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SESSION XXIV: HISTORY
20th Century Environmental History |
Whitney Room
Session Chair: Paul Josephson |
| 10:00 AM- 12:00 Noon |
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| 10:00 am |
Robert Canning ('12), History
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The Great Garbage Gyres. Ocean Pollution Through the 20th Century. |
| 10:20 am |
Anna Franzen ('11), History
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The Solution to Pollution in not Dilution: U.S.-Canadian Cooperation to Reduce Acid Rain in North America |
| 10:40 am |
Robyn Wardell ('11), History
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Industrial Agriculture’s Attempt to Mimic a Natural Process: The Case of the Commercial Pollination Industry |
| 11:00 am |
Emma Beck ('12), History
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Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining: Stripping Appalachian of Its People, Resources, and Landscape |
| 11:20 am |
Amanda Reynolds ('12), History
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The Beer Drinker’s Dilemma: The Quest for an Environmentally-Friendly Beer |
| 11:40 am |
Stephen Zaharias ('11), History
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Love Canal: What Really Happened |
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SESSION XXV: HISTORY
Introduction to History Presentations |
Miller 8
Session Chair: Elizabeth Leonard |
| 9:00 - 9:50 AM |
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Esther King ('13) |
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History Through Photography: Clemens Kalisces and the Arrival of European Refugees to New York City after World War II |
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Matthieu Nadeau ('12) |
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Al Brady, Public Enemy Number One: Maine's Forgotten Outlaw and the Folklore of Depression-Era Crime |
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Conor Brophy ('13) |
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The New Deal: A Savior of the American Way of Life, or a Drastic Change Towards Government Takeover |
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SESSION XXVI: CHEMISTRY
Senior Presentations |
Arey 5
Session Chair: Jeff Katz |
| 11:00 AM |
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Alex Boches ('11) |
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The Inhibition of the Transcription Factor AP-1 by the Anti Cancer Drug Laromustine |
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Becca Falender ('11) |
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TBA |
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Elaura Patton ('11) |
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The Conjugative Transfer of Multidrug Resistant Megaplasmid from Aeromonas salmonicida subspecies salmonicida to Vibrio cholerae |
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SESSION XXVII: GENERAL SESSION
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Hurd
Session Chair: Philip Nyhus |
| 1:00 - 2:55 PM |
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| 1:00 pm |
Amie Fleming ('11), Science, Technology, and Society
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Urban Sprawl: Critiquing the Place of Community and Environment in Suburban America |
| 1:30 pm |
Christine Lydon ('11), Sociology
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Alcoholism and the Family: Where Alcohol and Gender Intersect |
| 1:50 pm |
Michael Hempel ('11), International Studies
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The Davis Inter-Cultural Dialogue Project: An Investigation into the Impact of the Mainstream Media in Germany on the Identities and Outlook of Young German Muslims |
| 2:10 pm |
Roja Nunna ('11) and Alyssa Belisle ('11), Mathematics
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Modeling Paradoxical Motion Perception by Vestibular Patients |
| 2:35 pm |
Megan Booth ('11), Government
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Credible Commitments or Manipulated Promises: The International Criminal Court in Uganda |
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SESSION XXVIII: PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology Honors Presentations |
Smith
Session Chair: Jennifer Coane |
| 1:00 - 2:30 PM |
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| 1:00 pm |
Hali Castleman ('11), Psychology
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The Effects of Incentive, Motivation, and Levels-of-Processing on Recall in Preschool Aged Children |
| 1:20 pm |
Lauren Tracy ('11), Psychology
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Win Some, Lose Some: How Outcome Influences Subsequent Memory |
| 1:50 pm |
Kelsey Stratton ('11), Psychology
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The Effect of Identification Style on Confidence Inflation in Eyewitness Testimony |
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SESSION XXIX: EAST ASIAN STUDIES
East Asian Studies |
Whitney
Session Chair: Tamae Prindle |
| 1:00 - 2:50 PM |
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| 1:00 pm |
Ai Yamanaka ('11), East-Asian Studies
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Sustaining Plates and Identities: The Socio-political Implications of 'Local' Food in Japan |
| 1:20 pm |
Nicholas Zeller ('13), East-Asian Studies
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A Decayed Tooth: The Evil and Impermanence of Beauty in 'The Temple of the Golden Pavillion' |
| 1:40 pm |
Peter Graham ('12), East-Asian Studies
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East Asian Studies Presentation |
| 2:00 pm |
Elizabeth Chang ('11), East-Asian Studies
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Dear God, Are You There? |
| 2:20 pm |
Aliya Weiss ('12), East-Asian Studies
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The Temple of the Golden Pavilion: A Freudian Reading |
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SESSION XXX: BIOLOGY
Biology Honors & Independent Studies Presentations |
Olin
Session Chair: Russell Johnson |
| 1:00 - 5:00 PM |
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| 1:00 pm |
Sarah Flanagan ('11), Biology
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Do Male Physiological Condition and Territory Quality Affect Female Mate Choice in the Brown Anole, Anolis sagrei? |
| 1:15 pm |
Elisabeth Grasser ('11), Biology
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The Neuroprotective Effects of Melatonin on Uca pugilator X-organ Cells Exposed to Glutamate Excitotoxicity |
| 1:30 pm |
David Havlicek ('11), Biology
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Genetic Mapping of the Cell Competition Suppressor Gene su(comp)3L-2 in Drosophila |
| 1:45 pm |
Julianne Kowalski ('11), Biology
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Phylogenic Analysis of Microorganisms: Characterizing Bacterial Relationships through Bioinformatics and Horizontal Gene Transfer |
| 2:00 pm |
Sarah Martinez ('11), Biology
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The Effects of RNA Interference on TaABF1 and GAMyb Gene Expression in Barley Aleurone Cells |
| 2:15 pm |
Charles Wulff ('11), Biology
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Innate Immunological Impact of r-(+)-Carvone, Tricaine (MS-222) and 2-phenoxyethanol on Zebrafish |
| 2:30 pm |
Benjamin Oakes ('11), Biology
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Evaluating the Growth, Production and Soil Microbiota of a Novel Organic Hydroponic System for Greenhouse Tomatoes |
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SESSION XXXI: GERMAN AND RUSSIAN
Sixth CBB-USM Russian Student Research Symposium (Note: In Russian) |
Lovejoy 215
Session Chair: Julie de Sherbinin |
| 2:00 - 3:00 PM |
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| 2:00 pm |
Peter Buttaro ('11), German/Russian
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Shifting Seas: Water Symbolism in Bulgakov's Master and Margarita |
| 2:20 pm |
Kevin Lucas ('11), German/Russian
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Not in the Light of Day: Light Imagery in Bulgakov's Master and Margarita |
| 2:40 pm |
Craig Zevin ('11), German/Russian
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Walmart in Russia: What Went Wrong? |
| 3:00 pm |
James Lasher ('12), German/Russian
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Night on Bald Mountain: Whose Is It? |
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SESSION XXXII: ECONOMICS
Economics Honors Presentations |
Diamond 341
Session Chair: Randy Nelson |
| 2:00 - 4:00 PM |
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| 2:00 pm |
Aaron Kaye ('11), Economics
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Legislative Compensation and Fiscal Performance in State Governments |
| 2:30 pm |
Benjamin Ogden ('11), Economics
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Keeping Nuclear Programs From Becoming Nuclear Weapons: Game-Theoretic and Econometric Approaches |
| 3:00 pm |
C. Lee ('11), Economics
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The Flypaper and Teflon Effect in China |
| 3:30 pm |
Anna Simeonova ('11), Economics
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The Impact of European Union Accession on Foreign Direct Investment |
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SESSION XXXIII: RUSSIAN
6th Annual CBB-USM Russian Student Research Symposium |
Lovejoy 215
Session Chair: Julie de Sherbinin |
| 3:00 - 4:00 PM |
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Allison Brown ('12) |
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The Old in the New: Iconography, Lubok and Goncharova’s Modernist Art |
