Division of Natural Sciences

Students present research at Midstates Consortium events

Nov. 12, 2010

Fifteen Carthage students presented their research at the recent Midstates Consortium for Math and Science symposium at the University of Chicago, and another 11 students presented their research at the second Midstates Consortium event in St. Louis.

Above: Morgan Wiechmann, '12, stands with her poster at the 2010 Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Biological Sciences and Psychology, held Nov. 5-7 at the University of Chicago. Top: Bri Birsa, '11, talks about her poster on bat research at the event.

The Midstates Consortium for Math and Science aims to improve undergraduate math and science education by providing research and professional development opportunities to the students and faculty of its 14 member institutions. MCMS holds two undergraduate research symposia each year, inviting students and faculty from its member institutions to give oral presentations and present posters on their research.

Nov. 5-7: Biological Sciences and Psychology

The 2010 Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Biological Sciences and Psychology was held Nov. 5-7 at the University of Chicago. Carthage students presented research spanning the biological, psychological and environmental sciences. Their research was conducted on campus with the mentorship of Carthage faculty, as well as at other institutions through summer research grants.

  • Bri Birsa, '11, and Alexandra Matzinger, '11, presented their poster, Monitoring Bat Activity in Relation to Building Development.

  • Ian Brodie, '11, gave an oral presentation about his research titled Target Visibility Determines the Extent of the North Effect.

  • Jessica Conderman, '11, presented her poster, The Influence of the Menstrual Cycle on Taste Sensitivity.

  • John Egner, '13, and Amy Macemon, '12, presented their poster, Acoustic Monitoring of Wisconsin Bats Over Standing and Moving Water.

  • Kyle Enot, '11, presented his poster, Algae as a Potential Atrazine Bioremediation Tool.

  • Katie Gast, '11, Stacy Kosinski, ’12, and Anne Pioppo, ’12, presented their poster, Determination of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Pike River.

  • Adam Glover, '12, presented his poster, Designing a Long-Term Monitoring Program to Assess Invasive Species.

  • Lea Hedman, '11, presented her poster, Teens' Use of Irony in Daily Conversation.

  • Vanessa Klimowicz, '12, presented her poster, Insect Pest Communities in Potential Biofuel Grasses of Upper Midwest USA.

  • Marie Pichler, '11, presented her poster, Distribution and Abundance of Aquatic Invasive Species in Kenosha County, Wis.

  • Morgan Wiechmann, '12, presented the poster Distribution and Dispersal of Invasive Plans in Kenosha, Wis.

Nov. 12-14: Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science

The 2010 Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science was held Nov. 12-14 at Washington University in St. Louis. Four Carthage students gave oral presentations about their research. Nine participated in the poster session.

  • Amber Bakkum, '12, and Kimberly Schultz, '11, gave an oral presentation titled Study of Fluid Dynamics for the Orion Service Module Downstream Propellant Tanks. They also participated in the poster session with their poster, Study of Fluid Dynamics for the Orion Service Module Propellant Tanks.

  • Stephanie Finnvik, '12, gave an oral presentation titled Elijah Balloon Payload Project 2010.

  • Timothy Hamerly, '11, gave an oral presentation titled Probing the Motion of Chiral Molecules Bound to Molecular Micelles Using NMR Spectroscopy.

  • Susan Craig, '11, presented her poster, Probing Intermolecular Interactions in Chiral Chromatography with NMR Spectroscopy.

  • Kristen Jones, '11, and Daniel Noffke, '11, presented their poster, Monitoring Chloride Concentrations of the Pike River in Southeastern Wisconsin.

  • Christina Konecki, '11, presented her poster Lifetime Prediction of Mg-Rich Coatings Using Fluoro-Magnesium Probes.

  • Sarah Marble, '11, presented her poster, Investigation of Interactions between N-2 blocker Drugs and Polymers via NMR Diffusion Experiments.

  • Leanne Quertinmont, '11, presented the poster Synthesis of Enantioselective Chiral NMR Shift Reagents.

  • Douglas Vodnik, '13, presented his poster, The Young's Modulus of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes.