Faculty Mentor: Lisa LaJevic Students: Gabriel Randazzo & Matthew Pembleton This project was designed to explore fresh curricular approaches in art education and promote an awareness of contemporary art. Personal experiences in the art classroom and current scholarship suggest many teachers are unfamiliar with contemporary art, and that art education lessons are often outdated and… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Ortler Mountain Range: Paper, Pigment, and Glacier Research
Faculty Mentor: Elizabeth Mackie Students: Bryan Borut & Allison Tumminia Elizabeth Mackie and her student collaborators, Art Education majors Bryan Borut and Allison Tumminia, concentrated on three projects throughout the duration of MUSE. Initially, they completed Ortler Mountain Range, a large-scale paper and light-based installation began and brought near completion during MUSE 2011. Afterwards, they… Continue Reading
Physics
Measuring growth kinetics of nanoscale ice crystals using Spectroscopic ellipsometry and environmental scanning electron microscopy Optically induced birefringence in hybrid organic-inorganic carbon nanotube films Photoswitchable refractive index gratings in novel nonlinear optical films Computational approaches to frequency doubling in nonlinear materials Exploring Blazar Variability with the Kepler Satellite Particle Imaging Velocimetry Studies of Fluid Flows… Continue Reading
Math/Statistics
Mathematical Modeling of Cancer Progression: the Impact of Invasion and the Immune System A Mathematical Model of Cancer: Tumor Growth & Invasion Continue Reading
Computer Science
Integrating Cloud Services and Social Network Characteristics in Application Development Balancing Open Information Access With Maintaining Privacy, Security and Reliability In the Age of Social Computing Conducting Robot Continue Reading
Chemistry
Single-Molecule Investigation of Multi-Domain Folding: A Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy Study Testing hormone mimic function against biological protein targets implied in human health Novel Ring Forming Reactions Michael Additions of Unsaturated Ketones and Alkynes to 1,2-cyclohexanedione A Study for Strategies for the Synthesis of Aromatic Silyl Ketones Development of New Nickel and Palladium Complexes Containing Stabilizing… Continue Reading
Biology
Effects of urbanization and extreme weather on the life cycle of a common songbird, The Carolina Chickadee Development of an in vitro system for measuring fictive breathing in the neonatal brainstem/spinal cord Genetic variation in native and invasive broomsedge grass populations Nuclear envelope localization of GLD-1 protein Development of a platform independent sequence viewer Regulation… Continue Reading
Technological Studies
Expanded Investigations into Remediation of Metal-Contaminated Water Through Electrospun Biopolymer Nanofibers Continue Reading
Mechanical Engineering
Effect of Inlet Flow Conditions on Flow Uniformity Within a Fuel Cell Manifold Bio-Inspired Wind Energy Harvester Modeling of friction-induced squeak of Ceramic-on-Ceramic Hip Implants Development of Damage Models for Fiber-reinforced Composite Material and Characterization of heart Tissue Damage via Dynamic Heart Phantom and MRI Characterization of Tissue Damage via Dynamic Heart Phantom and MRI Continue Reading
Electrical/Computer Engineering
Wirelessly-Controlled Relay System for Power Engineering Laboratory Continue Reading