Determination of Binding of Capillary Morphogenesis Gene Protein 2 (CMG2) to Several Extracellular Matrix Proteins Under Physiological Conditions

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Samuel Garrard and Dr. Kenneth Christensen, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Introduction: Pathological angiogenesis, or new blood vessel formation, is required for the progression of many diseases, including cancer, macular degeneration, and many other pathologies. Effective inhibition of angiogenesis would greatly augment current treatments for both cancer and eye disease. Previous research has implicated CMG2 […]

Modeling Quantum Energy Teleportation

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Rachel Gardner, Dr. Manuel Berrondo, and Dr. Jean-Francois Van Huele, Department of Physics and Astronomy Introduction The purpose of my research was to design and create a model for Quantum Energy Teleportation (QET) that maximizes the usefulness of the teleportation. The model allowed me to contrast QET to Quantum Information Teleportation (QIT), and in particular […]

Computationally Modelling the Trophic Cascade in Yellowstone National Park

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Emily Menden and Dr. Sean Warnick, Department of Computer Science Introduction The area of quantitative ecology has been growing in recent years as biologists and mathematicians come together to better understand the ecological dynamics in the systems that surround us. One category of systems that begs to be studied is systems in which species are […]

Measuring Metabolic Responses to Calorie Restriction with Mass Spectrometry

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Nathan Keyes and Dr. John Price, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Abstract Calorie restriction is of prime importance to age related physiology and pathophysiology. It is well established that calorie restriction extends lifetime, however the full mechanism of why this happens is not completely understood. In this study, we attempted to gather kinetic proteomic data […]

Postmodern and Early Modern Theology: Derrida meets Calderón The Derridean Parergon and Painting Theory in Calderón’s El pintor de su deshonra

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Camilo Mejia and Faculty Mentor: Matthew Ancell PhD, Comparative Arts and Letters Simone Heller-Andrist’s The Friction of the Frame ingeniously employs the Derridean parergon as a methodological approach to analyze the mechanisms involved in the reading process. In The Truth in Painting, Derrida uses the term parergon in the context of a frame in a […]

Photoluminescence Studies in Arsenic-Doped Cadmium Telluride

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Scott Crossen and Dr. John Colton, Department of Physics and Astronomy Introduction Thin film photovoltaics are a promising candidate in the search for cheap, efficient solar cells. In particular, cadmium telluride is one of the most widely-used materials for this application because of its leading dollar-per-watt ratio and high efficiency of around 22.3%. However, for […]

Implementation of Recurrent Neural Nets in Forecasting Macroeconomic Indicators

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Christ Rytting and Dr. Kerk Phillips, Economics Department Drivendata.org says “In the year 2000, the member states of the United Nations agreed to a set of goals to measure the progress of global development. The aim of these goals was to increase standards of living around the world by emphasizing human capital, infrastructure, and human […]

Biofilm Testing on Antimicrobial Coating for Endotracheal Tubing

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Tania Nance and Dr. Paul Savage, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Introduction About 50 million patients worldwide are intubated annually with endotracheal tubing to open the airway, to deliver oxygen, medicine or anesthesia, to support breathing, to remove blockages from the airway and to protect the lungs from aspiration. Along with their medical uses, they […]

A relative-age geologic map and geomorphic analysis of Syria Planum

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Michael Lowry and Dr. Eric Christiansen, Geology Department Introduction Mars, especially the region known as the Tharsis Bulge, is replete with volcanoes and other evidences of volcanism. The morphology of these volcanoes and the relative ages of lava flows and other features grant important insight into the history of the planet, the tectonic setting of […]