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| Tuesday, December 4, 2007 |
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RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Religion in the USA Presentations | Lovejoy 213
Session Chair: Debra Campbell |
| 11:00 AM | |
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| Alice Evans ('10) | Free Speech or Unlawful Hate-Mongering?: Albert Snyder v. Westboro Baptist Church |
| | Casey Shea ('09) | The Christian Right and Its Ties to Immigrant Political Beliefs |
| | Hannah Kim ('08) | Keith Ellison’s Religious Campaign Controversies |
| | Alex Richards ('09) | Islamo-Fascist Awareness Week: Islamophobia and Religious Pluralism in Contemporary America |
| | Gil Haylon ('10) | Female Priesthood in Modern America |
| | Chris Darrah ('10) | Religious Pluralism: Somali Muslims in Lewiston, Maine |
| | Erica Kreuter ('08) | The Gender Gap in American Christianity |
| | Emily Pavelle ('10) | Alienation through the Presence of Christianity in Politics |
| | Dan Zawitowski | The Attempt at Pluralism on the Part of Church Leaders |
| | Dan Marden ('10) | Buddhist and Muslim Chaplains in the Military |
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| Gil Haylon ('10) | Female Priesthood in Modern America |
| | Sam Hough ('09) | Warren Jeffs and the FDLS: Corruption vs. Pluralism |
| | Erica Kreuter ('08) | The Gender Gap in American Christianity |
| | Lauren Goethals ('08) | The Megachurch Phenomenon |
| | Lane Mahoney ('09) | Changing the Face of Catholicism: Female Priests in the Catholic Church |
| | Kim Graves ('08) | Foreign and Dangerous: Misperceptions in the Opposition to Rep. Keith Ellison’s Oath on the Koran |
| | Jessica Levasseur ('10) | Pluralism in the United States: The Episcopal Church |
| | Harry Goldstein ('09) | Wicca Leaves an Open Ending for Pluralism in America |
| | Hannah Kim ('08) | Keith Ellison’s Religious Campaign Controversies |
| | Stephanie Kramer ('10) | The Somalis Struggle for Religious Freedom |
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| Alex Richards ('09) | Islamo-Fascist Awareness Week: Islamophobia and Religious Pluralism in Contemporary America |
| | Casey Shea ('09) | The Christian Right and Its Ties to Immigrant Political Beliefs |
| | Dan Zawitowski | The Attempt at Pluralism on the Part of Church Leaders |
| | Dan Marden ('10) | Buddhist and Muslim Chaplains in the Military |
| | Emily Pavelle ('10) | Alienation through the Presence of Christianity in Politics |
| | Sarah Romeo ('08) | Religious Pluralism and the Anglican Schism |
| | Naomi Smith ('09) | Public and Private, Church and State: The Complex Relationship between Religion and Politics in a Multicultural Society and How It Affects American Presidential Hopefuls in Campaign 2008 |
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| Wednesday, December 5, 2007 |
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BIOLOGY
Animal Behavior Symposium | Arey 205
Session Chair: Cathy Bevier |
| 1:00-4:00 PM | |
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| Caitlin Coit ('08) | Exploring the effects of music on maze learning in mice. |
| | Dan Dewey-Mattia ('08) | Effects of melatonin injection on male courtship behavior in the Zebra Finch. |
| | Heather Nickerson ('09) | The effects of diet on voluntary wheel-running and learning abilities in Mus musculus. |
| | Jamie Enos ('08) | The response of Black-capped Chickadees, Poecile atricapillus, to the auditory cues of predators. |
| | Jessica Snyder ('09) | Effects of different colored observers in the male fighting fish, Betta splendens. |
| | Kathleen Nicholson ('08) | The effect of diet on swimming speed and alertness in Xiphophorus nigrensis. |
| | Kim Cohen ('09) | The effect of sub-lethal copper exposure on the chemosensory abilities of zebrafish. |
| | Margaret Chute ('08) | The effects of music types on voluntary wheel-running behavior in the mouse, Mus musculus. |
| | Natalie Clay ('08) | The ability of ants to successfully learn a maze. |
| | Nicole Turgiss ('08) | The effects of environmental manipulation on aggression and nest building behavior in Betta splendens. |
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| Thursday, December 6, 2007 |
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RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Catholics Presentations | Lovejoy 319
Session Chair: Debra Campbell |
| 9:30 AM | |
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| Amanda Burgess ('10) | Contemporary Inter-religious Dialogue Between Catholics and Muslims |
| | Amanda King ('08) | Exorcism in the Modern Roman Catholic Church |
| | Andrea Heidt ('08) | Battling Itself: The Catholic Church’s Struggle with Catholic Politicians |
| | Anita Buragohain ('08) | The Vatican’s Recent Interactions with Islamic Leaders and Nations Seen in Historical Perspective |
| | Abby Finkel ('08) | The Catholic Church in China |
