The Effect of Diet on Scaling of Nitrogen Assimilation in Manduca
sexta
Ryan B. Bash ‘10
Pratima R. Shanbhag ‘10
Mentor: Andrew Kerkhoff, Biology |

Progress Toward the Synthesis of Two Novel Fluorophore Appended
Cationic Steroid Antibiotics
James Beckett '11
Mentor: John Hofferberth, Chemistry |

Growth rates and parental provisioning of lysozyme-supplemented
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia
sialis) nestlings
Elizabeth D. Carlton '09,
Jennifer L. Howard '09
Mentor: M. Siobhan Fennessy and Robert A. Mauck, Biology
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Permeant Acid-Dependent Gene Expression in Bacillus
subtilis
Rebecca Cleeton ’09,
Jessie Wilks ’08
Mentor: Brian D. Jones, Mathematics; Joan L. Slonczewski and
Ryan Kitko, Biology
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Controling the Shape of ZnO crystals in aqueous solution:
Does pH alter the effects of growth modifiers?
LaDean M. Cooley ‘09
Mentor: Simon Garcia, Chemistry
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Don’t put all your eggs in one basket: Growth, self-maintenance
and fledgling survival in Savannah sparrow (Passerculus
sandwichensis) chicks raised in experimentally
manipulated broods
Priscilla A. Erickson '09
Mentors: Mark F. Haussmann and Robert A. Mauck, Biology
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YagU: an Acid-Resistance Protein of the Escherichia
coli Inner Membrane
Devon M. Fitzgerald ‘09
Mentor: Joan L. Slonczewski, Biology
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The relationship between body surface area and morphological
midgut growth of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca
sexta
Anna Frutiger ‘09
Mentor: Haruhiko Itagaki, Biology |

Cloning and Characterization of LmaPBP from the
Cockroach, Rhypharobia (Leucophaea) maderae
Allison M. Goldsmith ’09
Mentor: John Hofferberth, Chemistry
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Abundancy Spiral – Exploring Diagonal Patterns
Ziyue Guo '10
Mentor: Judy Holdener, Mathematics
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Don’t count your chicks before they hatch: An
experimental manipulation of incubation effort in
Leach’s storm-petrel (Oceanodroma
leucorhoa)
L.J. Harn '09
Mentors: Mark Haussmann and Robert Mauck, Biology
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Expectant mothers' attitudes toward parent-infant Kangaroo Care as
related to breastfeeding beliefs, social support, and opinions
about birth options
Arianna I. Herman ’09
Mentor: Andrea S. White, Psychology |

Mapping Eastern Bluebird (Sialia
sialis) Land Use in the Face of Anthropogenic Activity
Jennifer Howard '09
Elizabeth Carlton '09
Mentor: Siobhan Fennessy, Robert Mauck, Eric
Holdener, Biology
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Sporophyte Induction in Response to Photoperiod in Physcomitrella
patens
Basil M. Kahwash ’10
Mentor: Karen Hicks, Biology |
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Accessing the Cyclopenta[c]pyridine Structure: Development of an
Enamine/Enal Cycloaddition Pyridine Formation Methodology
Ben Kester '10
Mentor: John Hofferberth, Chemistry |

A Meta Analysis of Taijin-Kyofusho Symptomatology and Social
Phobia Disorder
Dan Lakin '10
Mentor: Irene López, Psychology |
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A Model for Crystallization with Laser Tweezers
Robert A. Long '10
Mentor: Jan Kmetko, Physics
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Determining the Phonon Characteristics of BexZn1-xTe
Alloy
Nirajan Mandal '10
Mentor: Frank C. Peiris, Physics
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The Effect of Multidentate Ligands on Zinc Oxide Crystal Growth
Kat Meagley ’11
Mentor: Simon Garcia, Chemistry |

Biological Implications of Metabolic Scaling in Tobacco Hornworm (Manduca sexta)
Sasha Minium’09
Mentor: Haruhiko Itagaki, Biology |
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Sports Media and Athletes as Male Role Models
Daniel Prager ’09
Mentor: Sarah Murnen, Psychology |

The Form of Perfect and Multiperfect Numbers
Kaitlin Rafferty ’09
Mentor: Judy Holdener, Mathematics |

Parental Feeding in Leach’s Storm Petrels
Dustin Schneider ’09
Mentor: Bradley A. Hartlaub, Mathematics; Robert A. Mauck, Biology
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Gender role and anxiety: a meta analysis
Rita Seabrook ‘09
Mentor: Linda Smolak, Psychology |

Growth rates of Manduca
sexta on artificial and natural diets
Pratima Ramesh Shanbhag ‘10
Ryan B. Bash ‘10
Mentor: Andrew J. Kerkhoff, Biology
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Determining Whether Increased Fronto-parietal and Interhemispheric
Coherence is a Phenotype of Epilepsy
Nathan Spagnola '10
Mentor: Jocelyn Bautista, Psychology |

Controlled Formation of Arrays of Zinc Oxide Nanorods
Emily K. Staudenmaier ’10
Mentor: Simon Garcia, Chemistry
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Novel Biodiesel Reactor Utilizes Stainless Steel Yarn To Provide
High Surface to Volume Ratio For Biphasic Reaction
Phan Truong ‘11
Mentor: Dudley Thomas, Chemistry
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Computational Modeling of Alzheimer’s Drug Derivatives
Cathy Ulman ’09
Mentor: John Lutton, Chemistry |

The Characterization of Residues on Pounding
Tools: An Avenue For Identification in the
Archaeological Record
Rebecca Warren '09
Mentor: Bruce Hardy, Anthropology |

Statistical modeling of real time PCR data for membrane
transporter expression in Manduca
sexta larvae
Kathleen M. Woods ’09
Mentor: Bradley A. Hartlaub, Mathematics; Christopher M. Gillen,
Biology
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Thermal Lens Spectroscopy and Its Applications
Yinan Yu '11
Mentor: James Keller, Chemistry |

Messages to CosmoGirls about Identity and Appearance:
Comparisons of Adult and Teen Magazine Content
Lauren E. Zurbrugg '09
Mentor: Dana Balsink Krieg, Psychology |
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