2016
Biology
Pathways and Patterns of Plant Chemistry During Decomposition
Stephen Peters-Collaer ’17, Patrick Susman ’17, and Lynn Christenson (Biology)
Pathways and Patterns of Plant Chemistry During Decomposition
Patrick Susman ’17, Stephen Peters-Collaer ’17, and Lynn Christenson (Biology)
Bean Beetle Heritability Estimates Using Fecundity From Callosobruchus maculatus
Deanna Havey ’18 and Mary Ellen Czesak (Biology)
Examining the Role of vps26 in Drosophila Oogenesis
Rebecca Starble ’17 and Nancy Pokrywka (Biology)
Examining Turtle-Nest Predator Foraging Behaviors and Depredation Rates Using Simulated Turtle Nests
Katie Voegtlin ’18, Allegra Davis ’18, Marvin Corleto ’19, and Marshall Pregnall (Biology)
American Chestnut as a Management Strategy for Vine-Dominated Light Gaps in Temperate Forests
Jessie Prutisto-Chang ’18, Addison Tate ’17, and Meg Ronsheim (Biology)
Resource Allocation in the Andromonoecious Plant Polanisia dodecandra ssp. dodecandra
Jeremy Middleman ’18 and Mark Schlessman (Biology)
Phenotypic Plasticity in a Neotropical Treefrog: Predator-Induced Morphologies Vary Due to Evolutionary Background of D. ebraccatus Tadpoles
Annie Innes-Gold ’18, Phoebe Reuben ’17, Hubert Szczygiel ’18, and Justin Touchon (Biology)
Behavioral Variation in Response to Predation Risk in a Neotropical Tadpole
Phoebe Reuben ’17, Annie Innes-Gold ’18, Hubert Szczygiel ’18, and Justin Touchon (Biology)
Quantifying Variation in Reproductive Mode Plasticity in Dendropsophus ebraccatus
Hubert Szczygiel ’18, Anne Innes-Gold ’18, Phoebe Reuben ’17, and Justin Touchon (Biology)
Reclassification and Mapping of the Forest Communities on the Vassar Ecological Preserve
Dylan Finley ’17, Fate Syewoangnuan ’18, Keri VanCamp (Field Station and Ecological Preserve), and Jamie Deppen (Environmental Cooperative)
Chemistry
Interfacial Properties of Two-dimensional CdS/Graphene Nanocomposites
Austin Atsango ’18, Reid Smith ’18, and Leah Isseroff Bendavid (Chemistry)
Investigating the Elongated Cell Phenotype of Escherichia coli Overexpressing the Lysophospholipase PldB
George R. Georgiou ’18 and Teresa Garrett (Chemistry)
Characterization of the Catalytic Mechanism of AT1g78690p Acyltransferase Activity
Saparja Nag ’17 and Teresa Garrett (Chemistry)
Construction of Escherichia Coli PldB Mutants to Investigate its Catalytic Mechanism
Katharine Sworden ’19 and Teresa Garrett (Chemistry)
Characterizing the Stereochemistry of the Headgroup-Acylated Phospholipid Acyl Phosphatidylglycerol in Escherichia coli
Ciara Tomlinson ’18 and Teresa Garrett (Chemistry)
Cognitive Science
Does Contrast or Comparison Help More? The Role of Learning Mode and Category Type
Schuyler deVos ’17 and Janet Andrews (Cognitive Science)
Does Neural Network Modularity Enhance Evolvability in Robots?
Cognitive Science and Biology
Jonathan Snyder ’18, David Wallach ’17, and Xiaoqing Xu ’18, Ken Livingston (Cognitive Science), Nick Livingston (Biology), John Long (Cognitive Science & Biology), Jodi Schwarz (Biology), and Collaborators (University of Vermont): Josh Bongard and Anton Bernatskiy
Does Neural Network Modularity Enhance Evolvability in Robots?
