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Contents
Notes from the Collaborative
A Note from the Collaborative Director
Collaborative Opportunities
Research & Academic Travel Funding Opportunities
Collaborative Research Showcase
2011 Summer-Fall Collaborative Grants Awards
Snapshot of Summer-Fall Collaborative Grants
Student-Faculty Development Endowment Fund Award Recipients
McNair Scholars Presentations
Student Profiles
United Nations New York Trip
Sponsor: Dr. Gratzia Villarroel
VanSchyndel & Hill-Soderlund
Important Dates
Mar. 19, 2012 Collaborative Summer-Fall Grant applications due
Mar. 29-31, 2012 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)
Apr. 20, 2012 Collaborative Continuation Grant applications due
May 4, 2012 Student Academic Travel Grant and Attendee Grant applications due
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Student-Faculty Development Endowment Fund Award Recipients
The Office of Faculty Development and The St. Norbert
Collaborative is pleased to announce that fifteen student-faculty learning
partnership teams are receiving Student-Faculty Development Endowment Fund
awards in the amount of $1,000.00 for the 2011-2012 academic year:
Mr. Brandon Fox, Sophomore Computer Science Major
Dr. Ravi Agarwal, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
- Support for a project to develop an iOS application to help
K-12 teachers in the classroom. The
application will be created in Objective C programming language using Xcode
integrated development. A formal
research paper will be submitted for publication at the 14th
International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, HotMobile
2013.
Mr. Derek Harrington, Senior Computer Science Major
Dr. Ravi Agarwal, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
- Support for a project to develop a GUI application that will
convert excel prototype into a portable software tool. Objective C programming will be used to put
this methodology into practice. The
results will be presented at the Information Systems/Business Strategies
conference in February, 2012.
Ms. Sarah Lottes, Senior Biology Major
Dr. David Bailey, Assistant Professor of Biology
- Support for a project to investigate the effects of
increased corticosterone levels on memory function and the levels of calbindin
on zebra finches. Calbindin expression
will be examined in tissue samples from the finches. The results will be submitted to a behavioral
society conference in 2012.
Ms. Yekaterina Makeyeva, Sophomore Biology Major
Dr. David Bailey, Assistant Professor of Biology
- Support for a project to identify
the relationship between the amounts of estrogen and VGLUT in neuronal cells of
zebra finches; specifically those associated with memory. Brain tissue will be labeled and quantified
for levels of VGLUT in untreated brain tissue to serve as a control for the
relationship in conjunction to the quantification of treated tissues. Results will be interpreted within the
laboratory at St. Norbert College.
Mr. Jordan Kabat
Dr. Linda Cook, Assistant Professor of Music
- Support for a project to produce, typeset, and edit hand
written music materials and convert them into the SIBELIUS program. The results will be performed by the brass
ensemble, and the completed works will also be published.
Ms. Shanna Dennis, Junior Biology Major
Dr. Russ Feirer, Associate Professor of Biology
- Support for a project to test the effects of resveratrol,
DFML, and DenSpm on cancer and non-cancerous cell lines. Non-cancerous cells will be a main focus of
the project; it is hypothesized that these compounds will have no effect on
normal cells and induce apoptosis on only cancerous cell lines. The results will be presented at the American
Association of Cancer Research in April, 2012.
Ms. KateLyn White, Junior Biology and Psychology Major
Dr. Russ Feirer, Associate Professor of Biology
- Support for a project to test the effects of resveratrol and
DCA on glucose metabolism of cancer and non-cancerous cell lines. It is hypothesized that treating cancerous
cells will result in a drop of glucose metabolism while non-cancerous cell
lines should be unaffected and maintain a constant level of glucose being
metabolized. Results of this project
will be presented at the American Association of Cancer Research in April,
2012.
Mr. Billy Fischer, Senior Geology Major
Dr. Tim Flood, Professor of Geology
- Support for a project to study and characterize the nature
of the mega-crystals of hornblende rocks in the Wausau area. A Scanning Electron Microscope with a SEM-EDS
will further quantify the hornblende’s chemical makeup. The results of this project will be presented
to the Institute on Lake Superior Geology.
Ms. Viktoriya Zotova, Junior Economics Major
Dr. Wolfgang Grassl, Associate Professor of Business
Administration
- Support for a project to study the factors that determine
foreign university choice among Bulgarian students. A research model will be constructed and data
will be gathered electronically through questionnaires. The results will be submitted for publication
in an academic journal in May 2012.
Ms. Sandra Payan, Junior Sociology Major
Dr. Sabine Hyland, Associate Professor of Anthropology
- Support for a project to study the female roles and gender
symbolism of the ritual dancers in the neo-Aztec Kalpulli Ketzal
Coatlicue. Ethnographic observations in
the field will be compiled and analyzed in an attempt to learn more about this
growing Mexican and Mexican-American religious tradition. The results from this study will be used to
produce an academic article in the spring.
Ms. Megan King, Senior Sociology Major
Ms. Olivia Poepping, Junior Sociology Major
Dr. Jamie Lynch, Assistant Professor of Sociology
- Support for a project to study the influence of college
major on social and health issues and how these interact with other variables
of interest like age, sex, and socioeconomic status. The results of this project will be used to produce
a research paper to be presented at St. Norbert College, and the study hopes to
provide new information about the ways in which SNC impacts the lives of its
students.
Ms. Lauren Robbins, Senior Economics Major
Dr. Lawrence McAndrews, Professor of History
- Support for a project to study the history of
internationalization in American higher education and determine its impacts on
General Education, United States history courses, and the relationship between
the two. The results of this project
will be utilized at St. Norbert College to better develop the General Education
program. Results will further be used to
produce a conference paper and journal article for publication in the spring of
2012.
Mr. Caesar Cai, Senior Mathematics Major
Dr. Kevin Murphy, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
- Support for a project to study the parametrization of the
Koch Curve. Working with the two
dimensional Koch curve, the team will classify the points and write formal
proofs for the Koch curve. The results
of this project will be used to produce a paper to be submitted to the Pi Mu
Epsilon Journal in February, 2012.
Mr. Matt Rooyakkers, Sophomore Chemistry Major
Dr. Cynthia Ochsner, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- Support for a project to investigate the structural analog
of Modafinil and its inhibitory capabilities on the human dopamine transporter
expressed in embryonic kidney cells. A
rotating disk electrode voltammetry will be used to determine how the analog
inhibits the transporter. The results
will be used to produce a paper for publication in the Journal of Neuroscience
and will also be presented at a conference.
Mr. Robert Schadrie, Senior Accounting Major
Mr. Matthew Van Lanen, Senior Accounting Major
Dr. Amy Vandenberg, Assistant Professor of Business
Administration
Mr. Jason Haen, Instructor of Accounting
- Support for a project to conduct a cost-benefit analysis on
the projected total costs of an accounting undergraduate college
education. The results of this study
will benefit students at St. Norbert College as it takes a focus on this
institution. The results of this study
will be presented at the AARBI conference in January of 2012.
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