Quantifying the Efficiency of Heterobimetallic Complexes

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Stokes, Ryjul Quantifying the Efficiency of Heterobimetallic Complexes Faculty Mentor: David Michaelis, Chemistry and Biochemistry Transition metal catalysts have revolutionized the efficiency by which pharmaceuticals and other value added products are synthesized due to their unique ability to activate small molecules and drive the formation of new C-C and C-N bonds. In particular, the direct […]

Determining the Structure of the BBBSome

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Ludlam, Grant Determining the Structure of the BBSome Faculty Mentor: Barry Willardson, Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry Introduction Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) occurs when an eight-protein complex called the BBSome is improperly assembled and can no longer function. The BBSome is responsible for trafficking membrane proteins to cilia, a projection from the cell surface packed with receptors that […]

Identifying Risk Factors for Interstate Crashes using Spatial Statistics

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Gibson, Kaitlin Identifying Risk Factors for Interstate Crashes using Spatial Statistics Faculty Mentor: Matthew Heaton, BYU Department of Statistics Introduction The goal of systemic highway safety improvement is to identify road characteristics, called risk factors, associated with a higher prevalence of crashes, so that the roads can be modified to avoid these characteristics. However, the […]

The total synthesis of yaku’mide A

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Luo, Shi The total synthesis of yaku’amide A Faculty Mentor: Steven Castle, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Yaku’amide A (YA) has potent toxicity against cancer cells (IC50 = 14 ng/ml against P388 murine leukemia cells). Ueoka et al.1 first reported the isolation of YA from a marine sponge in the East China Sea. They used […]

Using Three Incommensurate Wave Components to Generate Terahertz Radiation

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Bagley, Jacob Using Three Incommensurate Wave Components to Generate Terahertz Radiation Faculty Mentor: Jeremy Johnson, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Electromagnetic radiation is a wave composed of an electric field and a magnetic field. Examples of electromagnetic radiation include visible light, ultraviolet light, Xrays, infrared light, microwaves, and more. Electromagnetic radiation is an indispensable tool […]

Utilizing the Power of Graphical Processing for DNA Mapping: a Comparison of GNUMAP and BarraCUDA

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Lyman, Cole Utilizing the Power of Graphical Processing for DNA Mapping: a Comparison of GNUMAP and BarraCUDA Faculty Mentor: Mark Clement, Department of Computer Science Introduction Recent advances in genome sequencing technologies have resulted in a large increase in the amount of genetic data available. Large Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) have the potential to […]

An Algorithm for Multiple Regression Variable Selection for Biochemical Oxygen Demand

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Zach White An Algorithm for Multiple Regression Variable Selection for Biochemical Oxygen Demand Dr. William Christensen Department of Statistics Introduction Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is used to measure of the amount of oxygen required by aerobic bacteria and other microorganisms to stabilize decomposable organic matter. It is run as a laboratory based biodegradation test and […]

Dangers to Musician Hearing at BYU

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Smith, Kieren Dangers to Musician Hearing at BYU Faculty Mentors: Jeremy Grimshaw, College of Fine Arts and Communications Tracianne Neilsen, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences At any stage in a musical career, musicians experience large quantities of high-level sound. Noise-induced hearing loss penetrates many musicians’ lives and is cumulative over a lifetime. Some performing […]

Characterizing the Design Space of Oscillatory Biological Networks

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Characterizing the Design Space of Oscillatory Biological Networks Strom Truman Clark strom.clark@gmail.com stromtc Dr. Mark Transtrum, Department of Physics and Astronomy Introduction Characterizing the relevant parameters of a design space in order to satisfy a specific behavior criterion is an important problem throughout all of science and engineering. In this project we proposed to apply […]

Trace Element Analysis of Quartz Grains in the Wah Wah Springs Tuff and Granodiorite Intrusion

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Barker, Joel Trace Element Analysis of Quartz Grains in the Wah Wah Springs Tuff and Granodiorite Intrusion Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eric Christiansen, Department of Geological Sciences Background The Wah Wah Springs tuff and cogenetic granodiorite were part of the creation of the Indian Peak-Caliente Caldera Complex, which lies on the Nevada-Utah border (Skidmore, 2013). The […]