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Introduction To The New Indiana Geospatial Coordinate System (Ingcs), Matthew Badger

Purdue GIS Day

The Indiana Geospatial Coordinate System (InGCS) was approved and adopted by INDOT in 2015 and will soon be the primary coordinate reference system used on INDOT survey and design projects. Other agencies and organizations in the geospatial arena are encouraged to make use of this system of low distortion projections as well. Many of the more widely used geospatial software vendors have since included the InGCS in their platforms to support their customers’ needs. Please refer to the InGCS webpage at www.in.gov/indot/InGCS.htm for additional information.

Speaker Bio: Matthew G. Badger, P.S. Matt has been a licensed Professional Surveyor in Indiana …

Analyzing The Native-Exotic Richness Relationship Using Native Beta Diversity, Gabriela C. Nunez-Mir, Songlin Fei

Purdue GIS Day

Invasion paradox, a change of direction in native-exotic richness relationships (NERRs) from negative at small scales to positive at large scales, has been shown to exist in many environments. A major explanation for these patterns is environmental heterogeneity, and to a lesser extent, species pool size. It is likely that a combination of these factors is producing these patterns and determines if and how they appear in certain environments. Beta diversity, which describes the heterogeneity of species composition among assemblages and as the scalar between local richness and regional richness (species pool size), could serve as a proxy for these …

Geospatial Tools And Data Provided By Itap/Research Computing, Larry L. Biehl

Purdue GIS Day

The presentation will provide the audience information about the geospatial applications that are available on campus including Esri ArcGIS, ERDAS Imagine, Exelis ENVI, Trimble eCognition and others. The information will include where to go to download the software installers and how to set up the licensing for them. The discussion will also go over the new software installer file download process.

Mapping Religion And Chinese Society, Jonathan E.E. Pettit

Purdue GIS Day

Over the past two decades, the Chinese government has enacted a series of regulations that have made the collection of geospatial data illegal, and have tried to use existing technologies (e.g., cell phone towers, online mapping programs) to avert attempts to map sensitive areas in China. This talks examines the recent work of Purdue graduate students at the Center on Religion and Chinese Society, who have developed a web-based GIS program that provides researchers worldwide a way to make and use accurate data on religious and demographic data in China.

Gis Resources At Purdue, Randy Herban

Purdue GIS Day

No abstract provided.

Synthesis And Characterization Of A 4-(N,N-Dimethylamino) Phthalimide-Substituted Amino Acid, A Polarity-Sensitive Fluorophore, Stephen P. Sekoulopoulos

Fall Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

The goal of this project is to chemically synthesize a fluorescent amino acid that will later be used as a glow-in-the-dark building block for proteins. The resulting glow-in-the-dark proteins are of great value to biologists because fluorescent microscopy can then be used to observe the protein’s spatial and temporal location within a living cell. The specific objective of this project is to synthesize the phthalimide-based environment-sensitive fluorescent amino acid shown in the equation below. We have synthesized and coupled the two building blocks and have characterized the coupled product by liquid chromatography mass spectroscopy (LC-MS), ¹H and ¹³C …

Exploring The Presence Of Microplastics In Salt Creek, Troy J. Janesheski, Tiffany M. Tyler

Fall Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Rising concerns of microplastics, defined as synthetic polymeric materials less than 5 mm in diameter, have emerged over the past several years, due to the many potential and known negative implications on the ecosystem. While a great deal of research has taken place in marine ecosystems, very little work has been done in watersheds. Therefore, studies were carried out in the Salt Creek (IN), Lake Michigan watershed in effort to determine the type and extent of synthetic polymers present. Sediment and water samples have been collected, screened, and processed mostly by wet peroxide oxidation (WPO) to isolate microplastics from natural …

Synthesis Of Low Molecular Weight Anionic Acrylamide-Based Polymers For Determination Of Structure/Binding Interactions With Α-Gliadin, Hannah Kolell, Ashleigh N. Bristol, Sarah E. Morgan

Fall Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Experimental conditions for the synthesis of short, anionic acrylamide based polymers with controlled molecular weight and molecular weight distribution were determined for the preparation of materials that can be used as therapeutic agents for celiac disease. Aqueous reversible addition- fragmentation chain- transfer (aRAFT) polymerization was used to perform kinetic studies to elucidate polymerization conditions to obtain poly(2-acrylamido-2--methylpropane sulfonate) (polyAMPS) with target degrees of polymerization of 5, 15, and 25. Chain transfer agents (CTA) 4-cyano-4-(ethylsulfanylthiocarbonylsulfanyl) pentanoic acid (CEP) and 4-cyanopentanoic acid dithiobenzoate (CTP) were synthesized and their structures confirmed using ¹H-NMR. Kinetics studies showed CTP is a suitable CTA for …

Synthesis And Characterization Of A 7-Nitrobenz-2-Oxa-1,3-Diazol-4-Yl (Nbd)-Containing Amino Acid, Dana Ann Winkle

Fall Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Unnatural fluorescent amino acids are important tools that allow biochemists to visualize proteins in living cells. The addition of an unnatural fluorescent amino acid makes any normally transparent proteins to glow in the dark. The goal of this research is to synthesize the unnatural fluorescent amino acids shown in the reaction equation below (protected amino acid: R = t-Boc; deprotected amino acid: R = H). We have LC-MS data supporting the formation of the deprotected amino acid (m/z = 269.13 (observed); m/z = 269.08 (predicted)).

Cumulus Congestus Cloud Growth During The Green Ocean Amazon 2014/5 Campaign, Jordan Eissner

Fall Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Despite the important role of convective clouds in the Earth's energy balance and hydrological cycle, climate models struggle to represent their lifecycle. Cumulus congestus clouds represent an intermediate state of convective development. The Green Ocean Amazon 2014/5 (GoAmazon2014/5) campaign collected cloud aerosol and atmospheric data at several sites. I analyzed observations from the Department of Energy's Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) mobile facility deployed at Manacapuru, Brazil, to determine the factors that limit convective cloud growth. We tested our hypotheses by substituting thermodynamic profiles with a moist mid-troposphere and an unstable freezing level into the model to determine the new cloud-top …

Fungal Bioremediation Of Human Solid Waste, Michael K. Watters, Alex Mehreteab, Victor Manzanilla, John Stewart, Mark Johnson

Fall Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

The accumulation of solid human waste is a major problem for long-term space expeditions. Fungal bioremediation of human waste is a powerful solution to this problem. We report here the comparison of a variety of wild-type filamentous fungi for their ability to rapidly degrade solid waste. Certain strains of wild-type filamentous fungi, such a Neurospora crassa and Gelanispora cerealis, yielded waste to fungal-mass conversion rates of over 60 percent in seven days. Several strains, including Neurospora crassa, are edible and average about 50 percent amino acid content by mass, potentially providing a high-protein food generated in-flight to explorers of the …

Improving Learner Experience Through Creative Library Instructional Design, Mandi Goodsett

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

No abstract provided.

Screening For Genes Important To Cold Acclimatization In Neurospora Crassa., Michael K. Watters, Holly Howell, Victor Manzanilla

Fall Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

The environmental conditions that life must contend with can vary widely. Organisms have evolved a wide range of mechanisms for contending with these changing conditions. For relatively simple, sessile organisms (such as fungi), they must adapt themselves to the extremes of the environment. When subjected to rapid drops of temperature (cold shock), Neurospora responds with a dramatic, but temporary shift in its branching pattern. The fungal response, seems to parallel the physiological response to similar cold shock which has been observed in E. coli in which a set of genes is activated transiently in order to adjust the cell for …

Computational Study Of Co2 Adsorption And Activation On Graphene Supported Metal Clusters, David M. Vogl

Fall Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

From both the economic and the ecological standpoint, making the process of CO₂ reduction more efficient would be of paramount importance. Use of catalysts is a highly attractive strategy to make the process easier. In this study, the adsorption and initial activation of CO₂ on four-atom metal clusters supported on a defective graphene sheet have been investigated using a computational approach. Results of different binding configurations of CO₂ and the difference among these metal clusters will be discussed.

Decomposition Of Antibiotics In Water Systems And The Impact On Microbial Communities, Abby Beavan, Ashita Bhatnagar

Fall Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Penicillin is one of the most prescribed antibiotics for humans and animals. As a result, unmetabolized penicillin is discharged into water systems, and bacteria in those water systems can become resistant. To better understand the lifetime of penicillin in water systems, the decomposition of Penicillin G (Pen G) in water solutions was studied. Simultaneously, the behavior of Staphylococcus aureus in these same solutions was analyzed. Four different aqueous solutions of 50 uM Pen G were studied: 1) water, 2)10 ppm Dissolved Organic Material (DOM), 3) 5mM NaHCO3, and 4) both DOM and NaHCO3. These solutions were analyzed weekly for 13 …

Analyzing Trends In Discovery Layer Effectiveness Using High Impact Referrals, Robert Boissy

Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference

Many competing claims have been made about the time and expense of maintaining different discovery tools in the academic library setting. Analysis of traffic, visits, and views may be inadequate data to focus this discussion. Analysis of high impact referrals, those that lead directly to downloads and denials, is more meaningful. Downloads are an indicator of worth, as are denials. This brief session will outline what a major STM publisher looks for in the profile of the discovery layer of its academic clients.

Enabling Undergraduates To Begin Research Projects At The University Of Rochester, Sue Cardinal

Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference

What skills and network do undergraduates need to successfully join a research collaboration that matches their abilities and interests? During the 2015-16 academic year, librarians at the University of Rochester River Campus Libraries prototyped and refined Taking Control of Your Research Path, an eight-week/one-hour-per-week workshop. This workshop series covered a process for success: identifying one's own research interests, learning about the work of researchers and research groups, building skills in elevator pitches and informational interviewing, networking with peers advisors and finally interviewing with potential research groups. The Libraries can't provide a full perspective on undergraduate research alone. Experts across the …

From Instructor To Facilitator: Moving Beyond Static Librarian-Student Encounters, Erica Johns

Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference

Every Fall, Cornell’s Mann Library holds a Local Food & Fiber Fair bringing together farmers and artisans from the local community and students, faculty and staff in the library lobby. In this talk, we will discuss efforts to transform this annual community festival from a mere transactional market to an experiential learning fair. By asking that all vendors incorporate an educational demonstration with their booth, the fair becomes a collection of active workshops where visitors can learn to spin wool, compost with worms, pickle produce, and inoculate logs while also supporting local merchants. Although librarians hosted one informational booth complete …

Scholarly Publishing: Instruction For Undergraduate Students, Michelle Price

Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference

Undergraduate biology students at St. John Fisher College have several opportunities to engage with the concept of Scholarly Publishing and consequently three different frames from the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education; Information Creation as a Process, Information Has Value, and Scholarship as Conversation. This is accomplished at three different points in the biology undergraduate curriculum. First, all students enrolled in general biology complete an exercise on open access, article processing charges, submission styles and other author instructions for several different publications. Then, there are two separate opportunities for upper level students; advanced anatomy and the Summer Science Fellows …

I Want To Do A Systematic Review, Christine Fournier, Kate Ghezzi-Kopel

Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference

This year Cornell University Library on Ithaca's campus launched a systematic review service in response to demand from non-medicine disciplines on campus. We have worked with various disciplines, including nutrition and the natural sciences, and soon realized that the definition of what is a "systematic review" is not universal. I will speak about the experience of setting up the systematic review service, challenges in communicating what a systematic review is, and what we have learned.

Assessing Biology Students Success, Kari Zhe-Heimerman

Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference

At Le Moyne College, Information Literacy (IL) is one of the learning goals for the Department of Biological Sciences. This presentation will discuss how the Science Librarian worked with Biology faculty to identify five measurable learning outcomes that meet Biology’s broader IL learning goal. Additionally, I will discuss the collaboration with faculty to scaffold the teaching approach for these five learning outcomes. The presentation will conclude with a description of how the Biology department and Science Librarian assess student's progress towards meeting these five learning outcomes.

Securing Mobile Applications Based On Ntru, Hanqing Zhao, Vikram Hegde, Kefeng Shi, Yi Yang

ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium

Modern mobile devices have an urgent need for a new-generation public-key cryptographic system, which should provide sufficient security for mobile devices without degrading their performance due to limited resources. NTRU is an ideal model for this. We validate it through experimental studies. We apply NTRU to protect an Android mobile app.

Learning In Ice Hotels And P-Patches: The Classroom As A Generative, Collaborative Community, Kara Gray, Lane Seeley

Day of Common Learning

Some spaces invite us to stand in awe of stories told by others while other encourage us to share from our own stories. An ice hotel is an awesome, cold, sanitized, unfamiliar space that has been created by experts and frozen in time for the education and entertainment of visitors. A p-patch is a messy space to which everyone brings their ideas, gifts and hopes and works together to promote growth and provide nourishment. These two spaces support dramatically different roles for participants and experts. In this workshop we will explore the roles of learners and disciplinary experts in a …

Faith And Financing Reparations, Randy Beavers

Day of Common Learning

The U.S. government has provided funds to people wrongfully discriminated against in the past, including the Japanese wrongly placed in internment camps during World War II and the forced diaspora of Native Americans onto reservation sites. However, nothing has been done to compensate African Americans for their unjust removal from Africa and enslavement prior to the American Civil War. In today’s terms, how much is the 40 acres and a mule worth after this promise of repayment was revoked over 150 years ago? Join this discussion of what an African American reparation would look like given past historical compensation amounts, …

Common Learning Every Day: The American Heritage Of Popular (Public And Private P-12) Schooling, Greg Fritzberg, Dick Scheuerman

Day of Common Learning

When it comes to P-12 education, we all have a story, or many stories. We spend almost half of our childhood and adolescent days in schools, most but not all of us in public schools. Not only do we have our own stories, but public (and private) schooling in America has its own story, a heritage of sorts, though one with many strands. The American educational heritage is linked to the preparation of democratic citizens, so its historic successes and failures are of paramount importance. We will tell some shared and/or distinct stories about American education writ large, and solicit …

Tracing American Catholicism: From Archbishop John Carroll To Vice President Joe Biden, Brad Murg

Day of Common Learning

The Roman Catholic Church and the Catholic community in the United States has gone from a small and oft times persecuted minority to nearly one quarter of the American population over the last two centuries. This talk explores the development of American Catholicism, highlighting its historical and contemporary position as an "immigrant church," and recent advancements in ecumenism and Catholic-Protestant dialogue.

Student Leadership: How To Leverage Peer-To-Peer Outreach On Campus, Aubrey A. Kuperman, Valerie Kessler

Florida Statewide Symposium: Best Practices in Undergraduate Research

The Office of Undergraduate Research has three separate opportunities for current undergraduate researchers to assume a leadership role and assist their peers in getting started in research. This presentation will lay out three models for student leadership in undergraduate research: peer mentors/student teaching assistants in a three-day introduction to research course, student assistants who host peer mentor advising hours throughout the academic year, and a Student Council who focus on outreach across campus and advisory capacity. This session will provide an overview of these programs, and students will share their experiences as mentors in the programs.

Geopolitical Implications Of The Sino-Japanese East China Sea Dispute For The U.S., Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

This presentation updates the article "Geopolitical Implications of the Sino-East China Sea Dispute for the U.S." published in Geopolitics, History, and International Relations which is already available in epubs.

Best Practices Of The University Of Central Florida Undergraduate Research Journal: Publicizing And Supporting Student Writing, Alexandra Stepanov, Enrique Guerra-Pujol

Florida Statewide Symposium: Best Practices in Undergraduate Research

This project looks at the UCF Undergraduate Research Journal and explores the functioning of this small university level publication. This poster will review the strategies used by the journal to market themselves, support student writing, and overcome the challenges of being an interdisciplinary journal.

Strengthening Students’ Information Literacy Skills As They Develop Original Research Proposals In A Scientific Process Course, Kimberly A. Reycraft, Nora E. Demers

Florida Statewide Symposium: Best Practices in Undergraduate Research

Scientific Process is a required course for all undergraduate science majors at FGCU. In this course, students develop original research proposals on topics of their interest. Information literacy skills are critical as students must be able to use multiple sources of information to develop their proposals. Biology and library faculty have collaborated to add instruction and assignments addressing research question development, search strategy, citation management, and more. Our goal is to improve students’ information literacy skills as well as the quality and quantity of citations in their final proposals. We will present on this initiative and our preliminary assessment results.