| Project # |
Supervisor Name, Department |
# of students |
Project Title |
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Biology projects |
1 |
Bebej, Ryan (Biology) |
1 |
A Whale of a Tale: The Origin of Tail-Powered Swimming in Early Cetaceans |
2 |
DeJong, Randall (Biology) |
1 |
Genomic and niche characterization of bacteriophages in the microbial communities of the aquatic snails Biomphalaria and Helisoma |
2a |
Dornbos, David and Wertz, John (Biology) |
1 |
Specificity of Frankia Bacteria in Symbiosis with Native Speckled Alder and Non-Native Autumn Olive |
3 |
Grasman, Keith (Biology) |
2 |
*Effects of Pollutants on the Health of Colonial Waterbirds in Great Lakes Areas of Concern |
4 |
Grasman, Keith (Biology) |
1 |
Impact of Mercury on Immune Function in Common Loons of New York's Adirondack Park |
5 |
Koetje, David (Biology); Fynewever, Herb (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
2 |
*Enhancing Learning Through Research in Biology 225 |
6 |
Proppe, Darren and Warners, Dave (Biology) |
2 |
Avian and Water Quality Assessments along Plaster Creek |
7 |
Shen, Anding (Biology) |
2 |
*The roles of endothelial cells on HIV infection and latency formation in resting T helper cells |
8 |
Van Dragt, Randy (Biology) |
1 |
Impacts of Fire on Insect Populations in Created Prairie |
9 |
Van Dragt, Randy (Biology) and Henderson, Jeanette (Ecosystem Preserve) |
3 |
Stewardship of the Calvin College Nature Preserves |
10 |
Warners, Dave and Ryskamp, Michael (Biology) |
2 |
Restoring Native Habitats In Urban Landscapes |
11 |
Warners, Dave (Biology) |
1 |
Plant Responses to Climate Change at Flat Iron Lake Preserve |
12 |
Wertz, John (Biology); Nelesen, Serita (Computer Science) |
1 |
HTMAD: Software Design for MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry-Based Microbial Community Analysis |
13 |
Wilstermann, Amy (Biology) |
1 |
Investigating the Dynamics of Bacterial Communities in the Female Reproductive Tract |
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Chemistry & Biochemistry projects |
14 |
Anderson, Carolyn (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
1 |
Organic Chemistry: Gold-catalyzed Rearrangement of N-Propargyloxypyridines |
15 |
Anderson, Carolyn (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
1 |
Organic Chemistry: Synthesis of N-Alkyl Pyridone Containing β- and γ-Amino Acids |
16 |
Arnoys, Eric, Louters, Larry and Looyenga, Brendan (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
2 |
Watching Membrane Proteins in Real Time |
17 |
Barbachyn, Michael (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
1 |
Preparation of Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentyl Stannanes, Silanes and Trifluoroborates and Applications in Palladium-Catalyzed Cross Coupling Reactions |
18 |
Barbachyn, Michael (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
1 |
Synthesis of Novel QPT Antibacterial Agents Bearing Substitution at the Benzylic Position |
19 |
Benson, David (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
1 |
*Anti-Oxidant Nature of Tyrosine-Cysteine Crosslinks in BF4112 |
20 |
Benson, David (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
1 |
*Anti-Oxidant Nature of Tyrosine-Cysteine Crosslinks in Cysteine Dioxygenase |
21 |
Benson, David (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
1 |
*Analysis of Tyrosine-Cysteine Crosslinks Concentrations in Proteins |
22 |
Benson, David (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
1 |
*Computational Analysis of Tyrosine-Cysteine Crosslinks in Proteins |
23 |
Benson, David and Tatko, Chad (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
1 |
*NMR Analysis of Tyrosine-Cysteine Crosslinks in Proteins |
24 |
DeKock, Roger (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
1 |
Cooperativity in Hydrogen Bonding |
25 |
DeKock, Roger (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
1 |
Sequential Ionization Energies of Atoms |
26 |
Fynewever, Herb (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
2 |
Faculty approaches to student interaction in teaching science, math, and engineering |
27 |
Looyenga, Brendan (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
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28 |
Louters, Larry (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
1 |
Detection of oligomers of GLUT1 and its relationship to the activity of the transporter |
29 |
Louters, Larry and Looyenga, Brendan (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
1 |
Relationship of GLUT1 tethering to the cytoskeleton and its influence on its activity |
30 |
Muyskens, Mark (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
2 |
Photochemistry: Research in Fluorescence in Sycamore Wood and Photoelimination in Acetylacetone |
31 |
Sinniah, Kumar (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
2 |
*Investigating the Binding of Insulin with G-Quadruplex DNA |
32 |
Sinniah, Kumar (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
2 |
Characterizing Riboflavin Conjugated Nanoparticles for Targeted Drug Delivery in Cancer Therapy |
33 |
Tatko, Chad (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
1 |
Perturbation of Acidity via Noncovalent Interactions |
34 |
Vander Griend, Douglas (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
2 |
*Nanomolecular Building Projects (Note: Professor Vander Griend is out of the country. Contact him about this project by e-mail.) |
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Computer Science Projects |
35 |
Nelesen, Serita (Computer Science) |
1 |
HTMAD: Software for Analyzing MALDI-TOF Data |
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Engineering Projects |
36 |
Kim, Yoon (Engineering) |
3 |
Development of portable battery-operated wireless devices for environmental monitoring |
37 |
Wunder, David (Engineering) |
1 |
Removal of Fluoride in Bagasse Charcoal |
38 |
Wunder, David (Engineering) |
1 |
Fate and Impact of Antibiotics in Denitrifying Biofilters |
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Geology, Geography & Environmental Studies Projects |
39 |
van Dijk, Deanna |
2 |
How does human activity affect coastal dune activity? |
40 |
VanHorn, Jason (Geology, Geography & Environmental Studies) |
1 |
GIS and Remote Sensing of Plaster Creek Watershed |
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Mathematics & Statistics Projects |
41 |
Bolt, Michael (Mathematics & Statistics) |
3 |
*Analytic functions of a generalized complex variable |
42 |
Bolt, Michael (Mathematics & Statistics) |
3 |
*Numerical Schwarz-Christoffel mapping |
43 |
Kapitula, Todd (Mathematics & Statistics) |
2 |
*The Krein function - a new characteristic polynomial |
44 |
Turner, James (Mathematics & Statistics) |
2 |
*Utilizing algebra to address problems in the geometry of polynomials |
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Nursing Projects |
45 |
Ayoola, Adejoke (Nursing) |
3 |
Preconception reproductive knowledge promotion (PREKNOP) |
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Physics & Astronomy Projects |
46 |
Haarsma, Loren (Physics & Astronomy); Nelesen, Serita (Computer Science) |
1 |
Developing a computer model of evolution of interlocking complexity in biology |
47 |
Haarsma, Loren (Physics & Astronomy); Haney, Becky (Economics); Norman, Vic (Computer Science) |
1 |
Programming and optimizing an agent-based computer simulation of a self-organized, interdependent economy |
48 |
Harper, Paul (Physics & Astronomy) |
2 |
DSC and Temperature Jump Studies of Lipid Phase Transitions |
49 |
Molnar, Larry (Physics & Astronomy) |
1 |
Asteroid Collisions |
50 |
Steenwyk, Steven and Molnar, Larry (Physics & Astronomy) |
1 |
Modeling Fast and Unusual Binary Stars |
51 |
Walhout, Matthew (Physics & Astronomy) |
3 |
*Experiments with trapped krypton atoms |
