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Application Of Finite Element Method In Protein Normal Mode Analysis, Chiung-Fang Hsu
Application Of Finite Element Method In Protein Normal Mode Analysis, Chiung-Fang Hsu
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
This study proposed a finite element procedure for protein normal mode analysis (NMA). The finite element model adopted the protein solvent-excluded surface to generate a homogeneous and isotropic volume. A simplified triangular approximation of coarse molecular surface was generated from the original surface model by using the Gaussian-based blurring technique. Similar to the widely adopted elastic network model, the finite element model holds a major advantage over standard all-atom normal mode analysis: the computationally expensive process of energy minimization that may distort the initial protein structure has been eliminated. This modification significantly increases the efficiency of normal mode analysis. In …
Improving Student Learning Through Use Of An In-Class Material Processing Design Project, Joseph P. Domblesky, James A. Rice, Jay R. Goldberg, Mark L. Nagurka
Improving Student Learning Through Use Of An In-Class Material Processing Design Project, Joseph P. Domblesky, James A. Rice, Jay R. Goldberg, Mark L. Nagurka
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications
At Marquette University, hybrid project-based learning has been implemented in an undergraduate mechanical engineering course on materials processing and forming using a team-based approach. The goals of the project are to 1) introduce more active and student-centered activities to improve student engagement and mastery of core concepts, 2) increase students' confidence in their ability to apply what they learned in the course to solving real-world problems, 3) enable students to gain experience using engineering software as part of the learning process and in applications context. While use of process modeling software in materials processing and manufacturing courses is not entirely …