Industry Based Multimedia Education

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Cameron Wilson and Dr. Geoffrey Wright, School of Technology My goal was to study how the cinematographic industry teaches multimedia and digital production, and compare that with how Utah schools teach multimedia and digital production. The outcome was somewhat of a surprise to me. I thought that public school teachers, having proper pedagogical training, and […]

Research and Testing of PVC Solvent Bonding Methods

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David Williams and Dr. William Pitt, Department of Chemical Engineering Abstract The purpose of this research project was to determine the optimal method to solvent bond polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pieces together. Understanding how to create a strong solvent bond in PVC is important to a related prosthetic leg project that has been performed at BYU. […]

Boiling Heat Transfer on Superhydrophobic Surfaces

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Nathan Tulett and Dr. Daniel Maynes, Department of Mechanical Engineering Background In the last few years a great deal of attention has been given to superhydrophobic surfaces and their impact on drag reduction in fluid flow dynamics. Such surfaces are now employed as self-cleaning substrates and it is expected that their use in the coming […]

Flapping Flight

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Michael Tree and Dr. Scott Thomson, Department of Mechanical Engineering Introduction Operation of existing micro air vehicles (small, unmanned aircraft, with a maximum size of 6 inches or less, also known as MAVs) is difficult in urban areas. Most MAVs use a fixed-wing design that is unsuitable for high maneuverability, thus limiting their potential usefulness. […]

Cloud Security for Medical Imaging

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Craig Treasure and Dr. Chia-Chi Teng, School of Technology Current medical imaging technology exists in the form of large and expensive systems in hospitals inside the network firewalls. Data from these machines is only transmitted on a hospital’s computer network to maintain the privacy of patient’s personal information and images. These expensive machines require high […]

Corrosion Measurement of Reinforcing Steel in Concrete Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

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Eric Sumsion and Dr. Spencer Guthrie, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Introduction Corrosion affects reinforced concrete structures throughout the world. Corrosion, induced by concrete carbonation and penetration of chloride ions from deicing salts and/or seawater, reduces the load-bearing area of reinforcing steel, weakens the bond between steel and concrete, and cracks the concrete surrounding […]

High Resolution Characterization of Polycrystalline Triple Junctions

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Samikshya Subedi and Dr. David Fullwood, Department of Mechanical Engineering Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to understand and predict the role of the triple junction on crack initiation in polycrystals. I intended to study dislocation density fields and local elastic strain around the triple junction area in a metal and […]

Using EBSD images to Determine 3D Crystal Structure

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Caroline Sorensen and Dr. David Fullwood, Department of Mechanical Engineering The research I have completed over the past year has been very successful. The results will soon (i.e. in the next week or two) be submitted for publication, most likely to the journal “Metallurgical and Material Transactions A.” Preliminary findings from this research were also […]

The Effect of Lanthanum on Iron Based Water-Shift Catalysts

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Trevor Slade and Dr. Morris Argyle, Department of Chemical Engineering Introduction The water-gas shift reaction is the reaction where carbon monoxide and water react to form carbon dioxide and hydrogen as shown in equation 1. The reaction is commonly used alongside steam reforming of methane to produce high purity hydrogen which is used to synthesize […]

Optimizing Redundant Wrist and Forearm Rotations

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Jenny Pate and Dr. Steven Charles, Department of Mechanical Engineering Introduction Many Americans struggle with wrist injuries that severely impact their ability to work (typing, writing, etc.) and perform basic everyday functions (eating, holding, etc). These injuries often result from repeatedly forcing the wrist to move in unnatural ways. To properly combat these challenges and […]