Applied Mathematics Commons^™

School Of Stem Poster Session, Keith Schimmel

Scholar Week 2016 - present

Location: Reed 2^nd floor Tech Center and lobby

This poster session will include displays of work from the School of STEM - Engineering Senior Design and Freshman Design Projects along with Undergraduate Research.

Senior Design Projects

(1) Holland - Shear-Die [Nathan Marks, Nolan Paape, Seth Beyer]

(2) Aginno - Solar-Powered Fish Pond Aeration System [Hoai Do, Bella Lopez, Kendyl Clark, Megan Schroeder]

(3) Peddinghaus - Tube Conveyor [Carson Caldwell, Alisha Wright, Michael Rollberg, Rebecca Witvoet]

(4) American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Student Design Problem [Marissa Anderson, Brady Chambers, Cam Steele]

(5) Kankakee Elks Country Club and Golf …

Using Principle Component Analysis To Analyze Tertiary And Quaternary Spectral Mixtures, David Burnett

Scholar Week 2016 - present

CRISM images from Mars are expected to contain carbonates such as magnesite. Prior research has been successfully able to determine the approximate percent composition of phyllosilicates in binary lab mixtures using Principle Component Analysis (PCA). In order to expand this model to work on CRISM images, one of preliminary steps is allowing the algorithm to work on mixtures with more than two components, which was the primary purpose of this research.

Generating Spectra Using Pca-Based Spectral Mixture Models, Joseph S. Makarewicz, Heather D. Makarewicz

Scholar Week 2016 - present

PCA-based spectra mixture models have been created for several laboratory mixture data sets. This presentation provides examples of spectra that were generated using PCA-based spectra mixture models.

The Urban Black Male: Early Indicators Of Algebra 1 Failure, Roy Harris

Scholar Week 2016 - present

The meager mathematical performance of the Black male student has been a well-documented event that was well over 30 years in the making. The purpose of this study was to contribute to the literature on 9^th grade urban Black male algebra performance and to identify the existence of any early predictors of high school algebra 1 failure. Specifically, the study sought to identify any difference in the preferred learning styles, mathematics self-efficacy scores, and standardized test scores, among urban Black males 14-16 years who passed high school algebra 1 1^st semester of the 2016-2017 school year and urban …

Saving Olivet Money With Creation Care, Nicholas Boros

Scholar Week 2016 - present

Universities throughout the United States are searching for ways to reduce overhead costs, to help combat rises in tuition costs. Typically, one would think that installing solar panels on campus to help generate electricity would cost Olivet money, especially since the University is located in the Midwest. While such an undertaking would require an upfront investment, we will discuss how solar panels could save the University as much as $500,000 to $800,000 per year after an approximate 10 year break even point. We will also briefly discuss how similar approaches could be applied to other businesses and homes for a …