Summer 2014
Allen, Julian
Cross-cultural globalization of advertising
Mentor: Dr. Elena Escalera (Psychology)
Ashley Arancio
Using Xenopus as a model system to assess genetic and environmental factors of development
Mentor: Dr. Sonya Schuh (Health Science)
Madeline Bell
Relationship between shared rhythmic interaction and salivary oxytocin levels in mothers and infants
Mentor: Drs. Mary True & Margaret Field (Health Science)
Brianna Bibel
Structure/functional analysis of the neuropeptide processing enzyme neurolysin
Mentor: Dr. Jeff Sigman (Biology)
Tormey Blake
Observing the Perseid meteor shower
Mentor: Dr. Ron Olowin (Astrophysics)
Cameron Booth
Design and development of a carbon fixating algal chamber
Mentor: Dr. James Pesavento (Biology)
Sofia Burille
Minimum vector rank of families of graphs
Mentor: Dr. Michael Nathanson (Mathematics)
Giuseppe Carmassi
Versatility and applications of metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions
Mentor: Dr. Ken Brown (Biology)
Nicholas Kennen
Air quality analysis of the 2013 Yosemite Rim Fire: Effects on ambient ozone concentrations
Mentor: Dr. Joel Burley (EES)
Alina Nguyen
Microbial analysis of Australian dry lake cores; analogs for martian biogeochemical processes
Mentor: Dr. Alice Baldridge (EES/Biochemistry)
Jessica Porter
Development of algae-based systems for scavenging carbon dioxide from yeast fermentation
Mentor: Dr. James Pesavento (Biochemistry)
Nataly Sanchez
Knockdown of highly conserved human fertility gene MCM8 in Xenopus embryos to assess gene function
Mentor: Dr. Sony Schuh (Biology)
Thinus Venter
The weekend effect: Spatial and temporal trends
Mentor: Dr. Joel Burley (Biology)
Chase Webb
Investigating the Stereoselectivity of Magnesium Oppenauer reactions
Mentor: Dr. Ken Brown (Chemistry)