Livingston, Sarah Cell Attachment to Alginate Hydrogel Structures Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alonzo Cook, Chemical Engineering Introduction One of the most pressing needs within the medical community is the demand for transplantable organs. On average, 22 people per day on average die waiting for a transplant. Even if a patient receives an organ, the risks associated […]
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Family Structures in Japan and Korea: How are Children Affected?
Burdge, Jennifer Family Structures in Japan and Korea: How Are Children Affected? Faculty Mentor: Kristie Rowley, Sociology The purpose of this project is to explore the relationship between various family structures and childhood depression. I wanted to focus on how different family structures in developed Asian countries, specifically Korea and Japan, impact negative and positive […]
Searching INner Galactic Structures (SINGS)
Dr. Michael Joner, Physics and Astronomy Student Participation Graduate Student Carla J. Carroll** Undergraduate Students and Observers at West Mountain Observatory Marcus Holden* Karrie Beckstead Kyle Matt Andrew Patterson Doug Gardner Leanne Lunsford Charles Honick Jared Kruger Emily Stoker (Safsten)** Marissa Mannard* Sean Pierce *Author or Presenter at the American Astronomical Society Winter Meeting **Author […]
The Effects of Family Structure Stability and Transitions on Young Children’s Sleep: Evidence From the Millennium Cohort Study
ShaNae Foster and Mikaela Dufur, Sociology Introduction Over the years, family structure has become a topic of great interest in the social science community, particularly as it pertains to family structure type (i.e. biological parents, cohabiting, stepparents, etc.) (Dufur et al., 2010). More recently, family stability has come under scrutiny. Family structure has the potential […]
The Effects of Family Structure Stability and Transitions on Young Children’s Sleep: Evidence From the Millenium Cohort Study
ShaNae Foster and Mikaela Dufur, Sociology Department Introduction Over the years, family structure has become a topic of great interest in the social science community, particularly as it pertains to family structure type (i.e. biological parents, cohabiting, stepparents, etc.) (Dufur et al., 2010). More recently, family stability has come under scrutiny. Family structure has the […]
Ligament microstructure analysis
Michael Gillespie and Jonathan Wisco, Physiology and Developmental Biology Introduction Due to the relatively poor fiber contrast of tendons in comparison with muscles, the anatomical, and therefore, functional relationship of muscle attachments to bones via tendons has not been well mapped. We were interested in mapping the 3D gross anatomical structure of tendons using a […]
Solving the Structure of the Raptor-CCT complex
Grant Ludlam and Faculty Mentor: Barry Willardson, Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry Introduction The protein Raptor is an essential component of the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) cell signaling complex 1 (mTORC1) (1). The mTORC1 complex is a master regulator of cell growth, making it a high-priority target in cancer and inflammation research (2). Before Raptor can […]
Amperometric Sensing of Glucose with Catalytic Microstructures
Benjamin Brownlee and Brian Iverson, Mechanical Engineering Introduction The objective of this project was to characterize the increased rate of hydrogen peroxide oxidation using a carbon nanotube microstructure. This is an important step in creating a glucose sensor capable of detecting low concentrations, such as those in saliva. A glucose sensor with this capability would […]
Trends in Grain Boundary Energy and Structure
Jonathan Priedeman and Eric Homer, Mechanical Engineering The principal purpose of materials science is to investigate the relationships between microstructure, processing, properties and performance of materials to develop enhanced materials for engineering applications. Maximizing the capabilities of a given material requires control of the microstructure: the small-scale arrangement of atoms that comprise the material. Commonly […]
Optimizing Metallization of DNA-templated Nanostructures
Andrew Dearden and Adam Woolley, Chemistry & Biochemistry With countless technologies that rely on microprocessors, there is a great need for increasingly smaller microelectronic components. Traditionally, manufacturers have employed a “top-down” approach to build microelectronics – that is, they have attempted to scale functional microcircuitry components down in size, hoping for similar performance in a […]