| 4 | Stress, Behavior and Health Our team has been studying subtle changes in brain function that are
associated with increased risk for hypertension in young adults. These changes
in brain function produce emotional dampening, the reduced perception of
emotionally meaningful environmental cues such as facial expressions. Emotional
dampening could lead to increased psychosocial stress and further elevations in
blood pressure and risk for cardiovascular disease. Team LeadersJames A McCubbin Psychology
Accomplishments*Cummings, G., *Miguelino, T., *O'Toole, L., *Weiss, B., *Puderbach, M., *Shaughnessy, R., *Kadau, A., McCubbin, J. (2019, April). Relationship between Blood Pressure, Emotional Dampening, Alexithymia, and Risk Behavior using a Lottery Simulation. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
McCubbin, J., *Whitesides, N., *Basiura, R., *Cummings, G., *O'Toole, L. & *Demas, R. (2017, April). The Effects of Cardiovascular Emotional Dampening on Financial Risk-Taking Behavior. Presented at the 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
McCubbin, J., Zinzow, H., *Lindberg, C., *McGee, T., *Rodriguez, M., *Hayes, J., *Green, C. & *Kinard, S. (2015, April). The relationships among sleep quality, hostility, blood pressure, and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, in young adults without a known trauma history. Presented at the 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
McCubbin, J.A., Zinzow, H.M., *Hibdon, M.A., *Nathan, A.W., *Morrison, A.V., *Hayden, G.W. & *Lindberg, C.A. (2015, March 18-21). Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, sleep quality, hostility and blood pressure in young adults without a known trauma history. Presented at the 73rd Annual Scientific meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Savannah, GA.
*Graham, J.G., *Hibdon, M.A., *Nathan, A.W., *Schram, R.R., *Caldwell, M.T., *Morrison, A.V., *Wilson, E.D., *Backman, K.L. & McCubbin, J.A. (2013, April). Cardiovascular Emotional Dampening is there a Relationship Between Social Support and Blood Pressure. Presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, La Crosse, WI.
McCubbin, J., Loveless, J.P., *Graham, J., Bart, R., *Hibdon, M., *Loukas B., Brower-Lingsch, D., *Ross G., *Nathan, A., *Isgett, S., and *Schram, R. (2012, April). Cardiovascular Emotional Dampening Is There a Relationship Between Blood Pressure and Perception of Risk. 33rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
*Graham, J., *Hibdon, M., *Nathan, A., *Schram, R., *Caldwell, M., McCubbin, J., (2013). Does Cardiovascular Emotional Dampening Reduce Social Support. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Miami, FL.
McCubbin, J.A., Burnette, C.M., *Peach, H., Allen, A.J., Gillispie, S., Pilcher, J.J. (2010, March). Methodological Pilot Study The Relationship Between Blood Pressure and Perception of Emotion in Narrative Sentences. Presented at Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Association. Portland, OR.
McCubbin, J., Loveless, J., Hall, G., *Robinson, G., Moore, D., (2011, March). Cardiovascular Emotional Dampening is Independent of Alexithymia. 69th Annual Scientific Meeting. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, San Antonio, TX.
*Robinson, G., Hall, G., Loveless, J., McCubbin, J. (2010, August). The Relationship Between Cardiovascular Function and Emotion Recognition Studying the Emotional Dampening Hypothesis. Presented at the Conference on Applied Psychology, Clemson, SC.
*Peach, H., James, M., Pilcher, J. (2011, March). Cognitive Functioning Declines in Pre-Hypertensive Young Adults throughout a Night of Sleep Deprivation. 69th Annual Scientific Meeting. Presented at the Annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, San Antonio, TX.
*Robinson, G., Moore, D. (2011, March). Sleep Deprivation Increases Blood Pressure in Persons with a Family History of Hypertension. 69th Annual Scientific Meeting. Accepted for oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, San Antonio, TX.
*Peach, H., James, M., Pilcher, J. (2011, April). Cognitive Functioning Declines in Pre-Hypertensive Young Adults throughout a Night of Sleep Deprivation. Annual ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference. Accepted for presentation at the 2011 Annual ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference, Coral Gables, FL.
McCubbin, J., *Nathan, A., *Hibdon, M. A., *Stephens, J., *Morrison, A., *Graham, J. G., *Schram, R., *Hayden, G. (2014, March). Blood pressure and emotional dampening in young adults: Effects on threat appraisal and risk behavior. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, San Francisco, CA
*Nathan, A., *Lansinger, D., *Hayden, G., *McDermott, K., *Newman, A., *Quakenbush, J. & McCubbin, J. (2014, April). Systolic blood pressure and effects on threat appraisal and risk behavior. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Hibdon, M., *Morrison, A., *Stephens, J., *Scanlon, M., *Lindberg, C. & McCubbin, J. (2014, April). Cardiovascular emotional dampening and blood pressure: Is there a relationship between diastolic blood pressure and risk-taking behavior? Poster presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
McCubbin, J., Nathan, A., *Hibdon, M., *Castillo, A., *Graham, J., & *Switzer, F. (2018). Blood Pressure, Emotional Dampening, and Risk Behavior. Psychosomatic Medicine, 80(6), 1. doi: 10.1097/psy.0000000000000598
Loveless, J., Nicoletta, A., Winters, A., Carels, R., Wuensch, K., Whited, M., McCubbin, J., & Everhart, D. (2018). Exploring the relationship between frontal asymmetry and emotional dampening. International Journal Of Psychophysiology, 123, 8-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2017.12.003
McCubbin, J., Nathan, A., *Hibdon, M., Castillo, A., *Graham, J., & Switzer, F. (2018). Blood Pressure, Emotional Dampening, and Risk Behavior. Psychosomatic Medicine, 80(6), 544-550. doi: 10.1097/psy.0000000000000598
McCubbin, J., ZInzow, H., *Hibdon, M., *Nathan, A., *Morrison, A., *Hayden, G., *Lindberg, C., Switzer, F. (2016). Subclinical Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: Relationships with Blood Pressure, Hostility, and Sleep. Cardiovascular Psychiatry And Neurology, 1-9.
McCubbin, J., Loveless, J., *Graham, J., Hall, G., Bart, R., & Moore, D. et al. (2013). Emotional Dampening in Persons with Elevated Blood Pressure: Affect Dysregulation and Risk for Hypertension. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine, 47(1), 111-119. doi: 10.1007/s12160-013-9526-2
McCubbin, J., *Peach, H., Moore, D., & Pilcher, J. (2012). Decreased Cognitive/CNS Function in Young Adults at Risk for Hypertension: Effects of Sleep Deprivation. International Journal Of Hypertension, 2012, 1-9. doi: 10.1155/2012/989345
CI: 4. (2017). McCubbin CI Team's visit to Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands[Video].
As President of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine, I highlighted several of our undergraduate CI project results in my Presidential Address at the annual meeting in Santa Fe, NM, June 24, 2017.
NIH- 1 R13 CA216984-01, PI- James McCubbin, Total Costs = $15,580 requested and funded).
Kyla Davis graduated this year (May 2017) with departmental honors using her CI-related study protocol.
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| 18 | Mirrors and Windows: A Children's Literature Newsletter Students will produce a children's literature newsletter highlighting culturally diverse children's books across various genres. Team LeadersJonda McNair Teacher Education
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| 276 | Design and Synthesis of Advanced Nanomaterials to Address the Global Challenges of the 21st Century This Creative Inquiry is focused on the design and synthesis of nanomaterials for applications that are of significant interest towards addressing the grand challenges of the 21st century. Specifically, this CI research is addressing challenges associated with Catalysis and Drug Delivery. Catalysis is responsible for 90% of the chemicals and materials produced today. This equivocates to roughly 30% of the global GDP. We are looking to redefine the way nanomaterials are used for catalysis. Team LeadersChristopher Kitchens Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
AccomplishmentsJiang, M., *Seney, R., Bayliss, P., & Kitchens, C. (2019). Carbon Nanotube and Cellulose Nanocrystal Hybrid Films. Molecules, 24(14), 2662. doi: 10.3390/molecules24142662
Jiang, M., *DeMass, N., Economy, R., Shackleton, T., & Ktichens, C. (2016). Formation of Highly Oriented Cellulose Nanocrystal Films by Spin Coating Film from Aqueous Suspensions. Journal Of Renewable Materials, 4(5), 377-387. doi: 10.7569/JRM.2016/634131
Mohamed Ansar, M. S., & Kitchens, C. L. (2016). Impact of the gold nanoparticle stabilizing ligands on catalysis. Presented at the Spring 2016 National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA.
Mohamed Ansar, M., & Kitchens, C. (2016). Modifying lipid bilayer permeability with inorganic nanoparticles. Presented at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA.
*Shackleton, T., *Wilson, O., Jiang, M., & Kitchens, C. (2016, April). Investigation of Carbon Nanotubes/Cellulose Nanocrystals Composites for Potential Use in Microelectromecanical Systems. Presented at 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Session, Clemson SC.
McMillan, M., Jiang, M., & Kitchens, C. (2016). Nanocrystalline Cellulose Device Platforms. Southeastern Regional AIChE Meeting, Tuscaloosa, AL.
*Mispireta, P., Ansar, S.M., Kitchens, C. (2015 April). Transformations of Silver Nanoparticles exposed to bovine serum albumim.
*Demass, S., *McMillan, M., & Kitchens, C. (2014). Phase behavior and application studies of cellulose nano-crystals synthesized by acetic acid. Poster presented at the 2014 Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Solon, T., *Davidson, C., *Stonaker, J., *Ledford, T., *Leroy, C., & Kitchens, C. (2014). Stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems using gold nanoparticles and phospholipid vesicles. Poster presented at the 2014 Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 21 | Conservation of Marine Resources The Conservation of Marine Resources Creative Inquiry team participates in marine ecology research to benefit the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Current projects include studying (1) the impact of shelter loss on the survival of juvenile Caribbean spiny lobsters, (2) using acoustic telemetry technology to track the movement of Caribbean spiny lobsters, (3) estimating effects of structure on reef fish diversity and abundance and, (4) studying the effects of coral disease on coral cover and reef fish communities in the Florida Keys. Team LeadersKea Payton
Randi Sims
Michael Childress Biological Sciences
Kara Noonan Biological Sciences
AccomplishmentsSmith, K., *Quirk-Royal, B., *Drake-Lavelle, K., & Childress, M. (2018). Influences of ontogenetic phase and resource availability on parrotfish foraging preferences in the Florida Keys, FL (USA). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 603, 175-187. doi: 10.3354/meps12718
Smith, K., Payton, T., *Sims, R., *Stroud, C., *Jeanes, R., Hyatt, T., & Childress, M. (2019). Impacts of consecutive bleaching events and local algal abundance on transplanted coral colonies in the Florida Keys. Coral Reefs, 38(4), 851-861. doi: 10.1007/s00338-019-01823-7
Smith, K., Payton, T., *Sims, R., Stroud, C., Jeanes, R., Hyatt, T., & Childress, M. (2019). Impacts of consecutive bleaching events and local algal abundance on transplanted coral colonies in the Florida Keys. Coral Reefs, 38(4), 851-861. doi: 10.1007/s00338-019-01823-7
Smith, K., *Quirk-Royal, B., *Drake-Lavelle, K., & Childress, M. (2018). Influences of ontogenetic phase and resource availability on parrotfish foraging preferences in the Florida Keys, FL (USA). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 603, 175-187. doi: 10.3354/meps12718
Childress, M., Heldt, K. and *Miller, S. (2015). Are juvenile Caribbean spiny lobsters (Panulirus argus) becoming less social?. ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil, 72(suppl 1), pp.i170-i176.
Heldt, K., Bridges, W. and Childress, M. (2015). Behavioral response to habitat loss in juvenile spiny lobsters. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 521, pp.117-128.
Parmenter, K., Vigueira, P., *Morlok, C., *Micklewright, J., Smith, K., Paul, K., & Childress, M. (2012). Seasonal Prevalence of Hematodinium sp. Infections of Blue Crabs in Three South Carolina (USA) Rivers. Estuaries And Coasts, 36(1), 174-191. doi: 10.1007/s12237-012-9556-1
*Crowfoot, E., *Garvey, R., *Sox, K., Noonan, K., & Childress, M. (2019, April). Evaluating the effects of artificial versus natural reef structures on fish communities in the Florida Keys. Poster presented at the Focus on the Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*McComb, M., & Childress, M. (2019, April). Using Acoustic Telemetry to Study Homing Behavior in Juvenile Caribbean Spiny Lobsters. Poster presented at 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Crowfoot, E., *Garvey, R., *Sox, K., *Noonan, K., Childress, M. (2019, April). Evaluating the Effects of Artificial Versus Natural Reef Structures on Fish Communities in the Florida Keys. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Whitaker, S., *Hulsey, R., *Collins, M., *Way, E., Smith, K., & Childress, M. (2018, April). A tail of two territories: gender differences in the territories of stoplight parrotfish, Sparisoma viride. Poster Presentation at the Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Jeanes, R., Miller, E., *Stroud, C., Smith, K., & Childress, M. (2018, April). Responses of transplanted and natural coral colonies to thermal stress events. Poster presentation at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Whitaker, S., *Hulsey, R., *Collins, M., *Way, E., Smith, K., & Childress, M. (2018, April). A tail of two territories: gender differences in the territories of stoplight parrotfish, Sparisoma viride. Poster presentation at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Jeanes, R., Miller, E., *Stroud, C., Smith, K., & Childress, M. (2018, April). Responses of transplanted and natural coral colonies to thermal stress events. Poster Presentation at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Gardner, M., *Ingrum, I., Noonan, K., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2018 April 4-5) Effects of Hurricane Irma on reef community structure in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Poster Presentation at the Clemson University Student Research Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Whitaker, S., *Hulsey, R., Collins, M., *Way, E., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2018 April) A tail of two territories: gender differences in the territories of stoplight parrotfish, Sparisoma viride. Poster Presentation at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Jeanes, R., *Miller, E., *Stroud, C., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2018, April) Responses of transplanted and natural coral colonies to thermal stress events. Poster Presentation at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Gardner, M., *Ingrum, I., Noonan, K., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2018 March 10) Effects of Hurricane Irma on reef community structure in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Poster Presentation at the Clemson University Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Whitaker, S., *Hulsey, R., Collins, M., *Way, E., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2018 March 10) A tail of two territories: gender differences in the territories of stoplight parrotfish, Sparisoma viride. Poster Presentation at the Clemson University Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Jeanes, R., *Miller, E., *Stroud, C., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2018 March 10) Responses of transplanted and natural coral colonies to thermal stress events. Poster Presentation at the Clemson University Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Gardner, M., *Ingrum, I., Noonan, K., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2018 March 1) Effects of Hurricane Irma on reef community structure in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Poster Presentation at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Clemson, SC.
*Whitaker, S., *Hulsey, R., Collins, M., *Way, E., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2018 March 1) A tail of two territories: gender differences in the territories of stoplight parrotfish, Sparisoma viride. Poster Presentation at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Clemson, SC.
*Jeanes, R., *Miller, E., *Stroud, C., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2018 March 1) Responses of transplanted and natural coral colonies to thermal stress events. Poster Presentation at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Clemson, SC.
*Whitaker, S., *Rolfe, S., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2017, September 29). Conservation of Marine Resources Summer Research blog. Presented at the Creative Inquiry Summer Research Showcase, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Jeanes, R., *Miller, E., *Stroud, C., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2017, September 22). Responses of transplanted and natural coral colonies to thermal stress events. Presented at the Annual College of Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Guryan, T., *Sims, R., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2017, February 25). Clean Freaks: Neon gobies facilitate reef herbivore diversity. February 25, 2017. Poster presented at the 9th Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Dubnicka, I., *Krachman, H., *Ehlert, A. & Childress, M. (2017, April 12-16). Influence of reef characteristics on the abundance and social structure of two reef parrotfishes. Poster presentation at the 46th Annual meeting the Benthic Ecology Meeting, Myrtle Beach, SC.
*Ehlers, A., *Whitaker, S., *Fraser, L. & Smith, K. (2017 April 12-16). Influence of reef characteristics on the abundance and social structure of two reef parrotfishes. Oral presentation at the 46th Annual meeting the Benthic Ecology Meeting, Myrtle Beach, SC.
*Sims, R., *Towe, A., *Rolfe, S. & Smith, K. (2017, April 12-16). Influence of farmer and non-farmer damselfishes on coral transplant success. Oral presentation at the 46th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting, Myrtle Beach, SC.
*Dubnicka, I., *Ehlers, A., *Ehlert, A., *Guryan, T., *Krachman, H., *Rolfe, S., *Sims, R., *Stroud, C., *Towe, A., *Whitaker, S., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2017, April) Forecasting the Future of Coral Reef Communities. Digital poster presented at the 12th Annual Focus On Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Guryan, T., *Sims, R., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2017, February). Clean Freaks: Neon gobies facilitate reef herbivore diversity. Poster presented at the Annual Clemson University Biological Sciences Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Dubnicka, I., *Ehlers, A., *Guryan, T., *Krachman, H., *Rolfe, S., *Sims, R., *Stroud, C., *Towe, A., *Whitaker, S., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2017, April). Forecasting the Future of Coral Reef Communities. Digital poster presentation at the 12th Annual Focus On Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2017, April 12-16). Testing trophic cascades: Top-down versus bottom-up regulation of corals in the Florida Keys. Oral presentation at the 46th Annual meeting the Benthic Ecology Meeting, Myrtle Beach, SC.
*Ehlert, A. & Childress, M. (2016 April 12-16). What Factors Influence Den Sharing in Juvenile Spiny Lobsters? Oral presentation at the 45th Annual meeting the Benthic Ecology Meeting, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2017, January 4-8). "Top-down versus bottom-up regulation of coral cover in the Florida Keys". Oral presentation for Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology meeting, New Orleans, LA.
*Sims, R., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2017, January 4-8). "Defenders of the reef: Impacts of damselfish territoriality on coral reef community structure". Oral presentation for Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology meeting, New Orleans, LA.
*Fraser, L., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2016, March 12). Stay off my lawn: Territoriality and social structure differences in two species of reef parrotfishes. Oral presentation presented at the Annual meeting of the Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference, Tallahassee, FL.
*Sims, R., *Towe, A., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2016, March 12). Defenders of the reef: Impacts of damselfish territoriality on coral reef algal community structure. Oral presentation presented at the Annual meeting of the Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference, Tallahassee, FL.
Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2016, March 12). Top-down versus bottom-up regulation of corals in the Florida Keys. Oral presentation presented at the Annual meeting of the Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference, Tallahassee, FL.
*Guryan, T., *Ehlert, A., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2016, March 12). Going my own way: Testing why spiny lobsters are becoming less social. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference, Tallahassee, FL.
*Guryan, T., *Ehlert, A., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2016, April). Going my own way: Testing why spiny lobsters are becoming less social. Presented at the 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Sims, R., *Towe, A., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2016, February 20). Defenders of the reef: Impacts of damselfish territoriality on coral reef algal community structure. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Fraser, L., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2016, February 20). Stay off my lawn: Territoriality and social structure differences in two species of reef parrotfishes. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Guryan, T., *Ehlert, A., Smith, K., and Childress, M. (2016, February 20). Going my own way: Testing why spiny lobsters are becoming less social. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
Coster, D.*, Ehlers, A.*, Whitt, J., Smith, K., and Childress, M. 2016, February 20. Veggie Tails: Variable dietary selectivity of parrotfish in the Florida Keys. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Burgess, M.T., *Sims, R.J., Smith, K.M. & Childress, M.J. (2015). Rescuing the Reef: Monitoring the impacts of macroalgal competition and grazing on coral transplants. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference, Athens, GA.
*Burgess, M., *Sims, R., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2015, April). Monitoring the impact of macroalgal competition and grazing on coral transplants. Presented at the 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
*Ehlert, A., *Fraser, L., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2015, April 6). Are lobsters from disease free habitats more social? Presented at the 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
*Whitt, J., *Drake-Lavelle, K., *Coster, D., Smith K. & Childress, M. (2015, April). Taking a bite out of the reef: factors influencing foraging patterns and dietary selectivity indices. Presented at the 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Childress, M., & Parmenter, K. (2012). Dying of Thirst: Impact of Reduced Freshwater Inflow on South Carolina Blue Crabs. Presented at the 2012 South Carolina Water Resources Conference, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Childress, M. (2010, October 15-16). Modeling The Impact of Drought on South Carolina Blue Crabs Using a Spatially-Explicit Individual-Based Population Model. South Carolina Water Resources Conference. Presented at the 2010 South Carolina Water Resources Conference, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Hoffmann, S. L., *Quirk-Royal, B.E., Smith, K.M., Childress, M.J. (2014, March 20). Just keep grazing: parrotfish grazing and dietary selectivity in the Florida Keys. Oral presentation at the 43rd Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting, Jacksonville, FL.
*Hoffmann, S. L., *Quirk-Royal, B.E., Smith, K.M., Childress, M.J. (2014, March 20). It ain't easy being reef: impacts of competition and corallivory in Florida Keys. Oral presentation at the 43rd Benthic Ecology Meeting, Jacksonville, FL.
Holt, B., *McClellan, K., *Watts, R., *Witt, R., Parmenter, K. & Childress, M. (2012, March). Impact of Drought on Blue Crab Health. 2012 Benthic Ecology Meeting. Presented at the Benthic Ecology Meeting, Norfolk, VA
*Gurley, A., Parmenter, K., Childress, M. (2011, March). The influence of salinity variation on juvenile blue crab growth and survival. Benthic Ecology Meeting. Presented at the 2011 Benthic Ecology Meeting, Mobile, AL.
*Miller, S.D., Heldt, K.A. & Childress, M.J. (2013, March). Effects of ocean acidification on aggression and den sharing behavior of juvenile Caribbean spiny lobsters, Panulirus argus. Presented at the 2013 Benthic Ecology Meeting, Savannah, GA.
*Micklewright, J., Parmenter, K. & Childress, M. (2011, March). The influence of salinity variation on Hematodinium sp. infection of blue crabs in the ACE Basin. Presented at the 2011 Benthic Ecology Meeting, Mobile, AL.
*McClellan, K., *Quirk-Royal, B., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2013, March). Who says intermediacy is a bad thing? Influences of community factors on coral diversity in the Florida Keys. Presented at the 2013 Benthic Ecology Meeting, Savannah, GA.
*Clarke, L., *Cunningham, K., Heldt, K. & Childress, M. (2013, April). Personality in lobsters: Do juvenile spiny lobsters show repeatability in their social and anti-social behaviors? Presented a the 8th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Hoffmann, S. L., *O'Connor, E.K., *Burgess, M.T., Moody, K.N. & Childress, M.J. (2014, March 20). Modeling population structure and adaptation in a Hawaiian stream goby: Sicyopterus stimpsoni. Poster presented at the 2014 Benthic Ecology Meeting, Jacksonville, FL.
*Quirk-Royal, B., *Hoffmann, S., Childress, M. & Smith, K. (2014, April). Just keep grazing: Parrotfish grazing and dietary selectivity in the Florida Keys. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Hoffmann, S. & Childress, M. (2014, April). It's not easy being a reef: Impacts of competition and corallivory in the Florida Keys. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*O'Connor, E., *Burgess, M., Moody, K. & Childress, M. (2014, April). Modeling population structure and adaptation in a Hawaiian stream goby: Sicyopterus stimpsoni. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Ellis, J.R., *Cunningham, K.G., Heldt, K.A. & Childress, M.J. (2014, March 20). Do Spiny Lobsters Prefer to Associate with Familiar Individuals? Poster presented at the 2014 Benthic Ecology Meeting, Jacksonville, FL.
Smith, K.M., Childress, M.J. (2014, March 20). Historical vs. contemporary effects on coral cover in the Florida Keys. Presented at the 43rd Benthic Ecology Meeting, Jacksonville, FL.
*Cunningham, K., *Ellis, J. & Childress, M. (2014, April). Do spiny lobsters prefer to associate with familiar individuals? Poster presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Noonan, K. Clemson University Professional Enrichment Grant - $750
$900 raised for Spring Break trip to conduct research in the Florida Keys. We raised this money through various fundraisers including bake sales, Krispy Kreme, Groucho’s, Go Fund Me, TDs, and other personal donations.
Smith, K. International Women’s Fishing Association - $1000
ACC Fellowship in Innovation and Creativity awarded to Thomas Guryan
This fellowship program supports undergraduate student-driven research projects at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) campuses. Fellows are sponsored by the Clemson University Office of Undergraduate Studies and the Atlantic Coast Conference Inter-institutional Academic Collaborative (ACCIAC). Each Fellow receives an award of up to $4,000 to conduct innovative research. The project must be substantially the idea of the student, though it may derive from previous work with a mentor. Examples of project outcomes might include publication, artistic work, presentation or a proof-of-concept proposal. Fellows receive additional funding to present their project results at the 2017 ACC Undergraduate Research Conference. Application forms for this fellowship are available in early February each year. The Fellowship research period is March through August.
http://www.clemson.edu/academics/programs/creative-inquiry/opportunities/?type=all
The Explorer’s Club Youth Activity Fund Grant awarded to Randi Sims.
