Summer Research

2006 Participants

Archaeology

• Robert Brande '08
  "Murray Farm Archaeological Project"

Art

• Katharine Steigerwald '07
  "Classical Ballet and the Figure, a Study in Painting"

Biology

• Nikola Banishki '07
  "First Characterization of an Antarctic Cold-Seep Community Discovered Under the Larsen-B Ice Shelf"
• Sarah Bertino '09
  "Research on Frosted Elfin Butterflies and Lupines"
• William Caffry '09
  "Lupine Growth and Butterfly Behavior in Rome Sand Plains"
• Matthew Chuff '08
  "Mutegenisis of a Tronspated Gene Promoter in Yeast"
• Wendy Doster '08
  "Metamorphosis and Accompanying Changes in Gastro-Intestial Tract Hormones"
• Max Falkoff '08
  "Chemical Ecology and Taxonomy of Biological Crusts at the Rome Sands Plain"
• Allie Massaro '07
  "Eliza (Enzyme Linked Immuno Absorbent Assay) and the Measurement of Insulin in the Turtle Tissues"
• Heather Michael '07
  "Fungal Analysis in Antarctic Cold-Seep Community"
• Jenney Anne Stringer '08
  "Lupine and Butterfly Biology in the Rome Sand Plains"
• Robert Wysocki '07
  "Cloning of the AAT-1 Gene and its Characterization Through Yeast Plasmed Analysis"
  

Chemistry

• Pablo Abreu '08
• Maxwell Akuamoah-Boateng '09
  "Sol-Gel Encapsulation"
• Marco Allodi '08
  "Examining the Free Energy of Prereactive Complexes of Radical Reactions in the Troposphere"
• Kristin Alongi '08
  "Exploring Ho₂ (H₂O)N Clusters/Complexes"
• Katherine Alser '09
  "Finding Energy Maxima for a Breast Cancer Inhibiting Peptide Derived from Alpha-Fetoprotein"
• Alexa Ashworth '09
  "The Formation of Aerosols"
• Nicholas Berry '09
  "Synthesis of Structure H Clathrate Hydrates"
• Andrew Beyler '10
• David Brown '10
• Louisa Brown '09
  "Encapsulation of Rare Earth Diketone Complexes into Silica Glass"
• Anique-Marie Cabardos '07
  "Calorimetric Determination of the Enthalpy of Mixing Clathrate Hydrate-Forming Solutions"
• Madeline Caudle '10
• Trevor Clarkson '09
  
• Tim Currier '09
  "Synthesis of Clathrate Hydrates in Reverse Micellar"
• Cecilia Disney '07
  "Computational Drug Design Applied Towards the Treatment of Human African Trypanosomiasis"
• Katie Donahue '08
  "Synthesis of Rare-Earth Calixarene Complexes and their Incorporation into Silica Sol-Gels"
• Sharfi Farhana '09
  "Simulation of DNA Cleaved by Enediyne Anti-Cancer Antiobiotics"
• Elizabeth Faroh '08
  "Synthesis and Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Rare Earth Ions in Sol-Gel Titania- and Zirconia-Silica Glasses"
• Michael Flanders '09
  "Synthesis of Structure H Clathrate Hydrates"
• Daniel Griffith '07
  "Syntheses Derived from Insect Neurotransmitter Octopamine"
• David Hamilton '09
  "Measurement of Rate Constants for the Cyclopropylcarbinyl Radical Ring Opening Reaction"
• Kathryn Hansen '07
  
