Rebecca Potter This year I was awarded an ORCA grant to make a series of commercials promoting family history. The commercials are targeted to teenagers and young adults in hopes of showing them different ways they can use their skills to take part in the vital work of family history. From film, to blogs, to […]
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Overcoming Limited Dynamic Range in Digital Recording Devices
Jacob Fenn and Professor Thomas Russell, Media Arts The current age brings with it a wealth of adaptations and evolutions in film-making, most stemming from new digital methods which slowly supplant the time-honored celluloid. I chose to focus in my research at the changing world of digital imaging acquisition and one of its primary shortcomings. […]
Usage of CSA-13 in the Antibiotic Lock Technique for Hemodialysis Catheters
Jonathan O. Wright and Dr. Paul Savage, Chemistry and Biochemistry The projects that I have worked on this past year have been focused on a novel group of antibiotics developed Dr. Savage’s lab. The antibiotics, called ceragenins or cationic steroid antibiotics (CSA’s), are molecules synthesized from cholic acid and mimic the structure and functionality of […]
Strength and Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Templated Materials
Taylor S. Wood and Dr. Richard Vanfleet, Physics and Astronomy Abstract Carbon nanotubes have an unusually high strength-to-weight ratio and thus present an exciting material for use in reinforcing the structural integrity of microstructures. However, despite their desirable properties, carbon nanotubes have proved difficult to incorporate in materials as strengthening elements. Our group has developed […]
CuO Deposited by Spray Pyrolosis For Use in Photovoltaics
Cary Tippets and Dr. Robert Davis, Physics and Astronomy Photovoltaics, solar cells, have great potential as an energy source. Currently solar energy is too expensive for it to make a considerable impact on the energy market. Including production and maintenance cost, solar energy is nearly five times more expensive than traditional energy sources such as […]
Structure of Octahedral Polyomavirus
Robert Swenson and Dr. David Belnap, Chemistry and Biochemistry Polyomaviruses (PVs) are viruses that can cause tumors in mammals and fatal diseases in birds. Knowles et al. (2) estimated that over 90% of the human population is infected with a polyomavirus, but these infections are usually dormant, and only show symptoms in patients with compromised […]
Voodoo Villains, Zombies, and Black Magic: The Role of Hecate in Orson Welles’ “Voodoo” Macbeth
Rachel Wise and Dr. Nancy Christiansen, English Main Text On 14 April 1936 at the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem, Orson Welles’ adapted Shakespearean play “Voodoo” Macbeth opened. The play was set in nineteenth-century Haiti and cast with only African Americans. This production was the first professional Shakespearean play with an allblack cast performed in the […]
Danish 202 Curriculum Project
Kevin Jenson and Dr. Christopher Oscarson, Scandinavian Studies Director One of the most difficult aspects of teaching a foreign language course is finding materials that are in line with the methodology and learning objectives specific to the class being taught. In the case of languages that are more commonly taught, such as French or Spanish, […]
The Etymologies of Noah Webster: Ridiculous or Revolutionary?
Dallin Bailey and Dr. Cynthia Hallen, Linguistics and English Language Main Text In addition to priceless definition writing, the famed lexicographer, Noah Webster, spent over a decade in research for the etymologies, or word origins, in his dictionary. Unfortunately, scholars and biographers often criticize his etymological work in the literature. The trend in these criticisms […]
High-Speed Full-Spectrum Interrogation of Fiber Bragg Gratings for Composite Impact Sensing
Spencer Chadderdon and Dr. Richard Selfridge, Electrical and Computer Engineering Fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) sensors are useful for static and dynamic event monitoring which make then suitable for a wide variety of applications. Dynamic interrogation of FBG sensors has primarily been performed using peak-tracking methods that have repetition rates approaching the megahertz range. However, tracking […]