Twenty-seven students have been selected as 2009 University Fellows for this summer, in a program that allows them to receive funding while conducting research with a faculty partner.

This is the tenth year of the program. The 2009 University Fellows, their faculty mentors, and descriptions of their projects, as possible, are:

Praveen Chatani '10 Neuroscience major from Montego Bay, Jamaica The Novel Use of CeO2 Nanoparticles to Reduce Ischemic Brain Injury Faculty sponsor: Joe Erlichman, biology. Named Fellow: Phelps Family University Fellow	P. Alex Comeau '11 Fine arts major from Essex, NY PAC: Becoming Brand Identity an Experiential Grassroots Marketing Campaign with Nothing to Sell Faculty Sponsor: Amy Hauber, fine arts. Named Fellow: MacKay University Fellow	Craig Conroy '10 English major from Sharon, MA Experimentation with the Novel Faculty Sponsor: Pedro Ponce, English. Named Fellow: Kohlberg Student Fellowship; Dennis Richey ’74, Walter H. Baumhoff University Fellow
Keilly Cutler '10 Global studies major from Dover, MA Zones of Production: The Emergence and Evolution of Special Economic Zones in China Faculty Sponsor: Anne Csete, history. Named Fellow: Daniel F. ’65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellow	Lauren Drozynski '11 Economics major from Syracuse, NY Is Bribery Efficient? An Extensive Look Into Corruption and Preventative Measures Faculty Sponsor: Natalia Ovchinnikova, economics Named Fellow: Ferguson Family, Kathryn Fraser Mackay Memorial University Fellow	Dorothea Ehrhardt '10 Music major from Manhasset, NY Franz Schubert's Schwanengesang: An Integrated Approach to Performance Faculty Sponsors: Barbara Phillips-Farley and Barry Torres, music. Named Fellow: Daniel F. ’65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellow
Kaitlyn Evans '10 Biology major from Worcester, VT How will Climate Change Affect the Adirondacks Boreal-Adapted Bird Species? An examination of dispersal capabilities and genetic isolation in the Boreal Chickadee Faculty Sponsor: Susan Willson, biology. Named Fellow: Piskor Family University Fellow	Jessica Fuller '10 Conservation biology and French major from Nairobi, Kenya An investigation of the effects of mercury on the offspring of the northeastern walleye fish (Sander vitreus) from a polluted and non-polluted area on the St. Lawrence River Faculty Sponsor: Brad Baldwin, biology. Named Fellow: Thompson-Weatherup Family Charitable Foundation University Fellow	Alyssa Halton '11 English major from Locke, NY Product of my Childhood: The Memory - Identity Nexux Faculty Sponsor: Bob Cowser, English. Named Fellow: Donald K. Rose University Fellow
Kristin Harrington '10 Neuroscience major from West Townsend, MA Using Fluorescence Imaging to Determine Whether Caenorhabditis elegans TRP-1 Channels are Opened by Ca2+ Store Depletion Faculty Sponsor: Ana Estevez, biology. Named Fellow: Donald K. Rose University Fellow	Phuong Le '10 Economics major from Hanoi, Vietnam Nature versus Nurture: The economic and social impacts of conservation in the Adirondack Park on local communities Faculty Sponsors: Brian Chezum and Catherine Boulatoff, economics. Named Fellow: Daniel F. ’65 and Ann H.Sullivan University Fellow	Ryan Littlefield '10 Chemistry major from Tupper Lake, NY Assessing the Viability of Copper 9-Metallacrown-3 Complexes as Dye Sensitizers for Solar Cells Faculty Sponsor: Neil Law, chemistry. Named Fellow: Donald K. Rose University Fellow
Christopher Lundberg '10 Chemistry major from Darien, CT Coordination Chemistry Investigations of Novel Platinum(II)-Lanthanide(III) 15-Metallacrown-5 Complexes and Prospective use as an MRI Contrasting Agent Faculty Sponsor: Neil Law, chemistry. Named Fellow: Daniel F. ’65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellow	Peterson Maina '10 Biochemistry major from Mombasa, Kenya Umeop is not the only transcription factor that recruits Histone Deacetylase Complex (HDAC) Rpd3p onto the Saccharomyces cerevisiae's genome under conditions that mimic nutrient starvation Faculty Sponsor: Emily Dixon, chemistry. Named Fellow: Eric S. Smith ’30 University Fellow	Bupe Mazimba '11 Economics and global studies major from Lusaka, Zambia Microcredit: Zambia's Salvation? Faculty Sponsor: Bob Blewett, economics. Named Fellow: Chris Koski ’79 Honorary University Fellow
Brendon Miller '10 Biology major from South Colton, NY The influence of matrix-metalloproteases (MMPs) on intestinal development during tadpole metamorphosis Faculty Sponsor: Alex Schreiber, biology. Named Fellow: Susan ’66 and John Johnson University Fellow	David Mosher '10 Geology major from Canajoharie, NY The Geochemistry of New York State Gas Bearing Shales Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Chiarenzelli, geology. Named Fellow: Linus R. Gilbert University Fellow	Casey O'Brien '11 Global studies major from Charlotte, VT A Selective Analysis and Comparison of the Conception of Natural Rights in Western and Islamic Traditions Faculty Sponsor: Alan Draper, government. Named Fellow: Daniel F. ’65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellow
James Perconti '10 Mathematics and computer scinece major from Rochester, NY Discovering New Pipelining Abstraction Mechanisms Faculty Sponsor: Ed Harcourt, mathematics, computer science and statistics. Named Fellow: Jack and Sylvia Burry, Eric S. Smith ’30 University Fellow	Alyssa Pirinelli '10 Chemistry major from North Tonawanda, NY Synthesis of 1,3-Dioxaboroles and Studies of their Possible Suitability as Dienophiles in Inverse Electron Demand Diels-Alder Cycloadditions Faculty Sponsor: Larry French, chemistry. Named Fellow: Stradling, Lorna A. Ness University Fellow	Sean Regan '10 Geology and environmental studies major from Horseheads, NY The Hermon Gneiss of the Adirondack Lowlands and Potential Implications for Constraining Movement Along the Carthage-Colton Mylonite Zone Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Chiarenzelli, geology. Named Fellow: Donald K. Rose University Fellow
Martin Sarov '10 Economics and computer science major from Bulgaria Real-Time Simulation of Light Scattering by Dust Particles in a Darkened Room Faculty Sponsor: Richard Sharp, mathematics, computer science and statistics. Named Fellow: Donald K. Rose, Phelps Family University Fellow	Timothy Senter '10 Chemistry major from Gastonia, NC Synthesis of Novel N-cyanoguanidine Analogs of Transient Receptor Potential Vanillin Type-1 Receptor Antagonists: Impact of Incorporation of D-Region Binding Sites Faculty Sponsor: Larry French, chemistry. Named Fellow: Stradling University Fellow	Somphone Sonenarong '11 Mathematics major from Bristol, CT Air Attack on Laos: A Study of Cold War Military Intervention in Laos Faculty Sponsor: Donna Alvah, history.
Hillary St. John '10 Biology and chemistry major from Concord, NH Investigating the Relationship between Hox Gene Expression and Body Axis Development in the Marine Bryozoan Membranipora membranacea Faculty Sponsor: Mike Temkin, biology. Named Fellow: Chris Koski ’79 Honorary University Fellow	John Vari '12 English major from Norwood, NY Cinematic Conversations: Character Identification in Voiceover Narrated Films Faculty Sponsor: Stephen Papson, sociology. Named Fellow: Susan ’66 and John Johnson University Fellow	Caitlin Welch '10 Biology and French major from Syracuse, NY The Effect of Aging on Human Olfactory Ability Faculty Sponsor: David Hornung, biology. Named Fellow: Donald K. Rose University Fellow

Posted: April 16, 2009