Megan Armknecht and Paul Kerry, History Introduction: In February 2014, I received an ORCA grant to work on my Honors Thesis, “Jo Marries Goethe: Dr. Bhaer as the Goethean Ideal in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women.” I had found resonances between Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and the character of Dr. Bhaer in Little Women, and […]
Archives for April 2015
Is Healthcare a Right?
Ben Ader and Kelly Patterson, Political Science Introduction This project was an experiment to help understand the views of Utahns on healthcare and whether or not healthcare can be included in a list of basic rights. We also assessed the many dimensions of healthcare and where Utahns lie on a graph measuring the intrinsic motivations […]
The SMC Matrix Bridging the Gap Between Traditional Strategic Communications and Digital Media
Rebecca Winchel and Dr. Kenneth Plowman, Communications As digital media communications continue to grow and become an integral part of organizations’ business strategy, there is a significant gap between traditional strategic communications and the current strategies employed by social media practitioners. In order to address this gap, we wrote a book based upon Wilson and […]
New Jazz Composition “You make me feel…Incredible”
Richard Williams and Mark Ammons, Music Introduction It really was a pleasure working with Mark Ammons and the Jazz Ensemble to write this new piece. I have been wanting to write a score similar to the “Incredibles” soundtrack, and I was blessed enough to have this opportunity. Discussion I wrote the piece in relatively a […]
Networked Computer Music Installation
Matthew Webb and Steven Ricks, School of Music Introduction Under the direction of my faculty mentor Steven Ricks, I created a music installation entitled Internet Protocol. As a creative impetus, I sought to create an installation that would consider the emotional and psychological consequences of living in an increasingly digital and interconnected world. I wished […]
Organocatalytic Aryl−Aryl Bond Formation: An Atroposelective [3,3]‑Rearrangement Approach to BINAM Derivatives
Michael Devonas Please see the online publication at the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
The Marital Paradigm Study: Wave 2
Brian J Willoughby and Spencer L James, Family Life This project had mentored goals related to student involvement with conducting a research project and collecting data, student independent research projects with data, and general student learning. Below we outline these goals and discuss how each goals was met. Overview of Project Findings We successfully contacted […]
Mechanism of Assembly of the Bardet-Biedel Syndrome (BBS) Complex
Barry M Willardson, Chemistry and Biochemistry Students Involved Devon Blake. Devon was the most productive student I have had in my 18 years at BYU. The MEG award helped support his work from January 2013 through May 2014. During this time, Devon co-authored two papers on the effects of cell-type specific deletion of phosducinlike protein […]
Molecular Phylogenetics of Basal Insect Groups: A Team Mentored Experience
Michael F Whiting, Biology Funding was received from the BYU ORCA mentorship program during 2012-2013 to support undergraduates performing research in my lab on insect evolution, under the mentorship of postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and myself. During 2013- 2014, this funding provided direct support for 6 undergraduates who are in various stages of completing research […]
Metal CNT-M, New materials and New approaches to Microfabrication
Richard Vanfleet, Physics and Astronomy This Mentored Environment Grant (MEG) proposed to explore Carbon Nanotube Templated Microfabrication (CNT-M) approaches that used metal as the infiltration material. We proposed to focus on two specific metal systems; traditionally electrodeposited metals such as nickel and high atomic number metals like tungsten which in many cases cannot be electroplated. […]
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