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Ally Bolger ('13) |
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Chekhov’s Secular Saint |
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Tom Letourneau ('13) |
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Painter V.G. Perov: Voice of the Needy |
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Nathan Lord ('12) |
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Political Themes in XIX-century Russian Art |
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Jason Parrett ('12) |
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Folktales in the Work of V.M. Vasnetsov |
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SESSION XXXIV: EDUCATION
Inquiry and Practice in Education & Human Development |
Diamond 122
Session Chair: Mark Tappan |
| 3:00 - 5:00 PM |
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| 3:00 pm |
Karlyn Adler ('11), Independent Studies
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Why Should it Matter to Me?: Teaching Affluent Students about Social Justice |
| 3:30 pm |
Hannah Bisgyer ('11), Education and Human Development
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Learning Disabilities At Colby: A Preliminary Examination |
| 4:00 pm |
Sonia Mahabir ('11), Education and Human Development
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Being Exotic: The Stories of Females of Color at Colby College |
| 4:30 pm |
M. Quinn ('11), Education and Human Development
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Analyzing the Hidden Curriculum and How It Corresponds with the Predominant Social Class of the Students |
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SESSION XXXV: ENGLISH
English Honors Presentations |
Hurd
Session Chair: Laurie Osborne |
| 3:00 - 5:00 PM |
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| 3:00 pm |
Catherine Hawkins ('11), English
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The Biased White Reader: Reading, Revisiting, and Revising Racial Identity through Mark Twain’s Pudd’nhead Wilson and Toni Morrison’s Beloved |
| 3:30 pm |
Aleah Starr ('11), English
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Failing Marx: Locating Class Issues and the Potential for Transgressive Pedagogy in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God and Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird |
| 4:00 pm |
Duncan Hardock ('11), English
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Unpacking the Past: Collection and Recollection in Virginia Woolf and Walter Benjamin |
| 4:30 pm |
Elizabeth Hathaway ('11), English
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The Marginalization of the Modern City in Lord Byron and the Shelleys' Authoritative Representations of Rome |
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SESSION XXXVI: GENERAL SESSION
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Smith
Session Chair: Lynne Connor |
| 3:00 - 4:45 PM |
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Kendyl Sullivan ('11), Anthropology
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Creativity in Education |
| 3:30 pm |
Alexandra Desaulniers ('11), Theater and Dance
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The Vital Collaboration: A Perspective on Musical Theater as a Platform for Social Discourse |
| 4:00 pm |
Katelyn Ouimet ('11), Theater and Dance
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Falling: An Exploration of Height, Weight, Space, and Gravity through Aerial Dance |
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SESSION XXXVII: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
Latin American Studies |
Whitney
Session Chair: Ben Fallaw |
| 3:00 - 4:00 PM |
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| 3:00 pm |
Matthew Klegon ('11) and Amelia Fogg ('11), Latin American Studies
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Independent Studies from Latin American Studies: Sustainable Agriculture in Belize and Argentine Nationalism and the Malvinas Islands |
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SESSION XXXVII: CHEMISTRY
Senior Presentations |
Keyes 105
Session Chair: Jeff Katz |
| 3:00 PM |
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Chris Ng ('11) |
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Characterization of DNA Interstrand Cross-Links Formed by Epichlorohydrin |
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Mark Ziffer ('11) |
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TBA |
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Dan Goldstein ('11) |
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TBA |
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Kwadwo Opoku-Nsiah ('11) |
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The Synthesis and Exploration of Oxacalix[4]arenes with Electron-withdrawing Naphthyridine |
