July 19, 2001

Contact: Mary Jane Dunlap, University Relations, (785) 864-8853.

37 KU undergraduates receive research awards for summer projects

LAWRENCE--Thirty-seven University of Kansas students are conducting research projects this summer with undergraduate research awards for the summer 2001 term.

Four students received J. Michael Young Undergraduate Research Awards, given to the top four proposals from students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. They received $1,600 each to conduct their research. Thirty-three students received Undergraduate Research Awards providing $1,350 each for their research.

The awards are from special funds made available by the College, by the provost's office and by KU's General Research Fund. Their purpose is to support original, independent research by undergraduates from the Lawrence campus. The awards are administered by KU's Honors Program.

Selection criteria included the student's academic record, ability to complete the proposed research project, the project's potential contribution to knowledge and the educational value of the research to the student. Applicants also provided recommendations from faculty sponsors and other faculty members familiar with their work and proposals.

Students receiving awards, their parents' names and home addresses, their research project titles and their faculty advisers are (J. Michael Young Undergraduate Research Awards recipients are identified; all others received Undergraduate Research Awards)

BARTON COUNTY
From Great Bend
Christopher Joseph Koster, junior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Koster, 2800 27th St.; "Expression of Thromboxane A2 Receptor mRNA in Schwann cells of Adult Rat Sensory Ganglia," James Orr, professor and chair, molecular biosciences (J. Michael Young Undergraduate Research Award).

Mandy D. Petz, junior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, daughter of Michael and Donna Petz, 3106 24th St.; "Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization Studies Towards Gene Delivery Agents," Paul R. Hanson, assistant professor, chemistry.

DOUGLAS COUNTY
From Lawrence
Dane Patrick Johnson, sophomore, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Johnson, 3809 Tiffany Drive; "A Grounded Theory Analysis of Factors Influencing Teacher Change" Steven Lee, associate professor, education.

Bonnie Ann Sheriff, junior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, daughter of Howard Sheriff, 500 Arrowhead Drive; "Novel Phase Transfer Catalysis Using Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization," Paul R. Hanson, assistant professor, chemistry.

Benjamin J. Steinbauer, senior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2241 Breckinridge; "The Speedway," Matthew Jacobson, assistant professor, theatre and film.

FINNEY COUNTY
From Garden City
Elisabeth Jean Neigert, senior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, daughter of Linda Neigert, 1112 E. Laurel St.; "How Godey's Lady's Book Portrays the Ways in which Women Interact with the Law," Michael Hoeflich, distinguished professor, law.

GEARY COUNTY
From Junction City
Lisa Marie Altenhofen, junior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, daughter of Craig Altenhofen, 6302 W. Highway 244; "Analysis of Government Enforcement of the Clean Water Act's Emission Limits" Dietrich Earnhart, assistant professor, environmental studies and economics.

JACKSON COUNTY
From Holton
Jordan J. Brandt, senior, Liberal Arts and Sciences and Architecture, son of Jan and Les Brandt, 17875 Oak Ridge Lane; "Medical Cast Prototype: The development of anatomical digitizing applied to rapid prototyping and production methods," Paola Sanguinetti, assistant professor, architecture and urban design.

JEFFERSON COUNTY
From Grantville
Adam L. Kraus, senior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Kraus, P.O. Box 72; "The Stellar and Chemical History of the Large Magellanic Cloud," Barbara J. Anthony-Twarog, professor, physics and astronomy.

JOHNSON COUNTY
From Leawood
Jonathan Edward Ferns, junior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, son of Francis E. Ferns, 11428 Canterbury Circle; "Intermittent Schedule-Induced Polydipsia in Humans," James Grobe, assistant professor, psychology.

From Olathe
John Andrew Laing, senior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Laing, 13638 S. Sycamore Drive; "Optimization of an Algorithm to Identify Neutrino Collisions with Polar Ice" John Ralston, professor, physics and astronomy.

From Overland Park
Jennifer Lauren Sweeton, senior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stan Sweeton, 11951 Gillette St.; "Hemispheric processing of emotional words in native French speakers" Ruth Ann Atchley, assistant professor, psychology.

LEAVENWORTH COUNTY
From Leavenworth
Judith Reichman Arnold, senior, School of Fine Arts, 500 Shawnee; "Languages of Chinese Celadon: A translation in glaze trials, stories and journeys to Jingdezhen and Chenlu" Joe Zeller, professor, design.

MORRIS COUNTY
From Council Grove
Jamie Renee Zerbe, senior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, daughter of Steven and Claire Zerbe, 1404 S. 200 Road; "The Identification and Function of Spindle Proteins in Strongylocentrotus purpuratus" Robert Palazzo, professor, molecular biosciences.

RENO COUNTY
From Hutchinson
Carolyn Ann Richardson, junior, School of Fine Arts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Richardson, 3401 Prairie Hills Drive; "A Peek Beyond the Plains: A Series of Paintings of the Kansas Landscape," Luke Jordan, lecturer, fine arts.

RICE COUNTY
From Lyons
Kimberly Lynn Tobias, senior, School of Education, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Semmel, 307 Meadowlark Drive; "Foliar Uptake of Water: All Wet but Still Dry?" Craig Martin, professor, ecology and evolutionary biology.

