2005 Virginia Tech Symposium for Undergraduate Research in Engineering

The 2005 symposium for undergraduate research in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech will occur on Friday, October 14, in Torgerson Museum on the campus of Virginia Tech. The event is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Center for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (CEUT). Everyone is invited to attend. Poster Presentations Session 1:    (9:00 - 12:00 p.m.) Ackermann, Rob, Methods for Detecting Co-Evolving Sites Across Proteins         Sponsor: Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech Akyurtlu, Aydin, Novel Microdischarge Devices Using Flexible Nanoporous Electrodes         Sponsor: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Cho, Daniel, Particles in Microdischarge Plasma: Coulombic Interactions and Optical Effects         Sponsor: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Clements, Brian, Mechanical Property Evaluation of Fire Retardant Resins         Sponsor: Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech Diaz, Michael, Development of Photovoltaic-Powered "Talking Braille"         Sponsor: Interactive Media Technology Center, Georgia Tech Farrar, Gabrielle, Synthesis of a Novel Biodegradable Polyurethane for Tendon and Ligament Applications         Sponsor: Clemson University and Virginia Tech Hartsell, Erica, A Novel Porous Polymers Manufacturing Technique         Sponsor: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech Kang, Sungkwon, Cross-Talk between Shear Stress and Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells         Sponsor: Department of Mechanical Engineering and School of Biomedial Engineering and Science, Virginia Tech Klomparens, Dylan, Fast System Call Trace for the Linux Kernel         Sponsor: Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech Konate, Mariam, Detection and Quantization of Biomolecules by Fluorescence         Sponsor: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Linton, Brandon, The Effects of Level of Detail and Field of View on Vection in Immersive Virtual Environments         Sponsor: Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech Nicholson, Jeffrey, Chloramine Decay & Metal Release in Copper Pipes at Varying Temperatures, pH and Chloramine Concentrations         Sponsor: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech Nkei, Bertrand, The Study of Different Type of On-Board Architectures in Electronic Power Distribution         Sponsor: Center for Power Electronics Systems, Virginia Tech Patterson, Kristin, Synthesis of Silole-thiophene Copolymer for Solar Cell Applications         Sponsor: Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Department of Chemistry, Georgia Tech Peterson, Matthew, UMLpac: An Approach to Integrate Security Features into UML Class Design         Sponsor: Department of Computer Science, University of South Carolina Raup, Lauren, Fluorescence in-situ Hybridization (FISH) in Complex Soil Systems: Emerging Techniques in Counting and Analysis         Sponsor: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University Rich, Daniel, A Retrospective Production Analysis of Memorial Bridge         Sponsor: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech Sampat, Miten, Increasing Understanding of a New Environment Using Location-Based Notification Systems         Sponsor: Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech Skinner, Brain, Implementing a Quantum Random Walk on a Four-Qubit Quantum Information Processor         Sponsor: Department of Nuclear Engineering, MIT Strickhouser, Amanda, Microbial Growth in Domestic Water Heaters         Sponsor: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech Szwedo, Mike, Multi Scale Mouse for Large, High-Resolution Displays         Sponsor: HCI Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech Woods, John, Multilingual Noun Phrase Extractionn Using a Part-of-Speech Tagger         Sponsor: Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech Session 2:    (1:00 - 4:00 p.m.) Alexiades, Anthy, Influence of Environmental Parameters on the Production of Xylitol by Candida Tropicalis         Sponsor: Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech Belden, Jesse, The Effect of an Active Traveling Wave Wall Motion on the Structure of a Turbulent Boundary Layer         Sponsor: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech Ceperley, Ellen, Experiment Design to Measure Perceived Error in Simulated Acoustic Environments         Sponsor: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech Chakraborty, Abhijit, Haptic Devices with Simulated Physics         Sponsor: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech Easton, Jessica, Conversion of Heat Loss Using a Thermoelectric Generator         Sponsor: Center for Power Electronics Systems, Virginia Tech Fayez, Almohanad, Wireless Sensor Network Radio Power Management         Sponsor: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech Griffiths, David, A Transient Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of a Stented Coronary Artery         Sponsor: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech Kaeli, Jeffrey, Morphological Image Recognition of Deep-Water Reef Corals         Sponsor: Deep Submergence Laboratory, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and                          Bio-Optical Oceanography Laboratory, University of Puerto Rico Keim, Kaitlin, Validation of Oil Film Interferometry Method for Determining Skin Friction Coefficients         Sponsor: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech Knoll, Tara, Using Thermography to Quantify Work Load Effects on the Anterior Deltoid         Sponsor: Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech Lewis, Abasha, Investigating the Separation/Purification of Pegylated Proteins Using Ultrafiltration Membrane Technology         Sponsor: Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech Li, Yan, Discovery of Cardioprotection in TL4 Receptors Deficient Mice Mediated by Activation of PI3K/Akt Pathway during Heart Attacks         Sponsor: Department of Surgery, ETSU, James H. Quillen College of Medicine Ng, Tracy, Upper and Lower Spine Accelerations During Daily Activities: The Effects of Gender and Size         Sponsor: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech Ostanek, Jason, Drag on Finite-length Cylinder Subjected to Cross Flow         Sponsor: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech Owens, Rachel, Dynamics Testing of the 0.3 M Inflatable Parabolilc Dish Antenna         Sponsor: Structural Dynamics Branch, NASA Langley Research Center Raben, Sam, Characterization of Stenosed Coronary Blood Flow Using DPIV         Sponsor: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech Ramsdell, Katrina, A Plan for Using a Sentence Headline Design of Presentation Slides in Science and Engineering Education         Sponsor: Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech Schmieg, Jamie, Usage of Electro-polymer Sensors in Bladder Analysis         Sponsor: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech Whyson, Christan, The Use of Ultrasound as a Non-Destructive Test for Popcorn Old Maids         Sponsor: Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech Willgruber, Danielle, Gender and Racial Differences in Learning Programming Concepts in a Freshmen Engineering Class         Sponsor: Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech Awards Ceremony (4:00 p.m.)

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