Wheaton Science Honors Theses 2007
BIOLOGY
Ashley Young '07
"Development of ecological management plans for conservation lands in Westborough, Massachusetts"
Advisor: Scott Shumway
CHEMISTRY
Michael Smith '07
"The Use of Artificial Digestive Fluids to Assess the Bioavailability of Methylmercury to Benthic Invertebrates"
Advisor: Jani Benoit
Allison Labbe '07
"Methods for Preparing Acetate-Protected ?-Enamides"
Advisor: Chris Kalberg
COMPUTER SCIENCE and PHYSICS
Chris Stuetzle '07
"Computer Modeling and Visualization of Luminescent Crystals: The Role of Energy Transfer and Upconversion"
Advisors: Mike Gousie and John Collins
PHYSICS
Nick apRoberts-Warren
"Group Teoretical Techniques in Analyzing Vibronic Spectra in Solids"
Advisor: John Collins
Jesse Tolson '07
"Energy Transfer Processes in Pr-doped Yttrium Silicate"
Advisor: John Collins
Good Tidings: The History and Ecology of Shellfish Farming in the Northeast
Professor of Biology Barbara Brennessel has published a book on the history of the New England shellfish industry and a look into the science, economics, and techniques of shellfish aquaculture.
The science of teamwork
Professor of Biology Robert Morris and Blair Rossetti '09 discuss the science of teamwork.
Rooting through Wheaton's herbarium
Alexandra ("Lexie") Sabella '08 examines the cabinets that hold Wheaton College's herbarium.
Interdisciplinary trio in genomics publish
Bio-Stats-CompSci faculty suggest evidence for convergent evolution
Gousie and Milewski '07 highlight errors in digital maps
Dr. Mike Gousie and computer science major Sarah Milewski '07 publish their research on digital error visualization
Biology team publishes in Science
Professor Morris leads Wheaton contribution to Sea Urchin Genome Sequencing Project
Life in Heavy Metal
Chemistry Professor Jani Benoit picks up the mercury trail
Diamonds in the Marsh
Dr. Barbara Brennessel publishes her new book on Terrapin Turtles
Galápagos - an icon for ecotourism
Dr. John Kricher urges serious students of natural history that a visit to the Galápagos is a must
Bacteriocentricity
Dr. Betsey Dyer's Field Guide: a call to experience the world as bacteria exerience it