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Currently, evolution is known to be caused by natural selection, gene flow, environmental factors, and mutations such as missense, nonsense, and duplications. Frameshift mutations are very r…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals This project designs and fabricates a programmable mechatronic platform for universal neuromuscular and joint systems rehabilitation through interchangeable end-effectors. T…
Time, effort, cost involved in discovering candidate peptides which can act as potential drugs against the virulence factors of disease-causing pathogens, are huge. Numerous docking trials a…
Fourth Award
ABSTRACT: The key to the foundation of an environmentally sustainable and economically stable world is the domination of the renewable energy resources over the fossil fuel and nuclear reser…
Ice build up on airplane is common. It can cause decreased visibility or even a crash. A solution is needed to make surfaces used to create parts of airplane to be super hydrophobic. The res…
Let P={P1,P2,...,Pn} be a set of n points in the plane. For every 1<=i<=n, define the star rooted at Pi as the union of all straight-line segments joining Pi to all the other points in the s…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Spinal vertebrae come in a variety of shapes, but how do the angles of each vertebra change the shape of the corresponding plate. Can an exoskeleton following these angles b…
The objective of this experimental study was to evaluate the feasibility of using the wet scrubbing method for cleaning flue gases from wood burning stoves or boilers. Wood burning flue gase…
First Award
As the world’s population continues to grow, and the percentage of farmers continues to decline, we are forced to find new ways to feed a hungry humanity. I have an idea. Satellites have bee…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) is an angiogenic factor secreted by activated endothelium that has been shown to play a role in inflammatory diseases. Ang-2 signals on endothelial ce…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was build a scintillation counter using inexpensive, easily available materials and to demonstrate the applications of the scintillation counter in…
Only 14-26% of the energy from the fuel you put in your tank gets used to run your car. The rest of the energy is lost to engine and drive-line inefficiencies or used to power accessories. T…
A newly discovered steroid called lanosterol has been found to be a potential topical treatment for cataracts. The properties of lanosterol and the reasoning as to why it is so effective hav…
Fourth Award
There is a need to develop and improve high throughput automated methods to screen potential cancer drugs. This study used innovative patch clamp technology and the AGS gastric cancer cell l…
While research and experimentation on the viral invasion of the human cell exists, there are few working models of the process itself. This study sought to model and analyze a system of feed…
Translational Medical Science
Type 1 Diabetes is a serious disease and characterized by the lack of the hormone, insulin, in the bloodstream, which causes the glucose concentration level to become instable. Insulin is a…
The purpose of this experiment was to test the inhibitory effect of fibroin protein on gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. It was hypothesized that the application of 5% fibroin soluti…
The project studies the forces of a breaststroke swimmer. This includes the force that the swimmer generates, the resultant force and the drag. Because water has a bigger density than air th…
While malaria has been eradicated in the United States since 1951, it affects almost 200 million worldwide, killing half a million a year in developing regions of the world. The disease occu…
This project in its present form tests the effects of different sizes of gold nanoparticles on the inhibition of bacterial growth. Scientists have conducted no research involving gold nanopa…
First Award
Stepper motors are used in printers, copiers, and industrial machinery because of their low cost, durability, and high positioning and holding performance. However, they have high power cons…
Through prior experimentation conducted in Year 1 and Year 2 of the student research, it was determined that as the temperature of a solar panel decreases, the power output increases. It was…
Fourth Award
Due to lack of oxygen, the Hypoxia Inducible Factor pathway triggers the overexpression of the human Carbonic Anhydrase (CA) IX isozyme in many hypoxic tumors such as colon, brain, cervix, b…
Translational Medical Science
Neurodegenerative diseases and central nervous system (CNS) injuries are characterized by cerebral atrophy and neuronal circuitry abnormalities. Neural stem cell (NSC) transplantation is of…
Fourth Award
Heavy metal contamination of water is a problem that greatly affects millions of people around the world. Although heavy metal contamination is more prevalent in developing areas and Souther…
Mathematics & Computer Science
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Image recognition technology is a hot field in computing that is currently applied in areas including health, security, gaming, autonomous vehicles, and virtual reality. The…
Second Award
More than 700,000 people worldwide die annually from infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria (CDC). One major contributor to antibiotic resistance is the overuse of antibiotics in agric…
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals The goal is to develop an incremental self-learning model that helps in the prediction of drug behavior effectively increasing the net knowledge without human intervention M…
The purpose of the experiment was to develop a small, light, and affordable battery operated or outlet operable device requiring little maintenance and capable of effectively eliminating air…
First Award
The novel haptic robotic surgical controller developed in this research is the only robotic gripper prototype to offer a surgeon the intuitive ability to remotely grasp an object, and to acc…