| | Henry Beck ('09) | Immigration and the American Catholic Church |
| | Meaghan Jerrett ('08) | Mother Teresa: A Look at Secular Portrayals of Recently Discovered Aspects of a Saint’s Identity |
| | Jessie Prentice ('08) | Gay Adoptions: Church vs. State |
| | Margaret Chute ('08) | Dignity and Precedence: Amnesty International and the Catholic Church’s Debate over Abortion |
| | Marissa Mullane ('08) | Gay Adoptions and the Catholic Church |
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| Sarah Stoddard ('08) | Catholic Perspectives on Stem Cell Research |
| | Jessie Prentice ('08) | Gay Adoptions: Church vs. State |
| | Shelley Payne ('09) | The Role of the Roman Catholic Church Today: A Case Study. Access to Contraception at the King Middle School in Portland, Maine |
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| Friday, December 7, 2007 |
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MATHEMATICS
Abstract Algebra Presentations | Keyes 103
Session Chair: Nora Ganter |
| 12:00 NOON | |
| James Jones ('09) and David Connick ('09) |
| | Categories, Functors, Tensor Products and Topological Quantum Field Theory |
| Brian Putnam ('08), Sara Burbine ('09) and Soule Sow ('09) |
| | Cryptography! |
| Yin Fu ('10) and Mike MacNicoll ('09) |
| | Fundamental Groups and Covering Spaces |
| Aichatou Fall ('10), Loredana Popescu ('10), Chad Stecher ('08) and Justin Russel ('09) |
| | Introduction to Codes |
| Emilie Hansen ('09), Alison Holmes ('08) and Isaac Opper ('10) |
| | The Modular Group and Möbius Transformations |
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| Monday, March 3 |
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PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Senior Physics and Astronomy Presentations | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Duncan Tate |
| 3:00 PM | |
| Emily Plumb ('08) and Christa Miller-Shelley ('08) |
| | Optical studies of a Nickel Chain Compound (NTNB) |
| Kristen Barnico ('08) |
| | The Strength of Biomedical Materials and the Effect of Gamma Ray Sterilization |
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| Monday, March 10 |
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PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Senior Physics and Astronomy Presentations | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Duncan Tate |
| 3:00 PM | |
| Nolan Reis ('08) |
| | Exploring Fluid Structure through Computer Simulation of Lennard-Jones Atoms |
| Taylor Kilian ('08) and Aditya Bhat ('08) |
| | Ion-Ion interactions in Simple Metals: a Fundamental Approach |
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| Monday, March 17 |
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PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Senior Physics and Astronomy Presentations | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Duncan Tate |
| 3:00 PM | |
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| Nolan Gagne ('08) | Hamiltonian Constraint Analysis of Vector Field Theories with Spontaneous Lorentz Symmetry Breaking |
| | Alex Gill ('08) | A Search for Novel Molecular Species Formed by Cold Rydberg Atoms in a Magneto-Optical Trap |
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| Monday, March 31 |
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PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Senior Physics and Astronomy Presentations | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Duncan Tate |
| 3:00 PM | |
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| Connor Tubridy ('08) | The Formation of High-Mass Stars and the Analysis of Infrared Images and Spectra of High Mass Protostellar Candidate IRAS 18247+1147 |
| | Bill Whitledge ('08) | Diode lasers for use in experiments on cold Rydberg atoms |
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| Monday, April 7 |
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PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Senior Physics and Astronomy Presentations | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Duncan Tate |
| 3:00 PM | |
| Mike Gwaze ('08), Drew Auerbach ('08) and Jamie Waters ('08) |
| | Analysis of Infrared Images and Spectra of Candidate High Mass Protostar IRAS 18530+0215 |
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| Monday, April 14 |
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PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Senior Physics and Astronomy Presentations | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Duncan Tate |
| 3:00 PM | |
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| Evan Eshelman ('08) | Analysis of Infrared Images and Spectra of High Mass Protostar IRAS 19410+2336 |
| | Luke LaViolet ('08) | Low Temperature and Magnetic Field Dependence of the Electronic Transitions in NINO, a Nickel Chain Compound |
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| Monday, April 21 |
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PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Senior Physics and Astronomy Presentations | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Duncan Tate |
| 3:00 PM | |
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| Cory Johnson ('08) | The Foundations and Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics |
| | Erin Bast ('08) | Development of Singlet Oxygen Quantitation Methods by Flow Injection Analysis with Chemiluminescent Detection |
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| Tuesday, April 22 |
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RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Death and Spirituality Presentations | Lovejoy 319
Session Chair: Debra Campbell |
| 11:00 AM | |
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| Julie Casper ('08) | Spirituality and Tradition in Jewish Burial Practice |
| | Henry Beck ('09) | Death, Judaism, and Tradition |
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ECONOMICS
Advanced Topics in Environmental Economics | Diamond 341
Session Chair: Tom Tietenberg |
| 2:30 PM | |
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| Sanval Nasim ('08) | A Detailed Look at the Economics of Marine Reserves |
| | Austin Ross ('08) | Water Marketing and Pricing |
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| Thursday, April 24 |
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RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Death and Spirituality Presentations | Lovejoy 319
Session Chair: Debra Campbell |
| 11:00 AM | |
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| Elizabeth Byrne ('09) | Death and death in Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman |
| | Ned Warner ('09) | Grace and Grit: Cancer, Spirituality, and Approaches to Healing |
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BIOLOGY
The Cell Cycle and Cancer Symposium | Olin 234
Session Chair: Paul Greenwood |
| 1:00 PM | |
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| Tara Allain ('08) | How UV radiation causes skin cancer: is there such thing as a “safe tan?” |
| | Eva Gougian ('08) | Future directions in the treatment of NSCLC |
| | Sarah L. Clark ('08) | The search for cancer: the effectiveness of tumor markers as early screening devices |
| | Daniel Dewey-Mattia ('08) | Red meat consumption and cancer |
| | Christian Crannell ('08) | The links between obesity and cancer |
| | Jocelyn Burke ('08) | There are two sides to every story: the carcinogenic potential of bisphenol-A |
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ECONOMICS
Advanced Topics in Environmental Economics | Diamond 341
Session Chair: Tom Tietenberg |
| 2:30 PM | |
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| Adam Rich ('08) | Policy Driven Technological Change in the Auto Industry |
| | Caroline Allison ('08) | Pricing Highway Traffic Congestion |
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| Friday, April 25 |
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CHEMISTRY
Senior Chemistry Presentations | Arey 5
Session Chair: Rebecca Conry and Das Thamattoor |
| 11:00 AM | |
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| Michael Smokey Collins ('08) | Tin Oxide Decorated Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes for Gas Sensing |
| | Cassandra Newell ('08) | Pressure Perturbation Calorimetry and Solvent Effects on Guest-Host Binding |
| | Chantal Balesdent ('08) | Synthesis of Copper(I) Complexes with NS2-Cyclodecane Ligands in Quest of New Copper(I)-Arene Complexes |
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RUSSIAN
Russian Senior Research Symposium | Whitney Room, Roberts
Session Chair: Julie de Sherbinin and Sheila McCarthy |
| 2:00 PM | |
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| Evan Kaplan ('08) | Early Soviet Poster Art |
| | Hillary Smith ('08) | Faith and Free Will: Konstantin Levin and Aleksei Karenin |
| | Ben Poulos ('08) | The Russian Elections |
| | Nicole Crocker ('09) | The Power of Women in Society: Dolly Oblonskaya and Anna Karenina |
| | Cassandra Newell ('08) | The Role of the Family Home in Anna Karenina |
| | Caroline Voyles ('08) | Forgiveness in Anna Karenina |
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CHEMISTRY
Senior Chemistry Presentations | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Rebecca Conry and Das Thamattoor |
| 3:00 PM | |
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| Nolan Gagne ('08) | Hamiltonian Constraint Analysis of Vector Field Theories with Spontaneous Lorentz Symmetry Breaking |
| | Kim Graves ('08) | The Photochemical Generation and Intramolecular Chemistry of β Alkoxycarbenes |
| | Erin McGowan ('08) | Native Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis Assessment of DNA Bending Upon Diepoxybutane and Epihalohydrin Cross-Linking |
