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| Monday, October 9 |
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PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Physics and Astronomy Seminars | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Robert Bluhm |
| 3:00-4:00 pm | |
| Yu-Hwei Chou ('07), Ryland Brooks ('07) and Bridge Mellichamp ('07) |
| | Summer Internship and REU Program Reports |
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| Thursday, November 3 |
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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
Science, Technology and Society Senior Colloquium | Mudd 311
Session Chair: Piers Hale |
| 7:00-9:00 pm | |
| Aaron Bradford ('07) |
| | A Very Moral Concern: Molecular Biology and the Development of Chemotherapy |
| Tom Testo ('07) |
| | Last Blast: The Politics and Sponsorship of Formula One |
| Tom Resnick ('07) |
| | Morals and Milk: Neo-Luddism and Bovine Somatatropin |
| Brian Fulmer ('07) |
| | Political Biology: Peter Kropotkin and the Darwinian Revolution |
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| Monday, December 4, 2006 |
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PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Physics and Astronomy Seminars | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Robert Bluhm |
| 3:00-4:00 pm | |
| Andrew Roland ('07) and Bridge Mellichamp ('07) |
| | Muon Lifetime and Time Dilation Experiments |
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| Thursday, December 7, 2006 |
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PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology Research Projects | Roberts Union, Robbins Room
Session Chair: Tarja Raag |
| 4:00-5:00 pm | |
| Paula Pelavin ('07), Cheryl Hahn ('08) and Monica Phillips ('07) |
| | Context of Exercise on the DRM |
| Alexis Heimann ('07) |
| | Disordered Eating in Collegiate Lean-Athletes |
| Stacey Dubois ('08) and Adrian Gilmore ('07) |
| | Metamemorial Judgments in Younger and Older Adults: How Does Stereotype Threat Affect Confidence Ratings in a DRM Task? |
| Michael Dieffenbach ('07) |
| | Sensory Integration Therapy |
| Danielle Priess ('07) |
| | Spirituality and Social Support Through Self-help Groups for Addiction Treatment |
| Katie Price ('07), Rob Zondervan ('07) and Lindsay Carlson ('07) |
| | The Verbal Overshadowing Effect |
| Katie Lillehei ('07) and Alex Morrison ('07) |
| | The influence of framing on judgments of learning |
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| Friday, December 8, 2006 |
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GEOLOGY
Geology Seminar Series | Mudd 218
Session Chair: Robert Nelson |
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| Brent V. Aigler ('08) |
| | A hydrological and sedimentological study of the Pointe at Jamestown detention pond, James City County, Virginia |
| Betsy F. Littlefield ('07) |
| | Foraminifera from the Presuympscot Formation: Evidence for Paleosalinity and paleobathymetry in the waning phases of marine emergence of central Maine |
| Kit Clark ('08), Sophie S. Newbury ('08), Meg M. Distinty ('07), Taylor M. Kilian ('08), Newt W. Krumdieck ('07), Sam B. Reid ('08), Betsy F. Littlefield ('07), Brad M. Cantor ('08) and Hannah H. Coleman ('08) |
| | Late Holocene vs. modern environments of central Maine: comparison of pollen, plant macrofossil and coleopteran assemblages with the historical record. |
| Patrick H. Bagley ('09) |
| | Latest Pleistocene marine molluscs of central Maine: evidence for paleosalinity and paleobathymetry in the waning phases of the Presumpscot Formation and subsequent marine emergence. |
| Jamie E. Kline ('07) |
| | Marine ostracodes from the latest Pleistocene of central Maine: evidence of paleosalinity and paleobathymetry in the waning phases of marine emergence |
| Newt W. Krumdieck ('07) |
| | The origins of the Norridgewock Sand Plain, Somerset County, Central Maine |
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BIOLOGY
Biology Honors Presentation | Olin 1
Session Chair: Judy Stone |
| 1:00-2:00 pm | |
| Malcolm Itter ('06) |
| | Altering a Finite Markov Chain to More Accurately Model Forest Succession |
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| Monday, March 12 |
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PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Physics and Astronomy Seminars | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Murray Campbell |
