Poster Contest Results from Research and Creative Activity Week April 22-28, 2007

THE RESEARCH AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

Wishes to CONGRATULATE
the following winners of the poster competition held
during Research and Creative Activity Week 2007
Thanks to all who participated!

SIGMA XI
Undergraduate Level:
1st Place - Ochs, K. Identification of At-risk Populations in Ellis County Kansas and Assessment of Available Resources during the Event of a Severe Blizzard. Department of Geosciences.
2nd Place - Leibbrandt, J. Civilian Casualty Rates in the 20th Century. Department of Geosciences.
3rd Place - Denelle, J. Oil Brine Contamination along the Smoky Hill River in Ellis County Kansas. Department of Geosciences.

Graduate Level:
1st Place - Goodheart, K. Motivations, Perceptions of Discrepancies, and Emotional Factors: An Exploration of Body Image in Late Adolescence. Department of Psychology.
2nd Place - Leiker, J.A., Nicholson, R.A., and Harmoney, K. Artificial Lawns as an Attractant to Steer Foraging Behavior. Department of Biological Sciences.
3rd Place - Dunn, S. A Comparison of Carabid Beetle Taxocenes between Rangeland and Conservation Reserve Program Fields in Western Kansas. Department of Biological Sciences.

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES - The following earned Awards of Excellence:
Undergraduate Level:
Ochs, K. Identification of At-risk Populations in Ellis County Kansas and Assessment of Available Resources during the Event of a Severe Blizzard. Department of Geosciences.
Oliphant, R. ISE Determination of Fluoride in Tea with Standard Additions Calibration. Department of Chemistry.

Graduate Level:
Lane, S.T. Enceladus Terrain Classification using Cassini Visual Inferred Multispectral Data. Department of Geosciences.
Goodheart, K. Motivations, Perceptions of Discrepancies, and Emotional Factors: An Exploration of Body Image in Late Adolescence. Department of Psychology.

COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES - The following earned Awards of Excellence:
Undergraduate Level:
Boyles, K. Laughter is Medicine. Department of Nursing
Fisher, L.J. Gastric Bypass: Creating Larger than Life Results One Stomach at a Time. Department of Allied Health.
Schaeffer, C. Cardiac Calcium Scoring Computed Tomography. Department of Allied Health.

Graduate Level:
Austin, B.J. and Strauss, E.A. Assessment of Nitrification and Denitrification in Two Streams of the Kansas River Watershed in Central Kansas. Department of Biological Sciences.
Dunn, S. A Comparison of Carabid Beetle Taxocenes between Rangeland and Conservation Reserve Program Fields in Western Kansas. Department of Biological Sciences.
Leiker, J.A., Nicholson, R.A., and Harmoney, K. Artificial Lawns as an Attractant to Steer Foraging Behavior. Department of Biological Sciences.