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Summer Community of Scholars (RCEU and HCR) Project Proposals

Proposals from 2016 2016

Design Nano Catalysts at the Atomic Level, Yu Lei

Develop a Thin Film Deposition Technique: Atomic Layer Deposition, Yu Lei

Learning, Memory and Cognitive Studies in Mouse Model of Tyrosinemia Type I, Gordon MacGregor

"Drosophila Mojavensis is a Cactophilic Fly composed of Four Geographically and Ecologically Distinct Host Populations, Luciano M. Matzkin

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

Synthesizing Ni-compounds for Homogenous Catalysis, Anusree Mukherjee

Practice, Protocols, and Performance: A Descriptive Study with Instrument Development, Pam O'Neal

Filing a Charge with EEOC is the First Step that a Worker Must Take to Initiate Litigation under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws., Wafa Orman

Selective Image Compression for Mobile Web Applications, David Pan

Green Antennas: Design, Simulation, and Measurement of Printed Microstrip Patch Antennas for RF Energy Harvesting Applications, Maria Z.A. Pour

Reducing Math Anxiety via Alternative Sequencing of Math Problems, Jodi Price

Advanced Optical Metrology with a Smart Camera Device, Patrick J. Reardon

Determining Processing Impact on Reflectivity of Electroplated Nickel, Patrick J. Reardon

Freeform Polisher Performance Tests: Grinding, Polishing and CMM, Patrick J. Reardon

Optical Testing Methods for Ophthalmic Optics, Patrick J. Reardon

Detection of Biological Molecules using Metallic Nanoparticles, Seyed Sadeghi

The Impact of Metallic Nanoparticles on Lifetime of Semiconductor Quantum Dots, Seyed Sadeghi

Biobutanol- A Fuel Additive with more Bang for the Buck, Carmen Scholz

Multimedia Database Cataloging: Sailors and the Maritime World, Christine E. Sears

Cherokee Traditional Medicine: Natural Products from Nyssa sylvatica, William N. Setzer

In-Silico Screening of Natural Products as Alphavirus Inhibitors, William N. Setzer

"Shonice will Particpate in a Project that Explores the Role of Social Media in Developing and Terminating Romantic Relationships", Pavica Sheldon

"The Project Will be Part of a Larger on-going Stufy Describing the Reproductive schedule of Several cyprinid ("carp"-like) fishes in the Flint River East of Hunstville", Bruce Stallsmith

Improving the Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Volatile Components Hyphenated by Gas Chromatography by using AMDIS Deconvolution Software and a Retention Index Database, Bernhard Vogler

To Identify Neurological Modifying Metabolites in the Plasma and Urine of a Mouse Model of Tyrosinemia Type I, Bernhard Vogler

Field Data Collection and Analysis of Nocturnal Mesoscale Convective System Initiation & Propagation Mechanisms, Ryan Wade

EPA National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People Prosperity and the Planet, Tingting Wu

Fate and Transformation of Emerging Chemical Contaminants in Advanced Water/ Waste Treatment, Tingting Wu

Electric Field Control of a Singing Rijke Tube Flame, Kunning G. Xu

Nanomaterial Synthesis in Microplasmas, Kunning G. Xu

"This RCEU Project Aims at Studying the Design (Modeling) Construction and Operation (Control) of Hydronically Activated Building Envelopes with both Structural and Thermally Active Functionalities with the Goal of Understanding the Mechanical and Physical Process Governing their Performances", Hongyu Zhou

Proposals from 2015 2015

"This Nursing Honors Thesis Research Project Aims to Describe the Process of Knowledge Acquirement by New Parents Related to Airway Clearance of the Newborn", Ellise D. Adams

Designing a Rotary Vegetation System, Azita Amiri

Landslide Monitoring and Mapping in Rwanda and Uganda, Eric R. Anderson

Interrupting Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy With an Effective Screening Program, Ann Bianchi

"Whle Lightning is one of the Most Energetic Natural Processes much Remains to be Learned about the Underlying Physics of Various Lightning Processes", Phillip M. Bitzer

Understanding the Ratio between Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes and Lightning, Michael S. Briggs

"Across the United States African American Male Students and Latino Male Students are Facing Challenges with Academic Achievement", Monica Dillihunt

"The Research will Focus on Nursing Students' Learning to Provide End-of-Life Care for Individuals and Families", Rita Ferguson

"Human Analysts are Limited in Number They Scan Imagery using Methodical Searches that are very Slow have a Finite Operational Lifespan and are Costly to Train", Sampson Gholston

Spectra of Single Bubble Sonoluminescence in Liquids, Don A. Gregory

Using Satellite Imagery to Map Agricultural Land Use at Lake Titicaca Peru Bolivia, Robert Griffin

Engagement of Undergraduate Student for Frontier Research: Trapping Light with Plasmonic Nanostructures for Sensors, Junpeng Guo

"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

"In Conjunction with the Alabama Bicentennial Commision, Alabama State Archives, Alabama Tourism Council and the Town of Mooresville Alabama, I will be Creating a Template for Small Towns Interested in Developing Historical and Cultural Resources as Part of Alabama's Upcoming Statewide Bicenntenial Celebration", John F. Kvach

"Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) is a Thin Film Deposition Technique Widely Used in Microelectric Industry, Including IBM, Intel, SamSung, etc., Yu Lei

"The Domestic Shale Gas and Tight Oil Boom in Recent Years not only Changes our Dependence on Imported Energy, but it also Potentially Increases the Availabilty of C1-C3 Lower Alkanes and Alkenes", Yu Lei

Compact and low-cost Optical Fiber LSPR Probe for Early Cancer Detection, Yongbin Lin

Learning, Memory and Cognitive Studies in a Mouse Model of Tyrosinemia Type I, Gordon MacGregor

The Role of GastroIntestinal Flora and Probiotics in Normal GI Physiology and Disease, Gordon MacGregor

Studying the Relationship between Energy Consumption and Poverty, Brinda Mahalingam

The Impact of Energy Efficency Measures on Consumer Utility Bills, Brinda Mahalingam

"In an Earlier Study (BONO et al., 20111 PNAS) My Lab has Examined the Gene Expression Changes Occuring in the Lower Reproductive Tract of the Female Drosophila Mojavensis (Cactophilic Fruit Flies) Immediately Following Copulation", Luciano M. Matzkin

The Cactophillic Drosophillia Mojavensis Feed on the Yeast and Bacteria that Grow in Necrotic Cactus Tissues, Luciano M. Matzkin

Determination of Inhibitory Effects of Essential Oils on Fungal Pathogen Botrytis cinerea, Hana McFeeters

Toward Treatment of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Robert L. McFeeters

"The Mendenhall Lab uses Genetic Engineering to Determine how our Geonome Regulates or Turns Genes On or Off in Certain Tissue or Cell Types", Eric M. Mendenhall

"The Proposed Project's Objective is to Investigate Systems Engineering Research Topics using Rotocraft Simulators While Introducing an Undergraduate Student to All Aspects of Multidisciplinary (Systems Engineering, Aerospace System, Gaming, Simulation) University Research", Bryan Mesmer

"The Objectives of this RCEU are to Explore and Analyze the Various Entropic Methods Available on Mobile Devices (Smartphones) and to Analyze the Randomness of the Selected Sources Mixed Together", Wai Yin Mok

Synthesizing Ni-Compounds for Homogenous Catalysis, Anusree Mukherjee

Affordable Additive Manufacturing of Electrochemical Energy Conversion Devices, George J. Nelson

Parents' Perspectives: Knowledge and Use of Blue Bulb Suction Device, Pam O'Neal

Interdisciplinary Research with Nursing and Biology: Identification of Effective Disinfectants on Microbial Growth, Pam O'Neal and Joseph Leahy

Interdisciplinary Research With Nursing Biology: Identification of Microbial Growth in Blue Bulb Suction Devices, Pam O'Neal and Joseph Leahy

Developing a Mobile App for Region-Importance (ROI) Image Compression, David Pan

Making Mathematics More Manageable: Eliminating Math Fears via Font Manipulations, Jodi Price

Sounds like Swahili to Me, Jodi Price

When Macromolecules Mishbehave -how Poly(Amino) PPAs Help Us to Understand Disease Patterns, Carmen Scholz

"Over The Past Two Years, I Have Collected Thousands of Photographs of Archival Resources, All Related to Sailors and Martime World from 1780-1820", Christine E. Sears

In-Silico Screening of Natural Dengue Fever Virus Inhibitors, William N. Setzer

Novel Antileishmanial Agents from Natural Sources, William N. Setzer

"Student will Particpate in a Project that Experimentally Explores how the Media Modality(Text, Text+Picture, Text+Picture+Video) Affects the Credibility Perceptions and Recall of an Online News Story about Tornado Damage", Pavica Sheldon

Prayer as an Intervention in Suffering with Late Stage Dementia, Lenora Smith

"The Project will be Part of a Larger, On-going Study Describing the Reproductive Schedule of Several Species of Cyprinid ("Carp-like") Fishes in the Flint River East of Huntsville", Bruce Stallsmith

EPA National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet, Tingting Wu

Combustion Species Measurement in Electromagnetically Controlled Flame, Kunning G. Xu

Polymer Surface Modification with Atmospheric-Pressure Plasmas, Kunning G. Xu

"This RCEU Project Aims at Studying the Feasibility of using Bamboo Fiber as an Alternative to Synthetic Fibers to Reinforce Composite Materials for Civil Structure Applications", Hongyu Zhou

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