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Fall 2012 Schedule

August 30

My Semester as a Quant: Mean-Variance Optimization and the

Black-Litterman Model

Mike Spivey

University of Puget Sound, Mathematics & Computer Science Department

4 pm, Thompson 175

Abstract

September 6

Fall Student Research Symposium

All summer science research students will present posters of their research

4 pm to 6 pm, Harned Colonnade

September 13

Freshwater biodiversity provides new insights for public health

Nathaniel Hitt

USGS Leetown Science Center

4 pm, Thompson 175

Abstract

September 20

Stomata: To be or not to be?

Lynn Pillitteri

Western Washington University, Biology Department

4 pm, Thompson 175

September 27

Biogeochemical gumbo: Isotopic case studies of Grant's gazelle,

small mammal, and intertidal crab ecology

Kena Fox-Dobbs

University of Puget Sound, Geology Department

4 pm, Thompson 175

October 4

(Veronica DiStilio, University of Washington, Biology Department)

CANCELLED--Rescheduled on January 31

October 11

Trends in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug use on the Puget Sound campus through wastewater analysis

Dan Burgard

University of Puget Sound, Chemistry Department

4 pm, Thompson 175

Abstract

October 18

Chemistry Magic Show

Wizard Tim Hoyt

Two shows: 4 pm & 7:30 pm

Schneebeck Concert Hall

October 25

Molecular characterization of CLE peptide mimicry during cyst nematode pathogenesis

Amy Replogle '05

University of Missouri, Plant Science Department

4 pm, Thompson 175

Abstract

November 1

Modeling cancer metastasis in zebrafish

Elena Boer '07

University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute

4 pm, Thompson 175

Abstract

November 8

Plastid and mitochondria DNA: Structure, replication, and change with plant development

Delene Oldenburg

University of Washington, Biology Department

4 pm, Thompson 175

November 15

Venison, elk or beef? Wolf movement and predation response to patterns of elk migration in NW Wyoming

Abigail Nelson

Wolf Management Specialist, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

4 pm, Thompson 175

November 22

Thanksgiving

November 29

This year's Murdock Conference student presentations:

The effects of environmental stress on the development of the tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta)

Nicci Condon and Liza Holtz

University of Puget Sound, Biology Department; Stacey Weiss, faculty advisor

Looking for mechanisms of anisotropic surface self-diffusion on ice crystals

Amrei Oswald

University of Puget Sound, Chemistry Department; Steven Neshyba, faculty advisor

4 pm, Thompson 175

Spring 2013 Schedule

January 24

Small molecule docking with HADDOCK: How do short-chain fatty acids bind peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma?

Jeff Grinstead

University of Puget Sound Chemistry Department

4 pm, Thompson 175

January 31

The ABCs of flower diversification: An evo-devo approach

Veronica DiStilio
 

University of Washington Biology Department

4 pm, Thompson 175

February 7

Ion discrimination by nanoscale design

Susan Rempe

Sandia National Lab

4 pm, Thompson 175

February 14

Surprising diet and habitat preferences for modern and ancient sharks

Sora Kim

Geology and Geophysics Department, University of Wyoming

4 pm, Thompson 175

February 21

Particles and pendulums: Oscillation physics

David Latimer

University of Puget Sound Physics Department

4 pm, Thompson 175

February 28

HIV screening in at-risk minority adolescent & young adult women using social network recruitment strategies

Cherrie Boyer

Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco

4 pm, Thompson 175

March 7

Here today, gone tomorrow: How long can prior exercise-induced health benefits offer protection against inactivity-related chronic disease?

Gary McCall

University of Puget Sound Exercise Science Department

4 pm, Thompson 175

Abstract

March 14

Blood-based miRNA biomarkers for minimally invasive cancer detection, prognosis and monitoring

John Chevillet

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

4 pm, Thompson 175

Abstract

March 21

Spring Break

March 28

Toxic metals uptake by edible wild mushrooms: Why it happens and which species to avoid

Erica Cline '92

University of Washington Tacoma

4 pm, Thompson 175

Abstract

April 4

Phi Sigma Research Symposium Keynote Speaker:

Exploring the unexplored in drug discovery

Christopher Mehlin

Director, Peptide Drug Discovery Initiative, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

5 pm, Thompson 175 (please note time change)

Student research presentations will be given on Friday, April 5 from 4 pm - 7:30 pm and Saturday, April 6 from 10 am - 2:15 pm, in

Thompson 175

April 11, 2013

Motion of two oppositely charged particles

Joel Franklin

Reed College Physics Department

4 pm, Thompson 175

Abstract

April 18

Connecting carbohydrates and peptides: How to construct a substrate for T4 lysozyme

John Hanson

University of Puget Sound Chemistry Department

4 pm, Thompson 175

Abstract

April 25

UV-induced autofluorescence in foliage: Diversity, fluorophores and enhanced photosynthesis

Gregory Johnson

University of Puget Sound Biology Department

4 pm, Thompson 175

May 2

Using environmentally responsive hydrogels to reduce gliosis and promote regeneration after spinal cord injury

Drew Sellers

University of Washington Neurosurgery Department

4 pm, Thompson 175