
- Venture Grants
The Keller Family Venture Grant Program for Student Research: Take your ideas to the next level!
Last year, the Keller Family Venture Grant Program funded $103,000 in student research. 113 Colorado College students pursued their own individual research projects. What will your adventure be?
For more information, contact the Dean's Office at (719) 389-6686.
Keller Family Venture Grants
Awarded Blocks 1-8, 2011-12
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Name |
Year |
Home City |
Project |
Faculty Sponsor |
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Emma Agnew |
'14 | Los Angeles, CA | Research for project “The Effectiveness of Current Psychological Services in Combating the Problems of Homelessness | Tomi-Ann Roberts |
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Nora Alami |
'13 | Manitou Springs, CO | Airfare, ground travel, and food costs while in New York City for an intensive workshop with the Martha Graham Dance Company | Patrizia Herminjard |
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Namgyal Angmo |
'14 |
Leh, J&K State, India |
Research in Northern India for “The Economic Impact of Tourism and the Resulting Changes in Social Structure in Ladakh in the Northern State of Jammu and Kashmir in India |
Maroula Khraiche |
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Connor Barton, |
'12 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Research in Taipei, Taiwan for “Traditional Martial Arts: Practice and Theory |
Yunyu Wang David Gardiner |
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Charlotte Baynard |
'12 |
Arlington, MA |
Travel to Burma for research on film documentary titled “Women in Democracy, A Look at the Changing Political and Social Landscape of Burma: A Multimedia Project |
Jan Thomas |
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Owen Bean |
'13 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Research on the island of Malta for “The City and the Fortress: The Construction of Valletta in the 16th Century |
Sanjaya Thakur |
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Matthew Beaton |
'12 |
Louisville, CO |
Travel to Paris for “Foucault’s Truth and May 1968 |
Jonathan Lee |
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Belal Baroud |
'13 |
Palestine |
Research in the Gaza Strip for “Cancer Incidence in the Gaza Strip, Palestine 1998-2008 compiled from the Population-Based Cancer Registry Gaza |
Ralph Bertrand |
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Hisham Beydoun |
'13 |
Queens, NY |
Research in Beirut for “The Environment and Society in Lebanon |
Corina McKendry |
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Robert Bishop |
'12 |
Portland, OR |
Research in China for “Studying Non-Governmental Authoritarianism: Environmental NGOs in Contemporary China |
Fanny Zhang Andrew Price-Smith |
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Axel Bjerke, Jack Rodat, Emma Marshall |
'15 |
Research for “Sustainable Home-Energy Use in Colorado: Studying Home-Energy Retrofitting Organizations throughout Colorado to Develop a Similar Initiative at Colorado College |
Sally Meyer |
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Phoebe Blessing |
'14 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
Purchase supplies for research on “Genetic screening of mutant V. fischeri library |
Phoebe Lostroh |
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Daniel Boyes, McKenzie Woolley |
'12 |
Point Reyes, CA Eugene, OR |
Rental of the ICP-MS instrument from CSU Pueblo to analyze water samples collected for “Effects of Mining and Heavy Metal Concentrations in the Peruvian Andes: A Spatial and Ecological Analysis |
Matt Reuer |
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William D. Brown |
'12 |
Pleasantville, NY |
Travel to Viterbo, Italy to conduct thesis research for “Catullus in Italy |
Sanjaya Thakur |
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Heather Cabot |
'13 |
Belmont, MA |
Research in Paris for “Isamu Noguchi’s Japanese ‘Inspired’ Garden in Paris: Walking through a Fusion of Eastern and Western Aesthetics |
Gale Murray |
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Gavin Cady |
'12 |
New York City |
Travel to New Orleans to research “Historical, Cultural, and Social Perspectives on new Orleans Cuisine |
Andrew Manley |
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Jennifer Cajina-Grigsby, Gines Sánchez Arias |
'14 |
Managua, Nicaragua Panama |
Travel to Central America to research “International Tourism as a Development Strategy in Central America: Exploring its Impact through an Analysis of the Unreported Voices |
Matt Bakker |
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Stephanie Coba |
'11 (Dec.) |