| | Erin Bast ('08) | Development of Singlet Oxygen Quantitation Methods by Flow Injection Analysis with Chemiluminescent Detection |
| | Christian Crannell ('08) | Selective Synthesis of Oxacalix[6]arenes and the Exploration of Azacalix[n]arenes |
| | Aynara Chavez-Munoz ('08) | Mifepristone Reduces HPA-axis Responsivity and Increases Neuronal Activation in Medial Prefrontal Cortex Following Acute Stress |
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GEOLOGY
Geology Honors Banquet | Robins Room, Roberts
Session Chair: Robert Gastaldo |
| 6:00 PM | |
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| Rachel G. Daly ('08) | The Effect on Stomatal Proxies as a Function of Geographical Position Relative to Growing Season Sunlight |
| | Bradford M. Cantor ('08) | Historical Records of Stomatal Indices for Quercus and Nyssa from the Southeastern U.S. |
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| Monday, April 28 |
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BIOLOGY
Behavior and Physiological Ecology Presentations | Olin 335
Session Chair: Cathy Bevier |
| 11:00 AM | |
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| Christine Avena ('08) | The effects of agricultural byproducts on response to chemical cues in the Red-Spotted Newt, Notophthalmus viridescens |
| | Jennifer Mizen ('08) | The influence of temperature on nocturnal weight loss in the Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapilla |
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| Tuesday, April 29 |
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HISTORY
Historical Epidemiology Presentations | Waterville Senior High School
Session Chair: Jim Webb |
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| 12:00 Noon | Kathleen Maynard ('09) |
| | Alzheimer's: How We Came to Understand Aging's Neurodegenerative Disease |
| 12:45 PM | Leora Feldstein ('08) |
| | Dengue Fever: A Neglected Worldwide Disease |
| 1:30 PM | Juan Colón |
| | Smallpox and Bioterror: From 2002 Until Today |
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ANTHROPOLOGY
Asia Pacific Modernities Presentations | Diamond 323
Session Chair: Mary Beth Mills |
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| Suzanne Moreau ('08) | Sherpas and Tourism in Nepal |
| | Judith Murphy ('08) | Women and Gender in Contemporary China |
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RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Death and Spirituality Presentations | Lovejoy 319
Session Chair: Debra Campbell |
| 11:00 AM | |
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| Jess Coliflores ('08) | Ancestor Worship in Asian Religions |
| | Esther Boyd ('09) | Sati: Social and Religious Implications Seen from Spiritual, Feminist, and Anthropological Perspectives |
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ECONOMICS
Advanced Topics in Environmental Economics | Diamond 341
Session Chair: Tom Tietenberg |
| 2:30 PM | |
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| Jessica Vogel ('09) | Expanded Producer Responsibility |
| | Alex Russell ('08) | The Double Bottom Line: Can Companies Concurrently Pursue Both Sustainability and Profitability? |
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RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Women in American Religion Presentations | Lovejoy 344
Session Chair: Debra Campbell |
| 2:30 PM | |
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| Liz Doran ('09) | Tammy Faye (Bakker) Messner |
| | Shelley Payne ('09) | Paganism on the West Coast: An Exploration of Female Adaptation of American Religion |
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| Wednesday, April 30 |
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BIOLOGY
Behavior and Physiological Ecology Presentations | Olin 335
Session Chair: Cathy Bevier |
| 11:00 AM | |
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| Jessica Harold ('08) | Assessment of the dose-effect response of atrazine on behavior, oxygen consumption, and gonadal malformations in Xenopus laevis |
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| Thursday, May 1 |
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ANTHROPOLOGY
Asia Pacific Modernities Presentations | Diamond 323
Session Chair: Mary Beth Mills |
| 11:00 PM | |
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| Silas Gill ('09) | Localization in Chinese Rock Music |
| | Ethel Chou ('10) | Taiwan’s Foreign Brides |
| | Katie-Elyse Turner ('09) | Narratives of China: Bodies and the 2008 Beijing Olympics |
| | Diana Sternberg ('09) | The Sex Trade in Thailand and its Effect on Gender Roles |
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RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Death and Spirituality Presentations | Lovejoy 319
Session Chair: Debra Campbell |
| 11:00 AM | |
