Summer 2003 Scholars
| Kyle Amstadter |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Mentor: | John Hooton, Media & Theatre Arts | |
| Project: | Biased portrayals | |
| Matthew Annala |
Political Science
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| Mentor: | David Schrupp, Political Science | |
| Project: | Wessies oder ossies? The evolution of the power structure in Eastern Germany | |
| Rebecca Baril |
Ecology
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| Mentor: | Sue Blodgett & Andrew Lenssen, Entomology | |
| Project: | Species distribution and parasitism of Lygus in Montana canola fields | |
| Mira Bednarek |
Liberal Arts
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| Mentor: | Beth Quinn, Sociology & Anthropology | |
| Project: | A systems analysis of the Gallatin County Drug Treatment Court | |
| Robert Boren |
Physics
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| Mentor: | David Klumpar, Physics | |
| Project: | Scientific payload development for the Maia satellite project | |
| Kayley Brieske |
Psychology
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| Mentor: | Wes Lynch, Psychology | |
| Project: | Sexual abuse as a predictor of eating disorders in American Indian and Caucasian adolescents: Study of existing databases | |
| Breeze Briggs |
Chemistry
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| Mentor: | John Amend, Chemistry | |
| Project: | The development of modeling of a science community in rural Native American schools via chemistry and technology profession development | |
| Gina Burleson |
Horticulture, Landscape Design
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| Mentor: | Suzanne Mikelson, Plant Sciences | |
| Project: | Effects of coal bed methane discharge water on barley germination and growth | |
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Krista Cooperstein |
Microbiology
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| Mentor: | Paul Stoodley, Center for Biofilm Engineering | |
| Project: | Proteomic comparison of biofilm vs. detached methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | |
| Matthew Crawford |
Biotechnology
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| Mentor: | Katherine Gauss, Veterinary Molecular Biology | |
| Project: | Identification of a TNF-a responsive region within the p67 phox promoter | |
| Bridgid Crowley |
Chemistry
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| Mentor: | Trevor Douglas, Chemistry | |
| Project: |
Chemical modification of heat shock protein |
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| Cale Davis |
Computer Engineering
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| Mentor: | Charles Kankelborg, Physics | |
| Project: | Multi-order slitless EUV spectrograph (MOSES) | |
| Michael Dean |
Environmental Design
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| Mentor: | Bill Rea, Architecture | |
| Project: |
Applied design: A creative study in furniture design |
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| Erica Dobbs |
Biotechnology
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| Mentor: | Uvidelio Castillo, Plant Sciences | |
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Biochemical studies of secondary metabolites from endophytic fungi that produce taxoid-like compounds |
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| Conrad Donovan |
Electrical Engineering
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| Mentor: | Zbigniew Lewandowski, Center for Biofilm Engineering | |
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3-dimensional biofilm image analysis |
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| Laura Eaton |
Biotechnology
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Laser detection of bees for locating explosives |
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| Laura Eaton |
Biotechnology
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| Mentor: | Barry Pyle, Microbiology | |
| Project: | Comparison of exotoxin A production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa deletion mutants | |
| John Gilmore |
Biochemistry
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| Mentor: | Martin Lawrence, Chemistry | |
| Project: | Cloning, expression and purification of proteins of SSV1 | |
| Theodore Hanson |
Environmental Biology
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| Mentor: | Michael Ivie, Entomology | |
| Project: | Exploration and description of new species of Oligocene insects from the Canyon Ferry Lagerstatte of Montana | |
| Bill Heiselmann |
Media & Theatre Arts
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| Mentor: | Dennis Aig, Media & Theatre Arts | |
| Project: | Cape Town | |
| Crystal Hepp |
Microbiology
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| Mentor: | Marcella McClure, Microbiology | |
| Project: | Reverse transcriptase database update and mouse genome parsing project | |
| John Kinross-Wright |
Biotechnology
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| Mentor: | John Sherwood, Plant Sciences | |
| Project: | Cloning and testing expression of farnesyltransferase genes from U. hordei, T. tritica, and T. indica | |
| Michelle Melby |
Biochemistry
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| Mentor: | Martin Teintze, Chemistry | |
| Project: | Development of HIV vaccines based on the interactions between the HIV gp 120 and the CD4 receptor | |
| Jarred Myers |
Chemical Engineering
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| Mentor: | Zbigniew Lewandowski, Center for Biofilm Engineering | |
| Project: | Reproducibility of P. aeruginosa biofilms | |
| Sara Nichols |
Biotechnology
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| Mentor: | Mark Young, Plant Sciences | |
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Studies in the chemical crosslinking and stabilization of CCMV |
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| Scott Patterson |
Geology
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| Mentor: | James Schmitt, Earth Sciences | |
| Project: | Alluvial fans and their role in preserving ancient human and bison remains along Marias River | |
| Skyler Pauli |
Geology
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| Mentor: | Thomas Kalakay, Earth Scien | |
| Project: | Anaconda extensional terrane | |
| Leah Schillo |
Nursing
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| Mentor: | Clarann Weinert, Nursing | |
| Project: | Use of technology to support isolated rural women with chronic illness | |
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Michael Schmidt |
Computer Engineering
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| Mentor: | David Klumpar, Physics | |
| Project: | Power microcontroller for the Maia satellite | |
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Gary Schoep |
Computer Engineering
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| Mentor: | Robert Gunderson, Electrical and Computer Engineering | |
| Project: | Sensor fusion by fuzzy logic inference machines for autonomous robots | |
| Jason Scott |
Physics
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| Mentor: | Charles Kankelborg, Physics | |
| Project: | Visualization, test and validation of a novel magnetic field modeling algorithm | |
| Christopher Seftick |
Environmental Sciences
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| Mentor: | Cathy Zabinski, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences | |
| Project: | Spotted knapweed and arbuscular mycorrhizae: Response to clipping intensity in the field | |
| Jana Smith |
Community Health
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| Mentor: | Suzanne Christopher, Health & Human Development | |
| Project: | Messengers for health training workshop | |
| Jeremy Smith |
Fish & Wildlife Management
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| Mentor: | Billie Kerans, Ecology | |
| Project: | Effects of New Zealand mud snail on the diet of rainbow trout | |
| Joshua Spuhler |
Biomedical Sciences
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| Mentor: | Mark Young, Plant Sciences | |
| Project: | Identification of new hyperthermophile and virus-like particles in Yellowstone National Park | |
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Jay Stringer |
Biochemistry
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| Mentor: | David Singel, Chemistry | |
| Project: | The kinetics of the reactions of nitric oxide and human hemoglobin | |
| Ellen Swogger |
Chemical Engineering
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| Mentor: | Mark Pasmore, Center for Biofilm Engineering | |
| Project: | Bacterial biofilm in mouse sinusitis | |
| Tai Takenaka |
Microbiology
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| Mentor: | Steven Swinford, Sociology | |
| Project: | Influence of media on core cultural values in the Monteverde region of Costa Rica | |
| LeRoy Verwolf |
Computer Science
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| Mentor: | David Klumpar, Physics | |
| Project: | Maia-nanosat project, data recovery | |
| Brian Wasicek |
Biotechnology
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| Mentor: | David Sands, Plant Sciences | |
| Project: | Optimization of protein production and efficacy | |
| Justin Whisenhunt |
Computer Engineering
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| Mentor: | David Klumpar, Physics | |
| Project: | An exploration into efficient serial communications for the Maia nanosat | |
| Nathan Winward |
Computer Science
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| Mentor: | Richard Smith, Physics | |
| Project: | Simulated atomic structures | |