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12th Annual Symposium on Undergraduate Research April 6-7, 2006 Biology and Chemistry Building Auditorium
Thursday, April 6, 2006
6:00 p.m. – 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 A Century of Service: Applied Research
Dr. Mark Blackmore
Department of Biology
Outstanding Student in Arts and Sciences: Chad Ward
Presentation of Arts and Sciences Awards and CUR Certificates
by Department Heads and Program Directors
Friday, April 7, 2006
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Paper Session I
Moderator: Dr. Barry Hojjatie, Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences
Welcome Dr. Linda Calendrillo, Dean College of Arts and Sciences
Remarks Dr. Peggy Moch, Chair, Council on Undergraduate Research
“Lynchings in Brooks County, Georgia: The Death of Mary Turner” by Le Roy Henderson
African American Studies Program, Drs. Okete Shiroya and Shirley Hardin, Faculty Advisers
“Teaching Probability Through Technology” by Mandy Bennett and Sasha Woldman
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Drs. Charles Kicey and Andreas Lazari, Faculty Advisers
“The Role of Women in the Work of Maria de Zayas y Sotomayor” by Allison Strickland
Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Dr. Rebecca Galeano, Faculty Adviser
“Baron von Kettler and the Boxer Rebellion” by Melodee Leigh Sweeney
Department of History, Dr. Mary Block, Faculty Adviser
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Poster Session II and Refreshments
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Paper Session II
Moderator: Dr. Mary Block, History
“Cathodic Electrodeposition of Nanocrystalline Titanium Dioxide Thin Films” by Stephen B. Osiro
Department of Chemistry, Dr. Linda De la Garza, Faculty Adviser
“Rappaccini’s Daughter—A Father’s Love?” by Laura Elizabeth Hall
Department of English, Dr. Karen Jacobsen, Faculty Adviser
“AIDS in Africa” by Cheryl Tomlinson
Department of Political Science, Dr. James LaPlant, Faculty Adviser
“How Far Does the Apple Fall from the Tree? Exploring Parallels Between Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” by Stacey Wright
Department of Philosophy, Dr. Ari Santas, Faculty Adviser
“Child Pornography and the Internet” by Mathew Earl Leopard and Andrea Brockman
Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice, Dr. Wilson Huang, Faculty Adviser
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Paper Session III
Moderator: Dr. Fred Knowles; Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice
“The Treatment of Egyptian Artifacts: European Travelers in the Nineteenth Century” by Rachelle Hostetler
Department of History, Dr. Mary Block, Faculty Adviser
“Using a Computer Cluster to Mimic Cancer Drugs” by Wendy Palen, Nigel Kasali, Ken Jones, Justin Smith, and Stephen Osiro
Department of Chemistry, Dr. Tom Manning, Ike Barton, Jonathan Bryant, and Joe Newton, Advisers
“Orientalism and Neo-Orientalism” by Anita Nair
Department of Philosophy, Dr. Richard Amesbury, Faculty Adviser
“The Real Deal On Leadership” by Brandi Antoinette Gardner
Department of Chemistry, Dr. Patrick Burns, Faculty Adviser
“Cultural Models of Change in Kekchi Mayan Society” by Amanda H. Hancock
Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice, Dr. Matthew Richard, Faculty Adviser
2:45 – 4:15 p.m. Paper Session IV
Moderator: Dr. Yakov Woldman, Chemistry
“FFT on GPUs Applied to SETI@Home” by Sam Caswell and Jared Summers
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Dr. David Boyd, Faculty Adviser
“A ‘Swift’ Change: Political and Economic Reform Through Swift’s Satire” by Derrell T. Seigler
Department of English, Dr. Marta Kvanda, Faculty Adviser
“Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer: Risks, Education and Prevention” by Monica R. Chana
Honors Program, Dr. John F. Elder, Faculty Adviser
“The Effects of Missionaries on the Huaorani Indians of the Amazon Jungle Since 1955” by Elizabeth Huard
Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Dr. Rebecca Galeano, Faculty Adviser
“Divine Right in the White House? Evangelical Support for George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential Election” by Jessica Lynn Bryan
Department of Political Science, Dr. David Hill, Faculty Adviser
Posters
Biology
“Continuing Studies of Trypanosoma Cruzi in Georgia Raccoons” by Kevin Tyler Ward
