Cyra Bishop, Jeffery Smith, and Dr. Matthew Jones, Mechanical Engineering Department Project Purpose The purpose of this research project is to explore Peruvian social and cultural behaviors that typically prevent successful improved cookstove adoption in resource-limited settings as well as suggest ways to educate locals about the benefits of improved cookstoves. This will be done […]
Archives for September 2018
Above Knee Prosthetic Socket for Developing Countries
Colton Graham and Dr. Mark Colton, Mechanical Engineering Department Motivation Due to a civil war in Sierra Leone many have been left with amputated limbs. In order to provide the required prosthetic limbs for victims who have above the knee amputations they need a quality custom fit socket. Custom fit sockets are very expensive so […]
Carbon Nanotube Filtration Device: Separating Oil from Fracking Waste
Phillip Ng and Dr. Anton Bowden Mechanical Engineering Department INTRODUCTION Pyrolytic Carbon Infiltration Carbon Nanotubes (CI-CNTs) can isolate water and oil molecules due to its superhydrophobic and oleophilic properties, unique cylindrical nanostructure, and functional groups1. Because the waste produced from fracking is nonreusable due to the molecular oil droplets contained in it, the waste is […]
Examining how the CD5 co-receptor alters T helper cell activation in response to bacterial infection
Garrett Hamblin and Faculty Mentor: Scott Weber, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology Properly functioning helper T cells are crucial in a response to an infection. The adaptive immune response is orchestrated by T helper cells and their function is dependent upon interactions between the T cell receptor (TCR), peptide MHC (pMHC) and co-receptors. Upon […]
Association of Essential Tremor and Parkinson’s Disease Development
Alexander Gosch and Faculty Mentor: Mary David, Molecular and Microbiology Introduction Essential tremor (ET) is a neurological disorder characterized by symmetrical tremor of the upper limbs. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a similar disorder, also characterized by tremor, with a few differences: ET tremor is mostly seen during action, while PD tremor is more prevalent while […]
Is MafB Essential to β-Cell Growth and Proliferation?
Aaron Leifer and Faculty Mentor Jeffery Tessem, Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science Project Purpose: Our goal is to determine if MafB is necessary for β Cell proliferation and glucose stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). Project Importance: Approximately 29.1 million people are affected by type 1 or type 2 diabetes in the United States, according to 2014 […]
ONIOM(DFT:MM) Study of Yaku’amide A and Analogues
David W. Kastner and Dr. Steven L. Castle Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Introduction Yaku’amide A (YA) was isolated in late 2010 from the deep-sea sponge Ceratopsion sp. and exhibits potent inhibitory activity against 39 human cancer cell lines via a potentially novel mode of action. 1 However, due to its complex amino acid profile […]
Green Literature at a Distance: Topic Modeling the works of Selma Lagerlöf
Emily Livingston and Faculty Mentor: Christopher Oscarson, Scandinavian Studies The aim of this project was to examine themes common to the works of Selma Lagerlof using a revolutionary method allowed by modern technology: computer modeling. The corpus of Lagerlof’s work was run through a computer program which then output, or modeled, topics based on nouns […]
The YSA Mind in Provo A Study of Men and What Motivates Them
Bethany Winn and Faculty Mentor: Sarah F. Webb-Wood Introduction Dating. A topic that is on everyone’s minds here in Provo, Utah. In years past dating has proven to be a difficult subject to approach as it leads to something even more elusive: love. One of the hardest challenges in the dating game is most definitively […]
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