2005
The following students received grants or fellowships to conduct research this year.
Oscar Alcántar ’06: México “At Risk”: The Challenges of Meeting Nutritional Needs when Pregnant, Debra Martin, Hampshire College, advisor; Hoffman Research Support Grant.
Anthony Arger ’06: The Spanish Transition from Dictatorship to Democracy: An Insiders Perspective, Francisca López, Spanish, advisor; Hoffman Research Support Grant, Bates Student Research Fund Grant.
John Atchley ’06: Samuel Beckett: Constructing a Theoretical Framework, Sanford Freedman, English, advisor; Hoffman Research Support Grant.
Ainur Begim ’07: The Study of the Panathenaic Festival in Athens, Greece; Phillips Student Fellowship.
Erin Beirne ’06: Investigation of Organic Carbon Cycling and Sequestration over the Last 5,000 Years at Sprague Marsh, Phippsburg, Maine, Beverly Johnson, geology, advisor; Hughes Student-Faculty Grant.
Lindsy Blazej ’06: Searching for Sustainability: An Exploration of European Ecovillages; Otis Student Fellowship.
Sherika Blevins ’06: Neuroanatomical Visualization Web Development, J. Roxanne Prichard, psychology, advisor: Collaborative Technology Development Project Grant.
Jacob Bluestone ’07: The Honesty of Broken Language; Phillips Student Fellowship.
Monique Brown ’07: Calix[4]Resorcarenes as Chiral NMR Shift Reagents, Thomas Wenzel and Catherine Dignam, chemistry, advisors; Dreyfus Fellow Award.
Monique Brown ’07: Chirality Textbook Project, Thomas Wenzel, chemistry, advisor; Hughes Faculty Development Grant.
Jason Buxbaum ’08: Beyond the Nation State: Historical Institutionalism and Integration in Mercosur and Nafta, Francesco Duina, sociology, advisor; Summer Research Apprenticeship.
Carolina Caceres Salvoni ’06: Interregionalism Phenomenon: The Effect of Bilateral/Biregional Agreements on the Democratization Process in Paraguay, Matthew Nelson, political science, advisor; Hoffman Research Support Grant.
John Matthew Chudomel ’06: Utilization of Chiral Calix[4]Resorcarenes as NMR Shift Reagents, Thomas Wenzel, chemistry, advisor; National Science Foundation Grant.
Melissa Coito ’07: Control and Modulation of Rhythmic Motor Patterns, Patsy Dickenson, biology, Bowdoin College, advisor, INBRE Grant.
Lillian Conover ’07: Calix[4]Resorcarenes as Chiral NMR Shift Reagents, Thomas Wenzel and Catherine Dignam, chemistry, advisors; Hughes Student-Faculty Grant.
Allison Coville ’06: Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar in Adolescents, Kathryn G. Low, psychology, advisor; Ruggles Scholar.
Sorina Crişan ’07: Trees: Links to History, Charles Nero, rhetoric, advisor; Hoffman Research Support Grant.
Shelly Davgun ’06: Molecular Characterization of Glutamate Receptors in Pond Snails, Nancy Kleckner, biology, advisor; INBRE Grant.
Akiko Doi ’07: Express, Purify, and Evaluate the RNA Binding Behavior of the EMCV 3CD Diprotein Precursor, T. Glen Lawson, chemistry, advisor; National Science Foundation Grant.
Emmanuel Drabo ’08: Science Curriculum Web Page Project, David LeGloahec, Lewiston Middle School, advisor; Hughes Science Education Fellowship.
Neha Duggar ’06: Financial Physics, Eric Wollman, physics, advisor; Hoffman Research Support Grant.
Jessica Edgerly ’06: The Trophic Role of the Invasive Green Crab Carcinus maenas in the Wells Estuary, William Ambrose, biology, advisor; Hughes Summer Fellowship.
Erin Faulder ’08: Bates Oral History Web Site, Kat Stefko, Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, advisor; Collaborative Technology Development Project Grant.
Cynthia Freeman ’06: Cultural Politics, Native American Philosophy, Africana Thought and Practice, John McClendon, African American Studies and American Cultural Studies, advisor; Hoffman Research Support Grant.
Katherine Gatti ’06: Evaluation of Child Protective Proceedings at the Lewiston District Court, Sawyer Sylvester, sociology, advisor; Hoffman Research Support Grant.
Adam Gemus ’06: The History of the Maeda Clan’s Patronage of the Arts, Atsuko Hirai, history, advisor; Hoffman Summer Fellowship.
Kristin Gerhold ’05: The Actions of Glutamate in Helisoma trivolvis, Nancy Kleckner, biology, advisor; INBRE Grant.
Kay Gonsalves ’07: Synthesizing a Naturally Occurring Spiroketal Enol Ether, Jennifer Koviach, chemistry, advisor; Hughes Student-Faculty Grant.