The Explorers Club is proud of its history but also looks toward the future, recognizing the importance of new ideas and avenues of exploration. The Club is deeply committed to supporting the fieldwork of serious researchers and, as part of its public service commitment, offers the following grants:
The Youth Activity Fund Grant supports high school students and college undergraduates. Its goal is to foster a new generation of explorers dedicated to the advancement of the scientific knowledge of our world.
Awards range from $500 to $5,000. We recommend keeping your budget realistic. The average award is approximately $1,500. Only a few grants may be awarded at the $5,000 level.
https://explorers.org/expeditions/funding/expedition_grants
Women Diver’s Hall of Fame undergraduate conservation research grant awarded to Randi Sims.
The Women Divers Hall of Fame™ (WDHOF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring and raising awareness of the contributions of outstanding women divers. WDHOF provides educational, mentorship, financial, and career opportunities to the diving community throughout the world. Each year, WDHOF awards scholarships and training grants that provide financial and educational support to individuals of all ages, particularly those who are preparing for professional careers that involve diving. Marine conservation has been our most popular and most competitive scholarship opportunity for several years. The scholarships will be awarded to qualified women of any age who are enrolled in accredited graduate or undergraduate academic or research programs in the field of marine conservation.
http://www.wdhof.org/scholarships/scholarships.shtml
Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference best undergraduate oral presentation 3rd place awarded to *Randi Sims
Clemson University Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium undergrad poster presentation 1st place awarded to *Daniel Coster
Clemson University Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium undergrad poster presentation 3rd place awarded to *Lauren Fraser
Phil and Mary Bradley Award for Mentoring in Creative Inquiry - May 2015 - Clemson, SC
Best Undergraduate Poster - Second Place - Clemson Biological Sciences Student Symposium - Feb 2015 - Clemson, SC
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Poster 2010 Benthic Ecology Meeting - Wilmington, NC
Best Undergraduate Poster - First Place - 2014 Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium
mchildr2. (2013). Bottoms Up Episode 1 [Video].
Clemson. (2013). FKNMS - Summer 2013, Team conducting research at the Keys Marine Laboratory [Image].
Clemson. (2013). FKNMS - Summer 2013, Counting jellyfish on Long Key Lake, Long Key State Park. [Image].
Clemson. (2013). FKNMS - Summer 2013, Building parrotfish exclusion cages. [Image].
Clemson. (2013). FKNMS - Summer 2013, Conducting fish surveys using Go Pro cameras. [Image].
Clemson. (2012). FKNMS - Summer 2012, Analyzing water samples at the Keys Marine Laboratory . [Image].
Clemson. (2012). FKNMS - Summer 2012, Taking plankton samples from Florida Bay. [Image].
Clemson. (2013). FKNMS - Summer 2013, Preparing corals fragments for transplantation on the reef. [Image].
Clemson. (2012). FKNMS - Summer 2012, Atlantic spadefish on the Benwood Wreck . [Image].
Clemson. (2012). FKNMS - Summer 2012, Exploring the wreck of the Spiegel Grove . [Image].
Clemson. (2012). FKNMS - Summer 2012, Underwater videophotography while on SCUBA . [Image].
Clemson. (2008). FKNMS - Summer 2011, Anemone shrimp in a giant purple anemone. [Image].
Clemson. (2008). FKNMS - Summer 2011, Juvenile spiny lobsters crowding under a coral head. [Image].
Clemson. (2008). FKNMS - Summer 2011, Learning sponge identification while in the water. [Image].
Clemson. (2008). FKNMS - Fall 2009, three amigos on SCUBA. [Image].
Clemson. (2008). FKNMS - Fall 2009, On the boat heading out to Looe Key Reef. [Image].
Clemson. (2008). FKNMS - Fall 2009, Pillar coral at the Looe Key SPA. [Image].
Clemson. (2008). FKNMS - Fall 2009, Conducting research at the Keys Marine Lab. [Image].
Clemson. (2008). FKNMS - Fall 2009, CMR team versus the giant lobster. [Image].
Clemson. (2008). FKNMS - Fall 2008, Live coral at Cheeca Rocks SPA. [Image].
Clemson. (2008). FKNMS - Fall 2008, Hawksbill turtle at the Cheeca Rocks SPA. [Image].
Clemson. (2008). FKNMS - Fall 2008, Checking a juvenile lobster for a microwave tag. [Image].
Clemson. (2008). FKNMS - Fall 2008, Team conducting research at the Keys Marine Laboratory. [Image].
Clemson. (2009). ACE Basin NERR - Summer 2010, stuck in pluff mud[Image].
Clemson. (2009). ACE Basin NERR - Spring 2009, Ready to pull some crab pots on the Combahee River.[Image].
Clemson. (2009). ACE Basin NERR - Spring 2009, sampling the pluff mud soft sediment community [Image].
Clemson. (2009). ACE Basin NERR - Spring 2009, drawing blood from Blue Crab[Image].
Clemson. (2009). CMR ACE Basin NERR Spring 2009 [Image].
CI: 21. (n.d.) Group at the National Estuarine Research Reserve field station.
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| 1586 | AI in Biomedicine: Prediction and Annotation of Novel Disease Genes by Genomic Data Mining In the human genome, most genes actually do not encode
proteins; they are noncoding RNA genes. The largest class of noncoding genes is
known as long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), which are transcripts greater in length
than 200 nucleotides, but with no protein-coding capacity. While some lncRNAs
have been demonstrated to be key regulators of gene expression and 3D genome
organization, most lncRNAs are still uncharacterized. We have thus been
developing machine learning and data mining approaches for the functional
annotation of human lncRNAs, as well as circular RNAs (circRNAs), by leveraging the vast amount of genetic and genomic data
("biological big data"). Our recent studies demonstrate that genomic
data mining can give insights into RNA functions and provide valuable
information for experimental studies of candidate lncRNAs. This CI project will
focus on the identification and functional analysis of novel candidate lncRNAs (or
circRNAs) associated with human diseases, including autism and intellectual
disability. Team LeadersLiangjiang Wang Genetics and Biochemistry
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| 23 | Courage and Positive Psychology Research What is courage? Can people become more courageous? How can people lead better lives? The Courage and Positive Psychology CI team conducts scientific investigations into courage and other virtues and human well-being. Team LeadersCynthia Pury Psychology
AccomplishmentsKelley, C., Murphy, H., Breeden, C., Hardy, B., Lopez, S., O'Byrne, K., Leachman, S., & Pury, C. (2019). Conceptualizing Courage. In M. Gallagher & S. Lopez, Positive Psychological Assessment: A Handbook of Models and Measures (2nd ed., pp. 157-176). American Psychological Association.
Pury, C., & Saylors, S. (2017). Courage, Courageous Acts, and Positive Psychology. In D. Dunn, Positive Psychology: Established and Emerging Issues (pp. 153-168). New York, NY: Taylor & Francis.
Pury, C., Brawley, A., Lopez, S., & Burnett, E. (2016). Courage. In C. Snyder, S. Lopez, L. Edwards, & S. Marques (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of positive psychology 3rd ed., 1-24. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199396511.013.30
Pury, C., Starkey, C., *Kulik, R., *Skjerning, K. and Sullivan, E. (2015). Is courage always a virtue? Suicide, killing, and bad courage. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 10(5), pp.383-388.
Pury, C., Britt, T., Zinzow, H. and Raymond, M. (2013). Blended courage: Moral and psychological courage elements in mental health treatment seeking by active duty military personnel. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 9(1), pp.30-41.
Lester, P., & Pury, C. (2011). What Leaders Should Know About Courage. In P. Sweeney, M. Matthews & P. Lester, Leadership in Dangerous Situations: A Handbook for Armed Forces, Emergency Services, and First Responders (1st ed., pp. 21-39). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
Pury, C. L. S., & Starkey, C. B. (2010). Is courage an accolade or a process? A fundamental question for courage research. In C. L. S. Pury & S. J. Lopez (Eds.), The psychology of courage: Modern research on an ancient virtue (pp. 67-87). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/12168-004
Pury, C. and Lopez, S. (2010). The Psychology of Courage: Modern Research on an Ancient Virtue. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Pury, C. L. S., Lopez, S. J., & Key-Roberts, M. (2010). The future of courage research. In C. L. S. Pury & S. J. Lopez (Eds.), The psychology of courage: Modern research on an ancient virtue (pp. 229-235). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association.http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/12168-012
Pury, C., & Hensel, A. (2010). Are courageous actions successful actions?. The Journal Of Positive Psychology, 5(1), 62-72. doi: 10.1080/17439760903435224
Pury, C., & Lopez, S. (2009). Courage. In S. Lopez & C. Snyder, The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology (2nd ed., pp. 375-382). New York, New York: Oxford University Press.
Pury, C. (2011). Perseverance. In: S. Lopez, ed., The Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology, 1st ed. Oxford, UK: John Wiley & Sons, pp.678-682.
Pury, C. and Woodard, C. (2009). Courage. In: S. Lopez, ed., The Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology Volume 1, 1st ed. Oxford, UK: John Wiley & Sons, pp.247-254.
Pury, C. (2008). Can courage be learned: Exploring the best in people. In: S. Lopez, ed., Positive Psychology: Discovering human strengths, 1st ed. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, pp.109-130.
Pury, C. and Kowalski, R. (2007). Human strengths, courageous actions, and general and personal courage. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2(2), pp.120-128.
Pury, C., Kowalski, R. and Spearman, J. (2007). Distinctions between general and personal courage. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2(2), pp.99-114.
Pury, C., Starkey, C., Breeden, C., Kelley, C., Murphy, H. and Lowndes, A. (2014). Courage interventions: Future directions and cautions. In: A. Parks and S. Schueller, ed., The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Positive Psychological Interventions, 1st ed. Oxford, UK: John Wiley & Sons, pp.301-323.
Wasko, L. and Pury, C. (2009). Affective Forecasting. In: S. Lopez, ed., The Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology Vol. 1, 1st ed. Oxford, UK: John Wiley & Sons, pp.24-26.
Woodard, C., & Pury, C. (2007). The construct of courage: Categorization and measurement. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice And Research, 59(2), 135-147. doi: 10.1037/1065-9293.59.2.135
Pury, C. (2013). Fostering courage in individuals: basic directions and cautions. In R. Burke & C. Cooper, Voice and Whistleblowing in Organizations: Overcoming Fear, Fostering Courage and Unleashing Candour (1st ed., pp. 343-357). Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.
Pury, C. (2013). Proposed Frailties of Courage and Related Interventions. In R. Burke, S. Fox & C. Cooper, Human Frailties: Wrong Choices on the Drive to Success (pp. 261-267). New York: Routledge.
Grau, C., & Pury, C. (2013). Attitudes Towards Reference and Replaceability. Review Of Philosophy And Psychology, 5(2), 155-168. doi: 10.1007/s13164-013-0162-3
Pury, C., & Glennon, K. (2014). Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Courage for Self-Renewal. In R. Wicks & E. Maynard, Clinician's Guide to Self-Renewal: Essential Advice from the Field (pp. 251-262). Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Pury, C. L. S.. (2019, March). Courage comes in many forms: Applying courage typologies to therapy for anxiety and depression. Paper presented at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America’s Anxiety and Depression Conference 2019: Focusing Research on Improving Treatment Outcomes. Chicago, IL.
Pury, C. L. S. (2017, July). Nature is lumpy: Goal-risk parings and types of courage. Symposium contribution to Pioneering and Profiling Courage: The work and legacy of Shane Lopez. Presented at the 5th World Congress on Positive Psychology, Montreal, Quebec.
*Jordan, M., Burnett, E., *Wisch, N., *Vanelli, N., *Clancy, K., *Russell, L, *Gonzalez, K., *Kouser, A., & Pury, C. (2017). Views of Controversial Decisions Based on One's Values. Poster presented at the 63rd annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Pury, C. L. S., Olson, L. R., Starkey, C. B., Burnett, E. A., *Wisch, N. R., *Vanelli, N., *Clancy, K. E., *Russell, L. E., & *Gonzalez, K. R. (2016, July). Awards for Bravery: Accolade Courage and Meaning. Poster presented at the 9th Biennial International Meaning Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
Burnett, E. A., Pury, C. L. S., & Ellenberg, D. (2017, July 13-16). Interpersonal Courage in Organizations. Presented at the 5th World Congress on Positive Psychology, Montreal, Quebec.
Hardy, B. P., Pury, C. L. S., & *Jordan, M. J. (2017, July 13-16). Does it take Courage to Start a Business? Presented at the 5th World Congress on Positive Psychology, Montreal, Quebec.
Pury, C. L. S., Starkey, C. B., Saylors, S., *Vanelli, N., *Cataldo, A., *Nichols, E. R., & *Green, M. M. P. (2017, July 13-16). Virtues as Guides to Maximizing Well-Being: A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration. Presented at the 5th World Congress on Positive Psychology, Montreal, Quebec.
Pury, C. L. S., Olson, L. R., Starkey, C. B., Burnett, E. A., *Jordan, M. J., *Cataldo, A., *Gonzalez, K. R., *Nichols, E. R., & *Green, M. M. P. (2017, July 13-16). Accolade Courage as a Reflection of the Observer’s Values. Presented at the 5th World Congress on Positive Psychology, Montreal, Quebec.
Pury, C. L. S. (2016, July). Process Courage, Accolade Courage, and Meaning. Paper presented at the 9th Biennial International Meaning Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
Pury, C. L. S., Hardy, B. P., Jordan, M. J.*, Vanelli, N.*, Wisch, N. R.*, Gonzalez, K. R.*, Clancy, K. E.*, and Russell L. E.* (2016, July). Valuing Goals as a Strategy to Increase Courage. Poster to be presented at the 9th Biennial International Meaning Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
Pury, C. L. S., Olson, L. R., Starkey, C. B., Burnett, E. A., Wisch, N. R.*, Vanelli, N.*, Clancy, K. E.*, Russell, L. E.*, and Gonzalez, K. R. (2016, July). Awards for Bravery: Accolade Courage and Meaning. Poster to be presented at the 9th Biennial International Meaning Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
Pury, C. L. S., Olson, L. R., Starkey, C. B., Burnett, E. A., *Wisch, N. R., *Vanelli, N., *Clancy, K. E., *Russell, L. E. & *Gonzalez, K. R. (2016, July 28-31). Awards for Bravery: Accolade Courage and Meaning. Poster to be presented at the 9th Biennial International Meaning Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
Pury, C. L. S., Hardy, B. P., *Jordan, M. J., *Vanelli, N., *Wisch, N. R., *Gonzalez, K. R., *Clancy, K. E. & *Russell L. E. (2016, July 28-31). Valuing Goals as a Strategy to Increase Courage. Poster presented at the 9th Biennial International Meaning Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
Pury, C. L. S., Brawley, A. M., Burnett, E. A., *Gonzalez, K. R., *Russell, L. E., *Clancy, K. E., *Jordan, M. J. *Vanelli, N., *Wisch, N. R. & *Allen F. E. (2016, July 28-31). A Situational View of Courage: Affordances for Action, Goals, and Risks. Poster to be presented at the 9th Biennial International Meaning Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
Kowalski, R. M., Pury, C.L. S., Sporrer, L., Hunter, E., Gorney, A., Baker, M., Smith, L., Elrod, M., DeWitt, S., Sternfeld, J., Mitchell, T. (2006, November). Courage and hope Pathways to action. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Knoxville, TN.
Pury, C., Starkey, C., *Hawkins, C., Weber, C., Saylors, S. (2009, June). A cognitive appraisal model of courage. Presented at the First World Congress on Positive Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.
Pury, C., Kowalski, R., McRae, T., Kentera, J., Arnold, C., Becht, C., Starkey, J. (2006, October). Getting up the nerve Self-reports of deliberate attempts to increase courage. In C. Pury (Chair) Symposium Courage. Presented at the 5th Gallup International Positive Psychology Summit, Washington, DC.
Pury, C., Starkey, C., Breeden, C., Murphy, H. & Kelley, C. (2011, July). A goal systems theory explanation of courage. 2nd International Positive Psychology World Congress. Poster presented at the International Positive Psychology World Congress, Philadelphia, PA.
Campbell, R., Pury, C. (2005, September). Moral courage, self-esteem, and self-respect. Poster presented at the 4th International Positive Psychology Summit, Washington, DC.
Hensel, A., Pury, C. (2005, September). Courage in retrospect An investigation into the roles of self presentation and hindsight. Poster presented at the 4th International Positive Psychology Summit, Washington, DC.
Pury, C., Kowalski, R. (2005, September). Human strengths, courageous actions, and general and personal courage. Poster presented at the 4th Gallup International Positive Psychology Summit,Washington, DC.
Wasko, L. E., Pury, C. L. S. (2006, October). An empirical integration of affective forecasting and the Good Life. Poster presented at the 5th Gallup International Positive Psychology Summit,Washington, DC.
Higgenbottom, L., Pury, C. (2006, November). Getting up the nerve to overcome. Is there a relationship between the type of obstacles individuals encounter and the methods used to increase courage. Presented at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), Anaheim, CA.
Pury, C. L. S. (2008, August). Types of courage within an organizational context. Presented at the 2008 Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Annaheim, CA.
Pury, C. L. S. (2007, October). Goal pursuit, meaning, and courage. Presented at the 2007 Courage Summit, Washington, D.C.
Pury, C. L. S. (2008, April). The psychology of courage. Presented at 2008 University of South Carolina Lancaster Community Health Lecture Series, Lancaster, SC.
Pury, C. L. S., Starkey, C., Wueste, D. (2008, October). Cognitive appraisals, Courage, and academic integrity. Presented at the 2008 Center for Academic Integrity Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Kelley, C. & Pury, C. (2011, May). Development and validation of a workplace courage scale. Poster presented at Work, Stress, and Health 2011: Work and Well-Being in an Economic Context, Orlando, FL.
Pury, C. & Starkey, C. (2013). Is Courage always a virtue? Suicide, killing, and bad courage. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association 2013 Annual Convention, Honolulu, HI.
Pury, C. & Murphy, H. (2013). Courage interventions in the workplace. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Houston, TX.
Pury, C. & Starkey, C. (2013). A cognitive appraisal theory of courage. Presented at the American Philosophical Association 2013 Central Division Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
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| 30 | Sleep and Sleep Loss This CI team includes two main research paradigms. (1) Examining
the effects of sleep loss and sleep deprivation on performance, health,
and well-being. (2) Examining the effects of sleep habits (including
sleep timing, sleep quantity, sleep quality, and day-time sleepiness) on
daily functioning, performance, health, and well-being. The broad goal of
this research project is to develop intervention strategies to
improve performance and well-being in the work place and to help college
students make better decisions regarding sleep habits. Team LeadersJune Pilcher Psychology
Accomplishments*Scircle, E., *Erikson, D., Bisson, J., & Pilcher, J. (2019, April). Effects of Bright Light Exposure on College Students’ Feelings of Daytime Sleepiness. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Scircle, E. J., *Erikson, D. N., Bisson, J. B., & Pilcher, J. J. (2019, April). Effects of Bright Light Exposure on College Students’ Feelings of Daytime Sleepiness. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Yochum, C., *Smith, E., *Holt, T., *Erickson, D., Morris, D., & Pilcher, J. J. (2018, April). The effects of exercise, nutrition, and sleep habits on weight in college students. Poster presentation at Clemson University 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, Clemson, SC.
Morris, D. M., *Hamilton, G. L., *Howard, E. E. & Pilcher, J. J. (2017). Reading your opponent: Health risk interactions in collegiate athletes. Poster presentation at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Morris, D. M., *Diaz, E., *Wilkes, M. J. & Pilcher, J. J. (2017). Beware of dog: Sleep deprivation and night driving. Presentation at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
*Cashman, J. M., *Limyansky, S. E., *Macpherson, V. K. & Pilcher, J. J. (2017). Effects of low-intensity activity on academic performance and mental health. Poster presentation at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
*Wilkes, M., *Smith, E., *Scircle, E., *Diehl, K., Morris, D. & Pilcher, J. (2017, April). Slow and Steady: Speed-accuracy tradeoff during sleep deprivation. Poster presentation at 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Elder, A. L., Pilcher,J. J., & Rosopa, P. J. (2016, May). Affective predictors of performance during sleep deprivation. Poster presented at the 28th Annual Association of Psychological Science Convention, Chicago, IL.
Morris, D. M., Pilcher,J. J., *Bryant, S. A., *Limyansky, S. E., *Macpherson, V. K., & *Drummond, C. N. (2016, May). The active heart: Physical activity moderates heart rate variability during cognitive tasks. Poster presentation at the 28th Annual Association of Psychological Science Convention, Chicago, IL.
*Wilkes, M., *Diaz, E., Morris, D. & Pilcher, J. J. (2016, April). Beware of dog: Sleep deprivation and night driving. Poster presentation at the 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Szubski, E. C., *Roberson, T. A., *Old, A. L., Jellen, J. C., Lamm, C., & Pilcher, J. J. (2016, April). Culture sleep habits: A comparison of Austria and America. Poster presented at the 2016 CBSHS/CoED Research Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Morris, D. M., *Limyansky, S. E., *Macpherson, V. K., *Hamilton, G. L., *Wilkes, M. J., *Yochum, C. A., & Pilcher, J. J. (2016, April). Training under cold stress improves future impulse control. Poster presented at the 2016 CBSHS/CoED Research Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Morris, D. M., *Hamilton, G. L., Powell, R. B., & Pilcher, J. J. (2016, April 11). Journey to the bottom of the earth: Occupational risk in Antarctica. Presented at the 4th Annual Graduate Research and Discovery Symposium, Clemson, SC.
Morris, D. M., *Macpherson, V. K., *Limyansky, S. E., Pilcher, J. J. (2016). Think warm thoughts: Electroencephalography during cold stress. Poster presentation at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
*Szubski, E. C., *Rummel, E. G., *Roberson, T. A., Jellen, J. C., Lamm, C. & Pilcher J. J. (2016). Differences in Sleep Consistency and Sleep Habits across American and Austrian Cultures Data. Presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
*Bryant, S. A. & Pilcher, J. J. (2015, May 21-24). Stress Depletion of Physiological and Cognitive Self-Regulatory Processes. Presentation at the 27th Annual Association for Psychological Science Convention, New York, NY.
*Sullivan, K. L., Pilcher, J. J., & Rosopa, P. J. (2015, May 21-24). Differences between Positive and Negative Affect during Sleep Deprivation. Presentation at the 27th Annual Association of Psychological Science Convention, New York City, NY.
*Sullivan, K. L., Pilcher, J. J. & Rosopa, P. J. (2015). Differences in Predictability of Simple and Complex Task Performance under Sleep Deprivation. Presentation at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Hilton Head, SC.
Pilcher, J. J., Morris, D. M., Donnelly, J. & *Feigl, H. (2014). Sleep: Fueling self-regulation. Presentation at the 2014 European Conference on Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences, Brighton, United Kingdom.
*Jennings, K. & Pilcher, J. (2013). Effects of perceived interest and difficulty on auditory comprehension under sleep deprivation conditions. Presentation at the Work, Stress, and Health 2013 Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Pilcher, J., *Callan, C., & *Posey, J. (2013). Sleep deprivation negatively affects reactivity to emotional stimuli. Presentation at the 25th Annual Association for Psychological Science Convention, Washington, DC.
*Bryant, S. A. & Pilcher, J. J. (2015, April). The Implications of Social Support on Stress Induced Depletion of Self-Regulation. Presentated at the 10th Annual ACC Meeting of the Minds: Undergraduate Research Conference, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
*Walker, J., *Rummel, E., *Williams, J., Morris, D., Jellen, J., Lamm, C. & Pilcher, J. J. (2014, April). American vs. Europeans: Who Has Better Sleep Quality? Poster presentation at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Sullivan, K., *Henderson, E., *Hohenberger, M., *Smith, P., *Williams, J. & Pilcher, J. J. (2013, April). Correlations between Sleep Factors and Body Mass Index in Undergraduate College Students. Poster presentation at the 8th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Bryant, S., *Howard, E., *Rummel, E., *Baker, V. & Pilcher, J. J. (2013, April). Evaluation of Mood State and Sleep Quality in College Students. Poster presented at 8th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Morris, D. M., *Limyansky, S. E., *Ferguson, E. M., *Horth, N. L. & Pilcher, J. J. (2015, May 21-24). Applications of Wearable Technology to Monitor Movement during Sleep. Presentation at the 27th Annual Association of Psychological Science Convention, New York City, NY.
Morris, D. M., *Horth, N. L., *Ferguson, E. M., *Limyansky, S. E. & Pilcher, J. J. (2015). Motion by Body Location: Body Movement and Sleep Quality. Presentation at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Hilton Head, SC.
*Rummel, E., *Horth, N., *Szubski, E., *Ferguson, E., *Limyansky, S., Morris, D. M. & Pilcher, J. J. (2015, April). Sleep Consistency as a Predictor of Daily Well-Being: Sleep Habits in Clemson and Vienna Students. Poster presented at 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Feigl, H., *Howard, E., Henderson, E., Ferguson, E., Pilcher, J. & Morris, D. (2014, April). Sleep habits around the world. Presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Pilcher, J., Jennings, K., Phillips, G., & McCubbin, J. (2016). Auditory Attention and Comprehension During a Simulated Night Shift. Human Factors: The Journal Of The Human Factors And Ergonomics Society, 58(7), 1031-1043. doi: 10.1177/0018720816654377
Pilcher, J., & *Bryant, S. (2016). Implications of Social Support as a Self-Control Resource. Frontiers In Behavioral Neuroscience, 10. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00228
Morris, D., Pilcher, J., & *Switzer III, F. (2015). Lane heading difference: An innovative model for drowsy driving detection using retrospective analysis around curves. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 80, 117-124. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2015.04.007
Pilcher, J., & *Baker, V. (2016). Task Performance and Meta-Cognitive Outcomes When Using Activity Workstations and Traditional Desks. Frontiers In Psychology, 7. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00957
Morris, D., & Pilcher, J. (2016). The cold driver: Cold stress while driving results in dangerous behavior. Biological Psychology, 120, 149-155. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2016.09.011
Pilcher, J. and *Bryant, S. (2016). Implications of Social Support as a Self-Control Resource. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 10.doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00228
Morris, D., Pilcher, J., Mulvihill, J. and Vander Wood, M. (2017). Performance awareness: Predicting cognitive performance during simulated shiftwork using chronobiological measures. Applied Ergonomics, 63, pp.9-16.
Pilcher, J., *Jennings, K., Phillips, G. and McCubbin, J. (2016). Auditory Attention and Comprehension During a Simulated Night Shift. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 58(7), pp.1031-1043.
Pilcher, J., *Callan, C. and *Posey, J. (2015). Sleep deprivation affects reactivity to positive but not negative stimuli. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 79(6), pp.657-662.
Pilcher, J., Geldhauser, H., Beeco, J. and Lindquist, T. (2013). Controlled Attention and Sleep Deprivation: Adding a Self-Regulation Approach?. International Journal of Psychological Studies, 5(3).
Pilcher, J., Morris, D., Donnelly, J. and *Feigl, H. (2015). Interactions between sleep habits and self-control. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9.
Pilcher, J. J., *Burnett, M. L., McCubbin, J. A. (2012). Measurement of Sleep and Sleepiness. In M. Wang, R. R. Sinclair, L. Tetrick (eds.), Research Methods in Occupational Health Psychology State of the Art in Measurement, Design, and Data Analysis, Boca Raton, FL.
Burnett, M., & Pilcher, J. (2011). [Abstract] EVALUATING SPEED-ACCURACY TRADEOFF IN SLEEP-DEPRIVED PERSONS. Journal Of Sleep And Sleep Disorders Research, 34(Abstract Supplement), A100-101.
Pilcher, J., Vander Wood, M., & O'Connell, K. (2011). The effects of extended work under sleep deprivation conditions on team-based performance. Ergonomics, 54(7), 587-596. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2011.592599
Pilcher, J., *Burnett, M., & McCubbin, J. (2013). Measurement of Sleep and Sleepiness. In R. Sinclair, M. Wang & L. Tetrick, Research Methods in Occupational Health Psychology: Measurement, Design, and Data Analysis (1st ed., pp. 49-61). New York, New York: Routledge Taylor and Francis Group.
Pilcher, J., & *Lindsey, M. (2011). [Abstract] EFFECT OF SLEEP DEPRIVATION ON TASK ENGAGEMENT. Journal Of Sleep And Sleep Disorders Research, 34(Abstract Supplement), A72.
(June 16, 2015). Drowsy driving segment. WSPA (CBS), Greenville, SC.
Uhlmann, R. (2015). Clemson research: Bad sleep habits linked to higher self-control risks.
CTV News. Bad sleep can lead to bad habits: study. (2015).
Ray, R. (2015). Clemson study: poor sleep habits lead to dangerous behavior.
Dean, J. (2015). The Good Habit Which Boosts Self-Control.
Holohan, M. (2015). Resist chocolate! Boost your willpower by doing this one basic thing.
Her World Plus. (2015). This is why your lack of sleep can ruin your life.
Fluckey, E. (2015). How sleep affects your willpower.
AFP, Egyptian Independent. (2015). Self-control starts with a good night's sleep.
Shurkin, J. (2015). Watching The Car And Shaking The Wheel To Wake Sleepy Drivers.
Uhlmann, R. (2015). a wake-up call for drowsy drivers.
Cara, E. (2016). From poor sleep to ovulation, subtle trigger that can make us more impulsive.
Sleep Can Help You Make Better Decisions. (2016).
BedTimes News Desk. (2015). Sleep well for better decision making.
Rodriguez, T. (2016). Why Sleep Deprivation Makes You Crabby.
Shreiber, K. (2016). 9 surprising things that make you overeat.
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| 32 | Motion Science and Applied Psychophysiology Lab This lab is focused on understanding the relationship between human sensory systems and virtual reality devices, particularly focusing on simulator sickness. Students in this lab learn how to use psychophysiology recording tools, design/run an experiment, and read papers associated with virtual reality and motion sickness. The goal is to have students create their own methodology or ask their own question that leads to creation of a poster to present at a conference annually. Team LeadersSarah Beadle Psychology
Christopher Pagano Psychology
Eric R. Muth Psychology
Accomplishments*Dischiavi, N., *Daniels, B., *Henderson, L., *Hourigan, C., *Beadle, S., Muth, E. (2019, April). Can You Adapt to a Virtual Rollercoaster? Using Stomach Activity and Surveys to Assess Simulator Sickness Over Time. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Waters, D., *Cavanaugh, S., *Wegner, H. & Kinsella, A. (2018). Social Implications of Using Remote Food Photography Method Comapred to a Wrist-Worn Bite Counting Device. Presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charleston, SC.
*Russell, L., *Hourigan, C., *Daniels, B., *Messinger, C. & Kinsella, A. (2018). Comparing Ease of Use of a Bite Goal Comared to a Calorie Goad During a Meal. Presented 64th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charleston, SC.
*Simpson, S. & Kinsella, A. (2018). Trait Anxiety Predicts Motion Sickness in Head-Mounted Display. Presented at 64th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charleston, SC.
*Daniels, B. & Kinsella, A. (2018, April) Using a Wrist-Worn Device to Eat to a Bite Goal: Does Behavior Change? Presented at the Southeastern Human Factors Applied Research Conference, Clemson, SC.
*Cavanaugh, S., *Daniels, B., *Messinger, C., *Russell, L., *Waters, D., *Wegner, H., *Hourigan, C., Beadle, S. & Muth, E.R. (2018, April) Studying eating behavior with mobile health technologies. Presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Beadle, S., Salley, J., McSorely, J. Determining Criteria for Valid Data in Long Term Studies with Wearable Devices. Southeastern Human Factors Applied Research Conference, Raleigh, NC, April, 2017.
*Hwang, T., *Muth, E., *Guercio, H., *Demos, J. (2017, April 4-5). Taking a Bite from the Mindless Margin. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Burns, D., *Kohm, K., *Timmons, E., *Elsey, T., *Jeanes, K., *Rampey, L., *Williams, L., *Dixon, R., *Schroer, R., & Muth, E. (2013). Accuracy of the Bite Counter Device in a Cafeteria Setting. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry, Clemson University.
*Westmoreland, M., Brown, M., *Dixon, R., Good, H., Jackson, C., Jasper, P., *Kohm, K., Owens, R., Srickland, C., Sowell, A., and Muth, E. (2012, April). An Assessment of the Use of Bite Count as an Energy Intake Monitor in a Cafeteria Setting. Spring 2012 Focus of Creative Inquiry. Poster presented at FoCI, Clemson, SC.
McSorley, J. (2017 April 1). "An Overview of the Effects of Latency on Simulator Sickness in Head-Mounted Displays". Poster presented at the Southeastern Human Factors Applied Research Conference, Raleigh, NC.
*Jasper, P.W., Scisco, J.L., Parker, V.G., Hoover, A.W. & Muth E.R. (2012). Using the Bite Counter Device to Measure Energy Intake in Overweight African Americans. Presented at the American College of Sports Medicine conference, San Francisco, CA.
*Salley, J., Scisco, J., Hoover, A. & Muth, E. (2011, October). Variability in bite count and calories per bite across identical meals. Obesity 2011: The Obesity Society 29th Annual Scientific Meeting. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Obesity Society, Orlando, FL.
Scisco, J., Muth, E., Dong, Y., Hoover, A., O'Neil, P. & Fishel-Brown, S. (2011, September). Usability and acceptability of the bite counter device. 55th International Annual Meeting. Presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.
CI: 32. (2017). Hope, Stephanie, and Della at SEPA.
CI: 32. (2018). Bryson, Christianna, and Lindsey at SEPA.
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| 36 | Lifestyle Medicine This creative inquiry will explore the effects of lifestyle medicine in conjunction with traditional medicine practices on the patient population at the Joseph F. Sullivan Center. Lifestyle Medicine is an evidence-based approach shown to prevent and treat disease, using a whole food dietary lifestyle, regular physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances and positive social connection as a primary therapeutic modality for treatment and reversal of chronic disease. Team LeadersCaitlin Moore Clinical Ed/Pract&Med Surv Pro
Accomplishments*Berg, H., *Wiksell, G., *Tomevi, M., Meehan, N. & Moore, C. (2017, April 4-5). Lifestyle Modification Within an Underserved Population: A Case Study Analysis. Poster presentation at the 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Palermo, L., *Smith, A., Moore, C., Meehan, N. (2017, April). Participant Outreach for Frist Line Therapy Program at Rural Women's Clinic. Poster presentation at the 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Cook, K., *Gaal, E., Moore, C., Meehan, N. & Watt, P. (2016, April). CU Succeed: Incentive Wellness Program for Pregnant and Parenting Teens. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Miller, T. & *Tantillo, E., (2015, April 23-24). Wellness Programs: Utilizing Incentives to Shrink Americans Waistlines. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Building Healthy Academic Communities National Consortium, Irvine, CA.
*Clements, N. & *Stonecypher, G. (2015, April 23-24). Evaluating the effectiveness of an employee wellness program. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Building Health Academic Communities National Consortium, University of California, Irvine, CA.
*Tantillo, G., *Miller, T., Moore, C., Mayo, W., Watt, P., Meehan, N. (2015, April). Wellness Programs: Utilizing Incentives to Shrink Americans' Waistlines. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Clements, N., *Stonecypher, G., Moore, C., Mayo, W., Meehan, N. & Watt, P. (2015, April). Improving Clemson's Employee Wellness Program. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Funding given for supplies and cost of implementing programming.
Calhoun Honors Grant
Calhoun Honors Department Grant Money
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| 216 | Bundling Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences Undergraduate teams with academic experience in culinary science, nutrition, packaging science, and those with interest in sociology collaborate in new product, recipe, services development and testing as well as evaluation for youth and families in the Upstate of South Carolina. Team LeadersMargaret Condrasky Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
AccomplishmentsCondrasky, M., Halteman, B., Sharp, J., & Darby, D. (2019). Evaluating the Long-Term Impacts of an Applied Interdisciplinary Product Development Curriculum on Food Science, Nutrition, and Packaging Science Undergraduate Students. Journal Of Culinary Science & Technology, 1-13. doi: 10.1080/15428052.2019.1625475
Condrasky, M., Weeks McCay, A., Darby, D., Sharp, J. and Griffin, S. (2018). Research Study on an Applied Interdisciplinary Product Development Course for College Sophomores. Journal of Food Science Education, 17(2), pp.66-71.
*Goodine, J., *Krantz, C., *Kryshak, V., *Martinez, A., *Messick, L., *Newton, H., *Oneill, A., *Ott, A., *Price, A., *Rast, A., *Shackleford, L., *Yeates, M., Condrasky, M. (2019, April). Produce Rx. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Kelly, L., *Krantz, C., *Martinez, A., *McCasland, K., *Newton, H., *Oneill, A., *Richardson, J., *Schueren, F., & Condrasky, M. (2018, April). New Impact for a New Future. Presented at 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry, Clemson, SC.
*Adair, J., *Andrew, B., *Babson, E., *Bartz, M., *Baxley, M., *Bernhardt, A., *Buzhardt, C., *Cobb, K., *Dillard, J., *Downs, R., *Eades, A., *Marsh, S., *Martinez, A., *Mattocks, C., *Murphy, K., *Russell, N., *Whitlow, A., Condrasky, M., Darby, D. (2017, April). Healthy Children's Food Product Development. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Coffee, A., Condrasky, M., Darby, D., Halteman, B., Sharp, J.(2016, May 5). Development and Testing of Supplemental Materials For a Product Development Course to Include Herbs, Spices and Sensory Science. Poster presentation at the 2016 South Carolina Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Conference, Columbia, SC.
Coffee, A., Scharp, J., Weeks, A., Condrasky, M., Darby, D. (2016, March). Healthy Foods Created within an Applied Interdisciplinary Product Development Course. Poster presentation at the 2016 Research Chefs Association Annual Conference and Culinology Expo, Denver, CO.
*Blankenship, C., *Cobb, K., *Cucco, P., *Floyd, Z., *Knight, A., *Mars, M, *Prevost, J., *Prochaska, A., *Sullivan, K., *Wood, K., Condrasky, M., Duncan, D. (2016, April). Applied Interdisciplinary Healthy Food Product Development for Children. Poster presentation at Clemson University 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Condrasky, M., Weeks, A., Darby, D., Sharp, J., Coffee, A., Halteman, B. (2015). Applied Interdisciplinary Product Development for Sophomore Students. Presented at the Research Chefs Association, New Orleans, LA.
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| 217 | Culinary Nutrition This team collaborates with providers of children programs and services in the Upstate of SC to define, create, and test programs with a culinary and nutrition emphasis for adolescent children. Examples of previous programs have been cooking camps, Clemson Free Clinic, healthy lifestyle competitions and recipe set development. Team LeadersMargaret Condrasky Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
AccomplishmentsCondrasky, M. (2019, March 1) Food Access Research/Projects 'Culinary Nutrition Outreach.' Presented at the Food FORWARD 2019 Research Symposium hosted by College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences and CAFLS, Clemson, SC.
*Brookshire, C., *Castillo, A., *Duffy, C., *Funcik, A., *Garwatoski, A., *Lewis, C. *Martinez, A., *Nesbitt, T., *Pesce, G., & Condrasky, M. (2019, April). Design and Evaluation of a Melting Pot: Culture and Cuisine Summit. Presentation at the 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Newton, H., *O'Neill, A., *Price, A., *Yeates, M., & Condrasky, M. (2019). Healthy Menus for Families. Poster presentation at the SC Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Columbia, SC.
*Funcik, A., *Pesce, G., *Brookshire, C., *Duffy, C., & Condrasky, M. (2019). 'Melting Pot' Summer Camp: Getting Kids Involved in the Kitchen. Presented at the SC Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Columbia, SC.
*Brookshire, C., *Castillo, A., *Duffy, C., *Funcik, A., *Garwatoski, A., *Lewis, C., *Martinez, A., *Nesbitt, T., *Pesce, G., Condrasky, M. (2019, April). Design and Evaluation of a Melting Pot: Culture and Cuisine Summit. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Duffy, C., *Farr, N., *Harvey, C., *Kelly, C., *Pesce, G., & Condrasky, M. (2018, April). Creation of Rubric to Score Healthy Salad Competition for Children. Presented at 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry, Clemson, SC.
*Flowers, L., *Forbes, H., *Hudachek, G., *Jordan, T., *King, C., *Longobardo, A., *Mahoney, S., *Marshall, V., *Richardson, J., *Thomas, K., *Wendt, E., Condrasky, M. (2017, April). Vegetable Recipes that Families Choose. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Coffee, A., Scharp, J., Weeks, A., Condrasky, M., and Darby, D. (2016, March). Healthy Foods Created within an Applied Interdisciplinary Product Development Course. Poster presentation at the 2016 Research Chefs Association Annual Conference and Culinology Expo, Denver, CO.
*Blankenship, C., *Cobb, K., *Cucco, P., *Floyd, Z., *Knight, A., *Mars, M., *Prevost, J., *Prochaska, A., *Sullivan, K., *Wood, K., and *Condrasky, M. (2016, April 7). Applied Interdisciplinary Healthy Food Product Development for Children. Poster presented at 2016 Focus On Creative Inquiry, Watt Family Innovation Center.
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| 62 | International Design Projects With Engineers Without Borders (EWB) In Central America Students
participating in this Creative Inquiry will help to lead the design and development of sustainable systems to provide drinking water and associated water treatment for the community of El Serrano, Nicaragua, as part of an official project with the Clemson University Student Chapter of Engineers Without Borders. Team LeadersMark A. Schlautman Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
Jerry Wylie Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
Accomplishments*York, B., *Queen, N., Schlautman, M., *Wylie, J. (2019, April). Clemson Engineering Without Borders in El Serrano, Nicaragua. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Braun, H. (2017, April 10). A New Clemson University Engineers Without Borders (CU-EWB) Bridge Project for El Serrano, Nicaragua. Presented at the meeting of the Society of Professional Engineers (SPE), Greenville, SC.
*Black, E, & Wylie, J. (2017). Challenges to Rural Community Water Supply Development in Nicaragua. Presented at the 25th Annual meeting of the David S. Snipes Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium. Clemson University Clemson, SC.
Hennessy, S., Wylie, J., Parker, M., Black, E., Watson, M.M., Pales, A., Tracy, J., Bellino, K., Brigham, E., Braun, H. and Schlautman, M.A. (2017, March 12-15). Water Solutions and Bridge Design in El Serrano, Nicaragua by Clemson University Engineers Without Borders. 27th Annual South Carolina Environmental Conference, Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Beach SC.
*Braun, H., *Brigham, E., *Bellino, K. and Schlautman, M.A. (2017, April 5-6) Engineers Without Borders-Nicaragua. 12th Annual Poster Forum, Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson SC.
Generous funding from university sources including undergraduate student government (CUSG), Creative Inquiry, the Calhoun Honors College and other student organizations (including Omicron Delta Kappa and Alpha Lambda Delta).
$4000 award given to EWB by Clemson's ODK honor society.
$2500 award granted by Clemson's ODK honor society.
Collaborating with engineers and geologists from Geosyntec (Greenville). Employees mentoring and participating in engineering activities with Clemson students. Geosyntec recently donated $15,000 towards our efforts.
Award granted to Clemson EWB through EWB National from ALCOA in the amount of $10,000
Award granted to Clemson EWB through EWB National for $2000.
CI: 62. (2014). Well yield testing in La Pintada. Look at all of our helpers!
CI: 62. (2014). Solid works design for sustainable bottled water bottle wall design to be implemented in La Pintada, Nicaragua to protect the new drinking water well.
CI: 62. (2014). Solid works design and parts for the proposed chlorinator to be implemented in La Pintada, Nicaragua alongside their new well to be drilled in December 2014.
CI: 62. (2014). Contour map of the ground surface in the village of La Pintada, Nicaragua.
CI: 62. (2014). This is the CI class on a tour of a local drinking water treatment plant.
CI: 52. (2014). This is the CI class on a tour of a local drinking water treatment plant.
CI: 52. (2013). This is part of the CI class learning how to sample major water quality parameters in the field.
CI:62. (2012). Matt McMillan getting his hair braided by one of the little village girls. The children loved the long hair on Matt, and after some convincing decided to braid his hair.[Image].
CI: 62. (2012). Carolyn Coffey and a little village girl collecting rock to put in the cement. The children were more than willing to help in all they could while we were constructing the playground for them. [Image].
CI: 62. (2013). Photo number one shows the entire travelling group from 2013, Allison DeNunzio, Matt McMillan, Jamie Noel, Carolyn Coffey, Hannah Haire, Jesse Richards, and Alex Pellet, on the merry-go-round we designed and built in Jungle Farms. The merry-go-round turns a generator which then charges a battery. This battery was hooked up a school, providing lights for three rooms at the school house so they could have night school for the adults in the village. [Image].
*Harper, J., *McPherson, E., *Korte, C., *Tracy, J., *Stahel, K., *Broom, J., *DeVol, N., *DeMass, N., *Hotzlet, N., *Gordon, A., Boland, R., *Bryla, B., *Bellino, K., *Yeoman, R., *Rhodes, E., *Danahy, R., Parker, M., Estes, S., Emerson, H. (2014,). 524: Draft Final Design Report.
Engineers Without Borders USA-Clemson Chapter. (2014). 523: Alternatives Analysis Report Review.
*Harper, J., *McPherson, E., *Korte, C., *Tracy, J., *Stahel, K., *Broom, C., *Devol, N., *DeMass, S., Hotzlet, N., *Gordon, A., Boland, R., *Bryla, B., *Bellino, K., *Yeoman, C., *Rhodes, E., *Danahy, R., Parker, M., Estes, S., and Emerson, H. (2014). Document 524: Draft Final Design Report.
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| 69 | Cyber Bullying This project examines a variety of aversive interpersonal behaviors, most notably cyberbullying, hazing, and school shootings. People engage in a variety of aversive interpersonal behaviors. Some of these behaviors are more mundane, such as guilt-induction. Others, such as those that constitute the focus of this team, are more insidious in nature, and have potentially fatal consequences. One of the interesting things about these behaviors is that, as seemingly disparate as they appear, there is actually quite a bit of overlap between them. For example, our research suggests an overlap between bullying and hazing. Additionally, one of the key predictors of perpetrating a school shooting is a long-term history of rejection, manifested most often through a history of bullying. One focus of our team with all of these behaviors is not only understanding antecedents and consequences but also prevention and intervention strategies. Team LeadersRobin Kowalski Psychology
Accomplishments*Bourque, L., *Bednar, H., *Wells, S., & Kowalski, R. (2019, April). Hazing and bullying. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Focus on Creative Inquiry Conference, Clemson, SC.
*Bednar, H., *Bourque, L., *Chitty, H., *Chapman, C., *Jones, R., *Hendley, T., *Rubley, K., *Oakley, R., *Welsh, S., & Kowalski, R. (2019). The self versus the school shooter. Paper presented at the Clemson Student Research Forum, Clemson, SC.
Kowalski, R., *Bourque, L., *Chapman, C., *Longacre, M., *Graham, R., *Bednar, H., *Scarborough, M., *Jones, R., *Chitty, H., *Wells, S., & Leary, M. (2019). Predictors of School Shootings. Paper presented at the 2019 Southeastern Shool Behavioral Health Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Kowalski, R. M., *Foster, M., *Scarborough, M., *Bourque, L., *Wells, S., *Graham, R., *Bednar, H., *Franchi, M., Nash, S., & Crawford, K. (2018). Hazing: Victims, perpetrators, and witnesses. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists,
Raleigh, NC.
*Franchi, M., Kowalski, R. M., Dillon, J., Macbeth, J., & Bush, M. (2018). Race/ethnicity and cyberbullying victimization and perpetration. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Raleigh, NC.
*Bednar, H., *Bourque, L., *Wells, S., Franchi, N., Graham, R., Scarborough, M., Foster, M., Crawford, K., Nash, S., & Kowalski, R. (2019, April). Hazing and Bullying. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Crawford, K., *Foster, M., *Hughes, A., *Nash, S., *Franchi, M., *Bednar, H., Kowalski, R. M., *Geary, E., *Brady, A., *Luber, C., *Taylor, K., *Doghman, M., *Garrett, B., & *Pitts, B. (2018, March 1-3). Sorry, I’m not sorry: Apologies in interpersonal Interactions. Paper presented at the 2018 Annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
*Crawford, K., *Geary, E., *Dickson, A., *Foster, M., *Brady, A., *Pitts, B., *Nash, S., *Luber, C., *Doghman, M., *Bednar, H., *Taylor, K., *Morgan, M., & Kowalski, R. (2017, April). Change the Name, Change the Game: Cyberbullying Changes with Platform. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Crawford, K., *Morgan, M., Kowalski, R., *Geary, E., *Dickson, A., *Foster, M., *Taylor, K., *Brady, A., *Pitts, B., *Nash, S., *Luber, C., *Doghman, M., & *Bednar, H. (2017). Change the name, change the game: Cyberbullying changes with platform. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Kowalski,R. M., Morgan, M.*, Taylor, K, Broderick, A., Schrader, K., Geary, E., Wilson,
E., Brady, A., Pitts, B., Wewers, L., Vernau, J.,Dickson, A., & Whittaker, E. (2016). Hard to say I'm sorry or is it?: Apologies in interpersonal interactions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists.
Dillon, E., Macbeth, J., Kowalski, R. M., *Whittaker, E., & Gilbert, J. (2016). “Is this cyberbullying or not?”: Intertwining computational detection with human perception (A case study). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, Orlando, FL.
Kowalski, R. M., & *Morgan, M. (2016). Technology to overcome the stigma of mental illness. Paper
presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Symposium on Mental Health, Greenville, SC.
*Whittaker, E., Kowalski, R. M., Dillon, E., & Macbeth, J. (2016). Is it or isn’t it? Cyberbullying in conversations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
*Whittaker, E., & Kowalski, R. M. (2016). Cyberbullying in political campaigns. Paper presented at the 62nd annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Morgan, M., Kowalski, R. M., *Geary, E., Schroeder, K., *Wilson, E., *Broderick, A., *Brady, A., Wewars, L., *Dickson, A., Taylor, K., *Vernau, J., & *Pfeiffer, C. (2016). Going postal in a digital world: Online workplace bullying/incivility. Paper presented at the 62nd Annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Toth, A., & Kowalski, R. M. (2015). Bullying in adulthood. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Winston-Salem, NC.
Kowalski, R. M., *Toth, A., Dillon, E., Macbeth, J., Herzog, A., & Thatcher, J. (2015). Cyberbullying among individuals with disabilities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Winston-Salem, NC.
*Toth, A. & Kowalski, R. M. (2015). Bullying in adulthood. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Winston-Salem, NC.
Kowalski, R. M., *Toth, A., Dillon, E., Macbeth, J., Herzog, A., Thatcher, J. (2015). Cyberbullying among individuals with disabilities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Winston-Salem, NC.
*Morgan, M., *Geary, E., *Zaremba, B., *Drake-Lavelle, K., *Stephens, J., *Toth, A., *Whittaker, E., *Wewers, L., *Pfeiffer, C., *Huff, M., *Dickson, A., *Brady, A., Kowalski, R. (2015). Get up, Stand up: The effects of bystanders self-compassion and interpersonal reactivity on intervening in cyberbullying situations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Winston-Salem, NC.
Allison, A., & Kowalski, R. M. (2015). The Relations between Psychological Health Climate and Individual Health Behaviors. Paper presented at the 2015 annual meeting of the Work, Stress, and Health Conference, Atlanta, GA.
*Morgan, M., *Toth, A., *Whittaker, E., *Stephens, J., *Webb, M., *Geary, E., & *Drake-Lavelle, K. (2015). Bystander reactions to cyberbullying. Paper presented at the 61st annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Hilton Head, SC.
*Morgan, M., Kowalski, R., *Geary, E., *Drake-Lavelle, K., *Whittaker, E., *Ballard, T., *Huff, M., *Zaremba, B., *Toth, A., *Pfeiffer, C. (2014). Complaining in the media: Regional differences in dissatisfaction expressed in letters to the editor. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Athens, GA.
Wynkoop, G., Kowalski, R., *Robinson, A., *Blackshire, E., *Toth, A., *Lankowski, C., *Emerson, L., *Dogan, J., Smith, B., Sherck, K., Brown, L., *Whittaker, E., *Allison, B. (2014). Ask me about 27. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Athens, GA.
*Baker, B., & Kowalski, R. (2013). Bullying and cyberbullying among college students with disabilities. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
*Baker, B., Kowalski, R., *Fortune, A., *Morgan, M., *Murphy, C., & Schroeder, A. (2013). College narratives Understanding student identity through passion dispersion. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Baker, B.*, Kowalski, R. M., McMillan, V.*, Turner, J*., Whittaker, E.*, Elsey, T.*, Fortune, A.*, Morgan, M.*, Murphy, M.*, Maclennan, C.*, Frazee, L.*, Stephens, J.* (2012, November). Happiness and passion: What type of passion defines happy people. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Gainesville, FL.
*Baker, B., Kowalski, R. M., *Turner J., *Whittaker, E., *Frazee, E., *MacLennan, C., *Murphy, C., *Stephens, J., *Elsey, T., *McMillan, V., *Morgan, M., *Fortune, A. (2013). Pet peeves and happiness How do happy people complain. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
*Baker, B., Schroeder, A., & Kowalski, R. (2013). Energizing our way to a better workforce An examination of employee energy and passion. Paper to be presented at the 2013 Work, Stress, and Health Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Brooke, B. A. & Kowalski, R. M. (2012). Domain and range Determining passion dispersion among college students. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the Research Experience for Undergraduate Students, Clemson, SC.
*Freeman, S., *Fulmer, R. M., *Johnson, E., *Louderback, S., *Richman, A. & Kowalski, R. M. (2011, March). Priming empathy in cyberbullying situations. 2011 Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Jacksonville, FL.
*Freeman, S., Kowalski, R. & Woorons-Johnston, S. (2011, March). Athletic attainment. 2010 Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Jacksonville, FL.
Giumetti, G., Schroeder, A., & Kowalski, R. M. (2013). Two-wave panel study investigating the relative impact of cyber and face-to-face incivility on employee outcomes. Paper to be presented at the 2013 Work, Stress, and Health Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
*Hatfield, A., Guiumetti, G. & Kowalski, R. (2011, March). Effects of experiencing cyber-incivility in the workplace. 2011 Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Association. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Jacksonville, FL.
*Hock, L., Kowalski, R., & Hunter, E. (2012). Why Obesity?: The Actor Observer Bias
in Attributions for Obesity. Paper presented at the ACC Undergraduate Research Conference, Blacksburg, VA.
*Hock, L., Kowalski, R., & Hunter, E. (2012). The Role of Actor-Observer Bias in Attribution for Obesity. Paper presented at the 58th Annual Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
*Isgett, S., Kowalski, R., Lattanner, M., *Schroeder, A. & Giumetti, G. (2011, November). Cyberbullying among college students Prevalence rates and predictors. 58th Annual Meeting of the Society for Southeastern Social Psychologists. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Society for Southeastern Social Psychologists, Johnson City, TN.
*Isgett, S., Kowalski, R. M., Lattanner, M., *Schroeder, A. (2012, February). Cyberbullying among college students. 58th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
*Morgan, M., *Webb, M., *Stephens, J., *Turner, J., *Frazee, L., *Whittaker, E., *Martin, J., *Zaremba, B., *Newsome, B., *Bokman, A., Kowalski, R., Baker, B. (2014). Redefining happiness: Is the happiness pie literature missing some slices? Poster presented at the 2014 Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Turner, J., *Morgan, M., *Webb, M., *Martin, J., *Frazee, L., *Stephens, J., *Zaremba, B., *Newsome, B., *Bokman, A., *Whittaker, E., Kowalski, R., *Baker, B. (2014). On the construction and sustainability of happiness: Where does my happiness come from? Poster presented at the 2014 Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Baker, B., Kowalski, R. M., *Morgan, M., *Webb, M., *Martin, J., *Frazee, L., *Turner, J., *Stephens, J., *Zaremba, B., *Newsome, B., *Bokman, A., & *Whittaker, E. (2014). On the construction and sustainability of happiness: Where does my happiness come from? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the 2014 Southeastern Psychological Association, Nashville, TN.
*Baker, B., Kowalski, R. M., *Morgan, M., *Webb, M., *Stephens, J., *Turner, J., *Frazee, L., *Whittaker, E., *Martin, J., *Zaremba, B., *Newsome, B., & *Bokman, A. (2014). Redefining happiness: Is the happiness pie literature missing some pieces? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Nashville, TN.
*Whittaker, E., & Kowalski, R. M. (2014) Cyber victimization: Categories, attitudes, and prevalence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the 2014 Southeastern Psychological Association, Nashville, TN.
*Whittaker, E.B., & Kowalski, R. M. (2014). Cyberbullying: Victims, venues, attitudes, and prevalence. Paper to be presented at the ACC Undergraduate Research Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
*Webb, M., *Stephens, J., *Martin, J., Kowalski, R. M. (2013). What makes you happy? Paper presented at the meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Augusta, GA.
*Morgan, M., *Frazee, L., *Turner, J., Kowalski, R. M. (2013). Defining happiness and joy. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Augusta, GA.
*Whittaker, E.B., Kowalski, R. M. (2013). Venue and subject of cyber aggression in social networking sites. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Augusta, GA.
CI: 69. (2017). Students presenting at the national meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology.
NSF EAGER Grant Supplement
Incentive Award given by the office of Creative Inquiry
The students' poster won third place among judged posters at the annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Conference.
CAFLS Creative Inquiry Competition -- Zan Isgett -- 1st place -- Cyberbullying among college students Prevalence rates and predictors.
Whittaker, Elizabeth -- ACC-CIO award recipient.
*Toth, A., Kowalski, R. M., & *Webb, M. (2016). Bullying among boys with disabilities. Psychology and Education Journal, 53, 34-39.
Kowalski, R., Toth, A., & *Morgan, M. (2017). Bullying and cyberbullying in adulthood and the workplace. The Journal Of Social Psychology, 158(1), 64-81. doi: 10.1080/00224545.2017.1302402
Kowalski, R., & Toth, A. (2017). Cyberbullying among Youth with and without Disabilities. Journal Of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 11(1), 7-15. doi: 10.1007/s40653-017-0139-y
Kowalski, R. M., & *Toth, A. (2018). Cyberbullying among Youth with and without Disabilities. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 11(1), 7–15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-017-0139-y
Kowalski, R. M., Morgan, M.*, Taylor, K.*, Broderick, A.*, Shrader, K.*, Geary, E.*, Wilson, E.*, Brady, A.*, Pitts, B.*, Wewers, L.*, Vernau,J.*, Dickson, A.*, & Whittaker, E.* (under review). Hard to Say I'm Sorry or Is It?: Apologies in Interpersonal Interactions. European Journal of Social Psychology.
Dillon, E., Macbeth, J., Kowalski, R., *Whittaker, E. and Gilbert, J. (2019). Is this Cyber-bullying or Not?: Intertwining Computational Detection with Human Perception (A Case Study). In: 7th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics. Springer International Publishing, pp.337-346.
Kowalski, R., *Morgan, M. and Taylor, K. (2016). Stigma of mental and physical illness and the use of mobile technology. The Journal of Social Psychology, 157(5), pp.602-610.
*Toth, A., Kowalski, R. and *Webb, M. (2016). Bullying Among Boys with Disabilities. Psychology and Education Journal, 53(1), pp.34-39.
Kowalski, R., *Morgan, C., *Drake-Lavelle, K. and Allison, B. (2016). Cyberbullying among college students with disabilities. Computers in Human Behavior, 57, pp.416-427.
*Whittaker, E. and Kowalski, R. (2015). Cyberbullying. In: International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd ed. pp.638-644.
Kowalski, R. and *Whittaker, E. (2015). Cyberbullying: Prevalence, Causes, and Consequences. In: L. Rosen, N. Cheever and L. Carrier, ed., The Wiley Handbook of Psychology, Technology, and Society. John Wiley & Sons, pp.142-157.
Kowalski, R., *Morgan, C., *Drake-Lavelle, K., & Allison, B. (2016). Cyberbullying among college students with disabilities. Computers In Human Behavior, 57, 416-427. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.12.044
Cox, B., Dean, J. and Kowalski, R. (2015). Hidden Trauma, Quiet Drama: The Prominence and Consequence of Complicated Grief Among College Students. Journal of College Student Development, 56(3), pp.280-285.
Kowalski, R. M., Morgan, M. (2015). Cyberbullying in schools. In Sturmey, P. (Ed.), The Wiley handbook of violence and aggression: Societal interventions (Vol. 3). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
*Toth, A., Kowalski, R. and Webb, M. (2016). Bullying Among Boys with Disabilities. Psychology and Education Journal, 53(1).
Kowalski, R., Giumetti, G., Schroeder, A. and Reese, H. (2012). Cyber Bullying Among College Students: Evidence From Multiple Domains of College Life. In: Misbehavior Online in Higher Education. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing, pp.293-321.
Kowalski, R., Schroeder, A. and *Smith, C. (2013). Bystanders and their willingness to intervene in cyberbullying situations. In: R. Hanewald, ed., From Cyber Bullying to Cyber Safety: Issues and Approaches in Educational Contexts, 1st ed. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, pp.77-100.
Kowalski, R., Allison, B., Giumetti, G., *Turner, J., *Whittaker, E., *Frazee, L., & *Stephens, J. (2014). Pet Peeves and Happiness: How Do Happy People Complain?. The Journal Of Social Psychology, 154(4), 278-282. doi: 10.1080/00224545.2014.906380
*Whittaker, E., & Kowalski, R. (2014). Cyberbullying Via Social Media. Journal Of School Violence, 14(1), 11-29. doi: 10.1080/15388220.2014.949377
*Whittaker, E. and Kowalski, R. (2015). Cyberbullying. In: International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2nd ed. New York, NY: Elsevier, pp.638-644.
Kowalski, R. and *Whittaker, E. (2015). Cyberbullying: Prevalence, Causes, and Consequences. In: L. Rosen, N. Cheever and M. Carrier, ed., Wiley Handbook of Psychology, Technology, and Society, 1st ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, pp.142-158.
Skinner, J. and Kowalski, R. (2013). Profiles of Sibling Bullying. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 28(8), pp.1726-1736.
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| 957 | Investigations into Primate Personality This Creative
Inquiry project is centered around analysis of data that were collected on zoo-living monkeys. Behavioral experiments, in which golden lion tamarin monkeys were exposed to novel foods and objects, were conducted on 10 family groups in 4 different zoos. Students will examine whether the response to novelty differs in males and females. They also will explore the question of personality in golden lion tamarins. Students will computerize data from video recordings of the experiments, organize and analyze the data, and delve into relevant literature to inform themselves on the topics at hand. They will create posters and present oral presentations on the results. Team LeadersLisa Rapaport Sociology and Anthropology
Accomplishments*Jahn, J., *DeLorenzo, M., *Haas, K., Frye, B. & Rapaport, L. (2018, March 3). Information transfer in response to
novelty in zoo-living golden lion tamarins. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the South Eastern Evolution and Human Behavior (SEEHB), Atlanta, GA.
*Brown, T.A., *DeLorenzo, M., *Jahn, J., Frye, B.M., & Rapaport, L.G. (2017, June). Validating Behavioral Assessments of Exploratory Behavior in Captive Golden Lion Tamarin Monkeys (Leontopithecus rosalia). Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society, Toronto, ON, Canada.
*Keener, M., *Schultz, C., Frye, B.M., & Rapaport, L.G. (2017, June). Validating Behavioral Assessments of Exploratory Behavior in Captive Common Marmoset Monkeys (Callithrix jacchus). Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society, Toronto, ON, Canada.
*Schultz, C., *Keener, M., Frye, B.M., & Rapaport, L.G. (2017, Feb). Validating Tests of Behavioral Consistency in Captive Golden Lion Tamarins. Poster presentation at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, Clemson, SC
*Brown, T.A., *DeLorenzo, M., *Jahn, J., Frye, B.M., & Rapaport, L.G. (2017, Feb). Validating Tests of Behavioral Consistency in Captive Common Marmoset Monkeys. Poster presentation at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, Clemson, SC
*Brown, T.A., *DeLorenzo, M., *Jahn, J., Frye, B.M., & Rapaport, L.G. (2017, Feb). Personality Consistency in Common Marmosets in Response to Novel Foods and Objects. Poster presentation at the Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson, SC
*Schultz, C., *Keener, M., Frye, B.M., & Rapaport, L.G. (2017, Feb). Personality Consistency in Golden Lion Tamarins Response to Novel Foods and Novel Objects. Poster presented at the 9th Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Brown, T., *Delorenzo, M., *Schultz, C., *Jahn, J., *Keener, M., Frye, B., Rapaport, L. (2017, April). Personality differences in exploration and activity in captive callitrichine primates. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Brown, T., Frye, B.M., & Rapaport, L.G. (2016, August). Sex does not predict responses to novel foods in captive golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia). Poster to be presented at the International Primatological/American Society of Primatologists Joint Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Nielson, M., *Cobranchi, A., *Holthausen, C., *Keener, M., *Knotts, H., *Brown, T., *O'Brien, M., Frye, B.M., & Rapaport, L.G. (2016). Sex does not predict responses to novel foods in captive golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia). Poster presented at the Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Session, Clemson, SC.
*Brown, T., *O'Brien, M., *Knotts, H., Frye, B., & Rapaport, L. (2016). Sex does not predict responses to novel foods in captive golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia). Poster presented at the Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Session, Clemson, SC.
*O'Brien, M., *Knotts, H., *Brown, T., Frye, B.M., & Rapaport, L.G. (2016). Sex does not predict responses to novel foods in captive golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia). Poster presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Asheville, NC.
*Cobranchi, A., *Holthausen, C., *Nielsen, M., Frye, B.M., & Rapaport, L.G. (2016). Hand preferences do not predict responses to novel foods in captive golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia). Poster presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Asheville, NC.
*Knotts, H., *Brown, T., *O'Brien, M., Frye, B.M., & Rapaport, L.G. (2016). Sex does not predict responses to novel foods in captive golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia). Poster presented at the Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Holthausen, C., *Cobranchi, A., *Nielson, M., Frye, B.M., & Rapaport, L.G. (2016, February). Hand preferences do not predict responses to novel foods in captive golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia). Poster presented at the Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Knotts, H., *O'Brien, M., *Brown, T., Frye, B., and Rapaport, L.G. (2016, Feb 20). Sex does not predict responses to novel foods in captive golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia). Presented at the Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, SC.
Maggie Keener was awarded the honorable mention for the competitive Charles H. Turner Award ($125.00) to support her travel to the Animal Behavior Society meeting (Toronto, Canada) where she presented a poster about personality parameters in golden lion tamarin monkeys.
Brett Frye was awarded the competitive Ruppenthal Student Travel Award ($500.00) to support her travel to the American Society of Primatologists Joint Meeting (August, 2017) where she will present a talk about personality and physiology in common marmoset monkeys.
Tara Brown was awarded the competitive Charles H. Turner Award ($500.00) to support her travel to the Animal Behavior Society meeting (Toronto, Canada) where she presented a poster about personality parameters in common marmoset monkeys.
The Conference Travel Fund (CTF) is intended to provide financial support to students in the Calhoun Honors College planning to attend conferences related to their academic interests. Maggie Keener was awarded $500.00 to attend and present at the annual meeting for the Animal Behavior Society in Toronto, Canada.
Our group was awarded the Creative Inquiry Travel Grant ($3,000) to attend the annual meeting for the Animal Behavior Society in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
*Maggie Keener was awarded the Conference Travel Grant from the Calhoun Honors College to attend the Animal Behavior Society meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
*Maggie Keener was awarded honorable mention for the Charles H. Turner Award (June 2017). The Charles H. Turner Program for undergraduate participation at the annual Society meetings. This program, previously funded by an NSF grant but now supported entirely by the Animal Behavior Society, is a travel grant that supports the goals of increasing the diversity of our membership. Selected Turner Program Fellows will receive support to travel to the Annual Conference, and participate in a one-day workshop structured to integrate students into both the meeting experience and the broader community of the Animal Behavior Society.
*Tara A. Brown was awarded the Charles H.Turners Award (June 2017). The Charles H. Turner Program for undergraduate participation at the annual Society meetings. This program, previously funded by an NSF grant but now supported entirely by the Animal Behavior Society, is a travel grant that supports the goals of increasing the diversity of our membership. Selected Turner Program Fellows will receive support to travel to the Annual Conference, and participate in a one-day workshop structured to integrate students into both the meeting experience and the broader community of the Animal Behavior Society.
Tara Brown was awarded the competitive Ruppenthal Student Travel Award ($500.00) to support her travel to the International Primatological Society/American Society of Primatologists Joint Meeting (August, 2016) where she will present a poster of the sex differences of behavior in primates.
The Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research was awarded to support the aspects of our research that examine the developmental underpinnings of primate behavior.
The Conference Travel Fund (CTF) is intended to provide financial support to students in the Calhoun Honors College planning to attend conferences related to their academic interests. Alyssa has been awarded $500.00 to attend and present at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research.
Grant proposals are for general research projects, with preference given to training initiatives, start-up funds, supplementary funding for students, and innovations in animal care and research technology. Award amounts range from $500 to $1500, and will be for a period of one year.
CI: 957. (2017). The Rapaport Lab representing at CBASS 2017. [Photo].
CI: 957. (2017). *Tara Brown with her poster at the ABS 2017 meeting in Toronto, Canada. [Photo].
CI: 957. (2017). Taking a little time off from the conference to enjoy Niagara Falls! [Photo].
CI: 957. (2017). Maggie presenting her work at the Animal Behavior Society meeting in Toronto, Canada. [Photo].
CI: 957. (2016). Tara Brown accepts her certificate of completion for the Southwest National Primate Research Center Summer Interns program. [Image].
CI: 957. (2016). Senior, Megan O'Brien (Forestry & Conservation major), presenting the GLT sex differences poster at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research in Asheville, NC (04/9/2016). [Image].
CI: 957. (2016). FoCI 2016 poster presentation by Haylee Knotts. [Image].
CI: 957. (2016). Focus on Creative Inquiry. [Image].
CI: 957. (2016). Focus on Creative Inquiry. [Image].
CI: 957. (2016). Focus on Creative Inquiry. [Image].
CI: 957. (2015). Brett Frye (Biological Sciences PhD student) with completed sample assays at the Callitrichid Research Center (10/13/15). [Image].
CI: 957. (2015). *Tara Brown (Biological Sciences junior) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha campus visiting Dr. Jeffery French's Callitrichid Research Center (10/13/15). [Image].
CI: 957. (2015). *Tara Brown (Biological Sciences junior) conducting serial dilutions for the EIA prep (10/12/15). [Image].
*Tara Brown, American Society of Primatologists
Ruppenthal Student Travel Award ($300)
*Tara Brown, Southwest National Primate Research Center
Summer Interns Program (2016)
Tara Brown has accepted a position at the Southwest National Primate Research Center in San Antonio, TX for mentor Dr. Corrine Lutz. Tara is one of six students in the United States that has been admitted this year. At the SNPRC, she will investigate how environmental enrichment can be used to improve the welfare of captive primates.
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 1579 | Disposable Point-of Care Home Testing Platform for Metabolic Disease Nonketotic hyperglycinemia (NKH) is a rare, pediatric metabolic disease caused by mutations resulting in the deficiency of the enzyme complex that breaks down the amino acid glycine. The resulting abnormally high levels of glycine in the body leads to severe medical issues starting in infancy, including uncontrollable seizures and problems with breathing. There are currently no tools available to monitor levels of glycine in patients while at home, which is necessary for drug and diet-mediated regulation of glycine levels in the body and preventing seizures. The objective of this CI is to develop a low-cost, disposable, stand-alone point-of-care diagnostic and monitoring system to enable caregivers of NKH patients to monitor glycine levels at home, adjust the patient’s drug treatment schedule, and improve the patient’s quality of life as well as clinical outcomes. Team LeadersRenee Cottle Bioengineering
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1628 | Brand Communications: Research, Strategy & Student Agency Planning Students involved in this CI project will participate in cross-disciplinary work with multiple departments and partners to research various approaches for the formation of a student-run agency for various client-based projects on campus. Team LeadersKatie Hildebrand Graphic Communications
Christina LeMay Student Affairs Publications
| College of Business | D |
| 1629 | DeepGreen: Modeling and Boosting Energy Efficiency on Liquid Immersion HPC Systems This project aims to comprehensively understand the opportunities enabled by liquid immersion cooling, and explore its full potential to boost energy efficiency for high performance computing (HPC) under various thermal and power constraints. Improving energy efficiency, i.e., the ratio of performance to total power consumption, is crucial to sustain performance growth and realize exascale computing within 20 MW of power. HPC systems consume tremendous amounts of power for not only computing but also cooling to keep compute components within their thermal limits. In this project, we investigate liquid immersion HPC systems to optimize overall energy efficiency. we propose to develop machine learning models and system software to understand and optimize energy efficiency and reliability for workloads running on liquid immersion HPC systems. Our experimental platform is a Submer SmartPodX immersion cooling system. Team LeadersRong Ge School of Computing
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 78 | Testing Variables of Foods, Films, Antimicrobials and Surfaces Affecting Transfer and/or Survival of Bacteria This team studies the transfer and survival of bacteria on various surfaces related to food. This team has tested numerous food-related surfaces and activities such as the 5-second rule, double-dipping and beer pong in the past. in the future we will investigate new topics related to food and bacteria such as transfer of bacteria by wiping table tops with cleaning cloths, sanitation of bottles and cans and transfer of bacteria while sharing snacks. Team LeadersPaul Dawson Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
Accomplishments*Cannon, L., *Hieronymus, B., *Johnson, K., *Meza, C., *Whittington, Z., *Goodine, J. & Dawson, P. (2019 April) Sanitation Level of Eating Surfaces and Transfer of Bacteria on Surfaces by Cleaning. Presented at the 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry poster forum, Clemson, SC.
Carrigg, G., Dookran, D., Ferguson, K., *Johnson, K., *Goodine, J., , *Hieronymus, B. *Whittington, Z., *Cannon, L., *Meza, C., Buyukyavuz, A., Dawson, P., Martinez-Dawson, R.(2019, April). Sanitation Level of Eating Surfaces and Transfer of Bacteria on Surfaces by Cleaning. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Nguyen, T., *Garrison,S., *Taylor, A., *Macinnis, M., *Kurtz, A., *Mattox, C., *Ellis, V., *Freeland, J., *Monitto, F., *Polte, K., *Suffern, M., *Thurmond, A., *Riggs, D., *Downs, R., *McClary, J. (2017, April). Bacterial transfer and survival on lemons. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Bartz, M., *Johnson, L., *Marvin, P., *Musselwhite, C., *Nicholson, A., *Randar, D., *Dawson, E., *Ritterpusch, M., Dawson, P. April 2015. Study of the transfer of microbes from hands to tongs. Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Session, Clemson, SC
*Mitchell, J., *Bond, K., *Taylor, A., *Quinley, H., *Yocum, B., *Osborne, N., *Fain, P., *Ciotta, E., Hessinger, A., & Dawson, P. (2014). Does Salt Affect Milk Spoilage? Poster presented at the Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Gillespie, C., *Musselwhite, C., *Johnson, L., *Marvin, P., *Brown, S., & Dawson, P. (2014). Foam vs. Gel; Are These Soaps Foams Equal. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Dawson, P., Buyukyavuz, A., Aljeddawi, W. Martinez-Dawson, R., Downs, R. Mattox, C., Kurtz, A., *MacInnis, M., Freeland, J., *Garrison, S., May, T., McClary, J., Monito, F., Nguyen, T., Polte, K., Suffern, M., Tanner, Z., Thurmond, A. & *Ellis, V. (2017). Transfer of Escherichia Coli to Lemons Slices and Ice during Handling. Journal Of Food Research, 6(4), 111. doi: 10.5539/jfr.v6n4p111
Dawson, P., Inyee, H., Buyukyavuz, A., Aljeddawi, W. Martinez-Dawson, R., *Downs, R., *Riggs, D., *Mattox, C., *Kurtz, A., *MacInnis, M., *Freeland, J., *Garrison, S., *May, T., *McClary, J., *MonitTo, F., *Nguyen, T., *Polte, K., *Suffern, M., *Tanner, Z., *Thurmond, A., and *Ellis, V. (2017). Transfer of Escherichia Coli to Lemons Slices and Ice during Handling. Journal Of Food Research, 6(4), 111. doi: 10.5539/jfr.v6n4p111
*Bartz, M., Buyukyavuz, A., *Dawson, E., *Diener, M., *Gates, R., Han, I., *Johnson, L., *Marvin, P., *Musselwhite, C., *Nicholson, A., *Randar, D., *Ritterpusch, M., *Zazzara, M., and Dawson, P. (2016). Transfer of Escherichia coli while using Salad Tongs. Journal Of Food: Microbiology, Safety & Hygiene, 01(02). doi: 10.4172/2476-2059.1000112
Baker, K., Han, I., Bailey, J., *Johnson, L., *Jones, E., *Knight, A., *MacNaughton, M., *Marvin, P., *Nolan, K., Martinez-Dawson, R. and Dawson, P. (2015). Bacterial Transfer from Hands While Eating Popcorn. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 06(15), pp.1333-1338.
Dawson, P., Han, I., *Lynn, D., *Bailey, C., *Taylor, A. and Martinez-Dawson, R. (2015). Bacterial transfer to beverages during drinking games: 'beer pong'. International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health, 5(2), pp.151-161.
*Alsallaiy, I., Dawson, P., Han, I. and Martinez-Dawson, R. (2015). Recovery, Survival and Transfer of Bacteria on Restaurant Menus. Journal of Food Safety, 36(1), pp.52-61.
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| 79 | Using Creative Inquiry to Investigate Food Advertising Claims This CI team evaluates various Food Advertising Claims including those claiming to taste "better", last longer and meet a specific specification. Last semester the team tested the Alkaline water claim, which included sampling different types of alkaline water and also temperature effects on the pH of the water. Team LeadersPaul Dawson Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
Rose Martinez-Dawson Mathematical Sciences
Accomplishments*Mccomb, J., *Johnson, M., *Leech, B., *Mattox, C., *Williams, K., *Suffern, M. & Dawson, P. (2019 April) Testing if Coke Life has REAL Coke Taste? Presented at the 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry poster forum, Clemson, SC.
*Mccomb, J., *Johnson, M., *Leech, B., *Mattox, C., *Williams, K., *Suffern, M., Dawson, P. (2019, April). Testing if Coke Life has REAL Coke Taste?. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Painter, M., *Tatge, R., *Crosby, B., *Spagnoletti, A., *Boggs, A., Dawson, P. & Martinez-Dawson, R. (2015, April). Testing if Coke Zero has real Coke taste. Presented at the 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
*Macnaughton, M., *Butterworth, B., *Corvese, A., *Davis, K., *Ewald, E., *Green, H., *Grigg, A., *Jones, E., *Keating, L., *Maurer, M., Martinez-Dawson, R. & Dawson, P. (2014, April). Investigating if Dr. Pepper TEN is a "10" for men. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Butterworth, B., *Corvese, A., *Green, H., *Grigg, A., *Falconi, L., *Jones, E., Martinez-Dawson, R. & Dawson, P. (2014, April). Investigating Nabisco's claim that double stuff Oreos contain double the stuff. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
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| 80 | Changing Dynamics of China's Development This Creative
Inquiry project systematically examines some of the most important issues facing the world – such as
China’s economic development and its impact on the world and the U.S.,
international trade and global supply chain. Team LeadersXiaobo Hu Political Science
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| 189 | Nutraceutical and Functional Foods Research and Product Development In this CI project, students will learn to use modern state-of-art analytical instruments to analyze food components, such as vitamins, amino acids, flavors, nutraceuticals, etc, which are the major nutritional and functional chemicals in foods. At the end of the research projects, students are expected to be able to have critical thinking, know basic principles of experimental design, master one or more modern analytical instruments, be able to perform basic statistical analyses and write a professional report. Team LeadersFeng Chen Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
Accomplishmentsthe CI team was invited as the finalist to attend the national undergraduate student research competition organized by the American Chemical Society (ACS), which was held in San Francisco, CA, April 4-6, 2017;
*Mr Ryan Ramey, the CI team leader, was awarded the Marcondes scholarship, and has submitted his application for a MS program in our department.
2016-2017 Recipient of The Carr Family Endowment for CI.
one CI team member, Mr. *Ryan Ramey, was hired as an intern using his knowledge and analytical skills learned from my lab in a big food company, McCormic, this passed summer, 2016. He is exciting to use his CI experience in my lab into his intern training and work in company.
Carr Family Creative Inquiry Endowment
CI: 189. (2017). Dr Feng Chen's Food Chemistry CI team was invited as the finalist to attend the national undergraduate student research competition organized by the American Chemical Society (ACS), which was held in San Francisco, CA, April 4-6, 2017.
Receive American Chemical Society's trip fund $1000 to support the CI team to attend the final undergraduate research competition as the invited finalist
Carr Family donate $4000 to support this CI project.
Carr Family CI research endorsement, $4000
The 2016-2017 Carr Family Endowment for Creative Inquiry
Wang, X., Beckham, T., Morris, J., Chen, F., & Gangemi, J. (2008). Bioactivities of Gossypol, 6-Methoxygossypol, and 6,6′-Dimethoxygossypol. Journal Of Agricultural And Food Chemistry, 56(12), 4393-4398. doi: 10.1021/jf073297u
Wang, X., Howell, C., Chen, F., Yin, J., & Jiang, Y. (2009). Chapter 6 Gossypol-A Polyphenolic Compound from Cotton Plant. Advances In Food And Nutrition Research, 215-263. doi: 10.1016/s1043-4526(09)58006-0
*Burgess, A., *McCullough, A., *Nguyen, T., and *Ramey, R. (2017). Total Phenolics and Antioxidant Capacity of South Carolina Grown Peaches. Presented at American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
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| 99 | Green Energy and Biodiesel Project From Fields to Fuel, team members will be researching all aspects of sustainable biofuels production and engineering while facilitating biodiesel and ethanol production to be utilized by University Facilities. Projects will focus on facility optimization through relief of production bottlenecks, and research increasing biodiesel feedstock acquisition through cultivation of energy crops and harvest of waste lipid streams. Team LeadersTerry Walker Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
Rui Xiao
Accomplishments*Patrohay, E., *Miyasato, E., *Moore, C., *Simmons, J., *Tuttle, N., *Whitaker, N., *Yeung, T., *Zhuo, C., *Haines, D., Taylor, J., Walker, T., *Xiao, R. (2019, April). Clemson Biodiesel Creative Inquiry. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Zanin, E., Anderson, S., Thornton, C.D., Walker, T.H. (2017, January 16-19) Optimization of FAME Production using Eversa® Transform and Methyl Acetate. Presented at the 2017 National Biodiesel Board Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Anderson, S., Thornton, C.D., Walker, T.H. (2017, January 16-19). Identification of dominant factors in the conversion percentage of cottonseed oil in the enzymatic interesterification of biodiesel. Presented at the 2017 National Biodiesel Board Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
*Monroe, E.A. , *O'Connell, W.J., and *Mashtare, K.R. (2016, January 27). "Synthesis of Biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil Using Lipase Catalyzed Interesterification at Clemson University". Lecture given at National Biodiesel Conference in Tampa, FL.
*Hummer, J. "Enhancing Economic Competition Using Black Soldier Fly Composting." (2016, January 27). National Biodiesel Conference, Tampa, FL.
*Hummer, J. (2015, January 20). Use of Hermetia illuscens for conversion of waste to feed, fuel and fertilizer. Poster and Oral presentation at the National Biodiesel Conference. Forth Worth, TX.
*Bobo, C., Buie, R., Culbertson, M., *Dobberstein, L., Duke, K., Gray, M., Hamlett, B., Huckabee, O., Hyder, E., Jones, C., Spearman, L., Stilwell, W., Szabo, J., Martens, C., McGowans, S., *Patton, R., *Prosser, K., *Hughes, L., & Williams, J. (2014). Exercise is medicine in rural health centers and federally qualified health centers. Poster presented at the 2014 Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
CI: 99. (2017). CI semester review in the form of a poster created by the students.
CI: 99. (2014). David Thornton.
Harper, D. (2014). Clemson University Black Soldier Fly Recycling and Sustainability.
Perea, S. (2014). Clemson University has a great Compost program, and we want to share the fun with you! This is a project I did in my Creative Inquiry class to promote the compost program as an integral part of Clemson's sustainability operations.
clemsonbiofuels. (2012). Algae Production from Waste Biodiesel Glycerin- Clemson University Biosystems Engineering [Video].
clemsonbiofuels. (2012). Clemson University Soybeans- Oil Extraction and Biofuels[Video].
Yenawine, J. (2011). Clemson Biofuels Program: Used Cooking Oil Collection [Video].
*Zanin, E. (2017) Optimization of FAME Production using Eversa® Transform and Methyl Acetate. Presented to the Department of Biosystems Engineering as Honors Thesis presentation, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Association of South Carolina Energy Managers - Energy Project of the Year! For production of an estimated 3000 gallons of biodiesel fuel over 2011. Simms, Bryan. Clemson Biofuels Program Wins Award. Biodiesel Magazine, Nov 2011. http //www.biodieselmagazine.com/articles/8205/clemson-university-biodiesel-program-earns-award
$241,000 in SARE support for the collaboration under Dr. Zehnder. project number es13-117
The Green Energy and Biofuels CI in conjunction with Clemson Facilities and Clemson Student Government received a Capital Improvement Projects grant for Approximately $40,000.00 to purchase a diesel waste collection truck, rainwater reuse system and new biomass research pole barn for gasification research. These projects were completed June 2016 and can be toured at Cherry Crossing Research Center.
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| 561 | Relationship between Toxoplasma infection and immune responses in cancer development Toxoplasmosis is a highly prevalent infectious disease among the human population. Approximately one third of the people on the earth carry such infections. The causing agent Toxoplasma gondii widely spreads in the environment. The primary Toxoplasma infections generally do not cause severe symptoms in healthy people owing to competent immunity; however, they can transit into latent infection and form the cysts within host’s brain by penetrating blood-brain barrier or muscle tissue. When the host experiences compromised immunity, such as cancer development, the cyst can be reactivated to cause severe even lethal situations. Moreover, a recent study has revealed that the infection of Toxoplasma can trigger a similar signaling pathway shared with cancer development. So far, many epidemiological studies have shown that the human population with cancer have higher Toxoplasma infection percentage than the healthy control group. These findings suggest a positive correlation between Toxoplasma infection with cancer occurrence, and the cancer patients are more vulnerable to primary toxoplasmosis than healthy individuals. It is obvious that the immune system plays a cretical role in the parasite infection and tumor development. However, the information about the immune regulation in Toxoplasma infection on tumor development is very limited. In this project, students will have the opportunities to investigate the relationship between Toxoplasma infection and the immune system on cancer development using most time in vitro assays. Team LeadersYanzhang Wei Biological Sciences
Accomplishments*Fogle, M., *Sulzbach, M., *Allison, H., *Smith, M., Wei, Y. (2019, April). Anti-cancer Effects of the Poha Plant and Vernonia cinerea Less Plant. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Ding, D., *Kouser, H., *Magrane, M., *Smith, M., Yang, X. & Wei, Y. (2018, April) Anti-Inflammation, Anti-Cancer, and Antioxidant Effects of the Poha Plant. Presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Kouser, H., *Magrane, M., Smith, M.C., Yang, X. & Wei, Y. (2017) Anti-inflammation, Anti-cancer, and the Antioxidant Effects of the Poha Plant. Presented as CI Lab Report: Wei Lab 2017, Clemson, SC.
*Kouser, H., *Polito, M., *Schumacher, J., Wei, Y. (2017, April). Anti-cancer and/or Anti-inflammatory Effects of Marine Protist Matelized Materials. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Fox, A., *Cruse, K., *Polito, M., Wei, Y. (2016, April) CI Report. Presented at Dr. Wei's lab meeting.
Tietje, A., Yang, I., *Huggins, H., *Brierley, S., *Burns, A., & *Shearer, A. (2015). Anti-tumor potential of compounds isolated from Physalis peruviana (poha). Poster presentation at Clemson University 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Borucki, R., *Blumer, A., *Huggins, H., Wei, Y., Tietje, A., & Yang, X. (2014). Compounds from fermented noni exudates (fNE) selectively kill human cancer cells. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Xiao, R., Yang, X., Li, M., Li, X., Wei, Y., & Cao, M. et al. (2018). Investigation of composition, structure and bioactivity of extracellular polymeric substances from original and stress-induced strains of Thraustochytrium striatum. Carbohydrate Polymers, 195, 515-524. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.04.126
Youn, U., Park, E., Kondratyuk, T., Sang-Ngern, M., Wall, M., & Wei, Y. et al. (2016). Anti-inflammatory and Quinone Reductase Inducing Compounds from Fermented Noni (Morinda citrifolia) Juice Exudates. Journal Of Natural Products, 79(6), 1508-1513. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b00970
Clemson University. (2012). CI Team from 2012 [Image].
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| 150 | Microbial ecology and bioinformatics We know that microbes are the most
abundant organisms on the planet and are found pretty much everywhere.
However, we know very little about which microbes are present in
different environments and what microbes are actually doing. The emphasis in our lab is to use
genomics and transcriptomics of microbial communities combined with
measuring environmental parameters in order to understand the global and
local importance of microbes. Team LeadersBarbara Campbell Biological Sciences
Accomplishments*O’Boyle, B., *Hall, C., *Harris, A., *Katragadda, S., *Weber, E., *Zeaser, M., Gholamian, J., & Campbell, B. (2019, April). The Effect of Environmental Factors on the Functional Potential and Activity of Microbes in the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay. Presented at the 14th annual Focus on Creative Inquiry poster forum, Clemson, SC.
*O'Boyle, B., *Zeaser, M., Campbell, B., *Hall, C., *Harris, A., *Katragadda, S., *Weber, E., Gholamian, J. (2019, April). The Effect of Environmental Factors on the Functional Potential and Activity of Microbes in the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Hall, C., *Harris, A., *Katragadda, S., *Weber, E., Patel, M. & Campbell, B. (2018, April). Environmental factors in the Delaware Bay affecting microbial composition and function. Presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Hall, C.N., *Harris, A.J., *Katragadda, S., *Weber, E.M., Patel, M.I. & Campbell, B.J. (2018 June 7-11) Understanding the effects of environmental factors on microbial activity and composition in the Delaware Bay. Presented at the ASM Microbe 2018, American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA.
*Hall, C.N., *Harris, A.J., Hambright, A., *Katragadda, S., *Weber, E.M., Patel, M.I. & Campbell, B.J. (2017 September) Characterizing the Delaware Bay microbiome. Presented at the College of Science Undergraduate Research Showcase, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Hall, C.N., *Harris, A.J., *Katragadda, S., *Weber, E.M., Patel M.I. & Campbell B.J. (2018 March 10) Environmental factors in the Delaware Bay affecting microbial composition and function. Presented at the Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Katragadda, S., *Weber, E., Lim, S. J., *Weber, R., and Campbell, B. J. (2017). Feral Hog Fecal Source Tracking of Lake Keowee Tributaries. American Society for Microbiology South Carolina Branch 2017 Spring Meeting. Francis Marion University, South Carolina.
*Nachman, E., Lim, S.J. & Campbell, B.J.C. (2017). Quantifying the expression of genes involved in nitrogen assimilation in symbionts of the lucinid clam, Phacoides pectinatus. Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium. Clemson University, South Carolina (undergraduate student poster).
*Nachman E., Lim J., and Campbell B. (2017, March 25). Quantifying the expression of genes involved in nitrogen assimilation in symbionts of the lucinid clam Phacoides pectinatus. Poster presented at the biannual meeting of the South Carolina Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, Florence, SC.
*Katragadda S., *Weber E., Lim J., Weber R., and Campbell B. (2017, March 25). Feral Hog Fecal Source Tracking of Lake Keowee Tributaries. Poster presented at the biannual meeting of the South Carolina Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, Florence, SC.
Katragadda,S.*, Weber, E.*, Painter, J., Miller, K., and B. Campbell. (Fall 2016). Seasonal Trends in Host-Specific Bacteroidales Prevalence and Activity in Lake Keowee Tributaries. COS Research meeting.
*Weber, E., *Katragadda, S., Painter, J., Miller, K., Campbell, B.J. (2016, April). Seasonal Trends in Host-Specific Bacteroidales Prevalence and Activity in Lake Keowee Tributaries. SC ASM Branch Meeting, MUSC, Charleston, SC.
*Love, K., *Seward, J., Miller, K.P., Kurtz, H., Henson, J.M. (2016, April 9). Assessment of the microbial soil community in two South Carolina peach orchards. Poster presentation: South Carolina branch of the American Society of Microbiology, Charleston, SC.
*Erika Nachman, *Elijah Weber and *Suraj Katragadda won first place undergraduate poster award for their posters presented at the South Carolina Branch Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Spring 2017 meeting in Florence, SC.
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| 115 | Orthopaedic Retrieval Program (CU- REPRO) Medical implant devices have been used widely for more than 50 years, and it is estimated that 8 - 10 % of Americans (20-25 million people) currently have such a device. Orthopaedic
implants are medical devices made of biomaterials used to treat musculoskeletal
disorders inside the human body with an intended lifespan spanning years. Although implant devices
have produced great benefits, it must be recognized that implants sometimes must be
removed or replaced. Bioengineers contribute to their continual state of
development to increase their performance and extend their useful lifespan. This cross-disciplinary project applies fundamental concepts in bioengineering, materials science, and biological sciences to investigate orthopaedic implants after they have functioned in patients. Long-term data on the behavior of implant devices and host response are
essential inputs to the development process, yet there are few systematic
programs for the retrieval and analysis of implants in the USA. Independent and
international data banks do exist however. The contributions to implant design
provided by retrieval and analysis will benefit patients through improvements
in implant performance. We can consider implants to be defined as having a
minimum lifespan of 3 months, as penetrating living tissue, as having a
physiologic interaction and as being retrievable. A number of barriers exist to
the establishment of an implant retrieval program. Major impediments are the
costs associated with such a program and fear of litigation affecting
manufacturers, hospitals, physicians, and investigators. The long term goal of
this Creative Inquiry project is to establish and develop a viable Clemson University Implant Retrieval Program and pursue hypothesis-driven research related to orthopaedic implants. The aim
of this program is to provide a working repository for retrieved orthopaedic implants,
and to develop the tools and techniques for the systematic evaluation of
implant designs, materials, surfaces and function. Team LeadersMelinda Harman Bioengineering
John D DesJardins Bioengineering
Accomplishments*Hargett, Z., Snethen, K., & Harman, M. (2018). Validation of a component-based coordinate system for optical tracking of joint replacements. Presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Atlanta, GA.
*Abbott, H., *Baxa, G., *Davis, L., *Gunderman, M., *Harp, C., *Insignares, S., *Kodikara, S., *Kullman, A., *Mercado, E., *O’Leary, K., *Reno, M., *Rose, C., *Schroeder, W., *Sykes, W., & Harman, M. Clemson University Retrieval of Explants Program and Registry in Orthopaedics (CU-REPRO). 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC, April 1, 2019.
*Kodikara, S., *Mercado, E., *Schroeder, W., *Harp, C., *Gundermann, M., *Baxa, G., *Davis, L., *Abbott, H., *Kullman, A., *O'Leary, K., *Reno, M., *Rose, C., *Sykes, J., Harman, M. (2019, April). Joint Replacement Research: Clemson Orthopedic Retrieval Program (REPRO). Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Adams, L., *Baxa, G., *Brisbane, J., *Burt, M., *Coggins, M., *Frenzel, B., *Gaston, E., *Gunderman, M., *Harp, C., *Insignares, S., *Marrs, E., *Mercado, E., *Nguyen, H., *Schroeder, W., *Walker, P., *White, G., & Harman, M. (2018, April). Clemson University Retrieval of Explants Program and Registry in Orthopaedics (CU-REPRO). 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Stanford, M., *Nguyen, H., Meilinger, N., Lu, X., Harman, M. (2017, August 4) Biaxial mechanical characterization of abdominal wall tissue phantoms and hernia mesh. Presented at the Biomaterials Day Regional Symposium, Nashville, TN.
*Bebler, M., *Young, L., Meilinger, N. & Harman, M. (2018, April 11-14) Conformity and stability in total knee replacements. Presented at the Annual meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, Atlanta, GA.
*Nguyen, H., Schöneberg, L., Schmitt, S. & Harman, M. (2018, March 10-13) Implant retrieval analysis of an ACL-Substituting TKR design at a minimum 5 year follow-up. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), New Orleans, LA.
*Nguyen, H., Schöneberg, L., Schmitt, S. & Harman, M. (2017, August). Implant retrieval analysis of an ACL-Substituting TKR design at a minimum 5 year follow-up. Submitted to the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, LA.
*Young, L., *Bebler, M., Flannery, S., *Leslie, H., Snethen, K., Burnikel, B., Geary, S., Jeray, K., Pace, T., Shirley, B., Toaln, S. & Harman M. (2017, May) Does Implant Design Affect Knee Stability After Total Knee Replacement? Submitted to the Health Sciences Center Research Showcase, Greenville, SC.
*Bebler, M., *Hargett, Z., *Leslie, H., *Nguyen, H., *Young, L. & Harman, M. (2017, May) Retrieval Research and Reprocessing of Medical Devices. Presented at the Bioengineering Design Expo, Greenville, SC.
*Adams, L., *Bebler, M., *Coggins, M., *Gaston, M., *Hargett, Z., *Leslie, H., *Marrs, E., *Nguyen, H., *Schroeder, W., *White, E., *Young, L. & Harman, M. (2017, April). Clemson University Retrieval of Explants Program and Registry in Orthopaedics (CU-REPRO). Poster presentation at the 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*David, M., *Bebler, M., *Farrell, A., *Harper, C., *Leslie, H., *Doyle, J., *Li, A., *Graham, W., DesJardins, J. & Harman, M. (2016, April). Clemson University Retrieval of Explants Program and Registry in Orthopaedics (CU-REPRO). Presented at the 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Young L., Snethen K., Brandt P., *Bebler M., *Leslie H. & Harman M. (2016). Constraint testing of flat, semi-constrained, and mobile bearing total knee replacements. Presented at the 2016 Annual meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Minneapolis, MN.
*Harper, C., *Leslie, H., *Doyle, J., *Young, L., *Li, A., *Farrell, A., *Bebler, M., *David, M., DesJardins, J. & Harman, M. (2015, September 25). Clemson University Retrieval of Explants Program and Registry in Orthopaedics (CU-REPRO). Presented at the Biomaterials Day Regional Symposium, Society for Biomaterials, Clemson, SC.
*David, M., *Bebler, M., *Farrell, A., *Harper, C., *Leslie, H., *Doyle, J., *Li, A., *Graham, W. & Harman, M. (2016, April 29). Performance of four knee design categories: A comparison of CU-REPRO and international registries. Presented at the Bioengineering Design Expo, Greenville, SC.
*Csernica, R., Harman, M., Baleani, M., Tozzi, G., Erani, P., Stea, S. & Toni, A. (2013). Mechanical disassembly and taper damage assessment of retrieved femoral stems with modular necks. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), San Antonio, TX.
Freed, R., *Keith, K., Hodge, A. & Harman, M. (2013). Risk of damage during hip dislocation: Surface roughness on dislocated versus non-dislocated femoral heads retrieved after total hip replacement. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), San Antonio, TX.
*Stamer, C., *Taylor, R., Panigrahi, P. & Harman, M. (2014, October). Quantifying variations in the femoral head-neck moment arm and associated surface changes on retrieved modular total hip replacements. Presented at the Annual Biomaterials Day, Atlanta, GA.
*Stamer, C., *Taylor, R., Panigrahi, P. & Harman, M. (2015, April). Quantitative assessment of taper damage and head-neck moment arm on retrieved total hip replacements with modular bore-cone taper junctions. Presented at the Society for Biomaterials, Charlotte, NC.
*Binnicker, R., *Patel, A., *Taylor, R., *Hall, G., *Harper, C., *Leslie, H., DesJardins, J. & Harman, M., (2015, April). Clemson University Retrieval of Explants Program and Registry in Orthopaedics. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Alvarez, E., *Elpers, M., *Cash, H., *Wabler M. & DesJardins, J. (2010, October). Assessment of New Damage Scoring Methodology for Total Knee Replacement Retrieval Analysis. Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society. Proceedings of the 2010 Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Austin, TX.
*Cash, H., Alvarez, E., *Elpers, M., *Wabler, M., Voss, F. & DesJardins, J. (2010, October). Comparative Analysis of Retrieved Genesis II UHMWPE Articulating Against OxZr vs. CoCr Femoral Components. Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society. Proceedings of the 2010 Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Austin, TX.
*Cash, H., *Elpers, M., *Wabler, M.E., Alvarez, E. & DesJardins, J.D. (2010, April). Total Knee Replacement Explant Surface Damage Characterization. Clemson Undergraduate Research Symposium. Presented at the 2010 Undergraduate Research Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Csernica, R., Harman, M., Baleani, M., Tozzi, G., Stea, S., & Toni, A. (2012). Mechanical disassembly and damage assessment of retrieved femoral stems with modular necks. Presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Atlanta, GA.
*Durig, N., Alvarez, E. & Harman, M. (2012). Characterizing metal-polymer bearing couples of knee replacement prostheses retrieved after in vivo function. Presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Atlanta, GA.
Alvarez, E., *Elpers, M., *Cash, H., *Wabler, M. & DesJardins, J., (2011, October). Assessment of Quantitative Methodology for Evaluation of Retrieved Metallic Femoral Components from Total Knee Replacements. ASME/STLE 2011 Joint Tribology Conference. Presented at the 2011 International Joint Tribology Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Alvarez, E., DesJardins, J., Schmitt, S. & Harman, M., (2012, February). Relationship between Surface Roughness and Articular Wear for Cobalt-Chrome on Polyethylene Bearing Couples Evaluation of Retrieved Unicondylar Knee Replacements. Orthopedic Research Society 2012 Annual Meeting. Presented at the Annual Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Alvarez, E., *Elpers, M., *Cash, H., *Wabler, M. & DesJardins, J.D. (2010, October). Assessment of New Damage Scoring Methodology for Total Knee Replacement Retrieval Analysis. 2010 Southeast Biomedical Engineering Career Conference. Proceedings of the Southeast Biomedical Engineering Career Conference (SEBECC), Clemson, SC.
*Elpers, M., Alvarez, E., *Cash, H., *Wabler, M., Burnikel, B., Rodrigo, J. & DesJardins, J. (2010, October). Comparative Analysis of Damage to Retrieved Femoral and Tibial NexGen PS Components. Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society. Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Austin, TX.
Henson, K., *Quinn, R., Kuruvilla, J., *Lamb, A., DesJardins, J. & Harman, M. (2012, September 28-29). Systematic Characterization of Specific Design Features for Retrieved Joint Prostheses. Presented at the 2012 Society for Biomaterials: Biomaterials Day, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Keith, K., Hodge, A., Harman, M. (2012). Surface roughness of dislocated metal hip heads retrieved after total hip replacement. Presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Atlanta, GA.
*Elpers, M.E., Alvarez, E., *Cash, H.M., *Wabler, M.E. & DesJardins, J.D. (2010, October). Comparative Analysis Retrieved Femoral Components Surface Scratching in the NexGen PS Design. 2010 Southeast Biomedical Engineering Career Conference. Proceedings of the Southeast Biomedical Engineering Career Conference (SEBECC), Clemson, SC.
*Sloan, E., Alvarez, E., *Elpers, M., *Cash, H., *Wabler, M. & DesJardins, J. (2010, October). Analysis and Damage Characterization of PS Total Knee Joint Replacement Posts. 2010 Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Austin, TX.
Pace, T.B., *Keith, K., Alvarez, E., Snider, B. & DesJardins, J.D., (2012, August 2-5). Comparison of Conventional Polyethylene Wear and Signs of Cup Failure in Two Similar Total Hip Designs. Presented at the 2012 South Carolina Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Kiawah Island, SC.
*Wabler, M., Alvarez, E., *Elpers, M., *Cash, H., Demos, H., Schutte, H. & DesJardins, J. (2010, October). Damage Scoring and Surface Roughness Analysis to Assess Oxinium and Standard CoCr Femoral Component Scratching in Total Knee Replacements. 2010 Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Austin, TX.
*Wabler, M.E., Wright-Walker, C.J., Alvarez, E. & DesJardins, J.D. (2009, October). Exploration, Development, and Implementation of the Clemson University Retrieval of Explants Program in Orthopaedics (CU-REPO). Presented at the Southeast Biomedical Engineering Career Conference (SEBECC). Washington, DC.
*Wabler, M., Alvarez, E. & DesJardins, J.D. (2009, July 23). Exploration, Development, and Implementation of the Clemson University Implant Retrieval Program (CUIRP). Presented at the 7th Annual NIH-NSF BBSI Second Annual NASA-REU SSBR Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Elpers, M., Alvarez, E. & DesJardins, J.D. (2010, April). Comparative Analysis of Surface Scratching of Retrieved Femoral Components in the NexGen PS Design. Presented at the 8th SC-LIFE Colloquium of Undergraduate Research, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Sloan, E. & DesJardins, J. (2010, April). Protocols for Posterior Stabilized Total Knee Joint Replacement Wear Testing and Damage Characterization. Spring 2010 Undergraduate Research Symposium. Presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Wabler, M., Alvarez, E. & DesJardins, J.D. (2010, June 20-23). Exploration, Development, and Implementation of the Retrieval of Explants Program in Orthopaedics (REPO). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education Conference and Exposition, Louisville, KY.
Alvarez, E., Harman, M., & DesJardins, J. (2012, February). Development and Assessment of Knee Femoral Component Surface Damage Classification and Training Method, Poster #1949. Orthopedic Research Society 2012 Annual Meeting. Presented at the Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
*Durig, N. & Harman, M. (2012, April). Characterizing Metal-Polymer Bearing Couples Assessment of Knee Replacement Prostheses Retrieved After in vivo Function. Presented at Society for Biomaterials: Biomaterials Day, Memphis, TN.
February 2016: CU-REPRO was featured in a broadcast of Decipher TV produced by Clemson TV. Dr. Melinda Harman and CU-REPRO students *Haley Leslie and *Jon Doyle discussed the impact of joint replacements on patients and modern developments in implant design.
The link to the finished broadcast was provided by Tullen Burns: https://clemson.box.com/s/o6o8ixr4d8o1j6tjl0at3woepary154g
Panigrahi, P., *Schwartzman, K., & Harman, M. (2015). Polyvinyl Siloxane Molds for Nondestructive Surface Feature Metrology of Failed Joint Prostheses. Journal Of Failure Analysis And Prevention, 15(2), 266-271. doi: 10.1007/s11668-015-9925-8
Panigrahi, P., *Durig, N., Alvarez, E. and Harman, M. (2015). Damage from unintentional metal–metal articulation of CoCrMo, TiAlV, and oxidized zirconium knee replacements following polyethylene insert failure. Wear, 324-325, pp.1-9.
Institutional funding from Clemson University through the Creative Inquiry Program to support one undergraduate summer research intern, 5/8/2017-6/30/2017.
“Clemson University Retrieval of Explants Program and Registry in Orthopaedics (CU-REPRO)”, Institutional funding from Clemson University through the Creative Inquiry Program, Principal Investigator, 8/17/2016-5/5/2017.
Summer Stipend for Clemson University Retrieval of Explants Program and Registry in Orthopaedics”, institutional funding from Clemson University through the Creative Inquiry Program to support one undergraduate summer research intern, Principal Investigator, 5/8/2017-6/30/2017.
“Clemson University Retrieval of Explants Program and Registry in Orthopaedics (CU-REPRO)”, Institutional funding from Clemson University through the Creative Inquiry Program, 8/17/2016-5/5/2017.
Summer Stipend for CU-REPRO, institutional funding from Clemson University through the Creative Inquiry Program to support one undergraduate summer research intern, 5/2/2016-6/30/2016.
“Clemson University Retrieval of Explants Program and Registry in Orthopaedics (CU-REPRO)”, Institutional funding from Clemson University through the Creative Inquiry Program, Principal Investigator, $5,500 funded, (8/19/2015-4/29/2016).
Hieu (Helen) Nguyen was awarded a summer research stipend from Clemson University Creative Inquiry Program. Helen was nominated for this competitive university award in recognition of her progress in REPRO-related research and her willingness to participate in REPRO outreach events during summer 2017.
*Zach Hargett will continue with orthopaedic research as a graduate student in Bioengineering, pursuing a PhD degree in Dr. Harman’s lab.
*Maddi Bebler will continue with orthopaedic research as a graduate student in Bioengineering, pursuing a Master’s degree with thesis research in Dr. Harman’s lab.
Best Poster (2nd place) - Retrieval of Explants and Registry in Orthopaedics (CU-REPRO), Focus on Creative Inquiry, Clemson University (2013)
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| 944 | Perception & Action: Studies in Virtual Reality, Haptic Surgical Simulation, Robotics, and Affordances Students will assist in conducting experimental research in one of a number of ongoing projects involving visual perception in virtual reality, touch and muscle perception in a laparoscopic surgery simulator, tele-operated robotics and/or the perception of “affordances.” Affordances are the things that can be done with the surfaces of the environment, such as whether an area on the floor is "step-over-able" or whether the width of a doorway is "pass-through-able." In a series of experiments we will investigate the accuracy of perceptual judgments pertaining to a variety of affordance behaviors, such stepping over, jumping over, passing through, whether or not an object is reachable, whether or not a short incline is stand-on-able, etc. Team LeadersChristopher Pagano Psychology
Kathryn Lucaites Psychology
Hannah Solini Psychology
Balagopal Raveendranath
AccomplishmentsDay, B., Ebrahimi, E., Hartman, L., Pagano, C., Robb, A., & Babu, S. (2019). Examining the effects of altered avatars on perception-action in virtual reality. Journal Of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 25(1), 1-24. doi: 10.1037/xap0000192
Day, B., Ebrahimi, E., Hartman, L., Pagano, C., & Babu, S. (2017). Calibration to tool use during visually-guided reaching. Acta Psychologica, 181, 27-39. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2017.09.014
Altenhoff, B., Pagano, C., Kil, I., & Burg, T. (2017). Learning to Perceive Haptic Distance-to-Break in the Presence of Friction. Journal Of Experimental Psychology, 43(2), 231-244.
Long, L., Pagano, C., Singapogu, R., & Burg, T. (2016). Surgeon’s Perception of Soft Tissue Constraints and Distance-to-Break in a Simulated Minimally Invasive Surgery Task. Proceedings Of The Human Factors And Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 60(1), 1600-1604. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1541931213601369
Hartman, L., Kil, I., Pagano, C., & Burg, T. (2016). Investigating haptic distance-to-break using linear and nonlinear materials in a simulated minimally invasive surgery task. Ergonomics, 59(9), 1171-1181. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2015.1127429
Day, B., Hartman, L. and Pagano, C. (2015). The Perceived Preferred Critical Boundary as an Example of Gibson’s Margin of Safety. In: J. Weast-Knapp, M. Malone and D. Abney, ed., Studies in Perception and Action XIII: Eighteenth International Conference on Perception and Action. New York, NY: Psychology Press, pp.179-182.
*Reed, M., *Tota, J., *Weiss, B., Lucaites, K., Solini, H., Pagano, C. (2019, April). Gap Passability Judgments in a Dynamic Environment. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Weiss, B., *Reed, M., *Tota, J., *Lucaites, K., *Solini, H., Pagano, C. (2019, April). Gap Passability Judgments in a Dynamic Environment. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Lucaites, K. & Pagano, C. (2018, April 7). In search of a dynamics-based predictor of action capabilities. Poster presented at the Southeastern Human Factors Applied Research Conference, Clemson, SC.
*Wegner, H., Lucaites, K. & Pagano, C. (2018, April). Static and Dynamic Judgments of Aperture Passability in Novice Walker Users.Poster presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Bhargava, A., Lucaites, K., Hartman, L.S., Solini, H., Bertrand, J., Robb, A., Pagano, C.C. & Babu, S. (2018, March 18-22). A Comparative Evaluation of Passability Judgments in Real and Immersive Virtual Environments. Poster presented at the IEEE Virtual Reality 2018 Conference, Reutlingen, Germany.
Pagano, C. C. (2017, April 14). "Perceiving Haptic Distance-To-Break in a Simulated Minimally Invasive Surgery Task." Illinois State University Department of Psychology & CBS Colloquium Series. Normal, IL.
*Wegner, H., Day, B., Hartman, L., Pagano, C. (2017, April). Investigating Avatar Transformations and Perception in Virtual Reality. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Day, B., Hartman, L., & Pagano, C. (2016, June 20-22). Facilitating performance through perception. Poster presented at the 2016 North American Meeting of the International Society for Ecological Psychology, Clemson, SC.
Day, B., Ebrahimi, E., Pagano, C. & Babu, S. (2016, March 19-23). Applied Perception Research Group, Clemson University. Demonstration at IEEE Virtual Reality Conference 2016, Greenville, SC.
Hartman, L.S., Day, B.M., Pagano, C.C., Kil, I. & Burg, T.C. (2015,
July 15-18). Modality Effects in Training Haptic Distance-To-Break in a
Simulated Minimally Invasive Surgery Task. Perception and Action XIII:
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Perception and
Action, 117-120, Minneapolis, MN.
Day, B., Hartman, L. S., Pagano, C. C. (2015, July). The Perceived Preferred Critical Boundary as an Example of Gibson's Margin of Safety. Poster presented at the Eighteenth International Conference on Perception and Action, Minneapolis, MN.
Day, B., Hartman, L. S., *Bryan, R., *Mask, R., *Goebel, A., Pagano, C. C. (2015, April). Is The Perceived Preferred Critical Boundary an Example of Gibson's Margin of Safety? Poster presented at Clemson GRADS research symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Bryan, R., *Mask, R., *Goebel, A., Day, B., Hartman, L., & Pagano, C.C. (2015). Perception of Gap Traversability and Safety of Actions. Poster presented at 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Pagano, C. C., Co-Investigator, “Investigating Perceptual-Motor Synchrony and Coordination on Cybersickness, Skills Training, and Spatial Perception in a VR Rowing Simulator.” Clemson Brooks Sports Sciences Institute, 1/17-12/17, $47,000, Sabarish Babu, PhD, principle investigator.
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| 118 | Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip for Point of Care Technology In this Creative Inquiry project, we explore the use of electric and magnetic fields for the transport and control of biological and synthetic particles in engineered microchannels with lab-on-a-chip applications to chemistry and biomedicine for point of care technology. Team LeadersXiangchun Xuan Mechanical Engineering
AccomplishmentsMalekanfard, A., Ko, C., Li, D., Bulloch, L., Baldwin, A., Wang, Y., Fu, L., & Xuan, X. (2019). Experimental study of particle electrophoresis in shear-thinning fluids. Physics Of Fluids, 31(2), 022002. doi: 10.1063/1.5085186
Zhu, L., Patel, S., *Johnson, M., Kale, A., Raval, Y., Tzeng, T., & Xuan, X. (2016). Enhanced Throughput for Electrokinetic Manipulation of Particles and Cells in a Stacked Microfluidic Device. Micromachines, 7(9), 156. doi: 10.3390/mi7090156
*Thomas, C., Lu, X., *Todd, A., Raval, Y., Tzeng, T., & Song, Y. et al. (2017). Charge-based separation of particles and cells with similar sizes via the wall-induced electrical lift. Electrophoresis, 38, 320-326. doi: 10.1002/elps.201600284
Harrison, H., Lu, X., Patel, S., *Thomas, C., *Todd, A., *Johnson, M., Raval, Y., Tzeng, T., Song, Y., Wang, J., Li, D. and Xuan, X. (2015). Electrokinetic preconcentration of particles and cells in microfluidic reservoirs. The Analyst, 140(8), pp.2869-2875.
DuBose, J., Zhu, J., Patel, S., Lu, X., *Tupper, N., *Stonaker, J., & Xuan, X. (2014). Electrokinetic particle separation in a single-spiral microchannel. Journal Of Micromechanics And Microengineering, 24(11), 115018. doi: 10.1088/0960-1317/24/11/115018
*Wilbanks, J., *Kiessling, G., Zeng, J., Zhang, C., Tzeng, T., & Xuan, X. (2014). Exploiting magnetic asymmetry to concentrate diamagnetic particles in ferrofluid microflows. Journal Of Applied Physics, 115(4), 044907. doi: 10.1063/1.4862965
Patel, S., *Showers, D., Vedantam, P., Tzeng, T., Qian, S., & Xuan, X. (2012). Microfluidic separation of live and dead yeast cells using reservoir-based dielectrophoresis. Biomicrofluidics, 6(3), 034102. doi: 10.1063/1.4732800
Church, C., Zhu, J., *Nieto, J., *Keten, G., *Ibarra, E., & Xuan, X. (2010). Continuous particle separation in a serpentine microchannel via negative and positive dielectrophoretic focusing. Journal Of Micromechanics And Microengineering, 20(6), 065011. doi: 10.1088/0960-1317/20/6/065011
Zeng, J., Chen, C., Vedantam, P., *Brown, V., Tzeng, T., & Xuan, X. (2012). Three-dimensional magnetic focusing of particles and cells in ferrofluid flow through a straight microchannel. Journal Of Micromechanics And Microengineering, 22(10), 105018. doi: 10.1088/0960-1317/22/10/105018
Zhu, J., *Canter, R., *Keten, G., Vedantam, P., Tzeng, T., & Xuan, X. (2011). Continuous-flow particle and cell separations in a serpentine microchannel via curvature-induced dielectrophoresis. Microfluidics And Nanofluidics, 11(6), 743-752. doi: 10.1007/s10404-011-0839-9
*Wolfersberger, A., *Zu, W., *Bulloch, L., *Baldwin, A., Malekanfard, A. & Xuan, X. (2019, April). Experimentally investigation of electrokinetic motion of particles (electrophoresis) in non-Newtonian fluids. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Li, D., *Walker, P., *Newcomer, M., *Zielinski, J., Kozubowski, L. & Xuan, X. (2017 October) "Morphology based continuous cell separation via elasto-inertial pinched flow fractionation," Presented at the MicroTAS 2017: The 21st International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, Savannah, GA.
*Brumme, C., *Shaw, R., Zhou, Y., Prabhakaran, R. & Xuan, X. (2016, March 14-18). "Joule heating effects on electrokinetic flow instabilities in ferrofluids." Presented at the APS March Meeting 2016, Baltimore, MD.
*Thomas, C., *Todd, A., Lu, X. & Xuan, X. (2016, March 14-18) "Lift-enhanced electrical pinched flow fractionation for particle and cell separation." Presented at the APS March Meeting 2016, Baltimore, MD.
*Thomas, C., *Todd, A., Lu, X. & Xuan, X., (2015, November 22-24). "Continuous-flow electrophoretic separation of particles with dissimilar charge-to-mass ratios via the wall-induced non-inertial lift." Presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Boston, MA.
*Thomas, C., *Todd, A., Lu, X. & Xuan, X. (2014). Selective concentration and separation of colloidal particles by positive reservoir-based dielectrophoresis (rDEP). Presented at the AICHE 2014 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
Zhou, Y., Thanjavur, D., *Pasternak, S., Lu, X., & Xuan, X. (2014). Electrokinetic Instabilities in Ferrofluid Flows. Presentation, Atlanta, GA.
*Wilbanks, J., *Kiessling, G. A., Zeng, J., Chen, C., Vedantam, P., Tzeng, T. J. & Xuan, X. (2013, May 24-26). Diamagnetic particle and microbe concentration using ferromicrofluidics. Presented at the Annual meeting of Advances in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN.
Zeng, J., *Wilbanks, J. J., Chen, C., Vedantam, P., Tzeng, T. J. & Xuan, X. (2013, May 24-26). Continuous size-based particle and cell separation in ferrofluid flow through a straight microchannel with two offset magnets. Presented at Advances in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN.
Patel, S., *Showers, D., Vedantam, P., Tzeng, T., Qian, S., & Xuan, X. (2012). Continuous-flow separation of live and dead yeasts using reservoir-based dielectrophoresis (rDEP). Presented at 65th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, San Diego, CA.
*Johnson, M., *Anderson, R., Patel, S., Tzeng, T., & Xuan, X. (2012). Microbe removal using reservoir-based dielectrophoresis (rDEP). Presented at the AICHE 2012 Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, PA.
*Wilbanks, J., *Kiessling, G., Zeng, J., Chen, C. & Xuan, X. (2012). Diamagnetic particle trapping in ferromicrofluidics. Presented at the AICHE 2012 Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, PA.
*Brown, V., Zeng, J., Liang, L., Tzeng, J. & Xuan, X. (2012, March). Continuous Cell Concentration Using Ferrofluids. Third International Conference on Micro/Nanosclae Heat and Mass Transfer. Presented at the ASME 2012 Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference, Atlanta, GA.
*Ibarra, E., *Keten, G., *Nieto, J., Church, C. & Xuan, X. (2009, November 8-13). Negative and positive dielectrophoresis of particles in curved microchannels. Presented at 2009 AICHE Annual Meeting, Nashville,TN.
*Showers, D., *Brown, V., Liang, L., Tzuen-Rong, J., Xiangchun, X. (2011, November). Dielectrophoretic Separation of Live and Dead Yeast Cells in Microfluidic Reservoirs. Presented at 64th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Baltimore, MD.
*Zeng, J., Liang, L., Tzuen-Rong, T., & Xuan, X. (2011, November). Diamagnetic Cell Focusing in Ferrofluid Microchannel Flows. Presented at 64th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Baltimore, MD.
Liang, L., *Rivers, J. & Xuan, X. (2012, March). Continuous flow separation of magnetic and nonmagnetic particles in a ferrofluid. Presented at ASME 2012 Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference, Alanta, GA.
*Showers, D., Patel, S., Liang, L. & Xuan, X. (2012, March). Three-dimensional characterization of electrokinetic particle entry into microchannels. Presented at the ASME 2012 3rd Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference, Atlanta, GA.
DuBose, J., *Tupper, N., *Stonaker, J., Patel, S. & Xuan, X. (2013). Electrokinetic filtration and separation of particles by size in single-spiral microchannels. Presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, Pittsburgh, PA.
*Harrison, H., *Johnson, M., Patel, S. & Xuan, X. (2013, November 24-26). Electrical manipulation of submicron particles by reservoir-based dielectrophoresis (rDEP). Presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, Pittsburgh, PA.
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| 1614 | Tangibles and learning resources for STEAM The purpose of this Creative Inquiry project is to develop tools and activities for STEAM. We will develop tools for groups with varying expertise ranging from Kindergarten to College. The students will work in small interdisciplinary teams. The team will utilize different technologies including video creation, 3D printing, virtual reality, and tangibles. Depending on the background and interest of the team, the development of problem-based learning modules and/or case studies will also be explored. The initial focus will be on tool development for genetics and molecular biology. Longer term we will explore domain-specific content development across STEAM. Team LeadersMiriam Konkel Genetics and Biochemistry
Brygg Ullmer School of Computing
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| 1456 | Social Media Listening Center Digital Analytics SMLC Digital Analytics CI: This CI will use the software associated with the Social Media Listening Center to monitor, listen and engage with social media for CU clients/partners, as well as complete weekly projects using social media analytics. Members of the CI, will have the opportunity to work collaboratively on assignments for companies, individually on personal assignments and gain a deeper understanding of leveraging analytics in the digital sphere. Members of the CI will refine their digital presence, contribute to collaborative projects, participate in webinars, and contribute to weekly analysis reports. Team LeadersWilliam Henderson
AccomplishmentsMoore, A., *Crunk, A., *Douglass, M., *Middleton, E. (2019, April). Social Media Listening Center Digital Analytics. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 163 | Interpreting Geologic Landforms Interpreting the landforms around us lies at the heart of geologic exploration. Through the use of low tech and high tech methods, we propose geologic processes that would explain the world around us. Team LeadersScott E Brame Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
Accomplishments*Capps, R., Brame, S., & Crafton, A. (2019). Stability Analysis of Weathered Volcanic Rock Slopes in the Caribbean. Presentation, Charleston, SC.
