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Home > College of Arts and Sciences > Council on Undergraduate Research > Symposium Info > 11th Annual Symposium

11th Annual Symposium on Undergraduate Research
April 14-15, 2005

Biology and Chemistry Building Auditorium

Thursday, April 14th

6:00 - 6:45 p.m.     Poster Session I and Reception


7:00 p.m.               Opening Plenary Session

                                   Welcome      Dr. Linda Calendrillo, Dean
                                                         College of Arts and Sciences

                                   Remarks      Dr. Louis H. Levy
                                                         Vice President for Academic Affairs

                                   Invited Address on Research and the Global Community:
                                                        Dr. Jane Whitehead
                                                        Department of Modern and Classical Languages

                                   Outstanding Student in Arts and Sciences: Ankur Goel

                                   Presentation of Arts and Sciences Awards and CUR Certificates
                                                       by Department Heads and Program Directors


8:15 - 8:45 p.m.     Poster Session II

Friday, April 15th

8:00 – 9:30 a.m.    Paper Session I
                              Moderator: Dr. Karen J. Jacobsen, English

    “Efficacy of Adulticidal Treatment for Mosquito Control in Valdosta, GA” by Jessica Ortiz and Kristy Shiver
           Department of Biology, Dr. Mark Blackmore, Faculty Adviser

    “What Has Doane Done? Defending Bawdy Humor as Embodied by the Crone and the Hag” by Jacqueline Caldwell
           Department of Political Science, Dr. James T. LaPlant, Faculty Adviser

    “Africa’s Population Problem” by Jason Patrick Adams
           Department of Biology, Dr. Mark Blackmore, Faculty Adviser

    “Second Wave Feminism: Riding the Tide of Social Justice” by Susan Leigh Jones
           Women’s Studies, Drs. Cathy Badura and Viki Soady, Faculty Advisers

    “Testicular Cancer: Practical Advice and Medical Ethics Narratives” by James David Nunnally
           Interdisciplinary Studies, Dr. Christine James, Faculty Adviser

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.     Poster Session and Refreshments

10:00 – 11:30 a.m.     Paper Session II
                                   Moderator: Dr. Kathryn A. Hall, English

    “Nanotechnology in Undergraduate Research” by Katie Olsen, Crystal Tabron, Lori Hardin and Kevin Ward
           Department of Chemistry, Dr. Thomas J. Manning, Faculty Adviser

    “Traditional Religions of Africa” by Brandon Michael Chonko
           Department of History, Dr. Okete Shiroya, Faculty Adviser

    “The Unbounded Potential of Computers” by Sarah Tshila
           Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Dr. David Boyd, Faculty Adviser

    “The Green and Yellow Parrot: A Metaphor for Edna Pontellier” by Cassie D. Clemons
           Department of English, Dr. Karen J. Jacobsen, Faculty Adviser

    “The Influence of American Music in Germany” by Andschana Crawford
           Department of Business Management & Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Ms. Gabriele Stellmacher, Faculty Adviser

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.     Break

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.     Paper Session III
                                          Moderator: Dr. Matthew J. Richard, Anthropology

    “The Anorexia of Society: The Development of Taboos in the Post-Exile Ancient Judaism in Comparison to Modern Eating Disorders” by Jacqueline Caldwell
           Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice, Dr. Stephen Childs, Faculty Adviser

    “The Prevailing Common Sentiment and the Two-Party System” by Phillip Edward Klapp
           Department of Philosophy, Dr. Richard Amesbury, Faculty Adviser

    “Population Genetics of the Gynogenetic Cyprinid Minnow Phoxinus-Eos-Neogaeus Complex” by Elizabeth Coody, Gerard Johnson and Laine Wheeler
           Department of Biology, Drs. John Elder and Issaac Schlosser, Faculty Advisers

    “Women in the Civil Rights Movement” by Salathial Oats
           Department of History, Dr. Okete Shiroya, Faculty Adviser

    “A Photometric, Orbital, and Physical Comparison of the Main Belt Asteroids 727 Nipponia and 741 Botolphia” by Chase Rollins
           Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences, Dr. Martha Leake, Faculty Adviser

1:45 – 3:15 p.m.     Paper Session IV
                                Moderator: Dr. Yakov Woldman, Chemistry

    “The All-Volunteer Force: Effects on Enlistment Rates in 2000” by David A. Enlow
           Department of Political Science, Dr. James T. LaPlant, Faculty Adviser

    “Terror Attacks in Israel Since the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords” by Benjamin Worley
           Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice, Dr. Wilson Huang, Faculty Adviser

    “Bacterial Synthesis of Exotic but Effective Cancer Drugs” by Richard Loftis, Emily Rhodes, and Nick Richardson
           Department of Chemistry, Dr. Thomas J. Manning, Faculty Adviser

    “Helping Children Lose Weight the Healthy Way” by Katie Morris
           Interdisciplinary Studies, Dr. Christine James, Faculty Adviser

    “True or False: My Test Was Fair” by Stacey Pittman
           Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Drs. Charles Kicey and Andreas Lazari, Faculty Advisers

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.     Paper Session V
                                Moderator: Dr. David Winder, Political Science

    “Fighting a Compromised Democracy: Acquiring Appropriate Access to Government in the Wake of September 11” by Ashley Lauren Fielding
           Department of English, Dr. Patricia A. Miller, Faculty Adviser

    “German-U.S. Relations: Political, Economical and Cultural” by Daniel Marcus Williams
           Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Ms. Gabriele Stellmacher, Faculty Adviser

    “The Art of Emotion: Confessional Poetry as Absolution, Revolution and Commiseration” by Dorothy Knight
           Department of English, Drs. Viki Soady and Kathryn A. Hall, Faculty Advisers

POSTERS

Biology

          “Canine Distemper Virus in Southwest Georgia Raccoons” by Krista Anne Cox
             Dr. J. Mitchell Lockhart, Faculty Adviser

          “Effects of Nano-sized Particles of Copper Oxide (CuO) on Selenastrum Capricornutum (Chlorophyta)” by Anna E. Sanford
             Dr. James A. Nienow, Faculty Adviser

          “Population Genetics of Gopher Tortoises at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia” by David Israel Mederos
             Drs. J. Mitchell Lockhart and John F. Elder, Faculty Advisers

          “Trypanosoma Cruzi in Southwest Georgia Opossums” by Jessica Leigh Gillis
             Dr. J. Mitchell Lockhart, Faculty Adviser

          “Trypanosoma Cruzi in Southwest Georgia Raccoons” by Berrien Raymond Waters
             Dr. J. Mitchell Lockhart, Faculty Adviser

Chemistry

          “Destruction of Herbicides and Pesticides by Ozone” by Deidre Folsom and Lori Hardin
             Drs. Thomas J. Manning and Michael Potter, Faculty Advisers

           “Use of the Thermite Reaction to Generate Nanoparticles” by Giso Abadi
              Drs. Thomas J. Manning, Russ Goddard and Jim Nienow, Faculty Advisers

           “Using the Comet Assay to Detect Damaged DNA” by Chris Cox, Susan McGlamery and Lindsey Baxley
              Dr. Donna Gosnell, Faculty Adviser

Honors

           “Cherokee Tribe of Georgia Spring Powwow 2004: Event Study” by Jacqueline Caldwell
              Dr. Laurie Sommers, Faculty Adviser

Interdisciplinary Studies

           “Alzheimer’s Disease” by Ray Vegter
              Dr. Christine James, Faculty Adviser

           “Freedom of Speech: The Media and Society” by Kayla Sheffield
              Dr. Christine James, Faculty Adviser

           “Rationalist vs. Empiricist in the Quest for Knowledge” by Emil Joseph Caldwell
              Dr. Christine James, Faculty Adviser

Mathematics and Computer Science

           “Lee’s Movie Database” by Donald H. Byrge and Eric DiChiara
              Mr. Said Fares and Dr. Dave Gibson, Faculty Advisers

           “Physically Based Billiards Collision Simulation Using the Renderman API” by James Sharber
              Dr. Jaehoon Seol, Faculty Adviser

Modern and Classical Languages

           “Comparison of Standard House and Home Costs Between Georgia and Germany 2005” by Angelika Baker
              Ms. Gabriele Stellmacher, Faculty Adviser

           “Travel in Germany” by James Newsom
              Ms. Gabriele Stellmacher, Faculty Adviser

Philosophy

           “A Means to an End” by Amos Batts
              Dr. Christine James, Faculty Adviser

           “Interpreting the Constitution” by Phillip Edward Klapp
              Dr. Jim Hill, Faculty Adviser

Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences

           “Stress Analysis of a Dental Ceramic Crown Using Finite Element Methods” by Steven McDonald and Kathryn Hall
              Dr. Barry Hojjatie, Faculty Adviser

Political Science

           “Democratizing Despite Deep Social Divisions: The Positive Impact of Caste System on India’s Democracy” by Levy Charles Odera
              Dr. Michael Baun, Faculty Adviser

           “Factors that Contribute to a State’s Use of the Death Penalty” by Ryan Spell
              Dr. James T. LaPlant, Faculty Adviser

           “Factors that Lead to Democracy” by Navarro Moore
              Dr. David Hill, Faculty Adviser

           “The Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2001” by Richard Lyndon Lasseter
              Dr. James T. LaPlant, Faculty Adviser