Camilo Mejia and Faculty Mentor: Matthew Ancell PhD, Comparative Arts and Letters Simone Heller-Andrist’s The Friction of the Frame ingeniously employs the Derridean parergon as a methodological approach to analyze the mechanisms involved in the reading process. In The Truth in Painting, Derrida uses the term parergon in the context of a frame in a […]
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Development and Application of Minimum Energy Crossing Point Software Suite for Organometallic Reactions
Lily Carlson and Dr. Daniel Ess, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Computational studies are critical to the field of organometallic chemistry since many highly reactive and unstable compounds cannot be isolated or observed experimentally. It is well-known that many organometallic reaction mechanisms involve spin intersystem crossing, e.g. singlet to triplet conversion. To estimate the rate […]
Sunflowers, Solar Panels, and Beeswax: Improving Solar Power for the Developing World
Ivyann Oveson Running and Dr. John Salmon, Mechanical Engineering Department Inspired by the mechanics of how sunflowers follow the sun, we designed a system to increase output from solar panels by only using simple mechanics and beeswax. Solar power is becoming increasingly popular even in developing countries. We wanted to create a way to increase […]
Rigidly Foldable Origami Flashers Based on Curved-Fold Model
Jacob Badger and Dr. Larry Howell, Mechanical Engineering Department Introduction The purpose of my research was to explore the application of curved folding in designing rigid-foldable deployable mechanisms. In recent years, origami fold patterns known as “flashers” have been investigated for their ability to efficiently pack deployable surfaces. While many patterns have been investigated, none […]
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 […]
Chemogenic Stimulation of Connexon-36 Expressing VTA GABA Neurons is Rewarding
Derek Clarke, Elizabeth Anderson and Faculty Mentor: Scott Steffensen, Neuroscience Introduction The reward system of the brain is the driving force of human behavior. It incites a motivation to learn, triggers powerful cravings, and drives the destructive behavior of addiction. While general studies about the reward system have led to these conclusions, many of the […]
TK1; Journey from the Cytoplasm to the Cell Membrane
Weston Burrup and Kim O’Neill, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Thymidine Kinase 1 is an enzyme involved in the synthesis of thymidine triphosphate, an essential DNA building block needed for cell replication. Previous research has shown an upregulated level of TK1 in the serum levels of cancer patients as well as on the cancer cell surface. […]
Maternal-Fetal Interactions and the Induction of Preeclampsia by Growth arrest-specific 6 (Gas6)/AXL Signaling
Todd Dunaway and Paul Reynolds, Physiology and Developmental Biology Introduction: Preeclampsia (PE) is a complicated obstetric complication characterized by increased blood pressure and decreased trophoblast invasion. PE is one of the leading causes of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality in developed countries. The growth arrest-specific 6 (Gas6) protein is known to induce different responses […]
Identifying Novel Regulators of Cellular Respiration
Sam Nicholes and Faculty Mentor: Julianne Grose, Microbiology and Molecular Biology The impetus behind my project was to contribute in a small but meaningful way to the growing body of research for cures and treatments for cancer. Cancer is fundamentally unwanted cell growth and proliferation. Metabolic processes that take place on the cellular level are […]
Organizational Learning on Hospital Units: Instrument Development Cognitive Interviews and Content Validity Stages
Hannah Hoyt and Dr. Bret Lyman, Nursing Department Introduction Approximately 400,000 deaths occur each year due to preventable errors in hospitals.1 Organizational learning2 is the process through which organizations progress toward achieving their desired outcomes. Hospital units can use principles of organizational learning to reduce errors and achieve excellent performance outcomes.3 Unit managers have limited […]
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