2013 Student Summer Scholars
Abigail Carlson
![Abigail Carlson](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/carlson-abigail[1571420393].jpg)
Exercise Induced Neurogenisis Using A Crayfish Model System
Faculty Mentor: Dan Bergman, Biomedical Science
Holly Cassell
![Holly Cassell](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/cassell-holly[1571420476].jpg)
Reviving German-American Musical Culture: The Works of William Henry Pommer
Faculty Mentor: Lisa Feurzeig, Music
Christopher Churches
![Christopher Churches](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/churches-christopher[1571420789].jpg)
Geomorphic Characterization of the Grand River near Grand Rapids: Baseline Data Collection and Predicted Dam Removal Effects
Faculty Mentor: Peter Wampler, Geology
Jozlyn Clasman
![Jozlyn Clasman](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/clasman-jozlyn[1571420972].jpg)
Structural Analysis of the Clinically-Derived Class D β-lactamase OXA-24 with a Pro227Ser Mutation
Faculty Mentor: Dave Leonard, Chemistry
Jacob Dec
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Assessing the light requirements for E3 complex assembly in Arabidopsis thaliana
Faculty Mentor: Matthew Christians, Cell and Molecular Biology
Alexander Fisch
![Alexander Fisch](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/fisch-alexander[1571421107].jpg)
Effect of Telomerase Inhibitors on Malignant Breast Cancer Cells
Faculty Mentor: Osman Patel, Cell and Molecular Biology
Vincent Gasparotto
![Vincent Gasparotto](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/gasparotto-vince[1571421169].jpg)
Detecting deletions in the Hdc gene generated by Minos transposon excision in Drosophila melanogaster
Faculty Mentor: Martin Burg, Biomedical Science
Julia Gjebic
![Julia Gjebic](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/gjebic-julia[1571421374].jpg)
A Study of Oboe Reeds
Faculty Mentors: Karen Gipson, Physics & Marlen Vavrikova, Music
Breanna Gould
![Breanna Gould](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/gould-brianna[1571421524].jpg)
A landscape genetic analysis of eastern box turtles, Terrapene carolina carolina
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Moore, Biology
John Gravelyn, MS3
![John Gravelyn, MS3](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/gravelyn-john[1571421673].jpg)
The Trainer Project
Faculty Mentor: John Farris, Engineering
Danielle Harris
![Danielle Harris](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/harris-danielle[1571421722].jpg)
DDS/DGEBA Epoxy Used as a Model for Studying Polymer Confinement in Polymer Nanocomposites
Faculty Mentor: Richard Vallery, Physics
Rachel Hughart
![Rachel Hughart](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/hughart-rachel[1571421910].jpg)
Kit Production and Survival From Birth Through Independence of American Marten in West Michigan
Faculty Mentors: Paul Keenlance, Natural Resources Mgmt & Joseph Jacquot, Biology
Lisa Keeney
![Lisa Keeney](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/keeney-lisa[1571421974].jpg)
Creating a Performing Edition of Sousa Opera
Faculty Mentor: Kevin Tutt, Music
David Leestma
![David Leestma](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/leestma-david[1571422019].jpg)
The Administration of the Hajj: An Analysis of the operation and logistics of the Islamic Pilgrimage
Faculty Mentor: Sebastian Maisel, Modern Languages
Kayla Lockmiller, MS3
![Kayla Lockmiller, MS3](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/lockmiller-kayla[1571422063].jpg)
TOC, C/N, δC13, and δN15 of Shales from the Mississippian Michigan Formation, Western Michigan
Faculty Mentor: Patricia Videtich, Geology
Andrea Morrow
![Andrea Morrow](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/morrow-andrea[1571422203].jpg)
A Comparative Analysis of the Tibia of Paralouatta varonai, an Extinct Cuban Primate
Faculty Mentor: Melissa Tallman, Biomedical Science
Alice Munday, MS3
![Alice Munday, MS3](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/munday-alice[1571422279].jpg)
“Such is War”: Union Surgeon George M. Trowbridge and the Personal Perils of Slavery and Race in the American Civil War
Faculty Mentor: Scott Stabler, History
Jessica Pontow
![Jessica Pontow](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/pontow-jessica[1571422497].jpg)
An analysis of extra-pair paternity in a population of Tree Swallows in Allendale, Michigan
Faculty Mentors: Michael Lombardo, Biology & Patrick Thorpe, Biology
Aula Ramo
![Aula Ramo](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/ramo-aula[1571422676].jpg)
Can drugs for Alzheimer's disease be of benefit in glaucoma?
Faculty Mentor: David Linn, Biomedical Science
Mitchell Roth
![Mitchell Roth](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/roth-mitchell[1571422808].jpg)
The Role of CBL10 in Stamen Development in Arabidopsis thaliana
Faculty Mentor: Margaret Dietrich, Cell and Molecular Biology
Max Spencer
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A bioassessment of the butterflies and leafhoppers of the rare alvar ecosystem of the Maxton Plains Preserve
Faculty Mentor: James Dunn, Biology
Aubriana Spenski, MS3
![Aubriana Spenski, MS3](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/spenski-aubry[1571423247].jpg)
Mechanisms of American Marten Kit Independence and Dispersal in West Michigan
Faculty Mentors: Joseph Jacquot, Biology & Paul Keenlance, Natural Resources Mgmt
Jordan Straight
![Jordan Straight](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/straight-jordan[1571423296].jpg)
Nato3 induces the expression of key DA neuron markers in a regionally and temporally specific manner within the developing CNS
Faculty Mentor: Merritt Taylor, Biomedical Science
Hollister Swanson (Koeze Fellow)
![Hollister Swanson (Koeze Fellow)](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/swanson-hollister[1571423350].jpg)
Identification of a Potent Inhibitor for the Extended-Spectrum Class C β-lactamase, ADC-7
Faculty Mentor: Brad Wallar, Chemistry
Marissa Swartz
![Marissa Swartz](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/swartz-marissa[1571423403].jpg)
Economic Context and Civic Engagement: the Effects of ‘Localism’ in Four Michigan Cities
Faculty Mentor: Whitt Kilburn, Political Science
Adam Terwilliger, MS3
![Adam Terwilliger, MS3](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/terwilliger-adam[1571423464].jpg)
Do We Need to Analyze Spectra by Hand?
Faculty Mentor: Richard Lord, Chemistry
Jared Toogood
![Jared Toogood](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/toogood-jared[1571423515].jpg)
Epiphytes, Assemble! Epiphytic fern distribution along a vertical moisture gradient
Faculty Mentor: Gary Greer, Biology
Josephine Werner, MS3
![Josephine Werner, MS3](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/werner-josephine[1571423561].jpg)
Expression, purification, and optimization of crystallization conditions for the antibiotic resistance enzyme OXA-24 beta-lactamase
Faculty Mentor: Rachel Powers, Chemistry
Noah Zucker
![Noah Zucker](/cms4/asset/12523E03-F2BD-6B6E-90B1DBBC6CC17ED0/zucker-noah(2)[1571423607].jpg)
Affect of fatty acid structure on endothelial cell connexin43 levels
Faculty Mentor: David Kurjiaka, Biomedical Science
If you'd like to see more about these scholars' projects, then check out the GVSU Summer Scholars Showcase Abstract Book.