Concurrent Sessions IV

Honors Day 2013

Concurrent Sessions IV: 2:15–3:15 p.m.

Session IVA—SAC 109 Moderator: Kelsey Blades

  1. Effects of Moderate Altitude on Oxygen Debt, Oxygen Deficit, and the Onset of Blood Lactate During Exercise; Morgan Clark, Jaycee Cole, Bailey Gooding and Danielle Hicks (IPH—Davis)
  2. Vertical Ground Reaction Force Production and Joint Angle Compensation After Barefoot Running Training Program; Emily L. Martin (IPH—Davis)
  3. The Effects of an Aerobic Training Program on the Rate of Lactate Clearance During Simulated Matches in Collegiate Wrestlers; Jessica M. Thorington and Matthew A. Tuttle (IPH—Davis)

Session IVB—SAC 110 Moderator: David Maniez

  1. The Correlation Between Acanthosis Nigricans and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Fifth Grade Students; Morgan Bauman (IPH—Anderson)
  2. Effects of a Water Exercise Circuit on Functional Activities of Daily Living in the Elderly Population: A Pilot Study; Taylor Boehler (IPH—Anderson)

Session IVD—DOW L-1 Moderator: Christy Robinson

  1. Gendered Hybrid Lives: A Lesson from White Teeth; Taylor M. Cuddy (ENG—Chen)
  2. Mother, Mother: The Archetype of the Great Mother in Zadie Smith’s White Teeth; Jacob Hammer (ENG—Chen)
  3. Stagnation: Pursuit of Identity and the Influence of Hybridity in Zadie Smith’s White Teeth; Lauren Kimpel (ENG—Chen)

Session IVE—Clack Theatre

  1. Senior Art and Design Majors’ Show 2013; Lynzee L. Brenner, Meghan R. Cheyne, Annalise V. De Young, Kathryn E. Goffnett, Julie C. Helm, Kelsey R. Irland-Wright, Meghan E. Kelly and Mary E. Ottoman (ART—Connolly, Lopez-Isnardi, Parks-Kirby, Rozier)

Session IVF—Remick Heritage Center Lobby: Poster Session

  1. Effects of Estrogen on Statin-induced Toxicity in Proliferating and Differentiating Myoblasts; Marie Bielman and Chelsea Mertz (IPH—Ball)
  2. Ligand Systems for Hydrogenase Mimics; Olivia M. Crandell (CHM—J. Dopke)
  3. An Exploration of the Relation Between Childhood Obesity in Gratiot County, Michigan to the Presence of Chlorpyrifos from Pesticides; Conner N. Daugherty (CHM—Strait/Borrello)
  4. A Comparison of the Recapture Histories of Two Breeding Birds: Black-capped Chickadee and Veery at the Alma College Ecological Station; Matthew DesRochers (BIO—Bishop)
  5. The Effects of Nicotine on Weight Gain/Loss and Learning; Shane T. Douglas and Caroline M. Smith (PSY—G. Beagley)
  6. Interfaith Understanding and Actions on Alma’s Campus; Katie Gordon (PAF—Lorenz)
  7. The Efficacy of a Novel Research Drug on the Inhibition of MYCN Transcription; Gwendolyn Greer (BIO—Calhoun)
  8. The Influence of Satellite Cell-depletion on Glycosaminoglycan Accumulation in Aged Skeletal Muscle; Zakkary Hardyniec (IPH—Ball)
  9. Image Analysis of Foil Detectors in Asteroid Impact Studies; Christopher McDonald (CHM—Strait)
  10. The Effects of Musical Instrument Proficiency on Fine Motor Function; Chelsie Myers and Jennafer Young (PSY—W. Beagley)
  11. Video Analysis of High Speed Asteroid Impact Simulations; Emma B. Patmore (CHM—Strait)
  12. Analysis of Chlorpyrifos in Fruit and Vegetables Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography; Kayla Tuttle and *Conner N. Daugherty (CHM—Strait)

    13. *An asterisk denotes a student who is a co-author but not presenting.

 

Alma College’s sports teams have been known as the “Scots” since 1931 when Alma students voted on the name. Soon thereafter, “Scotty” emerged as Alma’s official mascot and is regularly seen on campus, in the community and at athletics events.

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Faculty Profile

Dr. Robert Molina

Dr. Robert Molina
Departments: Mathematics

Math professor Robert Molina has a puzzle obsession. From Sudoku to Rubik’s cubes, he has a vast collection of puzzles in his home—and always brings a table-full to the annual math taco dinner.

Mind puzzles are a branch of his expert field, combinatorics, which is the study of discrete (and usually finite) objects. In other words, it deals with arrangement of items like books on a self, or numbers in a defined set.

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