Engineering – Page 8 – UROP Spring Symposium 2023

Engineering

Bayesian Inference with Boosted Importance Nested Sampling

Garv Shah Pronouns: he/him Research Mentor(s): Johannes Lange Research Mentor School/College/Department: Physics / LSA Program: UROPF Session: Session 2 (10:00am – 10:50am) Authors: Garv Shah, Johannes Lange Abstract This projects aims at improving the accuracy of artificial neural networks used as part of a larger algorithm for Bayesian posterior and evidence estimation. Different neural network […]

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Acceptance testing of 100 Ukrainian SBM-20 Geiger-Mueller tubes

Evan Sirianni Pronouns: He/Him Research Mentor(s): Kimberlee Kearfott Research Mentor School/College/Department: NERS/BME / Engineering Program: UROPF Session: Session 2 (10:00am – 10:50am) Authors: Evan Sirianni, Andrew Andrade, Connor Middleton, Jordan Noey, Kimberlee Kearfott Abstract Ukrainian SBM-20 Geiger-Muller tubes are inexpensive and operate at 300-450 V, but exhibit both inconsistent sensitivities and optimal operating voltages. By

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Comparison of Traditional and Adjustable Transfemoral Prosthetic Sockets

Emilia Swierzb Pronouns: She/Her Research Mentor(s): Deanna Gates Research Mentor School/College/Department: Movement Science / Kinesiology Program: UROPF Session: Session 3 (11:00am – 11:50am) Authors: Deanna Gates, Emilia Swierzb Abstract Discomfort resulting from prosthetic devices is an ongoing challenge for many amputees. Much of this stems from the socket, which is the interface between the body

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Creation of an asset library for a fully-immersive virtual reality environment for teaching radiation protection and detection

Hadi Elghoul Pronouns: He/him Research Mentor(s): Kimberlee Kearfott Research Mentor School/College/Department: NERS/BME / Engineering Program: UROPF Session: Session 2 (10:00am – 10:50am) Authors: Abstract Realistic radiation physics was previously implemented in a fully-immersive virtual reality (VR) environment as part of a game, DoseBusters, designed to teach radiation physics and protection to the public. DoseBusters utilizes

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Combating Bias in Machine Learning

Elijah Weinberg Pronouns: He/Him Research Mentor(s): Efren Cruz Cortes Research Mentor School/College/Department: Michigan Institute for Data Science / Other Program: UROP Session: Session 2 (10:00am – 10:50am) Authors: Abstract The study of cognitive science and its connection between mathematical structures and mental representations is new and underdeveloped. Recently a connection between this study and personal

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Nanopore Electroporation in Microfluidic Systems for Dynamic Delivery of Macromolecules into Cells

Andrew Schaefer Pronouns: Research Mentor(s): Sasha Cai Lesher-Perez Research Mentor School/College/Department: Chemical Engineering / Engineering Program: UROPF Session: Session 6 (3:40pm – 4:30pm) Authors: Abstract This paper presents the development of a control for microdevices designed to incorporate laminar flow within nano-electroporation. The purpose of this control is to improve the transfection rate and homogeneity

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An Analysis of Cannabis on Reddit through NLP

Dillan Morell Pronouns: he/him Research Mentor(s): Elyse Thulin Research Mentor School/College/Department: Addiction Center, Psychiatry & Michigan Data Science (MIDAS) / Medicine Program: UROPF Session: Session 2 (10:00am – 10:50am) Authors: Dillan Morell, Elyse Thulin Abstract Utilizing social media for research is a topic that is relatively new to the research scope. However, with the rise

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Effects of Substrate Mechanical Properties on Effectiveness of Icephobic Coatings

Dylan Tremba Pronouns: he/him Research Mentor(s): Michael Gurin Research Mentor School/College/Department: / NonUM Program: UROP Session: Session 4 (1:40pm – 2:30pm) Authors: Dylan Tremba Abstract Ice adhesion can be an issue for a variety of industries, including ice buildup on windows, solar panels, aeronautical control surfaces, and other problems. A potential solution to these issues

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Circular Economy and Space Colonization: A Win-Win Strategy for Sustainability

Lucas Demeo Pronouns: he/him Research Mentor(s): Vyta Pivo Research Mentor School/College/Department: Architecture / AUP Program: UROP Session: Session 7 (4:40pm – 5:30pm) Authors: Lucas De Meo, , Vyta Pivo Abstract The Circular Economy is a sustainable economic model intended to maximize the use of all resources in a production process. The goal is to reuse

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Her Last Fight

Cristina Barriente Pronouns: she/her Research Mentor(s): John Valadez Research Mentor School/College/Department: Film, Television, & Media / LSA Program: UROP Session: Session 6 (3:40pm – 4:30pm) Authors: Cristina Barriente, John Valadez Abstract Daughter of former Congressman Edward R. Roybal, Lucile Roybal-Allard makes history as the first Mexican American woman to be elected to Congress in 1993.

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