April 9, 2002

Contact: Barbara Schowen, Honors Program, (785) 864-4614.

49 undergraduates receive research awards for summer projects

LAWRENCE -- Forty-nine University of Kansas students are conducting projects this summer with undergraduate research awards for the summer 2002 term.

Five students received J. Michael Young Undergraduate Research Awards, given to the top five proposals from students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. They received $1,450 each to conduct their research. Forty-four students received undergraduate research awards providing $1,250 each for their research.

The awards are from special funds made available by the College, the provost's office and KU's General Research Fund. Their purpose is to support original, independent research by undergraduates from the Lawrence campus. The awards are administered by KU's Honors Program.

Selection criteria included the student's academic record, ability to complete the proposed research project, the project's potential contribution to knowledge and the educational value of the research to the student. Applicants also provided recommendations from faculty sponsors and other faculty members familiar with their work and proposals.

Students receiving awards, their parents' names and home addresses, their research project titles and their faculty advisers are (J. Michael Young Undergraduate Research Awards recipients are identified; all others received Undergraduate Research Awards):

DOUGLAS COUNTY
From Lawrence
Jill Tisdale, senior in visual art education and painting, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Tisdale, 777 Hilltop Drive; "A Study of Light in Photography and Painting," Earl Iversen, associate professor of design.

Jonathan Tramba, senior in architecture, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Tramba, 3617 Parkview Court; "Parc de la Villette: A Contemporary Urban Park Case Study," Paolo Sanguinetti, assistant professor of architecture.

From Lecompton
Matthew Lewis, junior in printmaking, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Lewis, 336 N. 1925 Road; "Holography: An Exploration into the Third Dimension," Cima Katz, professor of art.

JOHNSON COUNTY
From Leawood
Megan Migliazzo, junior in liberal arts and sciences, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Migliazzo, 2405 W. 124th Terrace; "Difference in Semantic Processing of Verbs in Children and Adults: Electrophysiological Evidence," Ruth Atchley, assistant professor of psychology.

From Lenexa
Alan Dibos, sophomore in physics and mathematics, son of Heidi Dibos, 12310 W. 99th Terrace; "An Investigation of the Diffusion of Thallium and Mercury Cations in Mercury-Based Superconductors Synthesized Via a Novel Caution Exchange Process," Judy Wu, associate professor of physics and astronomy.

From Overland Park
Rachel Bernard, junior in linguistics, daughter of Sharon Bernard, 850 Highland Drive, Apt. 3; "Concept of Word Formation Among Montessori Children," Clifton Pye, associate professor of linguistics.

Kathleen Korphage, senior in metalsmithing and jewelry and African and African-American studies, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mel Korphage, 9807 W. 100th Terrace; "A View of Tanzania," Jon Swindell, associate professor of design.

Shau-Yu Judy Yu, senior in physics, computer engineering and astronomy, daughter of Elizabeth Y F Chu, 10343 Alhambra; "Ion-Neutral Chemistry in Titan's Upper Atmosphere," Thomas Cravens, professor of physics and astronomy.

From Prairie Village
Christopher Delap, junior in psychology and human development, son of Lynda Delap, 8021 Dearborn; "Measure of Locus of Control for Children: Comparision of Two," Yo Jackson, assistant professor of human development and family life.

From Shawnee
Michael Frisbie, senior in computer science, son of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Frisbie, 6510 Long Circle; "Modifications of Linux Interrupt Processing to Support Real-Time Scheduling," Douglas Niehaus, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science.

From Spring Hill
Grant Nichols, junior in biology, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Nichols, 23228 Waverly Road; "Methylene Lysine: A Modified Form of Lysine, Which May Be Produced in Response to Oxidative Stress," Erik Floor, associate professor of molecular biosciences.

CRAWFORD COUNTY
From Pittsburg
Sarah Scott, senior in French, political science and mathematics, daughter of Nancy Scott, 706 Normal St.; "Le femme Senegalaise: Explorant les refrains et les contrastes de la femme en Afrique avec les femmes allegoriques et actuelles de la France," Fiona McLaughlin, assistant professor of African and African-American studies.

ELLIS COUNTY
From Hays
Brian Baumrucker, junior in chemical engineering, son of Steve and Nancy Baumrucker, 3721 Country Lane; "Mathematical Modeling of Pressure Swing Adsorption," Kenneth Bishop, professor of chemical and petroleum engineering.

Erik Sultzer, senior in painting, son of Mr. and Mrs. De Sultzer, 1319 E. 30th St.; "The Search for the Absolute," Cima Katz, professor of art.

