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The Utah Statesman, October 8, 2010, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Utah Statesman, October 6, 2010, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Faculty Senate Agenda, October 4, 2010, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Educational Policies Committee Report
• Honors Program Report
• Library Advisory Council Report
• Parking Committee Report
• EPC Items
• ADVS's Proposal for a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree
• Summer School Calendar
• PRPC Section 402.3 - 402.9 The Faculty Senate and Its Committees

The Utah Statesman, October 4, 2010, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Selective Biochlorination Of Hydroxyquinolines By A Flavin-Dependent Halogenase, Fuchao Xu, Amanda Merkley, Dayu Yu, Jixun Zhan

Biological Engineering Faculty Publications

Rdc2 is a flavin-dependent halogenase from Pochonia chlamydosporia. Through the introduction of a His₆-tag to both the N- and C-termini, the isolation yield of Rdc2 from Escherichia coli using Ni-NTA affinity chromatography was increased by three-fold. In vitro reaction of Rdc2 and a flavin reductase (Fre) with seven different hydroxyquinolines revealed that 3-hydroxyquinoline (3), 5-hydroxyquinoline (5), 6-hydroxyquinoline (6), and 7-hydroxyquinoline (7) can be specifically halogenated. These products were prepared by incubating the corresponding substrates with IPTG-induced E. coli BL21(DE3)/Rdc2. They were respectively characterized as 3-hydroxy-4-chloroquinoline (3a), 5-hydroxy-6-chloroquinoline (5a), 5-chloro-6-hydroxyquinoline (6a), and 7-hydroxy-8-chloroquinoline (7a) by NMR and MS …

How Well Are We Doing At Reporting Participant Characteristics In Our Research?, Jesse M. Crosby, Andrew Ben Armstrong, E. W. Nye, A. Boman, Casey R. Nelson, Michael P. Twohig, Jessica M. Gundy

Psychology Faculty Publications

The American Psychological Association (APA) maintains that the integrity and validity of research findings is partially supported by reporting adequate sample demographic characteristics and methodological procedures. This paper is intended as a review of progress as the field has recognized the importance of accounting for participant diversity in psychological research. We hope that this review serves as a reminder to collect this information and include it in published manuscripts. We also suggest that editors and reviewers ask for this information on manuscripts where it has not been included.

Direct Marketing Local Foods: Food Safety Considerations, Kynda R. Curtis

All Current Publications

This publication provides an overview of the food safety issues relevant to direct marketers of fresh and processed foods, as well as suggestions for establishing food safety controls and increasing consumer confidence in local products.

Different Treatment Options For Russian Olive, Ron Patterson, Dennis Worwood

All Current Publications

Russian olive is a thorny, small, sometimes shrubby tree that thrives in Utah’s arid climate. This extremely hardy and adaptable plant originated in southern Europe and Western Asia.

Apple Aphids , Diane Alston, Marion Murray, Michael Reding

All Current Publications

No abstract provided.

Cat-Facing Insects, Diane Alston, Michael Reding, Marion Murray

All Current Publications

There are a number of insects with the piercing-sucking feeding habit that can cause deformity and catfacing type injury to pome and stone fruits, including lygus bug, stink bug, and boxelder bug. Cat-facing injury is caused by puncture feeding in flower buds and fruit. The result is unsightly dimpling, deformity, and scarring of fruit. The name “cat facing” comes from the distorted fruit shape that resembles the puckered cheeks of a cat. In addition to the insects discussed in this section, some aphids and the campylomma bug can inflict similar injury.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, September 20, 2010, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Education Policies Committee Report
• Honors Program Report
• Library Advisory Council Report
• Parking Committee Report
• EPC Items
• PRPC Section 402.4 - 402.13 and 405.11.4
• Draft of Summer Enrollment Committee Report 2010: Strategies for Increasing Summer Enrollment on the Utah State University

The Utah Statesman, September 17, 2010, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Faculty Senate Agenda, September 13, 2010, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Graduate Council Report
• Reminder of role of Ad Hoc Code Compliance Committee
• Learning Management System (e.g., Blackboard) after July 1, 2012
• Ad Hoc Committee to Recommend Code Changes to Integrate USU-CEU
• Research Council Member approval