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| Fran Still ('10) | Families, the State, and the Church of Christ, Scientist: Balancing Religious Autonomy and Child Welfare |
| | Becky Feldman ('08) | The Complicated Relationship between Music, Religion, and Suicide |
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BIOLOGY
The Cell Cycle and Cancer Symposium | Olin 234
Session Chair: Paul Greenwood |
| 1:00 PM | |
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| Megan Watts ('08) | Surviving pediatric acute myeloid leukemia: Emily’s story of relapse and remission |
| | Jessica Egan ('08) | Improving treatment of ALL in adults and infants |
| | Jennifer Zuar ('08) | Proteasome inhibitors: a treatment for multiple myeloma and applications to other cancers |
| | Dylan Perry ('09) | Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and Lynch syndrome: two forms of hereditary colorectal cancer |
| | Richard Katz ('08) | Viruses, parasites, and cancer: a critical interplay between Epstein-Barr virus, malaria, and Burkitt lymphoma with implications on public health |
| | Cadran Cowansage ('08) | Ewing's sarcoma: an overview of symptoms, treatment, and current research |
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RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Women in American Religion Presentations | Lovejoy 344
Session Chair: Debra Campbell |
| 2:30 PM | |
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| Nicole Raheja ('10) | The Struggles and Triumphs of Muslim Women In America |
| | Amanda Burgess ('10) | The Habit: Official Vatican Position, Impact of Vatican II, Modern Roadblocks to Wearing It |
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ECONOMICS
Advanced Topics in Environmental Economics | Diamond 341
Session Chair: Tom Tietenberg |
| 2:30 PM | |
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| Bobby Gorman ('08) | The Economics of Green Architecture |
| | Brett McNeice ('08) | Electricity Deregulation: Theory and Evidence |
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Dammed Maine Biographies | Diamond 223
Session Chair: Peter Sly |
| 2:30 PM | |
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| Megan Saunders ('09) | Churchill Dam |
| | Sarah Stevens ('09) | Harris Station |
| | Amanda Lindsay ('11) | Veazie Dam and Penobscot River Restoration Project |
| | Hannah Lafleur ('11) | Edwards Dam |
| | Anders Nordblom ('10) | Passamaquoddy/ St Croix |
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| Friday, May 2 |
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BIOLOGY
Behavior and Physiological Ecology Presentations | Olin 335
Session Chair: Cathy Bevier |
| 11:00 AM | |
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| Lauren Bizzari ('09) | The effects of melatonin on thermoregulation in the nocturnal gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus |
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CHEMISTRY
Senior Chemistry Presentations | Arey 5
Session Chair: Rebecca Conry and Das Thamattoor |
| 11:00 AM | |
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| Katie Harris ('08) | Hydrogen Peroxide Production in Deep, Suboxic Lake Waters |
| | Doug Rooke ('08) | The Synthesis Of Oxacalixarenes Using Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Catalyzed By Cesium Fluoride |
| | Tyler Schleicher ('08) | The Inhibition of Thioredoxin Reductase by the Anticancer Drug Cloretazine |
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CHEMISTRY
Senior Chemistry Presentations | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Rebecca Conry and Das Thamattoor |
| 3:00 PM | |
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| Danny Herrick ('08) | New Frontiers in Reactions of Atomic Carbon |
| | Jenn Bushee ('08) | The Effects of Cloretazine, an Anticancer Agent, on Human Apurinic/Pyrimidic Endonuclease-1 |
| | Michael Finnerty ('08) | Molecular Dynamics Conformational Study of p-Sulfonatocalix[6]arene with Various Guest Molecules |
| | Matt Stein ('08) | Determination of the Cytotoxic Mechanism of Epihalohydrins and Diepoxybutane |
| | Leanne Powers ('08) | Reactivity of Superoxide in Natural Waters |
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| Monday, May 5 |
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Environment and Society Research Presentations | Diamond 344
Session Chair: Tom Tietenberg |
| 10:00 AM | |
| Blair Slater Braverman ('11), Meghan Allison Cornwall ('11), Carin M. Rising ('10) and Sam Mathes |
| | What factors influence the wide variation in college or university recycling rates? |
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Environment and Society Research Presentations | Diamond 242
Session Chair: Philip Nyhus |
| 10:00 AM | |
| Courtney A. Beaulieu ('11), Hannah W. Pulit ('11), Amelia A. Fogg ('11) and Emily J. VanWyk ('11) |
| | What determines why some states have higher percentages of agricultural production or consumption that are organic? |