Travel to South America to research “Export Promotion Agencies in Latin America: Uruguay 21st and Pro-Ecuador |
Pedro de Araujo |
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Joshua Cuevas |
'12 |
Grand Junction,CO |
Research in Austin, Texas for thesis project on the papers of David Foster Wallace |
John Simons |
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Adam Dickerson |
'13 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
Three weeks of intensive dance at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance in New York City |
Patrizia Herminjard |
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Adam Dickerson, |
'13 |
Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Springs, CO |
Supplies for dance thesis project “Madam and Evening: A Living Dream Installation |
Shawn Womack |
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Tristan Dickison |
'12 |
Walkersville, MD |
Travel to Orlando to produce the documentary “Fighting Homelessness: A Magical, Disappearing Act |
Matt Bakker |
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Ashleigh-Rose Don |
'14 |
Harare, Zimbabwe |
Travel to Rwanda to research “Forgiveness, Reconciliation and Community Transformation in Rwanda |
Dan Fahey Kate Holbrook |
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Lizzy Eichorn |
'12 |
Big Sur, CA |
Travel to research “Phenotypic Plasticity of Sequoia Sempervirens: Exploring the Morphological Variation Among Redwoods Along the California Coast |
Shane Heschel Tass Kelso |
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Ann Evankow |
'12 |
Gorham, NH |
Travel to Norway, Sweden and Denmark to research “Seagrass Meadows of Scandinavia: A Comparison of Zostera marina Populations Along Northern Atlantic Coasts |
Shane Heschel |
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Sophia Evarts |
'12 |
Concord, MA |
Purchase supplies to research “Starvation Physiology and Twitching Motility Acinetobacter baylyi |
Phoebe Lostroh |
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David Fay |
'12 |
Denver, CO |
Travel to Villa La Angostura, Chile to research “Accessing Post-Volcanic Ecological Recovery of the Patagonian Landscape |
Eric Leonard |
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Jack Fields |
'12 |
Wilton, CT |
Travel to Mexico to research “A Study of Agrobiodiversity and Traditional Agricultural Techniques in Amathlan, Mexico |
Eric Perramond |
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Christina Ford |
'12 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
Research for thesis project titled “Tokenism at the Poker Table |
Matt Bakker |
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Arian Frost |
'12 |
Albuquerque, NM |
Supplies for research on “Thermodynamic of the 4x2 Bulge of Leadzyme |
Neena Grover |
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Mariko Fujita |
'12 |
Rochester, NY |
Travel to Japan to research “Rice Varieties in Japanese Culture and Traditional Agriculture |
Tass Kelso |
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Ryan Gall |
'13 |
Pierz, MN |
Research for “What the Rock Record Missed: Investigating the Role of Soft-Bodies Marine Invertebrates in Ancient Reefs through a Modern Analogue in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park |
Paul Myrow |
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Theresa Galli |
'12 |
Glen Ellyn, IL |
Travel Italy to research “Farming and Food in Italy |
Mario Montaño |
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Lucy Gamble |
'15 |
Lyme, NH |
Research in Costa Rica for “Dirt to Dining Room: An Inquiry of Farm and Food in Costa Rica |
Mario Montaño |
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Meagan Gary |
'13 |
Grand Rapids, MI |
Travel to research “The Behavior of Bottlenose and Heaviside’s Dolphins in Walvis Bay, Namibia through Acoustic and Observational Means Relative to Human Impact |
Marc Snyder |
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Rachel Greene |
'12 |
Redding, CT |
Travel to Denver and New York to research “Treatment through Movement: Exploring the Therapeutic Qualities of Yoga |
Tomi-Ann Roberts |
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Arielle Gross |
'12 |
Charlotte, NC |
Travel to India to research film project “Roots: an Exploration |
Clay Haskell |
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Bryan Grundy |
'14 |
San Francisco, CA |
Research in Asia for “Conservation of Argali (Orvis ammon ammon) in the Kokh Serh Special Protected Area Using Satellite Telemetry to Define Spatial Population Structure and Habitat Use |
Brian Linkhart |
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Kyra Gurney, Elena Ketelsen |
'12 |
Albuquerque, NM Ojai, CA |
Travel to Madrid, Spain to research “The Cuban Diaspora in Spain: Revolutions and Representations |
Jonathan Lee Esteban Gomez Corinne Scheiner |
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Jonathan Harmon |
'12 |
Portola Valley, CA |
Research on the Aurora Borealis and environment for “Cultivating an Environmental Ethic through the Artistic Process |
Barbara Whitten |
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Victoria Herbert |
‘14 |
Los Altos, CA |
Research for “Enrichment Project for Sphiggurus mexicanus and Implications for Reintroduction: Service Trip to Rainsong Wildlife Sanctuary, Cabuya, Costa Rica |
Krista Fish Naomi Wood |
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Briana Hoy-Skubik |
'13 |
Wooster, OH |
Research for thesis titled “A Drama Thesis: Designing and Directing Luigi Pirandello’s “Right You Are (if you think you are) |
Tom Lindblade |
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Sarah Jacobson |
'13 |
Columbia, MO |
Travel to Kenya to research “Exploring Perspectives on Elephant Conservation in Kenya |
Ralph Bertrand |
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Madeline Jones |
'12 |
Portland, OR |
Research for “Arkansas to Austin: A Geologic Exploration of America’s Best Kept Secret: Diamonds |
Henry Fricke |
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Tabetha Katz |
'14 |
Minneapolis, MN |
Travel to Europe to research “Roma Identity and the New Museums of Romani Culture in Europe |
Carol Neel |
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Kieffer Katz |
'12 |
Travel to Athens to research “The Rebirth Place of Poetry |
David Mason |
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Leah Kellogg |
'13 |
Boulder, CO |
Purchase supplies for “A Phylogenetic Investigation of the Genus Pleurothallis |
Mark Wilson |
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Genevieve Kerr |
'12 |
Excelsior, MN |
Laboratory supplies for “Investigation of the Role of the ncll-1 Gene in Dendrite Morphogenesis in C. elegans |
Darrell Killian |
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Leland Krych |
'13 |
Austin, TX |
Purchase lab supplies for research “Are Competence Genes Necessary for the GASP Stage in Acinetobocter bayliyi? |
Phoebe Lostroh |
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Bridger Langfur |
'12 |
New York, NY |
Expenses to research at the Newberry Library in Chicago for Senior Essay in Philosophy |
Dennis McEnnerney |
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Hilary Lempit |
'12 |
Wilton, CT |
Expenses to research “A Comparative Field Study: California Redwood Forests as a Reference Ecosystem for Pre-Laramide Coloraodo |
Christine Siddoway |
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Matthew Liston |
'13 |
Boulder, CO |
Research in Amman, Jordan for “Thesis Research and Cultural Immersion in Jordan |
Jane Murphy |
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Elizabeth Luttrell |
'13 |
Kenmore, WA |
Travel to Menorca, Spain to research “Pathologies, Osteological Antemortem Changes, and Quality of Life in the Roman Settlement of Sanisera |
Sanjaya Thakur |
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Ruth Markwardt |
'14 |
Appleton, WI |
Research in Ghana for “Voluntourism: Examining the Impact of International Volunteers on Local Communities |
Mario Montaño |
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Maleeka Marsden |
'12 |
San Diego, CA |
Travel to Puerto Rico to research “Puerto Rico: An Exploration of Ancient and Modern Culture Existing Side by Side through the Perspective of Photography |
Dan Raffin |
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Elizabeth Mays |
'14 |
Lake Forest, IL |
Research in Mongolia for “Radio Collaring and Vegetative Mapping for the Conservation of Ovis ammon ammon |
Jim Ebersole |
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William McKee |
'14 |
Austin, TX |
Travel Stockholm, Copenhagen and Oslo to research “The Differences Between Multi-Party Socialist Governments and American Two-Party Capitalism |
Andrew Price-Smith |
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Claire McKeever |
'12 |
Littleton, CO |
Travel to Juneau, Alaska to research “Biological Barcodes: Otolith Marking in Alaskan Salmon Hatcheries |
Brian Linkhart |
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Rivers McKenzie |
'12 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Travel to Williams College in Williamstown, Mass. to attend the Opening Reception and Symposium of “Asco: Elite of the Obscure for senior thesis |
Ryan Platt |
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Chistopher Miller |
'13 |
Oakland, CA |
Supplies for project “The Physics of Cooking: Cooking Sous Vide |
Stephanie DiCenzo |
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Edward Moe |
