Learning does not have to end along with the regularly scheduled school day. Community Psychology senior capstone professor Dr. Paul Flaspohler was approached by Project Experience and Boys and Girls Club for help about how to better their programs. Experiential learning, or learning through reflection on doing, has been shown to be successful in the […]
A57: Producing Ceramic Materials as an Alternative Recycling Method for Mine Waste Remediation
In an ever-growing world that continues to develop, there is an increasing demand for resources to be discovered, processed, and manufactured. Industries mine for valuable resources such as gold, silver, and copper to produce the infrastructure and goods that have become a necessity. To obtain and increase the quality of resources mined, the sought-after elements […]
C97: The transient assembly of supramolecular hosts of tetraethylene glycol and pentaethylene glycol diacids fueled by EDC
A dissipative system is a thermodynamically open system which is operated out-of thermodynamic equilibrium in an environment with which it exchanges energy and matter. which is characterized by the spontaneous appearance of symmetry breaking and the formation of complex, sometimes chaotic, structures where interacting particles exhibit long-range correlations. As stated in the BESAC report Challenges […]
B28: Separation and Characterization of Polyphenols in Salix Pulchra for Future Isotopic Studies
The availability of C13 labeled willow tissue (Salix pulchra) has pushed the need for extraction and characterization of polyphenolic compounds within the plant. A method of separation and purification of tannin from the willow plant has been established, but the identity of the extractable non-tannin polyphenols present in willow is not currently known. In order […]
B16: Effects of Earthworm Exclusion on Soil Microbial Activity
Earthworm activities alter soil structure, microbial activity, and nutrient availability in ecosystems colonized by earthworms compared to those lacking earthworms. Where earthworm populations are abundant, their activities increase surface leaf litter decomposition, and mixing of surface litter into the soil by earthworms and likely provides organic matter that enhances soil microbial activity. However, seasonal and […]
A12: Investigation of Effects of Salicylic Acid on Mitochondrial TatC Expression in Arabidopsis thaliana
The Twin Arginine Translocation pathway (TAT) is a protein pathway that is fueled only by the proton motive force, can transport fully folded proteins, and is present in bacteria, archaea and eukaryotic organelles such as the chloroplast and mitochondria. It is well known as to the function of this pathway in bacteria and chloroplasts, though […]
C70: Sex differences in alcohol seeking behavior in four-core genotype mice
The purpose of our study is to determine whether hormones or chromosomes have a greater impact on the motivation to seek alcohol in a mouse model. Studies have found that sex differences exist for alcohol consumption between both humans and rodents, and female rodents consistently consume more alcohol than males (Füllgrabe et al., 2007). The […]
B94: Novel Developments In Cancer Treatment
Cancer is a disease caused by mutations in the DNA and is the second leading cause of death in the United States. There are a variety of different treatments, including radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and surgery that are currently being used to eradicate this disease. The current treatments have many societal issues that are […]
A52: Fixed Rings of Generalized Weyl Algebra
In the 1920s, Heisenberg developed the Fundamental Equation of Quantum Mechanics to represent the relationship between position and momentum of a particle. To study the equation, they started learning Generalized Weyl Algebras (GWAs). GWAs appear in diverse areas of mathematics including mathematical physics, noncommutative algebra, and representation theory. We study the invariant theory of certain […]
B52: An Analysis of Climate Change Impact on Society
Americans have very different opinions about whether climate change exists, whether it is man-made, and what actions should be taken to stop it. The purpose of my project is to determine if a relationship exists between a population’s opinion on climate change and the climate they experience. I have calculated several metrics that quantify different […]
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