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Directory of Presentations
Opening Remarks and Refreshments (1:00 - 3:00 p.m.)........................................................UNVH Lobby
Biomedical Engineering (BIEN).............................................................................................................COBB 111
Chemical Engineering (CMEN).............................................................................................................BOGH 326
Chemistry (CHEM)........................................................................................................................................CTLH 322
Civil Engineering (CVEN) and Construction Engineering (CVTE)..........................................UNVH 134
Computer Science (CSC)............................................................................................................................TECP 302
Electrical Engineering (ELEN)...............................................................................................................UNVH 111
Electrical Engineering Technology (ELET)......................................................................................BOGH 325
Industrial Engineering (INEN)...............................................................................................................BOGH 130
Mechanical Engineering I (MEEN).......................................................................................................BOGH 302
Mechanical Engineering II (MEEN)......................................................................................................BOGH 304
Mechanical Engineering III (MEEN)....................................................................................................BOGH 305
Nanosystems (NSEN) and Multidisciplinary Engineering (MULTI)........................................UNVH 121
Physics (PHYS)..............................................................................................................................................UNVH 123
Building Abbreviations
BOGH - Bogard Hall
COBB- College of Business Bldg.
CTLH - Carson Taylor Hall
TECP - Tech Pointe
UNVH - University Hall
Senior Project Sites
OPENING CEREMONY
(UNVH LOBBY)
NSEN / MULTI
(UNVH 121)
ELEN
(UNVH 111)
CVEN / CVTE
(UNVH 134)
PHYS
(UNVH 123)
BIEN
(COBB 111)
ELET
(BOGH 325)
CSC
(TECP 302)
CMEN
(BOGH 326)
MEEN I
(BOGH 302)
MEEN II
(BOGH 304)
MEEN III
(BOGH 305)
INEN
(BOGH 130)
CHEM
(CTLH 322)
Dean’s Message
Welcome to the 2014 COES Undergraduate Senior Projects Conference!
We are excited to have alumni, parents, faculty, students and friends of
the College attend this event that showcases the accomplishments of
many of our upcoming graduates. During the conference, you will have
the opportunity to see how our undergraduates are learning to solve a
variety of significant and actual problems, often resulting in deliverable
prototypes with lasting impact. Many of our projects come directly
from industrial sponsors; some are based on ongoing faculty research,
and some come directly from innovative ideas of our students. The
conference has been designed to provide our senior students a forum
to exhibit a part of what they have learned in their curricula. It has
become an annual highlight for the College that enables our seniors
in all of our undergraduate programs to demonstrate their professional
skills.
We hope that you will participate in this event by completing evaluation
forms that are available in the presentation rooms. Your objective
assessment of the students’ work and the quality of the presentations is
extremely valuable to us and is used by many of our programs as part of
their continuous improvement process. Also, please feel free to suggest
topics for future projects and ideas for improving the conference. Our
shared goal in all of this is to strengthen and enhance the preparation
of our graduates for the transition into professional practice. Thank you
for helping us achieve that goal.
Hisham Hegab, Ph.D., P.E.
Interim Dean, College of Engineering and Science
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
(BIEN)
1:30
Proximity Device to Monitor Position of ETT
The No-Hurt Insert is the modification of an endotracheal tube such that the distal tip position
can be monitored without an x-ray. This will potentially decrease the risk of complications in
chronically intubated patients, including infection, lung overinflation and/or collapse, and
ventilator-associated pneumonia. Our works-like prototype uses an ultrasonic sensor to measure
tube movement and/or distance from the tip of the tube to the bifurcation of the trachea, which
should be ~3 cm.
Team Name: No-Hurt Insert
Team Members: David Hyde, Brittany Manuel, Hannah Russin, and Ranjita Shrestha
Project Sponsor: Center for Rehabilitation Engineering, Science and Technology (CREST)
Project Faculty Advisor: Dr. J Arthur Saus, MD, LSUHSC-Shreveport
2:00
Engage
Hatch Early Childhood Education specializes in educational software and devices for children;
however, they lack quantitative data demonstrating the effectiveness of their products as used
in classes that have children with ASD. The team effectively demonstrated the usefulness of two
independent methods for distinguishing states of engagement, by incorporating EEG brain signal
processing with IR gaze tracking to measure students’ engagement while using Hatch education
software.
Team Name: Engagers
Team Members: Chris West, Christin Denmon, Dibendra Shrestha
Project Sponsors: Dale McManis, Hatch Early Childhood LearningProject
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Patrick O’Neal
2:30
iInventory Control
People with vision impairments often face problems in their daily lives that limit their ability to
perform independently. Our team has created an iOS app that scans and saves barcode information
to an inventory list that can be accessed from any iOS device. With built-in accessibility features,
this app enables people with vision impairment to obtain a higher independence in keeping track
of their inventories.
Team Name: iInventory
Team Members: Anju Chaudhari and Manish Uprety
Project Sponsors: Center for Rehabilitation Engineering, Science and Technology (CREST)
Project Faculty Advisor: Dr. Patrick O’Neal
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
(BIEN)
3:00
FlexRite
Orthopaedic surgeons use dynamic fixators on patients that have injured joint and bone
tissues near the elbow to relieve the joint of compressive forces while allowing motion to
expedite healing. Currently, aligning the fixator hinge with the natural axis of rotation of
the elbow joint is inaccurate and dependent on the skill of the surgeon. FlexRite produces
instructions for the surgeon during fixator surgery to align the dynamic external fixator with
the injured elbow to improve range of motion after rehabilitation.
Team Name: Hinge-Bound
Team Members: Akpofure Unukpo, Rachel Baker, Caroline Kopfler
Project Sponsors: Anne Hollister, MD, and Louisiana State University Health Science Center in Shreveport, LA
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Patrick O’Neal
3:30
Question and Answer Session with Advisory Board
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(CMEN)
1:30
Manufacturing the Next Generation of Vaccines:
Non-Egg Based Platform for Influenza Vaccine
Non-egg based production of the influenza vaccine using insect cells rather than the traditional
chicken egg cells.
Team Name: StoneHearth Vaccines, Inc.
Team Members: Dylan Curole, and Hayden Lewis
Faculty Advisor: Dr. James Palmer
1:50
Large-Scale Production of Trivalent Influenza Vaccine from Insect Cell Culture Using
Baculovirus Expression System
Traditional influenza vaccines are produced from chicken eggs, a process which has served the
population well in the past. However, many in the population cannot receive the vaccine due to
egg or feather allergy, and there is a growing concern that an influenza vaccine shortage could
result from an outbreak of influenza in the chicken population. With these concerns noted other
vaccine production sources have been considered. Li and Lockhart have developed a production
facility capable of producing 47.9 million trivalent vaccine doses for the North American market
from insect cell cultures. The presentation and report outline production process and contain an
economic analysis report, the means and methods used to maximize the NPV (net present value) of
the project and an evaluation, and safety, heat, and environmental considerations.
Team Name: L&L Sciences
Team Members: Michael Orlan Lockhart, Scott Li
2:10
Manufacturing the Next Generation of Vaccines: Non-egg based platform for
Influenza Vaccine -Using SF9 Insect Cells
Influenza is an infectious respiratory disease caused by one of the four strains of the influenza virus.
It causes symptoms ranging from fever and chills to death. Vaccines are ways we are handling the
outbreak, prevention, and maintenance of this disease. The vaccine manufacturing process is repeated
for different strains of the virus depending on which ones are required for that year. For this project,
we have chosen to use insect cells as a means to produce a “new” vaccine that is faster and safer than
the current egg-based method.
Team Name: Buggin Out
Team Members: Hannah Howe and Nyssa Briggs
(CMEN)
2:30
Manufacturing the Next Generation of Vaccines: Non-Egg Based Platform for
Influenza Vaccine
The influenza virus kills between 17,000-51,000 people each year in the United States. In this
report our choice of vaccine platform and the advantages and disadvantages of the potential
choices, hamster ovary cells and insect cells, will be seen. In addition, our manufacturing
facility design and calculations will be presented along with our utility costing.
We have performed extensive research on the production of vaccines of various platforms and
manufacturing facility designs. We then utilized the data provided to us to develop a vaccine
we believe could be an excellent choice as an influenza vaccine.
Team Name: Team S.A.W.
Team Members: Shana Haines, Alex Coffin, William Hanna
2:50
Manufacturing the Next Generation of Vaccines: Non-Egg Based Platform for
Influenza Vaccine
The purpose of this project is to design a new method to produce the trivalent flu vaccine.
Sf-9 insect cells were chosen as the vaccine base due to the available knowledge and the
likelihood of vaccine approval. A non-traditional, animal-free facility will be used to generate
the components for each of the three viral strains. Different purifying techniques such as
chromatography, centrifugation, and tangential flow filtration will be explored in an attempt
to optimize our process and purify our product to the necessary concentrations.
Team Name: Flu Fighters
Team Members: Stephen Bleakley, Alexis Eschete, and Hannah Sober
3:10
Manufacturing the Next Generation of Influenza Vaccines with an Insect Cell
Based Platform
The project covers the manufacturing and economic analysis of a trivalent influenza vaccine
production facility using High 5 insect cells in a pre-existing facility.
Team Name: J Cubed
Team Members: Jessica D. Davis, Jaymes Ferro, J.J. Horton
(CMEN)
3:30
Manufacturing of Non-Egg Based Influenza Vaccine
This design project focuses on the development of a process and manufacturing facility that will be
capable of producing non-egg based trivalent influenza vaccines for the North American market. The
vaccine will be made from insect cell lines, grown in single-use reactors, inactivated by formaldehyde,
and frozen for shipment. To meet the World Health Association’s requirements, the vaccine will be
reformulated yearly. The manufacturing facility will typically produce 55 million vaccines per flu
season, but in a pandemic situation, can produce up to 70 million vaccines. The facility will operate
on a seasonal basis, only producing enough vaccine for the next season before shutting down.
Team Name: BDV Engineering
Team Members: John Breckenridge, Cedric Davis, and Matthew Vetter
3:50
Manufacturing Non-Egg Based Platform for Influenza Vaccine
The primary goal of this project is to manufacture and optimize a non-egg based platform for the
new generation influenza vaccine. We have used insect cell ( SF9) as our expression system. For the
cell culture and production process, the manufacturing platform designed is a hybrid platform which
uses both disposable and stainless steel bio-reactors.
Team Name: Team SF9
Team Members: Sandip Neupane, Deep Poudel, Pravin Upadhay
4:10
Non-Egg Baculovirus Expression System for Influenza Vaccine
As part of the 2014 National AICHE Student Design Competition, this work centers on producing
a non-egg, trivalent influenza vaccine to be distributed to the North American Market. This project
utilizes Sf9 insect cells as the vaccine platform as well as cutting-edge disposable facility technology
to inoculate, grow, and inactivate the viruses. The vaccine will be reformulated yearly with
recommended viral strains as set forth by the World Health Organization.
Team Name: MW-Squared Solutions
Team Members: Ashley D. Matthews, Byron Q. Williams, Zachary D. Williams
(CMEN)
4:30
Manufacturing the Next Generation of Influenza Vaccine
Current flu vaccine is made from viruses grown in chicken eggs, which in some cases lead
to an allergic reaction. Because of short response time and high yields, cell culture-based
production of influenza vaccine is an attractive alternative to egg-based production. The
present work is aimed at replacing the egg-based influenza vaccines with Chinese hamster
ovary (CHO) cells. During the designing stage, a team of engineers, reviewed the kinetics
and antibody production rate of different CHO cell lines. Using this information, a dynamic
model of CHO cell metabolism, growth rate, and antibody production rate were formulated.
The designed manufacturing facility will produce about 60 million doses of flu vaccine each
year.
Team Name: Hambio
Team Members: Awet Zewde, Joel Mbeumo
Faculty Advisor: Dr. James D. Palmer
5:10
AIChe Vaccine Design Project
The goal of the project is to design and optimize a flu vaccine manufacturing process that
utilizes Chinese hamster ovaries or insect cells as the expression system.
Team Name: Vaccine Project Team
Team Member: Ted Kadri
5:30
Next Generation of Vaccines
This design project integrates all of the skills developed through the chemical engineering
curriculum. The project focuses on developing a design and economic projections for
developing non-egg vaccines.
Team Member: Jamilya Dartion
CHEMISTRY
(CHEM)
1:30
Synthesis Design and Characterization of Al, Si and Al:Si Ratio for
Transesterification Reaction
Synthesis, design, and characterization of Alumina and silica base support catalyst for the
transesterification process by DTA analysis, TGA analysis, surface area, and oil to catalyst
ratio.
Team Member: Rahish GC
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Upali Siriwardane
1:55
Synthesis of a Benzoic Ester
Synthesize a benzoic ester in preparation of creating a polymer.
Team Member: Stephanie Tidwell
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Phillip McMullin
2:20
Electrokinetic Polymer Treatment of Concrete
Our group is seeking a method to increase the strength and chemical resilience of concrete
by applying polyelectrolyte polymer after curing has finished. By submerging concrete in a
solution of charged monomer and applying an electrostatic potential to the rebar, we have
been able to draw the monomer to the interior of the samples. Post-treatment analysis has
revealed a statistically significant increase in tensile strength of the concrete samples, while
spectroscopic studies are being undertaken in order to detect any polymerization and the
degree of monomer permeation. Methods for initiating polymerization within the concrete
are being considered.
Team Name: Eklund Group
Team Member: Jordan Welch
Project Sponsors: LA SPACE, Louisiana Space Consortium
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sven Eklund
CHEMISTRY
(CHEM)
2:45
A Tungsten Coil Atomic Emission Spectrometer
Tungsten coil emission spectrometry is an inexpensive and rugged method for atomic
analysis of field samples. A compact, portable setup could be used in the field for rapid
results. A coil taken from a 24 V, 250 W commercial light bulb is housed in an aluminum
cylinder. The sample is placed directly on the filament to heat to the point of emission. The
emission signal exits the cylinder through a pinhole aperture, blocking most of the blackbody
radiation of the filament itself. The signal is then focused through a collimating lens into a
CCD spectrometer for analysis. Each of these components is fixed on an aluminum plate for
ease of transportation and setup. While the power supply is currently controlled manually
via Powerstat, it could be easily modified for automated sample runs.
Team Name: Eklund Group
Team Member: Benjamin Haynie
3:15
Determination of Pb in Honey by a Combination of Electrodeposition and
X-Ray Fluorescence
The goal of this research is to achieve lower detection limits of Pb in honey by electochemically
depositing the Pb on a screen-printed graphite thin film electrode followed by determination
of the Pb on the electrode with X-ray Fluorescence (XRF). To increase the deposition rate
of Pb, a Nafion film is cast onto the graphite electrode and bismuth is added to the analyte
solution. A potential of -1.25 V is applied to the electrode vs. a Ag/AgCl reference for 60
minutes. After the Pb has been deposited onto the electrode, it is inserted into the XRF
instrument which can determine the type and quantity of elements on the electrode. Present
studies are looking at the applied potential and time of deposition as variables to determine
the detection limit of the method.
Team Member: Daniel Harris
CIVIL ENGINEERING
(CVEN)
3:15-5:00
Segment I (LA1 – LA173) of I-49 North in Caddo Parish
This capstone senior design project will design Segment I (LA1 to LA173) of the entire
I-49 North project. The entire I-49 North project is a 36-mile project that will construct a
four-lane interstate with a 4-foot inside shoulder and a 10-foot outside shoulder from I-220
in Shreveport to the Arkansas state line. The capstone project is approximately 5.8 miles
long, and the project (segment I) for this course (JCT. LA1 to LA173) is under construction.
Some data (land survey and geotechnical investigation data) were obtained from LADOTD
and NTB Associates, Inc. and are available for this course. This capstone project is the
next logical step in the process when funding becomes available. As mentioned, only very
preliminary planning data is available to the students, thus requiring original research on
their part. The scope of the project for this course includes four areas in civil engineering:
transportation, geotechnical, water, and structures. The students will design the roads,
intersection, substructure, and foundation of the bridge, drainage and drainage structures,
bridge superstructure and approaches. Also, a gas station, which is not shown on the project
specific plans, has to be designed for this course. In addition, students will develop and
prepare a cost estimate for this project.
Team Name: 1. Structures, 2. Geotechnical, 3. Transportation, 4. Water, 5. Planning and Estimating
Team Members:
Structures: Andrew Vicknair, Matt Wolfe, Aaron Lucas, Kimberly Latino, Kori Madere, Sal Pellittieri, Sarah
Caudle, Billie Eldridge, Daniel Binet
Geotechnical: Seth Strong, Matt Webb, Ren Oslica, Jesse Munoz, Vance Liles, Jon McEachern, Porter
Holliday, Nick Burnham, Sambir Khadka
Transportation: Zach Slaughter, Sujan Ghimire, Dipendr Sharma, Brandon Greco, Umer Ali
Water: Tyler Morgan, Sarah Warren, Kyle Templet, Kegan Dick, Brad Morton, Amrit Thapa, Suraj Thapa
Planning and Estimating: Sarah Warren, Billie Eldridge, Sambir Khadka, Nick Burnham, Umer Ali
Project Sponsors: Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Nazimuddin “Wasi” Wasiuddin
COMPUTER SCIENCE
(CSC)
1:30
Watson Reboot Project
That Watson Reboot Project is aimed toward the development of the fourth generation of Dr.
Mike O’Neal’s Watson interactive education system. Watson is a learning tool that is geared
to teach newcomers the fundamental concepts of computer science. It currently consists
of a textbook and eight interactive labs that cover topics such as databases, JavaScript,
and digital logic. Watson Reboot’s goal is to combine the textbook and labs into a mobilefriendly e-book.
Team Name: Senior Capstone Team
Team Members: Neil Vosburg (Project Manager), Tommy Bozeman (Team Leader), Jacob Burt (Team
Leader), Andrew Duryea (Team Leader), James Miltenberger (Team Leader), Weston Cossey, Harley Davis,
Jacob Harlow, Megan Henderson, Leslie Jenkins, Joshua Laborde, Jeremiah LaForge, Mitchell Martin, Bimarsh
Nakarmi, Cindy Richard, Bidur Shrestha, Landon Stanley, Jonathan Teel, Du Tong, Brock Tubre, Prakash
Upreti, Richard Waller
Project Website: http://watson.latech.edu
Project Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mike O’Neal
2:00
The Watson Framework team is responsible for building the framework common to all
Watson interactive activities. Libraries such as Watson Dialogs, Watson Editor, and Watson
Data Store are all responsibilities of the Watson Framework team. Watson Framework is
composed of the team leaders from each team led by the overall Project Manager; this is an
important characteristic as each member has knowledge about the implementation of their
respective team’s project.
