2009 Rogers Summer Research Program Brown-Bag Presentation Schedule

All talks are Tuesday in Olin 301, 12:00-1:00.

Students discuss their research projects in physics, chemistry, biology, geology, psychology, and computer science during a series of brown-bag talks on Tuesdays in June and July. The presentations are free and open to the public. Dessert is provided.

For more information about each project see Abstracts

June 9

Investigating the biogenesis of lysosomes in a multi-cellular animal.
Student Presenters: Micah Depper, Steven Levitte, Becca Salesky, Hannah Somhegyi, Travis Walton .
Faculty Collaborator: Greg Hermann.

Exploring the factors controlling microbial community structure: competition and host specificity.
Student Presenters: Logan Higgins, Adam Lipus, Jesse Schouboe.
Faculty Collaborator: Peter Kennedy.

June 16

Ribosome biogenesis and export.
Student Presenters: James Chu, Rebecca Fitch.
Faculty Collaborator: Deborah Lycan.

Mechanism of Export of Chicken Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor.
Student Presenters: Alix Dixon, Kenneth McCullough.
Faculty Collaborator: Gary Reiness.

Molecular evolution of the toxic enzyme sphingomyelinase D in venoms of brown spiders (Loxosceles).
Student Presenters: Alec Kerins, Brendan Larson.
Faculty Collaborator: Greta Binford.

June 23

Observational Investigations of Short-Period Eclipsing Binary Stars.
Student Presenters: Eric Douglass, Nathan Laws, Dylan Stadler.
Faculty Collaborator: Stephen Tufte.

Investigating the effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 upon the structure and function of calcium carbonate accretion in tropical green algae of the genus Halimeda.
Student Presenters: Peggy Hannah, Dylan Smith.
Faculty Collaborator: Ken Clifton.

Formation of Nanoparticle / Solid State Thin Film Composite Materials via Electrochemical Co-Deposition.
Student Presenters: Eric Randall, Robin Osofsky.
Faculty Collaborator: Anne Bentley.

June 30

The Effects of Maternal Obesity on the Energy Balance and Behavior of Offspring.
Student Presenter: Martin Meyer.
Faculty Collaborators: Kevin Grove, Elinor Sullivan.

Ovarian hormones and ethanol-like discriminative stimulus effects in rats.
Student Presenter: Hilary Gray.
Faculty Collaborators: Kathy Grant, Christa Helms.

Constructing recombinant Vaccinia virus vectors to measure T cell response to Simian Varicella Virus.
Student Presenter: Audrey Fulwiler.
Faculty Collaborators: Ilhem Messauodi, Alex Barron.

July 7

Impact of large landslides on river valley evolution, Central and Eastern Oregon.
Student Presenters: Kelsey Croal, Emily Jones, Chris Scheffler.
Faculty Collaborator: Liz Safran.

Understanding college students drinking behavior: Prefrontal lobe functions, social influence, and personality traits.
Student Presenters: Theresa Hennings, Iris Kemp, Hilary Galloway-Long.
Faculty Collaborator: Yueping Zhang.

Cognitive Construal and Somatic Markers in Two Games of Risk.
Student Presenters: Rose Blackman, Richie LeDonne, Dylan Peden.
Faculty Collaborator: Erik Nilsen.

July 14

Structural Studies and Characterization of Neurotoxic Venom Peptides from Sicariidae Spiders.
Student Presenters: Aaron Kim, Zach Wilson.
Faculty Collaborator: Niko Loening.

Investigation of Molybdenum Complexes for Degrading Neurotoxin Analogues.
Student Presenter: Curtis Smith.
Faculty Collaborator: Louis Kuo.

How did the brown recluse and their kin diversify in North America?
Student Presenters: Laura Bogar.
Faculty Collaborator: Greta Binford.

July 21

Dynamic Electron Correlation Effects Applied to the Computational Study of the Mechanisms of Targeted Pericyclic and Pseudopericyclic Reactions.
Student Presenters: Irena Bierzynski.
Faculty Collaborator: James Duncan.

Neuromodulators and Memory.
Student Presenters: Lindsay Hilken, Alex Simon.
Faculty Collaborator: Janis Lochner.

Neuromodulators and Memory.
Student Presenter: Louis Prahl.
Faculty Collaborator: Bethe Scalettar.