Wildfires are becoming more frequent and intense, threatening ecosystems, communities, and economies. In North America, fire activity increased dramatically in recent years, with over 61% of U.S. wildfires occurring since 2000. In response to increasing wildfire severity, new predictive tools are es...

This project studies a stereochemical and thermodynamic analysis of nanoparticles used in the photoactive layer of solar cells through molecular modeling. The primary objective is to determine the thermodynamic energy of nano-scaled compounds. This is to evaluate their suitability to improve the phy...

Type II diabetes is one of the most prevalent diseases today; one effect of the increase in diagnoses being the rising price of insulin as a common treatment. This study investigated if exposure to raw soybean powder, a cheap yet strong antioxidant with abilities to reduce oxidative stress, could in...

Microplastics (MPs) enter aquatic food chains via ingestion by primary consumers and biomagnify through higher trophic levels. This study elucidated the impacts of this by assessing the effect of MPs on Daphnia magna’s growth and reproduction with exposure to Chlorella algae as an additional f...

The Ultrasonic Technology Assisted Communicative Tactile Surgical System (UTACTSS) provides novel tactile feedback, characterized by an ultrasound reading and tactile sensation on the surgeon’s fingertips, using piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (PMUTs) and incorporates a pree...

This project presents a novel method for real-time air quality monitoring using a low-cost, modular sensor system designed for future drone integration. Traditional monitoring stations are expensive, stationary, and lack spatial resolution, while most portable systems offer limited accuracy or predi...

Throughout this experiment, specific sites and mutations on pol delta were observed to determine which would have the greatest effects on the final polymerase molecule. Ideally, these changes would positively impact DNA replication. For the physical plant science laboratory component, folic acid (a ...

It is crucial to investigate the mechanism in how exactly IL-17Ra signaling is affecting the differentiation of intestinal epithelial cells. To do this, Pdgfra mediated secretion of factors such as Wnt ligand and r-spondins need to be analyzed. These factors are required for intestinal epithelial ce...

This study aimed to investigate the impact of Phoenix dactylifera (dates) on the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in Drosophila melanogaster. AD is a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder that causes memory loss. It is hypothesized that incorporating dates into the diet of genetically mo...

This study evaluates the 2024 Barbie Fashionista Collection through the lens of intersectionality, using enablers from the United Nations' Intersectionality Resource Guide and Toolkit as a benchmark. With Barbie’s increasing emphasis on diversity and inclusion, this research aims to assess...