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Summer Community of Scholars (RCEU and HCR) Project Proposals

Proposals from 2019 2019

Cycling and X-ray Diffraction Studies of Battery Electrode Materials, George J. Nelson

Identifying Biomarkers for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Humans, Joseph Ng

Structure-Function Analysis of Inorganic Pyrophosphatase from Thermus thioreducens, Joseph Ng

An Understanding of the Artistic Sight of Musicians, Melody Ng

Assessing the Status Subterranean Biodiversity at Shelta Cave in Huntsville: Traditional Surveys and Examining the Persistence and Efficacy of enviromental DNA, Matthew L. Niemiller

Human-Data Interaction Though a Virtual Reality Interface, Chao Peng

Graph Databases for Systems Engineering Applications, Leonard Petnga

Network and Agent-based Modeling for Complex System Studies, Leonard Petnga

Provide Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type I (HIT) Caregiver Education based on Nursing Research and Evidence based Practice to Improve Patient Outcomes, Mark Reynolds

The Voice of Leadership in Virtual Teams, Joy Robinson

User Experience Study on Distractions while Driving, Joy Robinson

Controversy Through Absence and Distortion: The Misrepresentation of the Rosa Parks Story in Children's Picture Books, Biographies, and Elementary Textbooks, John H. Saunders

On the Track of a Misbehaving Polymer: Poly(Glutamine) and Huntington's Disease, Carmen Scholz

How we see Race: Using Eye-Tracking Technology to Explore Racial Perception, Jennifer Patrice Sims

The Dehydration of Fructose to 5-Hydroxymethylfufural using Hierarchically Structured Macroporous Zirconia-based Cation Exchange Support, Anu Subramanian

Finding Fragmented Brightest Cluster Galaxies, Ming Sun

Netting Space Jellyfishes in the Hubble Telescope Data Archive, Ming Sun

Creating Tools for Studying DNA Uptake in Bacteria, Tanya Sysoeva

Regulation of Plasmid Conjugation in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli, Tanya Sysoeva

Metabolomics to Quantify Cahnges in the TCA Cycle Relevant to Diabetes Using a Rat Model, Bernhard Vogler

Quantify Changes in the Glyclosis Metabollic Cycle Revelant to Diabtede Using a Rat Model, Bernhard Vogler

Development of Web-Based Tools for Real-Time Analysis of Weather Balloon Soundings during Severe/Tornadic Storms in the Tenessee Valley, Ryan Wade

Absent Yet Present: Jazzland of New Orleans and the Rhetoric of Public Memory A Documentary Film, Joseph Watson

Eye-Tracking Experiment on Public Perception of Astronomical Images, Ryan Weber

Characterizing Solutions and Langmuir Films of Mixed-Color- Quantum Dots, Jeffrey J. Weimer

Functionalizing Glass-Based Substrates with Silanes, Jeffrey J. Weimer

"The Faculty Mentor has intiated ongoing collaboration with UAH Athletics", Paul N. Whitehead

Development of Novel Adsorptive Media for Water Pollution Control, Tingting Wu

Innovative Catalytic Ozonation for Water Treatment and Reuse, Tingting Wu

3-D Printed Concrete Structures: From Materials, Design, to Digital Fabrication, Hongyu Zhou

Mechanical Metamaterials: Geometry, Composition, and Mechanical Properties, Hongyu Zhou

Proposals from 2018 2018

Indoor Air Pollutions and Autism Behavior Checklist: How are they Related?, Azita Amiri

Proteome Fishing: A Reverse Docking Study, Kendall G. Byler

Designing and Building an Electromagnetic Mass Accelerator, Themis Chronis

"Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a Disease that affects the Myelination of the Nervous System and can result in Decreased Skeletal Muscle Function, Muscular Fatigue, and Decreased Ambulatory Ability", Ryan T. Connors

Computer Design of Antibiotics that Affect the Expression of Specific Genes, Luis R. Cruz-Vera

Developing Small Molecule Ribosome Sensors, Luis R. Cruz-Vera

Artificial Intelligence for Ground Robots for Autonomous Coverage of Designated Areas, Farbod Fahimi and Ramazan Aygun

The Indigenous Ways of Knowing: Mapping Resource Use in the Pacific Northwest, Alanna Frost and Robert Griffin

Thermal Observations of Urban Heat, Leiqiu Hu

Enhancement of Detecting Irrigated Field from Remotely Sensed Images, Leiqiu Hu and Cameron Handyside

Functionalized Nanomaterial as a Tool for Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnostics, Surangi Jayawardena

Quantification of the Limit of Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria Using a Glyconanomaterial Based Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnostic System, Surangi Jayawardena

Synthesis of Multivalent Glyco-Magnetic Nanoparticles for Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnostic System, Surangi Jayawardena

"Although This Year's Incoming Freshman at UAH have an Impressive Average ACT Score of 27.9 there are Approximately 100 Freshman or Transfer Students who have less than 20 on their ACT Math Score", Terri Johnson

The Calculus Coordinator Plans to Incorporate Four to Six Computer Lab Assignments into each Section of Calculus A,B, and C, Terri Johnson

Assessing the Effects of Storm Depth on TDS Height Interpretation in Tornado Intensity Estimation, Kevin Knupp

Sentiment inSitu - Automated Sentiment Analysis in the Native Language, Candice L. Lanius

Design Nano Catalysts for Light Alkanes ODH, Yu Lei

Investigation of the Onset Cavitation in Additively Manufactured Venturis, David Lineberry

Characterizing Glucose Metabolism and Insulin Resistance in Adult LEW.1WR1. Rats, Sharifa T. Love-Rutledge

Characterizing Production Changes in INS-1 Exosomes from after Exposure to an Immune-Stimulating Trigger, Sharifa T. Love-Rutledge

Genetic Modification of Multiple Related Loci, Roy Magnuson

Seamless Genetic Modifications, Roy Magnuson

"This Project Aims To Create New Musical Composition Arrangements and Promote Pian Ensemble Music Based on Diverse Repertoire from around the World", Ka Man Ng

Is Out of Sight Out of Mind? The Use of Environmental DNA as a Tool for the Discovery and Monitoring of Rare Groundwater Organisms, Matthew L. Niemiller

Computationally Efficient Deep-Learning Algorithms for Computer Vision, David Pan

Graph Databases for Systems Engineering Application, Leonard Petnga

User Experience Study on Social Media Habits, Joy Robinson

Biochemical Sensors Based on Metallic Nanoparticles, Seyed Sadeghi

"In 2017, the Controversy over Public Monuments Celebrating Confederate Soldiers from the Civil War has Reached a Boiling Point with Outrage Leading to Action in many Cities Across the South", John H. Saunders

" The Student will Help Me with My Research for the Upcoming Book" The Dark Side of Social Media: Psychological, Managerial, and Societal Perspectives", Pavica Sheldon

Super-Massive Black Holes and Their Hot Gas Environment, Ming Sun

Metabolomics to Quantify Neurological Modify Metabolites in the Plasmid and Urine of a Mouse Model of Tyrosinemia Type 1, Bernhard Vogler

Sandwiching of Caffeine Anticancer Agents in Aqueous Solution, Bernhard Vogler

Field Data Collection and Analysis Cool-Season Tornadic QLCSs in the Tennesee, Ryan Wade

"The New Evaluation and User Experience (VUE) Lab Seeks a Student to Evaluate Technology that can Conduct Mobile Testing", Ryan Weber

Functionalized Glass-Based Substrate with Silanes, Jeffrey J. Weimer

"The Faculty Member has Initiated Ongoing Collaboration with UAH Athlerics, Primarily in IRB Approved Research Studies Involving the Hockey Team", Paul N. Whitehead

Development of Novel Adsorptive Media for Water Pollution Control, Tingting Wu

Innovative Catalytic Ozonation for Water Treatment and Reuse, Tingting Wu

Development of a Desktop Ceramic 3D Printer for Hall Effect Thruster Fabrication, Kunning G. Xu

"The Objective of our Project is to Analyze the Characteristics of Banks that are Likely to Restate Their Financial Statements and Develop a Model to Help Outsiders Predict Accounting Misstatements of the Banking Industry", Jing Zhang

3-D Printed Concrete Structures: From Materials, Design, to Digital Fabrication, Hongyu Zhou

Mechanical Metamaterials: Geometry, Composition, and Mechanical Properties, Hongyu Zhou

Proposals from 2017 2017

"Collaborate with Art and Theatre Faculty to Conceptualize and Produce Projections for UAH's Fall 2017 Theater Production of Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom", Vinny Argentina

Optical Observations of Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes, Michael S. Briggs

In Silico Identification of Oropouche Virus Protease-Binding Structures, Kendall G. Byler

Radar Characterization of Precursors to Cyclic Mesocyclogenesis in Supercell Storms, Lawrence Carey

"Our Research Program Endeavors to Develop the Technologies Required for Fusion Propulsion Enabling Rapid, Human Piloted Trips to Mars", Jason Cassibry

"Current Treatment Guidelines Affirm the Importance of Regular Physical Activity in Preventing and Treating Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)., Ryan T. Connors

Precision Metrology with a Femtosecond Laser, Lingze Duan

The Expanding Horizons through Research Program, Rita Ferguson

Angle Scanning Spectropolarimetry, Don A. Gregory

Climate Data for Resilient Development in the U.S., Robert Griffin

3D Visualization for FAA Part 77 Obstruction Evaluation, Kat Haessler

Developing Hybrid Tools to Analyze Agricultural Drought in the Southeast, Cameron Handyside

Wireless Smart Kart Engineering Project, Dennis Hite

Impact of Urban Geometry on Outdoor Thermal Comfort, Leiqiu Hu

"Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs) are very brief (sub-ms) and Extremely Intense Pulses of Gamma-rays Emitted by Thunderstorms and Generally Only Observed by Space Based Instruments", Peter Jenke

"Insect flight has garnered a lot of attention from both the engineering and biology communities in the recent decades, often driven by an interest in bioinspired or bio-mimicked design of small unmanned aerial vehicles, called Micro-air vehicles (MAVs)...", Chang-kwon Kang

"Monarch Butterflies Migrate up to 4,500 km Across North America every Year to Escape the Cold Winter", Chang-kwon Kang

A Statistical Analysis of the Causes of Thunderstorm-Generated Wind Damage and Casualties, Kevin Knupp

A Test of the Principle of Critical Point Universality in Chemistry, Joshua R. Lang

Computational Study on Advanced Materials for Organic Radical Battery Cathodes, Eunseok Lee

Design Nano Catalysts at the Atomic Level, Yu Lei

Work-Family Balance and Success in Academia: Are We There Yet, Sophia Marinova, Wafa Hakim Orman, and Dianhan Zheng

Smart Button- A Wearable System for Assessing Mobility, Aleksander Milenkovic

"My Lab Participates in the Natural Products Research Group at UAH Searching for Potential New Drugs from Plants", Debra M. Moriarity

Inkjet Printing of Composite Electrodes for Battery Applications, George J. Nelson