Mitchell W. Larsen, Physics and Astronomy With the expansion of x-ray technology and recent development of laser x-rays, development of a practical, high precision x-ray mirror has become more urgent. One example of a practical and current need for such a mirror is the x-ray microscope at Duke University. The above planned microscope would function […]
THERMOPHILE BIOCHEMISTRY
Charles Larsen, Chemical Engineering Introduction During the 1960s, Dr. Thomas Brock studied life in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park. There he found new strains of bacteria capable of living at temperatures above 75°C, which at the time represented the highest temperature at which life was known to exist. Dr. Brock’s discovery has sparked […]
REPORT OF THE CARLOS SURINACH PROJECT
Lara Lambert, Kyshana Lowe, Sariah Mourik, and Emily Barrett, Music As the Brigham Young University piano and string instrumental quartet, made up of Lara Lambert, Kyshana Lowe, Sariah Mourik, and Emily Barrett, we wish to express sincere gratitude to the BYU Office of Research and Creative Work for the grant received last year. Upon receiving […]
USING MATH MANIPULATIONS IN AN ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM
Shannon Smith King, Elementary Education Description of Project I planned to study the development of a student teacher (myself) in the use of math manipulatives to aid in math instruction and learning. Desired Results I expected to see an increase in student math scores as a result of the use of manipulatives to teach and […]
CREATION OF AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL IN PORTUGUESE TO TEACH PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
Richard Kendall, Marriott School of Management The financial support awarded to me helped contribute to one of the greatest experiences of my life. My main goal for my project was to effectively help an architectural company by teaching them the techniques of computer-aided design (CAD). During winter semester of 1994, I studied CAD extensively and […]
CENTER STAGE
Bryce Johnson, Theater and Film Thank you very much for the grant received from the Office of Research and Creative Work. I am writing to report on how that grant was used to finance my project, Center Stage, a thirty-minute documentary film on Ruth and Nathan Hale, founders of the oldest continuously-running center stage theater […]
THE EFFECTS OF WINGLETS AT LOW SPEEDS
Brian Johansen, Mechanical Engineering The purpose of an airplane wing is to provide lift by creating a pressure gradient between the top and bottom of the wing. However, this pressure gradient causes some inherent problems at the wing tip. A vortex forms when the high pressure from the bottom side of the wing flows around […]
LIVES IN TRANSITION: EXPERIENCES IN THE PERSIAN GULF
Reinhold Hill, Communications It is with pleasure that I report on my research results to the Research and Creative Work Office. The Research and Creative Work Office provided funding for my proposed project of collecting oral narratives from Utah reservists who served in the Persian Gulf. I began work on the project in January. Contacting […]
VENEZUELAN PORTRAITS
Trenton Hickman, English Several months ago, the Office of Research and Creative Work accepted my proposal to prove poet Richard Hugo’s concept of the poetic “triggering town” by spending two weeks in Venezuela and then letting the sensory data I gathered “trigger” a substantial body of poetry. The research grant would enable me to 1) […]
ANNOTATED LISTING OF MATERIALS ON DENMARK IN THE HAROLD B. LEE LmRARY
Leland Harrison, History This particular project’s goal was to list all materials on Denmark located in the Harold B. Lee Library. The primary focus was the works about Danish history, no matter what language they were published in. The scope of the project changed to all Scandinavian books and periodicals located in the central and […]