excellence in undergraduate research award recipients 2006


Excellence in Undergraduate Research Awards sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research.

Arts and Humanities
Kevin Heintz, Literature, Sciences and the Arts
The Function and Effect of Critical Literature During Germany's Weimar Republic
Mentor: Debra L. Pughe

Engineering and Mathematics
Michael Petrie, Biomedical Engineering
Dynamic Breast Cancer Simulator
Mentor: Geb Thomas


Natural Sciences
John Morrison, Biomedical Engineering
The Effects of BMP7 on Cell-Cycle Progression and Apoptosis: Applications for the Wound Healing Digital Measurement Method (WIDTH)
Mentor: Karl G. Kohlgraf


Social Sciences
Thomas Niblock, Economics and Religious Studies

Determining the Impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa on Labor Productivity and Economic Growth

Mentor: Beth Ingram