'12 |
Berkeley, CA |
Travel to Denver and New York to research “An Investigation of Occupy Wall Street: Why Do Individuals Participate |
Jim Parco |
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Katherine Montgomery |
'12 |
Walpole, NH |
Materials for thesis project “Play, Experiment |
Andrew Manley |
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Hollis Moore |
'13 |
Baltimore, MD |
Research in India for “An Artistic Exploration of the Mithila Tradition |
Tamara Bentley |
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Lindsay Murdoch |
'13 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Research for “Reconciling Materialism and Environmentalism in Art: An Exploration of Utopian Environmentalism at Burning Man |
Marie Davis-Green |
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Anh Quynh Nguyen |
'13 |
Supplies for research project “The Role of VGR-like Protein Gene and its Neighboring Genes in Acinetobacter baylyi ADPI |
Phoebe Lostroh |
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Aaron Patterson |
'12 |
Santa Fe, NM |
Expenses for production of documentary film …And Now Sophia |
Dylan Nelson |
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David Pellett, Meredith Stewart |
'12 |
St. Louis, MO Boulder, CO |
Travel to Costa Rica to research “Conservation Across Borders: Investigation the Challenges of a Multinational Environmental Agreement |
Andrew Price-Smith |
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Charlotte Pfeffer |
'12 |
Rhinebeck, NY |
Research in Uganda for project “Local Perceptions of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
Kristi Erdal |
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Nanette Phillips |
'14 |
Spokane, WA |
Travel to Turkey to research “Living Rumi: An Exploration of the Great Sufi Mystic in Turkey |
Re Evitt |
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Christin Price |
'13 |
Austin, TX |
Travel to Italy to research “The Economics of WWOOFING, Case Study Italy: The Relationship Between Farm Host, Farm Guest, and Mutual Objectives |
Mark Smith |
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José Quezada |
'15 |
Querétaro, Mexico |
Research in Mexico for “Mexican Philosophy in the 21st Century |
Alberto Hernandez |
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Nikhil Ranadive |
'11 (Dec.) |
Colorado Springs, CO |
Research for project “RNA-Interference of E3 Ubiquitin Ligases Required for MEX-3 Degradation in C. elegans |
Nancy Huang |
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Kathryn Reichard |
'12 |
Research for project “Selective RNAi Knockout of E3 Ubiquitin Ligases in the Early C. elegans Embryo |
Nancy Huang |
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Blake Reichert |
'13 |
Edina, MN |
Research for project “Cloning of a Cysteine Protease from A. baylyi |
Peggy Daugherty |
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Steve Reighley |
'12 |
Wilton, CT |
Travel to research “Environmental Architecture in the Southwestern United States |
Eric Perramond |
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Judith Reissmann |
'12 |
Mbabane, Swaziland, South Africa |
Travel to Sydney, Australia to research “Society in the Reign of the Media |
Kathy Giuffre |
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John Reohr |
'13 |
Weston, MA |
Research in Amman, Jordan for “The Globalization of Healthcare: Jordanian Medical Tourism and its Effects on Doctors and Medical Students |
Phoebe Lostroh |
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Karen Ritland |
'12 |
Quechee, VT |
Travel to Puerto Rico to research “An Exploration of the Ecological and Social Impacts of Large Scale Dams in Puerto Rico |
Eric Perramond |
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Jorge Rivera Hernandez |
'14 |
Guatemala City, |
Travel to Crimea, Ukraine to research “The Prama and Politics of Identity: An Interdisciplinary and Independent Study in Ukraine |
John Gould Andrew Manley |
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Saraiya Ruano |
‘13 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
Supplies and Travel for project titled “Illustrating Nature: The Art of Field Journaling |
Jean Gumpper |
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Andrea L. Ruybal |
'12 |
Pueblo, CO |
Research in New York City for “A Feminist Analysis of Modern Art |
Heidi Lewis |
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Lauren Schneider |
'13 |
Santa Fe, NM |
Thesis research titled “Quantitative Measures of Mortgage Default and travel to Rome, Italy to present findings at the European Academic Research Conference |
Matt Bakker |
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Yannick Schindler |
'12 |
Santa Fe, NM |
