Energy: Chemical
In today's society, counterfeit parts are a large problem. This project focuses on mitigating this problem by proposing an innovative, low cost inquiry-response system that works to detect f…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Third Award
The main objective of my project is to develop the simple, cost-effective, reusable electrochemical sensor (electronic tongue) that can simultaneously and accurately detect cadmium (Cd), mer…
Plant Sciences
Third Award
Following stromal wounds, instrasomal cells tranform in myofibroblasts. The ensuing fibrosis results in fibrosis. Particularly in the cornea, TGFß-1 regulated fibrosis may impair vision by c…
Microbiology
Second Award
Human Immunodeficiency Virus affects more than 33 million individuals globally and is associated with a progressive decline in CD4+ T cell count. The 3S motif of gp41 on the virus induces an…
Mathematics
Fourth Award
In recent years, the ketogenic diet, a high-fat, low-carbohydrate and low-protein diet, has been shown to have potential as an effective adjuvant therapy for patients with malignant glioma.…
Mathematics
Third Award
In the past decade, tuberculosis has become the most significant global health challenge due to co-infection with HIV/AIDS, antibiotic resistance and the ineffectiveness of BCG. Methylglyoxa…
Environmental Engineering
Fourth Award
The purpose of this project was to reduce the emissions from an engine using activated carbon (AC) as a supplemental filter while a catalytic converter is warming up. This experiment measure…
Engineering Mechanics
Second Award
Fungal synthesis of lipids and ethanol using peracetic acid pretreated biomass was investigated. pentaacetate and hydrogen peroxide were reacted with sodium hydroxide to a pH of 11.5 to conv…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
NG2-glia are a class of glial cells in the brain that play a critical role in synaptic regulation and myelination through their structural support of axons and oligodendrocytes. In the insta…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Robots and other machines typically need to be pre-programmed with instructions to perform and are not actually provided with what their end goal is. This project aims to change that and giv…
Energy: Physical
Congenital heart defects are the leading cause of death in infants and young children. Current surgical procedures are unable to replicate the anatomy and function of the native myocardium.…
Engineering Mechanics
An energy harvester is developed via the pyroelectric effect that utilizes temperature fluctuations due to the sun and the wind on a lead-zirconate-titanate (PZT) disk to generate energy in…
Energy: Physical
Fourth Award
Substantial challenges of drug delivery to treat various diseases exist in our modern world. The acidic environment of the stomach, combined with an array of intestinal digestive enzymes, po…
Energy: Chemical
Major advances in artificial vision have the ability to aid the visually-impaired and create systems designed to improve the mobility and independence of the affected individuals. In 2002, a…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Visualizing differentiation of cancer cells is a crucial method of measuring cancer progression. A novel fluorescent protein reporter construct was designed with the purpose of recombining t…
Environmental Engineering
Second Award
Cimex lectularius, commonly known as the bed bug, presents a resurgent public health hazard characterized by its hosts’ allergic reactions, secondary skin infections, and psychological distr…
Energy: Physical
Immunoassays, involving the precipitate reaction between antibodies and antigens, have wide applications for the detection of disease-related molecules in patients or contaminants in food or…
Systems Software
Botryococcus braunii race B is a green algae that generates large amounts of triterpene oils, such as squalene, which are known progenitors of modern combustible fuels. Triterpene methyltran…
Systems Software
Third Award
Algae are one of the most promising sources of biofuels because of their environmental sustainability, and the direct use of algal lipids as fuels. Conventional methods of extracting these l…
Environmental Engineering
This project was inspired by recent studies expressing a substantial need to increase food supplies. To accommodate the expected human population growth, developing more efficient protein so…
Mathematics
Third Award
The genetic explanation of Type II Diabetes has been long explored in hopes of developing a therapeutic treatment. Recent developments have led to the discovery of Betatrophin, an adipokine…
Energy: Chemical
The objective of this study was to improve the accuracy of laser pointing by stabilizing the beam to stay constant on a specific target. To increase accuracy and stabilize the laser, a laser…
Plant Sciences
Environmental factors have a significant impact of the biological world. Much scientific research has focused on the adverse effects of endocrine disrupting compounds on wildlife and humans.…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Enzymes play a vital role in the human body. One most notably, in the digestive system, where they digest any starch you had previously consumed. Which lends itself to the problem, what woul…
Microbiology
Virus; like smallpox, HIV, and H1N1; have cause millions of deaths, impacted lifestyles, and caused public scares. The best method of attack for a virus is to prevent it from ever happening,…
Mathematics
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is one of the most common causes of cancer-related death. Perineural invasion (PNI) occurs frequently in pancreatic adenocarcinoma and correlates with poor prognosi…
Mathematics
The formation of biofilms on biomedical devices has become a major issue all over the world. People with biomedical implants often require several surgeries for replacement of their biomedic…
Chemistry
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, and is defined by the loss of dopamine-producing cells and the presence of Lewy bodies and Lewy neutrites. Dopam…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
This research is a comparative study between varying pretreatment methods employed in the cellulosic bioethanol production process. The first pretreatment is a process known as biological pr…
Energy: Physical
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have been shown to efficiently generate electricity from organic compounds and to serve as a method for waste treatment. Another possible application for this tec…