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Twenty-four students have been selected as 2011 University Fellows for this summer, in a program that allows them to receive funding while conducting research with a faculty partner.

This is the twelfth year of the program. The 2011 University Fellows, with their project titles and faculty partners' names, are below.

Sarah Baver '12 Mount Vernon, NH Philosophy Major Asian Studies, Religious Studies Minors The Existential Zombie Faculty sponsor: Jennifer Hansen Named Fellow: Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	Nicole Beers '13 Schroon Lake, NY Biology Major Speaking of Smells: The Relationship Between the Verbal Description of Odors and Memory Recognition Faculty sponsor: David Hornung Named Fellow: Donald K. Rose University Fellowship and Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	Amy Callahan '13 Syracuse, NY English Major Olfactory Memory: Averted Faculty sponsor: David Hornung Named Fellow: Walter H. Baumhoff University Fellowship and Chris Koski '79 Honorary University Fellowship
Nicole Carnevale '12 Cranston, RI Government/ Philosophy Major Asian Studies Minor Family Court Proceedings, Cases and Reform: A Comparative Study Between Providence, RI and St. Lawrence County Faculty sponsor: Alan Draper Named Fellow: Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	Ting Chen '12 Elmhurst, NY Economics Major The Competitive Advantages of the International Retailers and Its Impacts on the Consumerism of the Emerging Middle Class in China Faculty sponsor: Robert Blewett Named Fellow: Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	James Curro '12 Londonderry, NH Mathematics/ Economics major Statistics and Computer Studies Minors NHL Statistical Analysis on Expected Value of Players Faculty sponsors: Ed Harcourt & Michael Schuckers Named Fellow: Lorna A. Ness University Fellowship, Kathryn Fraser Mackay University Fellowship and Dennis Richey '74 University Fellowship
Philip Evangelista '13 Liverpool, NY History Major Education and German Minors Keeping a National Identity: Latvian Displaced Persons in the Post World War II Era Faculty sponsor: Elun Gabriel Named Fellow: Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	Jasmin Garcia '12 Glendale, NY Sociology Major The Cycle of Health Disparities in Low-Income Communities Faculty sponsor: Karen O'Neil Named Fellow: Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	Gary Gilmond III '12 St. Albans, VT Neuroscience Major Chemistry Minor Can Ceria Oxide Reduce Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms Through Blockage of Inflammasome Formation in Macrophage Cells? Faculty sponsor: Karin Heckman Named Fellow: MacKay University Fellowship
Bonnie Govoni '13 Windsor, CT Geology Major Calcareous Green Algae and Carbonate Sediment Production in (sub)Tropical Lagoons, San Salvador Isolated Platform, Bahamas Faculty sponsor: Antun Husinec Named Fellow: Dr. J. Mark Erickson Geology University Fellowship, Alumni Geology University Fellowship and the Piskor Family University Fellowship	Andrew Hayes '13 Avon, NY Biochemistry Major Rational Design and Synthesis of a Stabilized Glucose/Galactose Binding Protein Using Computational Analysis Faculty sponsor: Matthew Skeels Named Fellow: Ferguson Family University Fellowship and Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	Ryan Horn '12 Copenhagen, NY Biology Major Effects of an Anti-Cancer Compound (EGCG) as a Selective Inhibitor of Intestinal Development in Xenopus Laevis Faculty sponsor: Alexander Schreiber Named Fellow: Eric S. Smith '30 University Fellowship and Piskor Family University Fellowship
Allysa Houle '13 Childwold, NY Biology Major Chemistry Minor Assessment of Mercury Levels in Tree Swallows Living Near Wetlands and Surrounding Bodies of Water in the St. Lawrence River Valley Faculty sponsor: Carol Cady Named Fellow: Donald K. Rose University Fellowship	Nicholas Hugh '12 Rochester, NY Government/ English Major Negotiating with the Enemy: Is South Korea's Foreign Policy Effective Toward North Korea? Faculty sponsor: Grace Huang Named Fellow: Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	Shelley Kandola '13 Plympton, MA Computer Science Major Simple and Efficient Compact Graph Generation Faculty sponsors: Lisa Torrey and David Kratzmann Named Fellow: Jack and Sylvia Burry University Fellowship and Phelps Family University Fellowship
Jeremy Moulton '12 Winthrop, NY Mathematics Major Education Minor Literature Review and Methodology for Analysis of the Outcomes of K-12 Home Schooling Faculty sponsor: Donna Kennedy Named Fellow: Donald K. Rose University Fellowship	Elle Rathbun '12 Plattsburgh, NY Neuroscience Major Chemistry and English Minors Novel Application of Cerium Nanoparticles in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis Faculty sponsor: Joe Erlichman Named Fellow: Donald K. Rose University Fellowship	Edward Richter '12 Genoa, NY Biology Major Chemistry Minor Ecology of Disturbed Soil Mosses Faculty sponsor: Karl McKnight Named Fellow: Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship
Jennifer Thomas '12 North Sutton, NH English/French Major; Education Minor Faulkner's Neology Faculty sponsor: Paul Graham Named Fellow: Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	Louis Trzepkowski '13 Boiling Springs, PA Chemistry Major Biology and Music Minors Synthesis of Piperine Analogues as Possible Analgesics via Action at TRPV1 Faculty sponsor: Larry French Named Fellow: Robert L. Stiles P'71 University Fellowship and Phelps Family University Fellowship	Jasmine Wallace '13 Hamilton, NY English Major "When Suddenly a Lovely Princess Stood Before Him:" Exploring the Animal-Human Transformation Fairy Tale Faculty sponsor: Caroline Breashears Named Fellow: Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship
Caitlin Ward '12 Niantic, CT Conservation Biology Major The Effectiveness of Mid-Season Haying in Maintaining Grassland Bird Populations in the North Country Faculty sponsor: Susan Willson Named Fellow: Thompson-Weatherup Family Charitable Foundation University Fellowship and Piskor Family University Fellowship	Emily Westcott '12 Brockport, NY Sociology Major; Gender and Sexuality Studies Minor Professor Perceptions: A Qualitative and Quantitative Examination of Faculty and Staff Perceptions of Students at St. Lawrence Faculty sponsor: Leah Rohlfsen McManus Named Fellow: Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	Rachel Yalowich '12 Cheektowaga, NY Biochemistry/ Sociology Major Tracking Changes of the Composition of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Green Lake Using High Density Oligonucleotide Microarrays Faculty sponsor: Lorraine Olendzenski Named Fellow: Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship

Posted: April 15, 2011

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