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Exploratory Study Of Semiconductor Nanomembranes In Em Applications, Grant D. Heileman

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

Antenna systems are a cornerstone of modern technologies, playing an increasingly vital role in their advancement. As demand for compact, high-performance, and adaptable communication platforms grows reconfigurable antenna technologies are becoming essential. This research explores a novel front-end reconfigurable antenna system (FERAS) architecture that leverages the mechanical flexibility and photoconductive behavior of semiconductor nanomembrane (SNM) devices. By exploiting the emergent properties of ultra-thin silicon (Si) or gallium arsenide (GaAs) nanomaterials and optically exciting these samples using vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) arrays, this study develops lightweight, low-cost, deployable antenna structures for satellite communications, remote sensing, GPS, and radar. Despite their significant …

User Interface And Watchstation Improvements Required For Multi-Vehicle Usv Operations, Val Schmidt, Joshua Bergeron

Faculty Publications

In October 2024, the University of New Hampshire and NOAA’s Uncrewed Systems Office embarked on a mapping mission in the Gulf of Maine, simultaneously operating two DriX Un-crewed Surface Vehicles. Goals of the project were focused on testing hypotheses related to concepts of operation, including the safety of operations, cognitive loading of operators, management of vehicle endurance, vehicle logistics, maintenance and field support, refueling and a host of others.

Dendritic Inhibition Effects In Memory Retrieval Of A Neuromorphic Microcircuit Model Of The Rat Hippocampus, Nikolaos Andreakos, Vassilis Cutsuridis

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Background: Studies have shown that input comparison in the hippocampus between the Schaffer collateral (SC) input in apical dendrites and the perforant path (PP) input in the apical tufts dramatically changes the activity of pyramidal cells (PCs). Equally, dendritic inhibition was shown to control PC activity by minimizing the depolarizing signals in their dendritic trees, controlling the synaptic integration time window, and ensuring temporal firing precision. Objectives: We computationally investigated the diverse roles of inhibitory synapses on the PC dendritic arbors of a CA1 microcircuit model in mnemonic retrieval during the co-occurrence of SC and PP inputs. Results: Our study …

Life As An Intern For Njit Stem For Success, Christopher Tava

STEM Month

I joined the STEM for Success Team in May 2023 with two main goals. The first goal was to reach 100 hours worth of contributions, as part of a mandatory internship requirement to graduate from the Academy for Mathematics, Science, & Engineering (AMSE). I reached that goal by early October 2023, although I have been motivated to continue my work with NJIT beyond that hour target. The second goal was to accomplish something that I was proud of with the resources that the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) provided me. I had heard of former students of AMSE that …

Experience With The Stem For Success Internship, Ujwal S. Thirunagari

STEM Month

In this article, I discuss my experience working with the STEM for Success team. I detail some of the challenges I faced in completing the CRT and LED sections, how I addressed these challenges, and the widely applicable skills that I learned.

Television Guidebook, Ujwal S. Thirunagari

STEM Month

In this television guidebook, we work to clearly explain television technology by including detailed illustrations and introducing fundamental concepts. This guidebook first explains the Cathode Ray Tube by laying out the basics of circuits, thermionic emission, the electron beam gun, and the deflection yoke. Then, the guidebook tackles the modernly adopted LED panel technology used in most phones and computers by explaining the fundamentals of light and liquid crystal. In future iterations of the guidebook, we hope to delve into more detail on color CRTs, thin film transistors, OLED panels, and Micro-LED technology.

Problems In Extremal Graph Theory And Spectral Graph Theory, Fareeha Jamal

Thesis/ Dissertation Defenses

Spectral graph theory is a subfield of algebraic graph theory that studies the matrices associated with graphs. It lives at the nexus of Linear Algebra and Combinatorics. Many intriguing results in the domains of Matrix Theory and Combinatorics have come from studying the eigenvalues of graph matrices; in fact, several open problems in both areas have been resolved. Beyond its theoretical appeal, spectral graph theory has found meaningful applications in theoretical chemistry, particularly in the mathematical classification of chemical graphs. These classifications underpin quantitative structure–property relationships (QSPRs), facilitating the prediction of physicochemical properties such as enthalpy of vaporization, molar refractivity, …

Qpie Mathematics — Resonance Fields For Coherence: Defensive-Publication Abstract & Introduction, Teddy Burroughs

Defensive Publications Series

QPIE (Quantum Perspective Is Everything) extends the Streltsov–Singh–Dhar–Bera–Adesso (2015) program that operationally links quantum coherence and entanglement by introducing a triadic, time-explicit, and observer-inclusive information field. Where classical resource theory defines coherence as a static scalar derived from density matrices and bounded by monotonicity/convexity under incoherent operations, QPIE formalizes coherence as a dynamic resonance process among system (S), ancilla (A), and observer (O). The framework adds three core constructs: (i) observer-weighted monotonicity, admitting constructive feedback when the observer’s informational state aligns with the system; (ii) holo-convexity, which generalizes linear convexity to account for emergent cooperative order across ensembles; and (iii) …

Cv: Philip Blankenship (Behavioral Neuroscience), Philip Blankenship

Psychology Department Faculty Curricula Vitae

No abstract provided.

Cv: Christie Billups (Theology, Peace And Justice Studies), Christie Billups

Theology Department Faculty Curricula Vitae

No abstract provided.

Cv: Ryan Hooper (Physics), Ryan Hooper

Physics Department Faculty Curricula Vitae

No abstract provided.

Spatial Patterns Of Salamander Density Across Human Disturbance Gradients In Warner Parks​, Siobhan M. Day

Science University Research Symposium (SURS)

Amphibians are sensitive to anthropogenic disturbance, making them valuable indicators of recreational impacts in urban parks. This study examines salamander occurrence across five research sites within Warner Parks, Nashville, Tennessee, which differ in trail density and foot traffic intensity. Salamander observations were compiled from two sources: field surveys conducted in Summer 2025 and iNaturalist records spanning the past 10 years. For spatial analysis, each site was defined by a 200 m radius buffer to include local habitat, and trail networks were further buffered at 10 m, 25 m, and 50 m to quantify salamander occurrence relative to trail proximity using …

Cv: Young "Paul" Kim (Computer Engineering), Young "Paul" Kim

ECaMS Department Faculty Curricula Vitae

No abstract provided.

Music's Effect On The Mental Health Of Differing Age Groups, Margaret Cleve, Kaniyah Newborn, Luke Magro

Science University Research Symposium (SURS)

Mental health disorders are a significant concern in today’s society. Music therapy has been shown to be an effective intervention for conditions such as anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), depression, and insomnia. However, it is not clear if the benefits function the same across different ages. The present study examined the influence of music on mental health across age using a publicly available dataset from Kaggle.com. We hypothesized that music listening would be associated with improved mental health outcomes regardless of age and that increased listening time would correlate with lower anxiety and depression. Results indicated that daily hours of music …

Access Denied: An Argument Against King’S Propositional Access Principle, Jesse Fitts

Philosophy Faculty Research

Accounts of propositions face a problem that originates in the ontology of numbers: If propositions are abstract and causally isolated, then it’s unclear how agents cognitively access them. Jeff King presents a solution to this problem for his theory of propositions. King’s solution follows from a more general principle of cognitive access, which this paper challenges.

Cv: Jake Cho (Computer Science), Jake Cho

ECaMS Department Faculty Curricula Vitae

No abstract provided.

Leading Inclusive Education: The Impact Of A City’S Place-Based Pedagogical Partnership With Higher Education On Secondary School Inclusion, Suanne Gibson, Sonia Blandford, George Munn, Jen Shute

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

The focus of this article is leadership for inclusive education. The work presented explores a three-year (2021–2024) place-based pedagogical partnership (PBPP) with schools and higher education (HE) leading change for inclusion and school improvement across Plymouth city’s secondary school network. National and international governments emphasise the role HE has in partnering with its local communities to achieve equal education access, inclusive pupil progress and student equality. The aims of this project and partnership were firstly to build meaningful relationships across secondary school leadership teams, local council, regional government and two city universities, and secondly to develop sustained practices that had …

Educators' Reflections On Competency-Based Learning: Reflecting 5 Years Of Nep 2020, Gaurav Agarwal, Anannya Chakraborty, Dimple Sood, Priyanka Sharma, Aditi Malviya, Shreevarshini K, Abha Bhagat

ACER India

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 brought a significant transformation in India’s education system by promoting a more holistic, adaptable, and skills-focused approach to learning, moving beyond rote learning. At the core of this shift is Competency-Based Learning (CBL), which encourages the development of essential skills like critical thinking, creativity, and application of what students learn in real life. To make this shift meaningful, understanding the thought process and perspectives of teachers who operationalise CBL principles is crucial. Their experience and insights can help identify the systemic supports that are necessary to build a strong foundation for teacher and student …

Social Media Marketing And Business Performance Of Small And Medium Fashion Enterprises In Tanzania: The Moderating Role Of Social Media Strategic Capabilities, Pamela Kishimbo, Juma James Masele, Dev Jani

Business Management Review

This study examines the influence of social media marketing (SMM) on the business performance of small and medium fashion enterprises (SMFEs) in Tanzania, with social media strategic capabilities (SMSCs) as a moderating variable in this relationship. The study is grounded in the Uses and Gratification Theory (UGT) and Resource-Based View (RBV). The study used a cross-sectional survey design, collecting data from 397 SMFEs through structured questionnaires. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and structural equation modelling (SEM). The findings revealed a significant positive relationship between SMM and the business performance of SMFEs in Tanzania. Furthermore, the findings show that SMSCs …

Postmortem Vitreous Humor As An Alternative Matrix To Peripheral Blood For Benzodiazepine Detection, Sara Bussey

Honors Theses

Benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed secondary drugs of abuse that cause Central Nervous System depression through the neurotransmitter gamma aminobutyric acid. While not commonly fatal on their own, benzodiazepines have a minor risk for physical dependence and abuse. They also can have cumulative effects with other medications that can lead to overdose situations; thus, they are considered secondary drugs of abuse. While peripheral blood is considered the standard for xenobiotic detection in postmortem forensic toxicology, it is important to consider the validity of alternative matrices that could be analyzed in the event that blood was not available due to circumstances like …

Fabrication Of Robust And Durable Superamphiphobic Aluminum Alloy And Zinc Surfaces Via Dual Sandblasting And Steam Treatment, Laylan Hassan, Saadi Nawzat, Tansel Karabacak

Faculty Scholarship

We present a scalable and environmentally friendly method for fabricating mechanically robust superamphiphobic coatings on aluminum alloy and zinc substrates using a dual-step process combining sandblasting (SB) and steam treatment (ST), followed by surface energy reduction with fluorinated molecules. This approach creates hierarchical micro/nano structures essential for omniphobic performance. On Al-alloy SB + ST surfaces we measured static contact angles of 162.0° (water), 156.1° (ethylene glycol), and 154.4° (peanut oil), while the corresponding Zn surfaces reached 160.1°, 156.0°, and 152.8°, respectively, with sliding angles below 5° across all tested liquids. The coatings retained high repellency after 50 tape- peeling cycles …

Geneseo Authors Celebration 2025, Milne Library

Geneseo Authors Celebration

Milne Library began a tradition of celebrating faculty authorship in 2009 with a series of workshops and a celebration in collaboration with the Teaching and Learning Center. Over the years it has evolved to more accurately reflect on the variety of academic and creative work done here at Geneseo. The annual Geneseo Authors Celebration is an opportunity for the Library and the campus to celebrate the faculty and truly acknowledge the time and effort that faculty have invested into creating exceptional works that contribute to the scholarly discussions taking place in their disciplines.

Books authored or edited by Geneseo faculty …

The State Of Our Streams: A Land Trust's Approach To Monitoring The Health Of Three Headwater Streams, Lauren Mcgrath

Sustainability Research & Practice Seminar Presentations

Lauren McGrath, Director of Watershed Protection Program, Willistown Conservation Trust, presents "The State of Our Streams: a land trust's approach to monitoring the health of three headwater streams."

Bridging Reason And Perception: Searching For The Arguments Of Ptolemaïs Of Cyrene In Works On Music Theory From The Italian Renaissance, Sean Robert Denby

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Ptolemaïs of Cyrene is the earliest known female music theorist from antiquity. Her lost work, Pythagorean Elements of Music, is a substantive addition to the debate on the differences in approaches to reason and perception in harmonic science from Pythagorean and Aristoxenian doctrines. It only survives in three quotations in Porphyry of Tyre’s Commentary on Ptolemy’s Harmonics, a work known and used by humanists and music theorists alike in the Italian Renaissance. Considering that numerous individuals in Renaissance Italy—in particular, Franchino Gaffurio, Gioseffo Zarlino, and Vincenzo Galilei—had access to Porphyry’s Commentary, it is a mystery as to why she does …

Framework-Based Mathematics Intervention: A Practice Guide For School Psychologists, Shaalein C. Lopez

Journal of Applied Disciplines

School psychologists are charged with providing guidance related to the implementation of evidence-based interventions across academic subjects including mathematics. Despite recent advances in the availability of empirically supported intervention and instructional strategies in math, finding appropriate math-related interventions that go beyond fluency building and metacognitive techniques into the realm of math understanding and concept building remains difficult for school psychologists. The adaptation of a framework-based approach to mathematics intervention, such as one developed by the National Center on Intensive Intervention, provides school psychologists with an evidence-based approach that overcomes numerous barriers to providing support for students struggling with mathematics learning.

Automated Synthesis And Verification Of Distributed Systems Using Universal Plan Intermediate Representation (Upir), Subhadip Mitra

Defensive Publications Series

The semantic gap between distributed system specifications and implementations leads to significant development costs and runtime failures. This paper presents UPIR (Universal Plan Intermediate Representation), which combines formal verification, program synthesis, and machine learning to automatically generate verified implementations from high-level specifications. The system introduces three key components: (1) a compositional verification engine using SMT solving that achieves O(1) incremental complexity through proof caching and dependency tracking, reducing verification time by up to 274x compared to monolithic approaches; (2) a synthesis engine applying Counterexample-Guided Inductive Synthesis (CEGIS) to distributed systems, generating implementations in 1.97ms average with 43-75% success rates; and …

Instructors’ Needs For Teaching And Mentoring Undergraduate Students In The Water Sciences, Silvia-Jessica Mostacedo-Marasovic, Kristin Raub, Deanna Mccay, Cory Forbes

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

Undergraduate education in water resources is crucial, involving faculty from diverse disciplines and providing meaningful learning and mentoring experiences. In 2022, the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI) launched a national survey and organized a virtual collaborative session with respondents to better understand: 1) What are the primary needs faced by faculty members who teach and mentor water science to undergraduate students? and 2) How can academic institutions and external organizations effectively support faculty members in meeting the needs associated with teaching and mentoring water science to undergraduate students? We collected data from N = …

Data Supporting “High-Resolution Lidar Observations Of Sedimentation-Induced Size Sorting Of Droplets Near A Laboratory Cloud Top”, Fan Yang, Yong Meng Sua, Zipei Zheng, Jesse Anderson, Hamed F. Sadi, Jae Min Yeom, Suryadey P. Singh, Pei Hou, Will Cantrell, Ernie R. Lewis, Alexander Kostinski, Raymond Shaw

Michigan Tech Research Data

Cloud optical properties and precipitation, which are crucial to weather and climate, are strongly influenced by cloud microphysical properties that are still poorly understood. Here, we develop a high-resolution time-correlated single-photon-counting lidar and apply it to observe cloud microphysical properties at one-centimeter range resolution in a convection chamber under well-controlled conditions. Together with concurrent in-situ measurements and theoretical analysis, our lidar observations indicate that although turbulent mixing tends to homogenize the cloud in the bulk region, entrainment and sedimentation cause inhomogeneities in droplet concentrations near the cloud top. Specifically, the topmost region is directly affected by entrainment, and lidar profiles …

Physical Activity And Memory Retention, Hannah Blackman, Marisa Ronner, Lindsay Biggs, Izzy Melendez

Science University Research Symposium (SURS)

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Developmental Effects On Zebrafish Embryos Exposed To Alcohol, Tamya Mchaney

Science University Research Symposium (SURS)

Zebrafish are a good organism model due to their similarities with human biology. The transparency of their embryos allows for an easier view to see the developmental stages of the embryos, and easily and accurately note any mutations or defects in any of the embryos. In addition, they make excellent candidates to track potential effects that mirror human embryos with ethanol and alcohol will have on their developmental stages. The aim of this study was to measure the genetic size developmental differences of the embryo’s lens, eyes, and heart that are given 1% alcohol and 2% alcohol. This study’s experimental …