Science Division
and McGregor
Summer Research
Poster Fair
Friday, October 18, 2013
12:30 pm—3:30 pm
DeVries Hall Atrium
2013 Student Research Conducted in Calvin Science Division Departments
Biology
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Computer Science
Engineering
Geology, Geography & Environmental Studies
Mathematics & Statistics
Nursing
Physics & Astronomy
2013 Student Research Conducted Off-Campus
Ames Lab Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa
Au Sable Institute, Mancelona, Michigan
Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University
Michigan State University
University of Hong Kong
University of Michigan, Physiology Department
2013 Science Division Summer Research Program Funding
The Thedford P. Dirkse Summer Research Fellowship
The William H. and Celia I. Dornbush DeVries Family Student Research Fellowship
The Jansma Family Research Fund in the Sciences and Business
The Jack and Lois Kuipers Applied Mathematics Endowment
Fritz and Carol Rottman Student Research Fellowship
Luke and Pauline Schaap Summer Research Fellowship
The Clarence (Bud) Star and Arlene Talen Star Student Research Fellowship
The John Van Zytveld Summer Student Research Fellowship
Hubert A. Vander Plas Memorial Student Research Fellowhsip
The Dr. Daniel J. Visser Student Research Fellowship in the Medical Sciences
The Enno Wolthuis Summer Student Research Fellowship
The Davis Young Student Research Fellowship in Geology
Biology Department
Chemistry & Biochemistry Department
Engineering Department
Calvin Alumni Association
Chemistry Pfizer Fellowship
Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI) funded by a HHMI grant
Program for Sustainability Engineering; gift from Joel and Linda Zylstra
Science Division
American Chemical Society/Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF)
Great Lakes Innovative Stewardship through Education Network (GLISTEN)
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Clean Water Act 319 Funding, Plaster
Creek Watershed Restoration Project
Michigan Space Grant Consortium (MSGC)
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Haworth, HHMI Foundation Grant
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Van Buren County
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2013 Science Division summer research:
100 students funded (49 women and 51 men) working with
41 Calvin professors on
58 different projects
73% were externally funded by grants from outside of Calvin College
21% were funded by private donors
Refreshments served on Level 3
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Science Division Students Presenting Posters and their Locations
Student
Alabi, Ola-Oluwakiti
Antonides, Kendra
Ardinger, Kate
Auyeung, Shamuel
Barron, Anne
Blohm, Laura
Blom, Conrad
Bootsma, Andrea
Bosch, Erika
Braun, Melissa
Carter, Margeaux
Conrad, Sara
Daniel, Aldo
De Groot, Lyndsay
De Vries, Brett
DeVries, Andrew
DeVries, Timothy
Elenbaas, John
Flikweert, Niecia
Fuhrman, Sylvia
Fuller, Emily
Gaide, Rachel
Golz, Emily
Han, Jong Hyun
Haveman, Matthew
Hayes, Andrew
Hegg, Taylor
Hoerr, Alexandria
Hollowell, Matthew
Hooker, Stacy
Hui, Esther
Ikponmwonba, Christine
Jiang, Jiaming
Karsten, James
Kennedy, Jenna
Kerk, Samuel
Kim, HwaPyeong
Kim, SeongEun
Knott, Jonathan
Kuiper, Paula
LaGrand, John
Lamine, James
Lampen, Jacob
Langeland, Monica
Leisman, Dorthea
Leistra, Abby
Liu, Chengbi
Number and Location
8 Level 0
22 Level 1
25 Level 1
26 Level 1
71 Level 3
5 Level 0
24 Level 1
13 Level 0
54 between Levels 2 and 3
55 between Levels 2 and 3
53 Level 2
56 Level 3
28 Level 1
54 between Levels 2 and 3
11, 12 Level 0
67 Level 3
24 Level 1
19 between Levels 0 and 1
18 between Levels 0 and 1
58 Level 3
60 Level 3
27 Level 1
11, 12 Level 0
10 Level 0
17 Level 0
24 Level 1
11, 12 Level 0
13 Level 0
11, 12 Level 0
58 Level 3
23 Level 1
4 Level 0
48 Level 2
36 between Levels 1 and 2
65 Level 3
6 Level 0
25 Level 1
15 Level 0
59 Level 3
14 Level 0
20 between Levels 0 and 1
47 Level 2
53 Level 2
58 Level 3
62 Level 3
10 Level 0
37 between Levels 1 and 2
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Student
McReynolds, Nathan
Michmerhuizen, Nicole
Morris, John
Mustert, Marie
Myint, Okkar Moe
Navarro, Jerome
Niyibizi, Auguste
Noyes, Ian
Oliver, Margot
Osho, Adamove
Pennings, Kendra
Pettinga, Dean
Polet, Rachel
Praamsma, Riemer
Rhude, Emily
Rocha, Jeremiah
Roth, Andrew
Schrouder, Karyssa
Shomsky, Jonathan
SooHoo, William
Stephens, Paige
Strango, Zachariah
Streelman, Abigail
Strikwerda, John
Swierenga, Julie
Uitvlugt, Caleb
Van Kooten, Samuel
Van Noord, Daniel
Van Winkle, Maggie
VandeHaar, Peter
VanderBilt, Lucas
VanOeffelen, Rachel
Veldkamp, Kelsey
Ver Hoef, Christopher
Verstraete, Lauren
Visser, Nicholas
Vu, Khoi
Wang, Wei
Weidman, Jared
Westergren, Kathryn
Witte,Amanda
Wodarek, Thomas
Woltjer, Lukas
Wrobel, Kathryn
Yu, Eric
Zhang, Daiwei
Number and Location
51 Level 2
9 Level 0
70 Level 3
38 Level 2
31 Level 1
30 Level 1
39 Level 1
63 Level 3
57 Level 3
5 Level 0
54 between Levels 2 and 3
64 Level 3
41 Level 1
3 Level 0
16 Level 0
29 Level 1
11, 12 Level 0
56 Level 3
52 Level 2
37 between Levels 1 and 2
59 Level 3
50 Level 2
68 Level 3
2 Level 0
29 Level 1
21 between Levels 0 and 1
46 Level 2
45 Level 2
9 Level 0
40 Level 1
36 between
14 Level 0
66 Level 3
49 Level 2
61 Level 3
25 Level 1
28 Level 1
69 Level 3
1 Level 0
63 Level 3
10 Level 0
68 Level 3
32 Level 1
7 Level 0
26 Level 1
24 Level 1
2013 McGregor Undergraduate Research Program for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Student Research Conducted in Calvin Departments
Art and Art History
Business
Communication Arts & Sciences
International Development Studies
Music
Physics & Astronomy
Political Science
Service Learning
Spanish
2013 McGregor Student Research Funding
Henry and Peggy Tazelaar Student Research Fellowship
The Jansma Family Research Fund in the Sciences and Business
The Max and Carol Van Wyk Student Faculty Research Fund
in the Humanities and Social Sciences
BioLogos Grant: Evolution and Christian Faith project
Alumni Research Fellowship in Business, Economics and/or Asian Studies
Center for Social Research
Office of the Provost, Calvin College
2013 McGregor Undergraduate Research Program for the Humanities and Social Sciences:
10 students
10 projects
12 professors
McGregor Fellows Presenting Posters and their Locations
Student
Bilgen, Ben
Number and Location
44 Level 2
Dekker, Brianne
42 Level 2
Dunteman, Paul
33 Level 1
Kim, Greg
35 Level 1
LaSalle, John
34 Level 1
Pyper, Kerrah
43 Level 2
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Calvin College Science Division and McGregor
Summer Research Poster Fair
October 18, 2013
12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
De Vries Hall Atrium
(Level Zero)
1.
Author:
Title:
Advisor :
Support:
Jared Weidman
Core Electron Ionization and the Periodic Table
Professor Roger L. DeKock, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Luke and Pauline Schaap Summer Research Fellowship
2.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
John Strikwerda
Successive Ionization Energies of Atoms: Theoretical Interpretation
Professor Roger L. DeKock, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Jansma Family Research Fund in the Sciences and Business Fellowship
3.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Riemer Praamsma
Mechanistic Study of Glucose Transporter 1
Professor Eric Arnoys, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI-HHMI)
4.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Christine Ikponmwonba
Cloning and Sequencing of Point Mutants of GluT1
Professor Eric Arnoys, Chemistry & Biochemistry
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
5.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Laura Blohm, Adamove Osho
Activity of Tea Extracts & (-)-Catechin on GluT1 Transport
Professor Larry Louters, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Chemistry Department
6.
Author:
Title:
Advisors:
Support:
Samuel Kerk
Characterization of glucose uptake in human kidney cells
Professors Larry Louters, Brendan Looyenga, Eric Arnoys, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI-HHMI)
7.
Author:
Title:
Advisors:
Support:
Kathryn Wrobel
The Effect of pH on GluT1 Activity
Professors Eric Arnoys, Larry Louters and Brendan Looyenga, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI-HHMI)
8.
Author:
Title:
Advisors:
Support:
Ola Alabi
The Effect of Quercetin on GluT1 Activity
Professors Larry Louters and Eric Arnoys, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI-HHMI)
9.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Nicole L. Michmerhuizen, Margaret A. Van Winkle
A Microcalorimetry Study of the Interaction between Insulin and G-Quadruplex DNA
Professor Kumar Sinniah, Chemistry & Biochemistry
National Science Foundation (NSF)
10.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Abigail Leistra, Amanda Witte, Jong Hyun Han
A Dynamic Force Spectroscopy Study of Riboflavin Receptor Targeting Nano Particles
Professor Kumar Sinniah, Chemistry & Biochemistry
National Science Foundation (NSF) and Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI-HHMI)
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11.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Taylor Hegg, Brett DeVries, Emily Golz, Matthew Hollowell, Andrew Roth
Detection and Quantification of Tyrosine-Cysteine Crosslinks
Professor David Benson, Chemistry & Biochemistry
National Science Foundation (NSF)
12.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Andrew G. Roth, Taylor H. Hegg, Emily K. Golz, Brett T. De Vries, Matthew T. Hollowell
Quantified Correlation of Activity and Tyr-Cys Crosslink in Cysteine Dioxygenase by NMR
Professor David Benson, Chemistry & Biochemistry
National Science Foundation (NSF)
13.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Andrea Bootsma, Alexandria Hoerr
Fluorescence of Aqueous Sycamore Extracts
Professor Mark Muyskens, Chemistry & Biochemistry
The Enno Wolthuis Summer Student Research Fellowship and
Thedford P. Dirkse Summer Research Fellowship
14.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Rachel VanOeffelen, Paula Kuiper
What kind of professor are you?
Professor Herb Fynewever, Chemistry & Biochemistry
National Science Foundation (NSF) and Chemistry Pfizer Fellowship
15.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
SeongEun Kim
The self-assembly of a supramolecular cube
Professor Douglas A. Vander Griend, Chemistry & Biochemistry
American Chemical Society/Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF)
16.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Emily R. Rhude
Metal-Ligand Solution Structures
Professor Douglas A. Vander Griend, Chemistry & Biochemistry
American Chemical Society/Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF)
17.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Matthew Haveman
Examination of Protein Folding with Sivvu™
Professor Douglas A. Vander Griend, Chemistry & Biochemistry
American Chemical Society/Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF)
(Stairwell Landing between Levels Zero and One)
18.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Niecia Flikweert, John Elenbaas
Substitution of the Benzylic Position of Quinoline Pyrimidinetrion (QPT) Antibacterial Agents
Professor Michael Barbachyn, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI-HHMI)
19.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
John Elenbaas, Niecia Flikweert
Preparation of Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentyl Stannanes and Their Applications in Palladium-Catalyzed
Cross Coupling Reactions
Professor Michael Barbachyn, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI-HHMI)
20.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
John LaGrand
Efforts Towards the Synthesis of Amino-Substituted β-Iodo N-Alkenyl Pyridones
Professor Carolyn Anderson, Chemistry & Biochemistry
National Science Foundation (NSF)
21.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Caleb Uitvlugt
Electrochemistry of Catechols
Professor Chad Tatko, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Thedford P. Dirkse Summer Research Fellowship
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(Level One)
22.
Author:
Title:
Location:
Advisors:
23.
Author:
Title:
Advisors:
Location:
Support:
Kendra Antonides
What is the relationship between sculpin abundance and water quality in northwestern
Michigan?
Au Sable Institute, Mancelona, Michigan
Professor Rob Keys, Professor Sam Riffle, and Fred Van Dyke
Esther Hui
Production of Purified Chondroitinase ABC II in use for Studies of Spinal Cord Nerve
Regeneration
Professor Daisy KY Shum (Biochemistry department), Professor YS Chan (Physiology
department), Dr. Anthony Tam (post-doctorate), Mr. Lam Fung Kwok (research assistant)
University of Hong Kong
Innovative Technology Fund
24.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Conrad Blom, Timothy DeVries, Andrew Hayes, and David Zhang
Analytic Functions in the Generalized Complex Planes
Professor Michael Bolt, Mathematics & Statistics
National Science Foundation (NSF) and
Jack and Lois Kuipers Applied Mathematics Endowment Fellowship
25.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
HwaPyeong Kim, Kate Ardinger, Nick Visser
An Algebraic Approach to Laman's Theorem
Professor James Turner, Mathematics & Statistics
National Science Foundation (NSF) and
Jack and Lois Kuipers Applied Mathematics Endowment Fellowship
26.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Shamuel Auyeung, Eric Yu
The Krein Matrix and an Interlacing Theorem
Professor Todd Kapitula, Mathematics & Statistics
National Science Foundation (NSF)
27.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Rachel Gaide
Electrophoretic Focusing and navigation for Intranasal Target Drug Delivery
Professor Xiuhua Si, Engineering
Engineering Department
28.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Aldo Daniel, Khoi M Vu (Kevin)
Development of portable battery-operated wireless devices for environmental monitoring
Professor Yoon G. Kim, Engineering
Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI)
29.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Jeremiah Rocha, Julie Swierenga
Impact of Antibiotics on Denitrifying Biofilm
Professor David Wunder, Engineering
Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI-HHMI)
30.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support
Jerome Navarro
From Field to Filter: Fluoride Sorption by Bagasse Charcoal
Professor David Wunder, Engineering
Program for Sustainability Engineering; gift from Joel and Linda Zylstra
31.
Author:
Title:
Okkar Moe Myint
Development of Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) Controller for Photovoltaic (PV)
Cells
Professor Yoon G. Kim, Engineering
Program for Sustainability Engineering; gift from Joel and Linda Zylstra
Advisor:
Support:
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32.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Lukas Woltjer, Matthew De Young
Thermal Testing of Fenestration Systems
Professor Richard DeJong, Engineering
Program for Sustainability Engineering; gift from Joel and Linda Zylstra
33.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Paul Dunteman
Study of the trends in Book Publishing
Professor Tom Betts, Business
The Alumni Research Fellowship in Business, Economics and Asian Studies
34.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
John Michael LaSalle
Internships and Entry Level Opportunities at Christian NGOs : Entravos
Professor Roland Hoksbergen, International Development Studies
Office of the Provost
35.
Author:
Title:
Greg Kim
Reforming the Global Security Order: Institutional Legitimacy & Global Security Governance
in a Changing World
Professor Joel H. Westra, Political Science
The Henry and Peggy Tazelaar Student Research and the Center for Social Research
Advisor:
Support:
(Stairwell Landing between Levels One and Two)
36.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Lucas Vander Bilt, James Karsten
Investigation of the Syndicate Park Subdivision Dune Area
Professor Deanna van Dijk, Geology, Geography & Environmental Studies
Van Buren County and Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI-HHMI)
37.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Chengbi Liu, William SooHoo
Creating a Web Application for Plaster Creek Watershed
Professor Jason VanHorn, Geology, Geography & Environmental Studies
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Clean Water Act 319 Funding,
Plaster Creek Watershed Restoration Project
(Level Two)
38.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Location:
Support:
Marie Mustert
The use of induced pluripotent stem cells for a genetic model of Muscular Dystrophy
Dr. Dan Michele
University of Michigan, Physiology Department
Summer Undergraduate Research in Physiology Program at U of M
39.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Location:
Support:
Auguste Niyibizi
Using Raman and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy to Obtain Quantitative and
Qualitative Data on Polystyrene and Polycarbonate Films
Dr.Emily Smith
Ames Lab Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa
U.S Department of Energy
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Location:
Support:
Peter VandeHaar
Exploration and Exploitation of Linkage Disequilibrium
Dr. JP Steibel
Michigan State University
funded by supervising professor
40.
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41.
Author:
Title:
Advisors:
Location:
Support:
Rachel S. Polet
Investigating the synthesis of xylan for the development of biofuel crops
Dr. Curtis Wilkerson, Jacob Jensen, Nathan Johnson
Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University
U.S. Department of Energy
42.
Author:
Title:
Advisors:
Support:
Brianne Dekker
Cultural engagement and language acquisition in Spanish semester abroad programs
Professors Marcie Pyper and Cynthia Slagter, Spanish
Office of the Provost
43.
Author:
Title:
Kerrah Pyper
Identity/Identification: Commemorating Victims of Dictatorial Chile through a Performative Art
Installation
Professor Mandy Cano Villalobos, Art and Art History
Office of the Provost
Advisor:
Support:
44.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Ben Bilgen
Exploring the Role of Music in Identity, Sport, and Faith Formation
Professor David Fuentes, Music
The Max and Carol Van Wyk Student-Faculty Research Fund in the Humanities and Social
Sciences
45.
Author:
Title:
Advisors:
Support:
Daniel Van Noord
Studies of Fast Binary Stars
Professors Steven Steenwyk and Larry Molnar, Physics & Astronomy
Michigan Space Grant Consortium and Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI-HHMI)
46.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Sam Van Kooten
Refining Asteroid Collision Timescales
Professor Larry Molnar, Physics & Astronomy
Michigan Space Grant Consortium and Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI-HHMI)
47.
Author:
Title:
Advisors:
James Lamine
Modeling the Evolution of Complexity with Digital Organisms
Professor Loren Haarsma, Physics & Astronomy and Professor Serita Nelesen, Computer
Science
Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI-HHMI)
Support:
48.
Support:
Jiaming Jiang
Economic Wealth & Inequality: What can agent-based model simulations tell us?
Professor Becky Haney, Economics; Professor Loren Haarsma, Physics and Astronomy; and
Professor Victor Norman, Computer Science
Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI-HHMI)
49.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Christopher Ver Hoef
The Mathematics of the Lipid Monoolein and its Cubic Phases
Professor Paul Harper, Physics & Astronomy
Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI-HHMI)
50.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Zachariah I. Strango
The Lipid Monoolein’s Cubic to Inverted Hexagonal Phase Transition and Phase Transition
Kinetics in Excess Water and Sucrose
Professor Paul Harper, Physics & Astronomy
Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI-HHMI)
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Nathan McReynolds
Data Acquisition and Analysis with LabVIEW
Professor Matthew Walhout, Physics & Astronomy
National Science Foundation (NSF)
51.
Author:
Title:
Advisors:
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52.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Jonathan Shomsky
Using laser light to decelerate argon and krypton atoms
Professor Matthew Walhout, Physics & Astronomy
The John Van Zytveld Student Summer Research Fellowship
53.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Margeaux Carter, Jacob Lampen
Laser Frequency Stabilization Using an Acousto-Optic Modulator
Professor Matthew Walhout, Physics & Astronomy
National Science Foundation (NSF) and
Hubert A. Vander Plas Memorial Student Research Fellowship
(Stairwell Landing between Levels Two and Three)
54.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Lyndsay DeGroot, Kendra Pennings, and Erika Bosch
A review of women’s reproductive knowledge
Professor Adejoke Ayoola, Nursing
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Calvin Alumni Association and Science Division
55.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Melissa Braun
A Whale of a Tail: Origins of Tail-Powered Swimming in Early Cetaceans
Professor Ryan Bebej, Biology
Jansma Family Research Fund in the Sciences and Business Fellowship
(Level Three)
56.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Sara J. Conrad, Karyssa C. Schrouder
Cancer Curriculum Initiative: Developing Materials to Improve Children's Understanding of
Cancer
Professor Amy Wilstermann, Biology
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Haworth, HHMI Foundation Grant
57.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Margot L. Oliver
Growth Characteristics of Lactobacillus iners that Promote Persistence in Bacterial Vaginosis
Professor Amy Wilstermann, Biology
Dr. Daniel J. Visser Student Research Fellowship in the Medical Sciences
58.
Authors:
Title:
Sylvia Fuhrman, Stacy Hooker, Monica Langeland
Great lakes Restoration Initiative: Reassessment of Wildlife Reproduction and Health
Impairments in the Saginaw Bay and River Raisin Areas of Concern
Professor Keith Grasman, Biology
US Fish and Wildlife , Clarence (Bud) Star and Arlene Talen Star Student Research Fellowship
and Jansma Family Research Fund in the Sciences and Business Fellowship
Advisor:
Support:
59.
Authors:
Title:
Advisors:
Support:
Jonathan Knott, Paige Stephens
Teaching Ecology and Evolution Through the Lens of Vision and Change
Professor Herbert Fynewever, Chemistry & Biochemistry and Professor David Koetje, Biology
National Science Foundation (NSF)
60.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Emily Anne Fuller
Water Quality Assessment of Bear Creek, Kent Co. MI
Professor Randy Van Dragt, Biology
Great Lakes Innovative Stewardship through Education Network (GLISTEN)
61.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Lauren Verstraete
The Effect of Prairie Burns on Insect Populations at Flat Iron Lake, Kent Co., MI
Professor Randy Van Dragt, Biology
Fritz and Carol Rottman Student Research Fellowship
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62.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Dorthea Leisman
Flat Iron Lake Preserve Phenology and Floral Inventory
Professor Dave Warners, Biology
Fritz and Carol Rottman Student Research Fellowship
63.
Authors:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Ian Noyes, Katey Westergren
Restoring Native Habitats to Urban Landscapes
Professor Dave Warners, Biology
William H. and Celia I. Dornbush DeVries Family Student Research Fellowship and
Jansma Family Research Fund in the Sciences and Business Fellowship
64.
Author:
Title:
Advisors:
Support:
Dean Pettinga
Plaster Creek Water Monitoring
Professors Darren Proppe and Dave Warners, Biology
Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI-HHMI)
65.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Jenna Kennedy
Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on Avian Behavior
Professor Darren Proppe, Biology
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Clean Water Act 319 Funding,
Plaster Creek Watershed Restoration Project
66.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Kelsey Veldkamp
In-Depth Analysis of Bacteriophage Esperanza
Professor Randall DeJong, Biology
Jansma Family Research Fund in the Sciences and Business Fellowship
67.
Author:
Title:
Advisors:
Support:
Andrew DeVries
Exploring the Symbiosis of Frankia Bacteria in Root Nodules of Autumn Olive
Professors David Dornbos and John Wertz, Biology
Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI-HHMI)
68.
Authors:
Title:
Advisors:
Support:
Abigail Streelman, Thomas Wodarek
HTMAD: Software Design for MALDI-TOF-Based Microbial Community Analysis
Professor John Wertz, Biology and Professor Serita Nelesen, Computer Science
Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI-HHMI)
69.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Wei Wang
CD38 & pd1 Expression In HIV-1 Infected resting CD4+ T Cells
Professor Anding Shen, Biology
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
70.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
John Morris
Characterization of HIV Infection in Resting CD4+ T cells Co-cultured with Endothelial Cells
Professor Anding Shen, Biology
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
71.
Author:
Title:
Advisor:
Support:
Anne Barron
Viral kinetics: Exploring HIV-1 infection in endothelial co-cultured CD4+ resting T cells
Professor Anding Shen, Biology
Clarence (Bud) Star and Arlene Talen Star Student Research Fellowship
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