REU Class of 2011

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	Christina Allen University of Mary 2012 Biology/Mathematics Mentor: Oana Marcu “The Response of Halophiles from the Atacama Desert to Humidity Changes.”
	Conroy Baltzell Carnegie Mellon University 2012 Physics/Mathematics Mentor: Friedemann Freund “Diurnal Patterns in the Frequency Distribution of Shallow and Deep Earthquakes Underneath the Ocean”
	Samuel Bonin University of New Mexico 2012 Mathematics Mentor: William Barott “Finding Short Term Variability in Methanol Masers”
	Ross Cawthon Carleton College 2012 Astronomy/Physics Mentor: Jean Chiar “Infrared Analysis of the Pipe Nebula”
	Ecaterina “Oana” Coman University of Maryland, Baltimore County 2012 Mathematics Mentor: Cynthia Phillips “Volcanic Resurfacing of Io Between Galileo and New Horizons Observations” “New LEISA Maps for Three of the Galilean Satellites”
	Jennifer Cooper Cornell University 2013 Astronomy, Archeology, Physics Mentor: Cristina Dalle Ore “A Spitzer-based classification of TNOs”
	Joshua Fixelle Penn State University Astrophysics Mentor: Gerry Harp “Characterization and Classification of Signals from SONATA”
	Shannon Hicks SUNY Stony Brook 2012 Astronomy/Physics Mentor: Robert French “Tracking Clumps in Saturn’s F Ring”
	Laura Hosmer University of Missouri 2013 Physics/Chemistry Mentor: Rachel Mastrapa “Mosaicking: a Tool to Investigate Chemical Compositions of Select Saturnian Satellites From Cassini VIMS Observations”
	Tracy Mandel Cornell University 2012 Environmental Engineering Mentor: Lori Fenton “GCM Analysis of Mars Albedo Changes Due to the 2011 Global Dust Storm”
	Wyatt Meldman-Floch College of William and Mary 2013 Physics/Applied Math Mentor: Laurance Doyle ‘Finding Complexity in Indexed Data Sets”
	Bjorn Mellem St. Olaf College 2012 Physics/Mathematics Mentor: Adrian Brown “Asymmetric CO₂ Ice Retreat During Northern Spring on Mars Using the NASA Ames Global Climate Model”
	Jennifer Minteer Harrisburg University of Science and Technology 2012 Biotechnology/Integrative Sciences Mentor: Mouhidin Kabir “Engineering and Characterization of Protein-Based Chemosensors”
	Meridel Phillips University of Rochester 2012 Physics Mentor: Peter Jenniskens “Use of CAMS (Cameras for Allsky Meteor Surveillance) for Confirmation of the April RHO CYGNIDS (ARC, IAU #348)”
	Roger Shek University of Hawaii 2012 Chemistry Mentor: Richard Quinn “The Detection of Peroxides in Gamma Irradiated Perchlorates”
	Alysha Shugart University of Texas, Austin 2011 Astronomy/Physics Mentor: Jon Richards “Public Outreach: Engaging the People with Science and SETI”