Dr. J. Mitchell Lockhart, Faculty Adviser
“Fatigue and Recovery in Contracting Frog Gastrocnemius Muscle” by Andrew Gay
Dr. David O’Drobinak, Faculty Adviser
“Interdisciplinary Cooperation—Where Biology and Art Merge” by Laura Catherine Sesto, Department of Art
Dr. J. Mitchell Lockhart, Faculty Adviser
“Racially Targeted Drugs” by Joshua Pridgen
Dr. Dennis Bogyo, Faculty Adviser
Chemistry
“Artificial Surfaces for the Growth of Marine Bacteria” by Jason Geddings, Tucker Irwin, Pam Albritton, and Nick Richardson
Drs. Thomas J. Manning and Jim Nienow, Faculty Advisers
“Computational Nanotechnology” by Ken Jones and Justin Mann
Dr. Thomas J. Manning, Ike Barton, Jonathan Bryant and Joe Newton, Advisers
“DNA Damage in Beef Liver Cells” by Travis Bailey, Christina Basulescu and Chad Cannon
Dr. Donna Gosnell, Faculty Adviser
“Equilibrium Constants and Nanoparticles” by Tiffany Stoney
Dr. Thomas J. Manning, Faculty Adviser
“Investigating the Permeability of Liposomal Membranes for Inorganic Acids” by Baqara Ngoyi
Dr. Yakov Woldman, Faculty Adviser
“Is Bryostatin a Biosynthetic Adhesive” by Stephen B. Osiro
Dr. Thomas J. Manning, Faculty Adviser
“Purification of Mud Sediment from the Gulf of Mexico: Is Alzheimer’s Treatment a Dirty Business” by Dipsy Ghandi
Dr. Thomas J. Manning and Giso Abadi, Advisers
“Resistance and Capacitance Measurements of Carbon Nanotubes” by Jeff Patterson
Drs. Thomas J. Manning and Frank Flaherty, Faculty Advisers
“Surface States of Titanium Dioxide Modified with Organic Compounds” by Chad Ward
Dr. Linda De la Garza, Faculty Adviser
“Synthesis of Boron Nitride Powder via Aerosol Assisted Synthesis” by Andrea Nicole Alsobrook
Dr. Gary L. Wood, Faculty Adviser
“Synthesis of Nickel Nanowires” by Nigel Kasali
Drs. Thomas J. Manning and Jim Nienow, Faculty Advisers
“Use of a High Voltage Discharge to Create C48 N12” by Crystal Tabron
Dr. Thomas J. Manning, Faculty Adviser
“Use of Laser Diffraction to Study Chlorophyll Aggregation” by Pam Nwilene-Andem
Dr. Thomas J. Manning, Faculty Adviser
Honors
“Bryostatin Analogs: A Cure for Cancer?” by Jessica Thomas
Drs. Tom Manning and Byron Brown, Faculty Advisers
Mathematics and Computer Science
“FFT on GPUs Applied to SETI@Home” by Sam Caswell and Jared Summers
Dr. David Boyd, Faculty Adviser
“Reefer: Reliable Encrypted File Exchange Repository” by Kerry Famularo and Chris Neasbitt
Dr. David Boyd, Faculty Adviser
“Web-Based Student Advising Scheduling System” by David A. Pulliam
Dr. Dave Gibson, Faculty Adviser
Philosophy
“Design Then and Now: Hume, Paley and Intelligent Design Theory” by Kathleen Kirk
Dr. Ari Santas, Faculty Adviser
“Islamic Calligraphy” by Jennifer Melissa Keene
Dr. Richard Amesbury, Faculty Adviser
“John Locke: The Philosopher Behind the First Great Awakening” by Crystal Collins Carey
Dr. Ari Santas, Faculty Adviser
“The Role of Media in Perpetuating Stereotypes: What Is Being Black in America” by Johnada Wessine Jones
Dr. Christine James, Faculty Adviser
Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences
“A Matlab Computer Program to Remove Unwanted Low Frequency Signals from Experimental Data” by Caleb Badley
Dr. Barry Hojjatie, Faculty Adviser
“A Photometric Study of Four Active Galaxies” by Laura M. Hachmeister
Dr. Ken Rumstay, Faculty Adviser
“Determination of Creep in Hydrophilic Materials” by Shayla Graham and Richard Vaughan
Dr. Barry Hojjatie, Faculty Adviser
Political Science
“Modeling Rehnquist Court’s Warrantless Search Decisions: The Automobile Exception” by Akeem V. Scrubb
Dr. Marc G. Pufong, Faculty Adviser
“South Georgia’s SAT Scores” by Danielle Burns
Dr. James T. LaPlant, Faculty Adviser
“The Election of Sonny Perdue: How the Republicans Seized the Governorship of Georgia” by Sara Elizabeth Jeffords
Dr. David Hill, Faculty Adviser
“Post 9/11 National Objectives: A Strategy for Homeland Defense” by Patrick Warren
Dr. James Peterson, Faculty Adviser
Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice
“Church Signs in Lowndes County: Advocating a World View” by JoAnn Pulliam
Dr. Matthew Richard, Faculty Adviser
“Images of Gender Revisited” by Jennifer Fairbairn and Shenika Franklin
Dr. Shani Gray, Faculty Adviser
“The Prevalence of Racism in Georgia” by Natalia Batista, Marianne Dorner and Ayna Meredova
Dr. Matthew Richard, Faculty Adviser
“Wildcat Oppression: Schooled, Not Educated” by T. Jameson Brewer
Dr. Matthew Richard, Faculty Adviser