2015 Student Summer Scholars
Alexis Awdziejczyk
Impact of Standing on Power Output during Sprint Cycling in Females
Faculty Mentors: Jeffery Potteiger, Movement Science and Ross Sherman, Movement Science
Matthew Biener
Hydraulic Traits as Determinants of Epiphyte Distribution in Mid-Elevation Rainforest in Puerto Rico
Faculty Mentor: Gary Greer, Biology
Charles Bradfield
Global Warming and Oxygen Consumption in Embryonic White-spotted Bamboo Sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum)
Faculty Mentor: Jodee Hunt, Biology
Hunter Brunges
The Effects of Invasive Earthworm Species on Salamanders in the Grand Valley Ravine Ecosystem
Faculty Mentor: James Dunn, Biology
Jordan Cloud
The Polar Bear Expedition: A Bottom-Up Reinterpretation of America’s Military Intervention in Northern Russia
Faculty Mentor: James Smither, History
Lindsay Czap
Guessing Games and Error Correcting Codes
Faculty Mentor: David Clark, Mathematics
Emily David, MS3 (Ott-Stiner Scholar)
Mutagenic studies of a unique cysteine ligase enzyme
Faculty Mentor: Paul Cook, Chemistry
Macy Doster, MS3
A Comparison of American Marten Habitat Use From Data Collected Using VHF Radio Telemetry Versus GPS Telemetry
Faculty Mentors: Paul Keenlance, Biology and Joseph Jacquot, Biology
Gabriel Ellis
Analyzing Music Video in a New Light: The Color of Music and the Music of Color
Faculty Mentor: Lee Copenhaver, Music and Dance
Bailey Groendyke
Acoustics of Louis Armstrong Theatre
Faculty Mentor: Karen Gipson, Physics
Jennifer Grousd (Schroeder Fellow)
Patterns of neutral genetic variation in bat populations affected by an emerging wildlife disease
Faculty Mentor: Amy Russell, Biology
Nicholas Huisingh
Nato3 is sufficient to drive Lmx1b expression in the developing neural tube
Faculty Mentor: Merritt Taylor, Biomedical Sciences
Talon Kosak
How Does BBr3 Cyclize o-alkynylanisoles to form Benzofurans - Part Deux!
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Korich, Chemistry
Alex McBride
Metabolic Demands of ElliptiGO Cycling Compared to Running
Faculty Mentor: Kyle Barnes, Movement Science
Nathaniel Orndorf
Effects of Surface Attachment of Polymer Chains on Material Properties
Faculty Mentor: Richard Vallery, Physics
Luke Pardy
Neoadjuvant therapy with anti-telomerase potentiates the effects of anthracycline based chemotherapy
Faculty Mentor: Osman Patel, Cell and Molecular Biology
Brianna Powell (Koeze Fellow)
How do they stay warm? Behavioral thermoregulation in the Japanese snow monkey (Macaca fuscata)
Faculty Mentor: Cynthia Thompson, Biomedical Sciences
Kristi Ruvina
Neuropharmocological Alterations of the Aggressive Behavior of Crayfish
Faculty Mentor: Daniel Bergman, Biomedical Sciences
Victoria Sanders, MS3
Emotion Displays in Media: A Comparison Between Mexican, Hispanic-American, and European-American Storybooks
Faculty Mentor: Wolfgang Friedlmeier, Psychology
Emma Schroder (Ott-Stiner Scholar)
Biochemical analysis of enzymes responsible for increased antibiotic resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii
Faculty Mentor: David Leonard, Chemistry
Nikolaus Schroeder
Operettas in German-American Life around 1880: Transcription, Analysis, and Cultural Contexts
Faculty Mentor: Lisa Feurzeig, Music and Dance
Lindsey Schroedter
A drug for Alzheimers appears to work in a retina in a dish model of glaucoma. But, what receptors are involved?
Faculty Mentor: David Linn, Biomedical Sciences
Carly Wiersma
Modification of LRB complex members in Arabidopsis thaliana
Faculty Mentor: Matthew Christians, Cell and Molecular Biology
Ryan Zahran
Evaluating Pupil Dilation as a Measure of Working Memory and Logical Thinking
Faculty Mentors: Nathan Barrows, Chemistry and Jessica VandenPlas, Chemistry
If you'd like to see more about these scholars' projects, then check out the GVSU Summer Scholars Showcase Abstract Book.