Team Name: Watson Framework
Team Members: Neil Vosburg (Project Manager), Tommy Bozeman, Jacob Burt, Andrew Duryea,
James Miltenberger
2:30 Watson Reboot Project
The Textbook Framework can be thought of as the integration and design team for the
project. The main goal for this team is to transfer what is on paper in the textbook to a fully
functional e-book. This means much of their responsibility lies in establishing the look and
feel of Watson. Their tasks range from developing the navigation system for the e-book, to
integrating interactive figures that are developed by the lab teams.
Team Name: Textbook Framework
Team Members: Jacob Burt (Leader), Jacob Harlow, Megan Henderson, Cindy Richard, Brock Tubre, Prakash
Upreti
COMPUTER SCIENCE
(CSC)
3:00
This team is responsible for the “Assembly” and “Database” chapters of the text. The
“Assembly” chapter teaches programming in a simple assembly language using interactive
examples that readers can run or walk through. The “Database” chapter teaches readers
how to build database queries composed of selects, projects, and joins. In addition, these
chapters contain a “sandbox” mode where assembly programs and database queries can be
built from scratch.
Team Name: Assembly/Database Labs
Team Members: Tommy Bozeman (Leader), Jeremiah LaForge, Landon Stanley, Ricky Waller, Joshua Laborde
3:30
This team is responsible for the “Graphics” and “Spreadsheet” chapters of the text. The
“Graphics” chapter guides the reader through small programs written in the Watson Graphics
language by providing the ability to run and walk through code directly in the e-book. The
“Spreadsheet” chapter illustrates how to build spreadsheets using formulas. In addition, these
chapters contain problem descriptions and a “sandbox” mode where graphics programs and
spreadsheets can be built from scratch.
Team Name: Graphics/Spreadsheet Labs
Team Members: James Miltenberger (Leader), Leslie Jenkins, Mitchell Martin, Bidur Shrestha, Jonathan Teel
4:00
This team is responsible for the “JavaScript” and “Digital Logic” chapters of the text. The
“JavaScript” chapter guides the reader through small Watson JavaScript programs by providing
the ability to run and walk through code directly in the e-book. The “Digital Logic” chapter
presents color coded digital circuits that the reader can interact with to determine their
function. In addition, these chapters contain problem descriptions and a “sandbox” mode
where JavaScript programs and digital logic circuits can be built from scratch.
Team Name: JavaScript/Digital Logic Labs
Team Members: Andrew Duryea (Leader), Weston Cossey, Harley Davis, Bimarsh Nakarmi, Du Tong
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY (CVTE)
1:30
Hersey D. Wilson Drive Reconstruction
The scope of this project is to reconstruct the Hersey D. Wilson Drive from a new concrete
roadway, concrete curb, concrete sidewalks and drives, cast in place inlets and underground
drainage. This project includes installation of a 8” water main, new sanitary sewer main
installation and rehabilitation of sanitary sewer manholes with cementatious lining and sewer
main rehabilitation with 6.00mm CIPP 8” Pipe.
Team Name: Tech Five Guys Construction
Team Members: Basil Nwokolo, Heath Waxley, Marcus Long, Michael Bush, Todd Thompson
Project Website: http://www.shreveportla.gov
Project Sponsors: City of Shreveport
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Erez Allouche
1:55
Hersey D. Wilson Street Drive Rehabilitation
This is a rehabilitation project of Hersey D. Wilson Drive for the City of Shreveport. Our group
will be performing all the responsibilities of submitting a bid as if we were trying to win the bid
and perform the work. The job will be awarded to the lowest bidder who meets all bonding,
insurance, and City of Shreveport bidding requirements.
Team Name: R. G. RAMBS Construction
Team Members: Steven Aaron, Justin Black, Timothy Guy, Brandon Madden, Chris Racca, Mitchell Raymond,
Ryan Shamburger
Project Website: http://www.konful000-126484.hibustudio.com
2:20
Hershey D. Wilson Drive Reconstruction
The project encompasses city-wide street improvements for Hersey D. Wilson Drive.
Improvements include, upgrading the street from asphalt to concrete, existing utilities (sewer
and water), and upgrading the drainage system. A quantity take-off and construction schedule
will be completed and presented.
Team Name: NWL Contractors
Team Members: Brooke Becnel, Bradley Carter, Justin Floyd, James Mathews, Jordan Schultz, Charles Robare,
Jake Woodard
Project Website: http://nwlcontractors.weebly.com
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY (CVTE)
2:45
Hersey D. Wilson Drive
This project involves estimating, scheduling, and bidding, for road management of Martin
Luther King Dr. in Shreveport, Louisiana
Team Name: Tech Construction, LLC
Team Members: Ronnie Fields, Rashad Thomas, Jeff Sneed, Luke Savoie, Anton Smith, Samuel Voorhees, David
Lamonte
Project Website: http://shreveportla.gov
Faculty Advisor: Ashikul Islam
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
(ELEN)
1:30
Sole Train
Heel strike is a common problem amongst runners that involves landing heel first on each
stride. Landing heel first creates a significantly larger impact on the knees of the runner, which
can lead to health problems. This project makes use of a TI MSP430 microcontroller and three
pressure sensors in each shoe to detect when heel strike occurs. The device will alert the
runner when a heel strike happens by flashing an LED and will save the pressure data from a
run to an SD card for later observation.
Team Name: Sole Train Team
Team Members: Sam Wozinski, Troy Partington, Oladele Sowemimo, Cheng Song
Project Sponsors: Dr. Arun Jaganathan, Louisiana Tech University
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Davis Harbour, Dr. Paul Hummel
2:00
Quad-Copter Control System
This project is the design of a control system for a quad-copter. A proportional integral derivative
(PID) controller was implemented on a custom fabricated quad-copter frame. The software
was built from the ground up for an Atmel microcontroller using embedded C programming
in the Atmel Studio environment. The project incorporates the use of an accelerometer and a
gyroscope to control roll, pitch, and yaw. It also utilizes infrared sensors for obstacle avoidance.
Team Name: Quad-Copter Control System Team
Team Members: Edward LeBlanc, Barrett Routon, Hunter Corley
2:30
Depth Guided Motor
This project utilizes sonar transducers to guide a marine vessel to a user specified depth of
water. Maintaining a constant depth is advantageous to fishermen and is also useful for vessels
where clearance may be an issue. The system navigates toward a desired depth using data sent
from the transducers in the NMEA-0183 format. The data is received by a Xilinx Spartan6 FPGA
that extracts the depth data and controls the steering of a trolling motor via a DC motor and a
chain and sprocket coupling.
Team Name: Depth Guided Motor Team
Team Members: Joshua Prosperie, Heath Jones, Matt Page
(ELEN)
3:00
RF Power Amplifier
During emergencies, amateur radio operators are known to volunteer to manage
communications on a national scale; however, having sufficient power is crucial to this
function. This project is an amplifier that increases the output power of a typical amateur
radio transceiver beyond typical limits to a practical maximum of 250 W. Also included are
an array of filters to reduce spurious emissions as required by the FCC, as well as a digital
control system to prevent the operator from damaging the system.
Team Name: RF Power Amplifier Team
Team Members: Tyler Spence, Chance Tarver
Project Sponsors: Dr. Mickey Cox, Louisiana Tech University
3:30
Electrostatic Air Cleaning System for Digital Projectors
This project is the design of a self-cleaning method of dust collection for digital projectors.
By replacing the mechanical filter with a small electrostatic precipitator, digital projectors
can be cleaned without human interaction. High voltage DC is applied to corona wires,
ionizing the air, and forcing the charged particles onto grounded collection plates. A light
sensor is queried by an Atmel ATmega328p microcontroller and a signal is sent to a vibrating
DC motor to shake the dust clean if necessary.
Team Name: Electrostatic Air Cleaning System Team
Team Members: Christopher Hirsch, Daniel Rhodes, Hollis Scriber, Benjamin Smith
4:00
Superconductor Filament Fabrication Machine
Superconductor-based switching could change the future of pulse power generation. This
project automates the fabrication of standardized YBCO superconductor filaments in
support of pulse power research, including mixing, grinding, pressing, and sintering ceramic
superconductor material. The design integrates a Spartan-3E FPGA, discrete components, a
motor, a power supply, and multiple actuators and sensors into a standalone unit optimized
for a small lab footprint capable of running off of 120 VAC.
Team Name: Superconductor Filament Fabrication Team
Team Members: Richard Wolfe, Erik Wilcken, Michael Habig, Saroj Sunar
Project Sponsors: Louisiana Space Consortium (LaSPACE)
(ELEN)
4:30
Wireless Drum Interface
This project provides the average drummer with the ability to record and/or add effects (such
as distortion) to an acoustic drum set. A piezo sensor is positioned on each drumhead and
the analog signal generated by the piezo each time a drum is struck is converted to digital
and transmitted wirelessly from a PIC microcontroller to a Spartan-3E FPGA. From this
point, the signal can be converted back to analog and fed into a computer, speaker, mixing
device or any other device the user wishes.
Team Name: Wireless Drum Interface Team
Team Members: Adam Chadwick, Caleb Norton, Ryan Roberts, Owen Sampognaro
5:00
ADCM: Analog-to-Digital Converter Module
This project is a compact module for converting analog audio signals into MP3 files stored
on an SD card, while also amplifying and playing these signals through a speaker. There are
three stages for the module: the analog processing stage, performed by a 2-band equalizer
and volume circuit with controls for equalizing the inputs; the digital processing, data
storage, and process control stage, performed by a Spartan6 FPGA Board; and the module
power stage, performed by a transformer module.
Team Name: ADCM Team
Team Members: Trey Carpenter, Jie Lin, Ian Phelps
TECHNOLOGY (ELET)
2:00
ATLAS
The Autonomous Telemetry-adapted Long-range Aerial System or, ATLAS, is a multirotor that
is designed to carry an item, or anything, from one place to another by itself. The goal of the
project is to create a platform that is able to accurately and reliably carry and drop off items
without the need for you to fly it. You should be able to click on Google Maps (within its
flying range) and have it deliver an item and come back.
Team Name: ELET Group 1
Team Members: Robby Alves, Douglas Baker, Sean Foster, and Joshua Taylor
Project Website: http://nhssdf4.imgur.com
Project Sponsors: Justin Stoppleworth, Turbogoat Bikeshop and Sporting Goods
Project Faculty Advisor: Dr. Miguel Gates
Atlas Project Kickstarter project backers:
Robert B. Bliss, Steven Pakulski, Yousef Hamade, Markus Oynes, Adam Pipe Fitting, Faisal Omar Aljabri,
Monte Milanuk, Nat Weerawan, Jordan Paul, Gonzalo Saloma, Jennifer Berk, Chris Cunningham, Jorah Lavin,
Dale Messenger, Daniel Prabhakar, John Pamperin,Tony Koop, Eric Goodness, Stuart Robinson, Mark Jason
Riley, Paolo Tiramani,Vaughan Bogran
2:30
Safety Seatbelt
The idea of the Safety Seatbelt is to have the seatbelt unbuckle after an event that would
cause the vehicle to catch fire or be submerged in water. The device consists of an Arduino
microcontroller, thermocouple, water detector, and air quality sensor.
Team Name: Team 5
Team Members: Jacob McDuffie, Rydon Naquin, Matthew Johnson, Larry Martin
Project Sponsors: James McKeever, Aeropres
Project Faculty Advisor: Dr.Miguel Gates
3:00
Audio Ribbons
The objective of this project is to create a more cost efficient multimedia light organ. The
electronic device converts audio signals such as music and speech in into rhythmic light
effects. The circuitry divides the input frequencies into seven fixed bands and sends the
numerical amplitude data to a micro controller. This data is visualized onto a grid where
frequency is plotted on the horizontal axis and amplitude on the vertical axis. A headphone
style 3.5 mm audio jack is used as an input for the device along with an optional microphone.
Team Name: Team 3
Team Members: Jemiah Boagni, Caleb Harris, Christian Lewis, JaMarjay Tooke
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Miguel Gates
TECHNOLOGY (ELET)
3:30
Ultrasonic Parking Lot Counter
This device will count incoming and outgoing cars in a parking lot garage to give a total
amount of spaces available in the garage and total spaces available on each level.
Team Name: Team 7
Team Members: Brian Allen, Joshua Ferrand, Brittain White.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Miguel Gates
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(INEN)
1:30
Shipping Process Improvement
The purpose of this project is to implement industrial engineering methods to improve
efficiency by reducing the bottleneck, standardizing worker tasks, and improving equipment
functionality within the shipping department of Haynes International.
