2007
Undergraduate Research
Summer Institute Symposium
September 26, 2007
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Main Building, Villard Room
| 3:00 |
Introductory Remarks
Ronald A. Sharp, Dean of the Faculty
Joseph Tanski, URSI Assistant Director |
| 3:15 |
Students’ Oral Presentations on Summer Research |
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Virginia Engel, Vassar College ’07 and Prof. John Long
The Equation of a Whale:
A Biomechanical Model of Steady Swimming |
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Tessa Solomon-Lane, Vassar College ’08 and Prof. Erica Crespi
Environmental Sex Determination In Fish:
The Roles of Social Interactions and Stress |
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Josh de Leeuw, Vassar College ’08 and Prof. Ken Livingston
Less is More: Autonomous Learning in Mobile Robots |
| 4:15 |
Keynote Address |
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Blinded By the Light: How to Bend, Stretch and
Break Bonds Without Effort |
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Dr. Gerard Parkin
Professor of Chemistry, Columbia University |
| 5:15 – 6:45 |
Poster Sessions on Summer Research |
| 7:00 – 8:30 |
Dinner for URSI Fellows and Faculty |
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