JEFFERSON COUNTY
From Perry
Jarad Mellard, senior in biodiversity, ecology and evolutionary biology, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Mellard, 1250 Lecompton Road; "The Roles of Initial Conditions and Resource Supply on Community Assembly," Bryan Foster, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.

LEAVENWORTH COUNTY
From Leavenworth
Brendan Cope, junior in microbiology, son of James Cope, 722 Deerfield; "Investigation of SH-2 Association to ICAM-1," Stephen Benedict, associate professor of molecular biosciences.

MCPHERSON COUNTY
From Galva
Ian Lewis, junior in engineering physics, physics and mathematics, son of Loretta Lewis, 1284 23rd Ave.; "Algorithms for the Numerical Simulation of Stochastic Processes and Solutions to Stochastic Calculus," Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, professor of mathematics.

NEMAHA COUNTY
From Sabetha
Kelly Flentie, sophomore in microbiology, daughter of Robert and Nancy Flentie, 369 Parkview Drive; "Mutational Analysis of the C-terminus of IpaC," William Pickering, associate professor of molecular biosciences.

PAWNEE COUNTY
From Larned
Andrew Giessel, junior in biochemistry and computer science, son of Tom and Sheryl Giessel, Rt. 1, Box 102; "The Development of a Suite of Bioinformatics Software to Examine Structural and Functional Protein Relationships," Mark Richter, associate professor of molecular biosciences.

RENO COUNTY
From Hutchinson
Bradley Lewis, senior in history and political science, son of Neal Lewis, 4102 Brigadune Drive; "Republican President and the Federal Role in K-12 Education from World War II-Present," Burdett Loomis, professor of political science.

REPUBLIC COUNTY
From Belleville
Kiley Larson, senior in communication studies, philosophy and psychology, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thayne Larson, 1325 U.S. Highway 36; "Nonverbal Communication in Online Contexts: Is There a Gender Difference?"

SALINE COUNTY
From Salina
Jesse Atwell, senior in astronomy, son of Linda German, 2218 Edgehill Road; "Diffusion Phenomena in Hard Sphere Systems and Granular Gases," Jeffrey Olafsen, assistant professor of physics and astronomy.

SEDGWICK COUNTY
From Wichita
Benjamin Burgert, junior in biology, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Burgert, 5724 Kentford Circle; "The Influence of Epidermal Trichomes on Photosynthetic Gas Exchange in an Epiphytic Bromeliad," Craig Martin, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.

Christopher Domen, senior in psychology, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Domen, 2805 N. Edwards; "Hemispheric Asymmetry of the Dual-route Model: An Event Related Potential Study," Ruth Ann Atchley, assistant professor of psychology. (J. Michael Young Undergraduate Research Award)

Kevin Kohlstedt, junior in engineering physics, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Kohlstedt, 8202 Champions; "Stick-Slip Dynamics of an Array of Particles," Jeffrey Olafsen, assistant professor of physics and astronomy.

Alexa McDermott, senior in organismal biology and Spanish, daughter of Cindy McGilvrey, 1050 N. Denmark; "Digestive Modeling of the Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas, in Baja California, Mexico: Patterns of Intake and Transit Time," David Alexander, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.

Joshua Meyers, junior in mathematics and physics, son of Evan Meyers, 254 N. Gleneagles Court; "Neutrino Simulations and Analysis," David Besson, associate professor of physics and astronomy. (J. Michael Young Undergraduate Research Award)

Katie Mitchell, senior in Spanish and chemistry, 2451 Longwood Circle; "Theoretical and Computational Analysis of Oxygen-binding Biologically Inspired Molecular Systems," W.H. Thompson, assistant professor of chemistry.

Sarah Smarsh, senior in creative writing and news and information, daughter of Jeannie Getz, 3147 Keywest Court; "My Grandmother: A Biography," Tom Lorenz, associate chair in English.

Jacob Woltersdorf, senior in computer engineering, son of Mitchell Woltersdorf, 2305 Pepper Ridge Circle; "Extending KURT-Linux for Multi-Processor Computer Systems," Douglas Niehaus, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science.

SHAWNEE COUNTY
From Berryton
Emily Magee, junior in organismal biology, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Magee, P.O. Box 8; "A Noninvasive Method for Measuring Xylem Tensions," Craig Martin, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.

