Translational Medical Science
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder affecting millions of women worldwide. It is characterized by irregular periods, alopecia, hyperandrogenism, infertility, hirsutis…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Each time a rocket is launched into the Earth's atmosphere it uses several thousands of gallons of chemical fuel per second. These chemical fuels, when being used in such large quantities, c…
Environmental Engineering
Direct Air CO2 Capture (DAC) is a critical technology for generating negative emissions to reduce atmospheric CO2 concentrations to preindustrial levels by 2050. One of DAC's most significan…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
My project focused on the effect of fire mitigation on avian biodiversity as measured through bioacoustics, to ultimately understand forest health. It was inspired by the controversy that oc…
Environmental Engineering
Pumped storage hydropower (PSH) is a battery free, energy storage system that uses the potential energy of water to generate hydroelectric power. Our hypothesis was that we would be able to…
Animal Sciences
Chronic wasting disease(CWD) is a contagious, fatal prion disease found in cervids, specifically whitetail and mule deer, resulting in their decline. Data (sex, species, CWD status, and harv…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Endophytes are a diverse group of fungi that can have a profound impact on plants in either a beneficial or detrimental way. They can have a symbiotic relationship with the host plants, or t…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Sustainable urban planning is essential to the future of cities and the harmony of humans and the environment. Increased urban infrastructure creates more area of impermeable surfaces, leadi…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of this project was to test if there was a correlation between mooring configurations and the amount of consistent electricity a submerged wave energy converter can produce. I hy…
Systems Software
My research aims to develop an innovative system that makes sporting events more accessible and engaging to sports enthusiasts with vision or hearing impairments. Unlike existing captioning-…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Oxidative stress is a precursor to numerous cancers, including the Grade IV glioblastoma, affecting >300,000 people annually. However, the identification of oxidative stress markers remains…
Translational Medical Science
As of 2022, 49% of adolescents and 25% of adults suffer from psychological disorders. Out of those groups, approximately 60% suffer from gastrointestinal disorders. In addition, for the past…
Systems Software
36 million falls are recorded every year among the elderly population. 35,000 of those falls result in death. There are fall detection devices already available, but they are expensive and o…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The goal for this project was to engineer a device that would sense if there was a clog in a sprinkler nozzle, and notify a cellular device. Using sensors, an Arduino, and some code this ide…
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this initial project stage was to identify parameters needed for artificial lungs to be optimally functional in the human body and lay the foundation for future research regar…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fourth Award
Outdoor air pollution, specifically nitrogen dioxide (NO2), poses a global health risk. Land use regression (LUR) models are widely used to estimate ground-level NO2 concentrations by descri…
Chemistry
The rapidly growing field of wearable electronics faces a critical challenge: the development of materials that are compatible with human tissue. Traditional materials such as hydrogels and…
Environmental Engineering
Background Natural carbon capture is crucial to reduce carbon emissions. While plants store carbon, satellite data exhibits that underground fungal networks capture 36% of carbon emissions.…
Plant Sciences
The purpose of our investigation was to test allelopathic dilutions from Kentucky BlueGrass and Brohm seed on germination of common crops: wheat, barley, and oats. We hypothesized that oats…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Cataracts, the decomposition of crystallins found in the lens of the eye, are increasingly common among today's population of aging and diabetic patients. Photosensitive medications can incr…
Animal Sciences
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a highly contagious, fatal prion disease found in cervids, which has resulted in their decline; specifically, whitetail deer and mule deer. Data (sex, specie…
Physics and Astronomy
It has been widely recognized that whoever controls the development of novel materials controls technologies that evolve from them. The science and technology of materials synthesis are at t…
Biochemistry
Over 50 million people are diagnosed with neurodegenerative diseases worldwide, however the fundamental molecular mechanisms for the development of these diseases are not well-researched. Un…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The world's increasing demand for energy and concerns over the environmental impacts of current battery production methods highlight the need for more sustainable energy storage solutions. S…
Systems Software
American Sign Language is the third most-used language in the United States following English and Spanish. More recent studies on speakers of ASL show that there are around 500,000 who commu…
Microbiology
The intent of this project is to identify the efficacy of antibacterial soap when compared to non-antibacterial soap. In 2016, the FDA banned antibacterial products which contained triclosan…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Fourth Award
As a student, and a daughter of a science teacher, I want to know what makes students have difficulty: more specifically if the teaching style - audio, visual, or audio-visual styles - affec…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Third Award
The next generation of space exploration requires more efficient propulsion. Current rockets use bell-shaped nozzles, which lose efficiency at high altitudes due to flow underexpansion. This…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Fourth Award
Dysregulation of protein phosphorylation during cellular development and signal transduction is associated with a myriad of human cancers, Parkinson’s Disease, and Alzheimer’s Disease. Under…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of this project was to test how the correlation between how the amplitude of the waves affected the amount of electricity the buoy wave energy was able to produce. I hypothesize…