2012 Student Summer Scholars


Danielle Bradke

Danielle Bradke

Den Site Characteristics and Kit Survival of American Marten in West Michigan
Faculty Mentors: Paul Keenlance, Biology & Joseph Jacquot, Biology

Tami Brown

Tami Brown

Using DNA Barcoding for Plant Identification in a Long-term Prairie Restoration Study
Faculty Mentor: Neil MacDonald, Biology

Brittany Cooke

Brittany Cooke

Generation of Diffraction Gratings Using Photographic Film
Faculty Mentor: Richard Vallery, Physics

Brianne Docter

Brianne Docter

Probing the Binding Site in the Antibiotic Resistance Enzyme, AmpC β-lactamase
Faculty Mentor: Brad Wallar, Chemistry

Samantha Ellis

Samantha Ellis

Macromolecular Assemblies for Gas Storage from Dynamic Bonds
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Korich, Chemistry

Jessica Franks

Jessica Franks

Comparison of Constructed vs. Natural Wetlands
Faculty Mentor: Eric Snyder, Biology

Danielle Grimm

Danielle Grimm

Using Artificial Breeding of Eurasian and Northern Watermilfoils to Study the Evolutionary Ecology of Herbicide Resistance
Faculty Mentor: Ryan Thum, Annis Water Resources Institute

Anthony Hage

Anthony Hage

Detection of 6xHis Labeled HDC Protein in Drosophila melanogaster
Faculty Mentors: Martin Burg, Biomedical Sciences & Debra Burg, Biomedical Sciences

José Jiménez

Jose Jiménez

The Young Lords in Lincoln Park
Faculty Mentor: Melanie Shell-Weiss, Liberal Studies

Kip-Chumba Kaitany

Kip-Chumba Kaitany

Biochemical Investigations of a High-Threat Family of β-lactamases
Faculty Mentor: Dave Leonard, Chemistry

Joshua Lee

Joshua Lee

Discovering New Genes that Regulate Neural Stem Cell Proliferation and Maintenance
Faculty Mentor: Merritt Taylor, Biomedical Sciences

Jackie Main

Jackie Main

Exploring the Effects of Self-affirmation
Faculty Mentor: Amanda Dillard, Psychology

Danielle Maryanski

Danielle Maryanski

Novel MADS-box genes isolated from the gymnosperm cones of Ephedra and Juniper
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Winther, Biology

Xinyi Ou

Xinyi Ou

Review of Recent Research into Kushan Civilization
Faculty Mentor: Craig Benjamin, History

Michael Peruzzi

Michael Peruzzi

Synthesis of Tripodal CMPO Compounds for Heavy Metal Chelation
Faculty Mentor: Shannon Biros, Chemistry

Jeremy Peshl

Jeremy Peshl

Explorations in Sonoluminescence
Faculty Mentor: Karen Gipson, Physics

Kira Smith-Butland

Kira Smith-Butland

Untitled Michigan Horror Script
Faculty Mentor: Austin Bunn, Writing

Christopher Stretton

Christopher Stretton

The Testing of GV Derivatives for Antibacterial Activity in the Presence of Human Serum Protein
Faculty Mentor: Roderick Morgan, Biology

Jessica Thoe

Jessica Thoe

Characterizing Protein-Protein Interactions for Accurate Cell Division in Fission Yeast
Faculty Mentor: Dawn Clifford Hart, Cell and Molecular Biology

Angela Tramontelli

Angela Tramontelli

Putting Michiganese on the Map: A Study in Perceptual Dialectology
Faculty Mentor: Kathryn Remlinger, English

Sarah VanOeveren

Sarah VanOeveren

Germline Clonal Analysis of the delorean Mutation in Drosophilia melanogaster
Faculty Mentor: Georgette Sass, Biology

William Waalkes

William Waalkes

Pollutant Effects on Neurophysiological Recordings from Sensory And Motor Neurons Of The Crayfish
Faculty Mentor: Daniel Bergman, Biology


If you'd like to see more about these scholars' projects, then check out the Student Summer Scholars Summer Showcase Abstract Book.

2012 Student Summer Scholars Summer Showcase Abstract Book



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