12th Annual
Student Research Colloquium
April 8-9, 2004 |
To Encourage, Highlight, and Support Scholarship Among Undergraduates at Berry College
Poster Presentations
1st Place Overall
“Classical Conditioning and Social Learning as a Potential Sheep Management Tool”
by Heidi Keen
Mentor : George Gallagher, Animal Science
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2nd Place Overall
“Potential of Milorganite® to Control Browsing Damage by White-Tailed Deer on Planted Chrysanthemums”
by Regina Wilkerson
Mentor : George Gallagher, Animal Science
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1st Place Research Design
“Synthesis of a Isotopically-Labeled Tyrosine Derivative”
by Rusty Nicovich
Mentor : Andrew Bressette, Chemistry
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2nd Place Research Design
“Presence of Terpenes in Certain Evergreens ”
by Faith Waldrop
Mentor : Larry McRae, Chemistry |
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1st Place Oral Presentation
“Examining Differential Genes Expression between Morphotypes of the Giant Freshwater Prawn”
by Bethany Tate and Ginny Rae Parker
Mentor : Michael Morgan, Biology
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2nd Place Oral Presentation
“Wax as a Deterrent to Nest Box Use by Paper Wasps”
by Amanda Watkins
Mentor : Reneé Carleton, Biology
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1st Place Originality
“Thermodynamics Determined by Visible Spectroscopy, a Physical Chemistry Lab”
by Ricky Escobar
Mentor : Ken Martin, Chemistry
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2nd Place Originality
“Effect of Temperature and Humidity on Nest Box Selection by Eastern Bluebirds”
by Melanie Belk
Mentor : Reneé Carleton, Biology
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1st Place Appearance
“Quantifying Changes in Metabolite Pools as a Function of Elevated CO 2 and Water Stress in Red Oak Seedlings”
by Micah Munden
Mentor : Pat Tomlinson, Biology
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2nd Place Appearance
“Effects of Fence Orientation on White-Tailed Deer Behavior”
by Kelly Perdue
Mentor : George Gallagher, Animal Science
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Oral Presentations
1st Place Overall
“Characterization of a Peri-domestic Site as Related to the Reservoir Host Population Density, Parasite Prevalence, and the Dissemination of Infectious Materials”
by Elizabeth Carson
Mentor : Chris Hall, Biology
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1st Place Scientific Merit
“Epidemiological Survey for T. Cruzi among Individuals in Georgia Considered at High Risk for Exposure”
by Jordan Allem
Mentor: Chris Hall, Biology
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2nd Place Scientific Merit
“An Ecological and Bioacoustical Study of Eastern Coyotes ( Canis latrans ) at Berry College ”
by Justin Edge and Jessica Foley
Mentors: Chris Mowry, Biology, and Steve Benzel, Mathematics
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1st Place Communication
“National Book Swap, LLC”
by Robert Swarthout and Rebecca Juneau
Mentors: Janna Johnson, Computer Science, and Paula Harveston, Management
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2nd Place Communication
“The In Vitro Effectiveness of Solanum spp.-derived Plant Alkaloids as Anti-trypanosomal Compounds and their Potential as Chemotherapeutic Agents”
by Traci Hobby
Mentor: Chris Hall, Biology
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