FALL FEST 2009
Wednesday November 4 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Goddard Library
an autumn celebration of undergraduate research and creative activity
Asian Studies
1. Western Influences in Contemporary China: Interviews Conducted Abroad. Marlene McManus ’10 (sponsor: Professor Paul Ropp)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2. Identification of an Unknown Anaerobic Bacteria. Kyle Denton, ’10 (sponsor: Professor Heather Wiatrowski)
3. Growth Trends in Shewanella Oneidensis in Potassium Chromate and Mercuric Chloride. Corri Stewart ’10 (sponsor: Professor Heather Wiatrowski)
4. NFAT Factor Activation Inhibits Cerebellar Granule Neuron Differentiation. Alicia Alterio ’10 (Sponsor: Professor J. Thackeray)
Biology
5. Do experience induced changes in Taste take place in the peripheral nervous system or the central nervous system? Afza Safeer ’10 (sponsor: Professor Linda Kennedy)
6. Root-associated fungal communities of a threatened Illinois conifer, Larix laricina. Darcy Young ’11 (sponsor: Professor David Hibbett)
7. Post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression in marine diatoms. Priyanka Kapur ’11 (sponsor: Professor Deborah Robertson)
8. Photosynthetic response of Spartina alterniflora to enhanced nitrogen delivery. Daniel Whitmore ’10 (sponsor: Professor Deborah Robertson)
9. Mercury and Magnetospirillum spp. Alex Andersen ’10 (sponsor: Professor Heather Wiatrowski)
10. Development of molecular tools to study RAD4 function in Dictyostelium. Monifa Fahie, ’10, David Grimaldi, ’11, Jason Lui, ’11 (Sponsor: Professor Denis A. Larochelle)
Carlson School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
11. 2-Pyridone/pyrazine complexes of copper (II) perchlorate: Effects of 2-pyridone substitution on pyrazine mediated magnetic exchange. Veli Selmani ’12 (sponsor: Professor Mark M. Turnbull)
12. Synthesis and Characterization of RbLaNb207 and KLaNb207. Hui Yang ’12 in collaboration with Ting Liu, graduate student) (Sponsor: Professor Luis Smith)
13. 19F NMR and Mutational Studies of the Aggregation of the Islet Amyloid Polypeptide. Samuel Sparks, ’10 (Sponsor: Professor Noel Lazo)
14. Limited Proteolysis and Circular Dichroism Studies of the Aggregation of the Amyloid-beta 42 Protein. Kathryn MacDowell, ’10 (Sponsor: Professor Noel Lazo)
15. Structural Studies of the Wild-type and Dutch Amyloid-beta Proteins in the Presence of Model Membranes. Nicole Rogers, ’10 (Sponsor: Professor Noel Lazo)
16. Model Compound study of lithium transport through polymeric matrices: Towards better lithium-ion batteries. Abhijit Srungavarapu ’12 (Sponsor: Professor Sergio Granados-Focil)
17. Sol-gel Threaded Proton “Shuttles” as Proton Exchange Membranes for Hydrogen Fuel Cells. Christopher Quan ’12 and Justin Conway ’09 (Sponsor: Professor Sergio Granados-Focil)
Communications and Culture
18. Tourists in Wonderland: Magic and the Walt Disney World Vacation. Daniel Infeld ’10 (sponsors: Professor Stephanie Larrieux & Professor Sarah Michaels)
Geography
19. An Ethnographic Study of Retail Centers as Pseudo-Public Space. Yael Bassal ’10 (sponsor: Professor Deborah Martin)
20. Geographical Field Work: Assessing Group Homes in Neighborhood Context. Zachary Silverman ’10 (sponsor: Professor Deborah Martin)
21. Diagnosing Variability in Ecosystem Carbon Flux Responses to Droughts. Graham Twibell ’10 and Michelle Smith ’11 (Sponsor: Professor Christopher A. Williams)
HERO
22. Explaining Residential Landscapes: Household Lawncare Practices in Suburban Boston (PIE - LTER). Abigail Kaminski ’11 (sponsor: Professor Colin Polsky)
23. Looking for Lawns: How We Know What’s In Your Yard. Thomas Hamill ’10 (in collaboration with Matt Salem ’10, Nick Perdue ’09, Albert Decatur ’09, Dan Runfola Ph.D. ’12, Nick Giner Ph.D. ’12 and Rahul Rakshit Ph.D. ’09) (sponsor: Professor Robert Gilmore Pontius Jr.)
24. 1990 Statewide Classification of Massachusetts. Backdated Using Kauth Thomas Change Indices and 2000 Statewide Classification of Massachusetts. Forest Class refinement procedure. Brenna Schwert ‘’10 and Max Wright ‘’10 (in collaboration with Nick Bumbarger and Andrew Caiazzo, graduate students) (Sponsor: John Rogan)
Mathematics and Computer Science
25. Deformation Space and Motion Planning of Polygons. Jonathan Moran ’10, Dylan Glotzer ’11, Sean Corbett ’11 (Sponsors: Professor Li Han and Professor Lee Rudolph)
Psychology
26. Childhood Bereavement: Case Studies and Reflections. Erin McFadden ’10 & Caitlin Straubel ’10 (Sponsor: Professor Roger Bibace)
Steinbrecher Fellows
27. Malawi: The Warm Heart of Africa. Rebecca Zilberstein ’11, Shohini Banerjee ’11, Kimberly Burrowes ’11 & Tanya D’Lima ’11 (Global Scholar) (Sponsors: Professor James Murphy & Professor Dave Bell)
28. Asthma in Reflection: The AIR Project. Book: “Eight Minutes Without Air.” Anna Zonderman ’10 (sponsor: Professor Ken MacLean)
Theodore Barth Foundation Internship Award
Thanks to the generosity of the Theodore Barth Foundation, Career Services is able to offer Clark undergraduate students a $2500 stipend (6 total awards) to support unpaid, summer internships in the nonprofit sector.
This funded internship opportunity is open to Clark undergraduate sophomores and juniors who plan to complete an unpaid summer internship within a non-profit organization.
29. Medical Internship in the Highlands of Guatemala. Claire E. Crawley ’11 (sponsor: Career Services)
Clark Voices: 2nd Floor, Goddard Library, Room 203A
Tell your story. Modeled after National Public Radio’s Story Corps. Project, “Clark Voices” is Clark University’s oral history podcast about academic life at Clark. Record your story about a favorite class, professor, team project, study abroad experience, research study or any other academic area. Record your story alone or with a friend.
Then watch as your story becomes part of a podcast on the University’s Clark Voices Web site.
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