Cognitive Science and Biology
Ben Tidswell ’18, Mackenzie Little ’17, Meghan Willcoxon ’18, Ken Livingston (Cognitive Science), Nick Livingston (Biology), John Long (Cognitive Science & Biology), Jodi Schwarz (Biology), and Collaborators (University of Vermont): Josh Bongard and Anton Bernatskiy
Computer Science
Making Robots Smarter: A Dynamical Model for Goal-Directed Behavior
Thao Nguyen ’18, Theresa Law ’18, Eric Aaron (Computer Science) and John Long (Cognitive Science & Biology)
Constraint-Based Control of Computer Games
Julia Holgado ’17 and Tom Ellman (Computer Science)
A Web Service Infrastructure for Language Processing Application Development
Alexandru Mahmoud ’18, Sule Marshall ’18, and Nancy Ide (Computer Science)
Interoperability Framework for Wearable Sensing Devices
Alexandra Alcántara ’17, Nathaniel Green ’17, Macall McQueen ’17, Jason Waterman (Computer Science)
Earth Science and Geography
Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure at Vassar College
Elise Chessman ’18, Mary Ann Cunningham (Geography), and Alistair Hall (Sustainability)
Mathematics and Statistics
The Turaev Genus of Torus Knots with Small Braid Index
Kaitian Jin ’18, Eli Polston ’18, Yanjie Zheng ’18, and Adam Lowrance (Mathematics and Statistics>)
Physics and Astronomy
High Redshift Galaxy Morphology in the Hubble Space Telescope Frontier Fields
Brittany Tompkins ’17, Leah Jenks, Colgate University ’17, and Debra Elmegreen (Astronomy)
The Correlation Between HCN/H2O Flux Ratios and Disk Mass: Evidence of Protoplanet Formation
Caitlin Rose ’17 and Colette Salyk (Astronomy)
Spectral Analysis of Protoplanetary Disks
Sara Vannah, Wellesley College ’17 and Colette Salyk (Astronomy)
Effect of Reverberation Chamber Parameters on Sound Field Diffusivity
Craig Pellegrino ’18, Noah Snider ’18, Robert Elizardo ’20, and David Bradley (Physics)
Ultrafast Optical Measurements of Aluminum Films Deposited by Chemical Vapor Deposition
Anthony L. Bartolotta ’18, Samuel A. Gartenstein ’17, Issai A. Torres ’20, Brian Daly (Physics)
Picosecond Ultrasonic Analysis of Surface Acoustic Waves on Patterned Nanostructures
Samuel A. Gartenstein ’17, Anthony L. Bartolotta ’18, Issai A. Torres ’20, and Brian Daly (Physics)
Dynamic Diffraction Analysis of C. elegans
Physics and Astronomy, and Biology
Clara Alivisatos ’17, Miranda Hulsey-Vincent ’19, Jenny Magnes (Physics), and Kathleen Susman (Biology)
Effect of Colored Dyes on Diffraction Patterns of C. elegans
Simone Karuga ’20 and Jenny Magnes (Physics)
Enhancing and Refining Educational Materials for Physics Instruction
Lauren Delgado ’19 and Cindy Schwarz (Physics)
Psychological Science
Neural Circuits of Fear Memory Retrieval Accuracy Over Time
Gabrielle Pollack ’17 and Hadley Bergstrom (Psychology)
Examining the Effect of Changeover Delays on Response Patterning in Pigeons
Kentaro Kaneki ’17 and J. Mark Cleaveland (Psychology)
Alcohol Misuse and Personality Predict Social Connection in College Students
Laura Townsend ’17 and Allan Clifton (Psychology)
The Effects of Self-Reinforcement on Physiological Arousal, Affect, and Willpower
Kimberly Romanoff ’18 and Jannay Morrow (Psychology)
Parent and Infant Effects from a Tummy Time Movement Lesson
Emma Glickman ’18 and Carolyn Palmer (Psychology)
Auditory Fear Conditioning in a Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome (FXS)
Alexander Koo ’18 and Bojana Zupan (Pscyhology)