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Environmental Studies Research Presentations | Diamond 342
Session Chair: Ngeta Kabiri |
| 10:00 AM | |
| Francis H. Gassert ('11), John F. Abbett ('10), Lauren E. Corke ('10) and Kersten E. Vasey ('10) |
| | Some household appliances have succeeded in becoming increasingly energy efficient, while others have not. What explains this difference? |
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BIOLOGY
Behavior and Physiological Ecology Presentations | Olin 335
Session Chair: Cathy Bevier |
| 11:00 AM | |
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| Christine Avena ('08) | The effects of agricultural byproducts on response to chemical cues in the Red-Spotted Newt, Notophthalmus viridescens |
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Environmental Justice Case Studies | Diamond 223
Session Chair: Peter Sly |
| 2:30 PM | |
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| Frances Nixon ('11) | Houston v Chevron |
| | Hannah Taska ('09) | Pacificorp Dam/Yurok |
| | Kristina Shiroka ('08) | Penobscot Subsistence Fish |
| | Victoria Loomis ('10) | Los Angeles MTA |
| | Elizabeth Harwood ('11) | Devil’s Tower |
| | Emily Pavelle ('10) | Peabody Coal/ Black Mesa |
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PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Senior Physics and Astronomy Presentations | Keyes 105
Session Chair: Duncan Tate |
| 3:00 PM | |
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| Cristian Vesa ('08) | Interactions of Rydberg atoms and electrons in ultra cold plasmas |
| | John Chung ('08) | Diffeomorphism Invariance in General Relativity |
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| Tuesday, May 6 |
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BIOCHEMISTRY
Molecular Biology Research Presentations | Olin 213
Session Chair: Russell Johnson |
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| 1:15 PM | Denis Reyna Ruiz ('09) and Zach Zalinger ('09) |
| | Expression of the RBCS gene in Arabidopsis thaliana is organ/tissue specific |
| 1:30 PM | Prisna Dixit ('09), Becky Thorburn ('09) and Sarah Clark ('08) |
| | Light dependent and tissue specific regulation of RBCS expression in Arabidopsis thaliana |
| 1:45 PM | Abbie Fredrick and Jennifer Bushee ('08) |
| | Organ-specific expression of RBCS genes in Arabidopsis thaliana is regulated by light |
| 2:00 PM | Phil Crystal ('09) and Leslie Wardwell ('08) |
| | Time-dependent RBCS gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana |
| 2:15 PM | Darren Argabright ('09) and Kathleen Minor ('08) |
| | Light mediated regulation of the RBCS gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana |
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HISTORY
Historical Epidemiology Presentations | Waterville Senior High School
Session Chair: Jim Webb |
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| 12:00 Noon | Matt Stein ('08) |
| | Global Efforts Against Disease-Resistant Tuberculosis |
| 12:45 PM | Katyanyi Seth ('09) |
| | The Impact of Colonial Medicine on Midwifery in India in the Late 19th Century |
| 1:30 PM | Jeff Carroll ('08) |
| | Ergotism and the Great Fear in France, 1789 |
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RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Death and Spirituality Presentations | Lovejoy 319
Session Chair: Debra Campbell |
| 11:00 AM | |
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| Megan Watts ('08) | ‘Till Our Strivings Cease’: Embodying a Spirituality of Death through Music on the Warfront |
| | Joe Slater ('09) | Prayer for the Dead in Eastern and Western Christianity |
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ANTHROPOLOGY
Asia Pacific Modernities Presentations | Diamond 323
Session Chair: Mary Beth Mills |
| 11:00 PM | |
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| Kaila Saxe ('08) | Women’s Reproductive Health in China: Shaping Identity, Citizenship, and Modernity |
| | Ling U ('08) | Parasite Singles: A Product of Japan’s Globalizing Society? |
| | Elizabeth Powell ('10) | The Effects of Tourism on Thailand’s Hill Tribes |
| | Tatiana Kowalewski ('10) | Images of Women and Sex in Advertisement: A Global and Local Comparison in Asia |
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BIOCHEMISTRY
Biochemistry of the Cell Metabolic Disorders Poster Session |
Session Chair: Paul Greenwood |
| 1:00 PM | |
| Katy Bizier ('08) and Sarah E. Clark ('08) |
| | Acute intermittent porphyria |
| Tyler Schleicher ('08) and Thora Maltais ('09) |
| | Barth syndrome |
| Chris Buros ('09) and Brian Wadugu ('09) |
| | Cori's disease |
| Kristen Hitchcox ('09) and Talia Savic ('09) |
| | Diabetes type I |
| Rebecca Kamins ('09) and Emily Berghoff ('09) |
| | Fabry's disease |
| Leslie Wardwell ('08) and Jacqueline Beaupre ('08) |
| | Lesch-Nyhan |
| Delia Massey ('09), Jordann Dunn ('09) and Kristina Langenborg ('09) |