Team Name: Efficiency Fanatics
Team Members: Lauren Jennings, Aaron Caletka, Sanip Munankarmi
Project Sponsors: John Garrison, Haynes International, Kenny Pepper, Haynes International
Project Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jun-Ing Ker
2:00
General Electric-Product Flow Through Tank Accumulation
We are required to establish a WIP of five accumulation kits in tank weld prior to beginning
of shift, categorize inventory, establish a re-order process for inventory shop orders,
decrease overtime by 6%, and decrease overproduction by 11%. Establish a layout for the
accumulation area that is suitable to efficiently meet objectives.
Team Name: Tank Accumulation Senior Design Team
Team Members: Philip Marsiglia, Orlando Banos, Subodh Bajracharya
Project Sponsors: Stacey Nash, General Electric
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jun-Ing Ker
2:30
University Health, Shreveport
Anesthesiology Faculty at University Health, Shreveport, have found that the current operation
room cancellation rate is 12%, far exceeding the national standard (2%). The objectives of
our project are twofold: (1) identify root causes of this problem, and (2) provide solutions
for reducing the cancellation rate. Industrial engineering techniques such as process flow
analysis, value stream mapping, and cause and effect matrix are utilized to achieve the
goals.
Team Name: Cancellation Busters
Team Members: Cappi Ker, Alex Millet, Austin Young
Project Sponsors: Dr. Charles Fox, University Health, Shreveport
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(INEN)
3:00
Libbey Glass Ergonomic and Crew Optimization Analysis
The project consists of two parts:
1. Evaluation of the crew size for the select and Pack Department, creating a crew chart to
determine the number of workers needed, given a set of inputs,
2. Ergonomic Assessment of the Selector and Box Makers job to suggest job rotation options
and work station improvements.
Team Name: Libbey Glass Improvement Team
Team Members: Nadia Charbonnet, Janelle Cooper, and Ivana Flores
Project Sponsors: Matthew Chaisson, Plant Sponsor, Libbey Glass Inc.
Project Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jun-Ing Ker
3:30
Procter & Gamble Project
Procter & Gamble’s dry detergent section has a number of issues with packing materials that
need to be resolved. The goals of this project are to reduce space usage, reduce touching
and handling, and implement a first-in-first-out (FIFO) inventory system.
Team Members: Justin Britt, Ryan Foster, Gauge Means
Project Sponsors: Matthew Creel, Procter & Gamble
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
(MEEN I)
1:30 MEEN I
Boiler Tube Inspection Device
The Boiler Tube Inspection Device Team was presented with the task of designing a device
to assist with inspecting boiler tubes for cracks.The device had to be capable of expanding
from a 3.5 in size diameter to a 6 in diameter. The device also had to be capable of moving
inside a 6 in pipe, while helping to feed and guide a video probe looking for cracks in
feeding tubes.
Team Name: Boiler Tube Inspection Team
Team Members: Louis Salmon, Garrett Wilburn, Sean Karpa
Project Sponsors: Russel Gedeon, American Electric Power
Kevin McMahon, American Electric Power Ryan Myer, American Electric Power
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Swanbom
2:00 MEEN I
Tube Plug Gun
Before the tubes of a heat exchanger can be heat treated, they must be cleaned of the
residue that has accumulated on the inner walls of the tube during the swaging or drawdown process. This is done by blowing acetone soaked felt plugs down each tube until the
tubes have been deemed clean. Since the actual plug is bigger than the inner diameter this
process can become tedious and cause extreme fatigue to the operator’s hands. Our adapter
designs allow the current process to function efficiently by cutting the time in half and
decreasing the wear in the operators hands.
Team Members: Brantley Johnson, TL Oakley, Austin Reed
Project Sponsors: Mark Kucinich, Plymouth Tube Co.
Faculty Advisor: Ray McKinney, James Cook
2:30 MEEN I
Whitewater Reclamation
Currently, 2.3 million gallons per day of 110˚F white water is exiting into a sewer and
ultimately wasted at Georgia Pacific’s paper mill in Crossett, Arkansas. Our task was to
reclaim this water in the least obtrusive manner possible and provide the largest economic
benefit. After exploring several design alternatives and consulting on-site operators, we
concluded that adapting this water for a separate plant process would be most advantageous.
Team Name: Whitewater Reclamation
Team Members: Seth Houston, Matthew Tarver, and Gideon Ukpai
Project Sponsors: Mason Pope, Georgia Pacific Crossett Paper Mill
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Leland Weiss, Dr. Brad Cicciarelli
(MEEN I)
3:00 MEEN I
High Reliability Process Bearing
We are redesigning a bearing assembly that is used on multiple rolls for a paper machine at
Graphic Packaging International. The current design does not allow for proper lubrication
of the bearing and causes early failure. We are finding a solution for this problem through
testing and engineering analysis. The solution must be able to be scaled to different sizes for
several applications within the paper machine.
Team Name: Team GPI
Team Members: Brad Creel, Kyle Tullos, Jonathan Warlick
Project Sponsors: Ryan Canales, and Paul Cornelison, Graphic Packaging International
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Prabhu Arumugam
3:30 MEEN I
Rotating Fixture for Large Coating Process
This project focused on a particular step in the fabrication of the base of CellXion’s concrete
housings. We designed a motor-driven mechanism capable of rotating the 8in by 8ft by 20ft
floor bases of these concrete housings on the supporting I-beam frames. This method is more
efficient, has a greater ease of use, and gives a safer environment for CellXion’s employees
to work in than current methods. Additionally, the rotation of these bases will no longer be
limited, but have a full 360 degrees of rotation.
Team Name: Rotating Fixture
Team Members: Kyle Johnson, David Miller, and Walter Miltenberger
Project Sponsors: Albert Dumas, Cellxion
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Niel Crews
(MEEN II)
1:30 MEEN II
Ultra Hardened RFID Tag
The objective of this project was to design an RFID tag protection cover and compare it to
commercially available RFID tags. Cameron has provided our team with a sledge hammer
that has been used to analyze the severity of impact that a given design case can tolerate.
Team Name: Team RFID
Team Members: Josh Alleman and Trey Willson
Project Sponsors: John Bartos, Sponsor: Cameron International, Houston, TX
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Niel Crews
2:00 MEEN II
Automated Wood I-Beam Sealer
The robots currently deployed to pick up a paint roller and apply sealer to a bundle of
I-beams suffer from down time associated with errors that occur during exchange of one tool
for another. The project will design an automated process that will apply sealer to the ends
of these I-beam bundles without having to exchange one tool for another.
