Faculty Mentor: Margaret Leigey Student: Michael Ryder Throughout this summer, Dr. Margaret E. Leigey and her student collaborator, Michael Ryder, a senior Criminology major, collaborated on an exploratory study examining the “pains of imprisonment” (Sykes, 1958) for life without parole inmates. Using qualitative and quantitative data, the purpose of the study was to determine if… Continue Reading
Uncategorized
The Reception and Rejection of Roman Imperial Portrait Models in the Eastern Provinces, 234-270 CE
Faculty Mentor: Lee Ann Riccardi Student: Emily Conforto The focus of this MUSE project was to examine imperial portraiture on Roman provincial coins between the years of 235-270 CE. During this time, the empire faced political turmoil and had many rulers who led for short periods of time. New coins were minted each time a… Continue Reading
Exploring Contemporary Art in Art Education
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scholarship suggest many teachers are unfamiliar with contemporary art, and that art education lessons are often outdated and… Continue Reading
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