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1998
Professor |
Department |
Student |
Purpose
|
Sarah Dart |
Linguistics |
Benjamin L. Harris |
Phonetic Research in France |
James Doyle & Michael Schneider |
Physics/Math |
Boris Magosci |
Computational Plasma Dynamics Using Parallel Processing |
Fabiola Franco & Naoko Ikegami |
Spanish/Japanese |
Andrej Mariano Giampetri |
Write text for Japanese speakers |
Thomas Halverson |
Math/CS |
Erik Fuller |
Representation theory of the affine Hecke algebras |
James Heyman |
Physics |
Shunichiro Kuroki |
Measurement of electron cooling rates |
Daniel Kaplan |
Math/CS |
Jennifer Hunter |
Research surrogate data |
David Lanegran |
Geography |
Claudia Fonkert |
Predict the impact of urban planning policies |
Michael McCall |
Sociology |
Fiona Creed/Siri Eggebraten |
Study viability of community garden |
David Chioni Moore |
International Studies |
Jennifer Bouta |
Revise, expand, republ. “A Negro Look at Soviet Central Asia” |
Roger Mosvick |
Communication Studies |
John Schatz |
Compare new communication media to traditional media |
Anne Sutherland |
Anthropology |
Leanna Rosser |
Research environmentalism in Belize |
1999
Professor |
Department |
Student |
Purpose
|
Peter Ferderer |
Economics |
Kyle Richey |
Research how ask-bid price spreads during depression responded to events |
Duchess Harris |
Political Science |
Adam Waterman |
Study/evaluate impact of Revolutionary People’s Constitutional Convention |
James Heyman |
Physics |
Momar Dieng |
Model generation of picosecond pulses of infrared radiation at semiconductor surfaces |
Dan Hornbach |
Biology |
Leda Curnningham |
Examine efficacy of relocation techniques for preserving endangered mussels |
Jerry Pitzl |
Geography |
Emily Stewart |
Develop case to determine US position in relation to Kyoto Protocol |
Ray Rogers |
Geology |
Rebecca Terry |
Explore early dinosaur evolution in South Africa |
Al Romero |
Environmental Studies |
Kyla Hayford |
Document distribution & conservation of whales & dolphins in Caribbean |
Ahmed Samatar |
International Studies |
Erin Kimball |
Research African political economy |
Sonita Sarker |
Women’s Studies |
Lacey Hartman |
Global feminisms, utopia & technology in 20th century |
Stan Sears |
Art |
Tony Morrow |
Research, develop and execute a new sculptural vocabulary in terra cotta |
Paul Solon & Clay Steinman |
History/Communication Studies |
Samara Rafert |
Picturing the Past: History, Movies & National Identity |
Jaine Strauss |
Psychology |
Cortney Warren |
Reinhibition & dietary restraint |
2000
Professor |
Department |
Student |
Purpose
|
Susan Fox |
Math/CS |
David Christian/Alex Burst |
Robot Control |
Martin Gunderson |
Philosophy |
Jeronimo Arellano |
Moral issues regarding right to die |
Gary Krueger |
Economics |
Catherine Brown |
CEO compensation, board structure & firm performance |
Brooke Lea |
Psychology |
Patrick Kayser |
Study reading comprehension results |
Joan Ostrove |
Psychology |
Danette Crawford |
Study representations of disability |
Calvin Roetzel |
Religious Studies |
Jason Schlude |
Paul and the Gentiles
|
Raymond Robertson |
Economics |
Matt Healy |
Study of wage growth in Mexico |
Norm Rosenberg |
History |
Tom Noonan |
Applying advanced multimedia technology in the classroom |
Jack Rossmann |
Psychology |
Sarah Jullienne |
Study relationships among parenting styles in feminist and minority networks |
Paul Solon |
History |
Helen Divjak |
Study the debate over the military revolution |
James von Geldern |
Russian |
Emilia Simeonova |
Construct a digital museum for the photography of Flip Schulke |
2001
Professor |
Department |
Student |
Purpose
|
David Bressoud |
Math/CS |
Erik Slivken |
Exploration of Powers of the Eta-function |
Ronald Brisbois |
Chemistry |
Teddy Chidhothe |
Exploration of transition metal sandwich complex as novel structural scaffold for creating asymmetric molecules |
Adrienne Christiansen |
Communication Studies |
Johanna Hartelius |
Visual Argument and Rhetoric on the World Wide Web – reconfiguring and retheorizing Aristotlian concepts & adapting them to visual-based computer mediated communication |
John Craddock |
Geology |
Jenn Anziano |
Kinematics of Mafic Dike Intrusion |
James Doyle |
Physics |
Erik Hoffman |
Non-linear and chaotic effects in electrical circuits |
Susan Fox |
Math/CS |
Alon Rohter & Jumana Al-Hashal |
Use of Pioneer 2 DX robots to study robot localization |
Mary Hark |
Art |
Siobhan Boylan |
Mapping and topography within the tactile language of mixed media |
Becky Heist |
Dramatic Arts & Dance |
Lijia Strachan |
Dance for the Camera – A Dance Video Documentary |
Becky Hoye |
Chemistry |
Gerald Wilson |
Synthetic approaches to Cytotoxic Polyacetylenes |
Kiarina Kordela |
German Studies |
Steve Jaksa |
God in Secular Literature |
Teresita Martinez-Vergne |
History |
Ines Tofalo |
Cultural Politics and Social Movements in Latin America |
Karine Moe & Sarah West |
Economics |
Ghaith Hiary/Jim Sallee |
Development of the Macalester College Microeconomic Database |
Andy Overman |
Classics |
Christine Grinavic |
Archaeology and the Artifactual Analysis of Roman Imperialism |
Ray Robertson |
Economics |
Anita Girdhari |
How will Labor Law Reform affect Employment and Wage Equality |
Raymond Rogers |
Geology |
Elizabeth Hajek |
Stratigraphy and Taphonomy of Marine Flooding surfaces |
Emily Rosenberg |
History |
Kate Forsyth |
Historical Memory and the Attack on Pearl Harbor |
Jack Rossmann |
Psychology |
Pedro von Vacano |
A study of the relationship between gender and supervisors’ ratings of job performance |
James Stewart |
History |
Jessie L. Carr |
Oral Histories of Prairie Island Indian Reservation |
Jim von Geldern |
Russian |
Emilia Simeonova |
Seventeen Moments in Soviet History, A Digital Sourcebook |
2002
Professor |
Department |
Student |
Purpose
|
David Bressoud |
Math/CS |
Paul Kwame Yankson |
The Roots of Calculus
|
Ronald Brisbois |
Chemistry |
Sheng-Fu Lo |
Sonogashira Coupling Reaction
|
John Craddock |
Geology |
Carolyn Kilberg |
Structural Evolution of the Cretan Detachment, Greece |
Paul Fischer |
Chemistry |
Kristin Sweet |
Synthesize Organometallic Complexes with novel Metal-furan interactions |
Daniel Kaplan |
Math/CS |
Adam Gailey |
Investigation of “Indirect Prediction” |
David Lanegran |
Geography |
Adrienne Hannert |
Public Parks for Which People?
