2005 REACH Award Recipients

Joshua Boone
Mathematics
"Design and Production of 35mm Slides for Optical Diffraction Patterns"
Faculty mentor: David Kammler
$1,500

Jonathan Cohen
Forestry
"Evaluating the Relationship Between Place Attachment and Acceptability of Forest Management Practices"
Faculty mentor: Jean Mangun
$1,500

Caitie Cusack
Art - Sculpture
"An Exploration of Rubber Moldmaking Methods"
Faculty mentor: James Weiler
$1,500

Jennifer Dilliner
Special Education
"Impact of Supplemental Reading Instruction on the Reading and Writing Skills of Alternative School Youth"
Faculty mentor: Regina Foley
$1,500

Paul Dixon
Geology
"Ostracod Distribution in the Larsen Ice Shelf Region, Eastern Antarctic Peninsula, and Their Applications to Holocene Paleoclimatic Analysis"
Faculty mentor: Scott Ishman
$1,443

Stephanie Dulgar
Geology
"Using Mineralogy and Organic Carbon to Assess Magnetic Susceptibility Records of Antarctic Marine Sediments and Their Application to Holocene Climatic Records"
Faculty mentor: Scott Ishman
$1,510

Danielle Estes
Sociology
"Factors Influencing Childcare Choices: An In-Depth Study of College Student Parents"
Faculty mentor: Rob Benford
$1,138

Brandi Frey
Art - General Studio
"The Science and Art of Creating Sculpture with Recyclable Plastics"
Faculty mentor: Carole Loeffler
$1,500

Jeremy Griffith
Art - Glass
"Glass Compatibility Research"
Faculty mentor: Jason Roberts
$1,500

Jami Jackson
Psychology
"Influences on Motivation"
Faculty mentor: David DiLalla
$1,500

Christopher Jenkins
Computer Engineering
"BIST Methods and Their Efficiency"
Faculty mentor: Dimitrios Kagaris
$1,500

Patrick McGill
Chemistry
"Nanoscale Tailored Materials for Thermal Interfaces Used in Microelectronic Devices"
Faculty mentor: Punit Kohli
$1,500

Frederick McLevich
Biological Sciences
"The Effects of Devil's Club Root Extract on Insulin Secretion from Normal and Diseased Pancreatic Beta Cells, and Cell Proliferation"
Faculty mentor: Laura Murphy
$1,500

Adria Pilsits
Zoology
"Exploring Novel Genes for Use in Evolutionary Studies of Polygyridae, a North American Family of Land Snails"
Faculty mentor: Frank Anderson
$1,481

Sara Reardon
Microbiology
"The Role of DEAF-1 in Mammary and Skin Tumors"
Faculty mentor: Michael Collard
$1,500

Mario Romano
Psychology
"Substitutability in Second-Order Schedules of Token Reinforcement"
Faculty mentor: Eric Jacobs
$1,500

Emily Wallace
Physiology
"The Role of Deaf-1 and p53 in Prostate Cancer"
Michael Collard
$1,500

Ashley Webb
Fashion Design & Merchandising
"Self-Expression or Visual Harassment? The Controversy of Message T-shirts in Public Schools"
Faculty mentor: Jane Workman
$1,500

Matthew Wegener
Zoology
"Age and Growth of Newly Established Asian Carp in the Illinois River"
Faculty mentor: James Garvey
$1,500