Hi everybody! My name is Danny Brooker and I am very excited to be working with Professor Qazilbash of the WM physics department this summer measuring the low temperature properties of chromium. Chromium is a very interesting material because it has strange electronic and magnetic properties which arise at low temperatures. Specifically below 310K (about room temperature) the outer electrons in a chromium crystal are aligned in such away that their spins change in a wave like pattern from one electron to the next.
May
11
Cloning in sea star larvae
Hello all,
My name is Holly Blackburn and I am a rising senior. I will be heading to Brunswick, Maine this summer to conduct my research (and enjoy the 65 degree summers!). My Honors project will be branching off of work I did previously, so I have preliminary data to help guide my current project. Unfortunately, there were some hiccups dealing with timing and the experimental design (all of which you can find in my blog from last summer at: http://upperclassmonroe.blogs.wm.edu/tag/holly-blackburn/). This summer, however, my advisor, Dr. Allen, and I have picked apart our experiences with the project and redesigned the set-up.
May
11
Little Ambassadors: Fashion Dolls and the Dissemination of Fashion in England
Hello everyone,
My name is Lauren Greene and I’m a rising senior at the College, majoring in History and minoring in Russian and Post-Soviet Studies. This summer I will start working on my honors thesis, and I’d like to thank the Charles Center and Richard Kraemer for their support. I’ve never conducted research like this before so I’m not exactly sure what to expect, but I am definitely looking forward to it!
May
10
State Courts and Religious Liberties
My name is Ani-Rae Lovell. I’m a Government and Interdisciplinary Studies double major. During the past three years at the College, I have cultivated an interest in law, particularly religious liberties and judicial federalism. Writing an honors thesis will provide me with an opportunity to explore these interests through independent research. My thesis will examine the relationship between several Supreme Court Establishment Clause decisions and state court treatment of similar programs.
May
10
Talking About an American Institution: Slavery in Plantation Museums in Virginia
Mulberry Row, the slave quarters at Thomas Jefferson's plantation, Monticello.
May
09
Approach and Avoidance
My name is Maegan Jones, and I am a psychology and sociology double major. This summer, I am excited to work through the Center for Eating Behavior and Child Development to examine behaviors in childhood that may be important targets for preventative measures against disordered eating. The study was developed as my senior honors project, and I hope to defend the study in December.
May
09
Exploring Bedrock Channels
My name is Max Cunningham. I’m a rising senior, and I like to think of myself as a geologist-in-training.
May
07
India, art history, Amrita–Oh my!
I’m so excited to be funded to pursue my research interests this summer! I will be studying the work of Amrita Sher-Gil in light of specific European modernists via in depth research in the library, study of works in New York, and potentially other key sites in America, as well as the work of Amrita Sher-Gil at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi!
May
07
An Introduction to Parental Socialization
Hello, dear research enthusiasts!
I’m Laura Crespo, a junior psychology major, and the research for this summer will be used for my honors thesis. The focus of my project is the role of behavior and nonverbal communication in parental socialization. Parents “socialize” children’s emotional understanding by their reactions to children’s expression and experiencing of emotion. Socialization plays a role in children’s development of social competence and in their development of various psychological disorders.
May
03
The Final Weeks
I just wanted to quickly update you all on how the thesis is going. I turned it in to my committee and successfully defended it on Tuesday, May 1st. I am very excited to have finished my defense and now I will begin to work on the revisions to the thesis. I am planning on finishing this up in the next couple of days and I am looking forward to getting it bound.