Wesley Gould with Philip Taylor
The effects of flexible side chains on the behavior of ions within a Nafion membrane
Poster Paper
NafionTM membranes have been known for years to hold potential for use in hydrogen fuel cells, as well as in some battery technologies. Currently the inner workings of NafionTM ,...
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Jessica Marie Hatch with Roger Quinn, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Model of Neural Networks: Centralized Pattern Generator Comparator
Poster Paper
Dr. Roger Quinn's robotic's laboratory is creating a robot controller capable of gait control and adaptation based on biological principles. In order to create mechanical analogues of biological systems, accurate...
Jason Jones with Robert Deissler and Robert Brown
Studying the Magnetic and Optical Properties of Malaria for Use in Early Detection
Poster Paper
When the Malaria parasite ingests the hemoglobin of the red blood cell, it sequesters the toxic iron inside of its abdominal vacuole for safety. The iron atoms reside in...
Peter Lee with Colleen Croniger, Dept. of Nutrition
Genetic Factors in the Progression of Liver Fibrosis
Poster Paper
Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is the leading cause of illness and death from liver complications in the United States. Specifically, alcoholic steatohepatitis (ASH) is a type of liver disease characterized by the accumulation of...
Joseph Lesnefsky with Rolfe Petschek
Optimization of the Static First Hyperpolarizibility of One or Many Non-Interacting Fermions in One Dimension
Started Fall 2011, Finished Summer 2012
Poster Paper
Large non-linear electronic polarizabilities would be advantageous for a variety of devices and have been intensely studied for around three decades. This project will examine...
Integrated Optical CavitesTadeus Liska with Jesse BerezovskyLiska Berezovsky 2013Spintronics is an emerging field with numerous applications including quantum computing of which a key component is the ability to monitor the spin state of a system. Such monitoring can be achieved optically using spin-photon interactions such as the Faraday rotation....
Elizabeth McNany with Corbin Covault
Properties of Cosmic Ray Air Showers as Measured by a Prototype Cherekov Detector System
Poster Paper
When high energy cosmic rays interact with the upper atmosphere, a shower of particles is created that generate Cherenkov radiation as their travel towards the surface of the earth. To study...
Matthew McPheeters with Andrew Rollins and Michael Jenkins, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
Optical Mapping of Embryonic Heart Electrophysiology
Poster Paper
Optical Mapping is a powerful technique used to map conduction in the heart, and has recently been proven in the embryonic heart. A voltage-sensitive fluorescent dye is used to visualize changes in...
Lauren Nicholson with Idit Zehavi, Dept. of AstronomyA Zoo of GalaxiesPoster PaperI will be investigating and quantifying the morphological properties of a group of strongly clustered galaxies found in the Galaxy Zoo project and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey's Data Release 7. Galaxy Zoo is an interactive project that...
Eric Nied with Charles RosenblattRayleigh-Taylor Instability for At~1Poster PaperThe Rayleigh-Taylor instability occurs when a dense fluid falls into a less dense fluid under the influence of gravity. Understanding its evolution through time can help us better understand how immiscible fluids interact. However, most research previously performed concerning the Rayleigh-Taylor...