|
Andrew Latham |
Political Science |
Benjamin Straus |
Preventing the Weaponization of Space: Toward a Canadian Action Plan |
Karine Moe |
Economics |
Ruxandra Tanase |
Economics of poverty in the U.S. |
Tanya Pollard |
English |
Emily Ames |
English Renaissance Debates Regarding the Nature and Effects of Theater |
Ray Rogers |
Geology |
Michelle Casey |
Magnetostratigraphy of the Upper Cretacious Strata of the Mahajanga Basin, Madagascar |
Aldemaro Romero |
Environmental Studies |
Melody Sakazaki |
Study of the Reduction and Loss of Organs in Relation to Evolutionary Biology |
Thomas Varberg |
Chemistry |
Will Ames |
Laser Spectroscopy of Transition Metal Fluorides |
Joelle Vitiello |
French |
Hande Kolca- Kostendil |
Navigating Francophonie: Political Stakes and Debates |
2003
Professor |
Department |
Student |
Purpose
|
Ronald Brisbois |
Chemistry |
Heidi Erickson |
Supramolecular self-assembly: A new CpCoCb Derived Cages Featuring Endohedral Pd-based corner pieces |
Peter Ferderer |
Economics |
George Veletsianos |
Irrational Exuberance: An analysis of Macroeconomic Forecasts in the 1990s. |
Paul Fisher |
Chemistry |
Edward Mwenda |
Studies in Intramolecular Amine-Stabilized Transition Metal Boryl Complexes |
Mary Hark |
Art |
Tiffany Kramer |
Exploring Ideas of Light and Space within the visual language of Handmade Paper |
James Heyman |
Physics |
Alexander Reinhardt |
Continue Ongoing Research of THz emission from GaAs under varying electric fields |
Harry Hirsch |
Political Science |
Cate McDonough |
Sin or Salvation? Media Framing of Gay Rights |
Gary Krueger |
Economics |
Tanzeen Syed/Giang Ho |
CEO Compensation, Board Structure and firm Performance |
Weiwen Miao |
Math/CS |
Adugna Tolosa |
Conditional Interval Estimation of the Means Following Rejection of a Null Hypothesis |
Joseph Rife |
Classics |
Emily Rackow |
Imag(in) in Death: Archaeological Photography in the roman Cemetery at Keenchreai |
Raymond Robertson |
Economics |
Haris Aqeel |
Will Trade Liberalization Raise Wages in Developing Countries? Evidence of Skill Upgrading and Trade Liberalization in Latin America |
Ray Rogers |
Geology |
Brady Foreman |
Fingerprinting Volcanic Ash Beds in the Lower Two Medicine Formation of Northwestern Montana |
Dian Shandy |
Anthropology |
Cole Akeson |
Crafting Ethnography, Writing Culture |
Elizabeth Shoop |
Math/CS |
Paulo Casaes/Ben Johnson |
Dissemination and Continuing Improvement of the Macalester Gene Ontology Data Exploration Tools |
Laura Smith |
Geography |
Anne Taff |
Examining Transportation Planning obstacles in a Regional Context—The Northstar Corridor: Will Commuter Rail be Successful |
Timothy Watkins |
Biology |
Gabriela Paskin |
Physiological Responses of two tadpole species to the non-lethal presence of a predator |
Sara West |
Economics |
Sarah Oviatt |
Who Buys SUVs? The relationship between Household Income and Demographic Characteristics and vehicle Choices |
2004
Professor |
Department |
Student |
Purpose
| ||
Ronald Brisbois |
Chemistry |
Marc Rodwogin |
Supramolecular Self-Assembly: Nw CpCoCb-Derived Cages Featuring Endrohedral Pd-based Corner-Pieces and Novel Tetra-Metallic Clipping Corner-Pieces | ||
James Doyle |
Physics/Astronomy |
Vincent Sseremba |
Thin Film Transitor Fabrication using Aluminum-doped Zinc Oxide | ||
Paul Fischer |
Chemistry |
Kristina Krohn |
Studies on Intramolecular Amine-Stabilized Transition-Metal Boryl Complexes | ||
Brooke Lea |
Psychology |
Katherine Saylor |
Can Psycholinguistic Theory Help Explain Music Comprehension? | ||
Mark Mazullo |
Music |
Elizabeth Everson |
Composing in Crisis: Dmitri Shostakovich after 1948 | ||
Andrew Overman |
Classics |
Eeshani Kandpal |
Handling Histories: Analyzing the Techniques and Ideologies of Cultural Heritage Preservation in India and Israel | ||
Joseph Rife |
Classics |
Dhruva Jaishankar |
A Study of Taphonomy and Formation Processes in the Human Skeletal Assemblage at the Roman Cemetary of Kenchreai, Greece | ||
Raymond Rogers |
Geology |
Mara Brady |
Testing the Role of Background Concentration on Vertebrate Bioclast Accumulation | ||
Elizabeth Shoop |
Math/CS |
Elizabeth Gabriel |
Continued Development of the Data Exploration Tools for the Gene Ontology Database | ||
Laura Smith |
Geography |
Brent Hecht |
Design, Program and Distribute GIS Software Package for Non-profits and Schools | ||
Vasant Sukhatme |
Economics |
Veselin Atanasov |
Distance, Human Capital Accumulation, and Economic Inequality: Will the Eastern European Countries Ever Get Rich | ||
Thomas Varberg |
Chemistry |
Carlos Guillermo Alfonzo |
Laser Spectroscopy of Osmium Hydride and Tantalum Oxide | ||
Thomas Varberg |
Chemistry |
Melanie Roberts |
Laser Spectroscopy of Osmium Hydride and Tantalum Oxide | ||
