The 2006 student presenters from The University of Iowa


Jacqueline Alcántar, Chicago, Illinois
University of Iowa
Hybrid photopolymerization: effects of light intensity and temperature
Chemical Engineering
Mentor: Julie Jessop

Evan Herrnstadt, Ames
University of Iowa
Do Legislators act as delegates or trustees in setting the legislative agenda
Political Science
Mentor: Tom Rice

Tara Olds, Bettendorf
University of Iowa
Minimizing home energy use through wood-soy foam insulation
Civil Engineering
Mentor: Craig Just

Lindsey Reighard, Marion
University of Iowa
Sexual harassment coverage by the media
Marketing
Mentor: Nancy Hauserman

Megan Roy, Iowa City
University of Iowa
Architecture and the elite in colonial Virginia houses
History
Mentor: Barbara Mooney

Melanie Simet, Cedar Falls
University of Iowa
Examining X-ray flares from an intermediate-mass black hole at the Very Large Array radio telescope
Physics and Astronomy
Mentor: Phil Kaaret

Addison Killean Stark, Sabula
University of Iowa
Magnetically modified fuel cells
Chemistry
Mentor: Johna-Leddy

Christian Urrutia, Hudson, New Hampshire
University of Iowa
Comparing corruption and its perception in mid and large-sized cities
Political Science
Mentor: David Redlawsk

Travis Witt, Spencer
University of Iowa
Use of x-ray crystallography to determine potassium influence on Calmodulin binding of calcium
Biochemistry
Mentor: Madeline Shea