2007
Anthropology
Archaeological of the Hudson Valley
Alison Goldblatt, James I. O’Neill High School ’08, Claire Webb, Vassar College ’10, Alex Shvonski, Wheaton College ’08, Erin Scott, Colgate University ’09, and Prof. Fred Chromey
2007
Astronomy
Collaborative Monitoring of the Blazar PKS 1749+09
Claire Webb, Vassar College ’10, Alison Goldblatt, James I. O’Neill High School ’08, Erin Scott, Colgate University ’09, Alex Shvonski, Wheaton College ’08 and Prof. Fred Chromey
Galaxy Evolution at Intermediate Redshifts
Max Marcus, Vassar College ’09, Karlen Shahinyan, Wesleyan University ’10 and Prof. Debra Elmegreen
Long-Term Variability of Five Blazars
Alison Goldblatt, James I. OíNeill High School ë08, Claire Webb, Vassar College ë10, Alex Shvonski, Wheaton College ë08, Erin Scott, Colgate University ë09, and Prof. Fred Chromey
2007
Biology
Synthesis of a Biotinylated Probe for Purification and Imaging of Cysteine Proteases
Francis Baffour, Vassar College ’09, Gwen Phillips, Vassar College ’08 and Profs. Jay Carreon and J. William Straus
The Equation of a Whale: A Biomechanical Model of Steady Swimming
Virginia Engel, Vassar College ’08 and Prof. John Long
Effects of Copper-based Anti-Fouling Paint on the Aiptasia Pallida-Symbiodinium Symbiosis
Stephen D. Evans, Vassar College ’08 and Prof. Jodi Schwarz
Behavioral Adaptations to Parasites: Are Wood Rats Using Plant Essential Oils to Control Nest Ectoparasites?
Camille Friason, Vassar College ’09, Michael Higgins, Vassar College ’09 and Profs. Richard B. Hemmes and Edith C. Stout
The Microtubule-Associated Protein, PTL-1, is Involved in the Hatching of Caenorhabditis elegans Eggs and Interacts with mec-7 During Development
Michelle L. Krasny, Vassar College ’09 and Profs. Nancy J.Pokrywka and Kathleen M. Susman
Wendy Leung, Vassar College ’08 and Prof. Erica Crespi
Wendy Leung, Vassar College ë08 and Prof. Erica Crespi
Bioinformatic Assessment of Genes Expressed Early in Development and in Adult Neurons
Amory Meltzer, Vassar College ’09 and Profs. Kathleen M. Susman and Nancy J. Pokrywka
The Effect of Lonicera morrowii on Understory Species at the Vassar Ecological Preserve
Ariel Nelson, Vassar College ’08 and Prof. Margaret L. Ronsheim
Minispindles is Required for Endoplasmic Reticulum Organization During Oogenesis in Drosophila Melanogaster
Anna Payne-Tobin, Vassar College ’08 and Profs. Kate Susman and Nancy Pokrywka
Examination of a Genetic Interaction Between ptl-1 and mec-4 in the Nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans
Tasnim Rahman, Vassar College ’09 and Profs. Nancy Pokrywka and Kathleen Susman
Behavioral and Physiological Mechanisms of Sex Change in the Bluebanded Goby (Lythrypnus dalli)
Tessa K. Solomon-Lane, Vassar College ’08 and Prof. Erica J. Crespi
2007
Chemistry
Characterization and Synthesis of Metal Curcumin Complexes
Aidan Benson, Vassar College ’07 and Profs. Miriam Rossi and Francesco Caruso
Fluorescence Studies of PAHs in Aqueous Solutions Containing Humic Acid and Copper Ions
Alexander Crawford, Vassar College ’09 and Prof. Marianne H. Begemann
Synthesis of a Polymerizable Sulfonated Aromatic Surfactant
John Cubanski, Vassar College ’09 and Prof. Sarjit Kaur
Synthesis of Fluorescent Antipain: A Probe for Proteolytic Enzymes
Samantha Greenberg, Vassar College ’08 and Profs. Sarjit Kaur and J William Straus
Preparation of Covalent Metal-Organic Nano-Porous Network Materials for Heterogeneous Catalysis
Grace Tan, Vassar College ’09 and Prof. Joseph Tanski