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Urban Ecology: An Educational Game

The purpose of our project was to design an educational game about animals adapting to an urban environment. It is meant to be used as a tool in elementary schools. The urbanizing modern wor…

Use of Bi-Stable Carbon Membranes in Morphing Constructions

Bi-stable, double potential well carbon composites (cc) can be used as well as in outer space as on earth (as value of cc becomes profitable). In mechanical engineering kinematic pairs in wh…

Use of the Magnetic Field to Levitate a Car

In this work we have studied the possibility of creating a more efficient transport vehicle that can reduce the use of petrolium and promote a rapid transportation. The use of a magnetic fie…

User Authentication Based on Gait Analysis

Fourth Award

The purpose of this project is to increase user security by adding gait analysis to the iPhone security system. Present biometric authentication relies on a fingerprint, but this is not fool…

Use the Force, Lyapunov! A Novel Quadcopter Motor Controller Using Force Sensor Feedback

Second Award

Quadcopter drones are poised to become a widely used technology with important humanitarian, civil and military applications. However, these flying robots face significant and complex aerody…

Using Alum Synthesized from Recycled Scrap Aluminum to Investigate a Purification Method for Phosphate-Enriched Freshwater Ecosystems

The purpose of the experiment was to synthesize an alum from recycled aluminum materials and investigate its use in purifying phosphate-enriched Chlorella cultures. A protocol was followed t…

Using an Inertial Measurement Unit to Objectively Quantify Symptoms of Essential Tremor and Parkinson’s Disease

Present tremor measurements of Parkinson’s and essential tremor are based on subjective visual observation scales; clinical evaluations may vary between reviewers. A standardized, quantitati…

Using an Isolated Gain System to Heat a Traditional Home

Rural communities across Native American reservations are held back by traditional heating sources like coal and wood. This project serves to provide an alternative heating source for these…

Using Artificial Intelligence Systems for Autonomous Visual Comprehension and Handwriting Generation

Neural networks have existed for a relatively short period of time. Thus, many of the best techniques in this field are only now being discovered. In this project, we discuss how a pipeline…

Using a Scalable Atmospheric-pressure Vapor Transport Strategy for the Growth of VOx Nanowires in Energy Efficient Commercial Applications

Smart materials’ are among the very promising candidates for a tremendous number of potentially beneficial technological applications. One of the most promising metal oxide families is vanad…

Using Chevron Wing Extenders to Stabilize Plank Style Flying Wings

Plank style flying wings have many advantages over traditional aircraft, or traditional flying wings. As opposed to traditional aircraft, they are aerodynamically cleaner. No tail and no fus…

Using Data-Driven Frequency Analysis Techniques to Detect Seizures and Falls

Second Award

Over 70 million people worldwide and 5 million in the U.S. have epilepsy and millions of people fall each year with hundreds of thousands hospitalized. Despite the high number of fatal falls…

Using EEG to Enable Locked-in Patients to Communicate

This project aimed at designing an efficient and affordable device to give a chance for locked-in patients who are voiceless and paralyzed in order to communicate with other people. A Mindfl…

Using Electronic Devices to Help Visually Impaired Peoples to Detect Obstacles: Carmen Sylva Your Eyes (CSYE)

In this project we develop devices that help the visually impaired peoples to move easier and safety indoors and outdoors, to increase the speed of their movement. The development of the dev…

Using Gene Expression Analysis to Identify Tumor Evolution across Cancer Types

Fourth Award

Despite extraordinary efforts to profile cancer genomes, interpreting the vast amount of genomic data in the light of cancer evolution remains challenging. In malignancies we identified as e…

Using Machine Learning and Image Segmentation to Analyze Retinal Blood Vessel Densities

Abnormal growth of the blood vessels in the retina of the eye is associated with vision loss; therefore, methods to identify or measure abnormal blood vessels is important in research. One s…

Using Machine Learning to Detect Computer Network Security Threats

Purpose: The purpose of this project is to find out if/how machine learning can be used to detect network security threats. Hypothesis: Using machine learning tools in the statistical comput…

Using Modified S100A9 Monoclonal-Antibody-Infused Field Effect Transistors to Accurately Detect the Presence of Early Stage Renal Cell Carcinoma

Fourth Award

Renal Cell Carcinoma is a deadly form of cancer that is asymptomatic almost always until it is metastatic and terminal for the patient, explaining why the 5 year survival rate is less than 8…

Using Optical Flow Modeling Methods and Sensor Fusion to Create a Low-Cost, Competent Autonomous Emergency First Responder

Lack of efficient emergency response capabilities after a natural disaster causes an average of 100,000 deaths per year worldwide. Autonomous flying robots have tremendous potential to enhan…

Using Patterns Found in the Distribution of Prime Numbers to Assist in Writing a Very Efficient Prime Sieve

Prime numbers are integers that only have 2 factors, one and themselves. The sequence of prime numbers are very strange, with no known formula to predict or calculate prime numbers without r…

Using Pharmacogenetics to Determine the Role of the Orexin System in Panic-Associated Behavior and Physiology

Biochemistry

Background: Orexin is a neuropeptide that is exclusively synthesized in the perifornical hypothalamus, which is a brain region that when stimulated elicits panic-associated behavior in roden…

Utilization of Freeze Protocols to Improve Seed Viability to Enhance Reclamation

This research began over three years ago. During the summer of 2012 numerous bare patches were noticed in the hills that were mined before reclamation was mandatory. The problem that is bein…

Utilization of Gas Compressed Hybridized Algae to Eliminate Conventional Synthetic Emissions

The “Ultimatum Bio filter” is a deployable that can reform an environment in 3 months what usually takes 2 years. By absorbing and processing massive amounts of airborne pollutants and emiss…

Utilization of Strelitzia reginae (Birds of Paradise) Stalks and Typha latifolia (Cattail Plant) Leaves Mix as Substrate for the Production of Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster Mushroom)

Mushroom is one of the nutritious fungi and is cultivated using fibrous substrates. The use of different substrates, however, affect the growth development of mushroom which is dependent on…

Utilizing Artificial Muscles to Enhance the Human Body

Third Award

Today’s compression braces try to support and constantly compress joints or injuries which can cause pain after long use. They also restrict blood flow thus slowing or affecting healing time…

Utilizing Cardiac and Pulmonary Function with Piezoelectricity to Power a Cardiac Pacemaker, Year II

The purpose of this experiment was to find a way to provide a constant supply of electrical power to a cardiac pacemaker utilizing cardiac and pulmonary motions in conjunction with piezoelec…

Utilizing Dynamic Bracing Orthosis in Forward Head Posture Rehabilitation

Forward Head Posture (FHP) is a disorder in which the head is protracted in front of the body causing a misalignment of the spine. It is a common postural issue occurring between 66%-90% of…

Utilizing Metallic Sponges for Microbial Fuel Cell with Organic Molecules

MFC (microbial fuel cell) has been widely known for its eco-friendliness, and can replace conventional electricity produced using burning fossil fuels. However, the high cost of production h…

Utilizing Phase Change Materials in Data Center Cooling

While data consumption is on the rise, data centers continue to be of paramount importance. These power-consuming giants produce exorbitant amounts of heat, and while traditional air conditi…

UV-Light Sensitive Transparent Organic Solar Cells

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award

In this report, two ultraviolet (UV)-light absorption molecules (D2, A2) were synthesized. Organic solar cell (OSC) based on these two molecules were fabricated and studied. The electron-don…