• Gregory Hartt '08
  "Quantum Study of Carbonyl Sulfide Complexes and Study of Photochemistry Using the Tropospheric Ultraviolet and Visible Radiation Model"
• Russell Holz '10
• Victoria Jenkins '09
  "Synthesis of Clathrate Hydrates in Reverse Micellar Solutions"
• Robin Joseph '09
  "Synthesis of Substituted Calixarene Ligands for Rare Earth Ion Encapsulation into Sol-Gel Matrices"
• Amy Klockowski '09
  "Germacrene D: Variation of Enantiomers in Aster Species"
• Matthew Kotlove '09
  "Synthesis and Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Rare Earth Ions in Sol-Gel Titania- and Zirconia-Silica Glasses"
• Karilyn Larkin '06
  "Analyses of the Affinity of Raloxifene and its Derivatives to the alpha-Estrogen Receptor Ligand Binding Domain: A Model for Drug Design"
• Katrina Lexa '05
  "Computational Design of a Small Peptidomimetic that Inhibits
  Estrogen-Dependent Breast Cancer"
• Deacon Lile '09
  "Search for Catalysts that Split Water"
• Jovan Livada '08
  "Search for Catalysts that Split Water"
• Becky Mackenzie '08
  "Analyses of the Affinity of Raloxifene and its Derivatives to the alpha-Estrogen Receptor Ligand Binding Domain: A Model for Drug Design"
• Ngoda Manongi '08
  "Prediction of the Formation of X---(H₂O)n in the Atmosphere where X is N₂ or O₂ and n = 1-3"
  
• Danielle Massee '07
  "Stereospecific Synthesis of Germacrene D"
• Marielle Matthews '09
  "Probing Catalytic Activity of Encapsulated Enzymes"
• James McConnell '07
  "Heme Induced Dehalogenation Reactions"
• Philip Milner '10
• Thomas Morrell '10
• Kathleen Naughton '08
  "Experimental Investigation of the Solution Structures for Bioactive Peptides Derived from Alpha-Fetoprotein"
• Thomas Nevers '10
• Gregory Nizialek '08
  "Synthesis of Dueturated Propylene Oxide for Neutron Spectroscopy Analysis"
• Amber O'Connor '09
  "Simulation of DNA Cleaved by Enediyne Anti-Cancer Antiobiotics"
• Rebecca Parkhurst '07
  "Synthesis of Precursors for Studying the Cyclopropylcarbinyl Radical Ring Opening Reaction"
• Amanda Salisburg '08
  "Designing a Pharmacophore using Computational Chemistry and Alpha-Fetoprotein"
• Evan Savage '08
  "Further Investigations of the Pacific Sponge Stylotella Aurantium"
• Alexa Schwarzman '09
  "Analyses of the Affinity of Raloxifene and its Derivatives to the alpha-Estrogen Receptor Ligand Binding Domain: A Model for Drug Design"
• Nick Scoglio '10
• Keigo Shimura '07
  "Viscosity of Clathrate Hydrate Forming Binary Liquids"
• Nicole Tetreault '08
  "Butterfly Project"
• Lauren Tom '10
• Ben Van Arnam '09
  "Investigations of Bioactive Components in the Hawaiian Sacoglossan Callyphylla Sp."
• Sing Yeung '07
  "Temperature Dependence of Density of Clathrate Hydrate - Forming Solutions"

Comparative Literature

• William Welles '08
  "From Fangs To Farce: the Figure of the Vampire in Contemporary American Culture"
• Lily Yu '07
  "The Creation of 'The Other' in Modern Japanese Literature"

East Asian Languages and Literatures

• Erica Fultz '08
  "Generative Linguistics in Japanese"

Economics

• Tamim Akiki '08
  "Role of the Central Bank in a Small Economy: the Case Study of Lebanon"
• Elena Filekova '08
  "Macroeconomic Effects in Bulgaria Upon its Accession To the European Union"
• Dane Johnson '07
  "The Creation of a Computer Program Which Simulates the Effect of Technological Progress on Fluctuations in the Business Cycle"
• Yejun Qian '08
  "How Has China's Accession into WTO in 2001 Impacted its Environment?"

English

• Laura Oman '07
  "Capitalism and Literature: Looking at How Japanese and Japanese American Women Authors Resist the Culture Industry"
• Rebecca Wagner '07
  "Tristan and Isolde: the Evolution of a Tragedy"

Geosciences

• Mary Beth Day '07
  "Developing a New Method for 14C Dating of Organic Matter Samples using Stepped Combustion"
• Kevin Donegan '07
  "Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Software and Focusing on Recharge and Ground-Water Resources in the Sauquoit Creek Watershed in Oneida County"
• Jordan Fischetti '08
  "Geologic Source Provenance of Artifacts from Paleoarchaic Sites in Eastern Nevada"
• Timothy Fox '08
  "Snowball Earth: a Sedimentologic Focus Upon Glacial Rocks in Namibia and East Greenland"
• William Hoffman '07
  "Reconnaissance Study of Deformation Bands in Palagonitic Tuffs in Iceland"
• Andrew Mention '07
  "Sedimentary Structures and Grain Size Variation of the Antarctic Peninsula and Their Pertinence To Paleo Climatology"
• Alexandra Millar '09
  "The Comprehensive Study of the Mineralogy of Kimberlite Dikes in Central Ny"
• Kimberly Roe '08
  "Organic Carbon Content of Sub-Larsen Ice Shelf Sediments of the Weddell Sea"

