John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

List of Student Participants

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

6:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Macroelements and Orthogonal Multiresolutional Analysis

Jonathan M. Corbett, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Tian-Xiao He, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Recurrence Relation of B-Spline Wavelets and Their Applications in Signal Processing

Patrick Crowley, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Tian-Xiao He, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Synthesis of a Chiral Amino Aldehyde from Serine

Jim Cwik, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jeffrey A. Frick, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

The Effects of Intracerebral Injections of a Selective Cholinergic Neurotoxin (AF64A) on Spatial Learning in the Male Rate

Mathew Easterday, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Denise Ukleja, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

The Hyoid Morphology of Tarsius syrichta: Implications on Phylogeny

James D. Erickson, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Thomas Griffiths, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Synthesis and Nucleophilic Addition Reactions of a Serine Derived Amino Aldehyde

William J. Flosi, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jeff Frick, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Development of a Rapid Method to Determine Benzoylecgonine in Urine

Dina R. Justes, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
David N. Bailey, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Immunolesions of the Cholinergic Medial Septal Area Induced by Injections of 192 IGG Saporin Have No Appreciable Effect on Spatial Learning in the Male Rat

Mary Kern, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

The Effects of Clumping on Selective Attention in Visual Search

Kristen Lewandowski, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Johnna Shapiro, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

The Effects of Multiple Injections of β-Amyloid (25-35) into the Medial Septal Area on Spatial Learning in the Male Rat

Jonathan Litwiller, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Habitat Edge and Nest Predation in House Wrens

Daniel L. Moore, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

St. Thecla: A Woman in Translations Hypertext and Theories of Gender Construction

Betsy T. Phillips, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Alison Sainsbury, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Forensic Chemical Analysis of Lipstick

Brian J. Roper, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Forrest J. Frank, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Cholinergic Immunolesions of the Medial Septal Area Using 192 IGG Saporin Induce a Differential Sensitivity of Muscarinic and Nicotinic Receptors on Spatial Learning in the Male Rat

Sara Russell, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

A Boundary Quadrature Formula for Multivariate Integration

Kristin Stankus, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Nathan Mueggenburg, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Tian-Xiao He, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Towards an Efficient Method of Detecting Cocaine Metabolite in Urine

C.J. Summers, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
David N. Bailey, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Immigrant Wage Differentials in the United States Labor Market

William T. Takahashi, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Margaret Chapman, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

The "Combined" 192 IGG Saporin Lesion Approach as an Animal Model of Alzheimer's Disease

Katharine Trickle, Illinois Wesleyan University
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Of "Mice" and Men: A Criticism of Jerry Fodor's Theory of Mental Content

C.J. Summers, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Leonard Clapp, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Anderson Auditorium, Illinois Wesleyan University

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

The Political and Economic Factors Affecting the U.S. Sugar Subsidy Program

Anne Peterson, Illinois Wesleyan University
Frank Boyd, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Beckman Auditorium, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

The Effects of Visual Field Size on Search Performance

Heather A. Lang, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Johnna K. Shapiro, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University
Lionel R. Shapiro, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Anderson Auditorium, Illinois Wesleyan University

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Effects of Chronic Injections of the Amyloid Fragment, βA (25-35) into the Medial Septal Area on Learning and Memory in the Male Rat

Greg Tinkler, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Anderson Auditorium, Illinois Wesleyan University

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Predicting the Probability of Divorce Among Young Married Women

Angela Smith, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Beckman Auditorium, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Prospective Memory Deficits in Frontal Lobe Patients

Michael E. Antholine, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Johnna K. Shapiro, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Past, Present and Future Growth of Intel Corporation

Tina Beaird, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Sridhar Veerapaneni, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Zhenhu Jin, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Automobile Leasing Versus Installment Loan Credit: A Comparative Analysis

Susan E. Brown, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Robert M. Leekley, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

A Bezier-Based System for CAGD

Patrick Crowley, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Lon Shapiro, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Daily Administration of Physostigmine Does Not Ameliorate the Spatial Learning Impairments Induced by AF64A

Trey Folkers, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
James Bedrosian, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Testosterone and Estrogen Levels Within and Between Clutches of House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Eggs Yolks

Kimberly Fryzel, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Brook Waggoner, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
R. Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Determination of Cocaine Using Tetrathiocyanato Cobalt (II) ate

Kevin Hansen, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
David Bailey, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Achieving a Balance Between Amour and Prowess: The Education of Erec and Yvain

Lesley Hickman, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dan Terkla, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Synthesis of New Possible Fingerprint Detection Agents

Robert A. Hitchcock, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Forrest Frank, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Chretien De Troyers and Marie De France: Their Works of Support

Heather A. Lang, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Daniel Terkla, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Factors Affecting Attitude Toward Immigrants to the United States

Shannon K. McManimon, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Teodora Amoloza, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Synthesis of an Organophosphorus Analog of Acetylcholine

Jay-James R. Miller, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jeff Frick, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

An Empirical Analysis of Dutch Disease: Developing and Developed Countries

C. David Rudd, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Pam Lowry, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Does the Septal Cholinergic Projection to the Amygdala Play a Role in the Spatial Learning in the Male Rat?

Edmund Schweitzer, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
William Cooper, 97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Bacteria in House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Nests

David R. Singleton, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
R. Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Living with Unstable Coronary Artery Disease

Marcie Tempel, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Kathryn Scherck, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Psychology in the Courtroom: The Effects of Personal Information on Jurors' Verdicts and Perceptions of a Defendant

Megan Vitale, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Rebecca Meyers, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Johnna Shapiro, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

The Educational Role of Supernatural Characters in Arthurian Romance

Peter J. Yagecic, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dan Terkla, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM