John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Cloning the bchZ Gene from Chloroflexus Aurantiacus

Kristi L. Berger, '00, Illinois Wesleyan University
David W. Bollivar, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Preschool Children's Choices for Peace

Jillayne E. Bose, '00, Illinois Wesleyan University
Peter Verbeek, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Effects of Alcohol on the Amygdala

Michael Bowgren, '02, Illinois Wesleyan University
Heather Hunnell, '01, Illinois Wesleyan University
Kate Palmer, '02, Illinois Wesleyan University
Matthew Roberts, '01, Illinois Wesleyan University
Joseph Williams, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Librarians of the 21st Century

Michele M. Carroll, '00, Illinois Wesleyan University
Rebecca Gearhart, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Holographic Optical Tweezers

Matthew Dearing, '00, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gabriel C. Spaulding, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Social and Emotional Life of Students

Kelly E. Ellis, '00, Illinois Wesleyan University
John M. Ernst, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

An Empirical Investigation of the Determinants of Fertility

Michelle Ewert, '00, Illinois Wesleyan University
Teodora Amoloza, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Synthesis of Difunctional Isocyanates and Subsequent Reaction with the Hexamolybdate Anion

Delara Godrej, '00, Illinois Wesleyan University
Rebecca Roesner, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Attaching Organic Ligands to the Keggin Ion

Jacqui Hoffman, '01, Illinois Wesleyan University
Rebecca Roesner, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Effects of a Simulated Predator on Free Operant Responding

Alisa Ittner, '01, Illinois Wesleyan University
K. Emily Brahmstedt, '01, Illinois Wesleyan University
James D. Dougan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Venture Capital in the United States

Sunil Jagwani, '00, Illinois Wesleyan University
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Integration of Capital Markets: An Examination of Macroeconomic Shocks and their Effects on National Stock Market Comovements

Kristopher Kaneta, '00, Illinois Wesleyan University
Carolyn Stumph, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Conformations of a Cocaine Metabolite

Douglas Kasper, '00, Illinois Wesleyan University
David N. Bailey, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Alcohol Effects on Hippocampal Entorhinal, and Prefrontal Theta EEG Rhythms

Larry Kociolek, '02, Illinois Wesleyan University
Joseph Williams, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Determinants of Economic Growth in East Asia

Elizabeth Kowalski, '00, Illinois Wesleyan University
Illaria Ossella, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Brown-Headed Cowbird Brood Parasitism in Bison-Grazed and Ungrazed Tallgrass Prairie in Northeastern Kansas

Alexandra S. Latham, '00, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jack F. Cully, Faculty Advisor, Kansas State University
Sheryl Swartz Soukup, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Bismuthyl (III) Perchlorate Promoted Rearrangement of Acyl Substituted Epoxides

Nicholas M. Leonard, '02, Illinois Wesleyan University
Ram S. Mohan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Role of the Lateral Septum in the Modulation of Hippocampal Theta and Learning and Memory Processes

Kristina McDonald, '02, Illinois Wesleyan University
Joseph Williams, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Synthesis of Bis(Hexamolybdate) Complexes Covalently Bridged by Organnoimido Ligands

Jeremie D. Moll, '00, Illinois Wesleyan University
Rebecca Roesner, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Applying Van Der Pauw's Technique to Thermal Conductivity

Mark Ordonez, '02, Illinois Wesleyan University
Ileana Rau, '02, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gabriel C. Spaulding, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Determination of pK Values for the Ionic Pairing of Benzoylecognine

William G. Polacek, '00, Illinois Wesleyan University
David N. Bailey, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Austrian Economic Theory of Inflation and the Business Cycle

David Rasho, '01, Illinois Wesleyan University
Margaret Chapman, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Relationship between Surface Area and Biomass in the Juveniles of 'Arbacia Punctulata' (Echinodermata)

Matthew D. Schnabl, '01, Illinois Wesleyan University
William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Is Botswana's Current Development Sustainable?

Megan Scott, '00, Illinois Wesleyan University
Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Philip II and his Problems with the Netherlands

Marta Siaba, '01, Illinois Wesleyan University
Carolyn Nadeau, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Lewis Acid Catalyzed Cyclization of Aziridines

Steven A. Tymonko, '01, Illinois Wesleyan University
Ram S. Mohan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Facile Deprotection of Acetals Using Bismuth Nitrate

Laura C. Wieland, '02, Illinois Wesleyan University
Ram S. Mohan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Computer Vision - Object Recognition

Michael Zalokar, '00, Illinois Wesleyan University
Lionel Shapiro, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM