Travel Grants 2005-06

The following students have been awarded travel grants for the 2005-06 academic year:

Megan Anderson, Christina Busuito, and David Goodyear (Adviser: Jeff Wilson).  "Within-subject comparison of appetitive delay and trace Pavlovian conditioning in the rat: effects of scopolamine."  Presented at the Pavlovian Society conference, September 30 - October 2, 2005, Anaheim, CA.

Emily Armstrong (Adviser: Cliff Harris).  "Ionic liquids and potassium permanganate: characterization and initial study of trioctylmethylammonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide."  To be presented at the American Chemical Society meeting, March 26-30, 2006, Atlanta, GA.

Sarah Beaudoin (Adviser: Cliff Harris).  "Ionic liquids and potassium permanganate: characterization and initial study of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethylsulfate."  To be presented at the American Chemical Society meeting, March 26-30, 2006, Atlanta, GA.

Christina Busuito, David Goodyear, and Megan Anderson (Adviser: Jeff Wilson). "Within-subject comparison of appetitive delay and trace Pavlovian conditioning in the rat: effects of medial septal lesions."  Presented at the Pavlovian Society conference, September 30 - October 2, 2005, Anaheim, CA.

Arielle Carter (Adviser: 'Dimeji Togunde).  "Understanding the effects of parental socio-economic status on child labor in Nigeria."  Presented at the Michigan Sociological Association annual meeting, October 21-22, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.

Atlee McFellin (Adviser: Bill Rose).  "Feelings, emotions, and the historical materialism of Karl Marx."  To be presented at the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association meeting, May 30-June 2, 2006, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Brandon Morrill (Adviser: Cliff Harris).  "Determination of second-order rate constants for the permanganate oxidation of organic contaminants: building models for in-situ chemical oxidation (ISCO)."  To be presented at the American Chemical Society meeting, March 26-30, 2006, Atlanta, GA.

Samantha Newman (Adviser: 'Dimeji Togunde).  "Value of children, child labor, and fertility preferences in urban Nigeria."  Presented at the Michigan Sociological Association annual meeting, October 21-22, 2005, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.

Shauna Paradine (Adviser: Andrew French).  "Synthesis of a chiral hypervalent iodine reagent starting from (S)-propylene oxide."  To be presented at the American Chemical Society meeting, March 26-30, 2006, Atlanta, GA.

Amanda Peake and Kenny Early (Adviser: Mary Jenson).  "Perceived differences in energy expenditure for stereotypical male and female activities of daily living."  To be presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine's 27th annual meeting, March 22-25, 2006, San Francisco, CA.

Sarah Richardson (Adviser: 'Dimeji Togunde).  "Houshold size and composition as correlates of child labor in urban Nigeria."  Presented at the 28th annual Global Studies Conference, October 6-8, 2005, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE.

Paul Roberts (Adviser: Thomas Wilch).  "Diel cycles in stream stage and turbidity in a small Midwestern agricultural stream: implications for water quality assessment."  Presented at the Geological Society of America annual meeting, October 15-19, 2005, Salt Lake City, UT.

Sarah Simmons (Adviser: Andrew French).  "Progress toward a new class of chiral hypervalent iodine reagents."  To be presented at the American Chemical Society meeting, March 26-30, 2006, Atlanta, GA.

Joseph Smith (Adviser: Cliff Harris).  "Ionic liquids and potassium permanganate: characterization and initial study of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([EMIM][BF₄]).  To be presented at the American Chemical Society meeting, March 26-30, 2006, Atlanta, GA.

[To see a list of travel grant recipients for academic 2004-05, click here.]