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Serious about Science: Undergraduate Summer Research on Exhibit

July 28, 2006

Students who participated in the annual 10-week Summer Research session shared their findings with members of the Washington College community.

This summer's research was supported by Washington College, alumnus Roy P. Ans '63, the Henry Luce Foundation, and the Middendorf Foundation.

Since the inception of the Summer Research program in 1992, more than 100 Washington College undergraduates have participated.

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Mathematics and computer science major Samuel Evans '09 engages in an animated discussion of the "Implementation of the Block Lanczos Algorithm" and its implications for testing the vulnerabilities of encrypted systems and information traffic across the Web
Mathematics and computer science major Samuel Evans '09 engages in an animated discussion of the "Implementation of the Block Lanczos Algorithm" and its implications for testing the vulnerabilities of encrypted systems and information traffic across the Web.
Students, faculty, and staff mingle during the poster session in the Joseph H. McLain '37 Atrium of the John S. Toll Science Center
Students, faculty, and staff mingle during the poster session in the Joseph H. McLain '37 Atrium of the John S. Toll Science Center.
Ben Kozlowski '09 and the Parameterization of the Progressive Mesh.
Ben Kozlowski '09 and the "Parameterization of the Progressive Mesh." He's an English major, too.
Chemistry major Kelly McDevitt discusses her research project
Chemistry major Kelly McDevitt discusses her research project, "The Effects of Annual Prescribed Burning on the pH and Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) of Mid-Atlantic Soils," with Professor Martin Connaughton of the Biology Department.
Shane Moser's bioacoustical research, Behavioral Response of Atlantic Croaker to Acoustic Signal Playback
"If she could talk to the animals!" Shane Moser's bioacoustical research, "Behavioral Response of Atlantic Croaker to Acoustic Signal Playback," studied the "startle call" warning vocalizations of fish.
Brandon Horbal '07 collaborated with Professor Hugh Jarrard
Brandon Horbal '07 collaborated with Professor Hugh Jarrard to study the impacts of the insecticide malathion on the striped bass, a popular fish for both eating and sport in the Chesapeake Bay.
Students, faculty, and staff mingle during the poster session in the Joseph H. McLain '37 Atrium of the John S. Toll Science Center
Associate Provost Mark Hoesly, President Baird Tipson, and chemistry major Kelly McDevitt
Associate Provost Mark Hoesly, President Baird Tipson, and chemistry major Kelly McDevitt.
Chemistry professors Rick Locker and Frank Creegan grill Jamie Johnson '07 on the results of her research project
Chemistry professors Rick Locker and Frank Creegan grill Jamie Johnson '07 on the results of her research project, "Synthesis and Characterization of 2,3-Diaminophenazine and 2,3-Diamino-Dihydrophenazine."
Students, faculty, and staff mingle during the poster session in the Joseph H. McLain '37 Atrium of the John S. Toll Science Center
Ed Hohenstein '07 makes Theoretical and Spectroscopic Studies of Nitrogen Containing Bases look easy!
Ed Hohenstein '07 makes "Theoretical and Spectroscopic Studies of Nitrogen Containing Bases" look easy!
Students, faculty, and staff mingle during the poster session in the Joseph H. McLain '37 Atrium of the John S. Toll Science Center
Associate Provost Mark Hoesly and Kelly McDevitt
Associate Provost Mark Hoesly and Kelly McDevitt.
Biology major Leslie O'Neill's project used the natural laboratory of the nearby Chester River
Biology major Leslie O'Neill's project used the natural laboratory of the nearby Chester River. Her research, "Evaluation of Filter-Feeding Benthic Macroinvertebrates and the Overlying Water of the Chester River for Pathogens and Bacterial Indicators," studied the level of bacterial indicators, such as coliforms, E. coli, and Salmonella, in clams and mussels from five sites on the river.
Students, faculty, and staff mingle during the poster session in the Joseph H. McLain '37 Atrium of the John S. Toll Science Center
Biology major Alycia Moses '08 plans to use the experience gained by studying the processes of intracellular signaling this summer for a future career as a research biologist pursuing cures for cancer
Biology major Alycia Moses '08 plans to use the experience gained by studying the processes of intracellular signaling this summer for a future career as a research biologist pursuing cures for cancer.
Students, faculty, and staff mingle during the poster session in the Joseph H. McLain '37 Atrium of the John S. Toll Science Center
Ben Kozlowski '09 (left) uses a laptop to demonstrate the Parameterization of the Progressive Mesh
Ben Kozlowski '09 (left) uses a laptop to demonstrate the "Parameterization of the Progressive Mesh," topic of his mathematical and computer science research conducted in collaboration with Professor Shaun Ramsey.
Students, faculty, and staff mingle during the poster session in the Joseph H. McLain '37 Atrium of the John S. Toll Science Center
Chemistry major Chelsea Prior '07 introduces the new Provost and Dean of Washington College, Christopher Ames, and Senior Academic Advisor Ed Maxcy to the effects of annual burnings on the restoration of the Eastern Shore's native grasslands
Chemistry major Chelsea Prior '07 introduces the new Provost and Dean of Washington College, Christopher Ames, and Senior Academic Advisor Ed Maxcy to the effects of annual burnings on the restoration of the Eastern Shore's native grasslands.
Students, faculty, and staff mingle during the poster session in the Joseph H. McLain '37 Atrium of the John S. Toll Science Center

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