Faculty Research & Scholarship Funding: 2009-2010

Calvin Research Fellowships:

† You Kyong Ahn, Art and Art History, 1 Course Unit
Adaptive-use of Historic Churches: Comparison of Professionals' and Public Perception of New Uses

Carolyn Anderson, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1 Course Unit
Synthesis of 2-Pyridone Substituted Beta- and Gamma-Amino Acids

Eric Arnoys, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1 Course Unit
Protein Transport and Diffusion

† Adjoke Ayoola, Nursing, 1 Course Unit
The Meaning and Process of Pregnancy Recognition among Women of Childbearing Age

David Benson, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2 Course Units
Ultrasensitive and Selective Sensors for Biomedical and Environmental Samples

Crystal Bruxvoort, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2 Course Units
Investigation of a Paradigm Shift in Science Teacher Education

† Mandy Burrow, Art and Art History, 1 Course Unit
"Americans"

Rebecca DeYoung, Philosophy, 1 Course Unit
"The Vices Tradition: Wrath, Avarice, and Vainglory"

Mark Fackler, Communication Arts and Science, 1 Course Unit
Handbook of Global Communication Ethics

Debra Freeberg, Communication Arts and Science, 1 Course Unit
Three Strong Women: Stories from Alaska

Deborah Haarsma, Physics and Astronomy, 1 Course Unit
Star Formation in the Cool Cores of Galaxy Clusters

Loren Haarsma, Physics and Astronomy, 1 Course Unit
Investigation of possible neuronal function for Probst’s bundles

Douglas Howard, History, 2 Course Units
Empire of the Borderlands: the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1923

Beryl Hugen, Social Work, 1 Course Unit
The Influence of Faith in the Delivery of Human Services

Todd Kapitula, Mathematics and Statistics, 2 Course Units
Waves in Hamiltonian systems with applications to Bose-Einstein condensates

† Young Kim, History, 1 Course Unit
Constructing an Orthodox World: Epiphanius of Cyprus and Fundamentalist Christianity in Late Antiquity.

Youngkhill Lee, HPERDS, 1 Course Unit
Time for Life of Individuals with Physical Disabilities: Monitoring Everyday Life (TIME Project)

Stephen Matheson, Biology, 2 Course Units
Forming signaling in cancer and development

† Suzanne McDonald, Religion, 1 Course Unit
Beholding the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ: a Reformed approach to the beatific vision

† Karen Miller, Spanish, 1 Course Unit
Effects of unreliable input on children’s acquisition of Spanish

Paul Moes, Psychology, 2 Course Units
Investigation of possible neuronal function for Probst’s bundles

Larry Molnar, Physics and Astronomy, 1 Course Unit
Dynamics of Asteroids and Binary Stars

Christopher Moseley, Mathematics and Statistics, 1 Course Unit
Dynamics of Asteroids

† Marilyn Myers, Mathematics and Statistics, 1 Course Unit
Class numbers of cyclotomic function fields

Amy Patterson, Political Science, 2 Course Units
The Church, Politics, and AIDS in Africa

Gary Schmidt, English, 2 Course Units
Imagining the American Democracy

† James Skillen, Geography, Geology, and Environmental Science, 2 Course Units
Ecosystem Management: The Ecology and Politics of Flux

† Peter Snyder, Business, 1 Course Unit
Factors Affecting Positive and Corrupt Innovations

Patric Spence, Communication Arts and Sciences, 2 Course Units
Disaster data analysis: Handbook of Applied Methods in Crisis Communication

Ralph Stearley, Geography, Geology, and Environmental Science, 1 Course Unit
Fossil Evidence for the Historical Development of Salmonid Ecosystems

Chad Tatko, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1 Course Unit
Development of Peptide Based Biocatalysts for the Desulfurization of Dibenzothiophene

Deanna van Dijk, Geography, Geology, and Environmental Science, 1 Course Unit
Wind Erosion and Dune Changes in Winter on Lake Michigan Coastal Dunes

Christina Van Dyke, Philosophy, 1 Course Unit
Beatified Bodies: Mysticism, Philosophy, and Ultimate Happiness

Jennifer VanAntwerp, Engineering, 1 Course Unit
Career pathways of degreed engineers

† Jason VanHorn, Geography, Geology, and Environmental Science, 1 Course Unit
Viewshed Algorithms for Mobile Homeland Security Protection

† John Wertz, Biology, 2 Course Units
Cultivation and Characterization of Microaerobes from the Human Microbiome

Benita Wolters-Fredlund, Music, 1 Course Unit
Why is this night different from all other nights?: Memorialization in Max Helfman's post-Holocaust cantata Di Naye Hagode

† indicates Diekema Fellowship Recipient