Hoefer Prize Archive 1996-2005
2004-2005 Hoefer Prize Winners
Humanities
Tatiana Lutra Catanzarite, "There's Just Something About Mary: Constructions and Reconstructions of the Magdalene from the Early Medieval Period through Modernity" (Religious Studies 112, Handmaids and Harlots: Biblical Women in Jewish and Christian Traditions / Instructors: Barbara Pitkin and Adriane Leveen)
Social Sciences
Anna Cueni, "Learning to Do Gender" (Linguistics 150, Introduction to Sociolinguistics / Instructor: Isabelle Buchstaller)
Sciences
Jared Kaplan, "Constraining a Lorentz Violating Photon Mass with Johnson Noise" (Physics 107, Intermediate Physics Laboratory II: Experimental Techniques and Data Analysis / Instructor: Mark Kasevich)
Engineering
Laura Lyndsey Surma, "Green Dorm Project Proposal" (Civil and Environmental Engineering 100, Managing Sustainable Civil Engineering Projects / Instructor: Martin Fischer)
2003-2004 Hoefer Prize Winners
Humanities
Hal Brands, "'As a Soldier, As a Citizen, As a Man': Henry and John Laurens, the Slave Regiment, and the Influence of Revolutionary and Republican Ideals on American Perceptions of Slavery" (History 272/Political Science 321, Creating the American Republic / Instructor: Jack Rakove)
Social Sciences
Jennifer Graham, "Is Islam the Barrier to Democracy in the Muslim World? An Empirical Analysis of Muslim Culture and Its Democratic Tendencies" (Political Science 116, Non-State Actors in World Politics / Instructor: Tim Bthe)
John M. Stoops, "English Language Fluency: Performance Expectations and Participation" (Sociology 200, Senior Seminar / Instructor: Kathy J. Kuipers)
Sciences
Phillip Dumesic, Jared David Miller, & Emily Laura Stenseng, "Determination of Fluoride Ion Concentration in Reach ACT Anticavity Fluoride Rinse Using Ion Exchange Chromatography" (Chemistry 134, Principles of Quantitative Analysis / Instructor: Richard N. Zare)
2002-2003 Hoefer Prize Winners
Humanities
Trevor Sutton, "The Penitent's Pulpit: Alexander Radishchev and the French Enlightenment" (History 217, Men, Women, & Power in Early Modern Russia / Instructor: Nancy Kollmann)
José Mariano Resendiz, "La inmigración indocumentada: Un análisis desde tres perspectivas" (Spanish 102B, Composition & Writing Workshop for Heritage Language Students / Instructor: Alice Miano)
Social Sciences
Niki Carelli, "The Politics of Extremism: Wahhabism and the Second Chechen War" (Political Science 215, Explaining Ethnic Violence / Instructor: James Fearon)
Sciences
Brian Faulk, Genevieve Guzmán, & Kristin Schleicher (co-authors), "Determination of Phosphate Concentration in Sodas by Ion Chromatography" (Chemistry 134, Theory & Practice of Quantitative Chemistry / Instructor: Richard Zare)
2001-2002 Hoefer Prize Winners
Humanities
Andrea Haslanger, "The Engraver's Hand: Representation and Image in Elizabeth Bishop's 'Over 2,000 Illustrations and a Complete Concordance'" (English 150 Poetry and Poetics / Instructor: Nicholas Jenkins)
Social Sciences
Becky Blanchard, "'Not True to Scale or Directions': Remapping Out-of-the-Way Places" (Cultural and Social Anthropology 90 Theory in Cultural and Social Anthropology / Instructor: Paulla A. Ebron)
Dustin J. Matsumori, "Miracle or Myth? Evaluating the Economic and Social Consequences of Liberalizing Pinochet's Chile" (International Relations 131 Globalization and Organizations / Instructor: Gili S. Drori)Li Sa Ng, "The Marsilian Sea-Change" (Political Science 151B History of Political Thought II: The Origins of Modern Democracy / Instructor: Susan Okin)
Sciences
Colin Campbell, "Measuring the Speed of Light Using the Beat Frequency of a Variable Cavity-Length Laser" (Physics 107 Advanced Laboratory Seminar: Optics & Lasers / Instructors: Vladan Vuletic & Rick Pam)
Engineering
Gretchen A. DeVries, "Heat Treatment of Steel to Alter Mechanical Properties" (Materials Science & Engineering 161 Materials Science Laboratory I: Introduction to Metallography and Microscopy / Instructor: Jonathan Doan)
2000-2001 Hoefer Prize Winners
Humanities
Caglar Erdogan, "'Das Urteil' von einem marxistischen Standpunkt: Die Isolation von Georg Bendemann von dem Kosmos" (German Studies 126Q Reading German Literature: An Introduction / Instructor: Russell A. Berman)
Stephanie Kehrer, "The Dialogue, The Church, and the Trial: Personal Discord and Public Crisis in the Galileo Affair" (History 216 When Worlds Collide: The Trial of Galileo / Instructor: Paula Findlen)
Social Sciences
Kate Mezan, "NASCO: An Analysis of Treaty Effectiveness" (International Relations 215 International Environmental Politics / Instructor: Ronald B. Mitchell)
Jennifer Yeh, "The Chains that Bind the Brain: A Study of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Creativity" (Psychology 110 Research Methods and Experimental Design / Instructor: Mark Lepper)
