The University of Puget Sound summer research programs are designed to encourage and support research projects conducted by University of Puget Sound students and their faculty mentors. The program seeks to foster imagination, creativity, and accomplishment.
For additional information, visit Summer Research Grants in Science and Mathematics, and Summer Research Grants in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
Submissions from 2012
Paleomagnetism of Cascade Range Pleistocene Lava flows near McKenzie Bridge, Oregon, Chelsea Jaeger
Uncharted Progress: A Musical Analysis of the Elements and Evolution of Rap, Mark Janzer
Energy Cost of Locomotion During Partial Bodyweight Support, Aleksandar Jeremikj
Growth / Decay, Yuri Kahan
War Tourism: Shaping Memory and Perception in Post-War Vietnam, Max Keyes
Foot Characteristics of Shod and Unshod Populations, Paul Nakamoto, Heidi Orloff, Bryson Nakamura, Abby Goss, and Justin Higa
Single cell wound healing in Drosophila melanogaster embryos, John Rosasco
The Evolution of the Modern Book: Understanding the Future of the Printed Word in the Context of Fine Printing Presses and Artist’s Books, Elisabeth Schyberg
The Methodology of Resistance in Contemporary NeoPaganism, Rebecca Short
Migrant Remittances in Rural Nepal: A Mixed Methods Household-level Analysis, Evan Skamarock
Using the Widely Distributed Seabird, the Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), as an Indicator of Marine Plastic Pollution, Alicia Terepocki
Emotion Recognition and Personality Traits: a pilot study, Hilary Tighe
Paleomagnetism of a sequence of lava flows near McKenzie Bridge, OR, Blake Titcomb
The Possible Connection of Gamma Oscillation and 3-D Object Representation, Thien N. Vu
The relationship between two dimensional and three dimensional art, Erin Wheary
Effects of sugar-amendment on bacterial & fungal abundance in native vs. nonnative-dominated soils of a Puget lowland prairie, Jessica Wong
Submissions from 2011
Anticipatory Testosterone Response to Competition in Female Collegiate Endurance Athletes, Becca Adams
Investigating the Bacterial Predator Bdellovibrio’s Ability to Degrade Aspartate, Scott Anderson
Paleomagnetic Applications in Archaeology: Analysis of Fire-Cracked Rocks at Camano Island Site, Tracy Anunsen
AVRF: A Framework to Enable Distributed Computing Using Volunteered Mobile Resources, Evan Arnold
Fashion and Self-Fashioning: Clothing Regulation in Renaissance Europe, Kayla Arnold
Observation and Characterization of Cirrus-Like Ice Crystals Using ESEM, Mitch Benning
The DJ and the Orchestra: Fusing Art Music and Popular Music, Joe Bozich
On-Road Measurments of Transit Bus Emissions, Matt Breuer
Partitioned Compression of Bitmap Indices, Kyle Brooks
Identification of Flock House Virus Cell Surface Receptor Protein(s) Using Affinity Chromatography and Chemical Cross-linking, Kristen Delwiche
The effects of low intensity burn on population size, predation rates, and prey abundance in the striped plateau lizard (Sceloporus virgatus), sabrina e. duncan
Regularization Schemes for the Real Time Spatial Management of Pelagic Longline Fisheries, Kyle Egerdal
Byzantine Emperors and Old Testament Kings: Contextualizing the Paris Psalter as a Product of Ninth and Tenth Century Byzantine Imperial Ideology, Kelsey Eldridge
The relationship between dynamic balance and isokinetic ankle strength in female college athletes, Nika Evans
Investigating the Minimal 4-Regular Matchstick Graph, matt farley
What (or Who) lives inside Scotch broom roots?, Lisa Fazzino
Symmetry Methods and Self-Similar Solutions to Curve Shortening, Peter Geertz-Larson
Interactive Data Visualization Tool to Analyze Word Count Frequencies Over Time, Aryn Grause
Enantioselectivity in Modified Quinine Derivatives, Daniel Guilak
A Foundation for Arithmetic, Kevin Halasz
Visualizing the Correlation between Human Brain Structure and Function, Douglas Hamilton
Geochemistry of the Mt. Persis Volcanics and Evidence for Thickening of Cascade Crust Over Time, Monica Hanson
The Best Explanation: A Defense Scientific Realism, Johnston T. Hill
(Re)constructing National Identity : The Case of Xiqu Culture in Taiwan, Joan Hua
Exploration of the active site specificity of MalA, a glucosidase from the predatory bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, Christine Isabella
"'Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?'": Functions of the "Unspeakable" in American Gothic Literature, Elizabeth Kirsch
Expression of Bik, a Pro-Apoptotic Protein, in Developing Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Oocytes, Maggie Klee
Modeling and Tuning of Musical Percussive Beams, Eric Laukkanen
Reclaiming Aztlán: The Visual Rhetoric of Pre-Columbian Imagery in Chicano Murals, Kelsey Mahler
Paleomagnetic and geochemical analysis of the Summit Creek volcanics, South-Central Cascades, WA, Elli McKinley
Force Characteristics in Different Shoe Designs, Bryson Nakamura
Back to Basics: A New Approach to the Unitary Executive Theory, Amanda Nicol
Relative Dependence of Neural Plasticity on Age and Activity in the Bumblebee (Bombus huntii), Geoffrey Nielsen
Dietary Ecology of the Endangered Grevy's Zebra, Equus grevyi, in Historic and Modern Laikipia, Susan Olszewski
Barriers to Health – A perspective from the lives of marginalized citizens in India, Daniel Parecki
From Modality to Tonality: The Reformulation of Harmony and Structure in Seventeenth-Century Music, Lukas Perry
Determining the Origin of Changing β-catenin Concentrations in Zebrafish Oocytes During Maturation, Nathan Pincus
The Power to Resist: A Study of Dissidence Movements in Eastern Europe, Melanie Reiff
Myth Materialized: Thirteenth Century Additions to the West Façade of San Marco and their Value in Venetian History Making, Michelle Reynolds
The Acute Effect of Pre-Exercise Static and Dynamic Stretching of the Leg Flexors, Jocelyn Riordan
The Construction of the Curia Julia, Will Roundy
Tunisian Push for Democracy: Successes, Failures, and Lessons, Peter Russell
Searching for crp: Investigating Candidate Genes for the cAMP Receptor Protein in Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, Kat Schmidt
The Senatus Consultum Ultimum and its Relation to Late Republican History, Scott Shump
The Problems of Treason and Tyranny: The Effect of the Gunpowder Plot On Artistic Expression, Jessica K. Spevak
The Time Progression of Bub1 and Cdc2 activation in zebrafish (Danio rerio) during egg maturation, Julie Swinson
Methods of Protein Characterization, Michael Tieu
Developing a Protocol for Purifying the malA Enzyme in Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, John Jared Trecker
Beesearch: smellin’ urine and discriminatin’sex, Preston Van Buren
The Zeeman Effect in Mercury, Casey Wall
Effect of Shoe Design and Gender on Valgus Angle, Mandy Warner
Tanzanian Women Literacy Learners: Balancing Autonomy and Community, Olivia L. Weitz
Fostering Logical Thinking in Novice Student Programmers, Kyle Wenholz
EEG Measures of Facial Expression Recognition, Madeleine Werhane
“Honest as the Devil:” English Rhetoric and Representations of Catholicism in Ireland during the Reformation, Allie Werner
Exploring the effects of C-amendment on the soil microbial community in a Puget lowland prairie, Jessica Wong
The Influence and Application of Eastern Philosophy in the Western Musical Tradition, Matt B. Zavortink
Submissions from 2010
The impact of deer on the rhinoceros auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata) colony on Protection Island, WA, Brittany Balbag
The Relevant Jazz Band: Advancing the Big Band for All Peoples in Our Modern World, Joseph R. Bozich
1H-NMR and LC/MS assay development for the characterization of glycosidase and glycosyl transferase activities of MalA from Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, Jordan D. Carelli
Comparison of Bacterial Communities on Different Substrate Types in an Intertidal Anthropogenic Sulfide Seep, Christopher J. Clark
Bikers; Who are these people?, Julie Coleman
Deficits in Executive Function and Academic Performance in Children and Adolecents Exposed to Methamphetamine and other Recreational Drugs, Selena M. Corbett
Reducing Database Bitmap Index Size Using Variable Length Compression, Fabian J. Corrales
The effect of acute exercise intensity on plasma interleukin-6 and activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, Chelsea Corser-Jensen
The Property Rights Battle in Oregon: The Influence of Ballot Titles on Voter Opinion, Annette d'Autremont
The Commencement Bay Superfund Legacy: Collaboration, Restoration and Redevelopment in the Local Landscape, Jenni Denekas
BD2194 and BD2195 as Regulators of malA and Related Genes in the Predatory Bacterium, Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, Kim Dill-McFarland
The Historiography of the Black Student Union, Ayanna Drakos
Does Choice Matter? The Generational Impact of Work-Life Balance, Jessica Erickson
The effects of visual and verbal feedback on peak torque in college-aged male and female athletes, Nika Evans
Sneaky bacteria? Just maybe in Scotchbroom, Lisa Fazzino
Validity and Reliability of the Nintendo Wii in Measuring Standing Balance, Sean D. Field-Eaton
Quantum Conundrums: Putting quantum mechanics to the test with Bell's Inequality, Taylor E. Firman
Quinine/Sodium Borohydride Complexes as Chiral Reductive Catalysts, James Gallagher
Embedding Binary Trees into Grids Using Genetic Algorithms, John Granville
Heterotropic Cooperativity in Cytochrome P450eryF, Kerry Guyer
The Effects of High-Intensity Exercise on IL-6 Release in College Males, Jason Hagerup
Americanizing America: Irving Berlin's Influence On His Adopted Culture, Jay Herman
On Road Evaluation of New, Heavy-Duty Diesel Truck Emission Standards, Andrew B. Horsley
His-Tag protein purification of the MalA enzyme in bdellovibrio, Greg Kirkpatrick