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Celebrating Collaboration

Smith College’s annual showcase of student research and performance highlights students’ intellectual achievements and their collaborative efforts with faculty in a variety of departmental, program and interdisciplinary projects. It is a celebration of liberal arts education.

The 2010 event featured the work of 328 students who participated in 205 presentations, with the guidance of 102 faculty members. Students participated in individual talks, panels, poster sessions, exhibits and performances, in the areas of science and technology, performing arts, and social, cultural and literary studies.

American Studies, American Studies Diploma Program

Biochemistry

Biological Sciences

Chemistry

Computer Science, Dance,
East Asian Languages &
Literatures, Economics,
Education & Child Study

Engineering

English Language &
Literature, Environmental Science & Policy, Exercise & Sport Studies, Film Studies,
French Studies

Geosciences

German Studies,
Government, History

Kahn Institute,
Mathematics & Statistics

Museum Studies, Museums Concentration

Neuroscience

Philosophy, Physics,
Psychology

Religion, Smith Studies,
Sociology, Spanish
Language & Literature,
Study of Women & Gender,
Theatre

Computer Science

Emma Dalton '10
Automatic Writer Identification of Syriac Manuscripts
Science poster session deriving from thesis with Nicholas Howe, associate professor of computer science
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Alex Cheng '11, Angela Zhu '11, Rebecca Mackley '12, Gillian Riggs '10, Kaitlin Somers '12, Rachel Axtell '12 and Ruby Zucker '12
The Sundial Project: 3D Modeling and 3D Printing to Recreate the Class of 1883 Sundial
Science poster session deriving from special studies and classwork with Joseph O'Rourke, Olin Professor of Computer Science
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Leah Karker GR, Leona Sparaco GR and Yonit Bousany GR
Sweeping Shapes: Optimal Crumb Cleanup
Science poster session deriving from classwork with Joseph O'Rourke, Olin Professor of Computer Science
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Yang Li '11
Inverse Kinematics Algorithm on Short Robotic Chains
Science poster session deriving from Mellon Mays Undergraduate Research Project with Ileana Streinu, Charles N. Clark Professor of Computer Science
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Xiao Ting Zhao GR
Convexifying Simple Polygons with Visibility Constraints
Science poster session deriving from research with Ileana Streinu, Charles N. Clark Professor of Computer Science

Diana Jaunzeikare '10
Rigidity Based Study of pH Dependent Conformational Changes of SARS-CoV Mpro Protein
Science poster session deriving from thesis with Ileana Streinu, Charles N. Clark Professor of Computer Science

Dance

IdaKate Codington AC11, Angelica Falcinelli '12, Hana Kadoyama '11, Tessa Keefe '10, In Kyung Lee '12, Leah Moriarty UMass11, Evelyn Schultz '13, Rachel Smith '13, Katrina Strikis MHC10M and Lucia Young '12
Capen Garden Inspired Site Specific Dance
outdoor dance performance deriving from classwork with Susan Waltner, professor of dance

East Asian Languages & Literatures

Alexandra Boyer '12, Celine Chammas '11, Yeonsoo Chung '12, Felicia Croal '10, Catherine Day '13, Margaret Draft '13 Xuanzi Jia '12, Gi-Eun Kim '11, Clare Lynch '12, Kelly McMenamin '12, Ai-Lien Nguyen '13, Catherine Rojas '12, Zarah Sikora '13, Ka Yang '10 and Sylvia Yu '10
The Three Perfections: Chinese Poetry, Painting and Calligraphy
Poetry reading and art works oral presentation deriving from classwork with Sujane Wu, assistant professor of East Asian languages and literatures

Economics

Anna Mwaba '10
Central Bank Independence: Its Role in Inflation amongst the Southern Africa Development Community
Paper presentation deriving from classwork with Roisin O'Sullivan, associate professor of economics
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Thanh Bui '10
Relative Preferences for Inflation Stability by Central Banks: The Good, the Bad and the Weird
Paper presentation deriving from special studies and classwork with Roisin O'Sullivan, associate professor of economics
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Education & Child Study

Sarah Perkins '11
The Urban Cure? Market Based Solutions to Closing the Achievement Gap
PowerPoint presentation deriving from special studies with Lucy Mule, associate professor of education and child study
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Greg Rosnick GR
Urban Youth Literacy with Sports Themed Children's Books
PowerPoint presentation deriving from special studies with Samuel Intrator, associate professor of education and child study
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