Works in this series are the final written component of the Student Summer Scholars (S3) grant program within the Office of Undergraduate Research & Scholarship at Grand Valley State University.
The S3 program provides funds for a student and faculty mentor to devote time to a research and/or creative project during the spring/summer semester. Through these grants and the mentorship of a faculty member, the S3 program offers a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to do hands-on, professional research and creative practice in their chosen field. For more information about this program and how to apply please visit the Student Summer Scholars (S3) program website.
For GVSU Students- To submit your final project report, follow the Submit Research link in the left sidebar.
- For details about the process, visit the Submission Guidelines page.
- If you have questions about ScholarWorks@GVSU, contact the University Libraries' Scholarly Communications team.
Note: The Office of Undergraduate Research & Scholarship provides support for undergraduates to pursue the research and creative practice through multiple scholarship programs. These can be found as separate series in the Undergraduate Research and Creative Practice collection.
Submissions from 2010
S^3 Research: Wheelchair Trainer, Shawn Wright, Christopher Pung, and John Farris
Serotonin and Histamine Localization in the Larval CNS of Drosophila Melanogaster, Kelsey Crowley and Martin Burg
The Edible Body, a Poetry Chapbook: Food and Sex as Pleasure, Disorder, and Commodity, Lena J. Drake and Kathleen Blumreich
Visual Learning and Discrimination of Abstract Visual Shapes by Crayfish, Matthew J. Boeve and Daniel A. Bergman
Submissions from 2009
An Examination of Speciation, Extinction, and Evolutionary Relationships in Plants from Two Continents, Corey Davis and Timothy Evans
Capillary Electrophoresis Based Microbial Detection and Separation, Ryan Nelson and Andrew Lantz
Construction of a transgene to analyze the function of the 3’UTR of the Hdc gene on spatial expression of histidine decarboxylase in Drosophila melanogaster, Embriette Hyde and Martin G. Burg
Conversion of Cellulose to Value Added-Chemicals, Shane McGrath, Dalila Kovacs, and Jim Krikke
Determining Personality in Sanctuary Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), Rebecca S.A. Brittain and Judith A. Corr
Does the Mg/Ca in Foraminifera Tests Provide a Reliable Temperature Proxy?, Sarah Clark and Figen Mekik
Entrepreneurship / Small Business Programming within Correctional Facilities, Nancy M. Levenburg and Nikki J. Powers
Establishing a Diverse Assemblage of Native Grasses and Forbs on a Knapweed-Infested Site in the Bass River Recreation Area, Ottawa County, Michigan, Corey K. Kapolka and Neil W. MacDonald
History in the Hands of the Politicians: Lustration, Civil Society, and Unfinished Revolutions in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic, David Merryman and Heather Tafel
Making the Writing Center a Writing Environment, Samantha A. Howard and Ellen Schendel
Modeling Problem Solving: Creating and Evaluating, Kaitlin M. Downey and Nathan Barrows
Modeling Residential Foreclosures in Kent County, Kaitlyn Ratkowiak
Patience: A Project in Translation, Donna St. Louis
Population Structure of the Invasive Round Goby in Lake Michigan, Elizabeth A. LaRue, Carl Ruetz III, and Ryan Thum
Progress Toward the Synthesis of a Truncated Ergoline, Ryan D. Enck and Matthew Hart
Resurrection Machines: An Analysis of Burial Sites in Ancient Egypt’s Valley of the Kings as Catalysts for Spiritual Rebirth, Jarrett Zeman
Rook Polynomials In Higher Dimensions, Nicholas Krzywonos and Feryal Alayont
Sex Differences In Innate Immunity In Tree Swallows, Bradley J. Houdek, Michael P. Lombardo, and Patrick A. Thorpe
Sublethal Exposure To Two Alkylphenolic Compounds and Their Influence on Development, Growth and Reproductive Behavior of Crayfish, Steven J. Gauthier and Daniel A. Bergman
The Effectiveness of Individual Identification of Bobcats using Automatically Triggered Cameras in Michigan, Karen Ickes and Paul Keenlance
The Effect of Caffeine on the Bacterial Populations in a Freshwater Aquarium System, Adrienne M. Gibson, Roderick M. Morgan, and Alexey G. Nikitin
Use of the chambira palm (Astrocaryum chambira) in rainforest communities of the Peruvian Amazon, Anel Guel and Jim Penn
Water Evaporation From Atmospheric Aerosols, Patrick Louden and Christopher Lawrence
Where Have All the Physical Educators Gone? Hint: It is not Higher Education, James E. Bozung, Colleen Lewis, and Mary Schutten
Submissions from 2008
Determination of Energy Expenditure during Pregnancy and its Comparison to the Compendium of Physical Activity Values: A Pilot Study, Laura K. Dahmer, Dawn Podulka Coe, and Brian Hatzel
Evaluation of Spring Flow, Bacterial Contamination, and Distribution of Fresh Water Resources in the Vicinity of Verrettes, Haiti, Peter Wampler and Andrew Sisson
Examination of Crayfish Biodiversity and Distribution Within the Grand River, Michigan, Norrissa M. Thomas and Daniel A. Bergman
Failed Men: The Postwar Crisis of Masculinity in France 1918-1930, Brandon Moblo
Graphics Processor Based Implementation of Bioinformatics Codes, Andrew Bellenir, Christian Trefftz, and Greg Wolffe
Identification of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Michigan Cherry Wines, Emily Henk, Margaret Dietrich, and Terri Weese
Mural, Painting and Art Education Project with African Refugees and the African Community Center of West Michigan, Carrie Schoenborn and Jill Eggers
Mutation of the Nζ-Carboxylated Lysine of OXA-1 β-Lactamase Results in Deacylation Impaired Enzyme and Build-Up of Acyl-Intermediate, Kyle D. Schneider and David A. Leonard
Optimal Packings of up to 6 Equal Circles on a Triangular Flat Torus, Anna Castelaz, William Dickinson, Daniel Guillot, and Sandi Xhumari
Population structure of the invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, M. Ben Stacey, Ryan Thum, Carl Ruetz III, and Tyler Armstrong
Studying Potential Drug Interactions Involved in the Regulation of the Diaphanous-related Formins, Brittany E. Benson and Bradley J. Wallar
Synthesis of Derivatives of 3-Aminoquinazolinone and 2'-Deoxyguanosine as Potential Protein Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors, Kirk D. Wyatt, Laurie A. Witucki, and Felix N. Ngassa
The Notch Signaling Pathway Drives Astrogliogenesis by Regulating the Expression of the Transcription Factors NFIA and Sox9, Derek Janssens and Merritt Taylor
