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Kenyon College
Summer Science Scholars, 2012 INDEX
OF ALL ON-LINE SUMMER SCIENCE PROJECTS |
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Undergraduates
at Kenyon conduct research projects in the summer, in
collaboration with a faculty mentor. Each student presents a
poster on their work at a public exhibition. For further
information on research with undergraduates at Kenyon,
contact the faculty mentors below. |
![Development of a Novel Synthesis of Natural Products Containing the Cyclopenta[c]pyridine Substructure](adlers_sample.png) Development of a Novel Synthesis of Natural Products Containing the Cyclopenta[c]pyridine Substructure Snow Adler '13 Mentor: John Hofferberth, Chemistry |
 Determining the Function of Xenopus laevis Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptors AHR1α & AHR1β via Morpholino Knockdown Myles Alderman '14 Mentor: Wade H. Powell, Biology |
 The behavioral and neurological effects of hypoxia during the embryonic development of domestic chicks (Gallus gallus) Andie Asimes ‘13 Mentors: Timothy C. Roth, H. Itagaki, Biology |
 An Exploration of n-Trigonometric Functions: Generalizations of Sine and Cosine Alex Beckwith ’14 Mentor: Marie Snipes, Mathematics |
 Photoperiodic Regulation of Sexual Reproduction in Physcomitrella patens Kiersten J. Bell '13 Mentor: Karen A. Hicks, Biology |
 Characterization of Zn1-XCdXSe Non-Linear Response Jimmy Chapman ’13 Mentor: James Keller, Chemistry |
 Osteobiography of Gröf A-21 from Keldudalur, Iceland Myra Eckenhoff '13 Mentors: Kimmarie Murphy, Guðný Zoëga, Anthropology |
 The Effects of Minority Group Labeling on Feelings of Empathy and Psychological Closeness Daniel Glaser ’13 Mentor: Allan Fenigstein, Psychology |
 The Effect of Non-Standard Laboratory Conditions on the Acid Resistance of Escherichia coli M. Michael Harden ’14 Mentor: Joan L. Slonczewski, Biology |
 The effect of caffeine on learning and memory on three cognitive tasks in human subjects Karen Huntsman ‘13 Mentor: Paula M. Millin, Psychology |
 The Photoperiod Response Pathway in Physcomitrella Patens Kate Lang ’14 Mentor: Karen A. Hicks, Biology |
 Inhibition of Amphetamine-Induced Locomotor Hyperactivity by D1 and D2 Dopamine Receptor Antagonists in the C57BL/6J and BTBR T+tf/J Mouse Strains Kendra Lechtenberg ‘13 Mentor: Hewlet G. McFarlane, Neuroscience |
 Genetic Requirements for E. coli Extreme Acid Survival both Aerobically and Anaerobically Maria J. Narvaez ‘14 Mentor: Joan L. Slonczewski, Biology |
 The Cosmological Origin of Primordial Magnetic Fields Alexander New '14 Mentor: John T. Giblin, Jr., Physics |
 The Heat is On: Temperature and an Incubating Seabird C.L. O‘Connell '13 Mentor: R.A. Mauck, Biology |
 The anatomy, physiology, and immunoreactivity of the cells of the enteric nervous system of larval Manduca sexta Emily Rose '14 Mentor: H. Itagaki, Biology |
 The Effects of Auditory Phonemes on Automatic Social Grouping Daniel Rosenberg '13 Mentor: Allan Fenigstein, Psychology |
 The relationship between midgut growth and morphology and body size in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta A. Sanderlin ‘15 Mentor: H. Itagaki, Biology |
 Angular Momentum of Rapidly Rotating Neutron Stars Luke Skon '13 Mentor: Demian Cho, St. Mary’s University of Minnesota and Dr. James Skon of Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
 Preliminary Analysis of Dental Calculus from Viking Age Iceland: Implications for Reconstructing Diet and Lifeways Hannah Smith '13 Mentors: Bruce Hardy and Guðný Zoëga (Skagafjörður Folk Museum, Iceland), Anthropology |
 Theoretical and Experimental Approaches to Spontaneous Parametric Down Conversion Sally Steuterman '14 Mentor: James Keller, Chemistry |
 Co-exposure to AhR and TR Agonists Enhances the Expression of Thyroid Hormone- and Dioxin-Responsive Genes in Xenopus laevis Justin Taft '13 Mentor: Wade H. Powell, Biology |
 The Cloning and Expression of β-Hydroxyisobutyryl Coenzyme A Hydrolase from Arabidopsis thaliana Scott Watters '14 Mentor: Kerry Rouhier, Chemistry |
 Visualization of Cell Morphology and Cytoplasmic pH of Escherichia coli Biofilms Using Fluorescence Microscopy Anna Yie ‘14 Mentor: Joan L. Slonczewski, Biology |
 Telenovelas: Ethnic and Gender Representations in Spanish Media in the U.S. Melek Yildiz-Spinel '14 Mentor: Irene López, Psychology |