19th Denman Undergraduate Research Forum (2014)

Investigation of Vaporizing Foil Actuator Welding Between Dissimilar Metals

Benzing, Jake; He, Mei; Vivek, Anupam ( 2014-03-26 )

This work aims to study the effect of microstructure of the weld between aluminum alloy AA6061 and commercially pure copper, Cu 110, on its mechanical properties. AA6061-T6 and T4 aluminum sheets of 1 mm thickness were ...

Analysis of Rotationally Excited States of Deuterated CH5+ Using Diffusion Monte Carlo

Ford, Jason E. ( 2014-03-26 )

The chemistry that occurs in space is very different from that on Earth, but it is necessary to understand these differences in order to comprehend many astronomical processes. In order to study the astrochemistry that is ...

Examining the short term effects of restoration plantings on emerald ash borer infested flood plains

Hefflinger, Rachel ( 2014-03-26 )

Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) has been identified as present in Ohio since 2003. Since then this small Asian beetle has been devastating to floodplain areas throughout Ohio, killing almost the entire population ...

Using Biosensors to Measure Behavioral and Milk Compositional Changes During Bovine Mastitis

Kester, Hannah ( 2014-03-26 )

Automated bio-sensors were used to compare milk constituents and physical activity measures of cows experimentally infected with Streptococcus uberis mastitis with those of uninfected cows. Twelve late lactation Holsteins ...

Overexpression of miR-3151 leads to direct deregulation of the TP53 pathway and is associated with BRAF mutations in malignant melanoma

Lankenau, Malori ( 2014-03-26 )

The BRAF gene is the most frequently mutated gene in malignant melanoma (MM). When mutated, it is associated with a more aggressive disease phenotype. MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNAs that downregulate the expression ...