Whitman Undergraduate Conference April 10, 2012
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ON THE COVER: (Left to right) Peter Qualtere-Burcher ’12, music; Dandi Huang ’13, biochemistry, biophysics, and molecular biology; and Nanyonjo Mukungu ’12, politics Whitman Undergraduate Conference Photography by Greg Lehman Design by Travis Congleton April 10, 2012 undergraduate conference April 10, 2012 Each year the Whitman Undergraduate Conference celebrates the scholarship and creativity of Whitman students through a day devoted entirely to their accomplishments. The 14th Annual Whitman Undergraduate Conference brings together students from every academic area of the college to share their research and creative projects with the campus community. The conference is noteworthy for its variety of presentations, which take the form of talks, poster presentations, musical performances and artistic exhibitions. The projects in this program attest to the original work that our students have produced in their courses, senior theses, summer internships, and study abroad. 3 Session II: 10:45 a.m.-noon Coffee break: 10:15-10:45 a.m. In Olin Hall foyer, the Hall of Science atrium and Reid Campus Center All-Campus Lunch: Noon-1 p.m. Reid Campus Center Senior Art Exhibition/Presentation: 1-2 p.m. Fouts Center for Visual Arts Exhibition Space Session I: 9-10:15 a.m. Poster Session: 1-2 p.m. Cordiner Hall Foyer 12 11 1 10 2 Session III: 2-3:15 p.m. 9 3 8 4 Afternoon intermission: Breakfast: 8:15 a.m. 7 5 6 3:15-3:45 p.m. The only breakfast served on campus will be a Session IV: 3:45-5 p.m. continental breakfast in Olin Hall foyer, the Hall of Reid Campus Center Science Atrium and Reid Campus Center. schedule April 10, 2012 4 musical performances Morning Intermission Flute Quartet String Quartet Jessica Shatkin, flute Rebecca Young, violin 10:15-10:45 a.m. Ryan Jacobsen, violin Spencer May, violin Katri Gilbert, viola Aleida Fernandez, violin Hall of Science Atrium Robin Miller, cello Carrie Sloane, cello Lunch Jazz Ensemble Doug Scarborough, director Noon-1 p.m. Saxophones Trumpets Sam Epstein, alto Owen Lowry Reid Campus Center Machado Mijiga, alto Max Reikowsky Peter Qualtere-Burcher, Nick Pellatz tenor Brett Leroux Sebastian Jay, tenor Pablo Rivarola Meg Vermillion, baritone Piano Trombones Jonas Myers Mark Arand Dylan Martin Gus Friedman Ethan Maier Clayton Collins Tommy Gibson, bass Bass Nathan Radakovich Guitar Eric Werner Drums Nick Shariat Robby Seager Afternoon Intermission Jazz Workshop Josh Augustin, piano 3:15-3:45 p.m. Max Bates, alto Sam Epstein, alto Reid Campus Center Maggie Hickman, piano, vocals Ethan Maier, piano Jason Morrison, piano, vocals Brett Porter, tenor Pablo Rivarola, trumpet Meg Vermillion, baritone sax inside Scenes from the 2011 Whitman Undergraduate Conference All photos by Greg Lehman 5 panel schedule Olin Hall 130 Olin Hall 157 Reid, Ballroom B Science 100 Brattain Auditorium Session Women’s Identity Literary Inquiry Encounters The Physical Universe 9 a.m. Erika Horwege Andrew Ryan Yonah Biers-Ariel Bryant Fong Ruben Raychaudhuri Emily Doyle Benjamin Menzies Suzanne Jaszczult Stacey Rosenzweig Helen Jenne, Nick 9:15 a.m. Nanyonjo Mukungu Cara Lowry