Donald Sampson and Dr. Gary Lawlor, Mathematics Education Goal/Purpose My project was to further develop the technique of metacalibration, a new method of minimization proof, leading to a proof of the triple bubble conjecture: that the standard triple bubble is the least surface area way to separately enclose three given volumes. Importance of Purpose Over […]
A Technique for Mitigating the Curse of Dimensionality in Sequential Decision Making Problems
Anurag Rai and Dr. Sean Warnick, Computer Science There are many instances in our world today where a distinct decision must be made at each stage of a process. Any decision made has both immediate and long term impacts. Hence, when making these decisions any low present cost must be balanced with the possibly high […]
Organic Synthesis of Sulfonated Glycosphingolipids to Study Natural Killer T Cell Stimulation
Dylan Pratt, Brian Anderson, and Dr. Paul B. Savage Abstract The body’s innate immune system is continuously checking our body for molecular structures of antigens on potential pathogens. The CD1d antigen-presenting cell presents glycolipid antigens to Natural Killer T (NKT) cells. NKT cells start a signaling pathway that produces an inflammatory response. 3’’-O-sulfo-Beta-galactosylceramide has been […]
A Hierarchical Bayesian Method for Evaluating Efficacy of Traffic Accident Remediation
Andrew Olsen and Dr. C. Shane Reese, Statistics Thousands of people die in automobile crashes each year. Departments of Transportation are working continuously to reduce the number of fatalities through highway safety projects. One of their critical tasks is to evaluate the efficacy of these projects. We have developed a Bayesian hierarchical Poisson regression model […]
Spatial Dependence of Magnetic Domain Memory In Exchange-Bias Films
Joseph Nelson and Dr. Karine Chesnel, Physics One of the greatest challenges facing the magnetic data storage industry is the sensitivity of magnetic media to degradation by external fields. Because of this sensitivity, long-term archival data storage, which is required by law for many industries, has become very expensive to upkeep. To protect against possible […]
Using Dip-Pen Nanolithography to Orient DNA Origami
Michael Lydiksen and Dr. Adam Woolley, Chemistry and Biochemistry Introduction Imagine having the ability to control the placement of atoms with reasonable speed and accuracy. Having this capacity naturally brings with it incredible technological advancements in areas such as integrated circuits and biochemistry. An exciting process known as dip-pen nanolithography (DPN) that I have been […]
Reverse Mortgages: A Source of Stability in a Volatile Interest Market?
Grant Hodgson and Dr. H. Dennis Tolley, Statistics In reverse mortgages, homeowners over the age of 62 take a loan out based on the equity of their home. While reverse mortgages can be beneficial for both the mortgager and mortgagee, there is also a great deal of risk involved because it is possible for the […]
The Role of Inwardly-rectifying Potassium Channels in Drosophila Development
Brandon Gassaway and Dr. Emily Bates, Chemistry and Biochemistry Anderson-Tawil Syndrome (ATS) is characterized by morphological defects including clinodactyly (abnormal curvature of digits), syndactyly (fused digits), micrognathia (small jaw), cleft palate, and hypertelorism (wide-set eyes) as well as periodic paralysis and heart arrhythmia. Mutations in inwardly rectifying potassium (Irk) channels are found in patients with […]
A Speculative Approach to Parallelization in Particle Swarm Optimization
Matthew Gardner and Dr. Kevin Seppi, Computer Science Optimization problems are ubiquitous in our modern world. Businesses such as Google need to decide where to place ads, scientists need to t models to data, and airlines need to schedule their flights. All of these problems are optimization problems, and optimization techniques can be used to […]
X-Ray Diffraction Analysis of Piezoelectric Material PZN-PT
Benjamin Frandsen and Dr. Branton Campbell, Physics and Astronomy A wide variety of electronic devices, including microphones, acoustic transducers and high-powered microscopes, rely on a phenomenon called piezoelectricity. This is the property by which a crystal, when subjected to an electric field, experiences mechanical strain. Conversely, an applied mechanical stress produces voltage across the crystal. […]
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