Thank you to the wonderful faculty and staff of Bethel University who put together an exceptional event this year. 74 posters and 41 papers were presented in a wide range of categories. Abstracts of the research presented were published in Volume 71, Number 1 of the Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.

Best in Session awards went to oral presentations by:

Joshua C. Speros ("SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A NOVEL POLYMERIZABLE CHEMILUMINESCENT COMPOUND")

Udochukwu Obodo ("SEMAPHORIN PROTEIN EXPRESSION IN MOUSE THYMUS")

Eric R. Smith ("BIOMASS PRODUCTION AND SOIL NUTRIENT ANALYSIS IN RESTORED PRAIRIES")

Mayank Verma ("PARTIAL AMELIORATION OF THE PHENOTYPE ASSOCIATED WITH DMD THROUGH AN INCREASE IN VASCULATURE")

Megan Schwitzer ("COMPARISON OF VARIOUS POLARIMETRIC RADAR RAIN RATE ESTIMATORS WITH SURFACE-OBSERVED RAIN GAUGE RAIN RATES")

Cory Lindh ("DEMONSTRATION OF REMOTE TEMPERATURE DETERMINATION WITH A NOVEL DUAL-BAND IR IMAGING SPECTROMETER")

And special thank you to Dr. Mark Rise from Medtronic who gave a fascinating keynote speech about medical devices use for neuromodulation.

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Hamline University was the site of the 2007 Annual Meeting and Winchell Undergraduate Symposium.

Nobel Laureate Dr. Peter Agre (Vice Chancellor of Science and Technology, Duke University) gave an excellent keynote speech. Thank you to Dr. Agre for inspiring our students and professors alike.

Abstracts of the research presented at the Annual Meeting were published in Volume 70, Number 1 of the Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.

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Macalester College hosted the 2006 Annual Meeting and Winchell Undergraduate Symposium. The return of the Winchell Symposium was heralded by the large number of undergraduate students who presented posters and papers over the weekend.

Our wonderful keynote speaker was Macalester alumnus Dr. Maura Donovan, Senior Director of Biosciences R&D at Medtronic and Program Director of Research, MG Biotherapeutics.

Abstracts of the research presented at the Annual Meeting were published in Volume 69, Number 1 of the Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.

2006 Keynote Speaker Biography

Dr. Maura Donovan Dr. Maura Donovan is Senior Director of Biosciences R&D, Medtronic and Program Director - Research, MG Biotherapeutics. Dr. Donovan joined Medtronic in 1991 as a senior scientist in the polymer research group. Since then she has held various technical and managerial positions focused primarily on the interface between biological research and medical device development. Dr. Donovan holds B.A. degrees in Chemistry and Russian from Macalester College and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Washington. She also completed post-doctoral training in genetics at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Donovan currently manages a group of scientists within Corporate Science & Technology focused on biosciences research at Medtronic and serves as MG Biotherapeutics Research Director. She was named a Medtronic Bakken Fellow in 2003.

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2004's Annual Meeting and Winchell Undergraduate Symposium was held amidst the rolling hills and beautiful architecture of the campus of St. John's University in Collegeville. The generosity of St. John's, and sister school the College of St. Benedict, produced one of our best attended meetings yet.

Thank you to Dr. John Haught from Georgetown University, author of "Science, Theology and the Origin of Life." His fascinating keynote speech caused debate and discussion throughout the weekend. Special thanks also go out to all volunteers and committee members for their tireless efforts to make this event such a success. Abstracts of the research presented at the Annual Meeting were published in Volume 68, Number 1 of the Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.

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The Minnesota Academy of Science 2003 Annual Meeting and Winchell Symposium launched new partnerships and collaborations when they convened on the University of Minnesota's St. Paul Campus in April, 2003. Tri-Beta (a biology honor society) and the Minnesota Section of the American Chemical Society joined the Academy as co-sponsors of the event which brought together outstanding undergraduate researchers and professional scientists from a breadth of disciplines. Approximately 230 people gathered for the forum which included presentations of research in the Professional Symposia and the Winchell Undergraduate Research Symposium as well as a keynote address by Craig Packer, Distinguished McKnight Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the University of Minnesota.

The Professional Symposia included the presentation of 42 papers in the areas of Bioinformatics, Business and Economics, Environmental Health in the 21st Century, Geography, and Soil and Water Conservation. Students from a myriad of Minnesota colleges and universities participated in the Winchell Undergraduate Research Symposium, presenting their own research in 50 papers and 60 Posters which were evaluated on the quality of the abstract, the research presented and the quality of the presentation. The author of the award-winning book Into Africa and more than 80 scientific articles, Professor Packer spoke to the assembly on Viruses of the Serengeti: Protecting People and Wildlife from a Common Enemy.

Abstracts of the research presented at the Annual Meeting were published in Volume 67, Number 1 of the Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.

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