*Moseley, R., Shuller-Nickles, L., (2019). Effect of B-site Cation Position and Spin Ordering on the Stability of Cesium Loaded Hollandite. Oral and Poster presentation at the 27th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Geyer, D., Brame, S., Pullen A. (2019). The Age of a Granitic Pluton and Pegmatite Intrusions within the Tallulah Falls Formation, Sols Creek, North Carolina. Oral and Poster presentation at the 27th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Capps, R., Brame, S. (2019, March). Stability Analysis of Weathered Volcanic Rock Slopes in the Windward Islands. Oral and Poster presentation at the 27th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Moseley, R., Shuller-Nickles L., Brame, S. (2019, April). Effect of B-site Cation Position and Spin Ordering on the Stability of Cesium Loaded Hollandite. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Blais, R., Murdoch, L., and Brame, S. (2018). Characterizing Deformation during the Pumping of an Unconfined Aquifer in Pendleton, SC. Oral and poster presentation at 26th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Badum, R. & Brame, S. (2018). Mapping Cataclastic Rock Outcrops in Upstate South Carolina to Trace a Possible Brittle Fault. Oral and poster presentation at 26th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Blais, R., Brame, S. (2018, April). Characterizing Deformation During the Pumping of an Unconfined Aquifer in Pendleton, SC. Poster presentation at Clemson University 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Coolman, J. & Brame, S. (2017). Mapping Distinct Units within the Tallulah Falls Formation in the Southern Portion of the Six-Mile Quadrangle, SC. Oral presentation at the 25th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Marcacci, K. & Brame, S. (2017). Interpretation of Mylonites and Other Ductile Shear Indicators from the Six Mile Quad, SC. Oral presentation at the 25th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Seigler, M. & Brame, S. (2017, April). Petrographic Analysis of Ultramafic Rocks in the Blue Ridge and Inner Piedmont of South Carolina. Presented at the 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Nguyen, S. & Brame, S. (2017, April). Using a Mobile Eddy Covariance Tower to Measure CO2 Flux. Presented at the 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Wykel, J. & Brame, S. (2017, April). Nitrogen Loading and Coliform Bacteria in Eighteen Mile Creek. Presented at the 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Berisford, J. & Brame, S. (2015, April). The Influence of Slope on the Weathering Rates of Biotite Gneiss Bedrock. Presented at the 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Walters, D. & Brame, S. (2015, April). Changes in Soil CO2 Flux from an Urban Environment due to Anthropogenic Compaction. Presented at the 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Newman, J., *Demille, R. & Brame, S. (2014, April). Analysis of carbon flux from soils derived from different rock types. Presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Gloerson, K., *Goretoy, S. &Brame, S. (2014, April). Determination of chemical weathering rates using mass balance equations and determination of weathering products using X-ray diffraction. Presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Hickok, K. & Brame, S. (2014, April). Carbon dioxide efflux in forest soil and topsoil influenced by soil moisture and temperature variations. Presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Coffin, A. & Brame, S. (2014, April). Comparison of till and no-till agricultural practices on carbon dioxide flux from the soil on an organic farm. Presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Wylie, P. & Brame, S. (2013, April). Using soil pH and Ca/Mg Hardness to Map Bedrock in the Clemson Experimental Forest. Presented at the 8th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Black, E. & Brame, S. (2013, April). Geologic Mapping by Soil Analysis: Determining the Contact Between Amphibolite and Biotite Gneiss Using Soil Chemistry and pH. Presented at the 8th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Lefitz, A. & Brame, S. (2013, April). Mapping of the Clemson Forest using Digital Field Mapping Techniques. Presented at the 8th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Grayson, A. & Brame, S. (2012, April). Detailed Mapping of Amphibolite Rock in the Clemson Experimental Forest. Presented at the 7th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Marcacci, K. & Brame, S. (2017, April). Interpretation of Mylonites and Other Ductile Shear Indicators from the Six Mile Quad, SC. Poster presentation at the 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Lo, S. & Brame, S. (2016). Interpretation of a Large Amphibolite Body in the Clemson Forest, Six Mile Quad, SC. Presented at the 24th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Slocum, C. & Brame, S. (2016). Calculation of Mineral Weathering Rates of Four Different Rock Types in the Sunset Quad (SC) Using a Mass Balance Equation. Presented at 24th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Berisford, J. & Brame, S. (2015). The Influence of Slope on the Weathering Rates of Biotite Gneiss Bedrock. Presented at the 23rd Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Caldwell, G. & Brame, S. (2015). Refinement of the Seneca Fault in the Southwest Corner of the Six Mile Quadrangle. Presented at the 23rd Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Herrmann, A., Brame, S. & Bharadwaj, A. (2015). Sediment Core Characterization in the Twelvemile Creek Arm of Lake Hartwell, SC. Presented at the 23rd Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*McFarland, W. & Brame, S. (2015). XRD Analysis of Soil between Outcrops of Amphibolite and Mica Schist. Presented at the 23rd Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Villanueva, R. & Brame, S. (2015). Re-examining the Geologic Interpretations Used to Delineate the Seneca Fault. Presented at the 23rd Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Goretoy, S. & Brame, S. (2014). Determining Mineral Weathering Rates in the Clemson Experimental Forest using a Mass Balance Approach. Presented at the 22nd Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Gloersen, K. & Brame, S., (2014). Determining Residual Soil Mineralogy using X-ray Diffraction. Presented at the 22nd Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Phillips, C. (2012, April) Geothermometry of Migmatites in the Clemson Experimental Forest. Presentation at 20th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Grayson, A. (2012). Detailed Mapping of Amphibolite Bodies in the Clemson Experimental Forest. Presentation at 20th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Black, E., & Brame, S. (2013). Geologic Mapping by Soil Analysis: Determining the Contact between Amphibolite and Biotite Gneiss using Soil Chemistry and pH. Presented at 21st Annual Clemson Hyrdogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
Wylie, P. & Brame, S. (2013). Using Soil pH and Ca/Mg Hardness to Map Bedrock in the Clemson Experimental Forest. Presented at 21st Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
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| 645 | Bamboo Reinforced Concrete This project was initially started following the 2010 Haiti Earthquake. Many concrete and masonry buildings collapsed during the 2010 Haiti Earthquake resulting in serious devastation and many casualties. One of the major cause of widespread building collapses was the lack of reinforcement (steel bars) in the buildings. Steel rebars are very expensive in Haiti. This project seeks to use bamboo as a replacement for steel to reinforce concrete and masonry structures. Team LeadersWeichiang Pang Civil Engineering
Accomplishments*Patel, M., Pang, W. (2019, April). Bamboo Reinforced Concrete. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Brokaw, G., *Cook, M., *Davis, L., *Patel, M., *Repp, A., *Ressler, E., *Spong, C., Pang, W. (2017, April). Bamboo Reinforced Concrete. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Patel, M., *Hummel, G., *Ressler, E., *Brokaw, G., and *Spong, C. (2016, December). “Bamboo Reinforced Concrete – Fall 2015 Activities Summary”. Clemson Engineers for Developing Countries (CEDC) end-of-semester project summary presented Watt Innovation Center, Clemson, SC.
Anastopoulo, T.*, Hummel, G.*, Jerwann, K.*, Patel, M.*, Tatem, L.*. (2016, April). The Bamboo Reinforced Concrete Group. Innovations Summit Presentation.
Patel, M.*, Hummel, G.*, Tatem, L.*, Anastopoulo, T.*, and Jerwann, K.* (2016, April). "The Bamboo Reinforced Concrete Group". Concrete Innovations Summit, Clemson, SC.
*Schneider, N., Pang, W., & Gu, M. (2014). Bamboo Reinforced Concrete for Seismic Design. Presented at Structures Congress, ASCE, Boston, MA.
*Schneider, N., *Albritton, S., *Crowder, M., *Goodwin, J., *Kiser, S., *Lawler, P., *Lehne, W., *Mcgowan, R., *Stoner, M., (2013). Bamboo Reinforced Concrete. Poster Presentation, Clemson Green Expo, Clemson, South Carolina.
CI: 645. (2018). Figure 4. (left) construction of bamboo reinforced masonry wall, (right) final view of tested bamboo reinforced masonry wall. [Photo].
CI: 645. (2017). Bamboo reinforced masonry wall.
CI: 645. (2017). Pouring of concrete foundation beam.
CI: 645. (2017). Bamboo reinforcement for masonry wall.
Ogle, J. (2017). Bamboo reinforced concrete part 1.
CI: 645. (2016). Testing Bamboo for Tensile Strength. [Photo].
CI: 645. (2016). Lab equipment for BRC team and testing. [Photo].
CI: 645. (2016). The BRC Team, in the van, to bamboo forest, 2016. [Photo].
CI: 645. (2016). Harvesting bamboo 2016. [Photo].
CI: 645. (2016). Field trip to visit an old experimental bamboo reinforced concrete house. [Photo].
CI: 645. (2016). Bamboo Reinforcement. [Photo].
CI: 645. (2015). 2015 Fall - Splitting Bamboo. [Image].
CI: 645. (2015). Bamboo Work. [Image].
CI: 645. (2015). Bamboo Splitting. [Image].
CI: 645. (2015). Bamboo Splitting. [Image].
CI: 645. (2015). 2015 Fall - Bamboo Harvesting. [Image].
CI: 645. (2015). Bamboo reinforced concrete.
CI: 645. (2014). Postmortem of test specimens by Nathan Schneider.
CI: 645. (2014). Postmortem of test specimen.
CI: 645. (2014). Example crack patterns of selected beam specimens
CI: 645. (2014). Full-scale testing of bamboo reinforced concrete beam.
CI: 645. (2014). Casting bamboo reinforced beams.
CI: 645. (2014). Casting the bamboo reinforced beams.
CI: 645. (2014). Casting the reinforced bamboo beams.
CI: 645. (2014). Assembly of stirrups with formwork.
CI: 645. (2014). Project update with support in formwork.
CI: 645. (2014). Team creating the formwork.
CI: 645. (2014). Creating the formwork.
CI: 645. (2014). Installing the strain gauges.
CI: 645. (2014). Installing strain gauges.
CI: 645. (2013). Tying bamboo reinforcement cages.
CI: 645. (2013). Tying the reinforcements.
CI: 645. (2013). Bending the stirrups.
CI: 645. (2013). Bending test the stirrups
CI: 645. (2013). Strips tensile tests [Image].
CI: 645. (2013). Splitting the Moso Bamboo [Image].
CI: 645. (2013). Splitting the Moso Bamboo [Image].
CI: 645. (2013). Harvesting Moso Bamboo [Image].
CI: 645. (2013). Harvesting Moso Bamboo [Image].
2015 - Overall 3rd Place in Bamboo Reinforced Concrete Beam Competition - ASCE Carolinas Conference
*Schneider, N., Pang, W., & Gu, M. (2014). Application of Bamboo for Flexural and Shear Reinforcement in Concrete Beams. Structures Congress 2014. doi: 10.1061/9780784413357.091
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| 187 | Exploring microbial community in students' exercising environment This CI project enumerates, isolates and characterizes antimicrobial resistant bacteria from student exercise environments. Team LeadersXiuping Jiang Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
Marshall Epps
Marc Alvarado
Nykira Sutton Campus Recreation
Amber Baker Office of Advocacy & Success
Caren Mccollum
Accomplishments*Baker, A., *Sutton, N., Jiang, X., & Mccollum, C. (2019, April). Fighting Back: Antibiotic Resistance in Student Athletic Facilities. Poster presented at 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Jiang, X., *Baker, A., *Mccollum, C., *Sutton, N. (2019, April). Fighting Back: Antibiotic Resistance in Student Athletic Facilities. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Hess, S., *Alvarez, N., *Lefort, C., & Jiang, X., (2017, April). Joining the resistance: microbial presence and antibiotic resistance in student exercising environments. Presented at 12th Annual Poster Forum of Focus on Creative Inquiry, Clemson, SC.
*Hess, S., *Alvarez, N., *Lefort, C. & Jiang, X. (2017, April). Joining the resistance: microbial presence and antibiotic resistance in student exercising environments. Presented at the 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 199 | Meaningful work in medicine This Creative Inquiry team will examine meaningful work as a buffer against the effects of stressors on emergency physicians, as well as determine interventions that should enhance meaningful work and therefore reduce stress and burnout. Students will gain experience in all phases of the research process. Team LeadersThomas W. Britt Jr Psychology
AccomplishmentsJennings, K., Goguen, K., Britt, T., *Jeffirs, S., *Wilkes, J., Brady, A., *Pittman, R., *DiMuzio, D. (2017). The role of personality traits and barriers to mental health treatment seeking among college students. Psychological Services, 14(4), 513-523.
Goguen, K., Britt, T., Jennings, K., Sytine, A., *Jeffirs, S., *Peasley, A., *Zaremba, B., *Palmer, J. (2016). Implicit and Explicit Attitudes Toward Mental Health Treatment. Journal Of Social And Clinical Psychology, 35(1), 45-63.
Britt, T., Sytine, A., *Brady, A., *Wilkes, R., *Pittman, R., Jennings, K., & Goguen, K. (2017). Enhancing the Meaningfulness of Work for Astronauts on Long Duration Space Exploration Missions. Aerospace Medicine And Human Performance, 88(8), 779-783. doi: 10.3357/amhp.4875.2017
Zinzow, H., Britt, T., Pury, C., Jennings, K., *Cheung, J., & Raymond, M. (2015). Barriers and Facilitators of Mental Health Treatment‐Seeking in U.S. Active Duty Soldiers With Sexual Assault Histories. Journal Of Traumatic Stress, 28(4), 289-297. doi: 10.1002/jts.22026
Gillispie, S., Britt, T., Burnette, C., & McFadden, A. (2016). Employee mental health treatment seeking: Perceptions of responsibility and resilian. Journal Of Workplace Behavioral Health, 31(1), 1-18. doi: 10.1080/15555240.2015.1100519
Goguen, K., Britt, T., Jennings, K., Sytine, A., *Jeffirs, S., *Peasley, A., *Zaremba, B., *Palmer, J. (2016). Implicit and Explicit Attitudes Toward Mental Health Treatment. Journal Of Social & Clinical Psychology, 35(1), 45-63. doi: 10.1521/jscp.2016.35.1.45
Jennings, K. S., Cheung, J. H., Britt, T. W., Goguen, K. N., *Jeffirs, S. M., *Peasley, A. L., & *Lee, A. C. (2015). How are perceived stigma, self-stigma, and self-reliance related to treatment-seeking? A three-path model. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 38(2), 109-116.
Britt, T., Pusilo, C., McKibben, E., Kelley, C., *Baker, A., & Nielson, K. (2011). Personality and strength-related attitude dimensions: Between and within-person relationships. Journal Of Research In Personality, 45(6), 586-596. doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2011.07.006
*Wilkes, J.R., *Brady, A.R., *Pittman, R.A., *Jennings, K.S., Sytine, A., Sawhney, G.. Goguen, K.N., Britt, T.W., *Jeffirs, S.M., & Sheridan, D. (2017). Meaningful work as a buffer against stressors facing astronauts. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
*Pittman, R., Jennings, K., Goguen, K., Britt, T., *Jeffirs, S., *Wilkes, R., *Brady, A., and *DiMuzio, D. (2017). Personality traits and barriers to treatment seeking among college students. Poster to be presented at the LXIII Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA), Atlanta, GA.
*Peasley, A., *Jeffirs, S., *Zaremba, B., *Lee, A., *Rivera, K., *Palmer, J., Goguen, K., Jennings, K., & Britt Jr, T. (2014). Implicit and explicit stigma towards mental health treatment. Poster presented at the 2014 Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
(2015). What to Tell a Soldier Who Hasn't Gotten Treatment [Video].
(2015). The Importance of Unit Support [Video].
(2015). Barriers Soldiers Face [Video].
(2015). The Benefits of Treatment. [Video].
(2015). Mental Health Symptoms and the Need for Treatment. [Video].
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 1085 | Design, Development and Creative Uses of a Combined Optical Tweezer and Fluorescent Microscope The team works on designing new functionality into an optical tweezer instrument to support a new, creative set of experiments. Team LeadersJoshua Alper Physics and Astronomy
Ashok Pabbathi Physics and Astronomy
Subash Godar Physics and Astronomy
| College of Science | G |
| 211 | Exploration of Weight Gain and Obesity in Adult Populations This CI will introduce students to the need for programs addressing overweight and obesity in adult populations and how to create and implement effective interventions. A review of existing programs for diverse populations will be included in the literature review and hypothesis(es) generated to plan a intervention for a local population. Students will be trained in anthropometics and assessment measures such as blood pressure that often changes with weight gain. Students will plan and develop an educational intervention and learn/practice assessments Fall semester along with conducting a pilot assessment. The intervention component of the CI will occur Spring semester 2020 along with data collection, analysis, and write up plus presentation of the study results. Team LeadersVivian J Haley-Zitlin Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
AccomplishmentsHaley-Zitlin, V., Surapaneni, L., *Brodland, D., *Musarra, A., *Wiles, A., *Carney, S., *Challenger, E. (2012, April 22). An Obesity Prevention and Treatment Worksite Intervention by a Faculty Directed Student Research Team. Poster presented at the Experimental Biology meeting, San Diego, CA.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 212 | A Nutrition Education & Life-Style Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes This CI
will
introduce students to the incidence and prevalence of diabetes in SC, the US
and worldwide as well as the resources available to individuals with diabetes
locally. Existing programs addressing type 2 diabetes – prevention and
treatment – will be researched and critiqued. An intervention specific for the
population that we will work with will be created and implemented following a
thorough literature review and hypothesis(es) generated which will facilitate development
of an effective intervention for a local population. Students will be trained
in anthropometrics and assessment measures such as finger sticks & glucometer
use, physical assessments that are diabetes related such as skin changes, foot
and eye changes. They will also learn how to assess HgA1C, breath and urine
changes with uncontrolled diabetes in order to more effectively relate to and
treat their clients. Blood pressure will also be monitored as cardiovascular
changes occur with uncontrolled diabetes. Students will plan and develop an educational intervention and/or
plan a media campaign and learn/practice assessments Fall semester along with
conducting a pilot assessment. The intervention component of this CI will occur
Spring semester 2020 along with data collection, analysis, and write up plus
presentation of the study results.
Team LeadersVivian J Haley-Zitlin Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1638 | Tiger Tea Kombucha Tiger Tea is a data-driven product development project where students develop beverage formulations, design labels, execute human subjects research, and analyze data to iteratively improve delicious and nutritious kombucha for the marketplace. Team LeadersRupert Hurley Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
Funan Jiang
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 986 | Advanced Membrane Separations In the Advanced Membrane Separations project students will learn about difficult, yet important, separations and how to achieve them using membrane-based processes. Students will engage in research activities related to membrane separations applied to water filtration and desalination, radionuclide recovery and detection, and pharmaceutical products purification. Group projects work towards the development of separation techniques requiring the use of membranes, polymeric thin films, and resin-like materials. Members of the Husson research group have projects focused on the following: - Improving mechanical and diffusive properties of membranes for water desalination applications- Reducing biofilm production on membrane surfaces through nano-scale pattering- Functionalizing membranes and resins to aid separation processes involving pharmaceutical and high-value products- Utilizing membranes for isotopic fingerprinting of trace-level actinides in water sources Team LeadersAnna Malakian
James Foster
Joshua Osuofa
Jaime Idarraga Mora Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Abenazer Darge
Scott M Husson Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
AccomplishmentsIdarraga-Mora, J., *Lemelin, M., Weinman, S., & Husson, S. (2019). Effect of Short-Term Contact with C1–C4 Monohydric Alcohols on the Water Permeance of MPD-TMC Thin-Film Composite Reverse Osmosis Membranes. Membranes, 9(8), 92. doi: 10.3390/membranes9080092
*Idarraga Mora, J., *Lemelin, M., Weinman, S., Husson, S. (2019, April). Quick alcohol treatment to increase water passage and salt rejection of TFC reverse osmosis membranes. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Mullan, C., *Price, C., *Riggs, J., *Roberson, S., *Ruff, C., *Westbrook, B. (2017, April). Water Purification on a Cart: Mobile Laboratory Experiments to Teach about Membrane Separations. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Metri, J., *Mullan, C., *Reed, G., *Roberson, S., *Tedder, J., *Westbrook, B. (2016, April). Design and construction of a reverse osmosis demonstration unit for clean water. Poster presented at the Focus on Creative Inquiry Event, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
DMREF: Collaborative Research: An Integrated Multiscale Modeling and Experimental Approach to Design Fouling-Resistant Membranes
The creative inquiry project was included in this grant to develop the membrane filtration unit to test these new membrane materials. The CI students will construct the membrane filtration unit that will be used by graduate students in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering who are funded under the DMREF grant. Additionally, the membrane filtration unit will be part of an outreach program included in the DMREF grant.
DMREF: Collaborative Research: An Integrated Multiscale Modeling and Experimental Approach to Design Fouling-Resistant Membranes. This grant includes an outreach component that will use the membrane separation systems built by the CI to teach high school students about membrane technologies and opportunities in STEM.
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| 1615 | An exploration of out-of-classroom experiences as they relate to students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In this creative inquiry project, our team will explore common out-of-classroom experiences (museums, aquariums, historical settings) in order to uncover how they accommodate students with autism, if at all. In order to learn about the various and unique needs of autistic students, we will read recent educational literature and will also be surveying teachers and parents to gain an understanding of their informed perspectives. We will use this information to frame the research that we will conduct in museums, aquariums, and other academic attractions. As we progress through our study, we will compile data from teachers, parents and museums in hopes to produce a resource that can be used by regional Special Educators. Below are several questions that we will focus on. How can students with autism best experience museums or other areas of interest as it pertains to classroom/school field trips?How do regional SpEd teachers make decisions about taking students with autism on field trips?Do regional museums try to accommodate learners who have autism? If so, how? What works best? Team LeadersRyan Visser Education & Human Dev
| College of Education | E |
| 1763 | Research Topics in Mineralogy This CI project encompasses research related to mineralogy including crystallography, crystal chemistry, mineral occurrences, and mineralogical applications in petrology. Students will develop skills in hand sample identification, compositional and morphological characterization of minerals, as well as atomistic scale investigation of composition, structure, and mineral stability. Team LeadersLindsay Shuller-Nickles Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
Emily Scribner
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 244 | Healthcare Logistics: Day-of-Surgery OR Improvements, Implementation Barriers, and Beyond Students involved in this Creative Inquiry project will be exposed to projects involving healthcare processes on the day of surgery or in emergency medicine. Students will get the opportunity to collect data at a hospital, analyze the data to provide meaningful results and recommendations, and present the project at conferences. Team LeadersKevin Taaffe Industrial Engineering
Marisa Shehan
Accomplishments*Fetchen, P., *Smith, T., Taaffe, K., Arishi, A. & Abo Hamad, W. (May 2019). Implementation Science in Healthcare - Are We There Yet?" Presentation at the 2019 Annual IISE Conference, Orlando, FL.
Geiger, A., Fant, D., Richardson, S., Sherman, H., Shehan, M., Huffer, E., & Fiore, A. (2018). "Periop Mobile Learning System - Integrating Technology & Perioperative Services. Presented at the 2018 FoCI, Clemson, SC.
Taaffe, K., Dempsey, H. & Dempsey, J. (2016) Integrating Simulation Modeling And
Mobile Technology To Improve DayOf-Surgery
Patient Care. Presented at the 2016 Winter Simulation Conference, Washington, DC.
*Mallette, N., *Cipollone, A., *Sanchez, J., *Smolinski, J., *Carpenter, E., Weiss, R., & Taaffe, K. (2014). Using Social Media to Advance Healthcare Communication. Presentation, Montreal, Canada.
*Pearson, L., *Johnson, E., Zinouri, N., and K. Taaffe, (2015). Utilizing and testing smart applications in a healthcare environment. Proceedings of the 2015 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC), eds. Cetinkaya, S., and Ryan, J. K. Nashville, TN. 1572-1578.
Taaffe, K., Zinouri, N., & Kamath, A. G. (2016, December). Integrating simulation modeling and mobile technology to improve day-of-surgery patient care. In 2016 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) (pp. 2111-2122). IEEE.
Cetinkaya, S. and Ryan, J. (2015). Utilizing and Testing Smart Applications in a Healthcare Environment. In: Industrial Systems Engineering Research Conference.
Malette, N., *Cipollone, A., *Sanchez, J., *Smolinksi, J., *Carpenter, E., Weiss, R. and Taaffe, K. (2014). Using Social Media to Advance Healthcare Communication. In: 2014 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference.
Team member Emily Huffer was awarded an ACC Fellowship to fund research relating to this project.
PeriopMLS. (2017). PeriopMLS - Answers Hospital Staff's Daily Questions [Video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnKy1sTGUOo&feature=youtu.be
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1663 | Immigration and K-12 education: Humanity in Incarcerated Spaces Students in this Creative Inquiry will study issues of immigration and K-12 education, as well as the history of immigration policy in the United States. After visiting Stewart Detention Center in Spring 2020 to meet an immigrant detainee, students will participate in an ESOL letter-writing project throughout the subsequent summer and fall semesters. Data from the students' expereiences and reflections from the project will be used to support conference proposals, which CI students will be invited to attend with scholars, as well as published research. Students will also present their experiences at an event on Clemson campus in Fall 2020. Team LeadersMikel Cole Teacher Education
Susan Cridland-Hughes Teacher Education
Stephanie Schenck
| College of Education | E |
| 252 | Molecular dissection of the spider silk self-assembly process This Creative Inquiry group is studying the mechanism by which soluble spider silk proteins are assembled into a fiber. Understanding this process may provide insights that lead to the development of new biologically-inspired materials. Team LeadersWilliam R Marcotte Jr Genetics and Biochemistry
Accomplishments*Glasshof, R., *Hudson, K., Marcotte Jr, W. (2019, April). Production of Recombinant Spider Dragline Proteins for Novel Materials Development. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Ortman, M.* (2014). An Assessment of the N-terminal Domain in the Spider Silk Assembly Process.
*Gravgaard, C., *McCartney, H., Peng, C. & Marcotte, W.R. (2012, March 4). Confirmation of Mini-spidroin Expression in Transgenic Tobacco. Presented at the American Society of Plant Biology, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Marcotte, B. (2011, October). Biochemical characterization of spidroin self-assembly. Presented at the annual meeting of the New Frontiers in Fiber Materials Science, Charleston, SC.