The Utah Statesman, September 10, 2010, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Utah Statesman, September 8, 2010, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, September 2, 2010, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

College of Agriculture

• Credit Hour Change

Department of Plants, Soils and Climate

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

School of Accountancy

• Course Prefix Change, Title Change
• Title Change

Department of Economics and Finance

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change

Department of Management

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• Prerequisite Change
• Title Change
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change
• Prerequisite Change

Department of Biological Engineering

• New Course
• Prefix Change
• Prefix Change, Credit Hour Change

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Prefix Change, Prerequisite Change

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

• New Course

Department of English

• Prerequisite Change …

Piloting Purchase On Demand: Collection Development Through Interlibrary Loan, Carol Kochan, Jennifer Duncan, Britt A. Fagerheim

Library Faculty & Staff Presentations

This presentation addresses Utah State University’s (USU) philosophy of patron driven acquisition and collection building, the development and workflow of our pilot interlibrary loan purchase on demand policy, and our assessment of the program through spring 2010.

High Tunnel Lettuce In Utah, Dan Drost, Brent Black, Britney Hunter

All Current Publications

This publication provides information on growing high tunnel lettuce in Utah including site preparation, site and irrigation management, and planting dates and spacing.

Japanese Beetle, Erin Hodgson, Diane Alston, Cory A. Stanley

All Current Publications

The Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman, can be a highly destructive pest to ornamentals, trees, shrubs, turfgrass, and vegetables. First discovered in the eastern United States in 1916, the Japanese beetle has threatened agriculture and horticulture by slowly moving south and west. In 2006, a small population of adult Japanese beetles was detected in Orem, Utah.

Turfgrass Cultural Practices And Insect Pest Management, Diane Alston, Kelly Kopp

All Current Publications

There are a number of insects that can cause aesthetic and economic loss to turfgrass in Utah – in home lawns as well as in athletic fields and on recreational lands. Good turfgrass cultural practices are the primary way to prevent insect infestation and turfgrass damage.

Spotted Wing Drosophila, Diane Alston, Ryan Davis, Cory Vorel

All Current Publications

No abstract provided.

Chinch Bugs, Kelly Kopp, Ryan S. Davis, Ricardo A. Ramirez

All Current Publications

Chinch bugs are “true bugs”. In Utah, the common chinch bug [Blissus leucopterus leucopterus (Say)], and western chinch bug (Blissus occiduus) may feed on turfgrass, especially under conditions of severe heat and drought. Coupled with under-irrigation, direct sunlight, and thick thatch, chinch bug numbers can soar from mid-summer to early fall.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, August 30, 2010, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Blackboard Vista License Renewal
• Graduate Council Report
• Send Section 402.4 - 402.13 and 405.11.4 to PRPC
• Research Council Member approval by Faculty Senate

The Utah Statesman, August 30, 2010, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Unescosat: The United Nations’ First Satellite, Donald Platt

Small Satellite Conference

An international effort is underway to produce the first satellite in the history of the United Nations. The idea of the preparation and launch, with the endorsement of the UNESCO branch of the United Nations, of an international satellite to promote science education, public awareness of science, and international co-operation in the basic sciences, was presented by the National Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO to the UNESCO basic sciences committee. The General Conference of UNESCO at its 35th session in October 2009 approved an amendment to the UNESCO draft Programme and Budget for 2010-2011 concerning the project. The …

Switchable Antenna Polarization Using Surface-Integrated Fluidic Loading Mechanisms , Sean Goldberger, Frank Drummond, Joel Barrera, Stephen Davis, Jamie Edelen, Michelle Geppert, Yashavaun Judie, Quinn Manley, Cameron Peters, Samantha Smith, Gregory Huff

Small Satellite Conference

Multipath wireless communication can increase system-level demands on antenna radiation behavior, impedance matching, and bandwidth requirements. Research with the Space Engineering Institute at Texas A&M University has developed a novel antenna polarization reconfiguration system using nanoparticle dispersions. Potential applications encompass space and military missions operating in harsh physical and electromagnetic surroundings, multiple input and output (MIMO) systems, and cognitive radios. This paper will discuss the design, fabrication, and reconfigurable performance of a single crossed-dipole microstrip antenna with pressure-driven and electrokinetic manipulation of nanoparticle dispersions. Appropriately positioned gaps, on the crossed dipole, manage the frequency and antenna polarization diversity. Analytical, simulated, …

Passive Magnetic Attitude Control For Cubesat Spacecraft , David Gerhardt

Small Satellite Conference

CubeSats are a growing and increasingly valuable asset specifically to the space sciences community. However, due to their small size CubeSats provide limited mass (< 4 kg) and power (typically < 6W insolated) which must be judiciously allocated between bus and instrumentation. There are a class of science missions that have pointing requirements of 10-20 degrees. Passive Magnetic Attitude Control (PMAC) is a wise choice for such a mission class, as it can be used to align a CubeSat within f10f of the earth's magnetic field at a cost of zero power and < 50g mass. One example is the Colorado Student Space Weather Experiment (CSSWE), a 3U CubeSat for space weather investigation. The design of a PMAC system is presented for a general 3U CubeSat with CSSWE as an example. Design aspects considered include: external torques acting on the craft, magnetic parametric resonance for polar orbits, and the effect of hysteresis rod dimensions on dampening supplied by the rod. Next, the development of a PMAC simulation is discussed, including the equations of motion, a model of the earth's magnetic field, and hysteresis rod response. Key steps of the simulation are outlined in sufficient detail to recreate the simulation. Finally, the simulation is used to verify the PMAC system design, finding that CSSWE settles to within 10f of magnetic field lines after 6.5 days.

Routine Scheduled Space Access For Secondary Payloads , Jason Andrews, Jeff Cannon

Small Satellite Conference

Commercial launch vehicles often launch with primary payloads that do not max-out launch capacity to the destination orbit. To take advantage of this excess capability, secondary payloads can be launched with the primary payload, providing an economical means to get small spacecraft to orbit, as well as providing additional revenue to the launch provider. Up until now, these secondary payload opportunities have been limited and sporadic, with payloads waiting for rides due to mismatched orbit destinations, availability of launch vehicle capacity, and prohibitive cost. With the advent of new U.S. commercial launch services, the opportunities for launch of small secondary …

O/Oreos Nanosatellite: A Multi-Payload Technology Demonstration, Giovanni Minelli, Antonio Ricco, Christopher Beasley, John Hines, Elwood Agasid, Bruce Yost, David Squires, Charlie Friedericks, Matthew Piccini, Greg Defouw, Mike Mcintyre, Robert Ricks, Macarena Parra, Millan Diaz-Aguado, Linda Timucin, Mike Henschke, Matthew Lera, Ming Tan, Mike Cohen, Karolyn Ronzano, Ed Luzzi, Nghia Mai, Aaron Schooley, Dianna Ly, Eric Stackpole, Jeffrey Lin, John Tucker, Pascale Ehrenfreund, Nathan Santos, Bramall, Kathryn Bryson, Julie Chittenden, Cindy Taylor, Amanda Cook

Small Satellite Conference

The Organism/Organic Exposure to Orbital Stresses (O/OREOS) nanosatellite follows in the footsteps of the successful GeneSat-1 and PharmaSat missions to validate key technologies developed to conduct compelling science experiments in space for a small price tag. Developed by the Small Spacecraft Division at NASA Ames Research Center, the 5.5-kg 3U satellite contains two completely independent payloads and a novel drag-enhancing device which shortens the spacecraft’s orbital lifetime, thereby mitigating orbital debris. This paper provides an overview of the mission as well as an in-depth discussion of each payload and the de-orbit mechanism (DOM) while highlighting lessons learned from the spacecraft’s …

Olfar, A Radio Telescope Based On Nano-Satellites In Moon Orbit, S. Engelen, C.J.M. Verhoeven, M.J. Bentum

Small Satellite Conference

It seems very likely that missions with nano-satellites in professional scientific or commercial applications will not be single-satellite missions. Well structured formations or less structured swarms of nano-satellites will be able to perform tasks that cannot be done in the “traditional” way. The Dutch space-born radio telescope project OLFAR, the Orbiting Low Frequency Array, is a good example of a typical “swarm-task”. The OLFAR radio telescope will be composed of an antenna array based on nano-satellites orbiting the moon to shield the receiving nodes from terrestrial interference. The array will receive frequencies in a band from around 30 kHz to …