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The Utah Statesman, October 11, 2012, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

An Indigoidine Biosynthetic Gene Cluster From Streptomyces Chromofuscus Atcc 49982 Contains An Unusual Indb Homologue, Dayu Yu, Fuchao Xu, Jonathan Valiente, Siyuan Wang, Jixun Zhan

Biological Engineering Faculty Publications

A putative indigoidine biosynthetic gene cluster was located in the genome of Streptomyces chromofuscus ATCC 49982. The silent 9.4-kb gene cluster consists of five open reading frames, named orf1, Sc-indC, Sc-indA, Sc-indB, and orf2, respectively. Sc-IndC was functionally characterized as an indigoidine synthase through heterologous expression of the enzyme in both Streptomyces coelicolor CH999 and Escherichia coli BAP1. The yield of indigoidine in E. coli BAP1 reached 2.78 g/l under the optimized conditions. The predicted protein product of Sc-indB is unusual and much larger than any other reported IndB-like protein. The N-terminal portion of this enzyme resembles IdgB and the …

The Utah Statesman, October 9, 2012, Utah State Univesity

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, October 4, 2012, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Course Approvals
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Educational Policies Committee Minutes, October 4, 2012, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, October 4, 2012, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• University Studies Request

School of Veterinary Medicine

• New Course
• Credit Hour Change, Prerequisite Change
• Delete Course

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• Reactivate Course, Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Art and Design

• New Course
• University Studies Request

Department of Music

• Prerequisite Change
• Course Number Change, Prerequisite Change
• Title Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Theatre Arts

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change
• Credit Hour Change, Prerequisite Change, Grade Mode Change
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change
• Course Number Change, Prerequisite Change
• Course Number Change, Prerequisite Change, Add Dual List

Department of Economics …

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, October 4, 2012, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• University Studies Request

School of Veterinary Medicine

• New Course
• Credit Hour Change, Prerequisite Change
• Delete Course

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• Reactivate Course, Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Art and Design

• New Course
• University Studies Request

Department of Music

• Prerequisite Change
• Course Number Change, Prerequisite Change
• Title Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Theatre Arts

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change
• Credit Hour Change, Prerequisite Change, Grade Mode Change
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change
• Course Number Change, Prerequisite Change
• Course Number Change, Prerequisite Change, Add Dual List

Department of Economics …

Gasco Production Company Proposes To Drill 6 Oil Wells From 6 Existing Well Pads, United States Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Land Management

Environmental Assessments (UT)

This Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared to analyze the potential impacts of GASCO Production Company (GASCO) oil well drilling project in the 8 Mile Flat area of Uintah County, Utah. GASCO has a valid existing right to extract mineral resources from federal leases UTU-16544, UTU-76262, UTU-75090 & UTU-78433 subject to the lease's terms and conditions. The BLM oil and gas leasing program encourages development of domestic oil and gas reserves and the reduction of U.S. dependence on foreign energy sources.

Bottom Canyon Hazardous Fuel Reduction Phase Ii, United States Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Land Management

Environmental Assessments (UT)

The purpose of the Bottom Canyon Hazardous Fuel Reduction Phase II project is to reduce the buildup of hazardous fuels that have accumulated over the last several decades in order to prevent the potential for large catastrophic fire events. In addition, the proposed action is needed to maintain important sage-steppe habitat for a variety of wildlife species in the project area.

Moonshine Ridge Hazardous Fuel Reduction Phase Ii, United States Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Land Management

Environmental Assessments (UT)

The purpose of the Moonshine Ridge Hazardous Fuel Reduction Phase II project is to reduce the buildup of hazardous fuels that have accumulated over the last several decades in order to prevent the potential for large catastrophic fire events. In addition, the proposed action is needed to maintain important sage-steppe habitat for a variety of wildlife species in the project area.

Blue Orchard Bee, Cory Stanley

All Current Publications

This publication contains a description,the life cycle, and tips for management of blue orchard bees in Utah.

The Utah Statesman, September 20, 2012, Utah State Univesity

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Utah Statesman, September 27, 2012, Utah State Univesity

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Utah Statesman, September 13, 2012, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Growth And Physiological Responses Of Maize And Sorghum Genotypes To Salt Stress, Youping Sun, Wenwei Xu, Denise Rodriguez, Youping Sun

Plants, Soils, and Climate Faculty Publications

The growth and physiological responses of four maize inbred lines (CUBA1, B73, B5C2, and BR1) and four sorghum hybrids (SS304, NK7829, Sordan 79, and KS585) to salinity were determined. Fifteen days after sowing, seedlings were irrigated with nutrient solution (control) at electrical conductivity (EC) of 1.5 dS m−1 or saline solution at EC of 8.0 dS m−1 (salt treatment) for 40 days. Dry weight of shoots in maize was reduced by 58%, 65%, 62%, and 69% in CUBA1, B73, B5C2, and BR1, respectively, while that of sorghum was reduced by 51%, 56%, 56%, and 76% in SS304, NK7829, Sordan79, and …

Faculty Senate Agenda, September 10, 2012, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Graduate Council Report - Mark McClellan
• Honorary Degree Nominations

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, September 6, 2012, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change

Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning

• New Course
• Title Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change
• Credit Hour Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change

Department of Art and Design

• University Studies Request

Department of Management

• Prerequisite Change

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

• Course Description Change

Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Psychology

• Course Description Change

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Prerequisite Change, Course Description …

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, September 6, 2012, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Course Approvals
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, September 6, 2012, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change

Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning

• New Course
• Title Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change
• Credit Hour Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change

Department of Art and Design

• University Studies Request

Department of Management

• Prerequisite Change

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

• Course Description Change

Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Psychology

• Course Description Change

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Prerequisite Change, Course Description …

Defending The Castle: Integrated Pest Management In High Tunnel Strawberries, Tiffany Maughan, Taunya Ernst, Brent Black, Daniel Drost

All Current Publications

In recent years, the use of high tunnels for extending the growing season has become fairly widespread. High tunnels operate and look like greenhouses (Image 1), but are passively heated and cooled which helps keep operating costs low.

Calibration Of The National Ecological Observatory Network’S Airborne Observation Platform, Nathan Leisso

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a continental-scale ecological observation facility currently under construction by the National Science Foundation (NSF). NEON’s mission is to enable understanding and forecasting of the impacts of land-use change and invasive species by providing the infrastructure and consistent methodologies in these areas. The Airborne Observation Platform (AOP) will play a unique role in scaling individual in-situ measurements to those collected by satellite-based remote sensing. The current payload consists of the NEON Imaging Spectrometer Design Verification Unit (NISDVU), a waveform LIDAR, and a high-resolution camera integrated into a platform integration mount (PIM). Three payloads on …

The Utah Statesman, August 28, 2012, Utah State Univesity

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Cosmic X-Ray Background Nanosat (Cxbn): Measuring The Cosmic X-Ray Background Using The Cubesat Form Factor, Kevin Brown, Tyler Rose, Benjamin Malphrus, Jeffrey Kruth, Eric Thomas, Michael Combs, Roger Mcneil, Robert Kroll, Benjamin Cahall, Tyler Burba, Brandon Molton, Margaret Powell, Jonathan Fitzpatrick, Daniel Graves, J. Garrett Jernigan, Lance Simms, John Doty, Matthew Wampler-Doty, Steve Anderson, Lynn Cominsky, Kamal Prasad, Stephen Gaalema, Shunming Sun

Small Satellite Conference

The CXBN mission goal is to significantly increase the Cosmic X-Ray Background measurement precision in the 30-50 keV range. The mission addresses a fundamental science question central to our understanding of the structure, origin, and evolution of the universe by potentially lending insight into the high energy background radiation. The CXBN spacecraft will map the Extragalactic Diffuse X-Ray Background (DXRB) with a new Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) detector. The DXRB measurement will pose a powerful tool for understanding the early universe and a window to the far-away universe. The science objectives were condensed into a novel spacecraft concept characterized by …

Enabling Dexterous Manipulation And Servicing By Smallsats, David Akin, Nicholas Limparis, Katherine Mcbryan

