2005 Undergraduate Research Forum Award Winners

First Place
Eric Johnson
Plant Biology
Project: "A Microscopic Investigation of Spore Wall Development in the Liverwort Sphaerocarpos texanus: Evolutionary Implications of Permanent Spore Tetrads in Bryophytes"
Faculty Mentor: Karen Renzaglia

Second Place
Chris Krantz
Physiology
Project: "The Effects of American Ginseng Root on Human Prostate Cancer Cell Proliferation"
Faculty Mentor: Laura Murphy

Third Place
DeAnn Harley
Physics
Project: "Element-Specific Magnetic Properties of Co2MnSi Thin Films"
Faculty Mentor: Shane Stadler

Honorable Mention
Rachel Murray
Plant Biology
Project: "Diversity of Strand Cells and the Implications for Phylogeny of Liverworts"
Faculty Mentor: Barbara Crandall-Stotler

Honorable Mention
Maja Wright-Phillips
Psychology
Project: "Anxiety, Solitary Play, and Peer Relationships: A Longitudinal Study"
Faculty Mentor: Lisabeth DiLalla

People's Choice Award
Michael Lencioni
Zoology
Project: "Prey Selection by Chaoborus in the Field and Laboratory"
Faculty Mentor: Frank Wilhelm