Carleton Summer 2008 Research

In summer 2008, fifty three students did research with Carleton faculty in six science and math departments. Our HHMI grant supported twenty (20) of these students who were mentored by 17 Carleton faculty. Another 33 students were supported by Carleton College and external sources (private foundations and government agencies including NSF and NIH).

Research Funded by HHMI (20 students)

 

• Biology: Dr. David Hougan-Eitzman Insect Host-Plant Location (1 student)
• Biology: Prof. Mark McKone Vegetation change in a restored tallgrass prairie (1 student)
• Biology: Prof. Amy Moore Effect of COX-2 inhibition on cytochrome P450 aromatase gene expression in mouse brain (1 student)
   
• Biology: Prof. Jennifer Wolff Finding new regulators of sex-specific neurogenesis in C. elegans(1 student)
• Biology: Prof. Stephan Zweifel Detection of Genetic Variation in the Symbiotic Fungus of Leaf-cutting Ants (Atta cephalotes) Through Microsatellite Identification (1 student)
• Chemistry: Prof.Joe Chihade Locating sites of protein-RNA interaction of metazoan mitochondrial alanyl-tRNA synthetases (1 student)
• Chemistry: Prof.Will Hollingsworth Photodissociative Pathways of Mn2(CO)10 in the Region Around 350nm Resulting from Multiphoton Ionization (1 student)
• Chemistry: Prof. Daniela Kohen Studying the behavior of CO2 within zeolites: atomistic simulations (1 student)
• Computer Science: Prof.Amy Csizmar Dalal Measuring the Quality of User Experience with Video Streams over the Internet in Real Time (2 students)
• Computer Science: Prof.David Liben-Nowell (2 students)
• Mathematics: Prof.Laura Chihara Water Quality: Baseline Sediment Survey Statistical Analysis of a Statewide Survey of Minnesota Lake Sediments (2 students)
• Physics and Astronomy: Prof.Cindy Blaha Emission-line Study of Local Group Galaxies(1 student)
• Physics and Astronomy: Prof.Nelson Christensen Underground Environmental Measurements To Determine Suitability for a Third Generation Gravitational Wave Detector (1 student)
• Physics and Astronomy: Prof. Melissa Eblen-Zayas Exploration of possible charge density wave in rare earth diantimonides (1 student)
• Physics and Astronomy: Prof.Arjendu Pattanayak Understanding the Quantum-Classical Transition for Open Non-linear Systems (1 student)
• Physics and Astronomy: Prof.Joel Weisberg Pulsar Research (1 student)
• Psychology: Prof.Julie Neiworth Perceptual testing of an Autistic Model and Cooperation Studies in Tamarins (1 student)

Julie Neiworth

Cindy Blaha

Arjendu Pattanayak

Nelson Christensen

Melissa Eblen-Zayas

Joel Weisberg

Research Funded by Other Sources (33 students)

• Biology: Profs.Susan Singer (2 students) & Jennifer Wolff (1 student) & Dr. David Hougan-Eitzman (1 student)
• Chemistry: Profs.Joe Chihade (4 students),Deborah Gross (4 students),Gretchen Hofmeister (2 students),Will Hollingsworth (1 student), &Daniela Kohen (2 students)
• Computer Science: Profs.David Musicant (2 students) &David Liben-Nowell (3 student)
• Geology: Prof.Cam Davidson (1 student)
• Physics/Astronomy: Profs.Cindy Blaha (1 student),Nelson Christensen (2 students), Melissa Eblen-Zayas (2 students), andArjendu Pattanayak (1 student)
• Psychology: Prof.Julie Neiworth (4 students)

Cam Davidson

Dave Musicant