| | Maple syrup urine disease |
| Katy Harmon ('09) and Whitney Miller ('09) |
| | Menke's disease |
| Aung Kaung ('08) and Joe Meyer ('09) |
| | Pernicious anemia |
| Tatenda Mahlokozera ('09) and Phil Crystal ('09) |
| | Phenylketonuria |
| Chris Lapointe ('09) and Zac Helm ('09) |
| | Pompe's disease |
| Becky Thorburn ('09) and Aynara Chavez-Munoz ('08) |
| | Wilson's disease |
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ECONOMICS
Advanced Topics in Environmental Economics | Diamond 341
Session Chair: Tom Tietenberg |
| 2:30 PM | |
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| Matthew Hirsch ('08) | Transferable Development Rights in Principle and Practice |
| | Greg Smith ('08) | Sustainable Agriculture |
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RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Women in American Religion Presentations | Lovejoy 344
Session Chair: Debra Campbell |
| 2:30 PM | |
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| Jenny Katzman ('10) | Women and Religious Conversion |
| | Coua Vang ('10) | A Room of One’s Own |
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| Wednesday, May 7 |
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BIOCHEMISTRY
Molecullar Biology Research Presentations | Olin 213
Session Chair: Russell Johnson |
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| 1:15 PM | Katy Harmon ('09), Molecular Biology Research Presentations and Aung Kaung ('08) |
| | Arabidopsis thaliana: cold, dark, and blue lights |
| 1:30 PM | Elizabeth Disney ('10) and Liz Petit ('08) |
| | Go towards the light: light and RBCS gene expression |
| 1:45 PM | Katy Bizier ('08) and Olena Marchenko ('10) |
| | Temperature and light effects on RBCS gene expression |
| 2:00 PM | Matthew Stein ('08) and Andrew Hardigan ('10) |
| | Inducible circadian expression of RBCS in Arabidopsis thaliana |
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Environment and Society Research Presentations | Diamond 344
Session Chair: Tom Tietenberg |
| 10:00 AM | |
| Sabrina D. Correll ('10), Gordon F. Padelford ('11), Peter J. Kirn ('09) and Michelle Graff ('10) |
| | Does the amount of foreign debt inhibit environmental sustainability? |
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Environment and Society Research Presentations | Diamond 242
Session Chair: Philip Nyhus |
| 10:00 AM | |
| Aaron M. Block ('10), Devin M. Cahill ('11), Lauren B. Hendricks ('11) and Jeffrey A. Oakes ('10) |
| | Do geography or socio-economic factors affect the percentage of new cars purchased that are hybrids? |
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Environment and Society Research Presentations | Diamond 342
Session Chair: Ngeta Kabiri |
| 10:00 AM | |
| Michael C. Schwartz ('11), Christopher P. Lapointe ('09), Andrea J. Notopoulos ('11) and Bryce A. Pludow ('11) |
| | What factors explain the difference between successful and unsuccessful attempts to recover marine mammal or fish populations? |
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BIOLOGY
Behavior and Physiological Ecology Presentations | Olin 335
Session Chair: Cathy Bevier |
| 11:00 AM | |
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| Emily Wilson ('08) | Variation in oxygen consumption in different strains of Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) |
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Environmental Justice Case Studies | Diamond 223
Session Chair: Peter Sly |
| 2:30 PM | |
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| John Abbett ('10) | Buffalo Creek Spill |
| | Courtney Chilcote ('09) | Kettleman/Kings County |
| | Henry Curme ('10) | Katrina Trailers and Formaldehyde |
| | Walter Sainsbury ('08) | Chef Menteur Landfill |
| | Michelle Presby ('09) | Arizona Snowbowl |
| | Laura Gray ('09) | Allen National Heritage Area |
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| Thursday, May 8 |
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RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Death and Spirituality Presentations | Lovejoy 319
Session Chair: Debra Campbell |
| 11:00 AM | |
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| Marissa Onaga ('09) | The Effects of Near-Death Experiences on Spirituality |
| | Emily Pavelle ('10) | Political and Religious Issues Related to Euthanasia |
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ANTHROPOLOGY
Asia Pacific Modernities Presentations | Diamond 323
Session Chair: Mary Beth Mills |
| 11:00 PM | |
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| Sarah Goldstein ('08) | Tourism and its Effects at Angkor Wat in Cambodia |
| | Laura Smith ('08) | Anime Nation: Japanese Animation’s Cross-Cultural Influence on the United States |
| | Zachary Redlitz ('09) | Japanese Hip-Hop and Japanese Youth: Consuming and Creating |
| | Phinney McIntire ('10) | Congestion and Pollution’s Effects on Thailand |