| 3:00-4:00 pm | |
| Ta-Chung Ong ('07) |
| | Photochemical Production of Superoxide |
| Roy Wilson ('07) |
| | Temperature Control of Electron Temperature in Ultra-Cold Plasmas |
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| Monday, March 19 |
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PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Physics and Astronomy Seminars | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Murray Campbell |
| 3:00-4:00 | |
| Sarah Langley ('07) |
| | It All Started With Some Drunk Mice: AQTL Analysis of the LxSRI Panel |
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| Monday, April 9 |
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PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Physics and Astronomy Seminars | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Murray Campbell |
| 3:00-4:00 | |
| Patrick Dean ('07) |
| | Linear First Order Response for Modeling Solid Sodium |
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| Monday, April 16 |
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PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Physics and Astronomy Seminars | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Murray Campbell |
| 3:00-4:00 | |
| Margaret Martei ('07) and Anders Wood ('07) |
| | An Injection-Locked Diode Laser for Cold Rydberg Atom Experiments |
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| Monday, April 23 |
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PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Physics and Astronomy Seminars | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Murray Campbell |
| 3:00-4:00 | |
| Arturs Vrublevskis ('07) |
| | Constrained Hamiltonian Analysis of Vector Theories with Spontaneous Lorentz Symmetry Breaking |
| Thomas Hulse ('07) |
| | Spontaneous Lorentz Symmetry Breaking and Modification of Physical Laws |
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| Thursday, April 26 |
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BIOLOGY
BI392: The Cell Cycle and Cancer Symposium on Cancer | Olin 234
Session Chair: Paul Greenwood |
| 1:00 - 3:30 pm | |
| Alisa Perry ('07) |
| | Breast cancer: genetic predisposition and environmental risk factors |
| Kenza Sayegrih ('07) |
| | Cancer, race and ethnicity: is there a relationship? |
| Jessie Kaplan ('07) |
| | Ovarian cancer: prognosis, risk factors, and the effect of hormones |
| Tara Bergin ('07) |
| | Sticker’s sarcoma: a contagious cancer |
| Anne Cuttler ('07) |
| | The human papillomavirus, cervical cancer, and vaccination as a prevention method |
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| Friday, April 27 |
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CHEMISTRY
Chemistry Senior Research | Arey 5
Session Chair: Kevin Rice |
| 11:00-12:30 pm | |
| Becca Goldstein ('07) |
| | Concomitant Conformational Polymorphs of Bis(9 anthryl)acetylene |
| Karen Prisby ('07) |
| | Detection of nanomolar concentrations of Iron is seawater using a flow-injection peroxide-based luminol chemiluminescence system |
| Adam Newman ('07) |
| | Quantitative PCR Suggests Preferential Nuclear DNA Alkylation by Epichlorohydrin in the Chicken Genome |
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CHEMISTRY
Chemistry Senior Research | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Kevin Rice |
| 3:00-4:30 pm | |
| Meg Davis ('07) |
| | Inhibition of Human DNA Polymerase-ß by Cloretazine, a Novel Anticancer Drug |
| Kris King ('07) |
| | Senior Research Project |
| Cedric Owens ('07) |
| | Senior Research Project |
| Jenn Nguyen ('07) |
| | The Photochemical Generation of Vinylidenes and the Intramolecular Study of ß-acetoxyethylidene |
| Lauren Brown ('07) |
| | The Role of Ligands in the Detection of Nanomolar Concentrations of Fe(III) in Seawater |
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| Monday, April 30 |
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PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Physics and Astronomy Seminars | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Murray Campbell |
| 3:00-4:00 | |
| Ian Cross ('07) and Yu-Hwei Chou ('07) |
| | Far-IR Spectroscopy of NPNB and Data Analysis of Other Ni2+ Chain Compounds and Isolated Complexes |
