Committee on Research

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STUDENT RESEARCH DAY: May 1, 2001

International Lounge--Hunt Union--2:30-6:15

We, the Committee on Research, are proud to showcase one of the specialties the College at Oneonta has to offer: original research conducted by undergraduate students in collaboration with caring faculty. You are invited to listen and participate as students give both oral presentations and poster sessions highlighting their research projects.

PROGRAM

2:30 Poster sessions

3:00 Dr. F. Daniel Larkin, Interim Provost

3:15 Sensory Diminution and Substitution: Seeing the World as a Dog
Faculty: Dr. Don Allison, Dennis Higgins
Students: Sammie Lam, Yanshao Luan

3:25 Tracking without Wires: Interacting with a Virtual World without Encumbrances
Faculty: Dr. Don Allison., Dennis Higgins
Student: Didier Arango

3:35 Hand Painted Photographic Murals
Faculty: Charles Winters
Students: Justine Sefcik, Vincent M. Papandrea

3:45 Meltwater Properties and Lake Basin Bathymetry, Sheridan Lake, Sheridan Glacier, AK: a Companion Study With Tsiu Lake, Bering Glacier, AK
Faculty: Dr. P. Jay Fleisher
Student: Evan Mankoff

4:00 BREAK to view posters

4:30 Study of the Output Characteristics of a Continuous CO2 Laser
Faculty: Dr. Sunil Labroo
Students: Daniel Logue, Richard Gray

4:40 Transportation Induced Motion Sickness and Sleepiness In K-16 Students
Faculty: Dr. Lawrence T. Guzy
Students: Donna Calabrese, Sheryl Goldberg, Lisa Putnam, Christina Zuill

4:50 Use of Bioinformatics Tools in the Analysis of Proteins Encoded by the Neighbor of the Cytochrome c Oxidase IV Gene in Vertebrates
Faculty: Dr. Nancy J. Bachman
Student: Craig M. Scott

5:00 "Saraca": a Study Into the Mind of Living With Our Ancestors
Faculty: Dr. Donald Hill
Student: Justin Barrera

5:15 Dr. Alan B. Donovan, President

5:20 Guest Presentation: Jason Pelton, College at Oneonta Alumnus and Hydogeologist, "A Student/Faculty Research Grant Jump Started My Career"

5:45-6:15 Poster Sessions

POSTER SESSIONS

Clashes in Political Ideology: The Foundations of Anglo/Mexican Conflict in Colonial Texas, 1820-1832
Faculty: Dr. Thomas D. Beal
Student: Michael S. Armstrong

Reading and Republican Motherhood: An Examination of Popular Fiction in the Early Republic, 1790-1825
Faculty: Dr. Thomas D. Beal
Student: Amanda M. Deloff

The Savanna as a Cultural Resource for Textile Design Inspiration
Faculty: Dr. Annacleta Chiweshe
Student: Hera Gnanadorai

Gastric Activity and Anxiety Sensitivity
Faculty: Dr. Peter A. Di Nardo
Student: Aimee Ellsworth

Meltwater Properties and Lake Basin Bathymetry, Tsiu Lake, Bering Glacier, AK: a Companion Study With Sheridan Lake, Sheridan Glacier, AK
Faculty: Dr. P. Jay Fleisher
Student: Michael Senglaub

An Investigation of the Magnus Force Using Digital Video Techniques
Faculty: Dr. Paul French
Students: Magdalena Nowicka, Michael Cornell, Steve Stewart, Colleen Wells, Luis Concha

An Examination of Female College Students' Choice of Nontraditional or Traditional Careers
Faculty: Dr. Cynthia Miller
Student: Lisa Putnam

An Examination of the Relationship Between Gender and Humor
Faculty: Dr. Cynthia Miller
Students: Marianne Grassi, Tricia Sleasman

Exploring Internet e-Business Programming Technologies
Faculty: Dr. James W. Ryder
Student: Minta S. Royster

Infrared Interface to Tom's Tool to Aid Motor Impaired User's in Reading
Faculty: Dr. James W. Ryder
Student: Walter V. Romero

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Members of the Committee on Research, Spring semester 2001: Dr.Achim Koeddermann (Chair), Nancy Cannon (Secretary) (coordinators of the Student Research Day May 1);  Dr. Kamala Mahanta, Dr. Hugh Gallagher (Treasurer), Dr. Bill Wilkerson (Webmaster).

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