HON 191: Research Experience I 

Past Projects:

Fall Semester, 2006:

Dr. Wade Hazel               Dept. of Biology

Project:  Crypsis: What is the Significance of the Photoperiod Effect?
  Kyle Foster; Darrin Hinkel; Michael Lutz; Kate Mittendorf; Elizabeth Newell

Dr. Daniel Gurnon                Dept. of Chemistry/ Biochemistry

Project: Investigating Protein-protein Interactions in Human T-cell Leukemia virus type HTLV-1
  Steven Cudney; Elizabeth Heiser; Chris Mahnken; Jessie Ann Pa'ahana

Dr. Terri Bonebright               Dept. of Psychology

Project:  Preceptions/First Impressions or How do Humans Categorize things ('unit bias')
  Alison Case; Cody Glover; Michael Forde; Ben Golden; Tia Malcom

Dr. Alexander Komives               Dept. of Physics/Astronomy

Project:  Muon Detection and Special Relativity
  Ian Boyd; Jessica Kendziorski; Amanda Meyer; Cody Roldan; Brian Spector

Dr. Andrew Ellett               Dept. of Mathematics

Project: Sudoku Puzzles: If a system is modified, how is our understanding changed?
  Megan Carmony; Amy Coleman; Allyson McLoed; Jyotishman Nag; Brad Riley

Fall Semester, 2005

Dr. James Benedix               Dept. of Biology

Project:  Local Adaptation and Acclimation by Bluegills to Shifting Water pH
Levels: A Tale of 120,000 Breaths.
  Allison Barnes   Megan Bowker     Zac Keller     Jac Cooper     Haley Grace

Dr. Tim Cope               Dept. of Geosciences

Project:  Using GIS to determine stream winding and gradient in River Morphology Alex Breitinger    Emily Rigsbee    Michael Gentry  Staci Hollar    Megan Zimmerly

   

Dr. Louis Smogor          Dept. of Mathematics

Project:  Creating Statistical Tests and Mathematics of Puzzling                         David Moore  Lindsay Schroeder   Kate Ziegelgruber  Sara Tomasic  Eric Wudkte

   

Dr. Kelly VanBusum               Dept. of Computer Science

Project:  Robotics                                                                                                        Linnea Zielinski     Tram Nguyen     Chad Byers      Erica Ross    Sean Teska

 

Dr. Kevin Moore               Dept. of Psychology

Project:  The effects of ovulatory status on perceived appearance                             Matt Cleverly  Summer Drake   Lauren Huff   Andrew Kehr   Megan Morgeson

Dr. Alexander Komives           Dept. of Physics/Astronomy

Project: Neutron Decay                                                                                                  Dan Bennett, Nikki Stone,Caragh Cooper,David Cheeseman,Inna Kulheyko                

  

Fall Semester 2004

 Prof. Jim Mills               Dept. of Geosciences

Paleothermometry of Mississippian Limestones in the DePauw Nature Park

   Andrew Bever   Beth Drewes   Lauren Guggina    Phil Mooney

   Nich Vetz

 Prof. Lou Smogor              Dept. of Mathematics

Analysis of Properties of Some Mathematical Systems

   

 Rupak Shivakoti   Karl Koehler  Josh Wyant  Femi Akeredolu

Gregg Wagner

 Prof. Kevin Moore           Dept. of Psychology

Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

         

   Erin Andrade    Lauren Auld    Sam Rund   Jesse Williams    Marissa Yochum

 Prof. Alex Komives             Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

Electron Collimator Design for the Measurement of the Electron-Antineutrino Correlation in Neutron Decay

          

   Taron Davis   Sara Carlson  Jeff Tienes   Kyle Kimberlin  Betsy Feighner

  

 Prof. Dana Dudle           Dept. of Biology

Evolutionary Ecology of an Abandoned Limestone Quarry

  

 Suzanne Donoval  Jessica Boyer  Evan Dickerson   Bryan Helm

 Lissy Garland

Prof. Henning Schneider          Dept. of  Biology

Molecular Basis of Locomotion and Aggressive Behavior in Zebrafish

         

   Jeremy Alland   Jesse Bright   Bryce Lynn   Erin Swisshelm     Libby Allard