Occidental College

 

Academic Year

You can browse previously funded academic-year projects below:

ASP Fund & Conference Travel Howard Hughes Norris
Fletcher Jones Beckman Richter ASP Strauss

 

Norris Science Scholars Award                        Back to top

2008-2009: Elizabeth Brown (Ann Blythe, Geology) Uplift history of the Uncompahgre Plateau from Apatite Fission-track Thermochronology

                Jennifer Phan (Kerry Thompson, Biology) What is the Role of Neurokinin-B in Seizure and Epilepsy in C57BL/6J Mice?

2007-2008: Spenser Smith (Aram Nersissian, Chemistry) Characterizing Dicyanin, a novel Blue Copper Protein

                Ian McLaughlin (Nancy Dess, Psychology) The effects of Ritalin on Deprivation-Induced Hyperacticity in Occidental's LoS & HiS Female Rats

2005-2006: Lynne Wetmore (Dan Pondella, Biology) The Effects of Size-Selective Fishing Pressure on the Life History Parameters and Sex-change Dynamics of the Protogynous Hermaphroditic Wrass, Semicossyphus pulcher

                    James Gillan (Mike Hill and Andrew Udit, Chemistry) Bioelectrical Catalytic system for Cytochrome P450

2004-2005: Jeffrey Cannon, Nitromethylation of a Chiral Cationic π-Allylpalladium Complex: Synthetic Building Blocks for Biologically Important Molecules

                    Nathan Upham, Molecular Phylogenetics of the Dark Kangaroo Mouse, Microdipodops megacephalus

2002-2003: Jason Willis, Redox Chemistry of B12-binding RNA Aptamers

                   

Beckman Scholars Program for Research in Biology and Chemistry              Back to top

Beckman Scholars for 2008-09

          Erin Brinton '09    (Gretchen North, Biology)
          The Effect of High and Low Temperatures on Contractile Root in Various Agave Species

        Barry Kang '09      (Eileen Spain, Chemistry)
          Marangoni Flow of Ag Nanoparticles

Beckman Scholar for 2007-2008

Case Prager '08      (Beth Braker, Biology)
 Variability in extrafloral nectary structure, herbivory, and ant attendance in the exotic plant Ricinus communis in Southern California and Costa Rica 

Beckman Scholar for 2004-2005

Andrew Pace '05     (Don Deardorff, Chemistry)
 Elaboration of an Enzymatically-Derived Chiral Fragment via Olefin Cross Metathesis: A Novel Strategy for the Synthesis of Polyhydroxylated Pyrrolidines

Beckman Scholar for 2003-2004

Haley Hill '04      (Mike Hill, Chemistry)
 The Role of RNA and [4Fe/4S]2+/+ Iron Sulfur Clusters in the Biosynthesis of Deoxyribonucleotides

Beckman Scholars for 2002-2003

Sarah Studer '03     (Mark Martin, Biology)
Characterization of an amylase gene from Bdellovibrio Bacteriovorus.

Rosalie Tran '03     (Phoebe Dea, Chemistry)
Fluorescence and Calorimetry Studies of Drug Interactions with Lipid Bilayers.

Beckman Scholars for 1999-2000

Tanaz Kermani '00       (Jens Franck, Biology)
Investigation of the phylogenetic relationships of the genus Thunnus using nuclear satellite DNA.

Shandiz Tehrani '00     (Phoebe Dea, Chemistry)
Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride Micellization and the Thermodynamics of Aggregation in Aqueous Solution. 

Beckman Scholars for 1998-1999

Radu Georgescu '99     (Chris Craney, Biochemistry)
Kinetic Profile of Human Enzyme Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase

Erin McClelland '99   (Mark Martin, Biology)
Horizontal Gene Transfer in the Marine Environment

 

Fletcher Jones Program for Research in Science       Back to top

2008-2009    Sabina Colombeau (Roberta Mancuso, Psychology)
                   Psychophysiological Markers of Jealousy vs. Anger

                     Eric Smith (Phoebe Dea, Chemistry)
                    Domain and Vesicle Formation in a Partially Miscible Binary Lipid Mixture

                     Veronica Yakovenko (Nancy Dess, Psychology)
                    Sugar Dependence in Low- versus High-Saccharin Consuming Rats

                        Zachary Spahn  (Scott Bogue, Geology)
                    Paleomagnetic and Rock Magnetic Study of a 16 my old Lava Flow that
                    may record very rapid Geomagnetic Field Change

2007-2008    Steven (Mike) Salisbury (Joseph Schulz, Biology)
                   The Development and Specialization of Prey Capture Mechanisms in the
                   Venomous Marine Neo-gastropods of the genus Conus

 

Richter-ASP                                                               Back to top

 

    Spring 2008 Fall 2007
Spring 2007 Fall 2006 Spring 2006 Fall 2006
Spring 2005 Fall 2005 Spring 2004 Fall 2004
Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Spring 2002 Fall 2002

 

Strauss Scholarship                                                   Back to top
 

2008-2009: Karina Vanderbilt '09, Education to End Hunger

2007-2008: Nina Braynina '08, Hurricane Katrina Relief: Keeping Our Eye on New Orleans 

2006-2007: Emily Rasmussen '07, Arts for Appreciation and Achievement

2005-2006: Jenna Lippe-Klein '06, Tutoring and Creating Higher Education Opportunities  for the Youth of the Los Angeles Garment Workers Center

2004-2005: Molly Franson '05, Herb Garden Education Center: To Learn Abroad and to Teach at Home

 

2003-2004: Evelin Montes '04, The MacArthur Park Collaborative Project

 

2000-2001: Laura Swanson '01, Encourage and Enlighten Students in the Lincoln Height Community To Seek a College Education

     

                Matthew Tompkins '01, The Implications of Research, Development and Deployment of Ballistic Missile Defense 

                                

1999-2000: Fernando Cazares '00, Impact of Stable Affordable Housing on Children's Academic Achievement

 

                Eduardo Gutierrez '00, Literacy After-School Program for Limited English Proficient Students

 

1998-1999: Sandra Gallardo '99, Market Basket: A Healthy Start 



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