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September 6, 2002
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Chemistry Coup
Teraya Donaldson '02 (who works with Sean Decatur, associate
professor of chemistry); Piwai Dakwa '04 and Mamle Quarmyne
'03 (who work with Wei Chen, Mary E. Woolley Assistant Professor
of Chemistry); and Kathryn McMenimen '03 (who works with
Darren Hamilton, Mary E. Woolley Assistant Professor of Chemistry)
gave poster presentations of their research at the American Chemical
Society (ACS) national meeting in Boston August 18–22. Quarmyne's
presentation, titled "Adsorption of Poly(vinyl alcohol) to
Surface Modify Polymers" was named one of the six best posters
by ACS's colloid and surface division, and she received a
prize of $250. The award was based on the scientific merit and
overall impact of the research and the quality of the presentation,
but not the background of the presenters. Most of the presenters
were professors, scientists from national laboratories and industry,
postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students. Decatur believes
that Quarmyne is the first undergraduate to win this award. Says
Chen, "Two of the manuscripts that I recently submitted to
leading journals in the field have significant contributions from
Mamle's work. Her research also partially contributes to
a patent that was filed this summer. Mamle has done a superb job
both in the classroom and on her research project. I have been
very impressed with her."
Summer Science
On July 26, fifteen students gathered in Dwight Hall to share
the results of experiments they conducted this summer with support
from the National Science Foundation, the Cascade Mentoring Summer
Research Program, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Summer
Program. Divya Mathur '03, "special student" Beatrice
Tapawan, and Paejonette Jacobs '04 presented experiments conducted
with Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Craig Woodard
on the developmental role of steroid hormones in the fruit fly.
Ruanjia Hu '05 and Petya Radoeva '03, who worked with Professor
of Psychology and Education Joseph Cohen and Paul Corballis of
Dartmouth College's Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, discussed
a study of perception and visually guided action in a split-brain
patient. Rachael Bonawitz '05 shared an experiment supervised
by Professor of Biological Sciences Stan Rachootin on a population
of marine snails infected by parasitic flatworms. Smita Gopinath
'05 explained a study supervised by Woodard and Rachootin on the
heredity system of the blue mussel. Suprawee Tepsuporn '05 presented
a study supervised by Sharon Stranford, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant
Professor of Biological Sciences, on the immune responses of two
strains of mice to the MuLV virus. Caroline Albertin '05 and Amber
Hayden '05 presented a poster on their investigation supervised
by Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Jeffrey Knight of
the effectiveness of Crest toothpaste and Listerine and Scope
mouthwash in fighting oral bacteria. Kathryn McKain '05 described
a study supervised by Rachootin of tardigrades, terrestrial organisms
with unique evolutionary adaptations. Irene Nyavor '05 presented
a study supervised by Rachootin and Woodard designed to classify
and compare the freshwater and marine Collembola. Holly
Parkis '05 and Clarissa Sabella '05 discussed a study supervised
by Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Amy Frary on using
random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis to distinguish types
of elm trees. Yashawswi Shrestha '05 presented a study supervised
by Knight on microorganisms in various water sources in the Pioneer
Valley.
In the Swim of
Things The College Swimming Coaches Association of America
(CSCAA) has awarded MHC's 2002–2003 swimming team its
All-America Swimming Team Award. The award is given every year
to teams across the country based on the team's cumulative
GPA by semester.
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