Four Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology students and four professors will explore a
wide range of science and engineering projects through a
collaborative undergraduate research program supported by Joseph and
Reba Weaver of Indianapolis.
The projects began
this summer and must be completed by May 2006. The $2,000 awards
cover student wages, campus residential costs, and supply and
material expenses. No faculty salaries or major equipment expenses
are allowed.
• Studying the
in-vitro generation of amoebocyrtes from the American Horseshoe
Crab will be Amber Brannan, a junior applied biology major from
Brazil, Ind., and William Weiner, assistant professor of applied
biology and biomedical engineering.
• Meanwhile,
sophomore chemistry major Dan Szymkowiak of Port Angeles, Wash.,
will examine an application of the Amberlite resin RA-400 to
aqueous-phase palladium catalyzed Suzuki reactions. He will be
assisted by Rebecca DeVasher, assistant professor of chemistry.
• Junior
applied biology major Derek Trobaugh of New Castle, Ind., will
study hydrogen peroxide production in T lymphocytes, along with
Kay C Dee, associate professor of applied biology, and Gabi
Nindl of the Indiana University School of Medicine.
• Mathematics
major Hari Ravindran, a sophomore from Doha, and David Finn,
associate professor of mathematics, will utilize their math
skills in a project "Modeling the Shape of a Cookie".
