Correlation between Electrically-coupled GABA Neurons and Arousal-related Electocortical Activity

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Marc Jones and Dr. Scott Steffensen, Psychology In order to evaluate potential correlations between VTA GABA neurons and electrocortical activity, we studied electroencephalographic (EEG) activity in freely-behaving rats during different stages of their sleep-wake cycle. The cycles of sleep were determined by visual observation of the rat (supine posture, eyes closed, breathing slow), and by […]

Peer Recordings

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J.S. Bergman, R.T. Lee and Dr. David Brown, School of Music “Peer Recordings” is a pilot project designed to build an archive of student recorded etudes for use as a pedagogical resource to teach style and musicianship. This project provides advanced trumpet students with valuable recording experience as they perform and record etudes at a […]

Influence of Quantization on Psychometric Function Slope and Performance for Speech Audiometry Materials

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Jessica Goates and Dr. Richard W. Harris, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Routine audiological assessments include pure-tone thresholds and assessment of the patient’s ability to perceive speech. The performance of speech audiometry materials is very important for determining how well a patient can hear speech. Our research was designed to determine if using different speech audiometry […]

In Harmony: History and Perceptions of Mormonism In Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, 1829–Present

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Stanley J. Thayne and Dr. J. Spencer Fluhman; Church History and Doctrine Since Mormonism’s exodus from New York and Pennsylvania, due to what Joseph Smith described as a “spirit of persecution” in the area, popular perceptions among many locals have been anything but positive. “It is a fact, of which we are not particularly proud, […]

Significant Symbols in World Religions

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Vance Bohman and Dr. Alonzo Gaskill, Department of Religion The intent of this project is to produce an encyclopedia of the symbols of the major religions of the world, providing information regarding their origin, as well as their use historically, and how that use has changed over time, including their adoption by other faiths. This […]

Four-dimensional Data Navigation

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Daniel Wilding and Dr. Robert Burton, Computer Science Department In almost any field of research or analysis, understanding numerical data is vital. Although there are many commonly-used methods of presenting data with three variables, there are no commonly available methods for presenting data of four or more variables, a seemingly arbitrary limitation. Virtually any field […]

Copper Nanowire Synthesis by Electroless Deposition

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Adam Washburn and Dr. Adam Woolley, Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Background The construction of nanometer-scale electronic devices is an emerging and promising interdisciplinary field. Nanoelectronic devices may reduce size limits in integrated circuits and also function as miniature chemical detectors.1 Nanowire connections are essential components of nanoelectronic devices. A recently developed method for creating nanowires […]

An Ultra-Stable Laser Current Controller

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Marshall van Zijll and Dr. Dallin Durfee, Physics Our research group has spent lots of effort and time building an ultra-stable laser current controller. This stability is essential for our application of atom interferometry so that our measurements could be very precise. The overall development of our controller has taken almost a year longer than […]