John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Iron (III) Tosylate Catalyzed Acylation of Alcohols and Phenols

Neil Baldwin, '13, Illinois Wesleyan University
Ram S. Mohan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Examining the Effects of Ostracism on Neural and Behavioral Indices of Cognitive Self-Regulation

Aaron Ball, '11, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jason Themanson, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Iron (III) Tosylate Catalyzed Deprotection of Tetrahydropyranyl Ethers

Matthew R. Bockman, '12, Illinois Wesleyan University
Veronica V. Angeles, '11, Illinois Wesleyan University
Julia M. Martino, '12, Illinois Wesleyan University
Purav P. Vagadia, '12, Illinois Wesleyan University
Ram S. Mohan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

A New Species of the Pristimantis orestes Group (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from Northern Peru (Río Abiseo National Park)

Alan Brus, '12, Illinois Wesleyan University
Edgar Lehr, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

A Study of the Maintenance of Conversation in Students with Autism

Jessica Clemens, '11, Illinois Wesleyan University
Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Comparison of Aberration Correction Methodologies

Patrick Dahl, '12, Illinois Wesleyan University
Carl Mueller, '12, Illinois Wesleyan University
Nathanial Wolanyk, '12, Illinois Wesleyan University
Evan Baker, '11, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gabriel Spalding, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Decline and Disparity: The Case of Spanish Language Newspapers in the U.S.

Brianna Gidday, '12, Illinois Wesleyan University
Christina Isabelli, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

A New Species of Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Río Abiseo National Park, Peru

Cindy Gregory, '12, Illinois Wesleyan University
Edgar Lehr, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Winter Abundance of Red-Tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) and American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) in Human-Altered Landscapes in Northeastern and Central Illinois

Anna Groves, '11, Illinois Wesleyan University
Vic Berardi, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Beach State Park Hawk Watch
Paul Sweet, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Beach State Park Hawk Watch
Angelo Capparella, Faculty Advisor, Illinois State University
Gretchen Knapp, Faculty Advisor, Illinois State University
Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The English-Only Movement and the Linguistic Future of the United States

Erin Howes, '12, Illinois Wesleyan University
Christina Isabelli, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Cyberostracism and Social Monitoring: Social Anxiety's Affects on Reactions to Exclusion and Inclusion Online

Claire Karlen, '11, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jennifer Daniels, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Neural Activity During Social Exclusion: An Exploratory Examination

Stephanie M. Khatcherian, '11, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jason Themanson, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Incidence of Larval Cloning in the Sea Urchins Arbacia punctulata and Lytechinus variegatus

Lauren Knaack, '12, Illinois Wesleyan University
William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Synthesis of a Thirty Member Macrocycle for Use in Host-Guest Chemistry

Keith A. Lehuta, '11, Illinois Wesleyan University
Rebecca Roesner, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Determining the Composition of the Colony Tubes of Pterobranchs

Andrew McDonald, '12, Illinois Wesleyan University
Tyler Saunders, '12, Illinois Wesleyan University
Elizabeth Balser, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University
Lukasz Sewera, '11, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Heritage Spanish Speakers: Self Confidence through Study Abroad

Jordan Menendez, '11, Illinois Wesleyan University
Christina Isabelli, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Green for Gold: The Real Influences of Olympic Glory

Adebola Olayinka, '11, Illinois Wesleyan University
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

IR Astrometry and Photometry of the Abell 1882 Supergroup

Derrick Rohl, '12, Illinois Wesleyan University
Linda French, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University
Percy Gomez, Faculty Advisor, Gemini Observatory, La Serena, Chile

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Efficacy of a Cocaine-Schizophrenia Model in Rats: Behavioral and Physiological Measures

Andrew W. Ross, '11, Illinois Wesleyan University
Joseph Williams, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The Light/Lymphotoxin Costimulatory Family and Lipid Metabolism

Lukasz Sewera, '11, Illinois Wesleyan University
Catherine A. Reardon, Faculty Advisor, University of Chicago

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Examining Political Defection: An Analysis of Affective Intelligence, Media Attention, Political Knowledge and Issue Agreement

Kyle Sloan, '11, Illinois Wesleyan University
Carolyn Brown-Kramer, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis

Elisabeth Sonta, '13, Illinois Wesleyan University
Brian Brennan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The State of Hispanic Education: Correlations Between Educational Attainment, Nativity and Language in Illinois

Stephanie Swope, '11, Illinois Wesleyan University
Christina Isabelli, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Pulsed Radiofrequency Neuromodulation of Peripheral Nerve Injury

Alex Willett, '11, Illinois Wesleyan University
Joseph Williams, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Monitoring the Electrochemical Activity of Biological Samples Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy

Erica Woodall, '11, Illinois Wesleyan University
Melinda Baur, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM