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October 2003 Name

Grants from the October 15, 2003 Deadline
Alphabetical by Student's Last Name

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Subject Title Mentor
Peter James Adam University of California, Los Angeles Systematics/ Evolutionary Biology Marine Mammal Feeding Guild Structure and Changeover Through the Cenozoic BlaireVan Valkenburgh
Salvatore Joseph Agosta University of Pennsylvania Ecology Tritrophic interactions in a tropical dry forest: Influence of the parasitoid Enicospilus lebophagus (Hymenoptera) on host plant suitability for Rothschildia lebeau (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) Arthur E Dunham
Laura Jean Alport University of Texas at Austin Anthropology Fungiform papillae and the evolution of primate taste perception Deborah J Overdorff
Mohannad Ghazi AL-Saghir Virginia Tech Systematics/ Evolutionary Biology A molecular approach to define genetic pools in crops: A case study in peanut Khidir W. Hilu
Barry Wilmer Alto University of Florida Ecology The effects of larval competition on vector competence of mosquitoes Aedes albopictus and Ae aegypti for dengue virus Leon Philip Lounibos
Angel Anthony Alvarez University of Illinois at Chicago Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells into retinal cells Kiminobu Sugaya
Lorenzo Alvarez Centro de Investigación Cientifica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada Ecology Influence of substrata over structure of fish communities in Cabo Pulmo coral reef, BCS Mexico Luis Eduardo Calderon
Carrie Marie Anderson New Mexico State University Physics/ Astronomy Haze Distribution in Titan's Lower Atmosphere Nancy Janet Chanover
Ursula Simone Anderson Georgia Institute of Technology Psychology Same/ Different Tactile Discrimination Learning in African Elephants Marcus Jackson Marr
David E Ausband University of Montana Ecology Assessing the success of reintroducing swift fox to the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Montana Kerry R Foresman
Eric Jovan Austria University of Colorado Chemistry Determination of Catechins in Over-The-Counter Dietary Supplements David J Weiss
Jill Anne Awkerman Wake Forest University Ecology Comprehensive Distribution of Waved Albatrosses within the Galapagos Marine Reserve David John Anderson
Nicolas G Azios University of Texas at Austin Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Effects of Resveratrol from Red Wine on Metastatic Breast Cancer Surangani Flanagan Dharmawardhane
Juan Antonio Baeza University of Louisiana at Lafayette Behavioral Ecology Experimental test of the effect of local mate competition on sex allocation in the marine shrimp Lysmata wurdemanni: a protandric simultaneous hermaphrodite with low risk of sperm competition Raymond T. Bauer
Lynne Rae Baker University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Ecology Conservation Status of the Sclater's Guenon (Cercopithecus sclateri) in Southern Nigeria David Lance Garshelis
Kristin Ann Bakkegard Utah State University Ecology The genetics of colonization of two amphibian species after the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens Edmund D Brodie, Jr
Corinne Anya Balint Middlebury College Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Investigating a putative role for FimA in Streptococcus mutans adherence to endothelial cells Grace Ann Spatafora
Nabin Baral Florida International University Ecology Naural Resources Use and Conservation Attitudes of Local People in the Western Terai Landscape Complex, Nepal Jeol T. Heinen
Lindsay Rachel Barclay Albertson College of Idaho Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Differential Cell Sensitivity to Cadmium: A Study of Apoptosis Sara Jane Heggland
Brian C Barringer Cornell University Systematics/ Evolutionary Biology Polyploidy, Inbreeding Depression, and the Evolution of Mating Systems in Flowering Plants Monica A Geber
María Noelia Barrios Universidad Nacional del Comhue Ecology Historical deer abundance, patterns of damage and deer use in native forests on Isla Victoria, Patagonia, Argentina Thomas Kitzberger
Anthony John Baumert University of Pittsburgh Ecology A novel evaluation of a proposed mechanism of competition Can resource consumption predict patterns of abundance? Walter P. Carson
Jake John Beaulieu University of Notre Dame Ecology Effects of nitrate and land use on N2O production from denitrification in aquatic sediments Jennifer Tank
Rachelle Marie Belanger Bowling Green State University Physiology/ Functional Morphology The spatial representation of odor expression patterns in the olfactory lobe of male (Orconectes  rusticus) in response to female pheromones Paul Andrew Moore
Lucas Jordan Benedict State University of New York at Albany Petrology/ Geochemistry K-Bentonites of the Devonian: Complexity of Altered Volcanic Ashes in the Appalachian Basin Charles A. Ver Straeten
Joshua Benjamin Benoit Wittenberg University Ecology Investigating antimycotics for biological control of ticks Jay Yoder
Daniel Alan Bergman Bowling Green State University Behavioral Ecology Understanding chemical communication under lotic and lentic conditions Paul Andrew Moore
Sarah Kosting Berke University of South Carolina Ecology Decorating for the Invertebrate Ball:  The Whys and Wherefores of  Behavioral Evolution Sarah Ann Woodin
Dieldrich Salomon Bermudez University of Florida Physiology/ Functional Morphology Variation in Stress levels of Juvenile Alligators Louis J Guillette
Marica Caroline Bernstein University of Cincinnati Physiology/ Functional Morphology The effects of life-long protein malnutrition on maternal and infant behaviors Rebecca Z German
Kimberly Jean Berry University of Arkansas at Little Rock Psychology The Effects of Accutane on Anxiety in Male & Female Rats Using the Elevated Plus Maze Sherry A. Ferguson
Kristin L. Bishop Brown University Physiology/ Functional Morphology Aerodynamic Force Generation by Stationary and Flapping Flexible Wings Sharon M. Swartz
Lori Ann Blanc Virginia Tech University Ecology Experimental study of the longleaf pine cavity-nesting bird community: the role of the red-cockaded woodpecker Jeffrey R Walters
Jaime Anne Blandino Georgia State University Psychology Depression in Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Adults: Mechanisms of Increased Risk Lawrence P. Riso
Madalyn Suzanne Blondes Yale University Petrology/ Geochemistry Temporal-compositional trends within single eruptions in the Big Pine Volcanic Field, CA Peter William Reiners
Scot David Bohnenstiehl Montana Tech of the University of Montana Engineering Photolysis of Titanium Tetrachloride Larry G Twidwell
Ninad Ravi Bondre Miami University of Ohio Petrology/ Geochemistry Field relations, petrography, and geochemistry of dikes and associated lava flows around Sangamner: Implications for the plumbing system of the Deccan Volcanic Province, India William K Hart
Brendan Jonathan Borrell University of California, Berkeley Behavioral Ecology Nectar preferences in orchid bees: testing Baker's Viscosity Hypothesis Robert Dudley
Amy Lynn Brock University of Nevada, Las Vegas Hydrology/ Geomorphology Development a stage IV calcium carbonate soil at Mormon Mesa, Nevada Brenda J Buck
David Robert Brown Tulane University Ecology Sex-biased winter distribution of a monomorphic songbird at multiple spatial scales Thomas, W., Sherry,
Denise Ann Bruesewitz University of Notre Dame Ecology Effect of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on the fate of dissolved inorganic nitrogen Jennifer L. Tank
Laura Ashley Buchanan University of Kentucky Engineering Effect of Chemical Composition and Crystalline Structure on Protein Adsorption Ahmed R El-Ghannam
John Michael Buchner University of Georgia Cell Biology/ Biochemistry In vitro DNA binding studies of the Novel Site-Specific Recombinase, Piv Anna Cecilia Karls
Chris l Burcher Virginia Tech Hydrology/ Geomorphology Landscape transformations: Geomorphological effects on macroinvertebrates in suburbanizing streams E F Benfield
Amy J Burgin Michigan State University Ecology Nitrate removal in aquatic ecosystems Stephen K Hamilton
Kurtis Charles Burmeister University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Tectonics/ Geophysics Magnetic Susceptibility anisotropy Analysis of rocks associated with deformation in the Appalachian fold-thrust belt, New York Stephen Marshak
Claudio Cabello Soto Saint Louis University- Madrid Campus Physics/ Astronomy Observation of Asteroidal Occultations in Spain Juan Jose Moreno Garcia
Matthew David Carling Louisiana State University Systematics/ Evolutionary Biology Testing alternative hypotheses of South American divergence: a multi-locus approach Robb Thomas Brumfield
Jane Elizabeth Carlson Louisiana State University Ecology The adaptive significance of female-biased nectar rewards in a neotropical herb Kyle Edward Harms
Deron Torrey Carter Central Washington University Hydrology/ Geomorphology The catastrophic draining of Lake Alvord hydrologic reconstruction and cosmogenic 3He ages of outburst flood deposits, Owyhee River basin, Oregon Lisa Louise Ely
Mollie Frances Cashner Tulane University Systematics/ Evolutionary Biology The evolution of reproductive symbiosis within a subgenus of North American minnows [Notropis(Hydrophlox)] Henry L. Bart
Jennifer Maniago Catoc University of the Philippines Petrology/ Geochemistry Mineralization and Fluid Inclusion Study of the Buenas-Tinago and Balite Vein Systems in Mt Diwata (Diwalwal) Area, Monkayo, Compostela Valley, Mindanao Rosana Dacanay Balangue-Tarriela
Samantha Katherine Chapman Northern Arizona University Ecology Legacy Effects of Drought on Forest Ecosystem Nutrient Fluxes George, W, Koch,
Deviney Marie Chaponis Wake Forest University Psychology Transfer of Learned Forget Cues in an Animal Memory Task Karen L. Roper
Stephanie Ming Hei Cheng University of Alberta Ecology Microbial Community Analysis in a High Arctic Glacier Julia M Foght
Irina Ciubotaru University of North Carolina at Greensboro Cell Biology/ Biochemistry The effect of EPA/ DHA on the activation of transcription factors involved in the CRP gene expression Rosemary C. Wander
Jeffrey Scott Coker North Carolina State University Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Accumulation of V-ATPase transcripts in tomato leaves during a systemic wound response Eric Davies
Christine Forsythe Conrad College of William and Mary Petrology/ Geochemistry Planar Oxides as a Novel Approach to Understanding Metal Sorption in Natural Systems Michael J. Kelley
Leslie Wetherill Cook Davidson College Ecology Effects of the Pesticide Malathion on the Development of Zebrafish, Brachydanio rerio Barbara Mary Lom
Timothy Leighton Cook University of Delaware Hydrology/ Geomorphology Suspended-Sediment Dynamics in the Turbidity Maximum of the Upper Delaware Estuary Christopher K Sommerfield
Rebecca Lyn Coppins University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Controlling the Regioselectivity of RNA Ligation with DNA Enzymes Scott Korey Silverman
Dezba Gannett Coughlin University of California - Berkeley Engineering Effects of Elastin and Collagen on Local Residual Strains Lisa Pruitt
Brian Alan Counterman Louisiana State University Systematics/ Evolutionary Biology The evolution of X chromosome inactivation in Drosophila Mohamed A.F. Noor
Allison Leigh Craig Clemson University Hydrology/ Geomorphology The effect of vegetation disturbance on the temperature of a stream Lawrence Murdoch
Emily Rebecca Cramer St Mary's College of Maryland Behavioral Ecology Vocal performance and song type use in red-winged blackbirds J Jordan Price
Lisa Heather Crampton University of Nevada Reno Ecology Phainopepla Population Dynamics and Genetic Structure in Fragmented Habitats Mary M Peacock
Erin Lynn Crowgey Miami University Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Understanding the Roles of Hsp70 and Hsp90 in Protein Deficient Mice John R. Stevenson
Xiaohui Cui University of Louisville Computer Science/ Mathematics Collaboratively searching and operating with multiple robots using local communication Adel S. Elmaghraby
Deborah Lenz Cunningham University of Missouri-Columbia Anthropology Postcranial proportional variation in Australopithecus Carol Ward
Guy William Dadson California State University, Fullerton Chemistry Spectroscopic and Kinetic Studies of Atmospheric Radicals Scott Hewitt
Melissa Ann Dakin Colorado State University Psychology Color vision variation during pregnancy Vicki J Volbrecht
Catherine Rachel Darst University of Texas, Austin Systematics/ Evolutionary Biology Evolutionary and Ecological Dynamics of a Poison Frog Mimicry Complex David C Cannatella
Kirsten Chuchvara Davis University of San Diego Systematics/ Evolutionary Biology Population genetic variability in the San Diego fairy shrimp, Branchinecta sandiegonensis: insights from microsatellite DNA analysis Marie Ann Simovich
Lisa Marie DeLucia Hobart and William Smith Colleges Physiology/ Functional Morphology Comparison of Ultraviolet Visual Capabilities in Xenopus laevis and Ambystoma tigrinum Mark E. Deutschlander
Matthew Joseph Demmer St. Louis University Engineering Spontaneous Formation of Hydroxyapatite on Alkali treated Titanium Marcel E Roy
Alison Margaret Derry Queen's University Ecology Rapid Evolution of Zooplankton Following Environmental Change Shelley Elizabeth Arnott
Mandar V. Deshpande University of Illinois at Chicago Engineering Characterization of Photostrictive PLZT Material for Developing a Light Driven Micro-fluidic dispenser for a Chemical based Visual Prosthesis Saggere Laxman
Sarah Elizabeth Diamond Bucknell University Ecology Mordellistena convicta: Did nutritional variation facilitate a host shift from stems to galls? Warren G Abrahamson
S. Gwynn Dillard North Carolina State University Psychology Breaking the Sound Barrier: Can Young Children Use Newly Acquired Words to Describe Preverbal Memories? Lynne Baker-Ward
Tracy Lynn DiMezzo Unversity of Illinois at Springfield Ecology Uptake Anaylsis of Fluorescently-labeled Organic Phosphate Substrates by Aquatic Hydrophobic Bacteria Michael Joseph Lemke
Michael Roy Disney Oklahoma State University Ecology Mesocarnivore Abundance in Oak Forest Patches: A Comparison of Scent Station and Live-Trapping Techniques Eric Charles Hellgren
Jeremy Todd Dobler University of Arizona Physics/ Astronomy Novel Alternating Frequency Doppler Lidar Instrument for Wind Measurements in the Lower Troposphere John A. Reagan
David Harry Dommer Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Physiology/ Functional Morphology Characterization of the Magnetoreception Mechanism of Drosophila melanogaster John B Phillips
Mathew Edwin Dornbush Iowa State University Ecology Species-Specific Impacts on Grassland Biogeochemistry Mediated Through Plant-Microbe Interactions James W Raich
Rachel Page Dudik George Mason University Physics/ Astronomy A Multi-wavelength Investigation of LINER Galaxies Shobita Satyapal
Jenna Flora DuMond University of North Carolina at Charlotte Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Inhibition of Glycosylasparaginase John M. Risley
Robin Christine Dunkin University of North Carolina at Wilmington Physiology/ Functional Morphology Ontogenetic Changes in the Thermal and Buoyant Properties of Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin Blubber (Tursiops truncatus D Ann Pabst
Jacqueline Michelle Dunn Texas Christian University Physics/ Astronomy Environmental Influences on Dwarf Irregular Galaxies Pamela M Marcum
Justin Lamar Edge Berry College Ecology Population Study of Eastern Coyotes (Canis latrans) in Northwest Georgia Christopher Bruce Mowry
Holger Bernd Harald Elischberger University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Psychology Examining the Linkages Among Knowledge, Memory, and Suggestibility Peter A Ornstein
Armin Thomas Ellis Dartmouth College Physics/ Astronomy Auroral Imaging from Space Marc R. Lessard
Robert Gregory Ellis-Hutchings University of California-Davis Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Effects of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Exposure on Biochemical Indicators of Nervous System Development Carl L Keen
Damon Thomas Ely University of Georgia Ecology Export of stream organic matter during storms as an indicator of recovery from logging disturbance James Bruce Wallace
Amanda Lynn Ensminger University of Kentucky Behavioral Ecology Mhc, mate choice, and a novel disease in house sparrows David F Westneat
Michelle Allayne Evans-White University of Notre Dame Ecology Ecological stoichiometry in benthic aquatic ecosystems Gary A Lamberti
Laurie de los Ángeles Fajardo Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas Ecology Tropical dry forest restoration on Isla de Margarita, Venezuela Jon Paul Rodríguez
Nicole Loraine Falk University of South Florida Anthropology Were Pre-Inca Agriculturalists and Herders Buried Together in the Lurin Robert H. Tykot
Elizabeth Paige Falwell Virginia Tech Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Fibrosarcoma-induced dysregulation of interleukin activity and modulation through paclitaxel (Taxol™)-mediated signal transduction Klaus Dieter Elgert
Anna Agassiz Felton Bates College Hydrology/ Geomorphology Organic Carbon Cycling in Laminated Sediments from Coastal Lacustrine and Marine Environments, Eastern Canadian Arctic Michael J. Retelle
Elise Donnelly Ferree University of California Santa Cruz Behavioral Ecology The influence of male attractiveness on maternal care in two populations of Oregon juncos Bruce E Lyon
Ryan Lee Fimmen Duke University Petrology/ Geochemistry Reforestation effects on soil iron dynamics in northwestern South Carolina Dharni Vasudevan
Ryan Nicholas Fiorini Medical University of South Carolina Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Pharmacological Alterations of Hepatic Steatosis for Successful Transplantation Kenneth David Chavin
Tara Starr Fletcher University of Washington Ecology Factors driving Hedera hibernica (English ivy) invasion in Pacific Northwest forests Roger del Moral
Valerie Suzanne Foster University of California, Irvine Behavioral Ecology Sex allocation in zebra finches may depend upon differential costs to parents Nancy Tyler Burley
Kurt Lang Frankel University of Southern California Tectonics/ Geophysics Earthquake recurrence intervals and fault slip rates on the northern Death Valley-Furnace Creek and Fish Lake Valley fault zones James F. Dolan
Melanie Rae Frazier University of Washington Physiology/ Functional Morphology Into thin air: The paradox of flying insects at high altitude Raymond B Huey
Weilin Williams Fu San Francisco Computer Science/ Mathematics A Pen Input ER Design Tool Marguerite Murphy
Bryan Christopher Fuchs St. Louis University Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Link between ASCT2, cell swelling, Bad phosphorylation and cancer cell survival Barrie Patrick Bode
Jessica Kristin Gambill George Mason University Physics/ Astronomy Models of multiwavelength jets in active galactic nuclei Rita M Sambruna
Joseph William Gangestad Williams College Physics/ Astronomy Making the Most Accurate Measurements of the June 8, 2004, Transit of Venus, and Overcoming the Black Drop Effect Jay M. Pasachoff
Gabriela Ysabel García Universidad de Los Andes Physics/ Astronomy Analysis of Photometric Observations of RR Lyrae Stars in the Globular Cluster M15 Patricia Rosenzweig
Kathryn Elizabeth Gardner Cornell Univeristy Physiology/ Functional Morphology Caste Determination in the Bumble bee Bombus impatiens and the social parasite Bombus citrinus (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Nicholas W Calderone
Susan N. Gershman University of California, Riverside Behavioral Ecology Multiple mating and paternity in wild-caught Gryllus vocalis field crickets Daphne Fairbairn
Alison Jane Gillespie Western Washington University Petrology/ Geochemistry The potential for mass balance and paleoclimate records in ice cores of small mid-latitude glaciers Douglas H. Clark
Alex Caroline Gilman University of California - Los Angeles Ecology Species range and diversity across tropical envrionmental gradients Philip W Rundel
Timothy Earl Goode University of Illinois at Springfield Ecology The functional significance and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria on the Illinois River floodplain Michael Joseph Lemke
Smita Gopinath Mount Holyoke College Cell Biology/ Biochemistry RT-PCR analysis of select genes in BL/ 6 and BALB/ c Sharon A Stranford
Barbara Pamela Graff School of Agronomy. University of Buenos Aires. Ecology Impact of Selective Grazing on Plant - Plant Interactions: The Role of the Spatial Pattern Martin Roberto Aguiar
Joshua Edwards Grainer James Madison Universirty Ecology Influence of predatory brook trout on algal biomass and leaf decomposition rate in streams Kevin Scott Simon
Suzanne Marie Gray Simon Fraser University Systematics/ Evolutionary Biology The origin and maintenance of male color polymorphism in the Telmatherinid fishes of Sulawesi, Indonesia Jeffrey S McKinnon
Steve Nelson Guggino University of South Florida Paleontology/ Sedimentation Constraining model predictions for Pangaean climate across the Permian-Pennsylvanian boundary: Evidence from brachiopod sclerochronology Peter Juergen Harries
Emily Michele Haas Gettysburg College Chemistry Photodissociation Dynamics of Acetaldehyde Michael Richard Wedlock
Suzanne Elizabeth Hagell City University of New York Graduate Center Anthropology Body Size Variation and Ecology in Papio: Illuminating the Kinda Baboon (Papio hamadryas kindae) in Northwest Zambia Eric Delson
Hsiao-Ping Georges Han Florida International University Psychology Borderline Personality Disorder Features in Nonclinical Young Adults: Associations with Differentiation of Self and Relational Aggression Marilyn Jean Montgomery
Jeong Seok Han University of Texas Medical Branch Physiology/ Functional Morphology Role of CGRP in pain-related behavior and plasticity in the amygdala Volker Neugebauer
Bree Ann Hardcastle University of California - Santa Cruz Ecology Effects of Serpentine-Associated Edaphic Variation on a Plant/ Pathogen Interaction Gregory S. Gilbert
Laurel Mae Hartley Colorado State University Ecology Effects of Prairie Dogs on Plant Community Composition and Nutrient Cycling on the Shortgrass Steppe James K. Detling
Nathaniel Edwards Head Marshall University Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms in Cystic Fibrosis Hongwei Yu
Christopher David Heckel Georgia Southern University Ecology Effects of invasive vines and pollinators on seed production in the endangered Trillium reliquum Lissa M. Leege
Jennifer Elizabeth Heffler St. Lawrence University Psychology Tympanic Gas Bladders and Hydrostatic Pressure Transduction in G petersii Peter Cain
Sherry Tomiko Hikita University of California, Santa Barbara Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Investigation of the Role of Osteopontin in Experimental Autoimmune Uveitis Dennis O Clegg
Jeremiah Scott Hill Louisiana Tech University Engineering Ultrawideband Biomedical Research Kit Rastko R. Selmic
Andrea Jean Hoffmeister San Francisco State University Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Specificity of histone lysine acetylation in the human beta-globin region Michael Alan Goldman
Christopher Michael Holbrook University of Maine Ecology Diet of endangered Atlantic salmon and potential competitors in a Maine stream Michael T. Kinnison
Samantha Sara Brittany Hopkins University of California, Berkeley Paleontology/ Sedimentation Variation in oxygen stable isotope ratios as a proxy for water usage in small mammals Anthony D. Barnosky
Brian David Hunter University of North Florida Psychology Fathers' Physiological Responses to Child-related Stimuli Gabriel Ybarra
Jess H Jacobs Jacksonville University Chemistry Fuel Cell Teaching Package David N Bohenke
Tricia Ann Johnson University of North Dakota Physics/ Astronomy Observations of Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows Timothy Raymond Young
Shelley A Judge Ohio State University Tectonics/ Geophysics The Origin and Evolution of the Wasatch Monocline, Central Utah Lawrence A krissek.1@osu.edu
Colby Allen Jurgenson University of Denver Physics/ Astronomy InfraRed Spectropolarimetry of Evolved Stars: Sifting Through Cosmic Dust Robert Stencel
Glenn George Kacprzak New Mexico State University Physics/ Astronomy Halo gas and Stellar Kinematics of Intermediate Redshift Galaxies Chris Churchill
Aaron Benjamin Kaczowka Worcester Polytechnic Institute Physics/ Astronomy Shear Stiffness of Carbon Nanotubes Nancy Anne Burnham
Agata Ewa Kamler San Francisco State University Ecology Analysis of the coastal distribution of Distichlis spicata, a C4 grass: a focus on microhabitat and competition Virgil Thomas Parker
Vishnu Vardhan Kanupuru University of North Dakota Physics/ Astronomy Estimating Rotational Periods of Near-Earth Asteroids From Lightcurves Timothy R Young
Steven Akira Kawamoto Ohio State University Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Elucidating the mechanism of inhibition of bacterial RNase P by aminoglycoside derivatives Venkat Gopalan
Clint Dale Kelly University of Toronto at Mississauga Behavioral Ecology Ejaculation strategies of males using alternative mating tactics Darryl Trevor Gwynne
Sara Michelle Kienzle Michigan State University Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Escherichia coli Adherence in Secondary Environments Thomas S. Whittam
Brian Patrick Kinlan University of California Santa Barbara Ecology Linking environmental forcing, dispersal and patch dynamics in kelp forest communities Steven D Gaines
Jeremy Joseph Kirchman University of Florida Systematics/ Evolutionary Biology Evolution of flightless rails in Oceania: a molecular and morphological study of Gallirallus David W. Steadman
Katrina Klugh West Virginia University Ecology Identification of a novel aluminum resistance mechanism of mycorrhizal plants Jonathan Cumming
Gage Koehler Indianapolis University/ Purdue University Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Expression and characteristic study of cold regulated proteins in roots Stephen Randall
Jessica E Krick University of Michigan Physics/ Astronomy Intracluster Planetary Nebulae as a Tool for Understanding Galaxy Evolution in Nearby Clusters Rebecca A Bernstein
Mark Andrew Kroenke University of Rochester Cell Biology/ Biochemistry The effects of IFN-beta on MIP-1alpha and RANTES secretion in multiple sclerosis Benjamin Matthew Segal
Steven Edward Kroll Northern Illinois University Hydrology/ Geomorphology Influence of Oxygenates on the Fate and Transport of BTEX Compounds in Fine-Grained Soils Melissa E. Lenczewski
Christian Harald Krupke Washington State University Behavioral Ecology Investigation of the role of intra-specific acoustic communication in mate selection of Euschistus conspersus Vince P Jones
Adam John Kuperavage Pennsylvania State University Physiology/ Functional Morphology Biomechanical Insights into early Hominid Locomotion Robert Barry Eckhardt
Rochelle Grover Labiosa Stanford University Ecology The Red Sea Paradox: A highly productive oligotrophic region? Kevin Robert Arrigo
Luca Lai University of South Florida Anthropology Tracing differences in dietary patterns between inland and coastal sites in Neolithic Sardinia Robert H. Tykot
Terry Elisabeth Lancaster Kent State University/ Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine Paleontology/ Sedimentation Evolutionary Adaptations to Life in Water:  Brain and Body Size Estimation in Aquatic Mammals Johannes G.M. Thewissen
Crystal Nicole LeCrone Rose-Hulman Physics/ Astronomy Asteroid Photometry: An Undergraduate Research Project in Astronomy Sudipa M. Kirtley
Danielle N. Lee University of Missouri - St. Louis Behavioral Ecology Early social environment influences the development of individual behavioral differences Zuleyma Tang-Martinez
Jae-Kyung Lee University of North Texas Health Science Center Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Characterization of a novel CD2 receptor, CS1 on human Natural Killer cells Porunelloor A. Mathew
Patrick Ray Lemons University of Nevada, Reno Behavioral Ecology Long-term Fitness Consequences of Conspecific Brood Parasitism James Stone Sedinger
Nicholas Anthony Lesica Harvard University Physiology/ Functional Morphology The Effects of Natural Stimuli on the Response Properties of Cortical Neurons Garrett B Stanley
Kenneth Maxwell Levenstein Arkansas State University Behavioral Ecology Breeding ecology of the cooperatively polyandrous Galapagos Hawk: how many males are enough? James Cary Bednarz
Lei Li University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Acute regulation of Acyl-CoA synthetase 1 by phosphorylation Rosalind A Coleman
Melanie A Link-Perez Miami University Ecology Using distance-similarity relations to evaluate the importance of ecological drift Martin Henry H Stevens
Karen Jean Lipscomb Indiana State University Chemistry Synthesis of Epiquinamide Richard Wayne Fitch
Jesse Shay Little Stony Brook University Engineering Flexion Creep of the Human Lumbar Facet Joint Capsule Partap Singh Khalsa
Susanne Jane Lockhart University of California, Santa Cruz Systematics/ Evolutionary Biology Phylogeny, reproduction and parasitism in cidaroid echinoids of the Antarctic John Stuart Pearse
Elena Maria Lopez University of Colorado at Boulder Ecology Effects of aquatic exposure to methoprene on amphibian development David O. Norris
Candace Low University of California, Santa Barbara Behavioral Ecology Vibrational interactions between a leaf-mining species and their parasitoids John A. Endler
Carolina Griselda Luchetti Universidad de Buenos Aires Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Insulin Resistance in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Alicia Beatriz Motta
Patrice M Ludwig University of Virginia Behavioral Ecology Relating phenotypic plasticity, behavioral ecology, and population dynamics in the forked fungus beetle, Bolitotherus cornutus Henry M Wilbur
Dunja Lund University of Florida Psychology The Roles of Frequency and Recency in Forming and Retrieving New Connections Lise Abrams
Kathleen Sheila Lynch University of Texas as Austin Behavioral Ecology The role of estrogen in modulating neuronal activity of central auditory areas in female anurans Walter Wilczynski
Matthew Samuel Malinowski State University of New York at Buffalo Tectonics/ Geophysics Energy and soil-moisture effects on nonlinear deformation associated with near-surface seismic reflection sources Gregory S Baker
Gaurangi Vinaykumar Malthankar Idaho State University Cell Biology/ Biochemistry Investigation of Relation between Energy-Metabolism and Cell Death in Rat Hippocampal Slice Cultures Exposed to Kainate Excitotoxicity James C.K. Lai
Emily Chan Marquez Boston University Physiology/ Functional Morphology The effects of estradiol and environmental contaminants on the reproductive development of the Red-sided garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) and the Corn snake (Elaphe guttata) Ian Peter Callard
Paul Robert Martin University of Washington Systematics/ Evolutionary Biology Latitudinal variation in speciation rates Joshua J Tewksbury
Karen Patricia Maruska University of Hawaii at Manoa Physiology/ Functional Morphology Neuropeptide modulation of auditory and lateral line systems in coral reef fishes Timothy Carl Tricas
Justin Scott McAlister University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Systematics/ Evolutionary Biology Testing for costs of phenotypic plasticity during development of Lytechinus variegatus Robert D Podolsky
Sarah Barbara McClure University of California, Santa Barbara Anthropology Assessing Prehistoric Local Interaction Through Elemental Analysis of Ceramics Michael A. Jochim
Ryan Walker McEwan Ohio University Ecology A dendroecological analysis of remnant oak-ash savannas in the Bluegrass Region of central Kentucky Brian C. McCarthy
Virginia Gail McHugh-Kurtz Northern Illinois University Chemistry A Systematic Comparison of Alkaloidal Profiles of Coca Tea Hans T. Beck
Erin Maureen Meagher University of North Carolina at Wilmington Physiology/ Functional Morphology Investigating seasonal changes in the thermal biology of wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)