Biomedical Engineering
Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability in the United States, and no clinical trials to date have successfully reduced neurological impairment in stroke survivors. While stem cell…
Microbiology
Previous studies have provided insights using quantitative measurements and controlled animal models, primarily focusing on persistent chemicals such as PFAS rather than the broader spectrum…
Embedded Systems
Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) are AI-driven drones designed to operate alongside manned fighter jets as part of the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance initiative. However, these…
Materials Science
The Biodegradable Algae plastic project was designed to find a solution for the world's aggressive plastic waste problem. After doing research on potential materials, it was found that Chond…
Translational Medical Science
The CDC and WHO report around 650,000 Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Ng) infections in the U.S and more than 80 million worldwide. Current diagnostic methods for Ng, mainly nucleic acid amplificatio…
Materials Science
Production and use of fossil fuels have negative impacts to the environment but provide the primary ingredient to making plastics. Plastics are made from chains of molecules called polymers.…
Translational Medical Science
Around 800 million individuals worldwide are estimated to have chronic kidney disease (CKD), with most cases being undiagnosed. Diagnosing CKD and other renal dysfunctions requires an assess…
Biochemistry
Whether a diabetic or dieting, it's convenient to know how much sugar is actually in a food. Yes, the amount of sucrose is on the nutrition label, but what about the hidden sugar glucose tha…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of insulating materials with a smaller carbon footprint. I hypothesized that sheep wool would be the most effective insulati…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Fourth Award
In a world with more cost-saving, reusable systems in the aerospace industry than ever before, heat shields remain a largely disposable system which, in their reusable form, lack the thermal…
Chemistry
Ethylene gas is a plant hormone that induces the ripening process in fruits and vegetables. The incorporation of ethylene scavengers into sachets or directly into plastic packaging have succ…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
My research this year continued to investigate the anticancer effects of Lomatium dissectum, commonly known as fern leaf biscuit root (“doza" in our Native language), and Sambucus caerulea,…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of my research was to investigate the possible antibacterial properties of Artemisia tridentata (Big Sagebrush). I hypothesized that Artemisia tridentata would inhibit the growth…
Systems Software
Disparities in rural and urban education can be sourced from many different factors, whether it be funding, location, or faculty availability. However, even with these disadvantages, many fi…
Translational Medical Science
The hearts of humans as well as Daphnia magna are striated and neurogenic. In humans, substances that induce sleep also lower blood pressure and heart rate. Research indicates that when D. m…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
My research investigated the medicinal properties of Lomatium dissectum (called “doza” in our Native language) and Sambucus caerulea (elderberry, “hubui”) under laboratory conditions. Would…
Systems Software
Learning has become extremely difficult due to Covid-19, especially amongst those involved in music education. Young musicians can no longer play as a unit and are now faced with many proble…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Third Award
The protection zones or capture zones of springs in a desert environment can be hard to identify, but they are critically important for spring protection. Most springs fed by regional aquife…
Translational Medical Science
Vascular occlusion is a well-documented phenomenon known to be associated with cases of COVID-19 infection. Recent work establishes that vascular occlusion is related to fibrin(ogen) aggrega…
Mathematics
We Wanted tot determine hoe many tries it would take for probability to be accurate. To determine this we used a full deck of playing cards without the two jokers; so a total of 52 cards. We…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Subliminal messages are messages passed to the human mind without the mind being consciously aware of it, as, for example, in advertising. To test the efficiency of these messages, teenagers…
Plant Sciences
The overdependence of pesticides poses a major risk to the environment, one recent example being the use of cypermethrin to combat Spodoptera frugiperda in the Philippines. In this mesocosm…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
This project's goal was to develop a system capable of navigating a maze given the system limitations of the Arduino platform. The first step was coming up with the logic behind the path sho…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
BACKGROUND: The androgen receptor (AR) is the driving force of prostate cancer growth. The AR is a nuclear receptor which, upon activation, goes to the nucleus and promotes transcription of…
Environmental Engineering
Approximately 300 million tons of single-use plastic each year is discarded. It takes 450 years for a bottle to decompose. This project’s focus is to identify environmentally friendly method…
Materials Science
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if using chicken feathers as fibers in fiber reinforced concrete could be a potential way to recycle them. My hypothesis was that the feathers…
Animal Sciences
The goal of my project was to determine the if preference of red in poultry is instinctual and, therefore, present from the time chicks hatch or if it is learned. I researched many experimen…
Environmental Engineering
Second Award
One of the direst threats to our ecosystems and public health is heavy metal pollution. The results of ecological bio-magnification and accumulation in animal and human tissues has led to th…
Systems Software
With our goal of creating a method in which anyone can instantly share business information through a mobile application, we discovered the intricacies and implications for machine learning…
Biochemistry
Larrea tridentata and Juniperus osteosperma are two plants used by Native Americans for a variety of medicinal purposes. In this study, the leaves of Larrea tridentata and the "berries" (con…