John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Preliminary Report Theorems of the Alternate

Kathryn L. Balsman, '91, Illinois Wesleyan University
Melvyn Jeter, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Genetic and Functional Characterization of Vitamin D-Resistant Rickets

Shari Becker, '90, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. Pike-Baylor, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Does Store Atmosphere Affect Shopping Behavior?

Wendy Billings, '90, Illinois Wesleyan University
Mona Gardner, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Watercolumn Photosynthesis and Respiration in a Marine Coastal Pond

Michael A. Bryson, '90, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Oxidation of Electrostatically Paired Metalloporphyrin/Metallophthalocyanine Derivatives: Synthetic Models of the "Special Pair" of Bacteriochlorophyll-b Molecules in the Photosynthetic Reaction Center

James Caccitolo, '90, Illinois Wesleyan University
John Goodwin, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

An Improved Method for Analysis of Nicotine in Urine by High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Christopher J. Dunlap, '90, Illinois Wesleyan University
David Bailey, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Photochemistry of Nitrous Acid and Nitrite Ion

Christopher L. Exstrom, '90, Illinois Wesleyan University
Tim Rettich, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

The Influence of Temperature on Egg Deposition and Development of Physella Gyrina, a Freshwater Gastropod

Thomas S. Griffith, '90, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gail Lima, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

A Developmental Test of the Ebbinghaus Illustion and its Applications to a Two Process Theory

Janet R. Hadler, '90, Illinois Wesleyan University
John Clavadetscher, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Attitude Relevant Distortion Regarding the Recognition of Controversial Material

Tina Harrington, '90, Illinois Wesleyan University
John Clavadetscher, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 7:00 PM

The Monoclonal Antibody as a Means of Investigating Early Echinoid Ontogeny

Marion D. Hefner, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

The Effects of Intracerebral Injections of Substance P, and a Substance P Fragment (5-11) into the Medial Preoptic Nucleus on Lordosis Behavior in the Female Rat

Kellie Jones, '90, Illinois Wesleyan University
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

The Challenge to the Judiciary of the Nineties: Managing Appeals in the Federal Courts

Kelly Kalus, '90, Illinois Wesleyan University
John Wenum, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

An Examination of the Four Different Controls of the Ames Test

Hans Lo, '90, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

The Effects of Ibotenic Acid Induced Lesions of the Medial Amygdala on Male Rat Sexual Behavior: A Pilot Study

Peter Malen, '91, Illinois Wesleyan University
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Shell Mineralogy as a Potential Indicator of Developmental Stages in Several Marine Gastropod Species

Todd L. Mathus, '90, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gail Lima, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Intracerebral Injections of Morphiceptin into the Medial Preoptic Nucleus Inhibit Male Rat Copulatory Behavior

Leslie Matuszewich, '90, Illinois Wesleyan University
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

The Combined Effects of Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ Ions and Organic Molecules on Discharge of Nemotocysts in the Sea Anemone Aiptasia Pallida

Todd O'Halloran, '91, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gail Lima, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Ibotenic Acid-Induced Lesions of the Medial Zona Incerta Decrease Lordosis Behavior in the Female Rat

Melissa Peterson, '90, Illinois Wesleyan University
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Coeducation at Illinois Wesleyan University

Amy L. Peterson, '91, Illinois Wesleyan University
Paul Bushnell, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Synthesis of Monoazafluorenone for Potential Use in Latent Fingerprint Detection

Matt Renner, '90, Illinois Wesleyan University
Forrest Frank, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

NP-Complete Problems in Linear Algebra

Santhosh R. Sastry, '90, Illinois Wesleyan University
Melvyn Jeter, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Effective Copulation and Copulation Time on Female Reproductive Development in Diabrotica vergifira

David R. Sherwood, '90, Illinois Wesleyan University
Bruce Criley, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Systematic Relationships of Rhinolophid Bats, Based on Hyoid Morphology

Andrea Smith, '90, Illinois Wesleyan University
Tom Griffiths, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Systematic and Random Information Loss During Interhemispheric Transfer

Jim Stowell, '90, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Analysis of the Hyoid Musculature of Megadermatid Bats

Allison Truckenbrod, '91, Illinois Wesleyan University
Tom Griffiths, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Memorial Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM