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...
2012
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...
Ravin Pandey with Harsh MathurDynamics of the q-modelPoster PaperThe q-model was introduced by Coppersmith et al. to simulate how force distributes through bead packs. Closely related models have been used to describe river networks, quantum Hall multilayers and other problems of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics. Previous work has shown that...
Urvi Patel with Dr. Ronald Cechner, Dept. of AnesthesiologySound Analysis to Automatically Distinguish Wheezes, Stridor, and CracklesPaper Although the presence of wheezes, crackles, and stridor sounds indicate obstructed airways and other lung problems, there currently exists no method to continuously monitor breath sounds for these abnormalities during surgery. The goal...
Sam Richardson with Roger H. French, Dept. of Materials Science and EngineeringLaser light scattering for characterization of degradation of photovoltaic materials and mirrorsPoster PaperAngle resolved laser light scattering, to determine the power spectral density, and the spatial frequencies of surface roughness involved in light scattering in photovoltaic systems represents...
Andrew Richenderfer with Xuan GaoExfoliation of GraphenePoster PaperGraphene has a molecular structure made up of one single layer of carbon atoms in a honeycomb formation, and is the first two-dimensional (2D) crystalline material identified. It is of significant research interest as it possesses a range of exceptional and potentially...
Samuel Roberts with Roger Quinn, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringAlgorithm Testing in Simulated Robot EnvironmentBegun Spring 2012, to finish Fall 2014The Biorobotics Laboratory, in conjunction with the Biology Department, here at Case Western Reserve University has been studying cockroach behavior in an attempt to understand how they explore...
Gregory Stewart with Walter LambrechtCalculate the full Raman Spectrum and Infrared Spectrum of Vanadium Pentoxide (V2O5)Poster PaperVanadium pentoxide is a layered material from which possibly monolayers could be fabricated in similar way as graphene. The purpose of this project is to theoretically explore if this would be of any...