Travel to South Africa to research “NGO’s Involvement and Support with AIDS Orphans in South Africa Suffering from Mental Health Disorders |
Rebecca Tucker |
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Sarah Schroeder |
'12 |
Camarillo, CA |
Supplies for research on the bacteria Vibrio fischeri |
Phoebe Lostroh |
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Breton Schwarzenbach |
'14 |
Putney, VT |
Travel to India to research “Ancient Crossroads: Photographing Life on the Tibetan Plateau |
David Gardiner |
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Emma Sharer |
'12 |
Menlo Park, CA |
Travel to Mexico to research “Relocating the Native in Hispanic Food Systems. |
Esteban Gomez Mario Montaño |
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Charlie Shaw |
'12 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Travel to the West Desert of Utah and Nevada to paint and draw onsite landscapes for senior thesis art show |
Bogdan Swider Kate Leonard |
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Nina K. Sheade |
'12 |
Palatine, IL |
Research with Professor Mark Wilson for project “The Utility of 3’Yef in Pleurothallis Phylogenetics |
Mark Wilson |
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Margo Simon |
'13 |
Chicago, IL |
Supplies for project “A Phylogenetic Investigation of the Genus Pleurothallis |
Mark Wilson |
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Zach Snyder |
'13 |
Manitou Springs, CO |
Travel to China for research “Constraining the Early Paleozoic Paleogeography of the North China Block through an Integrated Sedimentological Study of the Cambrian Strata of Inner Mongolia, China |
Paul Myrow |
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Katherine Stetson |
'13 |
Falmouth, ME |
Research in Italy for project “The Topography of Virgil’s Aeneid |
Sanjaya Thakur |
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Allison Stewart |
'12 |
Boulder, CO |
Travel to Costa Rica to research “Peace and Nonviolence Initiatives in Costa Rica |
Peter Wright |
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Andrew Streight |
'12 |
Fort Collins, CO |
Expenses to research at the Newberry Library in Chicago for Senior Essay in Philosophy |
Dennis McEnnerney |
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Alex Suber |
'15 |
Highland park, IL |
Expenses to produce documentary “The Making of Cruisin’ with Kenny about life of Kenny Bernardi |
Clay Haskell |
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Lisa Sundeen |
'12 |
Washington, D.C. |
Travel to La Ceiba, Honduras to research with the Adelante Foundation “Social Networks and Microfinance Institution |
Dan Johnson |
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Krista Tani |
'13 |
Ft. Collins, CO |
Travel to Andalucía, Spain to research “Museums: Identity and Nationalism in Andalucía, Spain |
Esteban Gómez |
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Brianna Traxinger |
'13 |
Anchorage, AK |
Travel to Guatemala to research the Roots and Wings Program that helps support students to pursue education |
Sal Bizzarro |
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Andrea Tudhope |
'13 |
Prairie Village, KS |
Travel to Dublin to compile a nonfictional account of the “Dubliners of today |
Barry Sarchett |
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Cholpon Tuzabaeva |
'15 |
Kyrgystan, Asia |
Travel to Central Asia to research “The Bride Kidnapping Tradition in Kyrgyzstan |
Barbara Lourbs |
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Luke S. Urban |
'12 |
Wellesley, MA |
Travel to Nepal to research “Urban Development in Nepal: The Influence of Traditional Nepali Architecture on Nepali Cities |
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Emily Westergard |
'12 |
Fergus Falls, MN |
Supplies and reagents for project “Analysis of B0511.6 and its Involvement in Dendrite Morphogenesis in C. elegans |
Darrell Killian |
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Richard White |
'12 |
Piedmont, CA |
Travel to Tanzania to research “Protecting the Serengeti: A Study of the Various Conservation Platforms in Use in Tanzania |
Eric Perramond |
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Taryn Wiens |
'14 |
Corvallis, OR |
Research in Iceland and New Mexico for project “Investigating and Depicting Natural Light in Iceland and New Mexico |
Esteban Gomez Bogdan Swider |
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LeeAna Wolfman |
'13 |
New York, NY |
Travel to Vienna to research “Art History Thesis Research: Klimt and His Intellectual Context |
Gale Murray |
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Geoffrey Wood |
'12 |
Portland, OR |
Travel to Argentina to research “Transparency and Accountability in Argentina |
Juan Lindau |