Arts and Humanities |
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1st |
Jonas Hacker and Erin Kenneavy with faculty mentor Mitra Sadeghpour (Music and Theatre Arts), “King and Queen of the High C’s: The Bel Canto Love Affair of Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland." |
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2nd |
Jason Hansen with faculty mentor Matt Waters (Foreign Languages), “The Alcmaeonidae and Their Role in the Battle of Marathon." |
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3rd |
Megan Risdal with faculty mentor Erica Benson (English), “I’ma Tell You ‘bout I’ma": A Sociolinguistic and Syntactic Analysis of the Reduced Form of "I’m Gonna.” |
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Honorable |
Matthew Troge and Benjamin Klema with faculty mentor Allyson Loomis, "Everything and Nothing" Film Project. |
Earth and Life Sciences |
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1st |
Jessica Meyers and Bryan Hardel with faculty mentors Geoffrey Pignotta and J. Brian Mahoney (Geology), “Geochemical Characterization and Geochronology of the Paleozoic Mt. Attree Volcanic Complex, Terrace, British Columbia.” |
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2nd |
Phillip Rynish with faculty mentor Chris Floyd (Biology), “How Do Characteristics of Aspen Stands and the Surrounding Landscape Ifluence the Prevalence of Aspen Heartrot Fungus?” |
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3rd |
Christopher Wojan, Matthew Haak, and Joseph Weirich with faculty mentor Todd Wellnitz (Biology), “Assemblage of Lichen Communities on Rocky Shorelines of the North Woods.” |
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4th |
Michael Kristoff, Audrey Mohr, Anya Benda, and Taylor Crist with faculty mentor Katherine Grote (Geology), “Monitoring Infiltration in Sandy Soil using GPR Groundwave Techniques.” |
Education, Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, and Health Sciences & Services |
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1st |
Nolan Peterson, Christopher Thewis, Jacob Charette, Shane Forsting, Luke Grosskreutz with faculty mentors Gary VanGuilder and Jeffrey Janot (Kinesiology), “Modifying the University Classroom to Increase Energy Expenditure in College Students.” |
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2nd |
Laura Szymanski with faculty mentor Jessica Miller, “Effects of Learner-Produced Podcasting on French Conversation Skills.” |
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3rd |
Abdulaziz Mashat, Hanadi Al Harbi, Nadar Alasis, Najlaa Alhazmi, Salwa Mothana, Abdulelah Sejini, Yigin Sun, and Jibao Xie with faculty mentor Julie Adler (Foreign Languages), “UW-Eau Claire Students' Knowledge and Attitudes about Islam.” |
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4th |
Emily Nyeggen, Beth Ascher, Stacey Erickson, Haley Salaway, and Caroline Schwedler with faculty mentor Kris Retherford (Communication Sciences and Disorders), “The Autism-Spectrum Quotient: Autistic Traits of Students from Various Majors at UW-Eau Claire.” |
Physical, Chemical, Mathematical and Computer Sciences |
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1st |
Justin Vasel, Andrew Bartlein, Nicholas Brewer with faculty mentor George Stecher (Physics and Astronomy), “Achieving a Closed Orbit Around Neptune Through Aerobraking.” |
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2nd |
Robyn Mueller with faculty mentors Sudeep Bhattacharyay and Sanchita Hati (Chemistry), “Interplay Between Flavin’s Redox States and Functional Protein Dynamics in Dihydronicotinamide Riboside (NRH): Quinone Oxidoreductase 2.” |
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2nd |
Michael North with faculty mentor Sudeep Bhattacharyay (Chemistry), “Model for Energetics of the Two-Electron Reduction in Dihydronicotinamide Riboside Quinone Oxidoreductase 2.” |
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3rd |
Samuel Brueggen and Kyle Vogt with faculty mentor Manda Riehl, “Genome Rearrangements with Insertions and Deletions.” |
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4th |
Shawn Peters with faculty mentor Carl P. Schoen (Mathematics), “The Mathematics of Perfect n-Shuffles.” |
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Benjamin Zimmer and Austen Ott with faculty mentor Daniel Ernst (Computer Science), "Accelerating Exact Logic Synthesis Using Parallel Computing Methods." |
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Honorable |
Vang Yang and Bee Vang with faculty mentor Kim Pierson (Physics and Astronomy), "Regenerative Breaking DC Motor Controller." |
Social Sciences - Psychology |
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1st |
Nicole Sharrer, Katie Wiskow, Katherine Lawrenz, Amber Peirce, Kathryn Prince, Chelsey Oleson, Karl Zimmerman, and Caitlin Flanigan with faculty mentor Daniel Holt, “Prompting versus Spontaneous Pairing of the Behavior Sit in Canines.” |
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2nd |
Amy Thoftne, Anne Kulinski, and Matthew Nolan with faculty mentor Mary Tusing, “What is Really Measured: Language or Intelligence? A Review of Preschool Intelligence Tests.” |
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3rd |
Heather Harris and Eric Fuerstenberg with faculty mentor April L. Bleske-Rechek, “Twenty-Five Years of GRE Scores and Graduate Enrollment Data by Gender, Ethnicity, and Discipline.” |
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4th |
Alyssa Bell and Haley Scheer with faculty mentor Mary Beth Leibham, “The Relationship Between College Students’ Pedagogical Preferences and Their Epistemic Beliefs: Preliminary Findings.” |
Social Sciences - Other |
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1st |
Alexandria Korb with faculty mentor Jeff Erger (Sociology), “What is a Woman?: An Examination of the Discursive Formation of 'Woman' Over Time.” |
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2nd |
David Melsness with faculty mentor Ryan Weichelt (Geography/Anthropology), “Spatial Crime Displacement in South Side Chicago: From the Projects to the 'Hood.” |
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3rd |
Amy Fredman and Amy Bainbridge with faculty mentors Nicole Schultz and Mary Hoffman (Communication/Journalism), “The Unheard Voices: Communication of LGBTQ Concerns in Wisconsin Classrooms.” |
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4th |
Alyson Diller with faculty mentors Ezra Zeitler and Ryan Weichelt (Geography/Anthropology), “Spatial Patterns of Lottery Sales in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.” |
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5th |
Eric Fuerstenberg with faculty mentor Daniel Strouthes (Geography/Anthropology), “Again the Stállu Come: The Role of Folklore in the Resurgence of Traditional Sami Culture.” |
Graduate Entries |
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1st |
Rachel McCarthy with faculty mentor Mary Tusing (Psychology), “Use of the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills with English Language Learners.” |
Kell Container Corporation Scholarship |
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Kara Braunreiter was awarded the Kell Container Corporation Scholarship. Her project is titled "Identification and Characterization of Factors Affecting PKD-2 Localization in C. Elegans. |
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