Summer 2008 Project Descriptions
2008
Anthropology
Archaeological research
Lucy Johnson
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2008
Astronomy
Structure of Star-Forming Galaxies in the Early Universe
Debra Elmegreen
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The Vassar Observatory Fast Imaging Spectrograph
Fred Chromey
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A Spectroscopic Study of the Structure of the Milky Way
Allyson Sheffield
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2008
Biology
Immune evasion genes of poxviruses
David Esteban
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Bioinformatic assessment of genes expressed early in development and in adult neurons.
Kathleen Susman
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Expression of PTL-1::GFP in Caenorhabditis elegans
Kathleen Susman
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Effect of nutritive condition on disease susceptibility in amphibians
Erica Crespi
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Characterizing phagosomal proteases
Bill Straus
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Stress response patterns in symbiotic anemones exposed to sub-optimal environmental conditions.
Jodi Schwarz
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2008
Chemistry
Covalent Metal-Organic Network Materials for the Immobilization of Homogeneous Catalysts
Joseph Tanski
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Biosynthesis of N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine in Escherichia coli
Teresa Garrett
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Discovering Chemistry Using ab initio Calculations
Changyong Qin
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Synthesis of Peptide-Epoxide Conjugates as Probes for Purification and Imaging of Cysteine Proteases
Jay Carreon
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Studies of the mechanics and structure of microtubules
Zachary Donhauser
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Brownfields in an Urban Watershed
Stuart Belli
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2008
Cognitive Science
Optimizing in mobile robots
Ken Livingston
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Category learning in humans and robots
Janet Andrews
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Evolutionary Biorobotics: Creating Simulated Vertebrates to Test Adaptation Hypotheses
John Long
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2008
Computer Science
Generative Synthesis of Role-Playing Computer Games
Thomas Ellman
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