Team Name: I-Beam Team
Team Members: Taylor Ashton, Aaron Chenevert, Brittany Copponex, Tim Francis
Project Sponsors: Steve Story, JC Priest, Archie Dore, Weyerhaeuser
Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Hall
2:30 MEEN II
Sulfuric Acid Vapor Mitigation Project
The Sulfuric Acid Mitigation Project was sponsored by Georgia-Pacific’s mill in Crossett,
Arkansas. In this project, the team focused on improving the current sulfuric acid unloading
process. The main goal of this project was to mitigate the sulfuric acid vapor released during
the unloading process which led to corrosion and safety concerns. The team decided that
the most effective way to accomplish this goal was to implement an external pump monitor
into the original pump unloading configuration.
Team Name: Sulfuric Acid Vapor Mitigation Team
Team Members: Alexander Woodward, Taoran Chen, and Tyler Tarver
Project Sponsors: Mason Pope, Georgia-Pacific’s Crossett Paper Operations
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Prabhu Arumugam
(MEEN II)
3:00 MEEN II
Stainless Steel Strip Weld Fixture
Plymouth Tube has challenged our senior design team to create a table to assist in a welding
process in their tube production facility. This process will increase the quality of the weld
which in turn assists in keeping all the machines running properly. The table will act as a
centering mechanism and a clamp for welding the raw metal together before it enters the
rollers.
Team Name: SSSWF
Team Members: Chris Autin, Justin Ivey, Dustin McDowell
Project Sponsors: Mark Kuchinic, Plymouth Tube Company, Danny Pruett, Plymouth Tube Company
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Heath Tims
3:30 MEEN II
High-Efficiency Atmospheric Fryer
The purpose of this project was to perform an analysis of a commercial deep fryer from a
manufacturing and functional perspective. The frypot is constructed of bent and welded 439
Stainless Steel, and is exposed to extreme heat that creates stress due to thermal contraction
and expansion.We have redesigned the frypot to increase its functional life by minimizing
thermal stress on welded joints while also reducing the manufacturing cost.
Team Name: The Frymasters
Team Members: Tucker Deaton, Matt Stinson, Sam Wade
Project Sponsors: Michael Theodos, Frymaster, Joshua Cox, Frymaster
Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Hall
4:00 MEEN II
EcoCar High Clearance Braking System
The EcoCar High Clearance Brake team designed and created a mechanical brake that can
be implemented into any car built for the Shell Eco-Marathon. These high clearance brakes
provide 0.2 inches of space between the brake pads and the rotor in order to eliminate any
drag that may occur due to untrue brake rotors. The whole braking system can be changed
out for another or the individual parts can be replaced.
Team Name: EcoCar Braking Team
Team Members: Garrett Waggenspack, Beau Pinegar, Geoffrey Smith
Project Sponsors: Dr. Michael Swanbom, Louisiana Tech Eco-Marathon Team
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Swanbom
(MEEN III)
1:30 MEEN III
Release Water Power Generation
The scope of this project is to identify a reliable and self-sustained power source for the
environmental equipment monitoring the released water from Crossett Paper Operations to
the Ouachita River. This equipment is located across an effluent settling pond from the mill
where there is no electrical power. Over 1 million gallons per hour of water is released at
this location from a 16 foot wide weir gate with an average vertical fall of 8 feet. Successful
completion of the project is constituted by the identification of a solution that will add value
to Georgia-Pacific by meeting the power requirements of the environmental monitoring
equipment.
Team Name: Release Water Power Generation
Team Members: David Hinds, Ethan Hilton, Robert Holstead
Project Sponsors: Mason Pope, Georgia-Pacific Paper Operations in Crossett, AR
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Arden Moore
2:00 MEEN III
High Efficiency Transplanter Team
In an attempt to lower the production costs of sweet potatoes, ConAgra Foods – Lamb Weston
and the Louisiana Tech High Efficiency Transplanter Team worked to mechanize the sweet
potato transplanting process. The project called for simple mechanisms and engineering
concepts that would stand up to harsh agricultural environments. The design proposed by
the High Efficiency Transplanter Team has the potential to reduce the labor requirement and
increase the planting speed of the currently used, outdated process.
Team Name: High Efficiency Transplanter Team
Team Members: Jered Batten, Dakota Martin, Ivan Meade
Project Sponsors: ConAgra Foods – Lamb Weston
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Marisa Orr
2:30 MEEN III
Plastic Modular Conveyor Belt Fatigue Tester
The purpose of the project is to design and manufacture a prototype fatigue tester that
is capable of testing molded plastic conveyor belt modules and serves as a proof of
concept. The fatigue tester will possess two testing stations, each possessing a different load
application method. The testing machine will have a user interface that will allow the user to
set a sinusoidal load profile and cycle time and will have a control system that records and
displays the load profile, number of load cycles, and elongation. As a result of the project,
Intralox will have a proposal for a load application method for a multi-station plastic modular
conveyor belt fatigue tester.
Team Name: Team Pansanomatic
Team Members: Benson Temple Hall, Jenna Brooke Joseph, Vinh The Lam, and Richard Evan Sanders
Project Sponsors: Jack Hawkins, Intralox, LLC, Mitchell Pansano, Intralox, LLC, Wayne Pertuit, Intralox, LLC
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kelly Crittenden
(MEEN III)
3:00 MEEN III
Oil Filtration System
The Louisiana Tech Oil filtration team aided Haynes International on the design and
development of an oil filtration system to filter the lubricant used in their pilgering process.
The sponsor requested that the design extend the life of the oil and reduce the number of
change outs and shut downs.
Team Name: Oil Filtration System
Team Members: Ross N. Blair, Preston M. Johnson, Subash KC
Project Sponsors: John Garrison and Kenny Pepper, Haynes International, Arcadia, Louisiana
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Leland Weiss
3:30 MEEN III
High-Performance Crusher Bar
A. J. Weller is having trouble with the fabrication of their high performance crusher bars.
The bars are warping out of tolerance after the cutting and welding process. This project
is essentially a large vise-clamping system that will be used to perform a stress heat relief
treatment on the 8 ft. long bars. With this method, the company will save around 72 manhours as well as about $5000 dollars per year.
Team Name: High-performance Crusher Bar
Team Members: Kelsey Nourrcier, Stephen Mire, Robert Harper
Project Sponsors: Phillip Hale
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Henry Cardenas
4:00 MEEN III
1200 ft. Zip Line
The purpose of this project is to provide a step-by-step procedure to design and build a zip
line 1200 feet long for Bar-J Ranch located in Calion, Arkansas. Our goal is to provide an
analytical analysis to the chosen design to account for all expected stresses that will occur
within the zip line. The main purpose of this project is to evaluate the anchoring system, the
zip line cable, and the rider’s speed to ensure everything falls within the national standards
for zip lines in the state of Arkansas.
Team Name: Bar-J Ranch Zip Line Team
Team Members: Jerel Brown, Gary Dantzler, Randolph Hegwood, Dipendra Timalsina Sharma
Project Sponsors: Mr. & Mrs. Nelson, Bar-J Ranch
Project Website: http://www.barjranch.biz
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jay Wang
MULTIDISCIPLINARY
ENGINEERING
(MEEN)
3:00
Bathroom Buggy
Individuals using assistive technology have difficulty transferring from rolling bathroom chairs to tub
lifts. By introducing an adapter (Bathroom Buggy) for these common bathroom appliances, a broader
range of users can be accommodated without the need to leave their seat while in the restroom.
Team Name: CTK Engineering
Team Members: Kyle Plauche’, Thomas Gassiott, Chase DeShazer
Project Sponsors: Brad Marsh and Mike Shipp, Center for Rehabilitation Engineering, Science and Technology (CREST)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kelly Crittenden
NANOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
(NSEN)
1:30
Nanostructured Aluminum Oxide
Nanostructured aluminum oxide (NAO) have been successfully fabricated on the glass substrate.
The structure was fabricated by combining aluminum vapor deposition on glass substrate and a
one-step anodization process. The detection of fluorescent dyes on the NAO has been investigated
and demonstrated successfully. The enhancement of the NAO substrates for fluorescence has
evaluated by monitoring the fluorescence signals. The result shows a significant improvement in
the fluorescence signals compared to the glass substrate.
Team Name: AAO
Team Members: Awet Zewde, Benjamin Ray, Stanislav Kupriyanov
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Long Que
2:00
Solar Plastic
Our product is an organic polymer solar cell. The solar cell is made out of the organic polymer
P3HT:PCBM. This cell is designed to be cheaper and easier to manufacture than the current
inorganic silicon solar cells.
Team Name: Ox Nanosystems
Team Members: Shelby Maddox, and Taylor Jackson
Project Sponsors: LaSPACE, and NASA
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sandra Zivanovic
2:30
NTFiltration
NTFiltration is a carbon nanotube based water filtration system that utilizes a multi-walled
carbon nanotube mesh to create nanoscopic pores. High water flux, tunable pore size and
surface chemistry, and electrical conductivity allow carbon nanotubes to be promising materials
for water filtration.
Team Name: NTPure
Team Members: Christopher Bagwell, Jordan Gates, Jwala Parajuli
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hisham Hegab
PHYSICS
(PHYS)
1:30
Generalized Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method with Absorbing
Boundary Conditions for the Nonlinear Schrodinger Equation
We develop absorbing boundary conditions within a finite-difference algorithm for solutions
of the nonlinear Schrodinger equation. These boundary conditions are then used to simulate
wave solutions to which the exact solution is known; in doing this, we are able to calculate
the relative error induced by the method.
Team Members: Joshua Wilson, Jiaqi Chen
Project Sponsor: LA-Space
Preject Faculty Advisor: Dr. Weizhong Dai
2:00
Optimization of Piezoelectric Sensor for Audio Level Acoustic Recording
The purpose of this project is to find the best type of piezoelectric sensor for audio level
signals generated by a circular membrane such as a drum head. The study looks at PVDF
(polyvinylidene fluoride) as a possible contact microphone solution and at three shapes the
microphone can be formed into. The sensors are simulated in COMSOL and tested in a the
laboratory for the best sound quality.
Team Member: Adam Chadwick
Project Sponsor: Radiance Technologies, Inc.
Project Faculty Advisor: Dr. Heath Berry, Dr. Lee Sawyer
2:30
Measurement of multi-jet cross section ratio
We measure multijet cross section ratios R_3/2, R_4/3, and R_4/2 in proton-proton collision
at center of mass energy of 8 TeV using data collected with the ATLAS detector at the
Large Hadron Collider (LHC) located near Geneva, Switzerland. The data are compared to
expectations based on Monte Carlo predictions and next-to-leading order QCD calculations
corrected for non-perturbative effects.
Team Members: Anil Thapa
Project Sponsor: Department of Energy
Project Faculty Advisor: Dr. Markus Wobisch
PHYSICS
(PHYS)
3:00
Muon Life Time and Characterization for Scintillator
We study the life time of muons, using a triple-coincidence circuit trig erred by the muons
passing through the three scintillators. Muons are produced due to the interaction of the
cosmic rays with the Earth’s atmosphere. In the second part of the experiment, we characterize
the photomultiplier tubes to be used in the neutron electric form factor measurement at
Jefferson Laboratory.
Team Members: Suraj Tamrakar, Joshua Nohra, Andrew Touchet
Project Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Project Faculty Advisor: Dr. Steve Wells
3:30
Measurement of 3-and 4-jet Mass Distribution at the LHC
We measured the three and four jet invariant mass cross sections in proton-proton collisions
at a center of mass energy of 8 TeV, using data collected with the ATLAS detector at the
Large Hadron Collider (LHC) located near Geneva Switzerland. The results measured in
data are compared to Monte Carlo simulations and next-to-leading order perturbative QCD
calculations.
Team Member: John Coody
Project Sponsor: Department of Energy
Project Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lee Sawyer
4:00
Computational Analysis of Nucleosome Structure with Interactive
Chromatin Modeling
I am using the Interactive Chromatin Modeling software (ICM) in order to study how to
properly model DNA given valid data on nucleosome position and appropriate spatial
parameters.
Team Member: Vernon Dutch
Project Website: dna.engr.latech.edu
Project Sponsor: LBRN
Project Faculty Advisor: Dr. Thomas Bishop
PHYSICS
(PHYS)
4:30
Photometric Study of the Cataclysmic Variable Star AM CVn
We will be discussing and observing the magnitude flucuation and the mass transfer rate of
the double white dwarf binary AM CVn.
Team Name: AM CVn
Team Members: Ronald Dunn
Project Sponsors: N/A
Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Shaw
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