45 undergraduates receive research awards for summer projects

LAWRENCE -- Forty-five University of Kansas students will conduct projects this summer term with undergraduate research awards.

Four students received J. Michael Young Undergraduate Research Awards, given to the top proposals from students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. They received $1,500 each to conduct their research. Forty-one students received undergraduate research awards providing $1,300 each for their research.

The awards are from special funds made available by the College, the provost's office and 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.

Hometowns: Berryton, Derby, Hiawatha, Hutchinson, Leawood, Manhattan, Mulvane, Newton, Olathe, Overland Park, Perry, Roeland Park, Shawnee, Tonganoxie, Topeka, Wakarusa, Wichita; Carl Junction, Florissant, Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo.; Galesburg, Ill.; Slidell, La.; Frost, Minn.; Omaha, Neb.; Norman, Okla.; Portland, Ore.; Cranston, R.I.; and Dallas and La Grange, Texas.

Students receiving awards, parents' names, high school alma mater, research project titles and faculty advisers are (J. Michael Young Undergraduate Research Award recipients are identified; all others received Undergraduate Research Awards):

BROWN COUNTY
From Hiawatha
Amanda Harrison, senior in classical antiquity and history; Hiawatha High School graduate. "Cypro-Minoan Scripts: Constructing Corpus," John Younger, professor of classics.

DOUGLAS COUNTY
From Lawrence
Toluwalase Ajayi, senior in psychology and pre-medicine, daughter of Omofolabo and Akin Ajayi; Free State High School graduate. "Effects of Negative Black Stereotypes on the Representation of Black Children," Yolanda Jackson, associate professor of human development and family life.

Garrett Brown, senior in printmaking; Carl Junction (Mo.) High School graduate. "Summer Artist Book Project Presenting Aspects of Religion Around the Midwest," Richard Dishinger, associate professor of art.

Stephen Floor, senior in physics and computer science, son of Mr. and Mrs. Erik Floor. "Galaxy Cluster Mergers as an Indicator of Local Mass Density," Adrian Melott, professor of physics and astronomy.

Lyman Fox, senior in strategic communications, son of Michael Fox; Lawrence High School graduate. "Marketing Medicine/An In-Depth Analysis of the Relationship Between Prescription Drugs and the Impact on Prospective Patients," Mary Zimmerman, professor of medicine.

Elizabeth Morel, junior in chemical engineering, daughter of James and Renee Morel; Free State High School graduate. "Molecular Design and Polymer Solubility Studies in Cancer Research," Kyle Camarda, assistant professor of chemical and petroleum engineering.

Jessica Proctor, junior in religious studies; Lawrence High School graduate. "Religions in Baldwin City, Kansas: An In-depth Look," Tim Miller, professor of religious studies.

Anne Tempel, junior in French and music history, daughter of Nancy Tempel; Nemaha Valley High School graduate. "Music in the Czechlands: Bell-making, Myslivecek, and the Life and History of Antonin Dvorak," Paul Laird, associate professor of music and dance.

HARVEY COUNTY
From Newton
Chad Schroeder, senior in biology (cellular biology) and in cognitive psychology, son of Delores Schroeder; Newton High School graduate. "Synthesis of Cyclophosphamide Derivatives via the Ring Closing Metathesis Reaction," Paul Hanson, associate professor of chemistry.

JEFFERSON COUNTY
From Perry
Eric Siegfried, senior in anthropology and biology (genetics), son of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Siegfried; Free State High School graduate. "Genetic Analysis of Siberian Populations," Michael Crawford, professor of anthropology.

JOHNSON COUNTY
From Leawood
Abra Bron, junior in English, Latin American studies and international studies, daughter of Rock and Carol Bron; Blue Valley North High School graduate. "Revising a Traditional Power-Relationship: Examining the Independent Authority of Internal Organizations Through Case Study," Catherine Weaver, assistant professor of government.

From Olathe
Hannah Swift, sophomore in astronomy, mathematics and physics, daughter of Thomas and Virginia Swift; Olathe South High School graduate. "Computing Neighbor Distance and Density Functions in Galaxy Clusters," Adrian Melott, professor of physics and astronomy.

From Overland Park
Emmy Levens, junior in political science, daughter of Katherine Levens; Shawnee Mission North High School graduate. "A Precarious Balance: The American Civil Liberties Union's Defense of Extremist Groups and the Evolution of Civil Liberties Law," Donald Haider-Markel, assistant professor of political science.

From Roeland Park
Sara Gunby, junior in chemical engineering and biology, daughter of Fred Gunby; Shawnee Mission North High School graduate. "Development of a Correlation for DNA Condensation Ability of Polymers," Kyle Camarda, assistant professor of chemical and petroleum engineering.

From Shawnee
Nyanna Miller, junior in Spanish, Latin American studies and political science, daughter of Thomas and Celia Miller; Shawnee Mission Northwest High School graduate. "Brazilian Land Reform, the Promise and Reality: A Case Study," Lorraine Bayard de Volo, assistant professor of political science (J. Michael Young Undergraduate Research Award Winner).

Seth Sheldon, senior in chemical engineering, son of Sam and Amy Sheldon; Shawnee Mission Northwest High School graduate. "Microfabrication of Carbon Electrodes via Pyrolized Photoresist for Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis," Susan Lunte, professor of pharmaceutical chemistry.

LEAVENWORTH COUNTY
From Tonganoxie
Melinda Bretthauer, junior in chemistry, daughter of Franklin Bretthauer; Tonganoxie High School graduate. "Amine Fragmentation and the Exciting Tandem Mass Spectrometer," Heather Desaire, assistant professor of chemistry.

RENO COUNTY
From Hutchinson
Caleb Kruckenberg, junior in art, son of Rob and Leann Kruckenberg; Hutchinson High School graduate. "The Camera Lucida: Understanding the Modern Uses of Optics," Robert Brawley, professor of art.

RILEY COUNTY
From Manhattan
Ethan Fosse, senior in sociology, son of Margretta Fosse; Manhattan High School graduate. "Towards Legal ACCESS: A Comprehensive Assessment of the Civil Legal Needs of Poor and Disadvantaged Kansans," Robert Antonio, professor of sociology.

SEDGWICK COUNTY
From Derby
Rebecca Evanhoe, junior in chemistry and biochemistry, daughter of Charles A. Evanhoe; Derby High School graduate. "Interference by Inorganic Suspended Soils in Spectrophotometric Determination of Total Phosphorus," Val Smith, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology (J. Michael Young Undergraduate Research Award Winner).

Sarina Fisher, junior in Germanic languages and literatures and in international studies, daughter of Barbara Fisher; Derby High School graduate. "The Art of Tom Tykwer," Arne Koch, assistant professor of Germanic languages and literatures.

Zhara Knott, junior in design, daughter of Brian and Pat Knott; Derby High School graduate. "The Meaning of the Process: Historical versus Contemporary Garment Construction," May Tveit, assistant professor of design.

From Mulvane
Julia Carro, junior in biology (genetics), daughter of Tony and Sherry Carro; Mulvane High School graduate. "Generation of Mutant Strains of Caenorhabditis elegans and Cellular Trafficking of RNA-silencing Signals," Lisa Timmons, assistant professor of molecular biosciences.

From Wichita
Shawn Henderson, sophomore undeclared major, son of Wesley and Marilyn Henderson; Wichita High School East graduate. "Measurement of the Strong Nuclear Force through Gamma-Ray Detection with the CLEO Detector," David Besson, professor of physics and astronomy,

Cody Marrs, junior in English, son of Monte and Betty Marrs; Maize High School graduate. "Foucault and New Historicism: Determinism, Power and the Question of Agency," Philip Barnard, associate professor of English.

Joshua Meyers, senior in mathematics and physics, son of Evan and Jane Meyers; Wichita High School East graduate. "Simulations of the Radio Ice Cerenkov Experiment (RICE)," David Besson, professor of physics and astronomy.

Wenjia Wang, senior in biochemistry, daughter of Hankun Wang; Wichita High School East graduate. "Determination of Diphenhydramine Delivery to the Skin and Muscle Following Intravenous Injection Utilizing In Vivo Microdialysis," Craig Lunte, professor of chemistry.

SHAWNEE COUNTY
From Berryton
Jesse Henkensiefken, junior in violoncello, son of Robert and Kathy Henkensiefken; Shawnee Heights High School graduate. "The Bach Arrangement," Edward Laut, professor of music and dance.

From Topeka
Laura Adams, sophomore in chemical engineering and biology, daughter of W. Clay and Patricia Adams; Topeka High School graduate. "Water Quality Study on the Upper Arkansas River," Cynthia Larive, associate professor of chemistry.

Caspian Folmsbee, junior in computer science, son of Mark and Mobuko Folmsbee; Topeka West High School graduate. "Neutrino Detection Simulation Research," David Besson, professor of physics and astronomy.

From Wakarusa
Jason Shea, junior in physics, son of Donald and Elaine Shea; Shawnee Heights High School graduate. "Identification and Exploration of Glueball States," David Besson, professor of physics and astronomy.

ILLINOIS
From Galesburg
Johanna Maska, junior in news and information and in history, daughter of Michael and Cynthia Maska; Galesburg High School graduate. "'All My Fondest Love, Darling': The Wartime Letters of Clete and Eileen Pottebaum," William Tuttle, professor of American studies.

LOUISIANA
From Slidell
Daniel Najera, senior in cellular biology and biodiversity, ecology and evolutionary biology, son of Carlos and Diana Najera; Kent Meridian Senior High School graduate. "Honeybee Navigation -- Another Look at Home-Range Orientation," Rudolf Jander, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.

MINNESOTA
From Frost
Janie Hanson, junior in design, daughter of Robert and Vickie Hanson; Blue Earth High School graduate. "Linking Art to Location through Ceramics and Photography," David Vertacnik, associate professor of design.

MISSOURI
From Carl Junction
Garrett Brown, senior in printmaking; Carl Junction High School graduate. "Summer Artist Book Project Presenting Aspects of Religion around the Midwest," Richard Dishinger, associate professor of art.

From Florissant
Matthew Kirkland, senior in design, son of Doug Kirkland; Hazelwood Central Senior High School graduate. "A Portfolio of Applied Industrial Ecology: Designing Viable Consumer Products from Industrial Byproducts," May Tveit, assistant professor of design.

From Kansas City
William Cross, junior in physics and in news and information, son of William and Peggy Cross; Pembroke Hill School graduate. "Particle Diffusion on a Granular Lattice," Jeffrey Olafsen, assistant professor of physics and astronomy.

From Saint Louis
Mark Frossard, junior in music composition, son of Gary and Arlene Frossard; Kirkwood High School graduate. "Homosexuality in Contemporary Painting," Richard Dishinger, associate professor of art.

NEBRASKA
From Omaha
Michelle Sudyka, junior in human biology, daughter of Norma Sudyka; Daniel J. Gross High School graduate. "SLE-Like Autoimmunity Elicited by Immunization with RNAPI (S1)cBD," Dean Stetler, associate professor of biological sciences (J. Michael Young Undergraduate Research Award Winner).

OKLAHOMA
From Norman
Sarah Feldt, senior in physics and mathematics, daughter of Andy and Jan Feldt; Norman North High School graduate. "Unstable, Periodic and Chaotic Orbits Near a Driven Hyperbola," Jeffrey Olafsen, assistant professor of physics and astronomy.

OREGON
From Portland
Courtney Miller, senior in architecture, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Miller; Jesuit High School graduate. "Perception of Urban Form," Paola Sanguinetti, assistant professor of architecture.

RHODE ISLAND
From Cranston
Peter Gogol, junior in geography, son of Sharyn M. Caldwell; Cranston High School West graduate. "A Rational Classification of the Climates of the United States of America," Johannes Feddema, associate professor of geography.

TEXAS
From Dallas
Anna Carlton, senior in French and European studies, daughter of Sally Field and Jerry Carlton; J.J. Pearce High School graduate. "A Cross-Cultural Dialogue Between European and American Writing Centers," Michele Eodice, director of the KU Writing Center.

From La Grange
Beau Hancock, senior in American studies and in dance, son of Steven and Jennifer Hancock; Hugoton High School graduate. "Kansas Dances: Social Dances of Mexican, Swedish and Volga-German Kansas Communities," Joan Stone, instructor of music and dance (J. Michael Young Undergraduate Research Award Winner).

INDIA
Kunal Bhuva, senior in computer engineering, son of Chandrakant Bhuva. "Multiplexer Board as an Alternative to Oscilloscope Channels," David Besson, professor of physics and astronomy.

MALAYSIA
Shinying Chu, senior in psychology and speech-language-hearing, daughter of Chu Bing Yong. "Noun-Verb Differences in Speech Production," Michael Vitevitch, assistant professor of psychology.