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26 Gibbons, Michael E.CuO-SiO2 Particle Development and Experimental Apparatus for Chemical Looping with Oxygen Uncoupling (CLOU)Chemical looping combustion (CLC) is a clean coal technology. It allows a nearly pure CO2 exhaust from a carbon based fuel burning power plant, which allows for more cost effective carbon sequestration. Chemical Looping with Oxygen Uncoupling (CLOU) is a subset of CLC that specialized in the transfe...2018
27 Bracken, KallieDefining learning: mystifying machine learning as a powerful tool in a data-driven worldUntil recently, the driving paradigm in software engineering has been to design applications for a predefined set of tasks. This approach, however, is quickly being dwarfed by data-driven applications which are designed to use knowledge and understanding to decide how they can best fulfill use...Machine learning - Case studies; Machine learning - Study and Teaching; Machine Learning - Technique2016-04
28 Zubair, JonathanDesign and Implementation of a Shrouded Rotor for Uncreasing Quadrotor PerformanceQuadrotors have come to serve myriad purposes and have seen use as platforms for diverse activities including videography and remote sensing. These versatile aircraft, however, cannot remain in flight for extended periods of time. This is due to several factors including the aerodynamic regime in wh...2017
29 Robe, John WilliamThe Design and Implementation of Autonomous Robotic SystemsThis research focuses on the development of an autonomous robotic system using Robot Operating System (ROS), with the purpose of competing in the NASA Robotic Mining Competition in collaboration with the Utah Robotic Mining Project team. While completing this research, the following discoveries were...2017
30 Hopkins, JacobDesign of a novel pediatric adaptive skiing systemAdaptive sports and recreational rehabilitation provide patients with experiences that cannot be achieved in a hospital or clinic. Of the many forms of adaptive equipment designed for children, only a few adaptive skiing systems are available and none are specifically designed for convenient adjusta...Skiing for people with disabilities - Research; Adaptive skiing technology; Adaptive sports; recreational rehabilitation2016-05
31 Matheson, KristofferDesign of a novel x-ray CT in situ experiment for imaging 3D deformation of aluminum foam materialsOpen-cell metallic foams show excellent potential for lightweight load-bearing structural applications, electrodes in energy-storage devices, biomedical implants, and heat exchangers, to name a few. A key aspect in efficient and streamlined deployment of aluminum foams for these applications lie...Foamed materials - Testing; Tomography - Research; Lightweight materials - Research; X-ray computed tomography; Aluminum foam materials; Load frame2016-04
32 Gajiwala, SnehalDetermining the variability of depressive brain circuitry among healthy subjects for deep brain stimulationDeep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is being evaluated to treat Treatment-Resistant Depression, though it has shown mixed results. We believe that variability within the fiber tracts of the brain may account for these outcome differences. In this study, we attempt to characterize this potential variation....Brain stimulation - Therapeutic use - Research; Depression, Mental - Treatment - Research; Deep brain stimulation; Depressive brain circuitry; Fiber tracts; Tractography2016-05
33 Luo, ShirleyDevelopment of a bioabsorbalbe active release antimicrobial coating for orthopedic implantsOrthopedic implantations often create an opportunity for biofilm-related infections to arise. Patients infected with biofilm must often undergo additional surgeries for repair or replacement, which puts them at a greater risk of osteomyelitis, sepsis, and other complications including death [17]. T...Orthopedic implants - Research; Anti-infective agents - Research; Staphyloccoccal infections - Prevention and control - Research; Antimicrobial coating; Staphylococcus aureus2016-05
34 Rahislic, EmirDevelopment of a Copper-Based Oxygen Carrier for Chemical Looping with Oxygen UncouplingChemical looping with oxygen uncoupling (CLOU) is a CO2-capture technology that is a special form of chemical looping combustion (CLC). It requires an oxygen carrier that cycles between two reactors picking up oxygen from one and delivering it to another for the combustion of solid fuels. An oxygen ...2017
35 Robertson, Stuart J.Development of a Microbial Fuel Cell for Hypersaline Wastewater Treatment ApplicationsThe proper treatment of wastewater generated by human activity is of paramount importance for the preservation of the quality of water sources. For effluents containing high salt concentrations, treatment requires expensive methods that require high energy usage and additional chemicals. Halotoleran...2019
36 Gilbert, HenryDevelopment of a Power over Ethernet (POE) Airu SensorPoor air quality has been linked to both health and economic concerns, and is a growing research topic in Salt Lake City. The AQ&U program at the University of Utah strives to develop a large network of low-cost air quality sensors (AirU's) to study air pollution throughout the Salt Lake valley. Man...2020
37 Feliciano, Jeppesen GarciaDevelopment of Computational Strategies for Improved Environmental Simulations of Water Energy Balances, Air Quality, and Energy UseIn the last decade, there has been more focus on urban microclimate due to concerns for inhabitants' health, water and energy resource consumption, and air quality. The Green Environmental Urban Simulations for Sustainability (GEnUSiS) project uses large computational platforms including the Quick U...2017
38 Radhakrishnan, SridharanDevelopment of Low-Cost system for Myoelectric Prosthesis ControlThe upper limb prosthetics field has advanced to where artificial hands can mimic human motions based on electrical signals emitted from muscular activation and can even open and close proportionate to the amplitude of signal they receive. However, these prostheses are very expensive, with some cost...2020
39 Bowman, SadieDevelopment of non-toxic, inexpensive DNA Gel electrophoresis kit for CH EN K-12 outreachThe biochemical and biopharmaceutical industries are growing rapidly, and promoting hands-on STEM education in high schools is essential in getting kids interested. One of the most common and easily understood experiments is separating DNA samples using gel electrophoresis. However, Utah has consist...2022
40 Alverson, MichaelDiscovery of novel crystal structures VIA generative adversarial networksThe idea of material discovery has excited and perplexed research scientists for centuries. Several different methods have been employed to find new types of materials, ranging from the arbitrary replacement of atoms in a crystal structure to advanced machine learning methods for predicting entirely...2021
41 Hyer, Christina CottrellEffect of M1 Matrix Protein on Hemagglutinin Expression and Influenza Virus-Like Particle Production in Trichoplusia NIVirus-like particles (VLPs) are a new and effective flu vaccine approach. VLPs are non-infectious and can produce robust immune responses. Flu VLPs are typically created by co-expressing the flu hemagglutinin (HA) surface antigen and the matrix protein M1-which assists in viral and VLP budding-in cu...2017
42 Grimmett, RollinEffects of Hypoxia and High Fat Diet on D. Melanogaster Heart PhysiologyHeart disease severely affects millions of people worldwide, and is caused by various environmental and genetic factors. The aim of this study is to examine the combined physiological effects of hypoxia and a high fat diet (two known causes) on Drosophila Melanogaster heart structure. Sets of adult ...2017
43 Sedley, AndrewEgocentric Navigation in a Morris Water Maze for Testing Memory Formation in MiceMouse models are crucial to understanding not only sensory and cognitive neurological processes, but also diseases, disabilities, and responses to pharmacological or surgical treatments. Behavioral tests are essential assets in the description of these models. The Morris Water Maze is a common behav...2018
44 Sriram, AnanyaElectrochemical Impedance Analysis of Gold-Polyurethane NanocompositeNeural prosthetic devices are used to record and transmit electrical signals to modulate neural tissue functionality. Electrodes in the devices are currently made using traditional electronic materials. These materials are generally not biocompatible and those that are, can be stiff, triggering an i...2020
45 Ruan, TingEndogenous ceramide contributes to cardiovascular complications in Type II diabetes by decreasing the association between PP2A and I2PP2ACardiovascular complications are the leading cause of death in individuals with conditions associated with insulin resistance, e.g. type 2 diabetes, diet-induced obesity. In patients with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular complications are 2-4 times more prevalent. One common cardiovascular complicati...Ceramides - Physiological effect; Diabetic angiopathies2014
46 Gesteland, Chase HansEquity, diversity, and inclusion in engineering education: the need for progressive pedagogical frameworks and social justice perspectivesRacism is one of the defining characteristics of the history of the United States, and historical racism pervades many of its institutions to this day. Addressing the issue of systemic racism is a colossal task, and requires constant scrutiny of existing policy as well as dedicated efforts to produc...2022
47 Flach, BrianExamining the effects of whisker trimming on mouse brain cell growthHoxb8 microglia are a particular breed of scavenger cells in the brain which have been related to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)-like behavior among other behavioral disorders. These cells have been found to reach full maturity during a period of neurological development known as the critical ...Obsessive-compulsive disorder - Research; Microglia - Research; Mice as laboratory animals - Research; Whiskers; Scavenger cells; Hoxb8 microglia2016-04
48 Waller, Rosalie G.Exome sequence comparison of seventy-seven multiple myeloma cases identifies potential risk allelesMultiple Myeloma (MM) is a heritable cancer of plasma cells with poor prognosis. Although a few genomic risk-loci have been identified for MM, no risk variants have been published that explain MM heritability. We hypothesize MM heritability is due to rare germ-line variants that can be discovered th...Multiple myeloma -- Genetic aspects; Exomes; Exome sequence; Risk alleles2015-05
49 Mroz, MaxExploration of Magnetic Field Actuated Strings of Spherical Magnets for Swimming Robot LocomotionRobots capable of operating in fluid have a variety of applications from biomedical devices to use in piping systems for monitoring and inspection. If these robots can be driven remotely by methods other than traditional motors, they can be less technologically complex, safer and more durable. The f...2017
50 Machado, LiamExtending Support for Floating-Points in the Boogie and Smack Software VerifiersSoftware veri#12;cation, which aims to prove critical properties about programs using rigorous formal methods based on logic, is an active area of research in the #12;eld of computer science. In particular, the veri#12;cation of oating-points is a topic of paramount importance, given their ubiquity...2019
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