2013 Projects

Girard School of Business and International Commerce

 Faculty Member: Taesoo Ahn, Assistant Professor of Management                                                              Project Title: Understanding Potential Merrimack College Donors’ Motives and Constraints

 School of Education

 Faculty Member: Laura Hsu, Assistant Professor of Education                                                                      Project Title: Establishing an Undergraduate Research Program (URP)

 School of Liberal Arts                                                                                                                                     Faculty Member: Paul Vatalaro, Associate Professor of English                                                                      Project Title: English Department Curricular and Co-Curricular Initiatives Project Director

 Faculty Member: William Wians, Professor of Philosophy                                                                              Project Title: HON3001: London as Text

  Faculty Member: Ellen McWhorter, Assistant Professor of English                                                               Project Title: Literary New England: Creating a Travel-Based Learning Experience

  Faculty Member: Laura Pruett, Assistant Professor of Visual & Performing Arts                                         Project Title: “God and Music:” A New Interdisciplinary Course

  Faculty Member: Luis Saenz DeViguera, Assistant Professor of World Languages                                     Project Title: First Social Justice Week

  School of Science and Engineering                                                                                                                 Faculty Member: R. David MacLaren, Associate Professor of Biology                                                              Project Title: Revitalizing SURP: Morphological and Behavioral Characterization of Two Varieties of        Girardinus Metallicus 

 Faculty Member: Jimmy Franco, Assistant Professor of Chemistry                                                              Project Title: Revitalizing SURP: The Identification of Novel DrpE1 Incubators, an Essential Protein in              M. Tuberculosis

 Faculty Member: Marc Veletzos, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering                                                      Project Title: Haiti Service Learning Initiative

 Faculty Member: Zi Yan, Assistant Professor of Health Sciences                                                                    Project Title: Promoting Wellness and Cultural Competences

 Faculty Member: Jack Adams, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering                                              Project Title: Quantifying Energy Savings and Environmental Impact of a High Efficiency Pump Installation

 Faculty Member: Franco Capaldi, Association Professor of Civil Engineering                                              Project Title: An Infinitely Explorable Online Learning Environment

  Faculty Member: Brandy Benedict, Assistant Professor of Mathematics                                                       Project Title: Developing an Honors Calculus I and II Course Sequence