Charles Johnson and Dr. Sean Warnick, Computer Science Department Introduction In complicated interconnected systems the consequences resulting from shocks (the effects resulting from causes) are difficult to anticipate. Yet, the vast interconnection of digital age technology with critical infrastructure systems and other elements of the physical world exposes human convenience, property and safety to distant […]
The Effects of Surface Irregularities on Diffraction Grating Efficacy
Michael Greenburg and Dr. Steven Turley, Department of Physics and Astronomy Introduction The effects of small surface irregularities on a mirror’s reflectivity are fairly easy to calculate, but roughness on the same order of size as the wavelength of incident light disallows the use of some simplifying approximations. As a result, the effects of such […]
Development and Application of Minimum Energy Crossing Point Software Suite for Organometallic Reactions
Lily Carlson and Dr. Daniel Ess, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Computational studies are critical to the field of organometallic chemistry since many highly reactive and unstable compounds cannot be isolated or observed experimentally. It is well-known that many organometallic reaction mechanisms involve spin intersystem crossing, e.g. singlet to triplet conversion. To estimate the rate […]
Professional Development and Safety Procedures in International Chemistry Education
Alexander Farnsworth and Dr. Jennifer Nielson, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Introduction For several years Dr. Jennifer Nielson has conducted research with her BYU team in Kampala and in Mbarara, Uganda. The research focuses on teaching chemistry concepts using simple experiments in Learning Chemistry through Experimentation workshops. Chemistry education in Uganda has generally consisted mostly […]
Beyond Phase Transitions: an Algorithmic Approach to Flocking Behavior
Garett Brown and Dr. Manuel Berrondo, Department of Physics and Astronomy Introduction The complexity and pattern found in animal aggregations, such as starling murmurations, reveals emergent phenomena which arise from the simple, individual interactions of its members. Whether the animal aggregation is the result of a group of birds, a group of fish, or a […]
Extending the Reliable Bandwidth of an Acoustic Beamforming Array
Caleb Goates. Dr. Kent Gee and Dr. Tracianne Neilsen, Department of Physics and Astronomy Introduction Where is that sound coming from? Acoustic beamforming is a method to determine just that, by recording sound simultaneously with several microphones and finding the delay between the signals. But beamforming can do more than point in the direction sound […]
Mercury Contamination in Four Indonesian Watersheds Affected by Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining
Natalie Barkdull and Dr. Gregory Carling, Geology Department Introduction Artisanal and small scale gold mining (ASGM) accounts for almost half of anthropogenic mercury (Hg) emissions worldwide and causes widespread water pollution. Gold extraction by Hg amalgamation releases Hg-laden sediment and water into local watersheds where anaerobic organisms can convert inorganic Hg into organic methylmercury (MeHg), […]
Transformations: Lessons on Moral Agency for Families
Katelyn Suneson and Faculty Mentor: Dennis Packard, Philosophy The purpose of this project was to complete and publish an LDS family relations text, which is now in its second year of development. The text draws on some of the best resources developed in and outside of BYU in the last three decades123 and applies them […]
Investigating The Black Hours: Finding Deeper Significance
Caroline Ferrell and Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elliott Wise, comparative Arts & Letters Created around 1470, the Morgan Black Hours (MS M.493) is part of a rare group of manuscripts with black pages, gold lettering, and luminous miniatures painted in blue, green, and pink (see Fig. 1). My initial paper, which led me to this project, […]
“Compadres de los Suburbios”: Hip-hop Counterculture in the Andean Sprawl of El Alto
Matthew Harrison and Faculty Mentor: Brian Pierce, Spanish and Portuguese For as long as we have recognized the existence of music, it has been inevitably and profoundly representative of our world’s many diverse cultures. By chance, just the other week I had the opportunity to chat with some family members about the origins of modern […]
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