Benjamin Roberson Alexe Helmke Yon Choi Rachel Alexander Kelley Hall Marcial Díaz Mejía Tacke, Lillian Bailey, Sarah Stanger Peter Olson, Lauren 9:30 a.m. Mehera Nori Madeline Jacobson Samuel Chapman Samuel Schonfeld Alec White Hayley Mauck Mitchell Dunn Kyla Flaten Hopson Shelly Le, Sean McNulty, Autumn Knutson, 9:45 a.m. Lyndsey Wilson* Aaron Aguilar Ramirez* Sabrina Wise* Zach Schierl* Kira Peterson Monica Simmons, Julia Dhavan Vengadasalam Sarah Wolf, Lindsay Olson, Evelina Stone* Lydia Lund Miropolsky* Molly Hayes, Sophie 10 a.m. Mitchell Lee* Molly Johnson* Davis, Lindsay Cameron, Hannah Joseph* Hip (-Hop) Culture Canadian Literary Youth Culture Earth History Session Plurality Hannah Moskat, 10:45 a.m. Heather Smith Nick Michal Katelyn Sorenson Matthew Hanson Nathan Neff-Mallon Olivia Molden Ali Murray Elizabeth Reetz Sebastian Jay 11 a.m. Amanda Arriola Alex Pearson Jeremy Norden Matthew Morriss Christa Heavey Kyle Moen Meghan Browne Amanda Lane Alexander Brott 11:15 a.m. Julian Helmer Alyssa Whitt Kelsie Baher Emily Johnson Nathan Abrams Katie Tackman Andrew Patel Grace Davis Lauren McCullough 11:30 a.m. Shane Young Patricia Vanderbilt* Mackenzie Gerringer* Will Bender Kayla Hegedus* Khoa Nguyen Rose Haag Nina Neff-Mallon* Charlie Weems Kate Elkind, John-Henry 11:45 a.m. Sam Alden* Matthew Hanson* Maggie Massey* Beverly Li* Heckendorn* All-campus lunch in Noon-1 p.m. p Reid Campus Center 1-2 p.m. p Poster Session in Cordiner Hall blue moon/quarterlife Thought, Word Doors of Perception Environmental Session and Creed Science Michaela Gianotti, Jonas Myers, William Whitwer, Spencer May, Daniel Simi Singh, Sabrina Merritt, Madelyn Wise, Peter Qualtere- Michael Barker, Mark Peterson, Christine 2 p.m. Burcher, Zoe Ballering, Merrett Krahn Arand, Theodore Pratt Kelee Peyton Sam Sadeghi Kiely, Lauren Noah Lerner John Abercrombie Elana Congress Nick Michal, Evelina McCullough, Seth Miropolsky, Molly Dawson* Esteve* 2:15 p.m. Allison Bolgiano Shanglun Wang Kaitlin Cloud William Harbour Emma Snyder Christina Tamaru Michael Hanley Peter Osseward, 2:30 p.m. Elizabeth Hambleton Whitney Griggs Shannon Buckham Sophia Davis Catherine DeCramer Ryan Creal Hannah Johnson Surabhi Veenapani, 2:45 p.m. Jordan Brown Alyssa Nevell, Mackenzie Gerringer* Natalie Tamburello* Alethea Buchal Jack MacNichol Margaret du Bray* Julianne Linn 3 p.m. Elizabeth Daviess* Michael Schier* Paige Joki* Hari Raghavan* Walla Walla “Hiroshima mon Bias and Social Archaeological Finds: Session Intersections amour”: Three Views Response From Pottery Neolithic to Masada Katie DeCramer, Andrew Ryan, Simi Singh, Charlie Weems, 3:45 p.m. Meghan Bill Anne Gaskins Noah Henry-Darwish, Janaki Phillips Benjamin Menzies Mary Allain, Julia Mark Arand Omar Ihmoda Courtney Sanford Stone, Adam Delgado, Cynthia Ramos, Hannah Holloran* 4 p.m. Adriel Borshansky Erin Drake Kendra Klag Alyssa Bader Maia Singhal Elizabeth Fleming Kayla Foster 4:15 p.m. Margaret Allen Kari Paustian* Mary Allain Ian Kretzler A. Gabrielle Westcott Jordan Brown Alice Minor 4:30 p.m. Jan Hudson* Kate Kunkel-Patterson* Emily Hanscam* Sara Rasmussen* Peter Qualtere-Burcher Ahmed El Kottby 4:45 p.m. Erik Feldman* Daria Reaven* *Denotes moderator Science 151 Science 