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UGROW 24 Projects

The following projects will be a part of UGROW 24. Details about each are linked. Students are encourage to interact with faculty mentors to learn more about specific projects. Student applicants can select and rank up to three on the application form.

 

Project title Keywords (or phrases) Mentor(s) Department
Study of flow rates variations using many different types of hydraulic components and the effect of pressure differentials and temperature changes of the fluid
  • Variety of Flow Control Circuits and components.
  • Pressure and/or Temperature differential
  • Hydraulic applications of speed control of linear actuators and rotary actuators.
Brink Engineering
A Quantum Computing Experience
  • Quantum
  • Programming
  • Qsit
Colmenares Computer Science
The effectiveness of a surfactant/alkaline on enhanced oil recovery (EOR) on a mature reservoir
  • Surfactant/alkaline
  • Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
  • Mature Reservoir
Elsharafi Engineering
Synthesis and Electrochemistry Studies of Naphthyl Methylene Malonates
  • Knoevenagel
  • Malonates
  • Electrochemistry
Hansen & Shao Chemistry
Exploring the Impact of Salt on Protein Aggregation Kinetics in Familial Alzheimer’s Disease Mutations
  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • Protein aggregation
  • Amyloid beta
  • Protein misfolding
Liang Chemistry
Political Participation and Disaster Resilience in US Counties, 2010-2020
  • Natural Disasters
  • Voter Turnout
  • Partisanship
  • US counties
Lee Political Science
Flow classification using cave drip time series at Natural Bridge Caverns in Central Texas
  • Karst
  • Clustering
  • Hydrogeology
  • Groundwater
Mahmud Geosciences
Testing of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and LabVIEW
  • Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
  • Wind Tunnel
  • Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)
  • LabVIEW
  • 3D Printing
Pokharel &Azzouz Engineering
Better data ahead part III: evaluating success in whole-rock X-ray laboratory measurements
  • Geochemistry
  • Whole-rock analysis
  • X-ray elemental and structural characterization
Price Geosciences
Building Robust Sedimentary Data Sets in the Field
  • Sedimentary Geology
  • Stratigraphy
  • Field Measurement Tools
Rosscoe Geosciences