RILEY COUNTY
From Manhattan
Katherine L. Marchin, senior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Mr. and Mrs. George Marchin, 3600 Monarch Circle; "Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of Fibrinogen Conformation on Mica, Graphite, and Thin Organic Films" Cindy Berrie, faculty, chemistry.

SEDGWICK COUNTY
From Wichita
Danielle Marie Chauncey, senior, School of Pharmacy, daughter of Michele Chauncey, 322 S. Morningside; "A study to assess factors influencing patient compliance, patient satisfaction, and pharmacist interventions in dyslipidemia therapies" Jack E. Fincham, dean, pharmacy.

Matt Michael Dwyer, senior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dwyer, 340 N. Clifton; "Hamlet: A Study in Textual and Character Relationships" Richard Hardin, professor, English.

Lacy Michelle Fields, senior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, daughter of Renee Fields, 1303 Manchester; "The Effects of Birth Order on Children's Coping Mechanisms and Resiliency" Yolanda Jackson, assistant professor, clinical child psychology.

Joanna M. Griffin, senior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Griffin, 1618 Harlan; "Agricultural Policies and Traditional Agroecosystems in the New Political Era of Mexico" Val Smith, associate professor, environmental studies and ecology and evolutionary biology (J. Michael Young Undergraduate Research Award).

Almas Tabassum Sayeed, senior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. B.A. Sayeed, 2534 Plumthicket; "Women's Political and Social Mobilization: Considering the Role of Palestinian Women During the Intifada" Deborah Gerner, associate professor, political science.

Jeremy James Wade, junior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, son of Sara Wade, 3310 Lola St.; "Creating a Flex Cable to Enhance Data Acquisition and Analysis for the D0 Project at Fermilab" Alice Bean, associate professor, physics and astronomy.

SHAWNEE COUNTY
From Berryton
Jesse Lee Henkensiefken, freshman, School of Fine Arts, son of Robert and Kathy Henkensiefken, 9626 S.E. Croco Road; "The Elgar Project," Ed Laut, professor, fine arts.

From Tecumseh
Ian T. Tice, junior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Tice, 4748 S.E. Shawnee Heights Road; "Baryonic Decay of the B Meson" David Besson, associate professor, physics and astronomy (J. Michael Young Undergraduate Research Award).

From Topeka
Sarah Jane Johnson, junior, School of Fine Arts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Glenn, 213 S.W. Harrison; "Reactions to Michelangelo's 'The Sacrifice of Noah'" Edmund Eglinski, associate professor, art history.

Jason Elliott Michaud, junior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Michaud, 4101 S.W. 28th St.; "Membrane Polarity in the Drosophila Oocyte" Robert Cohen, volunteer faculty, molecular biosciences, KU Medical Center.

Ambriel Nicole Renn-Scanlan, senior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, daughter of Patricia Renn-Scanlan, 4152 S.W. 6th St. #221; "The Effects of Brown v. The Board of Education in Topeka, Kan." Jeffrey Moran, assistant professor, history (J. Michael Young Undergraduate Research Award).

MISSOURI
From Ballwin
Matthew James Meier, senior, Engineering and Architecture and Urban Design, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Meier, 465 Alverston Court; "Visual Acuity vs. Spectral Power Distribution" Martin Moeck, assistant professor, architectural engineering.

From Kansas City
Donald John Box, senior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, son of Linda Box, 315 N. Oakley; physics and "Radio Ice Cerenkov Experiment" David Besson, associate professor, astronomy.

NEBRASKA
From Denton
Alicia Linnien Ellingson, junior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ellingson, R.R. 1 Box 28a; "A Dying Breed, Past and Present: the One Room Country School" Kirk Branch, assistant professor, English.

From Lincoln
Gabriella Noelle Cohen, senior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, daughter of Judy A. Cohen, 4431 Holdrege St.; "Stable carbon isotope signatures of modern climatic gradients in the central Great Plains" William C. Johnson, professor, geography.

From Omaha
John J. Levy, junior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Levy, 3512 S. 115th Avenue; "Administrative Importance of Xochicalco's Courtyard Residences" John Hoopes, associate professor, anthropology.

NEW YORK
From New York
Alvaro Andres Berg, senior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, son of Lucy CentenoIie, 809 United Nations Place; "Female Choice in Katydids Under Semi-natural Conditions" Michael Greenfield, professor, ecology and evolutionary biology.

Carlos Alberto Iturralde, senior, Liberal Arts and Sciences and Engineering, son of Lucy CentenoIie, 809 United Nations Place; "Hydrology of the 'Huinay Marca Lake' and its Contaminated Streams" Bryan Young, assistant professor, civil engineering.

NORTH CAROLINA
From Chapel Hill
Richard Wellington Crandall, junior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, son of Richard Crandall, 1920 S. Lakeshore Drive; "Front-End Electronics Research of the Experiment D0" Alice Bean, associate professor, physics.

OKLAHOMA
From Tulsa
Benjamin M. Dowell, junior, School of Fine Arts, son of Pam Shelton, 2132 E. 18th St.; "Parallax: Video and Photo Exhibition" Maria Velasco, assistant professor, fine arts.