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National Science Foundation Grant Will Help Speed Up Semiconductor Manufacturing, University Of Dayton

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A $390,000 National Science Foundation grant will enable the University of Dayton to purchase equipment to create semiconductor chips and devices in hours rather than weeks, and at a significantly lower cost.

2.7: Manual Solution Of The Node Equations, Donald V. Chase

Textbook: Methods for Solving Hydraulic Networks

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2.8: Single Node Adjustment Method, Donald V. Chase

Textbook: Methods for Solving Hydraulic Networks

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On Flow'ry Beds Of Ease, Jacob Owens

Life in Letters: A Typographic Poster Exhibition Featuring Paul Laurence Dunbar

Dimensions: 30 inches wide, 36 inches tall
Inkjet on matte paper, printed on both sides

Artist's narrative: In Letter 10, Paul Laurence Dunbar's heartfelt words to his friend J. N. Matthews unveil a profound narrative of gratitude and faith. As a Black man navigating adversity, Dunbar expressed his deep indebtedness to white colleagues who aided in his success. The gentle color palette—featuring dark blues, purples, and soft whites—exudes an antique ambiance, transporting viewers back to Dunbar's era. This color scheme evokes the essence of the time when Dunbar mastered his craft in the cozy confines of his mother's home, where …

2.9: Simultaneous Node Adjustment Method, Donald V. Chase

Textbook: Methods for Solving Hydraulic Networks

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2.10: System Of Equations, Donald V. Chase

Textbook: Methods for Solving Hydraulic Networks

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2.11: Linear Method, Donald V. Chase

Textbook: Methods for Solving Hydraulic Networks

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Ud In The News Oct. 14-20, 2023, University Of Dayton

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Stations nationwide aired Erica Neuman's Marketplace interview about the IRS trying to make filing taxes easier. The Conversation, Newsweek, Catholic World Report, FoodService Director and Construction Dive highlighted UD expertise and initiatives.

2.12: Gradient-Based Method, Donald V. Chase

Textbook: Methods for Solving Hydraulic Networks

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Shaq Tensley ’15, University Of Dayton

Blog: The Dayton Engineer

“Leave it better than you found it.” This motto has inspired Shaq Tensley ’15 to give back to UD as a volunteer, and it has served him in his global travels

3: Forcing Pressures At Selected Nodes Via Demands, Donald V. Chase

Textbook: Methods for Solving Hydraulic Networks

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Ud River Stewards Collaborate With Community Leaders On Local Storybook Trail Project, Lucy Waskiewicz

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The 2024 University of Dayton River Stewards are breathing new life into the 2020 River Stewards' book.

Dare To Be Great, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

As a Flyer Promise Scholar, Aidan Mornhinweg hears his success coaches and professors tell him, “Dare to be great,” and he’s taking those words to heart.

Oral History Interview: Cheryl Mchenry, Whio-Tv News Anchor, Cheryl Mchenry, Elizabeth Barker, Matthew Brown

Miami Valley Personalities: Their Stories, Their Words

Oral history interview with Cheryl McHenry, who took her first job at WHIO-TV as a news reporter in 1981.

Cover, Title Page, Table Of Contents, Introduction, Messay Kebede

Ethiopian Modernization: Opportunities and Derailments

This book examines and theoretically articulates the various facets and crucial phases of Ethiopia’s encounter with the modern world and the challenges its efforts to modernize faced during the course of three consecutive yet highly divergent political regimes. These phases roughly correspond to Haile Selassie’s and post-Haile Selassie’s Ethiopia, with the post-period spreading over two milestones, namely, the revolutionary shift of the Provisional Military Administrative Council (the Derg) and the no less critical reshaping of the Ethiopian political system by an ethnonationalist agenda subsequent to the Tigray People's Liberation Front’s (TPLF) seizure of state power. Despite their drastic differences, a …

Women Engineering Program Dinner With An Engineer, University Of Dayton

Blog: The Dayton Engineer

On Oct. 4, female industry professionals from varying engineering disciplines joined the UD Women’s Engineering Program for our Dinner with an Engineer event.

Chapter Iv — Eurocentric Versus Ethio-Centric Approaches To Ethiopia’S Modernization Lag: The Concept Of Derailment, Messay Kebede

Ethiopian Modernization: Opportunities and Derailments

After studying the link between survival and modernization, the next logical step is to provide concrete answers to the question of why Ethiopia’s impressive record of survival failed to initiate a successful process of modernization. In fact, the greater the resolution to survive, the more determined should have been the drive toward modernization. Yet, not only is Ethiopia still ranked among the poorest countries, but it is also entangled in numerous internal conflicts, the primary consequence of which is an unending political instability threatening its very existence. However, before delving into the reasons for the Ethiopian failure to modernize, we …

Sixty Years Of Service In Africa: The U.S. Peace Corps In Cameroon, Julius A. Amin

Books and Book Chapters by University of Dayton Faculty

Based on previously unused primary sources obtained from both sides of the Atlantic, this study provides a more fundamental, consistent, and balanced source-based assessment of the role of the U.S. Peace Corps across its entire existence in Africa. The study sheds light on a new and intriguing historical perspective of the Peace Corps’ meaning and significance. Though the main trust is Cameroon, the study offers a window to understanding Peace Corps performance in all of Africa, and the larger global community. It examines Volunteers’ service in countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, and Guinea, showing how the agency transitioned from a …

Chapter Viii — Derailed Modernization: The Derg’S Phase, Messay Kebede

Ethiopian Modernization: Opportunities and Derailments

The cultural trait making higher social positions into contested temporary occupations (see Chapter III on idil) should have found, in the modernization process of evicting outdated, anti-modern occupants, an even better opportunity to vent itself. In the traditional system, power struggles opposed ambitious individuals who shared common values and a mutual understanding of social life. The struggle did not go beyond the act of changing places in a fixed social framework. However, as a result of the impact of exogenous modern ideas, the struggle shifted to a confrontation between elites with different ideologies and social programs. These elites want to …

Chapter Ix — Derailed Modernization: The Ethnonationalist Phase, Messay Kebede

Ethiopian Modernization: Opportunities and Derailments

The last chapter concluded with the generalized expectation that the fall of the Derg would set in motion some form of democratization dismantling the wide-ranging restrictions of the existing socialist system, even if there was uncertainty about the real political program of the victorious Tigrean insurgents. Despite promises of democratization, it did not take long for people to realize that Ethiopia was heading for yet another version of hegemonic rule, this one replacing the class ideology of the previous regime with ethnonationalism. As though a curse were on it, Ethiopia’s modernization will once more stumble over an ideology and a …

Nasa Grant To Improve Cubesat Satellites' Ability To Regulate Heat, Improve Success Rate Of Missions, University Of Dayton

Blog: The Dayton Engineer

Space may seem like mysterious territory that few have visited. Thanks to a NASA program, it’s becoming easier for universities, schools and nonprofits to collect data on space — without ever physically sending someone on a mission.

Tom Tappel '18, University Of Dayton

Blog: The Dayton Engineer

For Tom Tappel ’18, ’21, the best way to learn, lead and serve within the Dayton community was to look to the future — of energy. Tappel graduated from the University of Dayton in 2018, then spent some time working as an engineer.

Sustainability Spotlight, Hanley Sustainability Institute, University Of Dayton

Hanley Sustainability Institute Newsletter

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Diversity In Sustainability Conference, University Of Dayton, Hanley Sustainability Institute

Hanley Sustainability Institute Documents, Reports and Promotional Materials

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Sustainability Spotlight, University Of Dayton. Hanley Sustainability Institute

Hanley Sustainability Institute Newsletter

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Community-University Partnered Sustainability Research: A Place-Based Perspective From The Miami Valley, University Of Dayton, Hanley Sustainability Institute

Hanley Sustainability Institute Documents, Reports and Promotional Materials

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Bioinspired Design Rules From Highly Mineralized Natural Composites For Two-Dimensional Composite Design, Anamika Prasad, Vikas Varshney, Dhriti Nepal, Geoffrey J. Frank

Office for Research Publications and Presentations

Discoveries of two-dimensional (2D) materials, exemplified by the recent entry of MXene, have ushered in a new era of multifunctional materials for applications from electronics to biomedical sensors due to their superior combination of mechanical, chemical, and electrical properties. MXene, for example, can be designed for specialized applications using a plethora of element combinations and surface termination layers, making them attractive for highly optimized multifunctional com- posites. Although multiple critical engineering applications demand that such composites balance specialized functions with mechanical demands, the current knowledge of the mechanical perfor- mance and optimized traits necessary for such composite design is severely …

Mechanical Engineering Student Uses Quilting Skills In Research Experience At Udri, University Of Dayton

Blog: The Dayton Engineer

It’s not everyday that a student gets to combine their major and personal interest into a research opportunity.

Teaching To Develop Perspective, Skills, Confidence, And Identity As Problem-Solving Engineers, Russell Kirk Pirlo

Research and Reflection on Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

The “core” of an engineering degree program typically comprises the concepts, equations, and technical skills needed, as well as their practical application to common problems of the profession. This core is then divided into the “content” that must be covered in each course. It is widely recognized, however, that successful individuals do not thrive as professionals on content alone. Thus, there is significant and increasing emphasis across higher education to “educate the whole person.” These efforts aim to develop “deep” qualities like grit, critical thinking, perseverance, learning from failure, valuing diversity, teamwork, leadership, curiosity, recognizing opportunity, creating value, and acting …

Bridging Worlds: The Role Of Universities In Promoting Human Rights, Satang Nabaneh

Research and Reflection on Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

I believe that a compassionate and harmonious society can only be created when the rights of everyone, without distinction, are recognized, appreciated, respected and safeguarded by all others, including in all Nation States. Thus, my end goal is to contribute to a more equitable and just world while shedding light on the issues that marginalized communities are facing and advocating for meaningful 40 and impactful changes to the world order that perpetuate these injustices and inequalities.