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This panel will showcase some of the best of the English department’s capstone projects
in literary studies. Students will give an overview of their work and read a short excerpt.
There will be time for questions and comments from the audience.
7. Senior Thesis Presentations in Economics (CONTINUES INTO LUNCH HOUR)
EMERSON AUDITORIUM
Faculty Sponsor: Qi Ge and Joerg Bibow, Economics
Presenters: Profs. Caroline Hobbs ’16, Lingyan Yue ’16, Claire Boucher ’16, Richard
Cappellazzo ’16, Jebediah Clarke ’16, Andrey Pertsov ’16, Emebet Hailemariam
Tessema ’16, Cody Couture ’16, Brenda Calle ’16, Zhirou Shi ’16
Caroline Hobbs ’16: “Crude oil transport by rail in NY state: Ecosystem Value at Risk”
Lingyan Yue ’16: “Sino-U.S. FDI Developments and the Future of Investment Regimes”
Claire Boucher ’16: “Formalization Effects of Microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Synthesizing Evidence of Potential Transitions from the Informal to Formal Economy”
Richard Cappellazzo ’16: “The Future of the Euro: Assessing the Viability of the
Common Currency”
Jebediah Clarke ’16: “Analyzing Managerial Skill in Major League Baseball”
Andrey Pertsov ’16: “College Student Perceptions Toward Prosocial Consumers”
Emebet Hailemariam Tessema ’16: “Female and Male Educational Attainment in Africa”
Cody Couture ’16: Salary Caps and Competitive Balance in the NBA
Brenda Calle ’16: How does early negotiations in the workplace play a role the existing
gender wage gap?
Zhirou Shi ’16: Effects of Parental Education on Return to Schooling
8. Research in Chemistry and Biochemistry
DANA 240
Faculty Sponsor: Juan Navea, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Presenters: Alex Mola ’16, Jaya Borgatta ’16, Sibin Wang ’16 and Travers Ruel ’16
Presentations in this session will be conducted by candidates for honors in the Chemistry
Department who will describe their cutting-edge work in collaboration
with faculty. Presenters will explain the larger context of their work as well as their
individual contributions to molecular-level projects. Talks will involve understanding
how molecules can help us to understand the chemistry of the atmosphere, the brain, and
medical diagnostics.