Government

• Joshua Agins '07
  "The Standing Doctrine in Environmental Citizen Suits: its Current State and its Future"
• Riada Asimovic '07
  "The Future Status of Kosovo: Will the International Community Be Able To Find a Consensus Between the Albabanian Aspirations for Independence and Serbian Determination To Guard Kosovo and its Sovereignty?"
• Yiyang Cao '09
  "Thirst of a Nation: Investigation into China's Water Policies"
• Timothy Eddy '07
  "The Andijon Massacre: a Major Setback in U.S. -- Uzbek Relations?"
• Joseph Jansen '07
  "An Investigation into Historical Understandings and Current Interpretations of the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses"
• Niels Lesniewski '07
  "The Government's Response To Hurricanes: Lessons Less Than Learned?"
• Xiaobo Ma '09
  Growing Individualism of Chinese College Students"
• Mike Mortimer '07
  "Turning Back the Clock: Reversing Human Induced Saltwater Intrusions in the Upper Floridian Aquifer"
• Alice Popejoy '09
  "Marketing a Maternalist Welfare State"
• David Sands '07
  "Are the Chinese Coming? an Assessment of China's Attempt To Enter the U.S. Auto Market"
• Xin Wang '09
  "The Double Life of a Single Child: a Study of the Generation of Single Children from Different Socio-Economic Backgrounds"

History

• Jessie Clough '07
  "The Village of Delta: Public Policy and Community History"

Independent Study

• Laura Hartz '07
  "The Slow Food Movement in Central New York"

Mathematics

• Zunfeng Chen '08
  "Difference Equations, Differtial Equations, and Simpson's Paradox"
• Jonathan Stults '07
  "Difference Equations, Differential Equations, and Simpson's Paradox"

Music

• Christopher Boveroux '08
  "The Singing Revolutions of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania: Music in the Baltic Independence Movements"

Philosophy

• Danna Klein '07
  "Efficiencies and Inefficiencies of the Non-Profit Sector in New York City"

Physics

• Kathryn Arpino '10
• Patrick Barnes '10
• Daniel Campbell '08
  "Acorn"
• Luxue Rose Deng '07
  "Acorn Coil Development"
• Ruth Duggan '08
  "NPDGamma Experiment"
  
• Michael Gregg '08
  "Quantum Gravity Phenomenology"
• Yubo Lu '07
  "Quantum Gravity Phenomenology"
• Julia Macdougall '09
  "Quantum Gravity Phenomenology"
• Yuqi Mao '09
  "Diffusion of Water into Acid and Base-Catalyzed Sol-Gel Glasses"
• Thao Nguyen '08
  "The Role of Aluminum Co-Doping on Rare Earth Florescence in Sol-Gel Glass"
• Tessa Olson '08
  Low Energy Impact Craters"
• Heather Parker '07
  "Astronomical Studies in Cluster Distance, Variable Stars, and Asteroid Trajectories"
• David Shapiro '07
  "Acorn Coil Development"
• Daniel Tomb '08
  "Building Coils for the Acorn Experiment"

Psychology

• Erica Colligan '06
• Jennifer Franco '08
  "Measuring Attention Processes with Eye Movements"
• Cecilia Maeyama '09
  "Measuring Attention Processes with Eye Movements"
• Lilian Salinas '07
  "Measuring Attention Processes with Eye Movements"
• Margaret Van Wyk '07
  "Thought Suppression"
• Simon Ziechner '07
  "Summation of Tactile Sensations"
• Tyler Zink '07
  "Thought Suppression"

Religious Studies

• Drew Thomases '07
  "The Indian Diaspora of Jackson Heights: Hindu Identity in a Queens Community"

Sociology

• Alison Fisher '08
  "Modern Day Slavery in America"