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Undergraduate Scholars Program
Montana State University
P.O. Box 173000
Bozeman, MT 59717-3000

usp@montana.edu

Tel: (406) 994-3561
Fax: (406) 994-6049
Location: 418 Reid Hall

Director:
Steven Holmgren
holmgren@
chemistry. montana.edu
Summer 2003 Scholars
Research Creative and Scholarly Activities
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
   
A    
Kyle Amstadter
Mechanical Engineering
Mentor: John Hooton, Media & Theatre Arts
Project: Biased portrayals

Matthew Annala
Political Science
Mentor: David Schrupp, Political Science
Project: Wessies oder ossies? The evolution of the power structure in Eastern Germany

B    
Rebecca Baril
Ecology
Mentor: Sue Blodgett & Andrew Lenssen, Entomology
Project: Species distribution and parasitism of Lygus in Montana canola fields

Mira Bednarek
Liberal Arts
Mentor: Beth Quinn, Sociology & Anthropology
Project: A systems analysis of the Gallatin County Drug Treatment Court

Robert Boren
Physics
Mentor: David Klumpar, Physics
Project: Scientific payload development for the Maia satellite project

Kayley Brieske
Psychology
Mentor: Wes Lynch, Psychology
Project: Sexual abuse as a predictor of eating disorders in American Indian and Caucasian adolescents: Study of existing databases

Breeze Briggs
Chemistry
Mentor: John Amend, Chemistry
Project: The development of modeling of a science community in rural Native American schools via chemistry and technology profession development

Gina Burleson
Horticulture, Landscape Design
Mentor: Suzanne Mikelson, Plant Sciences
Project: Effects of coal bed methane discharge water on barley germination and growth

C    

Krista Cooperstein

Microbiology
Mentor: Paul Stoodley, Center for Biofilm Engineering
Project: Proteomic comparison of biofilm vs. detached methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Matthew Crawford
Biotechnology
Mentor: Katherine Gauss, Veterinary Molecular Biology
Project: Identification of a TNF-a responsive region within the p67 phox promoter

Bridgid Crowley
Chemistry
Mentor: Trevor Douglas, Chemistry
Project:

Chemical modification of heat shock protein


D    
Cale Davis
Computer Engineering
Mentor: Charles Kankelborg, Physics
Project: Multi-order slitless EUV spectrograph (MOSES)

Michael Dean
Environmental Design
Mentor: Bill Rea, Architecture
Project:

Applied design: A creative study in furniture design


Erica Dobbs
Biotechnology
Mentor: Uvidelio Castillo, Plant Sciences
Project:

Biochemical studies of secondary metabolites from endophytic fungi that produce taxoid-like compounds


Conrad Donovan
Electrical Engineering
Mentor: Zbigniew Lewandowski, Center for Biofilm Engineering
Project:

3-dimensional biofilm image analysis


E    
Laura Eaton
Biotechnology
Mentor:  
Project:

Laser detection of bees for locating explosives


Laura Eaton
Biotechnology
Mentor: Barry Pyle, Microbiology
Project: Comparison of exotoxin A production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa deletion mutants

G    
John Gilmore
Biochemistry
Mentor: Martin Lawrence, Chemistry
Project: Cloning, expression and purification of proteins of SSV1

H    
Theodore Hanson
Environmental Biology
Mentor: Michael Ivie, Entomology
Project: Exploration and description of new species of Oligocene insects from the Canyon Ferry Lagerstatte of Montana

Bill Heiselmann
Media & Theatre Arts
Mentor: Dennis Aig, Media & Theatre Arts
Project: Cape Town

Crystal Hepp
Microbiology
Mentor: Marcella McClure, Microbiology
Project: Reverse transcriptase database update and mouse genome parsing project

K    
John Kinross-Wright
Biotechnology
Mentor: John Sherwood, Plant Sciences
Project: Cloning and testing expression of farnesyltransferase genes from U. hordei, T. tritica, and T. indica

M    
Michelle Melby
Biochemistry
Mentor: Martin Teintze, Chemistry
Project: Development of HIV vaccines based on the interactions between the HIV gp 120 and the CD4 receptor

Jarred Myers
Chemical Engineering
Mentor: Zbigniew Lewandowski, Center for Biofilm Engineering
Project: Reproducibility of P. aeruginosa biofilms

N    
Sara Nichols
Biotechnology
Mentor: Mark Young, Plant Sciences
Project:

Studies in the chemical crosslinking and stabilization of CCMV


P    
Scott Patterson
Geology
Mentor: James Schmitt, Earth Sciences
Project: Alluvial fans and their role in preserving ancient human and bison remains along Marias River

Skyler Pauli
Geology
Mentor: Thomas Kalakay, Earth Scien
Project: Anaconda extensional terrane

S    
Leah Schillo
Nursing
Mentor: Clarann Weinert, Nursing
Project: Use of technology to support isolated rural women with chronic illness

Michael Schmidt

Computer Engineering
Mentor: David Klumpar, Physics
Project: Power microcontroller for the Maia satellite

Gary Schoep

Computer Engineering
Mentor: Robert Gunderson, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Project: Sensor fusion by fuzzy logic inference machines for autonomous robots

Jason Scott
Physics
Mentor: Charles Kankelborg, Physics
Project: Visualization, test and validation of a novel magnetic field modeling algorithm

Christopher Seftick
Environmental Sciences
Mentor: Cathy Zabinski, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Project: Spotted knapweed and arbuscular mycorrhizae: Response to clipping intensity in the field

Jana Smith
Community Health
Mentor: Suzanne Christopher, Health & Human Development
Project: Messengers for health training workshop

Jeremy Smith
Fish & Wildlife Management
Mentor: Billie Kerans, Ecology
Project: Effects of New Zealand mud snail on the diet of rainbow trout

Joshua Spuhler

Biomedical Sciences
Mentor: Mark Young, Plant Sciences
Project: Identification of new hyperthermophile and virus-like particles in Yellowstone National Park

Jay Stringer

Biochemistry
Mentor: David Singel, Chemistry
Project: The kinetics of the reactions of nitric oxide and human hemoglobin

Ellen Swogger
Chemical Engineering
Mentor: Mark Pasmore, Center for Biofilm Engineering
Project: Bacterial biofilm in mouse sinusitis

T    
Tai Takenaka
Microbiology
Mentor: Steven Swinford, Sociology
Project: Influence of media on core cultural values in the Monteverde region of Costa Rica

V    
LeRoy Verwolf
Computer Science
Mentor: David Klumpar, Physics
Project: Maia-nanosat project, data recovery

W    
Brian Wasicek
Biotechnology
Mentor: David Sands, Plant Sciences
Project: Optimization of protein production and efficacy

Justin Whisenhunt
Computer Engineering
Mentor: David Klumpar, Physics
Project: An exploration into efficient serial communications for the Maia nanosat

Nathan Winward
Computer Science
Mentor: Richard Smith, Physics
Project: Simulated atomic structures


 

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