Sciences
Nikhil Padmanabhan, "The Saturation and Single-Pass Gain of a HeNe Laser" (Physics 107 Intermediate Laboratory Seminar / Instructors: Steve Chu and Rick Pam)
Engineering
Amy Marietta, "South Bay Water Recycling Program: Santa Clara Pipeline" (Civil and Environmental Engineering 100 Managing Civil Engineering Projects / Instructor: John R. Haymaker)
1999-2000 Hoefer Prize Winners
Humanities
Charles E. Hudson, "El papel del buen criado en La Celestina" (Spanish 279 Heroes or Villains? Transgression in Spanish Art, Film and Literature / Instructor: María Paz Haro)
Social Sciences
Andrea McArthur, "Bilingual Education: What Matters Most?" (Linguistics 150 Language in Society / Instructor: John R. Rickford)
Scott Neuman, "Domain Name Trademark Disputes: Should Trademark Protection Extend to Domain Names?" (Economics 101 Economic Policy Analysis / Instructor: Gregory L. Rosston)
Sciences
John Greenland, "Temperature dependence of Strongylocentrotus Purpuratus DNA damage photoreversal enzymes" (Biological Sciences 44X Core Experimental Laboratory / Instructors: Melanie Yelton & Shyamala Malladi)
Engineering
Shanshan Wu, "Flow Measurements with a Laser-Doppler Velocimeter" (Chemical Engineering 185A Chemical Engineering Laboratory / Instructor: Curtis W. Frank)
1998-99 Hoefer Prize Winners
Humanities
Tara Nathan, "Absorption and Antiabsorption in Versions of Dickinson" (English 150 Poetry and Poetics / Instructor: Herbert S. Lindenberger)Amy Slansky, "Feminine Liberation through Wagnerian Operas in Willa Cather's The Song of the Lark" (Music 144 Studies in Romantic Music / Instructor: Heather Hadlock)
Benjamin Willey, "La selva quijotesca: un análisis de la obra de Horacio Quiroga, desde una perspectiva cervantina" (Spanish 278 Pan-American Movements / Instructor: Claire F. Fox)
Social Sciences
Anna Yusim, "Cigarettes, Poverty, and the Inadequacy of Desert: A Philosophical Quest for Justice in Health Care" (Political Science 158R Children's Citizenship / Instructor: Robert Reich)
Sciences
Michael R. Bilca, "On the Structure of Groups of Order 10" (Mathematics 109 Applied Modern Algebra / Instructor: Jun Li)Louis Dang, "Determination of Transition Metal Cations and Common Anions in Stream and Ocean Water Using Ion Exchange Chromatography" (Chemistry 134 Theory and Practice of Quantitative Chemistry / Instructors: David J. Rakestraw and Richard N. Zare)
1997-98 Hoefer Prize Winners
Humanities
Daniel Davis, "Forgotten Champion of Anglo-Jewish Emancipation: David Salomons" (History 242S Exploring Modern Britain through Documents and Images Held at Stanford / Instructor: Peter Stansky)Robert Weston Neel, "Cowardly Soldier versus Brave Officer" (Philosophy 80 Mind, Matter, and Meaning / Instructor: Kenneth Taylor)
Social Sciences
Ann Iwashita, "Local Knowledge" (Anthropology 90 Theory in Anthropology / Instructor: Amy Borovoy)
Sciences
Tony Agoston, "Gravimetric and Potentiometric Determination of the Percent Weight of Chloride in an Unknown Sample" (Chemistry 134 Theory and Practice of Quantitative Chemistry / Instructor: Lauren McMills)
Frederick A. Matsen, "The Contraction Mapping Principle; the Existence and Uniqueness Theorem" (Mathematics 171 Fundamental Concepts of Analysis / Instructor: Gigliola Staffilani)
Joseph Street, "Into the Mystic: Ascidians and Ecosystems in an Age of Biological Invasions" (Earth Systems 210 Senior Seminar / Instructor: Julie Kennedy)
Engineering
Jon Wells, "Gas Tank and Convenience Store Remediation" (Civil & Environmental Engineering 100 Managing Civil Engineering Projects / Instructor: Martin Fischer)
1996-97 Hoefer Prize Winners
Humanities
Jonathan Brown, "The Importance of Identity to Survival: A First Person Worry" (Philosophy 80 Mind, Matter, and Meaning / Instructor: Michael Bratman)
Social Sciences
Sandy Liu, "Historical Development of the US Trucking Industry: Legislation or Ecology" (Sociology 200 Senior Seminar / Instructor: Elisa Bienenstock)
Regine Spector, "Salvaging Civilian Security: The Role of Civilian Police in United Nations Peacekeeping Missions" (International Relations 199R Advanced Study in International Peacekeeping and Conflict Management / Instructor: Stephen Stedman)
Sciences
Irene Chan, "The 14C Content of Dissolved Organic Carbon in Marine Pore Waters" (Earth Systems 210 Senior Seminar / Instructor: Julie Kennedy)
John Mongan, "Spectrophotometric Analysis of Anacin Content" (Chemistry 134 Theory and Practice of Quantitative Chemistry / Instructor: T. Daniel Stack)
Engineering
Rahul Young, "Habitat Productivity" (Civil & Environmental Engineering 100 Managing Civil Engineering Projects / Instructor: Martin Fischer)