2008 Proceedings - St. Cloud State University
2008 Proceedings - St. Cloud State University
2008 Proceedings - St. Cloud State University
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Abstracts<br />
Session I Philosophy North Glacier<br />
No Need for a Name (Frega's Puzzles)<br />
I consider some reasons and arguments offered in contemporary theory of meaning and reference and contrast them with an opposite<br />
view.<br />
Presentation Index: I2<br />
Time: 11:20 a.m.<br />
Department: Philosophy<br />
Project Sponsor(s):<br />
<strong>St</strong>udent Presenter(s): Johnson, Eric<br />
Nuccetelli, Susana<br />
The Evolution of Language and Its Use<br />
The group addresses the question of whether language evolved as a result of natural selection, and disputes some of Chomsky's<br />
assumptions regarding evolution. The group will also focus on the things we implicate by the things we say, or by our use of words.<br />
Presentation Index: I3<br />
Time: 11:40 a.m.<br />
Department: Philosophy<br />
Project Sponsor(s):<br />
<strong>St</strong>udent Presenter(s): Coss, David; Smith, Sarah<br />
Nuccetelli, Susana<br />
A Puzzle About Belief<br />
Philosopher‘s have recently wondered whether the content of our belief and the meaning of our sentences depend completely on brain<br />
processes. Their discussions have generated interesting puzzles that we will explain and discuss in these presentations.<br />
Presentation Index: I4<br />
Time: 12:00 p.m.<br />
Department: Philosophy<br />
Project Sponsor(s):<br />
<strong>St</strong>udent Presenter(s): Lindberg, Eric; Frank, Erick; Busse, William; Shepard, Brandon Nuccetelli, Susana<br />
Session J Science and Engineering I South Glacier<br />
The Design and Synthesis of Novel Goniothalamin Analogues<br />
Every two minutes a woman in the United <strong>St</strong>ates is diagnosed with breast cancer. In recent years, one method to identify potential<br />
chemotherapeutic agents has been the mass screening of natural products for cytotoxicity. One compound discovered in this manner was<br />
goniothalamin. Goniothalamin was isolated from the dried stem bark of the plant goniothalamus sesuipedalis and exhibits cell specific<br />
anticancer activity against breast cancer cell lines. Goniothalamin has been extensively studied, and a large number of synthetic<br />
analogues have been prepared in an attempt to determine the structural features necessary for bioactivity. These structure/activity<br />
relationship studies have focused primarily on the manipulation of goniothalamin‘s styryl substituent. The focus of this research is on the<br />
lactone core of goniothalamin. Analogues have been prepared that replace the lactone ring with a lactam. It is anticipated that alteration of<br />
the lactam nitrogen substituent will potentially lead to analogues that have better bioavailability and reactivity than the natural product.<br />
Presentation Index: J1<br />
Time: 11:00 a.m.<br />
Department: Chemistry<br />
Project Sponsor(s):<br />
<strong>St</strong>udent Presenter(s): Dillman, Allissa<br />
Mechelke, Mark<br />
Automation of Liquid Chromatography Instrument<br />
The purpose of this project is to design a digital controller for a Water 501 HPLC Pump used by the Chemistry/ Biology department for<br />
Liquid Chromatography and to build a system that will be interfaced with a computer to collect analog output from a detector and perform<br />
various calculations by digitizing and analyzing the data and then display the results on a GUI system. The device should be accurate,<br />
reliabe and user friendly and it should be capable of delivering exact proportion of liquids as desired in the milliliters/minute range and also<br />
collect data such that it could be easier to understand and worked upon when displayed. This will allow students and faculty of Biology and<br />
Chemistry department to perform liquid chromatography experiments from the luxury of their work station.<br />
Presentation Index: J2<br />
Time: 11:20 a.m.<br />
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering; Biological Science<br />
Project Sponsor(s):<br />
<strong>St</strong>udent Presenter(s): Rana, Deepak; Ahmed, Sunny; Nasir, Taqi<br />
Hou, Ling; Jacobson, Bruce<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Cloud</strong> <strong>St</strong>ate <strong>University</strong> <strong>St</strong>udent Research Colloquium 43<br />
April 22, <strong>2008</strong>