The 2005 recipients and their research project information
are:
Amandeep Kaur
Biological Sciences (St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences)
“Synthesis of Substituted N-Heterocyclic Carbenes for Use as
Ligands in Catalytic Reactions”
Biology & Chemistry Major
Richard J. Rosso
Mentor
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Xiulan Wang
Chemistry (St. John’s College)
“Imidazolium Porphyrins: Synthesis and Characterization of
Substituted Porphyrin Complexes as Light Harvesting
Complexes”
Chemistry Major
Alison G. Hyslop
Mentor
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Nataliya Taleva
Economics (St. John’s College & The Peter J. Tobin College of
Business)
“Post-1989 Direct Foreign Investment in Bulgaria: Overview and
Evaluation”
Economics Major
Igor M. Tomic
Mentor
Associate Professor of Economics & Finance
Robert Ribera
English (St. John’s College)
“From George Bailey to Truman Burbank: Filming the American
Dreamscape”
English Major
Derek V. Owens
Mentor
Associate Professor of English
Jessica Wright
Government and Politics (St. John’s College)
* “Beautiful Humanity: An Investigation of the Supreme Good”
Government and Politics Major, Philosophy Minor
Douglas B. Rasmussen
Mentor
Professor of Philosophy
* interdisciplinary project
Yan Mann
History (St. John’s College)
“Myths of Operation Barbarossa”
History Major
Mauricio Borrero
Mentor
Associate Professor of History
Prabin Adhikari
Mathematics, Science and Computer Science (St. John’s
College)
“Measures on Lattices”
Math & Physics Major
Charles R. Traina
Mentor
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Natural
Sciences
Boris Chiporukha
Psychology (St. John’s College)
“An Examination of Gender Differences in Exposure to Racism”
Psychology Major
Elizabeth Brondolo
Mentor
Professor of Psychology
Daniel Douglas
Sociology & Anthropology (St. John’s College)
“Hardcore Girls: Gender Roles in the New York Alternative/Metal
Scene”
Sociology Major
Dawn Esposito
Mentor
Associate Professor of Sociology & Anthropology
Michael Herron
Theology (St. John’s College)
“The Theology of Thomas Aquinas”
Theology Major
Nicholas M. Healy
Mentor
Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, Associate
Dean of St. John’s College