Summer Research Projects, Summer 2021

Art / Art History

• Penny for your Thoughts
  Lexi Taylor (Advisor: Michael Dixon)
  
  
• The Role of Artist Books in a Virtual World
  Alexandra Eberly (Advisor: Emmeline Solomon)

Biochemistry

• Synthesis and Analysis of a Light-Activated Chemo-Therapeutic
  Chase Potter (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Biology

• Investigating DNA Repair Following Excision of the Hobo Transposable Element in Drosophila Menlanogaster
  Austin Raymond (Advisor: Ken Saville)
  
  
• Identifying a Protein in Tetrahymena Thermophila that Binds to a Promotore and Regulates the Mating Type Genes
  Bryce Vandenburg (Advisor: Marcella Cervantes)
  
  
• Environmental Bioindicators in South Central Michigan
  Jessica Garcia-Lopez (Advisor: Abby Cahill)
  
  
• Diversity and Distribution of Marine Cryptic Species
  Bach Tran (Advisor: Abby Cahill)

Chemistry

• Generating Antimicrobial Nanobodies Through Directed Evolution
  Anna Crysler (Advisor: Chris Rohlman)
  
  
• Assessing Albion College's Campu's Nutrient Impact in the North Branch Kalamazoo River Watershed
  Jeremy Hogaboom (Advisor: Chris Rohlman)
  
  
• Synthesis of Known Azologue Smoothened Inhibitor
  Samantha Dye (Advisor: Craig Streu)
  
  
• Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis of D-Lac Depsipetide and D-Serine Peptide
  Alexis Moss (Advisor: Craig Streu)
  
  
• Multimetallic Carbon Micrspheres for the Electrocatalytic Remediation of Oxyanions
  Rachel Goike (Advisor: Kevin Metz)
  
  
• Elctro-Activated Oxidative Decarboxylation of Amino Acids Using Copper on Activated Carbon Cloth
  Niso Muhaxhiri (Advisor: Ben Appiagyei)

Economics & Management

• The "Ablion Community Fridge" Project
  Caitlyn-Rae Arendse (Advisor: Vicki Baker)
  
  
• Impact of the ATM (Automated Teller Machine) Network on Small Businesses in a Cashless Economy
  Aminaa Injinash (Advisor: SeolahKim)

English

• Royal Mews and Carriage Horses: The Care, Use and Maintance of Falconry and Equines of Early Modern London
  Elizabeth Blackmon (Advisor: Ian MacInnes)
  
  
• Pantoums
  Amanda Duncan (Advisor: Helena Mesa)
  
  
• Poetry Through Three Pandemics
  Olivia Grantham (Advisor: Helena Mesa)
  
  
• The Opinion Section at War: An Exploration of the Pleiad's Opinion Section During Wartime
  Samantha Semerau (Advisor: Krista Quesenberry)

Geology

• Sedimentology of Late Cretaceous Nearshore Environments of the Morondava Basin, Western Madagascar
  Lauren Bergeron (Advisor: Madeline Marshall)
  
  
• Comparison of the Createcious Stratigraphy of the Morondava Basin, Western Madagascar Using Historical vs. Recent Field Records
  Moses Jatta (Advisor: Madeline Marshall)
  
  
• Source Parameters and Displacement of the Ridgecrest, CA, Earthquake Events, July 4 & 5 2019
  Marcelle Collares (Advisor: Michael McRivette)
  
  
• Assessing AlbionCollege Campus's Nutrient Impact in the North Branch Kalamazoo River Watershed
  Saige Jost (Advisor: Joe Lee-Cullin)
  
  
• Assessing AlbionCollege Campus's Nutrient Impact in the North Branch Kalamazoo River Watershed
  Samantha Zink (Advisor: Joe Lee-Cullin)

History

• Growth of Political Relations Between the U.S. and China Through Sports
  Emily Abramczyk (Advisor: Joseph Ho)
  
  
• Cold War, Christianity, and Containment: The Effects of United States Christianity on the Policies Leading up to and During the Cold War
  Sam Vanderveen (Advisor: Joseph Ho)

International Studies

• Climate Change and National Security: Does Climate Change Play a Role in ARmed Conflict in Developing Nations?
  Emily Gerlach (Advisor: Midori Yoshii)

Kinesology

• Community-Based Program to Promote Physical Activity During Covid-19
  Tyler Hood (Advisor: Julie Cousins)

Library Science

• Black History of Albion College
  Akaiia Ridley (Advisor: Elizabeth Palmer) 

Math

• Movie Dates - When?
  Tslemeg Ochirsuren (Advisor: Darren Mason
  
  
• Identification and Mapping of Wild Rice and Invasive Plants
  Tanya Jagdish (Advisors: Yuming Zhang & Jason Raddatz)

Modern Languages & Cultures

• Rappers as Activists: How German Rap Music Impacts Political and Social Activist Movements, 2000-2021
  Alivia Benedict (Advisor: Perry Myers)
  
  
• U.S. Mexican Border: The Evolution of the Border Throughtout the Decades
  Frank Hernandez (Advisor: Marcie Noble)

Nature Center

• Aquaponics for the Elemetary Educator
  Tess Rennalls (Advisor: Jason Raddatz)

Physics

• Model Rockets Coordinated by Vector Thrust Control
  Nathaniel Jennings (Advisor: Phil Voss)
  
  
• Model Rockets Assisted by Vector Thrust Control
  Daniel McGarry (Advisor: Phil Voss)

Psychology

• Examining Gender Differences in Political Campaign Tactics
  Samantha Brand (Advisor: Drew Christopher)
  
  
• Understanding the Impact of Helicopter Parenting and Attitidues Towards Safety Guidelineson Gritty Resilience
  Viktoria Carr (Advisor: Andrea Francis)
  
  
• The Realationship Between Empathy and Civic Engagement in College Students
  Meghan Krawczyk (Advisor: Andrea Francis)