From Topeka
Benjamin Bammes, sophomore in computer science and physics, son of Eugene and Ruth Bammes, 9544 S.W. 45th St.; "Deciphering Phase Information in Non-Linear Gravitational Clustering," Adrian Melott, professor of physics and astronomy.

Susan Banks, junior majoring in biology, daughter of Robert and Jennifer Banks, 4001 S.W. 19 St.; "Characterization of Potential Receptors for kirre and irreC During Muscle Formation in Drosophilia Embryos." Victoria Corbin, associate professor of molecular biosciences.

Claire Hagen, sophomore in history, daughter of Ken and Martha Hagen, 1525 N.E. 39th; "Quindaro's Legacy," Jonathan Earle, assistant professor of history.

Yilan Shen, senior in psychology and mathematics, son of Jian Cheng Jin, 2744 S.W. Villawest Drive, #102; "The Image of the ëModel Minority' Put on Trial," Lawrence Wrightsman, professor of psychology.

From Wakarusa
Jason Shea, sophomore in physics, son of Donald and Elaine Shea, 538 S.E. 93rd St.; "Exploration and Measurement of the Strong Coupling Constant," David Besson, associate professor of physics and astronomy.

SUMNER COUNTY
From Belle Plaine
Justin Ward, junior in English and computer science, son of Alan Ward, 454 N. Hydraulic Road; "Music Decomposition Using the Haskell Programming Language," Perry Alexander, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science.

ARKANSAS
From Heber Springs
Shalyn Gilbreath, junior in geography, daughter of Kathleen Gilbreath, 1310 Lynn; "Mental Maps: Perceptions of Community in Lawrence, KS," Barbara Shortridge, assistant professor of geography.

CALIFORNIA
From Fresno
Ashley Meagher, junior in microbiology, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Meagher, P.O. Box 28487; "The Analysis of the Promoter Region of Walleye Dermal Sarcoma Virus (WDSV)," Sandra Quackenbush, assistant professor of molecular biosciences.

COLORADO
From Parker
Rebecca Haas, junior in economics and mathematics, daughter of Larry and Margaret Haas, 10310 Rowlock Way; "The Ins on the Outs: The Opinion of EU Member States on Those Applying for Admission," Phil Schrodt, professor of political science.

NEBRASKA
From Lincoln
Cory Doolittle, senior in engineering physics and music, son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Doolittle, 4236 Ridgeview Drive; "Internal Instrument Pressure Produced by and Volumetric Capacity in the Wind Musician," Jeffrey Olafsen, assistant professor of physics and astronomy.

From Omaha
Kevin Hinegardner, senior in ceramics and sculpture, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Keller, 7180 N. 82nd Plaza; "A Fusion of Clay and Metal," David Vertacnik, associate professor of design.

NEW MEXICO
From Truth or Consequences
Hannah Reynolds, sophomore in organismal biology and French, daughter of Matthew and Susan Reynolds, 1000 Locust; "Pathogenicity of Esovopisis," Cameron Currie, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. (J. Michael Young Undergraduate Research Award)

NORTH DAKOTA
From Colfax
Joseph Pull, senior in history and political science, son of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Pull, 6280 173th Ave. S.E.; "British Opinion and the Spanish Civil War, 1936-39," Victor Bailey, professor of history. (J. Michael Young Undergraduate Research Award)

OKLAHOMA
From Norman
Sarah Feldt, junior in physics and mathematics, daughter of Andy and Jan Feldt, 1818 Logan Drive; "Orbits of a Macroscopic Particle Within a Drive Hyperbolic Boundary," Jeffrey Olafsen, assistant professor of physics and astronomy.

From Stillwater
Mark Simpson, senior in political science, son of Gary Simpson, 1706 Westridge; "A Congressional Election in a Time of Partisan Parity," Burdett Loomis, professor of political science.

OREGON
From Portland
Courtney Miller, senior in architecture, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Miller, 9785 N.W. Leahy Road; "Restructuring Western Housing Design for Native American Communities in the Pacific Northwest," Raymond Pierotti, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and environmental studies. (J. Michael Young Undergraduate Research Award)

EL SALVADOR
From San Salvador
Miguel Ramirez, junior in genetics, son of Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Ramirez, Calle Y Colonia 510 Cas 6; "Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) to Synthesis of Novel Polymeric Gene Delivery Vehicles," Paul Hanson, associate professor of chemistry.

MEXICO
From Torreon Coahui
Ayala Alvar, freshman in environmental studies and political science, son of Luis Alfonso Ayala Amezquita, Nogal 665; "Mexico's Foray into Federalism," Charles Stansifer, professor of history.