Measured at the terminal region of the wrist, radial pulses provide crucial health information. They have long been used to diagnosis internal diseases in Eastern Medicine. In recent years, wearable healthcare devices (such as wrist worn braces and smart watches) use radial pulses to track the wearer’s activities and vital signs. Thus, accurate measurements of […]
A38: Machine Learning in Organic Chemistry: Improving the Accuracy of Elimination Reaction Predictions
In recent years, machine learning and artificial intelligence has found unique applications in a plethora of fields and industries. Specifically, in organic chemistry, machine learning algorithms have been used to predict organic synthesis strategies based on previous patented data. Although the current available programs have shown over 90% accuracy on many common industrial reactions, they […]
A37: Abiotic Proteins: ortho-Phenylene Based Foldamer Cages
Great progress has been made toward the design of secondary structure in abiotic foldamers. However, to mimic the function and behavior of proteins, well defined tertiary structure must be achieved. The self-assembly of foldamers into macrocyclic cages is a simple approach to tertiary structure. The molecular backbone chosen for our foldamer cages is the ortho-phenylenes. […]
A36: Heart Membrane Proteins’ Malfunction Leads to Long- QT Syndrome: Detergent Free Purification of KCNE1 Using Functionalized SMALPS
KCNE1 and KCNQ1 are membrane proteins located in the heart that are responsible for repolarization. Malfunction of these proteins can lead to “Long QT Syndrome”—a condition that can cause life threatening arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death. Styrene maleic acid copolymer lipid nanoparticles (SMALPS) is a membrane mimetic system that purifies a protein and allows for […]
A35: Comparing PT Paths of Metamorphic Rocks Determined by Quantitative and Semi-quantitative Approaches: A Case Study from the Monviso Ophiolite, Italy
Historically, the field of metamorphic petrology has advanced largely due to the implementation of techniques for quantifying the chemical compositions of rocks in situ. Today, concentrations of major and trace elements are routinely measured on the micrometer scale with instruments like the Electron Probe Microanalyzer (EPMA) and others. Quantitative chemical maps of minerals produced by […]
A33: What Can Symplectites Tell Us About Geological Processes on the Moon and Mars?
The work presented here reports findings from a detailed microscopic study of symplectites in lunar samples, specifically in basalts from the Apollo 15 mission and meteorites collected from Antarctica in 2018-2019. The symplectites studied are consistently composed of the same three minerals, olivine (olv), clinopyroxene (cpx), and silica (si). They represent the products of breakdown, […]
A32: Sending Secure Information Using Quantum Cryptography
My general research area is the field of quantum computing (QC) and quantum information processing (QIP). QC & QIP primarily uses the laws of quantum mechanics to store, manipulate and transfer information. The question that I am trying to answer in this poster is whether or not there is a way to send information securely […]
A34: Deformation of Dry High-pressure Eclogites DuringTectonic Slicing of Subducted Oceanic Lithosphere: A Case Study from the Monviso Ophiolite, Italy
The Alps contain records of deeply subducted oceanic lithosphere that detached at high-pressure (HP) conditions and later exhumed to the surface. These HP ophiolite bodies are key to understanding important geodynamics processes occurring along the plate-interface within subduction zones, yet the nature of their detachment and recovery is not well-understood. For example, HP ophiolites from […]
A31: Effects of Estrogen and Glucose on Colorectal Cancer Cell Growth
Recently in the world, there has been a rapid increase in the prevalence of and mortality from obesity, diabetes mellitus, and colorectal cancer (CRC). Colorectal cancer related deaths have become the second highest category of cancer death in both the U.S. and the world, including roughly 2 million global diagnoses every year and 700,000 CRC […]
A39: Using Student Outreach to Create Stewards of the Environment
Teaching STEM concepts to secondary-education students is a challenge, especially with large-scale, abstract concepts such as the degradation of our ecosystems and the impacts this has on communities. One way to address this is to use small-scale examples that exist in “their own backyards”. Thus, the purpose of this project is to develop hands-on experiences […]