James Halgren and Dr. Wayne Downs, Civil and Environmental Engineering The original intent of this project was to create a groundwater model of the Deseret Ranch in Deer Park, Florida, in order to predict the possible detrimental effects of a 3,000-acre landfill planned for the area. Shortly after the acceptance of the proposal, the landfill […]
Maya Embedded Language For Artists: An Introduction
James M. Hales and Dr. R. Brent Adams, Industrial Design Maya Embedded Language (MEL) is a powerful programming tool for Maya, the leading 3D modeling and animation software produced by AliasWavefront. It has been used by the top motion picture companies in the makings of major blockbuster films such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas, […]
Laboratory Design and Construction for Catalyst Characterization
Kenneth G. Crowther and Dr. Larry Baxter, Chemical Engineering In the midst of industrial development we sometimes fail to foresee problems that may arise from current, seemingly economical, methods of production. One oversight in many industries ranging from Power to Caprolactam production is nitrogen oxide (NOX) emissions that damage our bodies and limit visibility. NOX […]
Use of a Gradient-based Search Method to Reconstruct the Temperature Profile along an Optical Fiber Thermometer
David G. Barker and Dr. Matthew R. Jones, Mechanical Engineering Advances in the area of Optical Fiber Thermometry (OFT) are leading to more accurate temperature measurements in high-temperature environments. A typical OFT application is when the tip of an optical fiber is inserted into an environment where the temperature is to be measured. The other […]
Women Education in Rural China
Qing Xia and Dr. Karen E Hyer, Education Leadership and Foundations About the topic. In all aspects, China is integrating itself into the world. Almost any significant change to take place in China would capture the attention of the world. The education of rural women is drawing attention from society because there have been more […]
Communication for Community: Creative Activities for Bridging Language Barriers
Haley Wiggins and Dr. Legrand Richards, Educational Leadership and Foundations There is a great need in our community to unite different religious, ethnic and racial groups. In 2001 an “Alliance for Unity” was formed in Utah. Its Statement of Purpose and Mission Statement were read to LDS wards throughout the State. It reads “our Alliance […]
International Students, BYU, and Brain Drain
Steve Stancliff and Dr. Maclans A. Geo-JaJa, Educational Leadership and Foundations Brain drain is a term used in development literature to refer to the idea that the academically and technologically trained human capital of developing countries are “drained” away to the greener pastures of highly developed nations and their labor markets. This research endeavor was […]
Evaluation of Programs for the Education, Skills Training, and Integration of Sudanese Refugees in Salt Lake City
Andy Jones and Dr. Macleans Geo-Ja Ja, Educational Leadership and Foundations Introduction: The Lost Boys are a group of young male Sudanese who were driven from their homelands because of war. They traveled on foot to Ethiopia then were relocated to Kenya, where many lived for five to ten years in a refugee camp. Beginning […]
Emotional Competence in Children with Specific Language Impairment
Jennifer George, Jessica Berg and Dr. Martin Fujiki, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Children with SLI (Speech Language Impairment) have difficulty with the comprehension and expression of language. SLI is distinct and separate from intellectual ability and children with SLI have non-verbal IQs within the normal range. Many children with SLI have not only language deficits, […]
Effects of Multicultural Training on Counseling: A Meta-Analysis
Todd Wilson Dunn and Dr. Tim Smith, Counseling Psychology and Special Education The past two decades have seen a proliferation in the amount of publications on multicultural counseling. For example, over 1000 published reports investigating multicultural counseling and the cultural contexts of psychology have appeared in psychological literature since 1995. Many of these studies have […]