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NATURAL SCIENCE SEMINARS--FALL 2004 |
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Fall 2004. Click here for Spring, 2005
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Aug. 23, 2004 |
4:30 |
1st Meeting - Schedule Confirmation - Note: this is Triad
Day. Regular 4:00 pm classes meet at 4:30 pm. |
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Aug. 30, 2004 |
4:00 |
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4:30 |
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Sept. 6, 2004 |
4:00 |
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4:30 |
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| Thur. Sept. 9, 2004 |
7:30 pm |
Optional: Public Lecture by
Nobel Laureate: F. Sherwood Rowland, Lipinsky Auditorium,
UNC-Asheville. Our Changing
Atmosphere: Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and Global Warming |
| Fri. Sept. 10, 2004 |
8:00 am |
Optional: Public Lecture by
Nobel Laureate: F. Sherwood Rowland, Robinson 125, UNC-Asheville.
Hydrocarbons
in Earth's Atmosphere |
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Sept. 13, 2004 |
4:00 |
Science
Teacher Forum. Dr. Amy Boyd, moderator. This is a panel of
local high school science teachers discussing their profession,
rewards, frustrations, etc. |
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Sept. 20, 2004 |
4:00 |
Kesi Stoneking . The Effect of Growing
Conditions on Essential Oil Composition of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum).
Mentors: Dr. Dean C. Kahl, Dr. John Brock |
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4:30 |
Samantha
Sizemore. Determination
of Total Mercury in Lake Julian Fish and Sediment.
Mentor:
Dr. Victoria P. Collins |
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Sept. 27, 2004 |
4:00 |
Cayce Canfield. Chemical Analysis of
the Pigeon River: Past and Present. Mentor: Dr. Victoria P.
Collins |
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4:30 |
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Oct. 4, 2004 |
4:00 |
Omar Barnaby. The Recovery of Fuel
from the Pyrolysis of Type 7 Plastic Waste. Mentor:
Dr.
Dean C. Kahl |
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4:30 |
Ahliae Toulouse. A study of the
distribution of invasive plants in the Bat Cave and Rumbling Bald
Preserves. Mentor: Dr. Greg Ettl |
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Oct. 11, 2004 |
4:00 |
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Fall Break |
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Fall Break |
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Oct. 25, 2004 |
4:00 |
Laura Mills. A Comparison of Effectiveness Among Japanese Honeysuckle (lonicera japonica) Pollinators in Western North Carolina. Mentor: Dr. Amy Boyd |
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4:30 |
Science Faculty meet
after seminar to consider new evaluation forms for 2005-06 |
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Nov. 1, 2004 |
4:00 |
Stephen Opper. Dowsing for Hidden
Objects: A double-blind approach. Mentor: Dr. Mark Brenner |
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4:30 |
Deja Lizer. Salamander Abundance
and Species Diversity within Three Streams at Warren Wilson College.
Mentor: Dr. Amy Boyd |
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Nov. 8, 2004 |
4:00 |
Winborne Evans The Antibacterial Activity of Honey from Apis mellifera Mentor: Dr. Jeff Holmes |
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4:30 |
Katherine Reilly. Antioxidant capacity of North Carolina red wine. Mentor: Dr. Victoria P. Collins |
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Nov. 15, 2004 |
4:00 |
Jennifer Wilson. Fungal endophyte (Neotyphodium coenophialum) infection in tall fescue grass(Festuca arundinacea)on Warren-Wilson College Farm. Mentor: Dr. Victoria P. Collins |
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4:30 |
Will Pierzala. The Use of Diurnal
Oxygen Curves to Study Pollution in the Pigeon River.
Mentor: Dr. Dean C. Kahl |
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Friday, Week 12: Nov. 19, 2004 |
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Rough drafts of Senior Theses due to mentors |
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Nov. 22, 2004 |
4:00 |
Ruth Secor. Tigers in Captivity: a
Study of the Effects of Visitor Presence. Mentor: Dr.
Jeff Holmes. |
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4:30 |
Megan Burns. The Effect of the Removal of Exotic Invasive Plants on Native Plant Diversity. Mentor: Dr. Amy Boyd |
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Nov. 29, 2004 |
4:00 |
Meredith Lucas. The Effects of Dibutyl
Phthalate and Diethyl-Hexyl Phthalate on the Zebrafish Embryo. Mentor: Dr. Jeff
Holmes |
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4:30 |
Cedarose Siemon. Salmonella
Contamination in Conventional and Pasture Poultry Farms
Mentor: Dr. Jeff Holmes |
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Friday, Week 14: Dec. 3, 2004 |
4:00 |
Senior Theses Due - 2 copies to convenor (Spidel 205), 4:00 PM |
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Dec. 6, 2004 |
4:00 |
Lindsay Renbaum. Chronic Soy Exposure
Effects on Metabolism of Phytoestrogen Daidzein.
Mentor:
Dr. John Brock |
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4:30 |
Amber Boles. - Postpone until Jan 24, 2005. Flood and
road closure delay. Microbial Community
Structure at High Altitudes in North Carolina as Indicated by
Phospholipid Fatty Acid Composition. Mentor: Dr.
Victoria P. Collins |
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Dec. 13, 2004 |
4:00 |
Evaluations for Senior theses Due to Convenor (Monday, Week 16) |