John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Reinforcer Elasticity and Unit Price Theory

Dorianne E. Cantrall, 98, Illinois Wesleyan University
James Dougan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Anisotropic Etching of SrTiO₃

Thomas Davidsmeier, '99, Illinois Wesleyan University
William Murphy, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Delara Godrej, '00, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gabriel Spalding, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

The Role of the Comstock-Kellogg Glands in Egg Tanning in Romalea Guttata

Elizabeth Elsasser, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

The Relationship between Children's Aggression, their Sociometric Status, and the Quality of their Friendships

Carrie Finch, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Doran French, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

A Comparison of Prospective Memory and Executive Process in Patients with Subcortical Illness

Milan E. Folkers, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Johnna Shapiro, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Synthesis of Novel Sesquiterpene Lactones: Potential Biodegradable Pesticides

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

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Parent-Report vs. Child-Report of Specific Anxiety in Siblings of Children with Autism: Do Parents Know What their Children Worry About

Gretchen K. Groh, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Detection of Cocaine Use: Extraction of Benzoylecgonine by CO(SCN)₄^2-

Anton Jerkovich, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
David Bailey, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Complex Scientific Testimony: Can Educational Psychology Turn Jurors into Students and Attorneys into Teachers?

Jason A. Krebs, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Johnna K. Shapiro, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Federal Taxes and Cigarette Smoking: A Micro Analysis of Youth Smoking

Bryan C. McCannon, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

The Total Synthesis of a Conformationally Constrained Organophosphorus Analog of Acetylcholine

Dustin Mergott, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jeff Frick, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Prospective Memory: The Relation of Executive Function to Aging

Joseph A. Mikels, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Johnna K. Shapiro, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Interparticle Potential in a 1-D Many Body Colloid

Nathan Mueggenburg, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Matthew T. Dearing, '00, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gabriel Spalding, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Patterns of Organochlorine Pesticide Contamination in Neotropical Migrant Passerines

Heidi B. Richardson, '99, Illinois Wesleyan University
J. A. Klemens, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
R. G. Harper, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University
J. A. Frick, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University
A. P. Capparella, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

The Role of Social Support in Mediating Stress and Illness

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

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Case Study of a Male with Polydipsia and Schizophrenia

Sarah Suhr, '99, Illinois Wesleyan University
Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Extraction of Cocaine Metabolite Using Reinecke's Salt

James Ulrich, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
David Bailey, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Sociometric Status and Aggression as Predictive Factors of Childhood Conflict

Laura Warren, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Doran French, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Is the Soot Layer at the KT Boundary Really Global?

Susanna Widicus, '00, Illinois Wesleyan University
Sarah Moecker, '99, Illinois Wesleyan University
Wendy S. Wolbach, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University
Frank T. Kyte, Faculty Advisor, University of California - Los Angeles

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM