WWU Graduate Research Conference June 2nd, 2012

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8:00 – 8:15

Welcome/Opening Address by STEMGRO and HCGRWG Officals

8:15 – 8:30

 Graduate School Address by Dean Kathleen Kitto

8:30 – 9:00

Keynote Address by Dr. Craig Moyer

9:00-10:00

Oral Presentation Session (I)

9:00 – 9:15

 Bitzenburg, Cole W. The ancient environment in historical research: Beyond written sources History

9:15 – 9:30

 Bloom, Rose A., David M. Hirsch, Besim Dragovich, Matt Gatewood, Ethan Baxter, and Harold Stowell Determining garnet crystallization kinetics from growth zoning and Mn-calibrated Sm-Nd ages at Townshend Dam, VT Geology

WWU Graduate Research Conference 2012    Schedule

 

9:30 – 9:45

 Brockerman, Jacob The isolated sixth gelsolin repeat of villin has a calcium-regulated structure and lacks capacity to bind F-actin Chemistry

9:45 – 10:00

 Callaway, Tara D., and Anu Singh-Cundy TTS proteins as interspecific reproductive barriers in the Solanaceae Biology
10:00 – 11:00

Coffee Break  &  Poster Session

11:00 – 12:00

Oral Presentation Session(II)

11:00 – 11:15

 Fuqua, Maggie A., Taylor Bunch, Matt Hill, and Jose R. Serrano-Moreno Voltage-dependent gating of Pannexin-1 and its possible role in excitable cells Biology

11:15 – 11:30

 Glimm, T., and N. Henscheid Iterative scheme for solving optimal transportation problems arising in reflector design Mathematics

11:30 – 11:45

 Jones, Riley Cascadia cross border cooperation challenged?: A case study of the shared water alliance on the US-Canadian border Huxley College of the Environment

11:45 – 12:00

 Mahoney, A. K., R. Bakker, and L. J. Pillitteri Promoter deletion analysis and identification of putative cis-elements of MUTE in Arabidopsis Biology

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch Break

13:00 – 14:00

Oral Presentation Session(III)

13:00 – 13:15

 McAllister, Sean M., and Craig L. Moyer Hydrothermal vent ecology in the deep sea: macro- and microcosm revelations from Fe-oxidizing bacterial communities at Loihi Seamount, Hawaii Biology

13:15 – 13:30

 O’Brien, Caitlin E. Tidal height and immersion time impact predator-induced shell plasticity in three members of the genus Nucella Biology

13:30 – 13:45

 Parks, Leslie C., and David O. Wallin Connectivity among mountain goat populations in Washington and southern British Columbia Huxley College of the Environment

13:45 – 14:00

 Paskus, Matt Understanding the dynamic effects of flight patterns on land use Huxley College of the Environment

14:00 – 15:00

Coffee Break  &  Poster Presentation Session

15:00 – 15:45

Oral Presentation Session(IV)

15:00 -15:15

 Ponce-McDermott, Monica R., Brian Bingham, and Mary Ellen Salyan How does season and symbiont complement affect lipid content of the intertidal anemone Anthopleura elegantissima? Huxley College of the Environment

15:15 -15:30

 Siu, Nam, Jude K. Apple, and Craig L. Moyer Consequences of increased temperature and ocean acidity on heterotrophic bacterioplankton composition and metabolism Biology

15:30 -15:45

 Shelton, Patrick, and James R. Vyvyan Progress toward the synthesis of cananodine and rupestines B-D Chemistry

15:50 -17:10

Proposal Presentations Session
15:50 – 16:10 Bell, Sarah The geography of education policy reform in the city of Chicago: A critical cartographic perspective Huxley College of the Environment
16:10 – 16:30 Droppers, David W. Seasonal influence of streams on alpine butterfly distributions Huxley College of the Environment
16:30 – 16:50 Hines, Eleanor Regional risk assessment of the Puyallup River Watershed and Low Impact Development (LID) to meet management goals Huxley College of the Environment
16:50 – 17:10 Whelan, Paul W., and Andy J. Bach An investigation of pedogenesis in the forelands of the Coleman and Easton Glaciers, Mt. Baker, WA Huxley College of the Environment

17:10 -17:25

Closing Address by  STEMGRO and HCGRWG Officials

19:00

Banquet at Chuckanut Brewery

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