John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Do We Stereotype?: Creation of the Cross-University Stereotyping Survey (CUSS)

Amy K. Atwood, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Amber Hays, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Redefining Participation: Towards the Understanding and Creation of an Inclusive Definition

Amy K. Atwood, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
David Hibbard, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Encrusting Organisms of Puerto Penasco, Mexico

Jennifer Bartlett, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Susie Balser, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Nitrite Photolysis in 2-Propanol/Water Solution

Joseph B. Binder, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Timothy R. Rettich, Facutly Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Zinc Triflate Catalyzed Synthesis of 4-Substituted Oxazolidinones

Scott M. Brombosz, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jeffrey Frick, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Analysis of the Large Amplitude Pendulum and the Effects of Damping

Jason Callard, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jason Dulac, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
William Brandon, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Sibling Relationship Study (Replication)

Anna Czipri, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Magic, Mysticism, and Modern Medicine: the Influence of Alchemy in Seventeenth-Century England

Lindsay Fitzharris, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Michael Young, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Civic Engagement Through Social Organizations in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois

Chelsey D. Hillyer, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Bridget Mudron, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Teodora Amoloza, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Representing African-American Students at IWU: Explorations in Visual Anthropological Methods

Maria Holsen, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Rebecca Gearhart, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Designing FNR Mutant Proteins to Probe Conformational Changes

Jena Hudson, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Mialy Ramaroson, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Robin Johnson, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
Laura Moore, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

The Mechanisms of Nutrient Distribution in Pluteus Larvae of the Sea Urchins, Lytechinus Variegatus and Eucidaris Tribuloides

Bethany Kesselring, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
William B. Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Functionality of FNR Proteins with Mutations in the FE-S Binding Domain

Molly Marker, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Laura Moore, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Intervention Across the Zoo Day: Environmental Enrichment in Malaysian Sun Bears

Erin Milligan, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
James D. Dougan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

BCHC Catalyzed Bacteriochlorophyll Biosynthetic Pathway in Rhodobacter Capsulatus

Mai P. Nguyen, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
David W. Bollivar, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Interplay Between Social Cognition, Tool Use, Language Development, and Neuronal Plasticity as an Avenue for the Development of the Human Brain

Jacob Norris, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Charles Springwood, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Photometric Analysis of Two Hilda Asteroids; 3202 Graff and 4317 Garibaldi

Shawn C. Oppegard, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Linda M. French, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

The Synthesis of Resorcinarenes Catalyzed by Bismuth Triflate

Katie E. Peterson, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Russell C. Smith, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Ram S. Mohan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Development of Freshwater Snails (Planorbidae)

Amanda Pike, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Elizabeth Balser, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

The Effect of Light on Rates of Cloning of the Symbiont-Bearing Acoel Convolutriloba Longifissura

Sara Rahim, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Fabrication Techniques of Mesoscopic Devices

Brian J. Simonds, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gabriel C. Spalding, Facutly Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Ionic Liquids as Novel Environment Friendly Solvents for Organic Sythesis

Russell C. Smith, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Ram S. Mohan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Detection of Pesticides in Midwestern Water Through High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Scott Smith, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Stephen Hoffmann, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Factors Affecting Environmental Concern in Bloomington-Normal Residents

Divya Soni, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Katie Wehr, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Teodora Amoloza, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

BCHP and its Role in Bacteriochlorophyll Synthesis in Rhodobacter Capsulatus

Brian R. Wasik, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
David W. Bollivar, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Father Versus Stranger Face Discrimination in the Human Infant

Erin L. White, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gail Walton, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM