Colby Undergraduate Research Symposium 2000
26-28 April 2000
Colby College
Waterville, Maine
Wednesday, April 26
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS |
Keyes 105 |
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7:00—8:30 pm |
Welcoming Remarks & Invited Speaker |
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The Science of Human Nature, and the Human Nature of Science: Lessons from the Other Apes Richard Wrangham, Professor of Biological Anthropology, Harvard University |
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Thursday, April 27
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SESSION I: Biology & Psychology |
Olin 1 |
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2:30—3:30 pm |
Student Presentations |
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Biodegradation of Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether by Soil Bacteria Charles Langelier, Department of Biology |
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Characterization of Mercury and Antibiotic Resistant Bacterial Strains Isolated from the Oral Cavity of Humans Amanda Ganong, Department of Biology |
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Physiological Effects and Applicable Treatments of Unknown Pathogens in Maine State Hatchery Lake Trout Carrie Brooke, Brooke Frappier, and Sandi Mattfeldt, Department of Biology |
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Bioremediation of Toxic Soils: Identification and Characterization of Lead and Chromium Tolerant Bacteria Mattew Stokes, Department of Biology |
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BREAK (Refreshments) |
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3:45—5:00 pm |
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Determining Maximum Nitrogen Utilization by Four Strains of Aureococcus anophagefferens: Growth in Response to Varying Ammonia Concentrations Tracy Freuder and Illana Hobson, Department of Biology |
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Investigation of Plasmid-Based Resistance to Lead and Chromium in Isolates of Pseudomonas and Streptomyces Paul Berube, Mark Baesl, and Matthew Stokes, Department of Biology |
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The Relationship Between Level of Moral Judgment and Cognitive Dissonance Following Alcohol Consumption Vanessa Wade, Department of Psychology |
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The Interactive Effects of Sensation Seeking and Extrinsic Rewards on Risk-Taking Behaviors Suzanne Heon, Department of Psychology |
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SESSION II: Environmental Studies |
Hurd Room, Roberts Union |
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3:00—4:45 pm |
Student Presentations |
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Marketable Permit Systems: Is there a Recipe for Success? Abby Campbell, Environmental Studies Program |
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Analysis of the Environmental Effects of Economic Sanctions through the Cuban Experience Amanda Carucci, Environmental Studies Program |
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SESSION III: Education & Human Development |
Olin 1 |
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7:00—9:30 pm |
Student Presentations |
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Development Assets: A Profile of Local Youth |
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Research Reports by Senior Students in the Education and Human Development Program, Colby College |
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Friday, April 28
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SESSION IV: Biology |
Olin 1 |
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2:30-4:30 pm |
Student Presentations |
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Time Budgets in Wintering Gray Jays, Perisoreus Canadensis, with Relation to the Ambient Environment Scott Friedman, Department of Biology |
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Octopamine Modulation of Cockroach (Periplaneta americana) Projection Neuron Firing Characteristics: An Underlying Mechanism in Associative Odor Learning? |
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Wilder T. Doucette, Department of Biology |
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A GIS Assessment of Landscape Patterns in Eastern Sumatra with Implications for the Persistence of Sumatran Tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) Paddy Sullivan, Department of Biology |
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HMG-4 Gene Expression in Differentiating Hematopoietic Cell Lines David M. Bodine, NHGRI, Bethesda, MD, and Tiffany Frazer, Department of Biology |
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Profiling Bacterial Population Changes of Mixed Species Drinking Water Biofilms Using Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Paul Berube, Department of Biology and Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University The Effects of Live and Dead Sperm on Fertility in Mice Chris Davis, Mark Harries, Brian Hiester, and Hubert Lam, Department of Biology Refreshments |
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SESSION V: Chemistry & Physics |
Whitney Room, Roberts Union |
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1:30—2:45 pm |
Student Presentations |
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A Magneto-Optical Trap of Rubidium Ryan Jennerich, Department of Physics |
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Catechol Approach to Natural Products Michelle Weber, Department of Chemistry |
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Determination of Nizatidine-Guest Complexes and Computer Aided Molecular Design Carolyn Mordas, Department of Chemistry |
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BREAK (Refreshments) |
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SESSION VI: Multidisciplinary |
Whitney Room, Roberts Union |
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3:00—4:30 pm |
Student Presentations |
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A People's Portrait: History and Revolution in Bolivia's Mural Movement |
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Laura Pitarys, Latin American Studies Program |
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John the Baptist Elizabeth Parker, Religious Studies |
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American Holocaust Films: A Case Study in Jewish American Identity 1937-1993 Jeff Daniels, Department of History |
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When People Attend to Base-Rates: The Effect of Order and Delay of Measurement Carolyn Keeling, Department of Psychology |
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May 2
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AFFILIATED SESSION: Science Technology & Society |
Lovejoy 215 |
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7:00—9:00 pm |
Science, Technology, & Society Colloquium Series Student Research Presentations |
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At the Crossroads: Issues in Regulation and Technology in the New England Cod Fishery Thomas Dulong, Science, Technology, & Society Program |
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100 Years of Electronic Navigation: Changing Attitudes Towards the Sea Jared Lazzaro, Science, Technology, & Society Program |
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Effective Common Property Resource Management: The Maine Lobster Industry Melissa Shea, Science, Technology, & Society Program |
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April 27-28
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POSTER SESSION |
Robins Room, Roberts Union |
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Thursday: 10:00—4:00 pm; Friday 8:00—4:00 pm **Students available 11:30—12:30 Thursday, April 27** |
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DNA interstrand cross-linking by a diepoxide mycotoxin. J. E. Conklin and J. T. Millard, Department of Chemistry |
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Cisplatin interstrand cross-linking of defined sequence nucleosomal DNA E. E. Wilkes and J. T. Millard, Department of Chemistry |
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Determination of nizatidine-guest complexation constants and computer-aided molecular design C. J. Mordas and T. W. Shattuck,, Department of Chemistry |
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Determination of the wavelength dependence on the metal-catalyzed degradation rate of the herbicides 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and atrazine C. Langelier, T. Bertram, and D. W. King, Department of Chemistry |
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Investigation of the chemiluminescence reaction dynamics of H2O2 and acridinium esters for optimization of FIA for natural H2O2 samples M.L. Melamed, N.P. Bizier, S.B. Lovitz, S.M. Theberge, and D.W. King, Department of Chemistry |
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Search for convenient precursors to hydroxycarbenes D. M. Thamattoor and S. Poplawski, Department of Chemistry |
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Interactions of Sn(IV) and Ti(IV) organometallic complexes with double-stranded DNA: ICP-AES and HPLC analysis S. U. Dunham and K. M. Davies, Department of Chemistry |
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Structural implications of incorporating 6-thioguanine into a DNA quadraplex S. U. Dunham, M. A. Davis, and D. J. Davis, Department of Chemistry |
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Synthesis and characterization of iron complexes as potential enzyme inhibitors S. U. Dunham and J. T. Gatlin, Department of Chemistry |
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Synthesis of Ruthenium antitumor agents H. K. Izumi and W. L. Smith, Department of Chemistry |
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Computational approaches for estimating iron complexation constants in environmental systems J. M. St. Clair, D. W. King, and T. W. Shattuck, Department of Chemistry |
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High resolution Doppler-free spectroscopy of rubidium and cesium Dan Morris and Scott Friemann, Department of Physics |
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Applications and benefits of an external cavity diode laser Fancisco J. Galvan and Jeremy Greenfield, Department of Physics |
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Effects of Stimulus Modality on Conditioned Responses in Male Zebra Finches Aura Janze, Department of Biology |
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Micro- and macrohabitat use of the Gray jay, Perisoreus canadensis James Mason, Department of Biology |
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