Eric Wiertelak |
Psychology |
David Busha |
An investigation into the analgesic properties of plants containing anti-cholinergic tropane alkaloids | ||
2005
Professor |
Department |
Student |
Purpose
|
Ronald Brisbois |
Chemistry |
Sara Duenes |
Integrating Cyclophane Synthesis and Supramolecular Self-Assembly: A Convergent Approach to a New Kind of Dehydroannulene Scaffold |
Graham Cousens |
Psychology |
Matthew Patton |
Investigating the Rold of Gi/o-Protein-Mediated Signalling within the Nucleus Accumbens in Ethanol Self-Administration |
Julie Dolan |
Political Science |
Phillip Chen |
She Can’t Say That, Can She?! Campaign Slogans Used by Women Running for Congress |
Susan Fox |
Math/CS |
Andrej Slyckov |
Case-based Selection of Robot Behaviors |
James Heyman |
Physics |
Thamsanga Khumalo |
THz Emission from Organic Semiconductors |
James Heyman & Daniel Kaplan |
Physics & Math/CS |
Biniyam Tesfaye Taddses |
Voice Separation and Tracking of an Active Speaker Using Microphone Arrays |
David Lanegran & Laura Smith |
Geography |
Grace Guthe |
Revitalizing Commercial Corridors in the Twin Cities: The Role of Asian Ethnic Entrepreneurs |
Erik Larson |
Sociology |
Amelia Corl & Jennifer Gambach |
School Characteristics and Educational Testing |
Carleton Macy |
Music |
Josh Whitney-Wise |
Jazz for the Intelligible Realm! |
Mark Mazullo |
Music |
Adam Nelson & Chloe Kiritz |
Dmitri Shostakovich’s Preludes and Fugues in Performance |
Karine Moe |
Economics |
Alex Zweber |
Married Women’s Labor Market Choices |
Raymond Robertson |
Economics |
Scott Macdonell |
Exchange Rates and Timing: At What Time Frame Does the Purchasing Power Parity Theory Hold? |
Thomas Varberg |
Chemistry |
Tyson Vervoort |
Molecular Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure Determination of Tantalum Oxide (TaO) |
2006
Professor |
Department |
Student |
Purpose
|
Holly Barcus |
Geography |
Sophia Giebultowiez |
African Immigrants in the Twin Cities: A Study of Residential Patterns |
Paula Cooey |
Religious Studies |
Ashley Geisendorfer |
The Place of the Child in the Study of Religion and Religious Ethics |
Graham Cousens |
Psychology |
Tuong-Vi Nguyen |
Cholinergic Modulation of Nucleus Accubmens Neuronal Activity |
John Craddock |
Geology |
Natalie Juda |
Tectonic Evolution of the Ellsworth-Whitmore Terrane, Antarctica |
Kim Dickson |
Biology |
David Chrastek |
Creation of an Oxidation-Resistant Ribunuclease Inhibitor |
Paul Fischer |
Chemistry |
Zoey Herm |
Investigation into the Alkylation of 2-(Dimethylamino Ethylcyclopentadienyl Group VI metal Carbonyl Anions |
Susan Fox |
Computer Science |
Paul Norman |
Integrating Planning and Action in a Robot |
Becky Heist |
Theater & Dance |
Jenn Henry |
Dance for the Camera |
James Heyman |
Physics |
Jeff Rogers |
THz Emission from Wide-bandgap Semiconductors |
Keith Kuwata |
Chemistry |
Eily Sliz |
Computer Modeling of Aerosol Formation Reactions in the Troposphere |
Erik Larson |
Sociology |
Stephanie Phillips |
Citizenship and Transnational Identity in Japan: Exploring Japan’s Japanese-Brazilian Immigrant Population |
Brooke Lea/Jennifer Wenner |
Psychology |
Matthew Olson |
How Does Pragmatic Knowledge Develop? |
Marjorie Merryman |
Music |
Anh Trinh |
Vietnamese Folk Material in Music Composition |
William Moseley |
Geography |
Joel Larson |
Reaching the Limits: Food Insecurity and Hunger Mitigation Strategies for Household in Minneapolis and St. Paul |
Joan Ostrove |
Psychology |
Abigail Katowitz |
Understanding Cross-Identity Alliances Between Deaf and Hearing People |
Roopali Phadke |
Environmental Studies |
Erin Foster-West |
Desalination Development in the Middle East and North Africa |
Joseph Rife |
Classics |
Eli Weaverdyck |
The Mute Stones Speak: Paleographic and Chronological Analysis of the Inscriptions from Kenchreai, Greece |
Stanton Sears |
Art |
Eve Thomas |
Sculptural Ideas Integrated into Landscape |
Elizabeth Shoop |
Math/Computer Science |
Methawat Chanla/Lars T. Johnson |
Development of An Integrated System of Genome Analysis and Visualization Tools |
Tonnis ter Veldhuis |
Physics |
Kassahun Haileyesus |
Supersymmetic brane dynamics: A Theoretical Study of Soliton Dynamics in Antide-Sitter Space+G13 |
Eric Wiertelak |
Psychology |
Michael Blythe |
Establishing a Consistent Extraction Technique for the Tropane Alkaloids Found in Hyoscyamus Niger and Creating a Dose-Response Curve with the Extract |
2007
Professor |
Department |
Student |
Purpose
|
Devavani Chatterjea |
Biology |
Nate Crider |
Expression of murine semaphorins 4F and 7A in the thymus and their possible roles in guiding T cell development |
Devavani Chatterjea |
Biology |
Grace Linder |
Expression of murine semaphorins 4F and 7A in the thymus and their possible roles in guiding T cell development |
Gary Erickson |
Art |
Annalee Levin |
Investigating Chinese techniques in creating and decorating large=scale porcelain tile |
Paul Fischer |
Chemistry |
Aaron Heerboth |
A Quest for Dative Metal-Metal Bonds with Zerovalent Group VI Metal Donors |
Janet Folina |
Philosophy |
Michael McNulty |
Visual Evidence in Mathematics |
Cary Franklin |
Music |
Drake Andersen |
“Music of the Hispanic World” |
John Haiman |
Linguistics |
Stephanie Farmer |
A Student’s Working Dictionary of Khmer |
Mary Hark |
Art |
Peter Myers |
Fabrications of Physics: Using Scientific Language in the Creation of Fabric Paintings |
Becky Hoye |
Chemistry |
Tim Lee |
The Synthesis of a Xestospongin C Derivative |
Kiarina Kordela |
German and Russian Studies |
Sophie Smith |
Dying Out: The Politics of Death and American Local and Global Equity |
Keith Kuwata |
Chemistry |
Emily Guinn |
Quantum Chemical Studies of the Impact of Amine Oxides on the Alkene Ozonolysis Mechanism |
Karine Moe |
Economics |
Adam Kent |
The Impact of School Finance Reform on Residential Sorting and Student Achievement |
Bill Moseley |
Geography |
Michaela Palchick |
Agricultural Transformation and Livelihood Struggles in South Africa’s Western Cape |
Binnur Ozkececi-Taner |
Political Science |
Zachary Devlin-Foltz |
The Fundamentals of Security: Jihadism in Failed and Failing States |
Roopali Phadke |
Environmental Studies |
Anna Goldberg |
Drought and Development: Examining NGO Efficacy in Rajasthan, India |
Raymond Robertson |
Economics |
Xi Luo |
How does Trade Liberalization Affect Post-displacement Wages? |
Ray Rogers |
Geology |
Sophia Kast |
Mahajanga Basin Project: Reconstructing Climate in the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar |
Libby Shoop |
Math/Computer Science |
Jen Hao Cheng |
Completion of An Integrated System of Genome Analysis and Visualization Tools |
Laura Smith |
Geography |
Michael Samuelson |
Examining Homeowner Retention After Mortgage Foreclosure in the Twin Cities |
Karl Wirth |
Geology |
Alexandros Konstantinou |
Evolution of the North Amercian Midcontinent Region: Evidence From U-Pb Ages of Detrital Zircons |
2008
Professor |
Department |
Student |
Purpose
|
Sarah Boyer |
Biology |
Suzy Szumowski
|
Population Genetic Structure of Freshwater Mussels Above and Below the St. Croix Falls Dam |
David Bressoud |
Math |
Jacob Bond |
Explorations in Number Theory |
John Cannon |
Biology |
Hans Most |
Multiwavelength Diagnostics of Dwarf Galaxy Evolution |
Devavani Chatterjea |
Biology |
Carolina Mora Solano |
The Involvement of Mast Cells in Inflammatory Pain |
Liang Ding |
Economics |
Manoj Vemula |
The Impact of Electronic Trading Systems on the Foreign Exchange Market |
James Doyle & Keith Kuwata |
Chemistry |
Jennifer Barnes |
Electrodeposition of Copper Indium Diselenide for Solar Cell Applications |
Susan Fox |
Math / Computer Science |
Sean Cooke |
Robot navigation focusing on vision and multiple robot platforms. |
Helen Hazen |
Geography |
Christine Chung |
HIV/AIDS & Gender: Factors contributing to the vulnerability of young females to HIV/AIDS in Jamaica |
Devavani Chatterjea |
Biology |
Michela Bolla |
Migration of Human Peripheral T Cells in Response to Semaphorin 7A |
David Lanegran |
Geography |
Abbe Tofte |
Land Use Change in Minnesota’s Iconic Landscape: The North Shore of Lake Superior |
Andrew Latham |
Geography |
Kabir Sethi |
War and World Order: Theorizing Organized Political Violence in the Transmodern Era |
Roopali Phadke |
Environmental Studies |
Avery Bowron |
Enframing the Viewshed: Deliberative Democracy Experiments in the Wind Energy Age |
Joe Rife |
Classics |
Jaclyn Baker |
The Impact of Taphonomic Factors on Archaeological Bone in the Roman Cemetery at Kenchreai, Greece. |
Raymond Robertson |
Economics |
Cael Warren, Philippa Anastos, Jamie Moore |
Globalization and Working Conditions in Cambodia, Working with the International Labor Organization |
Stan Sears |
Art |
Andrew Bonadio |
With Our Bare Hands: Experimental Landscape Design |
Libby Shoop |
Biology |
Adam Oien |
Integrated Genome Data Exploration Tools |
Laura Smith |
Geography |
Megan Macpherson |
“The Bus Stops Here:” Place-Making and Transit-Justice Issues in the Twin Cities Public Transportation System |
Katie Splan |
Chemistry |
Charles Cosimini |
Characterization of Bivalent Peptides That Target Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins. |
2009
Professor |
Department |
Student |
Purpose
|
Holly Barcus |
Geography |
Namara Brede |
Networks, Gender, Culture and the Migration Decision-Making Process: A Case Study of the Kazakh Diaspora in Western Mongolia |
Sarah Boyer |
Biology |
Scott Petesch |
Describing New Arachnid Species Using Morphological and Molecular Data |
Christopher Calderone |
Biology |
Emil Mellgren |
Studies on TAFC Biosynthetic Enzymes |
John Cannon |
Physics |
John Allan |
Making Hay With ALFALFA: The Discovery Of Ubiquitous “Hα Dots” |
Devavani Chatterjea |
Biology |
Camilla Engblom |
The effect of carrageenan on mast cells |
Amy Damon |
Economics |
Zach McDade |
Solar Lights and Educational Opportunities in Nicaragua |
Liang Ding |
Economics |
Hao Zou |
Market Transparency and Price Efficiency in the Foreign Exchange Market |
Gary Erickson |
Art |
Pei-Hsuan Wang |
Researching Qīnghuā – The Blue on White Traditional Porcelain Decoration Techniques from Jingdezhen, China |
Christina Esposito |
Linguistics |
Kaitlyn Arctander |
Low Back Vowel Merger in American English |
Peter Ferderer |
Economics |
Stamo Hadjiyski |
Anticipating the Storm: Macroeconomic Forecasting Leading up to the Financial Crisis of 2008 |
Susan Fox |
Mathematics and Computer Science |
Kayton Perekh |
Determining a Robot’s Location Based on Visual Information |
Leola Johnson |
Humanities and Media and Cultural Studies |
Aaron Rosenblum |
A Methodology for Utopia: The Role of Anti-Racist Science Fiction in Media Practice |
Brooke Lea |
Psychology |
Chelsea Voskuilen |
Rhymes as Memory Cues: Do Poets Resonate? |
Roopali Phadke |
Environmental Studies |
Matt Kzinka |
Enframing the Viewshed: Deliberative Democracy Experiments in the Wind Energy Age |
Ray Rogers/Holly Barcus |
Geology/Geography |
Anne Brown |
Mapping the Mahajanga Basin, Madagascar |
Shilad Sen |
Mathematics and Computer Science |
David Klock/Edward Sparling |
Poliwiki |
Beth Severy-Hoven |
Classics |
Chris Larabee |
An Intermediate Textbook for Petrnonius’ Satyricon |
Thomas Varberg |
Chemistry |
Casey Christopher |
Laser Spectroscopy of Gold Fluoride and Tantalum Hydride |
Sarah West |
Economics |
Aleksander Azarnov |
Testing for consumer fallibility: The effect of gasoline price changes on the demand for fuel economy in used vehicles |
2010
Faculty |
Department |
Student |
Purpose |
Lin Aanonson |
Biology
|
Willem Laursen |
Investigations into the role of two novel molecules, PSA_NCAM and PKM in spinal pain signaling in a mouse model of peripheral inflammation. |
Terry Boychuk |
Sociology |
Kyle Anne Paisecki |
Public Policy and Private Charities |
Sarah Boyer |
Biology |
Nathan Juergens |
DNA Barcoding of Mussels from the St. Croix River |
Louisa Bradtmiller |
Environmental Studies |
Emma Locatelli |
Paleoenvironmental change in Glacier National Park, Montana |
Christopher Calderone |
Biology |
Christina Fitzsimmons |
Characterization of ornithine hydrocylation during TAFC biosynthesis by A. nidulans |
Devavani Chatterjea |
Biology |
Madison Mack |
Roles of mast cells in inflammatory pain |
Andrea Cremer |
History |
Cori Simon |
The Other Colony: New England, New Amsterdam and Hidden Histories |
Liang Ding |
Economics |
Nikhil Gupta |
The Forward Premium Puzzle: Beyond Negative Beta |
Kiarina Kordela |
German Studies |
Nick Huelster |
Film Theory (and Ethics) in the Age of Biopolitics |
Kiarina Kordela |
German Studies |
Leigh York |
Re-reading Power- [Im]mortality and the Biopolitical Exception |
Joy Laine |
Philosophy |
Andrew Lane |
Narrative Views of Personal Identity in the Philosophical Tradition |
Scott Legge |
Anthropology |
Anna Hardin |
Patterns of symmetry and relatedness expressed in the deciduous molars of chimpanzees and gorillas |
Rachel Lucas-Thompson |
Psychology |
Faith Kwon |
Martial Conflict Exposure and Physiological Stress Responses: Sensitization or Dampening? |
Kelly MacGregor Dan Hornbach |
Geology |
Karen Jackson |
Quantifying sediment accumulation behind the St. Croix Falls Dam |
Kelly MacGregor
|
Geology |
Jacqueline Kutvirt |
Fire frequency and aridity in Glacier National Park, Montana during the last 10,000 years |
Christine Manning |
Environmental Studies |
Vera Sidlova |
The role of psychological distance in active response to environmental crisis |
Mary Montgomery |
Biology |
Nathan Coppersmith |
Regulation of Transposon Hopping |
Raymond Robertson |
Economics |
Gayatri Sarin |
An Investigation into the effect of export-oriented growth on the female wage penalty in Sri Lanka |
Ray Rogers |
Geology |
Madeline Marshall |
Describing and Interpreting the “Kinkony member,” a New Lithostratigraphic Unit in the Maevarano Formation of Northwestern Madagascar |
Patrick Schmidt |
Political Science |
Taren Kingser Hannah Johnson |
The Truth Will Out: Making Disclosures in American Politics |
Deborah Smith |
Sociology |
Jenny Grinblo |
Sexualized Work and the City: Go-Go Dancers, Gender and Worker Consent |
Katherine Splan |
Chemistry |
Peter Goldberg |
Characterization of Arylethynylporphyrin Aggregate Formation |
2011
Faculty |
Department |
Student |
Project Title |
Aanonsen, Lin |
Biology |
Mila Quinn |
Spinal Glial Cell Involvement in the Express of PSA-NCAM in a Model of Peripheral Inflammation in Mice |
Bradtmiller, Louisa |
Environmental Studies |
Mitchell Awalt |
Using Opal and Organic Carbon as Proxies for Wind-driven Upwelling During the Onset and Termination of the African Humid Period in a Transect of African Margin Cores |
Brisbois, Ron |
Chemistry |
Aubrey Ellison |
Synthesis of Anion Binding Molecules: Potential Chemical Sensors |
Brown, Kendrick |
Psychology |
Colin Westcott |
Teammates Outside the Game?: White Student-Athletes’ Intervention in Racism Directed at a Teammate of Color |
Cannon, John |
Physics and Astronomy |
Erin O’Leary |
Hubble Space Telescope Imaging of the Local Group Dwarf Galaxy NGC 6822 |
Chatterjea, Devavani |
Biology |
Margo Faulk |
Role of Mast Cells in Inflammatory Pain |
Dolan, Julie |
Political Science |
Matthew Mullarky |
Madam Secretary: Gender, Media Narratives and Power in the Executive Branch |
Fischer, Paul |
Chemistry |
Kevin Sullivan |
New Sulfene Transfer Agents: Exploring Productive Ways to Use Sulfur Dioxide |
Fox, Susan |
Math, Statistics and Computer Science |
Scott Tong |
Case-Based Image Identification |
Kim, John |
Media and Cultural Studies |
Anthony Tran |
Security Gate 26.11 |
Kuwata, Keith |
Chemistry |
Elena Tonc |
Computational Studies of Atmospheric Chemistry |
Latham, Andrew |
Political Science |
Lewis Wilcox |
Theorizing Medieval Geopolitics: Law, Diplomacy and Mediation in Late Medieval Latin Christendom |
Legge, Scott |
Anthropology |
Anna Hardin |
Phylogenetic Analysis and Great Ape Subadult Dentition |
Lucas-Thompson, Rachel |
Psychology |
Maja Palmquist, Andrea Zvonkovic |
Marital Conflict Exposure and Physiological Stress Responses: Sensitization or Dampening? |
Montgomery, Mary |
Biology |
Adrienne Epstein |
Chromatin Modifications Involved in Gene Silencing in C. elegans |
Overman, Andy |
Classics |
Grace Erny, Lindsay Morehouse |
Developing a Course on PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY AND CIVIC DISCOURSE |
Phadke, Roopali/Manning, Christie |
Environmental Studies |
Natalie Camplair |
Psychological Distance and Local Wind Energy Development |
Robertson, Raymond |
Economics |
Lauren Martinez |
Price Elasticity of US Apparel Demand |
Sears, Stan |
Art and Art History |
Samantha Leopold-Sullivan |
Sustainability and Art |
ter Veldhuis, Tonnis |
Physics and Astronomy |
Ishiaka Mansaray |
Dark Matter in Alternative Models of Electroweak Symmetry Breaking |
2012
Faculty |
Department |
Student |
Project Title |
Aanonsen, Lin |
Biology |
Kate Hamilton |
Further Exploration of the Role of Spinal PSA-NCAM in a Model of Inflammation in Mice |
Beveridge, Andrew |
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science |
Hossein Alidee |
Spread of Information in Social Networks |
Boyer, Sarah |
Biology |
Zachary Popkin-Hall |
Describing New Species of Mite Harvestmen from the Wet Tropics of Queensland, Australia |
Burgund, Darcy |
Psychology |
Brianna Morseth |
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) of Visual Working Memory |
Chatterjea, Devavani |
Biology |
Emily Davis |
The Effect of Systemic Mast Cell Deregulation of Provoked Vulvar Pain in Mice |
Christiansen, Adrienne |
Political Science |
Kiyal Ereson |
Political Monuments and Political Conflict: New Ataturk in Cyprus |
Ding, Liang |
Economics |
Yinong Ding |
Nonlinear and Asymmetric Effect of Monetary Announcement on Foreign Exchange Market |
Halverson, Tom |
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science |
Mike Reeks |
Model Representations of Diagram Algebras |
Hanson, Christy |
International Studies |
Taryn Valley |
Assessment of Barriers to Community-based Care of Tuberculosis/Human Immunodeficiency Virus (TB/HIV) Patients in Low-income Settings |
Hornbach, David |
Biology |
Diane Rubin |
The Effects of Small Dams on the Growth and Population Structure of Freshwater Mussels |
Karegeye, Jean-Pierre |
French & Francophone Studies |
Hannah Warman |
Representations of Violence in Testimonial Narratives and African Francophone Literature |
Kuwata, Keith |
Chemistry |
Jenna Goodrich |
Computational Studies of Atmospheric Chemistry |
Lea, Brooke |
Psychology |
Shaina Davis |
The Mental Representation of Competing Worlds: When Common Ground is Unavailable |
Moore, David |
International Studies, English |
Amy Maxon |
An African Literary Classic in Ten World Translations |
Moseley, William |
Geography |
Stephen Peyton |
Trends in Supermarketization and its Impact on Food Access in Cape Town, South Africa |
Rachleff, Peter |
History |
Laura Johnson |
Working Class Kids: A Labor Studies Magazine for Middle Schoolers |
Robertson, Raymond |
Economics |
David Gandolfi |
Understanding Wage Differentials between the United States and Mexico: 1985-2005 |
Splan, Kathryn |
Chemistry |
Yiwen Liang |
Characterization of Complex Formation Between the X-linked inhibitor of Apoptosis and the Copper Chaperone for Superoxide Dismutase |
Legge, Scott |
Anthropology |
Rebecca Erdman, Kate Sinnott |
Analysis of Variation in Cusp Morphology in Adult Chimpanzees and Gorillas |
2013
Faculty |
Department |
Student |
Title |
Boyer, Sarah |
Biology |
Domokos Lauko |
An investigation of possible incasion mechanisms and ecosystem effects of Common Buckthorn in an oak woodland habitat |
Burgund, Darcy |
Psychology |
MacKenzie Speer |
Multi-voxel pattern analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging data |
Chatterjea, Devavani |
Biology |
Emily Ewan |
Zoonotic brucellosis in Uganda: a One Health approach to control and eradication |
Chatterjea, Devavani |
Biology |
Asad Zaidi |
Characterization of Eosinophil Infiltration in the Vulvar Tissue of Mice Following Repeated Exposure to Skin Allergen |
Doyle, James |
Physics |
John Graham |
Amorphous Silicon-Germanium Thin Films for Photovoltaic Applications |
Fischer, Paul |
Chemistry |
Laura Avena |
An exploration of hydrogen activation via group VI metals and boron |
Gorham, Geoffrey |
Philosophy |
Samuel Eklund |
The emancipation of time in the seventeenth century |
Hanson, Christy |
International Studies |
Mira Hager |
Examining the co-Morbidity of Diabetes and Tuberculosis: Global Review of the Evidence and In-Depth Assessment in Rural Kenya |
Heist, Rebecca |
Theatre & Dance |
Jon Dahl |
Devising a Screendance |
Inglot, Joanna |
Art & Art History |
Camille Erickson |
Contemporary queer artists protest conformity |
Kordela, Kiarina |
German and Russian Studies |
Hanna Backman |
Bioracism in Global Capitalism, Neo-Fascism, and the European Left |
Kuwata, Keith |
Chemistry |
Andrew Olinger | |
Lea, Brooke |
Psychology |
Evan Myers |
Does seeing the movie ruin the book?: How reprocessing related narratives affects our mental representations of the story |
Legge, Scott |
Anthropology |
Carol Mejia & Kate Sinnott |
Exploring the past at the Katharine Ordway Natural History Study Area through phase 1 archaeological survey |
MacGregor, Kelly |
Geology |
Nathan Schachtman |
Climate change and landscape evolution in Glacier National Park, Montana during the Last Glacial Maximum and Younger Dryas Period |
Montgomery, Mary |
Biology |
Nicole Miller |
Mechanism of gene silencing in a co-suppression model |
Manning, Christie & Phadke, Roopali |
Environmental Studies |
Rowena Foo & Sophie Raynor |
Making climate change real: Experiential presentations of a changed climate future |
Rachleff, Peter |
History |
Charles Birge |
The Global and the Local: Saint Paul’s African American Community Celebrates the Cuban Revoluation of 1898 |
Rachleff, Peter |
History |
Felicia Johnson |
The historical memory of slavery, emancipation, and reconstruction: Bringing new scholarly insights into public education and community discussion |
Robertson, Raymond |
Economics |
Vidarith Chan |
Do factories that buy Better Factories Cambodia reports improve their working conditions? |
Smith, Laura |
Geography |
Erin Daly |
Gentrification in America’s best biking city |
2014
Faculty |
Department |
Student |
Title |
Aanonsen, Lin |
Biology |
Moshele, Puleng |
Spinal PSA-NCAM Modulation of BDNF and its Receptor in a Model of Inflammation in Mice |
Aanonsen, Lin |
Biology |
Filipavicius, Modestas |
Continued Exploration of the Role of Spinal PSA-NCAM in a Model of Inflammation in Mice |
Brisbois, Ronald |
Chemistry |
Putka, Grace |
Synthesis of 1-Substituted-5-Ethynyl-1,2,3-Triazoles |
Chatterjea, Devavani |
Biology |
Landry, Jasmine |
Effects of Inflammatory Signal Blockade on Increased Nerve Growth and Mast Cell Abundance Associated with Persistent Vulvar Pain |
Haiman, John |
Linguistics |
Nevitt, Drew |
V/2 in Germanic: Common Origin, or Convergence? |
Hanson, Christy |
International Studies |
Shumaker, Chloe |
Reaching the Unreachable: Linking Poverty Reduction, Social Protection, and Tuberculosis Care Services in Kenya |
Hanson, Christy |
International Studies |
Mansour, Omar |
Design of a Diagnostic Algorithm(s) for Tuberculosis in Refugee and Migratory Settlement Camps |
Harris, Duchess |
American Studies |
Short, Lucy |
The Human Computer Project |
Heyman, James |
Physics & Astronomy |
Boldin, Alexandra/Johlas, Hannah |
Characterization of Nanomaterials for Thermoelectrics |
Heyman, James |
Physics & Astronomy |
Lupu-Gladstein, Noah |
Characterization of Nanomaterials for Thermoelectrics (2) |
Miller, Brendan |
Physics & Astronomy |
Hagen, Cedric |
Characterizing Stellar Coronal Activity and Exoplanet Mass Loss |
Monson, Jamie |
History |
Yang, Jingjing |
Chinese Farmers in Tanzania & Zambia: The Construction of Knowledge from the 1960s to the Present |
Montgomery, Mary |
Biology |
Waltman, Michael |
RNA-Mediated Mechanisms of Repeat-Induced Gene Silencing |
Montgomery, Mary |
Biology |
Miller, Nicole |
RNA-Mediated Mechanisms of Repeat-Induced Gene Silencing |
Moseley, William |
Geography |
Lee, Zhe Yu |
Agricultural Commercialization and Changing Land Tenure Arrangements: Implications for South Indian Farmer Livelihoods |
Ortega, Marcos |
Biology |
Ramsey, Djoser/Olmon, Milan |
Structural and Biochemical Studies of Viral Assembly |
Overman, Andrew |
Classics |
Gibson, Irene |
Global Perceptions: Jordanian Student and Faculty Perceptions of Americans |
Phadke, Roopali/Manning, Christie |
Environmental Studies |
Queenan, Gabby |
Making It Personal: Diversity and Deliberation in Saint Paul Climate Adaptation Planning |
Rogers, Raymond |
Geology |
Howes, Bolton |
Characterizing a Cryptic Terrestrial Sequence Boundary in the Upper Cretaceous Two Medicine Formation of Montana |
Smith, Laura/Addona, Victor |
Geography/MSCS |
Mar, Nicholas |
How Climate Affects the Success of Major League Baseball Players |
Solis-Garcia, Mario |
Economics |
Xie, Yingtong |
Mismeasured GDP, Business Cycles, and the Informal Sector |
Trudeau, Daniel |
Geography |
Lebowitz, Amy |
Urban Ecology and the Family: Exploring the Connection Between Yard Management, Family Relationships, and the Health of Local Waters |
Trudeau, Daniel/Pratt, Katie |
Geography |
Sylvestre, Emily |
Sustainability from Below: Urban Fishing, Local Environmental Knowledge, and Environmentalism on the Margins |
Waters, Harry |
Theatre & Dance |
Stark, John |
The Tempest – Franconia Island |
West, Sarah |
Economics |
Martin, Bryan |
Will Congress Ever Increase the Federal Gasoline Tax? Using State Legislator Voting Behavior to Understand Willingness to Increase Gasoline Taxes |
2015
Professor |
Department |
Student |
Purpose |
Boyer, Sarah |
Biology |
Coblens, Michelle and Shoemaker, Kenji |
Documenting the Diversity and Behavior of Daddy Long-Legs at Macalester’s Katharine Ordway Natural History Study |
Boyer, Sarah |
Biology |
Jay, Katya |
Understanding the Diversity and Evolution of Australia’s Rainforest Arachnids |
Burgund, Darcy |
Psychology |
Peng, Wei |
Recognizing Faces of Different Races: Where Do We Look? |
Bush, Susan |
Biology |
Cowan, Aidan |
Natural Variation of Envrionmental Response Genes in Tomato and Arabidopsis, with a Focus on Aluminum Stress |
Chatterjea, Devavani |
Biology |
Boo, Beebie |
Effect of Mss Cell Depletion in Chronic Allergy-Driven Pain |
Davis, Mark and Anderson, Mike | Biology | Boyer, Andrew | Investigating a Novel Invasion Mechanism in European Buckthorn in a Minnesota Oak Woodland |
Ding, Liang | Economics | Yi, Chunyu | Algorithm Trading and Stock Market Quality |
Erickson, Gary | Art & Art History | Bendtsen, Maja and Klajbor, Emma and Sadiku, Egzon | The Science and Aesthetics of Printing on Clay |
Halverson, Thomas | Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science | Lucas, Gagnon | Bases of McKay Centralizer Algebras |
Hanson, Christy | International Studies | Carray, Mariah | Guidelines for the Use of Government Social Protection Modalities to Support the Health of the Poorest |
Heyman, James | Physics & Astronomy | Lupu-Gladstein, Noah | THz Spectroscopy of Novel Thermoelectric Materials |
Jackson, Bret | Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science | Yang, Jenweil and Koo, Oliver | Supporting Exploratory Visualization of Multidimensional Data Using Anchored Multitouch Gestures |
Kordela, Kiarina | German and Russian Studies | Wallace, Molly | Apocalypse Now: Economy, Ecology, Immortality |
Ortega, Marcos | Biology | Kirchmeier, Andrew-Kemal | Structural and Biochemical Studies of Viral Assembly |
Phadke, Roopali and Manning, Christie | Environmental Studies | Bardaglio, Ivy and Sousa, Jared | Ready & Resilient: Climate Preparedness in Saint Paul, MN |
Rachleff, Peter | History | Mielke, Luke | “Movers of History”: Black Leadership in Minnesota Hotel Unions |
Smith, Laura | Geography | Moody, Paige | Sustainability of the Twin Cities Sharing-Economy |
Smith Laura, and Trudeau, Dan | Geography | Klein, Joe | The Geography of Single-Family Housing Teardowns in the Twin Cities |
ter Veldhuis, Tonnis | Physics & Astronomy | Weiland, Ari | Quantum Stability of Electromagnetic Knots |
Weber, Wendy | Political Science | Mendelsohn, Rebecca | Preventing Intimate Partner Violence Among Teens and Young Adults: Best Practices in Local School Curricula |
Ziegelmeier, Lori | Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science | Ulmer, Marcus | Pattern-Forming Natural Systems |