Biochemistry
Ethan Loew '13
Topic: "Amplification and expression of a putative metacaspase from the fungus schizophyllum commune"
Advisor: Kristin Fox
Bioengineering
Sean Day '14
Topic: "Mechanical stimulation of a healing fracture callus in a mouse model"
Advisor: Jennifer Currey
Stephen Wendolowski '14
Topic:
Advisor: Jennifer Currey
Biology
Samantha Chevalier '13
Topic: "Removal of hFSHr and caveolin from the cell membrane in order to determine their interactions"
Advisor: Brian Cohen
Samantha Tyler '14
Topic: "Mutagenesis of the putative caveolin binding motif"
Advisor: Brian Cohen
Rebecca Robinson '12
Topic: "Quantifying novelty in U.S. National Park ecosystems: Applying computing to habitat conservation"
Advisor: Jeff Corbin
Lila Azimi '14
Topic: "Fecundity of Prairie Warblers in an early-successional community using radio transmission"
Advisor: Jennifer Bishop
Kaleigh Ahern '12
Topic: "Impact of soil pH on black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis) survival and development"
Advisor: Kathleen LoGiudice
John Carroll '13
Topic: "Impacts of urbanization on the parasite flora of the Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)"
Advisor: Kathleen LoGiudice
Yiqi Gao '15
Topic: "Investigating the longevity of Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) parasite eggs"
Advisor: Kathleen LoGiudice
Emelia Failing '13
Topic: "An integrative hypothesis for the evolution of diversity in color among anoline dewlaps"
Advisor: Leo Fleishman
Todd Wechter '13
Topic: "Tracking the colon through vertebrate history"
Advisor: Nicole Theodosiou
Ankur Shah '13
Topic: "3-D receptive fields of visual neurons in the dragonfly"
Advisor: Robert Olberg
Lauren Wainman '13
Topic: "3-D receptive fields of visual neurons in the dragonfly"
Advisor: Robert Olberg
Adam Bednar
Topic: "Application of a 3-D flying prey simulator for studying flight-control neurons in the dragonfly"
Advisor: Robert Olberg
Son Nguyen '13
Topic: "The cues of mating discrimination and the costs associated with making hybrids between D. athabasca races"
Advisor: Roman Yukilevich
Sonika Raj '13
Topic: "Comparative behavioral and genetic analysis of two cases of incipient sexual isolation within Drosophila athabasca"
Advisor: Roman Yukilevich
Rebekah Williams '15
Topic: "Behavioral isolation between two Asiatic Drosophila subspecies"
Advisor: Roman Yukilevich
Ashley Stamatis '13
Topic: "Effects of various altitudes' oxygen levels in the Northeast on grasshopper respiration, body size and muscle performance"
Advisor: Scott Kirkton
Olivia Townsend '14
Topic: "Effects of altitude on grasshopper body size, locomotory performance and muscle biochemistry"
Advisor: Scott Kirkton
Chemistry
Evan Vanable '13
Topic: "Multiple component reactions: developing novel organo-catalyzed strategies"
Advisor: James Adrian
Paulina Piotrowski '14
Topic: "Identification and isolation of biologically active compounds in Paulownia tomentosa using LC-MS/MS and NMR techniques"
Advisor: Joanne Kehlbeck
Ilyena Kozain '14
Topic: "Analyzing stereoisomerism in limonene and sucrose using polarimetry"
Advisor: Joanne Kehlbeck
David Foreman '13
Topic: "Synthesis, characterization and reactivity studies of transition metal complexes as chemotherapeutic agents"
Advisor: Laurie Tyler
Han Lin '13
Topic: "Synthesis, characterization and anticancer activities of new Co(II), Cu(II), Pt(II) complexes"
Advisor: Laurie Tyler
Terence Fu '13
Topic: "Use of cell-permeable variants of trehalose for the cryopreservation of mammalian cells"
Advisor: Margot Paulick
Faraz Khan '13
Topic: "Use of synthetically-derived, cell-permeable variants of trehalose for the cryopreservation of mammalian cells"
Advisor: Margot Paulick
Caroline Gorka '14
Topic: "Catalytic aerogel materials"
Advisor: Mary Carroll
Stephen Juhl '12
Topic: "Alumina-based aerogels for automotive catalysis"
Advisor: Mary Carroll
Anne Kaminski '14
Topic: "Developing catalytic aerogels"
Advisor: Mary Carroll
Jared Mondschein '14
Topic: "Nanomorphology AFM studies of polyethylene rugby scrum caps"
Advisor: Michael Hagerman
Isaac Ramphal '14
Topic: "Synthesis and Characterization of Graphene/Polyaniline/Laponite Self-Assembled Materials for Potential Applications in Supercapacitors"
Advisor: Michael Hagerman
Erin Waterman '14
Topic: "Mechanochemical Studies of Polyaniline Nanocomposites"
Advisor: Michael Hagerman
Tae Ra Kim '14
Topic: "Kane Chemistry Department summer fellowship"
Advisor: Michael Hagerman
Andrew Ivarson '15
Topic: "iPad app development for use in the chemistry curriculum"
Advisor: Sue Kohler
William Menge '15
Topic: "iPad app development for use in the chemistry curriculum"
Advisor: Sue Kohler
Classics
Shelby Cuomo '13
Topic: "The impact of affairs on political careers in the ancient Roman and modern U.S. governments"
Advisor: Hans-Friedrich Mueller
Computer Science
Chris Leveille '14
Topic: "Wizard of Oz system for the Union Educational Robot"
Advisor: Aaron Cass
Erik Skorina '12
Topic: "Torso and sensors for the Union Educational Robot"
Advisor: Aaron Cass
Emily Houlihan '13
Topic: "Evolutionary fabrication"
Advisor: John Rieffel
Mark Khazanov '15
Topic: "Evolving tensegrity motion"
Advisor: John Rieffel
Andrew Danise '14
Topic: "Situated communication in a collaborative online puzzle game"
Advisor: Kristina Striegnitz
Matthew Marchesani '14
Topic: "Improving object descriptions generated in virtual environments by listening to humans"
Advisor: Kristina Striegnitz
Benjamin Berger '15
Topic: "The Blakerator"
Advisor: Nick Webb
Economics
Cate Degen '14
Topic: "Making Union College more energy efficient"
Advisor: Brad Lewis
Jigme Norbu '14
Topic: "Advisor plan versus clients plan in 401(k)"
Advisor: Tomas Dvorak
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Saem Hur '13
Topic: "Prosody and its effect on lung pressure during speech"
Advisor: Helen Hanson
Michael Williamson '14
Topic: "W2UC: Union College amateur radio repeater"
Advisor: James Hedrick
Vishnu Dosakayala '14
Topic: "GPU-based image reconstruction for ultrasound biomicroscopy"
Advisor: Takashi Buma
J.P. Dumas '14
Topic: "Wavelength agile pulsed laser using an acousto-optic tunable filter"
Advisor: Takashi Buma
Shaun Gordon '13
Topic: "Optical coherence tomography of developing chick embryos"
Advisor: Takashi Buma
Dani Liu '15
Topic: "Optically transparent ultrasonic transducer for optoacoustic arrays"
Advisor: Takashi Buma
Amy Loya '14
Topic: "Multicolor pulsed laser using a large mode-area photonic crystal fiber"
Advisor: Takashi Buma
Ryan Mohr '14
Topic: "One-dimensional optoacoustic array for real-time ultrasound biomicroscopy"
Advisor: Takashi Buma
Daniel Hernandez '12
Topic: "Investigating binary coded excitation sequences for ultrasound biomicroscopy"
Advisor: Takashi Buma
Engineering
Keefe Askin '13
Topic: "Intrinsic characteristics of concrete mixtures containing post-consumer packing foam"
Advisor: Ashraf Ghaly
English
Sam Garson '13
Topic: "William Blake and computational analysis"
Advisor: Andrew Burkett
English/Psychology
Sarah Dean '13
Topic: "Interdisciplinary approach to relational aggression"
Advisors: Linda Stanhope and Jillmarie Murphy
Geology
Dane O'Neil '14
Topic: "Biogeochemical carbon cycling in fluvial systems from bivalve shell geochemistry"
Advisor: David Gillikin
Max Davidson '13
Topic: "Paleoclimate and paleo-environment from bivalve shell geochemistry: Using the modern to understand the past"
Advisor: David Gillikin
Michael Sachs '13
Topic: "Studying lake biogeochemistry to better understand sediment core records for environmental and climate change"
Advisor: David Gillikin
Steven Stangle '14
Topic: "Offline Alkalinity Calculator"
Advisor: David Gillikin
Grace Delgado '14
Topic: "Determining climate variability of the tropics from glacier lakes in the Andes of Peru"
Advisor: Don Rodbell
John Marraffa '13
Topic: "Lacustrine and moraine record of Holocene glaciation in the central Peruvian Andes"
Advisor: Don Rodbell
Benjamn Phippen '14
