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3:00 p.m. |
Roy Austensen, Provost |
Welcome |
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3:10 p.m. |
Sandra J. McMullen, Director of Sponsored and Undergraduate Research |
Deans’ Choice Presentations Program |
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3:15 p.m. |
Chris Jackson, Dan Klosowski, Evan Korshavn, Alan Kus, and Keith Liput |
Flooding, Drainage, and Sewer Problems in the City of Valparaiso |
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3:30 p.m. |
Jonathan Blackwell, William Burgett, Eric Devine, Christopher Handley, Steven Lehmann, Catherine Renken, Kimberly Sajevic, Elayna Strell, Rebecca Van Aartsen, and Kevin Wagner |
Point Vibration Therapy Device for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum |
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3:45 p.m. |
Tricia Erdmann, Kerstin Kost, Rebekah Schmerber, and Katherine Thomas |
Beyond the Volcanoes: A Community Partnership for Health in Rural Nicaragua |
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4:00 p.m. |
Jeanette Gutierrez, Julie Milosevich, and Susie Morales |
Eating Disorders Among College Students |
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4:15 p.m. |
Short Break |
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4:30 p.m. |
Stephen Molnar |
Taking Up One's Cross: Christianity's Use of Its Most Recognized Symbol for Justification of War |
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4:45 p.m. |
Jason Feder |
Water Quality in the Great Marsh Complex of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and its Relationship to Native Crayfish |
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5:00 p.m. |
Dr. Donald D. Koetke |
Expect Surprises! |
Keynote Presentation: Expect Surprises!
For the past 40 years, Dr. Donald Koetke has been engaged in subnuclear physics research, and it has not been without surprises. In this talk, he will share some of these surprises and explain why, if you do not experience surprises in your research, there may be a problem, and it may be you!
Department of Physics and Astronomy
For four decades, Dr. Donald Koetke, senior research professor at Valparaiso University, has been working to understand the nature of the tiniest building blocks of the universe. Joining the faculty in 1977, Dr. Koetke served as chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy for 27 years before retiring from teaching and administration in 2005. Dr. Koetke has used his research as a platform for teaching undergraduate students by illustration and example. Successful in obtaining research grant funds, he has supported and mentored undergraduate research students in nuclear and particle physics research for over 35 years.