Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Parked vehicles can reach unsafe temperatures, potentially leaving children, pets, and others in our care at risk for heatstroke or even death. The purpose of this project is to develop a pr…
Translational Medical Science
The long-term goal is to develop an automated, real time, in situ red blood cell (RBC) identification, counting, and RBC distribution width (RDW) calculating system using deep learning. The…
Systems Software
The purpose of this experiment was to optimize Pixy2 camera parameters with the Raspberry Pi 3B+ to accurately detect and report the color of red and yellow traffic lights. Color blindness i…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
It’s important to understand if a demonstration of questioning one’s definition of “happy” and “content” can change one’s perception of being “happy.” Through an educational video, I hypothe…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
A big problem is climate change. The U.S. uses more than 187.8 trillion pounds of non-renewable natural gas. The U.S. discards renewable products every year including 222.5 billion pounds of…
Microbiology
The researcher aimed to test effects of transdermal iontophoresis treatment consisting of quorum-sensing-targeted siRNA on growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis. Small Interfering RNA(siRNA),…
Translational Medical Science
Dry macular degeneration affects nearly 200 million people worldwide. There is no FDA-approved therapy for this disease, which is the leading cause of irreversible blindness among people ove…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating, neurodegenerative, adult-onset disorder, for which there is no known cure. In approximately 97% of sporadic ALS patients, a protein call…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This research aims to design a cost-effective add-on to solar cells that allows for the capture of solar ultraviolet light. While scientists have created expensive multijunction panels that…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
This experiment sought to determine if individuals with schizophrenia have observable differences in the genetics of their oral microbiomes compared to healthy individuals. This was done by…
Systems Software
The Enigma was an encryption device the Nazis used during World War II. The purpose of this study was to determine the circumstances under which intercepted Enigma messages could be decrypte…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The objective of this research was to determine the effectiveness of forgiveness meditation on increasing alpha brain waves. Alpha waves are associated with creativity, so, if shown to be ef…
Materials Science
The focus of this project is to experiment with low-cost materials that can hold and transfer/disperse electric charges and covert their use primarily to that of a pressure sensor. In today'…
Biomedical Engineering
Ultrasound imaging is the most commonly performed cross-sectional diagnostic imaging method in the medical field today due to its adaptability and cost-effectiveness. However, despite these…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
To combat the rise in heart disease and resulting heart attacks, researchers have been looking into the use of stem cells as a possible treatment for these major medical issues. Following my…
Environmental Engineering
Carbon sequestration is a key part of climate change mitigation efforts. Plants naturally pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis, but when they decompose, the CO2 is r…
Physics and Astronomy
The research motivation of this experiment is to make technology and principles available to engineers working to advance devices such as atomic clocks, accelerometers, and gyroscopes. The c…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Earthworms serve as important bioindicators for ecosystem health, helping track the effects of pollution on environments and organisms. The most common method for determining earthworm bioma…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Forecasting pedestrian movement is an integral part of both fully autonomous vehicles and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) as, when traveling at high speeds, a response often needs…
Translational Medical Science
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States, and this prevalent danger to the global population urges researchers to explore potential preventative measures. The three dr…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
With the proliferation of social media, hateful or toxic content and cyberbullying in online forums have only grown. AI-driven algorithms deployed to moderate and reduce hateful content ofte…
Plant Sciences
Neonicotinoids are a family of insecticides that have gained worldwide popularity. By 2009, the global Neonicotinoid market was worth $2.63 billion. Recently, their usage has come under ques…
Physics and Astronomy
It was previously thought that the bizarre phenomena (e.g. quantum superposition and entanglement) observed at the quantum level were specific to only a scale of about 10-9meters or less(1).…
Plant Sciences
Iron is extremely important when it comes to how our bodies function. Although it is considered a trace mineral, a lack of iron can lead to severe cases of anemia, which is the most common b…
Animal Sciences
Chronic Inflammatory diseases affect approximately 45 million people just in the United States. Specifically, inflammatory bowel disease ( Crohn's disease) affects over 15 million people eve…
Mathematics
In recent years social media has evolved from something that helps you keep in touch with relatives or friends to a driving influencer of all parts of life, politics included. Since its firs…
Physics and Astronomy
The basic facts and equations of physics are impossible to prove using a direct method; they can only be proven by showing that in a wide range of scenarios they are correct. One such equati…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The daf-2 and daf-16 genes have been highlighted for their reciprocal activity in altering longevity in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans. Both daf-2 and daf-16 present orthologs in…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The purpose of the project was to create a brain-computer interface headset prototype capable of allowing patients with motor impairments and paralysis to regain a range of mobility utilizin…
Animal Sciences
Globally, prematurity is the leading cause of death for newborns; approximately one million children die each year due to complications of preterm birth. This project develops a novel method…