Topic: "Lacustrine and moraine records of Holocene glaciation in the central Peruvian Andes"
Advisor: Don Rodbell
Kate Kaminski '14
Topic: "A view of volcán Tepetiltic from the inside out"
Advisor: Holli Frey
Meghan Riehl '14
Topic: "Recognizing magma chamber activity through analysis of Plagioclase crystals from Volcan Ceboruco, Nayarit, Mexico"
Advisor: Holli Frey
History
Andrew Griffin '13
Topic: "The history of urban renewal in Schenectady"
Advisor: Andrew Morris
Will Callanan '14
Topic: "Computer Simulation and Virtual History"
Advisor: Steve Sargent
Mathew Hayner '13
Topic: "Computer Simulation and Virtual History"
Advisor: Steve Sargent
Library
Lauren Brown '13
Topic: "From old technology to new: creating an electronic archive of fin-de-siècle North African postcards of Jewish women"
Advisor: Gail Golderman
Mathematics
Daniel Gnoutcheff '13
Topic: "Dimensional representations of hierarchical simple games"
Advisor: Bill Zwicker
Keilah Creedon '14
Topic: "Artifact-free reconstruction of medical imaging information"
Advisor: Jue Wang
Rich French '13
Topic: "Artifact-free reconstruction of medical imaging information"
Advisor: Jue Wang
Ashley Johnston '14
Topic: "Artifact-free reconstruction of medical imaging information"
Advisor: Jue Wang
Amer Khraisat '13
Topic: "Artifact-free reconstruction of medical imaging information"
Advisor: Jue Wang
Mechanical Engineering
Nikolay Garabedian '14
Topic: "Curvature of anterior and posterior aspects of cercopithecoid maxillary canines"
Advisor: Andrew Rapoff
David Carabis '13
Topic: "Design projects for catalytic aerogel materials"
Advisor: Ann Anderson
Justin Rodriguez '11
Topic: "Applications of silica aerogels in drag reduction"
Advisor: Ann Anderson
Thomas Swanton '13
Topic: "Flow through characteristics of catalyzed aerogel materials"
Advisor: Ann Anderson
Robert Wagner '13
Topic: "Redesign and testing of water flow channel"
Advisor: Ann Anderson
Yi Cao '15
Topic: "Testing the Photocatalytic Oxidation Abilities of Titania-Silica Aerogels"
Advisors: Ann Anderson and Mary Carroll
Sarah Bradner '14
Topic: "Investigation of the role of ECM in early S-looping"
Advisor: Ashok Ramasubramanian
Kyra Burnett '13
Topic: "Biomechanics of S-looping: isolated heart culture"
Advisor: Ashok Ramasubramanian
Meagan Carnes '14
Topic: "Exploring the role of mechanical perturbations during cardiac S-Looping"
Advisor: Ashok Ramasubramanian
Kevin Chico '14
Topic: "Exploring the role of mechanical perturbations during cardiac S-Looping"
Advisor: Ashok Ramasubramanian
Jose Madero '14
Topic: "PIV analysis of self-propelling bislugs in a micro channel"
Advisor: Brad Bruno
Gavin Cumming '14
Topic: "Spatial distribution of orthotropic elasticity about a bovine nutrient foramen using microindentation"
Advisor: Andrew Rapoff
Daniel Emmanuel '14
Topic: "Enhancement of solar power systems using reflective surfaces"
Advisor: Rich Wilk
Michael Allen '14
Topic:
Advisor: Ronald Bucinell
Stephen Paolicelli '14
Topic: "The use of the speckle image photogrammetry full field strain measuring technique for the calculation of the J-integral on DCDC specimen"
Advisor: Ronald Bucinell
Rebecca Knepple '14
Topic: "Determining healing efficiency using a pressure burst tester of poly(ethylene-co-methacrylic acid) copolymers and Ionomers after ballistics testing"
Advisor: Stephen Kalista
Leah Smith '14
Topic: "Characterization of the unique morphology of self-healing copolymers and ionomers"
Advisor: Stephen Kalista
Lutao Xie '14
Topic: "Computer simulation of aerogels under compression using Union's supercomputer"
Advisor: William Keat
Music
Gregory Dessingue '13
Topic: "The revitalization of the orchestral tone poem amidst radical popular music"
Advisor: Hilary Tann
Philosophy
Najiba Keshwani '13
Topic: "Bioethics summer fellowship"
Advisor: Bob Baker
Salman Syed '14
Topic: "The Cambridge Dictionary of Bioethics/Before Bioethics: A history of American medical ethics from the Colonial period to the bioethics"
Advisor: Bob Baker
Cara Zimmerman '14
Topic: "The Cambridge Dictionary of Bioethics/Before Bioethics: A history of American medical ethics from the Colonial period to the bioethics"
Advisor: Bob Baker
Physics and Astronomy
Stephen Dilorio
Topic: "Laser cooling and optical tweezers"
Advisor: Chad Orzel
Terell Winney '15
Topic: "Developing an undergraduate laser laboratory"
Advisor: Chad Orzel
Tokuei Higashino '13
Topic: "Extrasolar planetary transits: Studies of transit timing variations"
Advisor: Francis Wilkin
Amin Meyghani '13
Topic: "Building a content and data management system based on Ruby on Rails to be used as an instructional module in Union's astronomy classes"
Advisor: Francis Wilkin
Caleb Novins '15
Topic: "Study of the perimeters of lattice animals in a square arrays"
Advisor: Gary Reich
Jeremy Sagaille '15
Topic: "Utilizing the IBM cluster physics pedagogical research"
Advisor: Gary Reich
William Doyle '15
Topic: "PIXE analysis of atmospheric aerosols"
Advisor: Mike Vineyard
Rachel Almodovar '15
Topic: "ALFALFA and HI in groups of galaxies"
Advisor: Rebecca Koopman
Halley Darling '13
Topic: "A comparison of Ha and spectral star formation rates of galaxies in the NGC 5846 Group"
Advisor: Rebecca Koopman
Lucas Viani '14
Topic: "Using Ha imaging to analyze star formation in the NGC 5846 group of galaxies"
Advisor: Rebecca Koopman
Christopher Allen '14
Topic: "Key neutron capture rates for r-process nucleosynthesis in hot astrophysical environments"
Advisor: Rebecca Surman
Sean Collison '14
Topic: "Key neutron capture rates for r-process nucleosynthesis in cold astrophysical environments"
Advisor: Rebecca Surman
Ana Mikler '15
Topic: "Visualizations of r-process nucleosynthesis"
Advisor: Rebecca Surman
Shanice Wilson '15
Topic: "The Art of Roasting Coffee Beans: A Thermal Analysis"
Advisor: Samuel Amanuel
Will Linthicum '14
Topic: "Specific heat capacity measurement of physically confined liquids in nano pores for thermal energy storage application"
Advisor: Samuel Amanuel
Jeremy Smith '14
Topic: "Proton induced x-ray emission spectroscopy of red wine samples using the Union College pelletron particle accelerator"
Advisor: Scott LaBrake
Shreya Chowdhury '15
Topic: "Color IR identification of paint pigment"
Advisor: Seyffie Maleki
Pauline Ochieng '14
Topic: "Laser induced photochemistry studies of lead compounds for art restoration research"
Advisor: Seyffie Maleki
Alexandrea Safiq '14
Topic: "Analysis of environmental contaminants on Schoharie farmland after Hurricane Katrina"
Advisor: Seyffie Maleki
Political Science
Sam Robson '13
Topic: "The interpretive autonomy of states in constitutional politics"
Advisor: Bradley Hays
Justin Bogardus '14
Topic: "Looking east or looking west: China and the global economy in comparative perspective"
Advisor: Mark Dallas
Psychology
Caitlin Moore '13
Topic: "The effects of independent, combined, or interactive mental and physical exercise on cognitive function"
Advisor: Cay Anderson-Hanley
Emily Rudolph '13
Topic: "Cybercycle extension: How do the effects of an outdoor bicycle compare?"
Advisor: Cay Anderson-Hanley
Rachel Magin '14
Topic: "The effects of need for cognition on compliance"
Advisor: George Bizer
Rhea Howard '14
Topic: "Linking self-monitoring and theories of mind"
Advisor: Kenneth DeBono
Amy Golinker '13
Topic: "Effects of art experience on aesthetic processing"
Advisor: Stephen Romero
Sociology
Kathleen Portillo '14
Topic: "Improving student ability to analyze demographic data"
Advisor: Janet Grigsby
Theater
Robyn Belt '14
Topic: Saratoga Shakespeare Company performance intern
Advisor: Patricia Culbert
Carla Duval '14
Topic: "Action research in world of theater"
Advisor: Patricia Culbert
Jasmine Roth '14
Topic: "Shakespeare in performance"
Advisor: Patricia Culbert
Ryan Semerad '13
Topic: "A summer with the Bard"
Advisor: Patricia Culbert
Visual Arts
Deanna Zembrzuski '14
Topic: "The William James Stillman Photography collection"
Advisor: David Ogawa
Sheri Park '13
Topic: "Assisting Professor Orellana in preparing an exhibit"
Advisor: Fernando Orellana