April 16, 2004 :: No. 216
The competition is designed to promote excellence
in undergraduate and graduate scholarly research and creative activity
by recognizing outstanding student accomplishments throughout the
23 campuses of the CSU.
Students will present their work orally before a jury
and an audience, in various categories in undergraduate and graduate
divisions. Participants qualified for the finals at Northridge by
winning the campus competitions. Cal State Fullerton entrants are:
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City: |
Major: |
Title of Entry: |
| Kerri Barry |
Rancho Santa
Margarita |
Comparative Religion |
“The Flexner Report: The Imposition of
Regulatory Standards on the Field of Medical Education and Subsequent
Repercussions on the Practice of Folk and Alternative Medicine” |
| Mentor: James Santucci, professor of comparative
religion |
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| Lawrence Gray |
Placentia |
Biologicial Science |
"Does Mouse Ceruloplasmin Have Ferroxidose
Activity?” |
| Mentor: Maria Linder, professor of chemistry
and biochemistry |
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| Gabriel Llinas |
Fullerton |
Anthropology |
“A Kinetic Study of Atomic Chlorine Reactions
with Naphthalene and Methylnaphthalene at 293K Using the Relative
Rate/Discharge Fast Flow/Mass Spectrometer Technique” |
| Mentor: Zhuangjie Li, assistant professor of
chemistry and biochemistry |
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| Jani Ranasinghe |
Bellflower |
Political Science |
Political Conflict and Brain Drain in Sri Lanka” |
| Mentor: Choudhury Shamin, associate professor
of political science |
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| Charles Schofield |
Claremont |
Religious Studies |
“Gnosticism and Its Effects on Modern Society” |
Mentor: James Santucci,
professor of comparative religion |
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Sandra Lea Smith
Eric Lui
Don Hopps |
Placentia
Bellflower
San Gabriel |
Mechanical Engineering |
“Ankle Joint Testing Equipment Device” |
Mentors: Steven Zinder, assistant professor of
kinesiology and health promotion
Tim Lancey, emeritus professor of mechanical engineering |
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Graduate
Division |
Janice Christmas
Marilyn Cooper |
Palos Verdes
Palm Spring |
Art |
“The World According to William T. Wiley:
Past and Recent Works” |
Mentor: Mike McGee,
professor of art |
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David Peterson
Michael Vodhanel |
Fullerton
Garden Grove |
Math |
“Fast and Tractable Disease Detection Technique
Using Principal Orthogonal Decomposition” |
| Mentor: Charles H. Lee, assistant professor of
mathematics |
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| Trangdai Tranguyen |
Stanton |
History |
“Orange County, Yellow History: An Intimate
Encounter with Vietnamese American Lives” |
| Mentor: Arthur Hansen, emeritus professor of
history |
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| Mavee Witherspoon |
Fullerton |
Biology |
Aminogylcoside 6’-N-Acetyltransferase Type
Ib Distribution in E.coli” |
| Mentor: Marcelo Tolmasky, professor of biological
science |
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| Media Contacts: |
Sylvia Alva, assistant vice
president for academic programs and professor of child and adolescent
studies, at
657-278-4586 or salva@fullerton.edu
Dave Reid, Public Affairs, at 657-278-4855
or dreid@fullerton.edu |
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