Clancy Black and Dr. Grant Schultz, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering The purpose of this report is to describe work completed for the ORCA sponsored research project “Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Transportation Safety: A Prototype”. A literature review was conducted to identify the best existing tools and technology. From the research, a GIS […]
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Investigation and Development of OF Pyrometer Coating
Weston Baxter and Dr. Dale Tree, Department of Mechanical Engineering Goal/Purpose of the Project This project aimed to produce and test an opaque surface on an optical fiber tip that will survive temperatures up to 3000 K. The optical fiber is to be used to measure flame temperature in oxy-coal and other combustion processes. Importance […]
New Capabilities in Large-scale Models in Computational Biology
Casey Abbott and Dr. John Hedengren, Department of Chemical Engineering Advances in biomedical research have lead to an increase of experimental data to be interpreted in the context of reaction pathways, molecular transport, and population dynamics. Kinetic modeling is one way employed to interpret this data and is used in the pharmaceutical industry in developing […]
Place-Based Art Education/Anasazi & Fremon Art and Culture
Professor Mark Graham, Department of Art Education Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met This project engaged students in arts-based research of the rock art of Anasazi, Fremont and other ancient cultures in central and southern Utah. Their research had three components: (1) A review of research literature describing the history […]
The School Based Family: Coaches and Teachers as Parental Figures for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ugandan Schools
Dr. Stacy Taniguchi, Department of Recreation Management and Youth Leadership The purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine the possible formation of surrogate families within Ugandan schools to potentially provide a context for positive development experiences, especially for orphans who lack positive development opportunities provided by parents. The sample for this study consisted of […]
Molecular Mechanisms of Lupus Risk Conferred by Allele in the Gene for Interferon Response Factor 5
Dr. Brian Poole, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Biology Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met The academic objectives of this proposal were met. Using the funding provided by the MEG, we generated data that was used to publish four peer-reviewed journal articles and one peer-reviewed book chapter. These are: […]
All Donors Great and Small: Putting the 2008 Surge in Individual Political Contributions in Perspective
Dr. Jay Goodliffe, Department of Political Science Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met Using funding from the Mentoring Environment Grant, we produced a full book manuscript that is currently under review at different university presses (“Message, Messenger, and Medium: Understanding the 2008 Presidential Donor Surge”). The book consists of […]
Conservation and Digitalization of BYU Papyri, Parchments, Lamella and Ostraca
Dr. Lincoln Blumell, Department of Ancient Scripture In January 2011 I received a MEG in the amount of $20,000 to conserve and digitalize BYU’s ancient papyri, parchments, lamellae and Ostraca that are housed in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Library. I am very pleased to report that this project was a success. During the […]
Screening for Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Secondary Schools
Dr. Ellie Young, Department of Psychology Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met The academic objectives were achieved for this grant. Students were mentored in reviewing a large body of research that focused on understanding the needs, behaviors, and outcomes for adolescent students with behavioral and emotional concerns. This provided […]
Co-amplification of Mitochondrial Pseudogenes
Dr. Michael Whiting, Department of Biology Funding was received from the BYU ORCA mentorship program during 2011 to support undergraduates performing research in my lab, under the mentorship of postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and myself. During 2011, this funding provided direct support for 6 undergraduates who are in various stages of completing research projects. The […]