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BIOLOGY
The Cell Cycle and Cancer Symposium | Olin 234
Session Chair: Paul Greenwood |
| 1:00 PM | |
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| Margaret Chute ('08) | The role of microRNAs in cancer |
| | Tim Maguire ('08) | Itraconazole and other inhibitors of angiogenesis |
| | Derek Leaderer ('08) | Circadian disruption and cancer |
| | Claire Thompson ('08) | HPV and Gardasil |
| | Abbie Frederick ('09) | The role of microRNAs in cancer |
| | Caitlin Coit ('08) | Active immunotherapies: new and exciting treatment options for cancer |
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ECONOMICS
Advanced Topics in Environmental Economics | Diamond 341
Session Chair: Tom Tietenberg |
| 2:30 PM | |
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| Gautam Nair ('08) | The Environmental Kuznets Curve: A Summing Up |
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RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Women in American Religion Presentations | Lovejoy 344
Session Chair: Debra Campbell |
| 2:30 PM | |
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| Gardiner Parker ('09) | Women in Southern Appalachian Religion |
| | Foua Vang ('10) | Superstitions and Traditions: Depicting the Dynamic Spirituality of Asian-American Women |
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Environment and Society Research Presentations | Diamond 344
Session Chair: Tom Tietenberg |
| 7:00 PM | |
| Theodore C. Papademetriou ('11), Jessica M. Bond ('10), Tamer H. Hassan ('11) and Michael S. Noll ('11) |
| | What factors explain why some companies are acting more sustainably than other similar companies? |
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Environment and Societ Research Presentations | Diamond 242
Session Chair: Philip Nyhus |
| 7:00 PM | |
| Danielle G. Stillman ('10), Sophie D. Sarkar ('11), Jennifer E. Helm ('11) and Richard M. Schwartz ('11) |
| | Do geography or socio-economic factors affect the variation in recycling rates across communities or states? |
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Environment and Society Research Presentations | Diamond 342
Session Chair: Ngeta Kabiri |
| 7:00 PM | |
| Benjamin A. Weinberger ('11), John G. Perkins ('11) and Allison D. Seidel ('11) |
| | What explains the wide differences in the success of managing environmental resources among developing countries? [Water] |
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| Friday, May 9 |
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Environment and Society Research Presentations | Diamond 341
Session Chair: Tom Tietenberg |
| 10:00 AM | |
| Shira E. Pindyck ('11), Danielle C. Sheppard ('11), Julie C. Achenbaum ('10) and Alexander F. Place ('11) |
| | Some countries have been much more successful in reducing energy per capita than others. What factors explain these differences? |
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Environment and Society Research Presentations | Diamond 223
Session Chair: Philip Nyhus |
| 10:00 AM | |
| Samuel B. Rooney ('10), Jevan N. Jammal ('10), Cassandra L. Knight ('10) and Fazal Rashid ('11) |
| | What factors are leading to the rise/fall of differing big cat populations in different locations? |
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Environment and Society Research Presentation | Diamond 323
Session Chair: Ngeta Kabiri |
| 10:00 AM | |
| Emily A. Barlow ('10), Lia C. D'Hemecourt ('11), Rachel E. Baron ('11) and Li Yu Chan ('11) |
| | What explains the wide differences in the success of managing environmental resources among developing countries? [Forestry] |
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BIOLOGY
Behavior and Physiological Ecology Presentations | Olin 335
Session Chair: Cathy Bevier |
| 11:00 AM | |
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| Emily Sinnott ('08) | Assimilation and growth efficiency of Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) caterpillars on diets of sunflower and lettuce |
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| Friday, May 16 |
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GERMAN
German 493 Seminar Presentations | Lovejoy 450
Session Chair: Ursula Reidel-Schrewe |
| 3:00 PM | |
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| Melanie Ungar ('08) | German-Americans in WWI and WWII |
| | David Sternetsky | Degenerate Music |
| | Morad Bey ('09) | How American is German Television? |
| | Geoff Blanding ('08) | Neo-Nazis in the Internet |
| | Daniel Franklin ('10) | The Expulsion of Germans from Eastern Europe and their Role in the Post-WWII Reconstruction of West-Germany |
| | Clayton Marshall ('08) | Germany's Democratization 1945-1949 |
| | Chris Shelley ('08) | Turks in Germany. A Special Minority |
| | Gretchen Markiewicz ('08) | German Scientists in Exile in the United States |
