Science Honors Theses 2003
BIOLOGY
Chris English '03
"Redistribution and Function of Kinesin-II in Early Sea Urchin Embryos"
Advisor: Bob Morris
CHEMISTRY
Shaelah Reidy '03
"Pore Size Effects on Fluorescence Spectra of Pyrene Solutions in Sol-Gel Matrices"
Advisor: Laura Muller
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Adam Villa '03
"Supporting Exploratory Analyses of Gene Regulation in Localized DNA Neighborhoods"
Co-Advisors: Mark LeBlanc (Computer Science) and Betsey Dyer (Biology)
Gregory Williams '03
"An Autoscheduling Optimizer for Perl"
Advisor: Mike Gousie
MATHEMATICS
Willie Stone '03
"Plurality Elections: How many voters does it take before something goes wrong?"
Advisor: Tommy Ratliff
PSYCHOBIOLOGY
Casey Hagan '03
"Predictors of College Athletes' Cognitive Appraisals in Challenging Athletic Situations"
Advisor: Kathy Morgan
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