2012 Math & Science Research Participants
2012 Participants Listed by Discipline
Biology
Andrew Seraichick ’13 and Professor of Biology Jinnie Garrett
Ethan Ayres ’13 and Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Ashleigh Smythe
Helminth Parasites of Neovison vison (American Mink) in Central New York
Barsha Baral ’13 and Assistant Professor of Biology Wei-Jen Chang
Uncovering Phylogenetic Relationships between Nematodes using Ribosomal Molecular Markers
Eli Bunzel ’13 and Assistant Professor of Biology Wei-Jen Chang
Vitamin C Synthesis/Metabolism, TBH Metabolism
Aaron Geiduschek ’14 and Associate Professor of Biology William Pfitsch
Invasive Species at Hamilton College
Julia Gelissen ’14 and David Gapp, the Silas D. Childs Professor of Biology
Rachel Green ’14 and Assistant Professor of Biology Wei-Jen Chang
ICH Bacteria
Allison Hall ’14 and Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Brianne Barker
Agne Jakubauskaite ’13 and Professor of Biology Herman Lehman
hMOX Characterization
Ravi Jariwala ’13
ICH Bacteria
Rebecca Knipp ’13 and Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Ashleigh Smythe
Parasite Ecology
Salome Kuchukhidze ’14 and Associate Professor of Biology William Pfitsch
Invasive Plant Biology
Tenzing Lama ’13 and Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Brianne Barker
Isolation and Study of RIG-I Genes from Non-Human Primate Groups
Jessica Li ’14 and Professor of Biology Herman Lehman
TBhR Gene Research
James Liebow ’13 and Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Ashleigh Smythe
Nematode Species Description
Abigail Martin ’14 and David Gapp, the Silas D. Childs Professor of Biology
Olusegun Ogunwomoju ’15 and Professor of Biology Herman Lehman
TBhR Gene Research
Douglas Santoro ’14 and Associate Professor of Biology William Pfitsch
Invasive Plant Ecology
Yonghyun Song ’13 and Assistant Professor of Biology Wei-Jen Chang
Tetrahymena Gene Expression Analysis by Machine Learning
Matthew Therkelsen ’12
ICH Bacteria
Dominic Veconi ’15 and Assistant Professor of Biology Wei-Jen Chang
ICH Bacteria
Ashley Williams ’14 and David Gapp, the Silas D. Childs Professor of Biology
Biochemistry
Kimberly Bogardus ’14 and Associate Professor of Chemistry Myriam Cotten
Understanding Why we Stay Healthy: Structure-Function Relationship Studies in Host Defense Peptides Spanning All Kingdoms of Life
Joseph Lobel ’13 and Assistant Professor of Biology Wei-Jen Chang
Transcription Factors in Tetrahymena
Chemistry
Robert Clayton ’15 and Assistant Professor of Chemistry Adam Van Wynsberghe
Computational Investigations of Protein-Ligand Binding
Gabrielle Fleming ’14 and Robin Kinnel, the Silas D. Childs Professor of Chemistry Emeritus
Toward the Synthesis of Di- and Trichlorobouillonamide
Cam Ha ’14 and Professor of Chemistry Karen Brewer
Synthesis and Characterization of Sol-Gel Encapsulation of Rare Earth Chelated Complexes
Leah Krause ’14 and Assistant Professor of Chemistry Adam Van Wynsberghe
Computational Investigations of Protein-Ligand Binding
Daniel Mermelstein ’14 and Robin Kinnel, the Silas D. Childs Professor of Chemistry Emeritus
Synthesis and Activity of Depsipeptides Related to the Active Site of Alpha-fetoprotein
Jonathan Michel ’13 and Professor of Chemistry Karen Brewer
Akritee Shrestha ’13 and Associate Professor of Chemistry Myriam Cotten
Effect of Lipid Structure on Piscidins
Bryce Timm ’15 and Robin Kinnel, the Silas D. Childs Professor of Chemistry Emeritus
Synthesis of Cryptomaldamide Stereoisomers
Kathleen Vaughan ’13 and Robin Kinnel, the Silas D. Childs Professor of Chemistry Emeritus
Toward the Synthesis of Di- and Trichlorobouillonamides
Duy Vo ’14 and Professor of Chemistry Karen Brewer
Chris Whiting ’14 and Associate Professor of Chemistry Myriam Cotten
Structure-Function Relationship Studies in Membrane-Active Peptides
Mandy Wong ’15 and Professor of Chemistry Karen Brewer
Preparation and Fluorescence of Sol-Gel Encapsulated Rare Earth Chelated Compounds
Alvin Wu ’13 and Assistant Professor of Chemistry Adam Van Wynsberghe
Characterization of the Association between Neuraminidase and Sialic Acid using Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Computer Science
Duo Gong ’14 and Associate Professor of Computer Science Alistair Campbell
Collaborative Heterogeneous Cognitive Robotics
Sarah Hammond ’14 and Associate Professor of Computer Science Mark Bailey
An Investigation of Capture, Analysis and Visualization of Programming Sessions
Eric Murray ’13 and Stuart Hirshfield, the Stephen Harper Kirner Chair of Computer Science
Brain-Computer Interaction Techniques Applied to Human-Computer Interface and Adaptive Systems
Diane Paverman ’13 and Stuart Hirshfield, the Stephen Harper Kirner Chair of Computer Science
Brain-Computer Interaction Techniques Applied to Human-Computer Interface and Adaptive Systems
Carson Potter ’14 and Associate Professor of Computer Science Alistair Campbell
Collaborative Heterogeneous Cognitive Robots
Justin Smith ’14 and Associate Professor of Computer Science Mark Bailey
An investigation of capture, analysis, and visualization of programming sessions
Geosciences
Deanna Nappi ’15 and Eugene Domack, the J. W. Johnson Family Professor of Environmental Studies
Antarctic Research
Dana Angell Leonard ’13 and Associate Professor of Geosciences Todd Rayne
Groundwater - Surface Water Interactions in Waterville, NY
Catherine Smith ’13 and Eugene Domack, the J. W. Johnson Family Professor of Environmental Studies
Sedimentology of Antarctic Glacial Marine Sequences
Rebecca Straw ’14 and Eugene Domack, the J. W. Johnson Family Professor of Environmental Studies
Geophysical Survey of Oneida Lake
Hannah Wagner ’15 and Eugene Domack, the J. W. Johnson Family Professor of Environmental Studies
Antarctic Research
Isabelle Weisman ’15 and Associate Professor of Geosciences Todd Rayne
Groundwater - Surface Water Interactions in Waterville, NY
Clifford Yu ’13 and Professor of Geosciences Barbara Tewksbury
Analysis of Polygonal Faults and Related Features in the Khoman Chalk, Western Desert, Egypt
Neuroscience
Emma Geduldig ’13 and Jonathan Vaughan, the James L. Ferguson Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Action Planning and Motor Control
Sarah Ohanesian ’14 and Assistant Professor of Psychology Serena Butcher
Hemispheric Specialization and Visual Field Effects
Samantha Otis ’14 and Stone Professor of Psychology Doug Weldon
Immunocytochemical Localization of Calcium Binding Proteins in Rats
Physics
Emily Birch ’14 and Associate Professor of Physics Seth Major
Foucault Pendulum
McKinley Brumback ’14 and Assistant Professor of Physics Natalia Connolly
Astrophysics Research
Jillian Hallak ’13 and Associate Professor of Physics Brian Collett
Stable LED Pulser for aCORN Calibration
Alexandra Huss ’14 and Professor of Physics Ann Silversmith
Spectroscopy of Rare Earth Based Solids
Elizabeth Jonathan ’13 and Professor of Physics Ann Silversmith
Rare Earth Spectroscopy
Spencer Olsson ’14 and Assistant Professor of Physics Natalia Connolly
ICH Gene Interaction nNetwork Research
Katie Pierce ’14 and Assistant Professor of Physics Natalia Connolly
Exploring Novel Statistical Techniques for Astrophysical Applications
Kevin Rovelli ’15 and Professor of Physics Ann Silversmith
Spectroscopy Research
Sunrose Shrestha ’14 and Professor of Physics Ann Silversmith
Spectroscopy Research
Kerkira Stockton ’14 and Associate Professor of Physics Brian Collett
aCORN Data Analysis
Nicholas Sylvester ’13 and Associate Professor of Physics Brian Collett
aCORN
Brandon Wilson ’14 and Associate Professor of Physics Brian Collett
Hot Filament Alignment
Psychology
Sarah Andrews ’14 and Jonathan Vaughan, the James L. Ferguson Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Action Planning and Motor Control
Summer Bottini ’14 and Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology Michael Frederick
Needless Bar-Pressing: Contrafreeloading in Quinpirole-Treated Rats
Hallie Brown ’13 and Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology Michael Frederick
Compulsive Bar Pressing: Contrafreeloading in Quinpirole-Treated Rats under Varying Schedules of Reinforcement
Bonnie Buis ’13 and Assistant Professor of Psychology Jeremy Skipper
Language, Action and Brain
Kelsey Burke ’13 and Stone Professor of Psychology Douglas Weldon
Immunocytochemical Localization of Calcium Binding Proteins in Rats
Beril Esen ’13 and Associate Professor of Psychology Jennifer Borton
Correlates of Fragile Self-Esteem
Bradley Hagan ’15 and Assistant Professor of Psychology Jeremy Skipper
Language, Action and Brain
Livia Houston ’13 and Assistant Professor of Psychology Jeremy Skipper
Language, Action and Brain
Daniel Lustberg ’14 and Assistant Professor of Psychology Jeremy Skipper
Language, Action and Brain
Jose Mendez Guherrez ’14 and Associate Professor of Psychology Jennifer Borton
Correlates of Fragile Self-Esteem
Susannah Parkin ’13 and Associate Professor of Psychology Jennifer Borton
Correlates of Fragile Self-Esteem
Scott Pillette ’14 and Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology Michael Frederick
Contrafreeloading
Sandy Rao ’14 and Assistant Professor of Psychology Jeremy Skipper
Language, Action and Brain
Allison Reeder ’14 and Stone Professor of Psychology Douglas Weldon
Serotonegic Effects on Accoustic Startle Responses in Rats
Quan Wan ’13 and Assistant Professor of Psychology Jeremy Skipper
Language, Action and Brain
John Wildman ’15 and Jonathan Vaughan, the James L. Ferguson Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Action Planning and Motor Control
Psychology/Neuroscience
Liza Gergenti ’14 and Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology Michael Frederick
Contrafreeloading
Ramya Ramnath ’13 and Assistant Professor of Psychology Serena Butcher
Hemispheric Specialization and Visual Field Effects
