Nebraska Virtual Summer Research Symposium 2020: Recent Episodes
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A showcase of undergraduate research and creative activity from Summer 2020. These video presentations are from participants in the Nebraska Summer Research Program, UCARE, and McNair Scholars Program.
This project explored FT-IR as a diagnostic tool to identify Salmonella Typhimurium in veterinary isolates.
This video details the stark reality that water availability is shrinking with our growing global population. To combat this, our team is proposing the use of solar thermal energy in conjunction with selective membranes to separate freshwater from sea water.
2020 Summer UCARE project studying how well tissue sampling can be used to validate Drone Imagery.
The process of creating the Javan Blue Banded Kingfisher, an endangered species, with clay
One of the leading causes of disability around the world is low back pain (LBP). A key contributor to LBP is the degeneration of the intervertebral disc. As the disc degenerates, pain-sensing neurons from the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) grow further into the disc and can be activated, evoking the sensation of pain. Pain from the degenerated disc is termed discogenic pain. To date, there are a variety of in vitro culture methods, none of which can be used as a model to study discogenic pain. These methods fail to accurately represent the anatomical relationships present in a painful degenerated disc in which the DRG cell soma is distinct from the pain sensing nerve fibers in the distal disc. To develop an effective treatment to alleviate discogenic pain, it is essential that DRG in vitro culture methods mimic the in vivo environment as closely as possible with the DRG soma and distal neurons are cultured in independent environments. The goal of this work is to develop of a multicompartment culture system that closely represent the in vivo environment and the anatomical features of the DRG. Such a multi-compartment system has the potential to advance the current knowledge and understanding of possible treatment methods for discogenic pain as well as other types of pain.
Examining multivariable complexities of the academic success of children with and without learning disabilities, and the role played by motivation, persistence, and past academic success on current academic success.
A bridge was designed and load tested to help re-assess the methods behind load-rating the stringers and a more realistic moment gradient factor.
An exploratory study looking at which genres are composed, arranged and programmed by steel band directors in the U.S. and why.
Using isostatic modeling to determine the crustal architecture beneath the Bathymetrists Seamounts. These are located in the central Atlantic Ocean, North of the Sierra Leone Rise. Not a lot is known about the origin, age, and history of the Bathymetrists Seamounts. Therefore, this project helps unravel some new insight on the crustal features below the study area.
Justin Shuman Summer 2020 UCARE presentation documenting what instructors know regarding students and where they receive their information from. This is looked at in context to what instructors know regarding first generation students and the transition students undergo from high school to college.
A study implementing unique approaches of evaluating pesticide exposure in honey bees through possible wax gland excretions.
This presentation gives a numerical analysis for the utilization of Solar Evacuated Tube Collectors and Vacuum Membrane Distillation with respect to a Water Desalination process.
A study implementing unique approaches to evaluate pesticide exposure in honey bee colonies through possible wax gland excretions.
Video presentation of UCARE research on a study of energy consumed during milling of interlayer-peened additively manufactured 316 stainless steel.