John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Complete 1997 Program

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

7:00 PM - 7:30 PM

List of Student Participants

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

7:00 PM - 7:30 PM

The Discovery Approach to Organic Chemistry: Stereochemistry of Hydroboration-Oxidation and E-2 Elimination

Jonathan T. Brockman, '99, Illinois Wesleyan University
Marcus E. Cabay, '99, Illinois Wesleyan University
Ram S. Mohan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

John Rawls and Animal Ethics

Charles Byrne, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Charlotte Brown, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University
Lenny Clapp, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Japanese U.S. Auto Transplant Production: An Analysis of the Roles of Vers and the Exchange Rate

Michael R. Cornstubble, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Margaret Chapman, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Environmental Quality and Economic Growth

Dimitrios Dadakas, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Development of a Simple, Inexpensive, and Rapid Screening Method for Detection of Cocaine Use

Jennifer A. Duke, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
David N. Bailey, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Examining Reproductive Strategies in an Asexually Reproducing Rotifer (Class Bdelloidea)

Kurt Galbreath, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Elizabeth Balser, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University
Will Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

The Validity of the B3R Entry-Level Examination for Fire Services as a Predictor for Future Job Performance

Terrance W. Gaylord, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Johnna Shapiro, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Progress Toward the Total Synthesis of Arenaran A, A Novel Anti-Cancer Compound

Mark A. Kevan, '99, Illinois Wesleyan University
Ram S. Mohan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Probing the Structure of Active Galaxies Using X-Ray Spectorscopy

Jeremy Kotter, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Cynthia Hess, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

A Biogeographical Analysis of the Distribution of Bats of the Family Emballonuridae

Brandi Mann, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Thomas A. Griffiths, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Mapping Robotic Movement to a Three-Dimensional Coordinate System

Craig A. Materick, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Lon Shapiro, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Synthesis of an Organophosphorus Analog of Acetylcholine

Darshan Mehta, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jeffrey Frick, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Tip-Sample Interactions in Magnetic Force Microscopy

Bill Murphy, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gabriel Spalding, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Tactile Defensiveness and Social Patterns in Autism

Cari Neal, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Substitution Effects on the Consumer Demand Curve

Adrienne L. Parkhurst, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
James Dougan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

The Effects of Age and Frontal Lobe Damage on Prospective Memory

Sara J. Russell, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Johnna Shapiro, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

The Discovery Approach to Organic Chemistry: Selective Oxidation of Alcohols

Steven R. Shadwick, '99, Illinois Wesleyan University
Ram S. Mohan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Direct Regulation of the Lobster Mandibular Organ by Sinus Gland Peptides

Amy Shaub, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
David Borst, Faculty Advisor, Illinois State University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Synthesis of 5-Methoxyninhydrin Analog as a Possible Fingerprint Detection Agent

Darin R. Skutt, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Forrest J. Frank, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Zoogeographic Congruence Analysis of the Phylogeny of Nycterid Bat Species

Scott Soderquist, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Thomas Griffiths, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Subtyping a Batterer Population

Melissa A. Sprowl, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

The Effect of Canopy Direction on Plant Distribution Within an Oak Savanna

Jason M. Thomas, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Keith Wrage, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University
R. Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Developing an Animal Model of Alzeheimer's Disease: Multiple Hippocampal Injections of Beta-Amyloid (1-42) and the Effects on Spatial Learning and Memory in the Male Rat

Gregory P. Tinkler, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Wayne A. Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Is There a Relationship Between Cerebral Atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's Disease?

Vicki Whitcomb, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
John Lee, Faculty Advisor, Loyola University
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Working in Non-Traditional Occupations

Beth Thorson, '99, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dana Oesterlin, '99, Illinois Wesleyan University
Amie Ogden, '99, Illinois Wesleyan University
Georgeanne Rundblad, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Beckman Auditorium, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Adapting Daubechies' Wavelet Iteration Scheme to Biorthogonal Scaling Functions

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

Beckman Auditorium, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Wealth through Christ?

Matt Mikulcik, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Beckman Auditorium, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

"Wel Koude He Blowe and Sowne" Musical Symbolism in Chaucer's "The Miller's Tale"

Catherine Webb, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dan Terkla, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Anderson Auditorium, Illinois Wesleyan University

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Steiner Trees over Generalized Checkerboards

Meta Voelker, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Robin Sanders, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Beckman Auditorium, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

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

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

The Effects of Container Proximity and Information on Paper Recycling

Todd Carlisle, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Perceptions of Parents' Marital Conflict as a Predictor of Young Adult Attachment and Caregiving Styles in Romantic Relationships

Ben Chapman, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Cheerio-Cheerio Interactions in a Milk Matrix

Thomas Davidsmeier, '99, Illinois Wesleyan University
Matthew Dearing, '00, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gabe Spalding, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

The Photochemistry of Nitrous Acid

Michael Davis, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Tim Rettich, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Women: Their Lives and Their Loves Since 1945

Kristin Ely, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Georganne Rundblad, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Ion Pairing -- A Technique for Cocaine Metabolite Detection

Debra J. Feger-Majewski, Illinois Wesleyan University
David N. Bailey, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Progess Toward the Total Synthesis of a Novel Antimicrobial Substance

Kostas Gavardinas, '99, Illinois Wesleyan University
Ram S. Mohan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

The French Wine Industry and Its Competition

Lecia Gordner, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
James Matthews, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

The Characterization of a Nuclear Locus Affecting the Function of Protochlorophyllide Oxidoreductase

Robert Graham, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Your Child has a Wilms' Tumor

Mollie Haddigan, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Susan Westlake, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University
Donna Hartweg, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Changeover Delay and Travel Time: A Comparison and Look at the Use of Cod as a Valid Analog for Travel Time in Behavioral Ecology

Sarah M. Hansen, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
James Dougan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Chinese National Administrative Policy as a Causality of Internal Rural-Urban Migration

Jennifer Heskett, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Biochemical Analysis of the BCHP Protein Believed to be Involved in the Reductive Maturation of BCHL A_GG to BCHL A_P in Rhodobacter Capsulatus

Thaddeus R. Hoening, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
David W. Bollivar, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Phylogenetic Systematics of the Primate Genus Aotus Based on Hyoid Morphology

Melissa S. Immel, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Thomas A. Griffiths, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Does the Location of Pre-Feeding Change the Typical Shape of the VI Response Curve?

Jason A. Krebs, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Cari D. Neal, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jason R. Dennis, '99, Illinois Wesleyan University
James D. Dougan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Biogeographic Congruence Analysis of Ten Species of Bats of the Family Emballonuridae (Chiroptera)

Jennifer Moyer, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Thomas A. Griffiths, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Harmonic Oscillation in the Presence of Multiple Damping Forces

Chris Pelto, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Keith Coates, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University
Narendra Jaggi, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

The Economic Rationale of a Multi-State Lotto

Brett Roush, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Organochlorine Pesticide Contamination in Neartic Resident, Neotropical Migrant, and Neotropical Resident Passerines

Tyler A. Sager, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jeffrey A. Klemens, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Frederic H. Hollingworth, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jeff A. Frick, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University
R. Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Effects of Person vs. Event Schematic Information on Perceptions of the Defendant and Verdicts in a Mock Jury Trial

Valerie Stachour, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Johnna K. Shapiro, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Cross-Platform Communication and Device Control

Darrin Thomason, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Lon Shapiro, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM