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"Changes in Brain microRNAs Contribute to Cholinergic Stress Reactions" - recorded on 07/23/2009
"Hippocampal Replay of Extended Experience," Recorded 7/22/2010
Like all research, we start with a problem, question, or hypothesis. In this presentation, six graduate students aim to discuss the connections between the dividing beta family of stable homotopic spheres and the congruences of q-expansion of modular forms. In simple terms, think of ...
Shifting the empahsis from cost models to satellite utility or revenue models. The case for a value-centric mindset in space system design.
"The Role of Expressive Behavior for Robots that learn from people." Presented 7/16/09
July 12, 2011 - In this student presentation, based on Robert Hook's research, the students talk about the effect of pore size on cell adhesion in Collagen-GAG scaffolds. Porous cells and its connection to natural and mechanical engineering are represented through skin scaffolding, tissue ...
"Design Parameters for Superhydrophobicity and Superoleophobicity." Presented 7/2/2009.
"An Electro-osmotic Fuel Pump for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells" - Recorded 7/1/2010
In this presentation, seven grad students talk about their collective objective based on Professor Niles research: to figure out how cellular networks function and the role that small molecules play in these networks through gene knockout, RNA interference studies, and hybird studies. RNA ...
Chinyere Goddard, Jennifer Payne, Porsche Buchannan, Satyan Telikeayalli, John Uku, Juan Medina, Kristoffer Jensen, Joel Batson
"De novo biosynthetic pathways: rational design of microbial chemical factories." Presented 6/25/2009
"An Interactive Artificial Ant Approach to Non-Photorealistic Rendering," Recorded 6/24/2010
June 21, 2011 A group of graduate student present Dr. Cesar Hidalgo's work on The Building Blocks Of Economic Complexity. The stepping stone, Adam Smith and his work in trying to understand why different countries had differing diversity of capabilities, the students used a Method of ...
Students present a paper by Professor Barbara Imperiali.
June 21, 2007: "A State-Space Framework for Movement Control to Dynamic Goals Through Brain-Driven Interfaces" by:Lakshminarayan Srinivasan and Emery N. Brown.
"Neutrino Backgrounds to Dark Matter Searches and Directionality," presented 6/18/2009
