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Faculty Research & Scholarship Funding: 2006-2007
Calvin Research Fellowships:
- Joel Adams, Computer Science, 2 Course Units
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Comparing Supercomputer Topologies
- Eric Arnoys, Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2 Course Units*
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Cellular Signaling and Protein Support
- Crystal Bruxvoort, Chemistry & Biochemistry, 1 Course Unit
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Developing a Pedagogical Content Knowledge Base for Science Teacher Educators Who Teach
Elementary Science Methods
- Stan Haan, Physics & Astronomy, 2 Course Units
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Units Classical Simulation of Double Ionization of Helium by Intense Laser Fields
- Craig Hanson, Art, 2 Course Units
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From Leiden to London: Anglo-Dutch Relations and Their Significance for the Arts in Early
Modern England
- Stacy Jackson, Economics & Business, 2 Course Units
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Assessing Current Faith Integration in Organizational Strategy and Practice: Towards a
Research Agenda for Christian Business Scholarship
- Matthew Lundberg, Religion, 2 Course Units
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Christian Theology for a Contemporary World
- Paul Moes, Psychology, 2 Course Units
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Investigation of Possible Neuronal Function for Probst's Bundles
- Lawrence Molnar, Physics & Astronomy, 2 Course Units
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Studies of the Dynamics of Binary Star Systems
- Karen Carlson Muyskens, Chemistry & Biochemistry, 1 Course Unit
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Tunable Laser Studies of Chemical Reactions
- Mark Muyskens, Chemistry & Biochemistry, 1 Course Unit
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Tunable Laser Studies of Chemical Reactions
- Carl Plantinga, Communication Arts & Sciences, 2 Course Units
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The Routledge Companion to Film and Philosophy
- Richard Plantinga, Religion, 2 Course Units
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Christian Theology for a Contemporary World
- Randall Pruim, Mathematics & Statistics, 2 Course Units
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Statistical Genetics Research
- William Romanowski, Communication Arts & Sciences, 2 Course Units
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Protestants and the American Cinema
- Thomas Scofield, Mathematics & Statistics, 2 Course Units
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Reversibility in Two-Image Registration Methods
- S. Kumar Sinniah, Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2 Course Units
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Using Biophysical Methods to Study Enzyme-Inhibitor Reactions
- Christopher Smit, Communication Arts & Sciences, 2 Course Units
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No More Fallen: a New Philosophy of Christianity and Disability
- Dwight TenHuisen, Spanish, 2 Course Units
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The Religious Ideology of the Sixteenth-Century European Travel Narrative: A Comparative
Transatlantic Approach
- Thomas Thompson, Religion, 2 Course Units
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Christian Theology for a Contemporary World
- James Turner, Mathematics & Statistics, 2 Course Units
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Characterizing and Measuring Intersections in Derived Algebraic Geometry
- John Ubels, Biology, 2 Course Units
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Studies of Lacrimal Gland Function and Treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome
- David Urban, English, 2 Course Units
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The Parabolic Milton: The Self and the Bible in John Milton's Writings
- Christina Van Dyke, Philosophy, 2 Course Units
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Between Aristotle and Augustine: Robert Grosseteste's Surprising Theory of Illumination
- Frans van Liere, History, 2 Course Units
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The Bible in the Middle Ages: a Short Introduction
- Mary VanderWal, Nursing, 1 Course Unit
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Evaluation of Glyconutritional Supplementation as an Adjunct Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis
- Matthew Walhout, Physics & Astronomy, 3 Course Units
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Two projects: "Studies of Exotic Krypton Molecules in an Atom Trap" and "Reflections
on the Hermeneutic Philosophy of Science"
- Jennifer Williams, English, 2 Course Units
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Ghosts in the Machine: Modernism's Religious Other
*Recommended recipient of Science Division Developmental Research Fellowship (The Science Division Developmental Research Fellowship is a gift funded two-course-unit CRF fellowship which is awarded to one individual whose research during the time of the award will lead to the submission of a major peer-reviewed research grant. Priority is given to faculty in the physical and biological sciences)
Sabbatical Leave of Absence:
- Laura De Haan, Psychology, Academic Year
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Community Influences in Rural Adolescent Alcohol Use: Racial and Ethnic Considerations
- Fred De Jong, Sociology and Social Work, Interim & Spring
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Working with the Most Resistant: the Homeless Serious Mentally Ill Population with Substance
Use Disorders
- P. Mark Fackler, Communication Arts & Sciences,
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Spring Hope and Pride: the Mission of Journalism in East Africa
- Jeremy Frens, Computer Science, Interim & Spring
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Programming Languages Taught with Incremental Development
- Deborah Haarsma, Physics & Astronomy, Fall & Interim
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The History of Galaxy Clusters
- Loren Haarsma, Physics & Astronomy, Fall & Interim
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Investigation of Mechanisms of Contrast Adaptation in Mammalian Retinas
- Arlene Hoogewerf, Biology, Academic Year
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Identification of Biofilm-Induced Staphylococcus aureus Cytokine Receptors
- Brian Ingraffia, English, Fall & Interim
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Profaning the Sacred Truth: The Parody of Religion in Postmodern American Fiction
- Randal Jelks, History, Fall & Interim
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Benjamin Mays, A Religious Rebel in the Jim Crow South: An Intellectual Biography
- Irene Konyndyk, French, Academic Year
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Foreign Language Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities
- Darla McCarthy, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Interim & Spring
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Genetic Analysis of Pentachlorophenol Metabolism by Mycobacterium chlorophenolicum PCP-1
- James Rooks, Education, Fall & Interim
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An Investigation of Learning to Teach Reading in Urban Schools
- Quentin Schultze, Communication Arts & Sciences, Academic Year
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Loving Your Audience as Your Neighbor: Saint Augustine's View of Human Communication
- Pearl Shangkuan, Music, Fall
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Learning a New Song: a Profile of Three International Choral Conductors and Their Work(s)
- Corwin Smidt, Political Science, Fall & Interim
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The Role of Religion in Fostering Civic Responsibility
- Laura Smit, Religion, Spring
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Recovering the Importance of the Ascension for the Contemporary Christian
- Ralph Stearley, Geology, Geography, and Environmental Studies, Interim & Spring
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Update and expansion of the book, Christianity and the Age of the Earth (1982)
- John Tiemstra, Economics & Business, Fall & Interim
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A Christian Critique of Globalization and Economic Theory
- Jennifer Van Antwerp, Engineering, Academic Year
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A Professional Work Experience in Engineering
- Jeremy Van Antwerp, Engineering, Academic Year
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An Industrial Experience as a Professional in Engineering
- William Van Vugt, History, Fall & Interim
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Britain and the United States: Migration, Culture, and History, 1776-1914
- Ellen Van't Hof, Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance, and Sport, Fall & Interim
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Finding Their Own Dance: Reawakening the Alutiiq Arts
Summer 2006 Calvin Research Fellowships:
- Carolyn Anderson, Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Establishment of a Research Program in Synthetic Organometallic Chemistry
- Ron Blankespoor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Syntesis of Alkanethiols for Immobilizing Proteins on Gold Surfaces
- W. Dale Brown, English
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Conversations on Faith and Writing with Contemporary American Authors
- Debra Buursma, Education
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Developing Communicative Competence in Learners: Examining Pedagogical Shifts in Special
Education
- David DeHeer, Biology
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The Role of CD25 in the Downregulation of Graft-vs-Host Reactions by Mesenchymal Stem Cells
of Bone Marrow or Umbilical Cord Origin
- Susan Felch, English
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Elizabeth 1 and Her Age
- Matthew Halteman, Philosophy
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Between Pragmatism and Mysticism: The Problem of Transcendence in Heidegger and Derrida
- Arlene Hoogewerf, Biology
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Identification of Biofilm-Induced Staphylococcus aureus Cytokine Response Genes
- Elizabeth Howell, Biology
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Effect of Designer Nano-Drugs on Lipid Bilayers
- Dave Koetje, Biology
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Place-Based Agricultural Biotechnology: Bridging Ideological Divisions over GM Foods
- Irene Konyndyk, French
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Teaching Foreign Language to Students with Learning Disabilities
- Larry Louters, Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Acute Activation of Glucose Transport
- Karen Miller, Spanish
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Language Development in Chilean Spanish-Speaking Children
- Paul Moes, Psychology
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Exploration of Language Skills in Children With Complete Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum
- Karen Muyskens, Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Laser-Based Experiments and Conputational Studeis of Molecular Photoelimination in Flourine-Containing
Organic Molecules
- Mark Muyskens, Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Laser-Based Experiments and Conputational Studeis of Molecular Photoelimination in Flourine-Containing
Organic Molecules
- Randy Pruim, Mathematics & Statistics
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Statistical Genetics Research
- Andrew Samuel, Economics & Business
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An Experimental Test of the Propensity for Preemptive and Ex-Post Bribery
- Pearl Shangkuan, Music
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Learning a New Song: A Profile of Three International Choral Conductors and Their Work
- Anding Shen, Biology
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On-Going Viral Replication in Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy Treated HIV Patients
- Dwight TenHuisen, Spanish
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The Religious Ideology of the 16th-Century European Travel Narrative: A Comparative Transatlantic
Approach
- David Urban, English
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John Milton: An Annotated Bibliography, 1989-1999
- Deanna van Dijk, Geology, Geography, and Environmental Studies
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Coastal Dune Management in Michigan
- Leonard Van Drunen, Economics & Business
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Housing Tenure, Housing Finance, and the Potential for Tenure Co-Operatives in Urban Poor
Settlements
- Jeremy VanAntwerp, Engineering
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Control of the Full Molecular Weight Distribution During Free Radical Bulk Polymerization
- Elizabeth Vander Lei, English
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Taking it to the Streets: The Function of Religious Faith in Civic Discourse
- Judy Vander Woude, Communication Arts & Sciences
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Exploration of Language Skills in Children With Complete Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum
- Ellen Van't Hof, Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance, and Sport
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Finding Their Own Dance: Reawakening The Alutiiq Arts
- Jolene Vos-Camy, French
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Love and Faith in Le Commerce Galant (1682)
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