Small Satellite Conference

The University of Maryland Space Systems Laboratory is currently developing two flight-ready smallsats to demonstrate and validate the critical technologies for this new class of smallsat servicing system. The Dynamic FLight MAnipulation EXperiment (DYMAFLEX) , supported by the U. S. Air Force University Nanosat Program, is a smallsat incorporating a four degree-of-freedom high-performance manipulator and a fully maneuvering spacecraft bus, including a cold-gas reaction control system. Unlike past manipulator-equipped spacecraft such as ETS-VII or Orbital Express, the DYMAFLEX manipulator inertia (depending on payload) equals or exceeds that of the spacecraft bus, resulting in significant base reaction dynamics in response to …

‘Charybdis’ – The Next Generation In Ocean Colour And Biogeochemical Remote Sensing, Christopher Lowe, Malcom Macdonald, Steve Greenland, David Mckee

Small Satellite Conference

Within the field of Space-based Maritime observation, there exists an opportunity in the form of high spatial, high temporal resolution multi-spectral imaging to map coastal and inland waterway colour and biogeochemistry. Information provided would help environmental agencies and the scientific community to better understand patterns and evolution of ecological systems, sediment suspension in river estuaries and the effects of anthropogenic processes on our water systems. In addition, monitoring of these colour patterns with respect to the well understood tidal sequence would provide significant benefits to our understanding of the way in which tidal forcing affects ocean colour. This paper describes …

Cubesat Lessons Learned: Two Launch Failures Followed By One Mission Success (Subtitle: What Can Go Wrong Will Go Wrong.), David Klumpar

Small Satellite Conference

Montana State University’s small satellite team just keeps on learning and keeps getting better through experiences gained and through careful attention paid to lessons learned. After all, that is a fundamental goal of experiential training. The Space Science and Engineering Laboratory at Montana State University engages university undergraduate students in the design, production, testing, and flight operations of spaceflight systems as a highly effective hands-on training methodology for the next generation of space researchers. Additionally the program seeks to demonstrate the utility of, and to advance the application of very small satellites for space research. Both through launch failures (two …

U.S Geological Survey Disaster Response, Ms. Brenda Jones

Small Satellite Conference

Biography - Ms. Jones is currently the USGS geospatial/remote sensing liaison for emergency operations and the USGS Executive Secretariat member for the International Charter Space and Major Disasters. She is actively involved with end-users and value added providers during emergency response efforts on a global basis, providing leadership to the remote sensing component of the disaster response community by effectively capturing the data requirements of these entities and assisting in the planning, implementation and evaluation of technologies to improve the discovery, access and dissemination of digital imagery and other geospatial data in support of domestic and international disasters.

Download All 2012 Files - Paper And Presentation Pdfs, Small Satellite Conference

Small Satellite Conference

Due to file size, the papers and presentations have been organized by technical session. For the complete 2012 technical program, download all documents in "Additional Files" on this page.

A Comparison Of Methods For Measuring Co2 And O2, Jake Nelson

Techniques and Instruments

Understanding the dynamics of respiratory gasses gives critical insight into the metabolic processes of a biological system. An efficient and effective means of measuring respiration is essential to understanding aspects of the biosphere. Many methods have been developed for measuring changes in CO₂ and O₂, both as integrated systems and as individual components. Many experiments use an alkali trap with subsequent titration as an inexpensive method for CO₂ measurement. Haney et al. (2008) compared the titration method against infrared gas analysis (IRGA) and found them to be highly correlated, with r²=0.95. The use of …

Testing A Pyroclimatic Hypothesis On The Mexico-United States Border, Peter Z. Fule, Larissa L. Yocom Kent, Citlali Cortes Montano, Donald A. Falk, Julian Cerano, Jose Villanueva-Diaz

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

The “pyroclimatic hypothesis” proposed by F. Biondi and colleagues provides a basis for testable expectations about climatic and other controls of fire regimes. This hypothesis asserts an a priori relationship between the occurrence of widespread fire and values of a relevant climatic index. Such a hypothesis provides the basis for predicting spatial and temporal patterns of fire occurrence based on climatic control. Forests near the Mexico–United States border offer a place to test the relative influence of climatic and other controls in mountain ranges that are ecologically similar and subject to broadly similar top-down climatic influence, but with differing cultural …