Biomedical and Health Sciences
The objective was to compare antibiotic ointments and skin moisturizers’ ability to inhibit bacteria. The hypothesis was antibiotic ointments will inhibit bacterial growth more than skin moi…
Chemistry
Agricultural fertilizer runoff contains high phosphorus concentrations, which directly correlates with eutrophication and, ultimately, has an adverse effect on ecosystems and organisms. Ofte…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of this project is to identify the role of glycolytic inhibitors as repurposed drugs for the cure of Covid-19 through virtual screening and test their efficacy against the inhibi…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
This study explored the effect of changes in the spike protein across SARS-CoV-2 variants (wild-type, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Omicron) on the initial binding interactions with American mink…
Microbiology
First Award
Bacterial biofilms account for 80% of all chronic microbial infections. ESKAPE pathogens form dense, multispecies biofilms that are resistant to most antibiotics. In this project, a combinat…
Plant Sciences
Fourth Award
The Environmental Protection Agency reports nearly half a million contaminated sites throughout the U.S. Rhizoremediation is a promising solution to this global public health concern, as cur…
Biochemistry
Fourth Award
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is currently the sixth leading cause of death. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has only approved six AD drugs, all of which are associated with severe side ef…
Chemistry
Third Award
Macrocycles are increasingly studied in supramolecular host-guest chemistry due, in part, to their molecular recognition and binding capabilities. Herein, a computational study which employe…
Biochemistry
Second Award
HIV affects millions of people globally. Due to the high mutation rate of HIV, it is important that novel drugs are constantly found to combat new strains. NNRTIs are allosteric inhibitors t…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
This study investigates the carcinogenesis of cancer drivers by leveraging epigenetics, genomics, known biomarkers, and phenotypic information creating an algorithm identifying tumor suppres…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Flipping a coin is accepted as an unbiased method to produce a random 50:50 outcome, but kinematics suggest a coin flip should be deterministic, and therefore predictable. I tested whether I…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death, accounting for nearly 25% of all cancer-related deaths. Lung cancer kills more people annually than colon, prostate, and breast cancer combi…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
By 2025, more than 1,100 satellites will be deployed annually. These satellites will provide GPS, weather tracking, and communications, along with countless other services to humanity. Curre…
Environmental Engineering
Excessive soil salinity can decrease plant available water resulting in poor turfgrass growth conditions. The purpose of this project is to determine if time domain reflectometry (TDR) instr…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Oxygen is critical to sustain aerobic life. Scientists are developing methods to deliver oxygen to stagnant water and human bodies when perfusion, or the movement of gasses across a membrane…
Physics and Astronomy
In this off-world research environment construction “proof of concept” demonstration, lower-cost consumer-grade Oculus Quest virtual reality (VR) hardware employing affordable Spatial metave…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Since 24,000 BC climate change has affected localized areas across the Southwestern United States; however, these effects today are seen at an unparalleled rate. Climatic projections suggest…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Actin-based molecular motor myosin Va (myoVa) is a biological machine involved in intracellular cargo transport, which is essential for normal cellular function. Although a single myoVa is s…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Background: Machine learning (ML) algorithms have potential to rapidly screen COVID-19 from chest x-ray (CXR). Current deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) models for COVID-19 detection…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Problem: The COVID-19 pandemic put hospitals into a state of frenzy attempting to handle the sheer quantity of patients. This project aims to predict mortality likelihood of patients that te…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Due to COVID-19, the economy has suffered from health protocols. The U.S. needs to know which states were most affected by COVID-19 to distribute aid effectively in case another pandemic occ…
Embedded Systems
A research article “Measuring the scientific effectiveness of contact tracing: Evidence from a natural experiment,” stated, “...a total of 15,841 COVID-19 cases (around 20% of all cases) fai…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Third Award
With the growing amount of COVID-19 cases, especially in developing countries with limited medical resources, it’s essential to accurately diagnose COVID-19 with high specificity. Due to cha…
Biomedical Engineering
Diabetes mellitus is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide, affecting millions worldwide and likely more due to inefficient testing, and is growing worse every year. The system presente…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The development of visual models using machine learning is fundamental in furthering interest in artificial intelligence. An autonomous path navigator model utilizing methods that could be u…
Materials Science
Concrete is the most used material in the world second only to water. This project was to create a concrete material that can be used to build business, residential, and infrastructural site…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
This research report is an investigation into which natural materials in combination with concrete will strengthen a structure's stability against lateral movement. The main purpose of this…
Microbiology
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 1 in every 25 hospitalized patients in America has a Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI), affecting around 650,000 patients annually (Magill e…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
There are over one hundred million pieces of space debris in low Earth orbit (LEO) at least one millimeter in diameter. Absent a mechanism to remove this debris, a phenomenon known as Kessle…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
While treating Glioblastoma multiforme, a rapidly-progressive brain cancer with an average survival of less than a year, doctors traditionally conduct biopsies of the patient’s tumor to asse…