Justin Graves ’06: Effects of an Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR) Agonist on the Beat Rate of Embryonic Chick Cardiomyocyte Primary Culture, Rebecca Sommer, biology, advisor; INBRE Grant.
Morey Hallet ’06: Analysis of Stable Isotopic to Determine Changes in Salt Marsh Structure, Beverly Johnson, geology, advisor; Faculty Grant.
Megan Hamilton ’06: The Works of Alice Munro, Robert Farnsworth, English, advisor; Hoffman Research Support Grant.
Keith Hengen ’06: Cell-phone Induced Perceptual Impairments during Simulated Driving, Todd Kahan, psychology, advisor; Ruggles Scholars Program.
Htay Hlaing ’06: Multi-mode Vertical-cavity Surface-emitting Lasers with Optical Feedback, Hong Lin, physics, advisor; Hughes Student-Faculty Grant.
Yang Jerng Hwa ’05: Technical and Design Support for Web Development, Greg Struve, informational services and technology, advisor; Collaborative Technology Development Project Grant.
Yi-Xing Hwa ’06: Art Portfolio Web Development, Pamela Johnson, art, advisor; Collaborative Technology Development Project Grant.
Daniel Johnson ’06: Beta-adrenergic Gene Expression in AhRNull and Wildtype Mice, Rebecca Sommer, biology, advisor; INBRE Grant.
Marshall Karpel ’08: Cloning of the Chicken Beta1-adrenergic Receptor Gene, Rebecca Sommer, biology, advisor; INBRE Grant.
Angela Knox ’05: The Actions of Glutamate in Helisoma trivolvis, Nancy Kleckner, biology, advisor; INBRE Grant.
Shawna-Kaye Lester ’08: Utilization of Carboxymethylated Cyclodextrins as Chiral NMR Shift Reagents, Thomas Wenzel, chemistry, advisor; Dreyfus Fellow Award.
Matthew Lipstein’06: Experience-dependent Development of Behavioral and Molecular Responses to Light in Rat, J. Roxanne Prichard, neuroscience, advisor; Hughes Student-Faculty Grant.
Ann Lovely ’07: Utilization of Chiral Calyx[4]Resorcarenes as NMR Shift Reagents, Thomas Wenzel, chemistry, advisor; National Science Foundation Grant.
James Maldonis ’06: RUI: Translated Regulation of RpoS mRNA, Paula Schlax, chemistry, advisor; National Science Foundation Grant.
Sarah Mazur ’06: Shetland Islands Climate and Settlement Project, Michael Retelle, geology, advisor; Hoffman Summer Fellowship.
Sarah Mengel ’06: Inter-religious Dialogue as an Approach to Social Change: An Exploration of Mixed Greek Orthodox and Muslim Communities, Robert Allison, religion, advisor; Hoffman Research Support Grant, Bates Student Research Fund Grant.
Noah Miller ’06: Mineralogical Study of the Sebago Granite, John Creasy, geology, advisor; Hoffman Research Support Grant.
Helen Minsky ’06: Self-ordering Templates for Fabricating Metal Oxide Nanostructure Arrays, Matthew J. Côté, chemistry, advisor; Hughes Student-Faculty Grant.
Nicole Moraco ’06: Functional and Morphological Assessment of the Heart in Mice Exposed to Arsenic Early in Development, Rebecca Sommer, biology, advisor; INBRE Grant.
J. Brooks Motley ’06: Quantifying Late Holocene Climate Change in the Arctic, Michael Retelle, geology, advisor; Hoffman Research Support Grant, Hughes Summer Fellowship.
John Mulligan ’06: 2005 Public Summer Theater, Denis Sweet, German, advisor, Hoffman Research Support Grant.
Tanya Nauvel ’06: Mathematical Modeling in Neuroscience: Studying Music Perception and Production, Scott Makeig, Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience, advisor; Hughes Summer Fellowship.
Chi Nguyen ’05: Math Education for Underprivileged Children in Huancayo, Peru, David Haines, mathematics and Aldo Tineo, PeruForYou, advisors; Hoffman Research Support Grant.
Trang Nguyen ’07: Forest Land Allocation and Poverty Alleviation, Hoang Van Thang, Vietnam National University, advisor; Stangle Grant for Research in Economics or Law.
Tyler Paul ’06: Exploring Identity and Economic Development in Central Asia; Phillips Student Fellowship.
John Phelan ’06: Civil Society’s Role in the Intersection of Race, Education, and Human Rights in the Czech Republic, James Richter, political science, advisor; Stangle Grant for Research in Economics or Law.
Daniel Pitts ’06: Synthesis of 2-deoxyglycosides to a Novel Disaccharide, Jennifer Koviach, chemistry, advisor; Research Corporation.
Suresh Rana ’07: Does Radiotherapy Make the Patient Radioactive? Mark Semon, physics advisor; Hoffman Research Support Grant.
