The 16th Annual Scientific Research Colloquium was held at Berry College in April, and nearly 80 math and science majors presented posters or gave oral presentations. The two-day Colloquium was held in concert with the college-wide student scholarship symposium. The students’ presentations were judged by faculty of the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, and awards were presented during a research banquet that was held the evening of April 23rd. Following the banquet, Dr. Thad Starner of Georgia Tech gave a lively presentation in the Science Lecture Hall on “Wearable Computing.”

Awards for Paper Presentations

Overall Best Paper Presentation!   Stephanie Bettis
“Crystal Structures of Substituted Phenolates”

Originality: Holly Wilson
“Differential Gene Expression between Mictic and Amictic Populations of Rotifers”

Most Effective Communication: Timothy Margrave
“Science Majors’ Beliefs about the Nature of Science”

Scientific Merit: Sarah Earl
“Measurement of Silver Nanoparticles on Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate Surfaces”

Second Place: Sam Posey
“Vertical Transmission of Type I and Type IIa Isolates of Trypanosoma cruzi from the Southeastern United States in BALB/c Mice”

Best Research Design: Crystal Smitherman
“Computational Modeling of Knotted Molecules”

Awards for Poster Presentations

Overall Best Poster Presentation!   Stephanie Jinright
“Thermal Unfolding of Cytochrome C in Crowded Conditions”

Originality: Trey Gafnea, Jordan Lundy, and Ashley Milam
“Effect of 48-hour Calf Removal in Conjunction with a Common Estrous Synchronization Protocol on Estrous Synchronization, Milk Production and Calf Performance”

Second Place: Kayleen Elsbree
“Glucometer Monitoring of Enzymatic Reaction of Lactase with Purified Lactose”

Best Research Design: Sunan Zhang
“Hormesis in Low Frequency Magnetic Fields for Drosophila melanogaster”

Second Place: Jennifer Blalock, Glenn Cassell, Evan Lane
“Short-term effects of Restoration Burning and Herbicide Treatment on Aboveground Biomass and Tree Community Structure in a Relict Mountain Longleaf Pine Ecosystem”

Best Appearance: Chelsea Cyktich
“Modified Electrodes for the Detection of Glucose”

Second Place: Ryan Oosthuysen, David Saunders, Shawn Regan,
Carly Turner, Paula Carlisle, and Whit Marbut
“Using Radio Telemetry and GIS to Monitor Coyote Ranging Patterns”

Best Oral Presentation of Poster: Stephanie Tucker
“Voltametric Investigations of Cytochrome C”

Second Place: Lindsay Hixson
“Benzene Formation in Soda”

Award Posters

Stephanie Jinright	Trey Gafnea
Kayleen Elsbree	Sunan Zhang
Jennifer Blalock and Glenn Cassell	Chelsea Cyktich
Carly Turner and David Saunders	Stephanie Tucker
Lindsay Hixson	More Photos of the Poster Session (Coming Soon)
For inquiries about the 2008 presentations or for information about the Scientific Research Colloquium planned for April 2009, send email to mans@berry.edu