athletic Movement in Vaulting Events
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Physics
David Nassar, 2005
Quantum Distance Between Matrix Spaces
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Mathematics
Punya Navaratnarajah, 2005
Isolation and characterization of genes encoding the rapidly-evolving alpha subunit of the chloroplast RNA polymerase in Pelargonium plants
Division Sciences
Funding The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Major Biochemistry
Kati O'Neill, 2005
Weighted alliances in graphs
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Mathematics
Ivan Orsic, 2005
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy in the lower Licking River Watershed
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Math
Madhu Patil, 2005
Designing species-specific primers for moonwort ferns (Botrychium s. s.) to determine parentage of allopolyploids
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Biochemistry
Matt Perkett, 2005
Star Formation
Division Sciences
Funding The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Major Physics
Laura Rech, 2005
Leadership Culture and Organizational Change: An Empirical Assessment
Division Sciences
Funding Environmental Studies Fund
Major Psychology
David Richardson, 2005
Negative Ion Photodetachment
Division Sciences
Funding None specified
Major Physics
Alana Rojewski, 2005
The Effects of Stress on Spontaneous Recovery
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Psychology
Nathan Schmidt, 2005
Constructing an Efficient and Easily Distributable Virtual Tour of Denison
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Computer Science
Joshua Schulte, 2005
1. Landscape Choice in Toad Metamorphs 2. Diet and Reproduction of Mexican Lizards
Division Sciences
Funding The Denison University Research Foundation
Major Biology
Kathryn Sparks, 2005
ISSR-PCR Based Phylogeny of the Evergreen Grapeferns (Sceptridium)
Division Sciences
Funding The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Major Biology
Keith Starr, 2005
Photodetachment of Ce- in the Visible Spectrum
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Physics
Hilary Stevenson, 2005
Reporting on Proteins in Bacterial Biofilms
Division Sciences
Funding The Denison University Research Foundation
Major Biochemistry
Kristen Strong, 2005
Practice-Based Improvements in the Temporal Resolution of Orientation Sensitivity
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Psychology
Laurel Symes, 2005
An Investigation of Female Polymorphism in Enallagmus civile
Division Sciences
Funding McBride Arend Summer Scholarship Program
Major Biology
Mete Tuzcu, 2005
Online Algrithms for Packet Routing on Rings
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Computer Science, Mathematics
Dawn Walker, 2005
Correlates of Upland and Wetland Habitat Use by Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum)
Division Sciences
Funding The Denison University Research Foundation
Major Biology
Jenna Walters, 2005
Evolutionary analysis of the SM50 gene that regulates the development of the larval skeleton in the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Division Sciences
Funding The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Major Biochemistry
Brian Welch, 2005
Circular Polarization Models of Relativistic Jets
Division Sciences
Funding The Denison University Research Foundation
Major Physics
Kristen Winter, 2005
Effects of mosquitofish on the behavior of tadpoles
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Biology
Christian Wright, 2005
Factors Affecting Reproductive Success of Ambystoma maculatum in a Natural Environment
Division Sciences
Funding J. Reid and Polly Anderson Summer Research Scholarship
Major Biology and Chemistry