Fall 2004 and Spring 2005 Scholars
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Beckman Scholars Program |
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Brigid Crowley |
Chemistry
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| Mentor: | Trevor Douglas, Chemistry | ||||
| Project: | Chemical modification of heat shock protein for application in drug delivery | ||||
| Shane Mangold Columbia Falls |
Biochemistry
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| Mentor: | Mary Cloniger, Chemistry | ||||
| Project: | The energetic and binding affinity of Monomeric concanavalin A to Mannose-functionalized
dedrimers |
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NCUR/Lancy Scholars Program |
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| Lori Anne Anderson Stayton, OR |
Business Management
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| Mentor: | Cliff Montagne, Land Resources & Environmental Sciences | ||||
| Project: |
Bioprospecting in Yellowstone National Park: Legal and economic implications |
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| Darla Cadman Tendoy, ID |
Biochemistry & Horticulture
Landscape Design |
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| Mentor: | Trevor Douglas, Chemistry | ||||
| Project: |
Probing the stability of Sulfolobus-turret icosahedral virus (STIV) |
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| Rebecca Elder Hettinger, ND |
History (SETS)
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| Mentor: | Gordon Brittan, Philosophy | ||||
| Project: |
Bioprospecting in Yellowstone National Park: Scientific possibilities and social ramifications |
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| Mackenzie Parker Colstrip |
Biochemistry
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| Mentor: | Trevor Douglas, Chemistry | ||||
| Project: |
The xxidation of Fe(II) and biomineralization of Fe203 in ferritin from the Hyperthermophilic
archaeon phyrococcus furiosis |
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| Ryan Parsons Wenatchee, WA |
Philosophy
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| Mentor: | Gordon Brittan, Philosophy | ||||
| Project: |
Ethical implications of patenting organisms discovered by bioprospecting in Yellowstone National Park |
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| Katharine Schultz Moretown, VT |
Environmental Biology
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| Mentor: | Bill Inskeep, Land Resources & Environmental Sciences | ||||
| Project: | Isolation of naturally Hydrocarbon-degrading Thermophiles from Yellowstone's geothermal
system |
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| YungBen Yelvington Billings |
Philosophy & Chemistry
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| Mentor: | Sanford Levy, History & Philosophy | ||||
| Project: | The contrarian ethics of Bioprospecting | ||||
Undergraduate Scholars Program |
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| Ingrid Abrahamson Homer, AK |
Geology
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| Mentor: | Mark Skidmore, Earth Science | ||||
| Project: | Microbial life in the Mount St. Helens crater ice body | ||||
| Mir Anwar |
Biotechnology
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| Mentor: | Mark Young, Plant Sciences | ||||
| Project: | PCR-based Amplification of hemispherical fragments of the STIV genome | ||||
| Jeanne Bloom Missoula |
Nursing
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| Mentor: | Clarann Weinert, Nursing | ||||
| Project: | Telephone technical support for the women to women project | ||||
| Lindsey Browne Butte |
Biomedical Science
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| Mentor: | Uvidelio Castillo, Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology | ||||
| Project: | Study of secondary metabolites produced by Streptomycetes species and their biological activity | ||||
| Christian Caruso Bozeman |
Biological Sciences
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| Mentor: | Lisa Graumlich, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences | ||||
| Project: |
Reconstructing historic avalanche activity in Glacier National Park using tree-rings |
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| Mark Clark Wilsall |
Biochemistry
Plant Biotechnology |
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| Mentor: | Mike Giroux, Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology | ||||
| Project: | Screening of SGP mutants to increase starch variation |
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| Kim Codding Bozeman |
Sociology
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| Mentor: | Jason Clark-Miller, Sociology/Justice Studies | ||||
| Project: | Foster care adoption in Montana | ||||
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Marc Courteau |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Mentor: | Charles Kankelborg, Physics | ||||
| Project: | Shutter mechanism |
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Chandra Denherder |
Cell Biology
Neuroscience |
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| Mentor: | Christa Merzdorf, Cell Biology and Neuroscience | ||||
| Project: | Characterization of ziel target genes | ||||
| Jennifer Detwiler Ronan |
Geology
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| Mentor: | Todd Feeley, Geology | ||||
| Project: | The extent of plutonic inclusion disaggregation in the 1980-1986 dacitic Mount St. Helens eruptive products | ||||
| Peter Doelger Casper, WY |
French
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| Mentor: | Ada Giusti, Modern Languages | ||||
| Project: | An assessment of French humanitarian organizations | ||||
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Dustin Dunkle |
Computer Engineering
Computer Science |
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| Mentor: | Joseph Shaw, Electrical & Computer Engineering | ||||
| Project: | Measurement of laser light Ssattering from honeybees | ||||
| Brian Edwards West Hartford, CT |
Land Resources
Environmental Sciences |
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| Mentor: | Brian McGlynn, Land Resources & Environmental Sciences | ||||
| Project: | Groundwater-surface water in alpine-valley transition | ||||
| Julie Elser Ennis |
Plant Biotechnology
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| Mentor: | Luther Talbert, Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology | ||||
| Project: | Identification of single Nucleotide polymorphisms in bread sheat and its ancestors |
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| Alison Enos Glendive |
Biomedical Sciences
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| Mentor: | Gath James, CBE | ||||
| Project: | Response of biofilm to toxic gas exposure | ||||
| Jenny Folsom Valdez, AK |
Sociology
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| Mentor: | Steven Swinford, Sociology | ||||
| Project: | Recalculation of GDI | ||||
| Philip Fox Fargo, ND |
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| Mentor: | Luther Talbert, Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology | ||||
| Project: | Identifying secondary solid-stem micro satellite markers in wheat | ||||
| Aimee Hafla Cohagen |
Animal Science
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| Mentor: | Andreas Fischer, Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology | ||||
| Project: | Relating nitrate levels, forage quality, and yield in annual hay barleys | ||||
| Todd Johnson Great Falls |
Biochemistry
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| Mentor: | Christa Merzdorf, Cell Biology and Neurosciences | ||||
| Project: | Does Opal act as an activator or repressor of transcription? | ||||
| Ann Jones Lynchburg, VA |
Nursing
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| Mentor: | Clarann Weinert, Nursing | ||||
| Project: | Telephone technical support for the women to women project |
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| Jesse King Casper, WY |
Marketin
Psychology |
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| Mentor: | Dave Snepenger, College of Business | ||||
| Project: | Motivations across spectrums of tourism places | ||||
| Matt Kirkpatrick Great Falls |
Biotechnology
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| Mentor: | David Sands, Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology | ||||
| Project: | A nutrabiotic spproach to lysine dupplementation of plant-based feeds for rainbow
trout |
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| Jordan Knudsen |
Anthropology
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| Mentor: | Jack Fisher, Sociology and Anthropology | ||||
| Project: | Archaeological analysis and comparison of prehistoric lithics of the Bridger Mountain Range | ||||
| Ashley Lehman Helena |
Biology
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| Mentor: | Florence Dunkel, Entomology | ||||
| Project: | Exploration of the current pharmacopia of Mali and recommendation for additional appropriate
antimicrobial material to be evaluated for pest management motential |
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| Benjamin Losby La Crosse, WI |
Physics
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| Mentor: | Galina Malovichko, Physics | ||||
| Project: | ENDOR investigation of potassium miobate (KNbO3) and furnace designs |
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| Eric Marshall Kremlin |
Marketing
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| Mentor: | Dave Snepenger, College of Business | ||||
| Project: | Motivations across spectrums of tourism places | ||||
| Amy Martin Bozeman |
Chemical Engineering
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| Mentor: | Garth James, Chemical Engineering | ||||
| Project: | Screening plant extracts for biofilm inhibition | ||||
| Shawn McGlynn Billings |
Chemistry
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| Mentor: | John Peters, Chemistry and Biochemistry | ||||
| Project: | Formulation and investigation or structure and kinetic studies generate hypotheses
regarding the mechanism of 2-ketoprpyl-ConezumeM oxidoreductase/carboxylase (2-KPPC)
from Xanthobacter strain y2 |
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| Katie Newell Roundup |
Biomedical Studies
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| Mentor: | Roger Bradley, Cell Biology and Neuroscience | ||||
| Project: | Role of TAF1 in early embryonic development |
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Cole Peebles |
Civil Engineering
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| Mentor: | Robert Mokwa, Civil Engineering | ||||
| Project: | Engineering characteristics of RAP/aggregate blends | ||||
| Robert Petersen Billings |
Physics/Math
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| Mentor: | Galina Malovichko, Physics | ||||
| Project: | EPR and ENDOR analysis and characterization of defect structures in Lithium niobate and Lithium tantalite doped with iron and manganese | ||||
| Lacey Raymond Wisdom |
Health and Human Development
Family Science |
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| Mentor: | Ramona Baden, Health and Human Development | ||||
| Project: | Can feminist frameworks be organized on an ideological continuum? |
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| Francoise Saurage Sheridan, WY |
English Literature
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| Mentor: | Melody Zajdel, English | ||||
| Project: | Inducting Cajun women into third world feminism: An examination of feminist fheory,
literature, and orality |
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| Andrew Schumacher Great Falls |
Biology
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| Mentor: | Roger Bradley, Cell Biology and Neuroscience | ||||
| Project: | The role of dhick protocadherin 821 in the early dorsal root ganglia |
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| Leah Shama Deadwood, SD |
Cell Biology
Spanish |
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| Mentor: | Dana Rshid, Cell Biology and Neuroscience | ||||
| Project: | Involvement of TAF1SS and NF-protocadherin in early development | ||||
| Todd Simones Plymouth, NH |
Political Science
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| Mentor: | Jerry Calvert, Political Science | ||||
| Project: | Yellowstone National Park snowmobile film project | ||||
| Jamie Stolba Belgrade |
Psychology
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| Mentor: | Mentor: Mike Babcock, Psychology | ||||
| Project: | Manipulation of Excitory amino acid carrier (EAAC1) in hippocampus rats using antisense
knockdown strategy |
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| David Steppler Lambert |
Cell Biology
Neuroscience |
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| Mentor: | Robin Gerlach | ||||
| Project: | Influence of co-contaminants and natural organic matter on the reduction of 2, 4, 6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT), Chromium (VI) and Carbon tertrachloride by zero-valent iron | ||||
| Rianon Tiensvold Frenchtown |
Electrical Engineering
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| Mentor: | Joseph Shaw, Electrical & Computer Engineering | ||||
| Project: | Data processing for airborne lidar measurements of cutthroat trout at Yellowstone
Lake |
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| Jennifer Watts Alexandria, MN |
LRES Analysis & Management
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| Mentor: | Jeanne Briggs, Plant Sciences | ||||
| Project: | Biology of a perennial violet-A potential plant nursery weed |
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| Tyson Woods Hamilton |
Microbiology
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| Mentor: | Sandra Halone | ||||
| Project: |
Micoarray analysis of the IFN-y response genes in wild-type and AIGTP Murine astrocyten-microbiology |
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