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BIDDEFORD, Maine

2008 Undergraduate Arts & Sciences Symposium winners announced

Winners of the SWAGÊÓƵ 2008 Undergraduate Arts and Sciences Symposium have been announced. The symposium was held Wednesday, April 30, 2008 University Campus in Biddeford.

This annual symposium allows students and faculty members to present their research, classroom projects, art work, or other work done at SWAGÊÓƵ in either an oral presentation, poster presentation, or artistic display format.

There were more than 65 oral presentations ranging from "The Influence of Music on Performance in the Game Perfection" to "Evaluating the Saco Bay Estuary and its Potential Use as a Nursery Ground for In-shore Macrofaunal Species."

There were also more than 50 poster sessions ranging from "Artwork Display – Mind, Body, and Spirit" to " Influence of Gender on Sports Participation and Motivation."

Congratulations to all of the winners and to all other students who shared their works with the wider community.

Outstanding Artistic Exhibit:

Megan Tower (Creative & Fine Arts)
“Traditional Photography:  A Look at Darkroom Technique”
Exploring the darkroom with black & white photography

1st Runner-up:  Outstanding Artistic Exhibit:

Katelyn Cook (Creative & Fine Arts)
“Botanical Illustrations”
A naturalistic approach to painting to produce a collection of glorious flowers of botanical accuracy and natural beauty

Outstanding Oral Presentation of Primary Research:

Salt Marsh Restoration Class of Dr. Pamela Morgan – Sarah Morrison, Jason Mudge, Melissa Perry, Brittany Stratton, Lauren Barbieri, Emily Carrington, Jennifer Cranshaw, Kelsey Hamilton, Steve Lutterman, Johanna Marsters (Environmental Studies)
“SWAGÊÓƵ Coastal Trail and Salt Marsh Restoration Project ”

1st Runner-up:  Outstanding Oral Presentation of Primary Research:

Angela Cicia (Biology)
“Age, Growth, and Maturity of the Little Skate, Leucoraja erinacea, from the Western Gulf of Maine, USA”
Morphological, biochemical, and histological determinants of age and size of sexual maturity

Outstanding Poster Presentation:

Michael Verde (Physics)
“Fabricating carbon nanotube atomic force microscopy tips to achieve high-resolution imaging”

Outstanding Oral Presentation of a Literature Review:

Amanda Law (Biology)
“Traumatic Injuries of the Aorta”
Causes and treatments of injury

1st Runner-up:  Outstanding Oral Presentation of a Literature Review:

Kenny Poulin (History)
“Direct U.S. Involvement in the Chilean Coup:  Fact or Fiction?”
An examination of the reign of Salvador Allende

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