2007 CELEBRATION OF SCHOLARSHIP
POSTER PRESENTATIONS

PS1:

“Analysis of Over Wintering Insects Occurring in Pitch Pine in Shawnee State Forest”
Sarah Colvin, Shawnee State University
Mentor: Dr. Deal
A capture and remove method was conducted to analyze the over-wintering insects occurring in Pitch Pine in Shawnee State Forest.  A database containing all recorded field and specimen-related data was generated.  This baseline study records species in a previously undocumented region.

PS2:

“Capital Punishment: The Violating of Human Rights”
Lindsay Marie Hays, Shawnee State University
Mentor: Dr. Scott Douthat
This poster will consist of images of executions and graphs to support the abolition of capital punishment.

PS3:

“The Effects of Coca-Cola with Caffeine on Response Times to General Knowledge Questions in Women”
Jane Tolle, Shawnee State University
Mentor: Dr. Kyle Vick
This study demonstrates how most studies concur with the theory that Coca-Cola decreases women’s response times to general knowledge questionnaires.  

PS4:

“Organometallics: The Study of Nickel and Platinum Chemistry”
Zachary Ginn, Shawnee State University
Mentor: Dr. Wendi Fleeman
The focus of this project is on the unique platinum 2.2-bipyridine “rollover” effect.  This project will include a study of the best synthetic routes and eventual steric and electronic properties of the rollover effect.  A comparison of these organometallic rollover compounds to similar compounds will also be conducted. 

PS5:

“Activity and Stereoselectivity of Asymmetrically Substituted Ruthenium Alkylidene Catalysts in Ring-Closing Metathesis”
Duane A. Couchot-Vore
Mentor: Dr. Wendi Fleeman
The behavior of Grubbs-type ruthenium catalysts with chirality introduced at the metal center is studied with respect to the stereo control of ring-closing metathesis reactions.

PS6:

“Don’t Split an Infinitive”
Rachel Webb, Shawnee State University
Mentor: Dr. Debra Knutson
A display that explains various linguistic perspectives on the proper usage of the rule.

PS7:

“Lake White Ecology”
Lacey Craft, Shawnee State University
Mentor: Dr. Bob Deal
Flora surveying at Lake White, along with soil testing.