165 Kimball Theatre Reid G02 Sherwood 222 Gaiser Auditorium Chemistry Matters Environmental Arab Springs and Food for Thought Children and Poverty Impacts and Politics Other Revolutions 9 a.m. Erika Horwege Andrew Ryan Yonah Biers-Ariel Bryant Fong Ruben Raychaudhuri Emily Doyle Benjamin Menzies Suzanne Jaszczult Stacey Rosenzweig Helen Jenne, Nick 9:15 a.m. Nanyonjo Mukungu Cara Lowry Benjamin Roberson Alexe Helmke Yon Choi Rachel Alexander Kelley Hall Marcial Díaz Mejía Tacke, Lillian Bailey, Sarah Stanger Peter Olson, Lauren 9:30 a.m. Mehera Nori Madeline Jacobson Samuel Chapman Samuel Schonfeld Alec White Hayley Mauck Mitchell Dunn Kyla Flaten Hopson Shelly Le, Sean McNulty, Autumn Knutson, 9:45 a.m. Lyndsey Wilson* Aaron Aguilar Ramirez* Sabrina Wise* Zach Schierl* Kira Peterson Monica Simmons, Julia Dhavan Vengadasalam Sarah Wolf, Lindsay Olson, Evelina Stone* Lydia Lund Miropolsky* Molly Hayes, Sophie 10 a.m. Mitchell Lee* Molly Johnson* Davis, Lindsay Cameron, Hannah Joseph* Hard Science Ecological Concerns Service Trips Gender, Cruelty and Modern Political Incarceration Economies Hannah Moskat, 10:45 a.m. Heather Smith Nick Michal Katelyn Sorenson Matthew Hanson Nathan Neff-Mallon Olivia Molden Ali Murray Elizabeth Reetz Sebastian Jay 11 a.m. Amanda Arriola Alex Pearson Jeremy Norden Matthew Morriss Christa Heavey Kyle Moen Meghan Browne Amanda Lane Alexander Brott 11:15 a.m. Julian Helmer Alyssa Whitt Kelsie Baher Emily Johnson Nathan Abrams Katie Tackman Andrew Patel Grace Davis Lauren McCullough 11:30 a.m. Shane Young Patricia Vanderbilt* Mackenzie Gerringer* Will Bender Kayla Hegedus* Khoa Nguyen Rose Haag Nina Neff-Mallon* Charlie Weems Kate Elkind, John-Henry 11:45 a.m. Sam Alden* Matthew Hanson* Maggie Massey* Beverly Li* Heckendorn* Senior Art Trip Presentation in Sam Alden, Sarah Canepa, Kelly Douglas, Binta 1-2 p.m. Loos-Diallo, Hayley Mauck, Megan Oost, Julia p Fouts Center for Visual Arts Schneider, Amanda Villaseñor, Elizabeth Wolff Disease Studies State of the State I Media and Message Gender Studies Boundaries and Borders Michaela Gianotti, Jonas Myers, William Whitwer, Spencer May, Daniel Simi Singh, Sabrina Merritt, Madelyn Wise, Peter Qualtere- Michael Barker, Mark Peterson, Christine 2 p.m. Burcher, Zoe Ballering, Merrett Krahn Arand, Theodore Pratt Kelee Peyton Sam Sadeghi Kiely, Lauren Noah Lerner John Abercrombie Elana Congress Nick Michal, Evelina McCullough, Seth Miropolsky, Molly Dawson* Esteve* 2:15 p.m. Allison Bolgiano Shanglun Wang Kaitlin Cloud William Harbour Emma Snyder Christina Tamaru Michael Hanley Peter Osseward, 2:30 p.m. Elizabeth Hambleton Whitney Griggs Shannon Buckham Sophia Davis Catherine DeCramer Ryan Creal Hannah Johnson Surabhi Veenapani, 2:45 p.m. Jordan Brown Alyssa Nevell, Mackenzie Gerringer* Natalie Tamburello* Alethea Buchal Jack MacNichol Margaret du Bray* Julianne Linn 3 p.m. Elizabeth Daviess* Michael Schier* Paige Joki* Hari Raghavan* East Meets West: War, State of the State II Great Performances Immigration, Bias Crime and Politics and Justice Katie DeCramer, Andrew Ryan, Simi Singh, Charlie Weems, 3:45 p.m. Meghan Bill Anne Gaskins Noah Henry-Darwish, Janaki Phillips Benjamin Menzies Mary Allain, Julia Mark