Zackery Ray ’07: Environmental Economics Web, Lynne Lewis, economics, advisor; Collaborative Technology Development Project Grant.
Catherine Reedy ’06: Experience-dependent Development of Behavioral and Molecular Responses to Light in Rat, J. Roxanne Prichard, neuroscience, advisor; Hughes Student-Faculty Grant.
Kate Russell ’06: Activity-dependent Plasticity and Perinatal Development of Respiratory Control, Ryan Bavis, biology, advisor; Hughes Student-Faculty Grant.
Ryo Sakai ’06: Comparative Functional Analysis of Enterobacteria RpoS mRNA Sequences, Paula Schlax, chemistry, advisor; INBRE Grant.
Elizabeth Scannell ’07: Molecular Characterization of Glutamate Receptors in Pond Snails, Nancy Kleckner, biology, advisor; INBRE Grant.
Amanda Seadler ’05: Interactive Latin Quiz Web Development, Margaret Imber, classical and medieval studies, advisor; Collaborative Technology Development Project Grant.
Rachel Silver ’05: The Role of Schooling Plays as a Mediating Space of U.S. National Identity Week, Patricia Buck, education, advisor; Summer Research Apprenticeship.
Julia Simons ’06: Activity-dependent Plasticity and Perinatal Development of Respiratory Control, Ryan Bavis, biology, advisor; Hughes Student-Faculty Grant.
Gregory Sousa ’06: Self-ordering Templates for Fabricating Metal Oxide Nanostructure Arrays, Matthew J. Côté, chemistry, advisor; Hughes Student-Faculty Grant.
Andrew Currier Stokes ’06: Moonshine in Rural Guatemala: The Perfect Household Cooking Fuel for the Rural Poor? Elibabeth Eames, anthropology, advisor; Hoffman Research Support Grant.
Andrew Stowe ’06: Correlating Sharp-tailed Sparrow Display Repertoires with Vocalization Types at Atkins Bay and Morse River Marsh, Phippsburg, Maine, Ryan Bavis, biology, advisor; Bates Summer Research Fellowship.
Stoyan Stoyanov ’06: Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Bulgaria, Melinda Harder, mathematics, advisor; Hoffman Research Support Grant, Christian A. Johnson Summer Research Grant for Students Movements for Change.
Vanni Thach ’06: Cambodia’s Genocide: Finding Myself in the Killing Fields; Phillips Student Fellowship.
David Thomazy ’07: Multi-mode Vertical-cavity Surface-emitting Lasers with Optical Feedback, Hong Lin, physics, advisor; Hughes Student-Faculty Grant.
Chelsea Tryder ’06: Accessing the Arts: Hogar Nuestra Señora de la Paz; Phillips Student Fellowship.
J. Gabriel Tungol ’06: Adolescence: A Sensitive Period for the Effects of Stress on Brain Development, Cheryl McCormick, neuroscience, advisor; Hughes Summer Fellowship.
Katharina Unger ’06: Kinetically Evaluate the Relative Importance of a Mapped Protein DestructionSignal and the N-teminal Amino Acid in the Recognition of the HAV 3C Protease by the Ubiquitin-protein Ligase E3alpha, T. Glen Lawson, chemistry, advisor; National Science Foundation Grant.
Alison Vander Zanden ’06: Genetic Studies of Human Hair Growth: A Review of the Literature, Rebecca Herzig, women and gender studies, advisor; Summer Research Apprenticeship.
Leyi Wang ’07: RUI: Translational Regulation of RpoS mRNA, Paula Schlax, chemistry, advisor; National Science Foundation Grant.
Ashley Wentworth ’06: Comparative Analysis of D.O. and M.D. Humanitarian Behavior and Attitudes toward Medically Indigent Patients, Heidi Chirayath, sociology, advisor; Hoffman Research Support Grant, Bates Student Research Fund Grant
Ashley Wentworth ’06: Morphological Assessment of the Heart in Mice Exposed to Arsenic Early in Development, Rebecca Sommer, biology, advisor; INBRE Grant.
Kimberly Whipkey ’06: Gender-based Affirmative Action: Predictors of Public Opinion in the United States, Emily Kane, sociology, advisor; Summer Research Apprenticeship.
Eric Williams ’06: Martin Scorsese and Italian Cinema, Steven Dillon, English, advisor; Hoffman Research Support Grant.
Michael Williams ’06: Museum Web Exhibits, Mark Bessire, Museum of Art director, advisor; Collaborative Technology Development Project Grant.
Challen Willemsen ’07: Quechua Ethnobotany in the Peruvian Andes; Otis Student Fellowship.
Andrea Wolf ’06: Aymara Culture: Textiles and the Environment; Otis Student Fellowship.
Jin Zhang ’06: Kinetically Evaulate How HAV 3C Protease N-terminal Amino Acid Identity Modulates E3alpha-catalyzed Ubiquitination Rates, T. Glen Lawson, chemistry, advisor; National Science Foundation Grant.