George Major and Faculty Mentor: Dr. Matthew Linford, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) is widely used for performing chemical separations and has been a staple in separation techniques. However, the functionality and effectivity of TLC plates has not changed over the past several decades. Standard TLC plates have a slow developing […]
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A Novel Approach to a Big Simulation Problem: Creating Efficient Dry Granular Material Simulations with Accurate Visual Detail and Behavior
PI: Seth Holladay We received a MEG grant for researching the simulation of granular materials for computer graphics and animation. Materials such as sand and snow simulation is very expensive but necessary for productions, as well as hard to control the look, so I have been mentoring undergraduate and graduate students researching how to make […]
Putting It Together: Creating, Rehearsing, and Performing
Whipple, Scott Putting It Together: Creating, Rehearsing, and Performing Musical Theatre Choreography Faculty Mentor: George Nelson, TMA Introduction As a dancer the music dance theatre program, who is pursuing his goal to be on Broadway, the chance to be the dance captain for a musical is a priceless opportunity. When I was asked to be […]
Healing the Hurt: Creating a Graphic Novel that Repairs the Damage of Mental Health Problems
Alyssa Carpenter and Chris Crowe, English Introduction Since I was sixteen, I have struggled with self-harm and depression. One of my coping mechanisms was reading. I would read and read and read in search of a solution where my sadness and despondent nature would be whisked away into a made up world where all the […]
Customizing 3D models from MRI data: Creating educational anatomy models of neurologic disease
Brett Gardiner and Dr. Jon Wisco, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology Introduction Neuroanatomy lab specimens are limited to cadaver availability and inconsistently demonstrate variations confronted in pathology. Using rapid prototyping (RP) technology to create 3D models from segmented MRI data offers distinct benefits to medical education. An efficient and replicable procedure for customizing these […]
Micro-Enterprise Education: The Academy for Creating Enterprise
Barry West and Gibb Dyer, Organizational Leadership and Strategy In developing countries throughout the world, one often-used approach to alleviating poverty has been to encourage entrepreneurship among the poor. Micro-credit is a highly popular solution to encourage the poor to launch new enterprises, but has somewhat mixed results (Field et al., 2013; Banjeree et al., […]
Visual Storytelling in a Digital World: Creating an Interactive, Multi-ending Ebook
Alyssa Scott and Professor Robert Barrett, Illustration Department The purpose of this project was to explore some of the new possibilities artists have to display artwork and tell stories by creating an interactive, multi-ending ebook. With new technology becoming more accessible every day, the digital medium has become a relevant way to get quality art […]
The Diabetes HOPE Project: Creating a Resource for Children Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes & Their Parent’s
Maria Mercer and Professor Robert Barrett, Illustration Faculty Of the 25.8 million children and adults with diabetes in America, only about 5% of those are diagnosed as Type 1.1 Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong disease managed, but not cured, through insulin therapy via injections or an insulin pump. Diagnosed mainly in children and adolescents […]
Creating Student-‐Experts in Hydroecology
Richard Gill, Biology Background and Importance The National Research Council, in its report on how people learn, identified key differences between novices and experts (Bransford et al. 2000; Donovan and Bransford 2005). One of the grand challenges of education is to shepherd students through the process of becoming experts. Mentored research experiences are a critical […]
On Creating Demand, Molding Paradigms, And Satisfying The Soul
Gregory Wells and Professor Adrian Pulfer, Visual Arts Introduction Graphic Design is a practical art. It is a vehicle for communication. Or, more precisely, it is the creation of the vehicle of ultimate impact for a specific purpose. Unfortunately, this fact tends to relegate design to a relatively late stage in the development process. Designers […]
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