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COMPUTER SCIENCE
Computer Science Honors | Mudd 405
Session Chair: Dale Skrien |
| 4:00-5:00 pm | |
| Thomas Cook ('07) |
| | Evolving Art Using Genetic Algorithms |
| Nell O'Rourke ('07) |
| | POV-IT: The POV-Ray Interactive Tutorial |
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| Tuesday, May 1 |
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BIOLOGY
BI320: Evolutionary Analysis | Arey 205
Session Chair: Judy Stone |
| 1:00-3:00 pm | |
| Adrienne Angel ('07) |
| | Analysis of Molecular Variance partitions orchid genetic diversity by geographic region |
| Kathleen Nicholson ('08) |
| | Asexual reproduction and self-fertilization associated with low genetic diversity in two orchid species |
| MaryClaire McGovern ('08) |
| | Comparison of genetic and geographic distances among populations of Isotria medeoloides |
| Jamie Enos ('08) |
| | Geographic structure of morphological traits in Maine orchid species |
| Kate Dziedzic ('07) |
| | Microsatellite analysis reveals more genetic variation than do the Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms in a genetically depauperate orchid species |
| Liz Petit ('08) |
| | Partitioning of genetic variation for the rare orchid, Isotria medeoloides |
| Andrew Kwak ('09) |
| | Patterns of geographic variation reveal large effective population size in Maine orchids |
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ECONOMICS
EC 312 Presentations | Diamond 341
Session Chair: Tom Tietenberg |
| 2:30-3:45 | |
| Trevor Hanly; Discussant: Prabhav Rakhra ('07) |
| | Collusive Environmentalism: Cartel Behavior in the Maine Lobster Industry |
| Chris Andrews; Discussant: Alan Ozarowski ('07) |
| | The Evolution of the “Family Purpose” Doctrine in Allocating Liability for Boat Accidents |
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PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy Honors Presentations | Lovejoy 215
Session Chair: Cheshire Calhoun |
| 4:00-5:30 pm | |
| Allyson Rudolph ('07) |
| | Collective Responsibility |
| Adam Marvin ('07) |
| | Interpretation Stops Here: Judicial Politics in a Constitutional Republic |
| Liz Coogan ('07) |
| | Rawls & Health Care |
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| Thursday, May 3 |
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BIOLOGY
BI320: Evolutionary Analysis | Arey 205
Session Chair: Judy Stone |
| 1:00-3:00 PM | |
| Kristine Robin ('08) |
| | A comparison of geographic and genetic distances among populations of the rare orchid, Isotria medeoloides |
| Talia Savic ('09) |
| | Comparison of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism markers for two closely related orchid species |
| Sarah Clark ('08) |
| | Genetic markers reveal excess homozyogosity in two closely-related orchid species |
| Dan Dewey-Mattia ('08) |
| | Genetic variation in Isotria medeoloides as assessed by Simple Sequence Repeats |
| Heather Nickerson ('09) |
| | Lack of genetic variation in Isotria verticillata as assessed by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism markers |
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BIOLOGY
BI392: The Cell Cycle and Cancer Symposium on Cancer | Olin 234
Session Chair: Paul Greenwood |
| 1:00-3:30 pm | |
| David Amadu ('07) |
| | B-lymphocytes gone wild: cell biology, clinical manifestations and treatment of Hodgkin’s disease |
| Andrew Herstein ('07) |
| | Chronic myelogenous leukemia: a success story in targeted cancer therapies |
| Kate Dziedzic ('07) |
| | Downs syndrome and leukemia |
| Katie Lillehei ('07) |
| | Molecular markers in the classification of gliomas and their implications for treatment |
| Sarah Faasse ('07) |
| | Pediatric soft tissue sarcomas: causes, clinical manifestations, and treatments |
| Beth Hirschhorn ('07) |
| | Skin cancer |
| Julie Hike ('07) |
| | The diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and challenges of pancreatic cancer |
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| Friday, May 4 |
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CHEMISTRY
Chemistry Senior Research | Arey 5
Session Chair: Kevin Rice |
| 11:00-12:30 pm | |
| Ta-Chung Ong ('07) |
| | Photochemical Production of Superoxide |
| Emily McClure ('07) |
| | Senior Research Project |
| Trevor Hanly ('07) |
| | Senior Research Project |
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CHEMISTRY
Chemistry Senior Research | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Kevin Rice |
| 3:00-4:30 pm | |
| Alexandra Fulreader ('07) |
| | Determination of Hydrogen Peroxide in Natural Waters |
| Colby Souders ('07) |
| | Isolation and Characterization of Frog Peptides |
| Martin Ma ('07) |
| | Senior Research Project |
| Bernadette Bibber ('07) |
| | Senior Research Project |
| Eric Bergh ('07) |
| | The Synthesis of Biomimetic Tungsten Complexes |
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| Monday, May 7 |
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
ES 118 Research Presentations | Diamond 343
Session Chair: Liliana Andonova, David Firmage, and Tom Tietenberg |
| 10:00-10:50 am | |
| Amelia Swinton ('10), Danielle Carlson ('10), Elizabeth Kugel ('10) and Sarah Levine ('10) |
| | Examining the Effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act: Factors of Recovery versus Degeneration |
| Katie Unsworth ('10), Nicole Wong ('07), Emily Boone ('10) and Sarah Sklare ('10) |
| | Fertility Rates and Human Rights |
| Sam Brakeley ('10), Jennifer Brentrup ('10), James Goldring ('08) and Emma Gildesgame ('10) |
| | Ski Areas in New England: Why Go Green? |
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ECONOMICS
EC 312 Presentations | Diamond 341
Session Chair: Tom Tietenberg |
| 2:30-3:45 | |
| Stephanie Agrimanakis; Discussant: Leo Trudel (' |
| | A Closer Look at Free Speech in the Global Context: The Truth Behind Restrictive Advertising |
| Amy Fredrickson; Discussant: Tutu Musumali ('07) |
| | The Evolution of Abortion Law in the United States |
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PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Physics and Astronomy Seminars | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Murray Campbell |
| 3:00-4:00 | |
| Lent C. Johnson ('07) |
| | Planetary Nebulae in M82: Photometry and Stellar Kinematics |
| Ryan Holben ('07) |
| | Spectroscopy and RCAP of Rydberg Atoms |
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COMPUTER SCIENCE
Computer Science Honors | Mudd 405
Session Chair: Dale Skrien |
| 4:00-5:00 pm | |
| Tom Goth ('07) |
| | EpiSwarm, A Swarm-based System for Investigating Genetic Epistasis |
| Andreea Olea ('07) |
| | Optimizing Hardware-Software Partitioning with WalkSAT |
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| Tuesday, May 8 |
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BIOLOGY
BC379: Molecular Biology | Olin 213
Session Chair: Stacey Lance |
| 1:00-3:00 pm | |
| Brain Wadugu ('09), Sarah Clark ('08), Erin McGowan ('08) and JaeHee Yun ('08) |
| | Examination of sequence variation and heterozygosity in the MHC II DRB1 gene in coyotes, Canis latrans. |
| Kelly Bakulski ('07), Sarah Faasse ('07) and Mat Wahl ('07) |
| | Molecular analysis of bone morphogenetic protein 7 and it's potential role in the evolution of gliding morphology in flying squirrels. |
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BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY
BC368: Poster Presentations on Metabolic Disorders | Olin Arcade
Session Chair: Paul Greenwood, Julie Millard |
| 1:00-3:00 pm | |
| Sarah Clark ('08) and Liz Petit ('08) |
| | Fabry’s Disease |
| Sarah Smiley ('07) and Heather Miele ('07) |
| | Fructose Intolerance |
| Elizabeth Hirschhorn ('07) and Emily Pugach ('07) |
| | Galactosemia |
| Anna Czechowski ('07) and Colby Souders ('07) |
| | Hurler’s Syndrome |
| Jennifer Bushee ('08) and Erin McGowan ('08) |
| | Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome |
| Emily McClure ('07) and Kathleen Minor ('08) |
| | Pompe Disease |
| Victoria Work ('08) and Matt Stein ('08) |
| | Primary Carnitine Deficiency |
| Kelly Bakulski ('07) and Meg Davis ('07) |
| | Wilson’s Disease |
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ECONOMICS
EC 312 Presentations | Diamond 341
Session Chair: Tom Tietenberg |
| 2:30-3:45 | |
| Zack Schuman; Discussant: Ling Zhu ('08) |
| | Controlling Frivolous Malpractice Suits |
| Clifford J. Donnelly; Discussant: Brian Lessels |
| | The Economic Efficiency of Seat Belt Legislation and its Evolution |
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| Wednesday, May 9 |
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
ES 118 Research Presentations | Diamond 343
Session Chair: Liliana Andonova, David Firmage, and Tom Tietenberg |
| 10:00-10:50 am | |
| Michelle Presby ('09), Foua Vang ('10), Cassie Ornell ('09) and Cara Whalen ('09) |
| | Are Small Farms more Environmentally Friendly than Large Ones? |
| Allison Coughlin ('09), Courtney Chilcote ('09), Michael Bienkowski ('10) and Leah Gourlie ('09) |
| | Development and Air Quality in Asian Cities |
| Jackson Parker ('07), Sarah Dallas ('10), Megan Browning ('10) and Tucker Gorman ('10) |
| | Wind Powering America: A Study of Wind Energy in Eight States |
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BIOLOGY
BC379: Molecular Biology | Olin 213
Session Chair: Stacey Lance |
| 1:00-3:00 pm | |
| Sarah Smiley ('07), Anna Czechowski ('07), Jamie Fierce ('08) and Escar Tadiwa Kusema ('08) |
| | Exploring Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 to Elucidate the Evolution of Morphology in Ground, Tree and Flying Squirrels. |
| Lee Kozakiewicz ('07), Tara Allain ('08), Tyler Schleicher ('08), Jen Moody ('07), Jacqueline Beaupre ('08), Chris Neil ('07) and Aynara Chavez-Munoz ('08) |
| | Major histocompatibility complex variation in the gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and related canids: a comparison of DRB1 alleles. |
| Victoria Work ('08), Sharon Fuller ('08) and Emily McClure ('07) |
| | Molecular Analysis of the Effect of Variation in the Melanocortin-1 Receptor Gene on Coyote Coat Color. |
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| Thursday, May 10 |
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BIOLOGY
BI392: The Cell Cycle and Cancer Symposium on Cancer | Olin 234
Session Chair: Paul Greenwood |
| 1:00-3:30 pm | |
| K.T. Weber ('07) |
| | A therapeutic approach to cancer: the science of oncology |
| Jessica Taylor ('07) |
| | Alternative therapy: cannabinoids and cancer |
| Emily Devlin ('07) |
| | Cancer gene therapy |
| Colby Souders ('07) |
| | Epidermal growth factor receptor as a target of small molecule and antibody drugs |
| Susanne Moesta ('07) |
| | The undesired cytotoxic effects induced by the chemotherapeutic drug 5-fluorouracil |
| Sarah Smiley ('07) |
| | The use of modified adenoviruses in cancer treatment |
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ECONOMICS
EC 312 Presentations | Diamond 341
Session Chair: Tom Tietenberg |
| 2:30-3:45 | |
| Kitu Seth; Discussants: Class |
| | The Role of Corporations in Conducting Medical Practice |
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ART
Senior Art Exhibition | Colby College Museum of Art
Session Chair: Veronique Plesch |
| 3-4:30 pm | |
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
ES 118 Research Presentations | Diamond 343
Session Chair: Liliana Andonova, David Firmage, and Tom Tietenberg |
| 7:00-7:50 pm | |
| Stign Ortega Coppin ('08), Viviane Opitz ('10) and Samuel Morales ('09) |
| | Democracy and Conservation in the Developing World |
| Kitu Seth ('09), Caroline Turnbull ('10), Margosia Jadkowski ('10) and Rocio Orantes ('07) |
| | Determinants of Success in the Preservation of World Heritage Sites |
| Charlie Klassen ('10), Andrew Young ('09), Fritz Freudenberger ('09) and Taylor Tully ('10) |
| | Does Proximity to Coal Burning Plants Increase the Mercury Levels of Aquatic Systems? |
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| Friday, May 11 |
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
ES 118 Research Presentations | Diamond 343
Session Chair: Liliana Andonova, David Firmage, and Tom Tietenberg |
| 10:00-10:50 am | |
| Anders Nordblom ('10), Dana Vancisin ('10) and Nicole Mitchell ('10) |
| | Forest Certification and Deforestation in Latin America |
| Sommer Engels ('09), Samantha Buck ('09) and David Bethoney ('08) |
| | The Causes of Biodiversity Loss in Sub-equatorial Reserve Areas |
| Coua Vang ('10), Hannah Couming Nemetz ('10) and Victoria Loomis ('10) |
| | The Market Penetration of Hybrids: What Matters? |
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| Friday, May 11 |
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GEOLOGY
Geology Seminar Series | Mudd 218
Session Chair: Robert Nelson |
| 1:00-2:30 pm | |
| Kit Clark ('08) |
| | Close-Interval pollen analysis of a core from Hamilton Pond Bog, as a proxy for establishing European impact on Kennebec County, Maine |
| Betsy Littlefield ('07) |
| | Pollen analysis of European impact on the vegetation at Round Pond Bog, Franklin County, Maine |
| Kali Abel ('07) |
| | Responses of 12 Species of Maine Trees to Variation in Annual Precipitation |