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| 1617 | Engineering nanobiomaterials for delivery of cancer therapy Advances in cancer research together with advances in biomaterials and nanotechnology, have enabled the development of micro- nano-scaled drug delivery systems for cancer treatment. The goals of delivery systems for cancer treatment are (1) delivering cancer therapeutics efficiently to the tumor site, (2) enhancing uptake of therapeutics by tumor cells, and (3) minimizing non-specific uptake of therapeutics by healthy cells. The design of effective delivery systems for cancer therapies will require optimization of micro- or nano-based delivery systems, cell-specific targeting, and mechanisms for effective drug release. Targeted delivery may be enhanced by both active and passive targeting mechanism. Targeting moieties that bind to overexpressed receptors on malignant cells can be conjugated to particles to increase cell-specific uptake, thus enhancing the efficacy of treatment. Additionally, environmentally responsive polymers can be used to achieve efficient and/or controlled release of therapeutics under physiologic conditions. The goal of this CI is to develop innovative drug delivery systems to advance cancer treatment. Team LeadersAngela Alexander Bioengineering
Accomplishments*Elpers, M., *Gregory A., *Miller, E., *Nukovic, A., & Alexander-Bryant, A. (2019). Implantable peptide-hydrogel drug delivery system for treating glioblastoma multiforme. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Philadelphia, PA.
*Nukovic, A., *Gregory, A., & Alexander-Bryant, A. (2019). Evaluation of self-assembling peptide hydrogel for drug delivery into T98G glioblastoma cells. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Philadelphia, PA.
*Shine, K, Samec, T, Mbiki, S, Jenkins, A, *Gilmore, J, Alexander-Bryant, A. (October 2019) Comparative analysis of real-time imaging and end-point assays in determining the efficacy of vacquinol-1 on U-118 glioblastoma cells. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 300 | PackExpo Exhibit Design, Build, Research One of the largest trade exhibitions in the country is PackExpo. Join us as we represent Clemson University in a large booth that involves human subjects research with eye tracking and facial coding. Participate in designing, building, and managing a large event. Participate in the experimental design, execution, and analysis of human subjects research. Team LeadersRupert Hurley Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
Funan Jiang
Karan Dipani
AccomplishmentsPackaging School. (2018). Clemson PackExpo 2018 [Video].
(confidential) Package of the Year Award - will be disclosed on 10/9/16.
Won first and second place in the Denesco competition 2012.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 447 | Clemson ASCE Steel Bridge Team This CI project prepares students to compete in the annual Student Steel Bridge Competition organized by the American Institute of Steel Construction. The student will design and fabricate a scaled steel bridge to be compete in the annual regional competition (Carolinas and Georgia). At the competition, the team will be judged for efficiency of assembling the bridge under timed construction. The bridge will then be load tested and weighted. The scale-bridge is about 20-ft long and is expected to carry at least 2,500 lbs. Top ranked teams in the regional competition will advance to the national competition. Team LeadersWeichiang Pang Civil Engineering
AccomplishmentsCI: 447. (2017). Group at the Steel Bridge Banquet.
CI: 447. (2017). Group with the constructed steel bridge.
CI: 447. (2016). Team Competition Results for Years 2001 to 2016
CI: 447. (2017). 2017 Welding Training Session. [Photo].
CI: 447. (2017). 2017 Team and Design Drawings for the Bridge. [Photo].
CI: 447. (2017). 2017 Bridge Design Laptop Screen Captures. [Photo].
CI: 447. (2017). SAP2000 Computer Model for 2017 Bridge. [Photo].
CI: 447. (2016). Steel bridge connection fabrication. [Image].
CI: 447. (2016). Bridge load testing. [Image].
CI: 447. (2016). Steel Bridge Display at 2016 National Competition in Provo, Utah. [Image].
CI: 447. (2016). Team Photo, 2016 National Steel Bridge Competition, Provo, Utah. [Image].
The following companies donated or sponsored the activities of steel bridge team. The total monetary contribution from these companies exceeded $11,000.
1) SC State Board of Engineers
2) AECOM
3) SC Solutions
4) Sealed Air Corporation
5) Broyles and Associates
6) Dave Steel Company Inc.
7) Steelfab Inc. of SC
8) NUCOR Vulcraft Division
9) Johnson, Laschober and Associates
10) Britt, Peters and Associates
11) Keck and Wood
12) FlatIron
The Steel Bridge Team competed in both the regional (SC, NC, GA) and national competitions. The team was placed 1st in the regional competition and thus qualified for the national competition. The Steel Bridge team was invited to the 2016 National ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) and AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction) Steel Bridge Competition at BYU in Provo, Utah. The team competed against 223 total teams through the regional process and 47 teams at the National level with some International schools as well (5 teams form outside of the US). The Clemson Steel Bridge Team was placed 23rd overall with the 5th lightest bridge.
Team won first place in display (Aesthetic). National Student Steel Bridge Competition. Kansas City, UMKS. http://www.aisc.org/content.aspx?id=7176
2015 Qualified in National Competition and won 1st Place in Aesthetic Category - National Steel Bridge CompetitionOverall 1st Place in Carolinas Region
2012 1st Place Overall, Carolinas Conference - 9th Place Finish, National Student Steel Bridge Competition - Hosted National Student Steel Bridge Competition.
2013 1st Place Overall, Carolinas Conference - 23rd Place Finish, National Student Steel Bridge Competition
2014 3rd Place Overall, Carolinas Conference - 26th Place Finish, National Student Steel Bridge Competition
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| 263 | Projects for Sustainable Development in Recovering and Developing Communities 2019 Fall The Sustainable Designs CI project brings together students from a variety of majors in engineering and science to explore sustainable options for fueling our world and restoring our natural resources and ecosystems- options that are particularly suited for developing communities and those that are recovering from natural disasters. In past semesters, solar water heaters, solar water distillation systems, and biological hydrogen production have been explored. The past two years, the team has focused on two projects: 1) the biological production of hydrogen gas (H2) for use as a biofuel from waste agricultural products; and 2) the restoration of oyster reefs for reducing sediment loss in wetlands and improving ecosystem function. The biological production of hydrogen gas using waste agricultural products is one way to produce biofuels in a sustainable manner. In this CI, students learned the lab-scale techniques (media preparation, inoculation and incubation) for the anaerobic bacterium Thermotoga neapolitana that is capable of converting sucrose, fructose and glucose contained in cull fruits to H2 gas, acetic acid, and CO2. The team will investigate options for optimizing the rate of H2 production.Globally, 85% of the world's oyster reefs have been destroyed or harvested. The CI team will investigate means to restore oyster reefs in the ACE basin in South Carolina, through the use of structures to provide suitable surface area for spat attachment. The team will collaborate with SC-DNR personnel to design and install structures near Fenwick Island, SC in the ACE Basin. Team LeadersCaye Drapcho Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
Libby Flanagan
AccomplishmentsDrapcho, C., Thurmes, R., *Calfe, M., *Cattell, M., *Davis, M., *Garza, C., *Hibberts, J., *Hillard, K., *Ihm, S., *Kirkland, A., *Stefano, G., *Thurmes, R., *Walker, J., *Willis, S. (2017, April). Oyster Reef Restoration. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Calfe, M., *Cattell, M., *Davis, M., *Garza, C., *Hibberts, J., *Hillard, K., *Ihm, S., *Kirkland, A., *Stefano, G., *Thurmes, R., *Walker, J., *Willis, S., Drapcho, C.(2017, April). Sustainable Design - Oyster Reef Restoration. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Primm, Z., *Agin, J., *Daughtridge, M., *Gilstrap, Z., *Kernich, K., *Loper, A., *Moriarty, C., *Skibenes, E., *Stefano, G., *Thompson, A., *Thurmes, R., *Willis, H., Tinsley, C., & Drapcho, C. (2015). Oyster Reef Rehabilitation. Poster presentation at Clemson University 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
CI: 263. (2014). CI team filled 75 oyster shell bags to be used as artificial reefs. [Image].
CI: 263. (2014). CI Team at the reconstructed oyster reefs. [Image].
CI: 263. (2014). View of reconstructed oyster reef. [Image].
CI: 263. (2014). View of reconstructed oyster reefs from boat. [Image].
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 359 | Physical Activity Promotion and Research The goal of our CI project is to examine and promote healthy eating and physical activity practices among children and families participating in an afterschool program in a low-income, predominantly Hispanic community. This project is funded, in part, by a 21st Century community Learning Center grant awarded to the elementary school we serve in Greenville, SC. Team LeadersKaren A Kemper Public Health Sciences
Accomplishments*Davis, S., *Devaney, L., *Kryshak, V., *Lamb, S., *Reid, R., *White, K., *Woodard, R., Helsel, B., Kemper, K. (2019, April). Survey and interview data of parents of children in a low-income, predominantly Hispanic afterschool program. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Dunnam R., *Kuehhas A., *Reid R., *Sauder B., *Clack M., *Patel A., *Aycock A., *Crocker A, *Friscia M, *Haas E., *Khaleghi S., *Patterson A., *Pressley N., *Rusher K., Helsel B., & Kemper K. (2018, April). Health promotion and diabetes assessment in a low-income, Hispanic afterschool program. Poster presented
Kemper, K., *Bossong, A., *Dundervill, K., *Huss, M., *Laporte, M. & *Passailaigue, L. (2016, April 20). Evaluation of the Greenville County Girls on the Run Program. Presented at the 2016 CBSHS Research forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Attaway, D. (2018). Clemson students use dual languages to share healthy eating tips with Monaview Elementary parents and students.
I received a sub-award from a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant awarded to Monaview Elementary School in Greenville County School. This sub-award is for $10,000 per year which funds a part-time graduate assistant to assist with the implementation of our project for the 21st Century grant. The graduate student assists me with training and mentoring the CI students to implement community engagement and research.
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 1036 | Metabolism in the human parasite Entamoeba histolytica Entamoeba histolytica is a human pathogen that causes dysentery in ~90 million people each year. This disease is spread through ingestion of contaminated water or food, primarily in developing countries in areas that lack adequate sanitation and/or are overcrowded. Entamoeba is found in the environment as a resistant cyst that is shed by an infected person. Ingested cysts will survive the harsh stomach environment to become the motile amoeba form in the small intestine. These amoebas then move to large intestine to colonize and new cysts can form to be shed to the environment to allow the infection process to continue. Entamoeba infection can be treated; however, only ~10% of those infected develop symptomatic disease. Thus, there may be between 500 million and 1 billion people who are asymptomatic carriers of the disease who may not be receiving treatment, leading to Entamoeba’s persistence in the environment. Our research investigates how Entamoeba grows and thrives in the human body. Entamoeba colonizes the large intestine, which is a nutrient-poor environment since most of the nutrients from the food we eat has already been absorbed in the small intestine. We are examining what other nutrients Entamoeba can use for growth and how it interacts with the large intestine and the bacteria present there. This research is expected to help us understand how colonization in the large intestine occurs and helps this disease persist. Team LeadersCheryl Ingram-Smith Genetics and Biochemistry
AccomplishmentsNIH COBRE grant. L. Temesvari (PI) and K. Smith (Co-I). This five-year $10.5M award designates the Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center as a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence. I am one of five Target Investigators on this grant and provided one of the eight individual proposals that made up the final group proposal. My proposal is entitled "Energy metabolism in Entamoeba histolytica".
NIH R15 award 1R15GM114759-01A1
Entamoeba metabolism: the role of acetate kinase and ADP-forming acetyl-CoA synthetase
Cheryl Ingram-Smith, PI
4/1/2016-3/31/2019
$423,966
*Diana Nguyen has been awarded an NIH Undergraduate Scholarship. This award provides a $20,000 scholarship for this year and a year-long paid research internship at the National Institutes of Health. This is one of just 16 awards nationwide.
Jones, C., *Khan, K., & Ingram-Smith, C. (2017). Investigating the mechanism of ADP-forming acetyl-CoA synthetase from the protozoan parasiteEntamoeba histolytica. FEBS Letters, 591(4), 603-612. doi: 10.1002/1873-3468.12573
*Khan, K., *Smith, N., Jones, C., Ingram-Smith, C. (2015, October 22-23). Investigating the mechanism of ADP-forming acetyl-CoA synthetase in Entamoeba histolytica. Poster presentation at Cell Biology of Eukaryotic Pathogens Symposium, Clemson University, SC.
Jones, C., Khan, K., Ingram-Smith, C. (2015, April). Exploring the mechanism of acetyl-CoA synthetase (ADP-forming) from Entamoeba histolytica. Poster presentation at the Southeast Enzymes Conference, Atlanta, GA.
| College of Science | G |
| 672 | Finding Your Voice Camp This Creative Inquiry group will be responsible for
planning, marketing, and evaluating an all-girls weekend camp at the Clemson University
Outdoor Lab. The purpose of the camp is to introduce middle school girls
to nontraditional physical activities as well as to offer educational sessions
on topics such as self-esteem, body image, and college life. Research focused on the camp will address the following research questions:Does participation in a girls only camp impact middle school girls' body image?Does participation in outdoor recreation activities impact middle school girls' sense of physical self-efficacy?What are additional outcomes of participation in a girls only camp for middle school girls beyond potential impacts on body image and self-effiacy? Team LeadersDenise Anderson Parks Recreation & Tourism Mgt
Alexsandra Dubin PRTM Leisure Skills
Teresa Tucker Parks Recreation & Tourism Mgt
Accomplishments*Beecher, K., *Bradfute, J., *Daniel, H., *Dorman, C., *Hayes, S., *Mandrgoc, S., *Moore, T., *Moosey, J., *Roberts, D., *Saverance, C., *Self, K., *Van Overeem, T., *Wallace, K., Anderson, D., *Dubin, A. (2019, April). Finding Your Voice: An Outdoor Recreation Camp for Girls. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Bedenbaugh, E., *Fleming, L., *Janson, R., *Johnson, A., *Mims, M., *Nance, M., *Oliver, B., *Sease, M., *Shuey, M., *Stapleton, O., *Watt, C., *Whitney, D., *Workman, M. (2017, April). The Impact of the Finding Your Voice Camp on Middle School Girls. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Partnerships with City of Clemson Parks and Recreation, Greenville County Recreation, Parks, and Tourism
To supplement the budget provided by CI, students were involved in fundraising efforts from external donors that to date have netted $2000 in additional funding necessary to offer the camp to participants free of charge.
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 287 | ClemsonLIFE: Nutrition and Healthy Cooking ClemsonLIFE Postsecondary program currently has 15 students with disabilities on the Clemson campus. The ClemsonLIFE Nutrition and Healthy Eating Creative Inquiry group will assist the program by providing instruction, support, and accountability in the areas of Nutrition and Healthy Eating. People with disabilities typically have a high occurrence of obesity and diabetes due to a sedentary lifestyle and poor food choices. This group will help the students explore healthy eating and cooking options along with educating them on nutrition principles to support them in achieving their ultimate goal of successful independent living. Team LeadersElliot Jesch Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
AccomplishmentsSanders, S., Cleland, M., Collins, J. C., *DiGorio, J. & *Styles, S. (2010, February). Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities Pointing to the Future. Presented at the South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
*Collins, J., Wagner, J. & Ryan, J. (2011, February). The Use of Assistive Technology to Promote Socially Appropriate Eating Behavior. Presented at the South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Sanders, S., *Collins, J. & Romig, J. (2011, February). Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities Pointing to the Future. Presented at the South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 563 | Investment Research Challenge The CFA Research Challenge, organized by the CFA Institute and its member Societies, involves the valuation of a publicly traded company. Just like a Wall Street analyst would do for a research report, the team of students must come up with a one-year target price for the stock along with a Buy/Hold/Sell recommendation. The students must research the company, its industry, competitors, customers, and market trends to make assumptions that are used in a financial model projecting future performance. In this project, students develop teamwork, analytical, written and oral communication skills to write their report and present to a panel of investment professionals. Team LeadersJack G. Wolf Finance
AccomplishmentsCFA Society Atlanta. (2017). Southern Classic IRC, The CFA Institute Research Challenge is a global competition which tests the analytic, valuation, report writing, and presentation skills of university students. The challenge comprises analysis of a publicly-traded company, mentoring by a professional research analyst, writing a research report, and presentation of research to a panel of experts. Over 4,000 students from over 865 universities in 70 countries participated in the 2015 Challenge and learned best practices in equity research from leading industry experts. [Video].
ASFIP. (2015). CI Team presenting at 2015 ASFIP Conference. [Video].
| College of Business | D |
| 564 | Certified Financial Analyst Seminar The CFA charter is the most prestigious certification available in Finance and Investments. Although students can’t completely earn the charter while they are still in school, they can begin the process with the Level I exam. The CI group helps students prepare for the exam by having the students develop written study materials (which are uploaded to Canvas) and present these topics to the rest of the group. Team LeadersJack G. Wolf Finance
| College of Business | D |
| 908 | Experimental Cardiovascular System In this project students will design and prototype a benchtop flow system which mimics realistic human cardiovascular physiology and anatomy. Such a system can be used for direct medical device testing and clinical training. The current phase of the project is designing a pressure-generating device for producing realistic blood pressure waveforms in an experimental system. Team LeadersEthan Kung Mechanical Engineering
Aparna Mahendranath
Abraham Umo
AccomplishmentsRuinard, K. (2019). CI presentation to the board of trustees meeting on October 10th 2019 [Image].
*Kean, R., *Mahendranath, A., *Dale, J., Farahmand, M., & Kung, E. (2019, April). Low Resistance Actuated Valve for Cardiovascular Experiments. Poster presented at 2019 FoCI, Clemson, SC.
*Kean, R., *Mahendranath, A., *Dale, J., *Farahmand, M., Kung, E. (2019, April). Low Resistance Actuated Valve for Cardiovascular Experiments. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Neely, K., *Danahy, R., *Capobianco, P., Shabanisamghabady, M., Farahmand, M., Kung, E. (2017). Design of an Actuated Pressure Waveform Generating Device for In-Vitro Cardiovascular Experiments. Presented at the 2017 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
Goss, P. (2017). Experimental Cardiovascular Systems. Decipher, (6), 42.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 336 | Applications of Geographic and Soil Information Systems Soil is a critical component of land use planning and the objective of this project is to study and understand the properties of soils in relation to current and future use. Individual student projects focus on evaluating the soil resources using soil sampling and testing, Web Soil Survey databases, as well as GIS and statistical software in relation to current or future land use plans. Students are able to select an area of interest and perform a comprehensive assessment of soil resources in relation to potential real estate, agricultural, or forestry application. Team LeadersElena Mikhailova Forestry & Environment Conserv
Christopher Post Forestry & Environment Conserv
Accomplishments*Andres, S., *Fox, W., *Pearson, A., Mikhailova, E., Post, C. (2019, April). Soil Inventory of Private Lands in South Carolina. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Jhant, G., Mikhailova, E., Post, C., *Shugh, K., *St. Laurent, R., & *Wall, G. (2018, April). Soil inventory of Private Lands in South Carolina. Poster presented at Thirteenth Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry (FoCI) Forum, Clemson, SC.
Mikhailova, E.A., Post, C., Green, A., *Kneece, R., Murphy, H., *Padgett, A., Rogers, T., & Tisdale, E. (2017, April). Soil Inventory of Private Lands in SC. Poster presented at 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry (FoCI) Forum, Clemson, SC.
Mikhailova, E., *Jhant, G., *Shugh, K., *St. Laurent, R., & *Wall, G. (2018, April). Soil Inventory of Private Lands in SC. Presented at 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry (FoCI) Forum, Clemson University.
Mikhailova, E.A., Post, C., *Green, A., *Kneece, R., *Murphy, H., *Padgett, A., Rogers, T., and Tisdale, E. (2017, April). Soil Inventory of Private Lands. Presented at the 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Brown, M., *Buckfelder, E., *Donohue, R., *Duffy, K., *Dukart, Y., *Lister, V., *McNeely, K., *Moore, F., *Williams, G., Mikhailova, E., Post, C., Sharp, J. (2016, April). Soil Inventory of Private Lands in South Carolina. Presented at FoCI, Clemson University, SC.
*Bryant, S.J., Mikhailova, E.A., Post, C.J. & Sharp, J.L. (2011, April). Soil Inventory of HWY 9 West, Wallace, SC. Presented at the Natural Resources Student Research Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Green, L., Mikhailova, E., Post, C.J. & Sharp, J. (2011, March). Soil Inventory of Two Residential Properties in Columbia, SC. Presented at the Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) 26th Annual Career Fair and Training Conference, Overland Park, KS.
Mikhailova, E.A., Tennant, C.H, Post, C.J., Cicimurri, C. & Cicimurri, D. (2009, November 1-5). Geology Museum based learning in Soil Science Education. Presented at the GSA-ASA-CSSA-SSSA-GCAGS-HGS Joint Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA.
*Vereen, M., Mikhailova, E.A., Post, C.J & Sharp, J.L. (2011, April). Soil Inventory of a Residential Plot in Little River, SC. Presented at the Natural Resources Student Research Symposium, Clemson, SC.
Werts, J.D., Mikhailova, E.A. & Ring, G. (2009, November 1-5). Introductory Soil Science Artifact for Student ePortfolios. In Annual meetings abstracts CD-ROM . Presented at the GSA-ASA-CSSA-SSSA-GCAGS-HGS Joint Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.
*Green, L., Mikhailova, E., Post, C.J. & Sharp, J. (2011, April). Soil Inventory of Two Residential Properties in Columbia, SC. Presented at the Natural Resources Student Research Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Capps, J., & Mikhailova, E. (2014). Soil inventory of Capps Forestland, Westminster, SC. Poster presented at the 2014 Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Mikhailova, E., Post, C., Sharp, J., & Speziale, B. (2015). Creative Inquiry in Soil Science: Soil Inventory of Private Lands. Natural Sciences Education, 44(1), 122. doi: 10.4195/nse2015.05.0006
Mikhailova, E., Post, C., Koppenheffer, A., & Asbill, J. (2009). Celebrating the Smithsonian Soils Exhibit in the Classroom with the State/Representative Soil Project. Journal Of Natural Resources And Life Sciences Education, 38(1), 128-132. doi:10.2134/jnrlse2009.381128x
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 347 | Tackling Social Issues: Advanced Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research in Applied Ethics And Ethical Debate Critical examination of ethical cases largely taken from up-to-date newspaper and magazine publications. Anticipation of critical questions that might be asked about the cases. Research and development of responses to these questions and the best ethical resolution of the cases. These responses are first developed in writing, and then are presented orally in a competitive debate-like format. Oral responses will be presented at the regional competition and, if chosen, at the national conference of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. Team LeadersDavid Antonini Philosophy and Religion
Kelly Smith Philosophy and Religion
AccomplishmentsCompeted at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Ethics Bowl Competition that was held in Fall 2015 at Clemson University.
Won the Mid-Atlantic Regional Ethics Bowl, November 2011. Placed second in nation at National Undergraduate Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl competition, March 2012.
| College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities | B |
| 1444 | Cultural Dimensions of GHS Academic Health Center GHS has invited us to co-investigate the student culture of their Academic Health Center during spring semester 2019. Students will have an incredible opportunity to conduct ethnographic interviews and observations with students from several programs at GHS, analyze the resulting qualitative data, and contribute to a publishable report for Academic Medicine. (Note: the IRB number is from GHS IRB). Team LeadersMelissa Vogel Sociology and Anthropology
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 351 | Ice Cream Innovation An exploration of new and novel techniques to advancing innovation in ice cream and frozen desserts. Growth of the Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert industry is dependent on innovation. This team of students is focused on exploring new flavorings and inclusions that could lead to a heightened eating experience for consumers that love Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts and expand the appeal of these products to individuals that rarely consumer Ice Cream or Frozen Desserts. Team LeadersJohn U. McGregor Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
AccomplishmentsMacDonald, K. (2018). Analysis of Frozen Desserts using Low-Temperature Scanning Electron Microscopy (LT-SEM) (Master of Science). Clemson University.
*Sam Lopane received the International Dairy Industries Joe Larson Leadership Award which is given to the student that has demonstrated the greatest leadership potential. This is our industry's version of the Heisman Trophy.
A three person team competed in the Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Contest against other universities from Canada and the US. Clemson placed 2nd overall with numerous top 3 individual and team awards.
A member of our team, Kinsey MacDonald*, received the Joe Larson Leadership Award at the National Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Competition that was held in Chicago, IL at the International Dairy and Foods Processing Expo.� This prestigious award recognizes the student that demonstrates the greatest potential for being a future leader of the Food Manufacturing Industry. Clemson's team of students finished 2nd overall in the National Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Competition.� The competition was established in 1916 and is recognized by the Food Manufacturing Industry as a key opportunity to identify the future leaders of the world's largest manufacturing industry and the institutions they represent.� This is the third time in the past 6 years that one of our CI team members has won this prestigious International Leadership Award.
Clemson's team of students finished 2nd overall in the National Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Competition that was held in Chicago, IL at the International Dairy and Foods Processing Expo. The competition was established in 1916 and is recognized by the Food Manufacturing Industry as a key opportunity to identify the future leaders of the world's largest manufacturing industry and the institutions they represent. This group of students were outstanding representatives for Clemson at this prestigious meeting of internationally recognized business and industry leaders.
*Lopane, S. & *Gaidousek, E. (2016). "Development of an Ice Cream Innovation Lab Tour". Presented to selected representatives for the State of South Carolina, Clemson, SC.
McGregor, J.U. (2009, February). Food Science - Real Time Examples for the Classroom. Presented at the 2009 Foodservice Educators Learning Community Summit, Charleston, SC.
McGregor, J.U. (2009, February). Culinary Science Creative Inquiry. Presented at the 2009 Foodservice Educators Learning Community Summit, Charleston, SC.
CI: 351. (2016). Presi Presentation for the Ice Cream Innovation Lab; Created in collaboration with the Ingredient Applications Team. [Image].
CI: 351. (2015). 3D Rendered Model of Ice Cream Innovation Lab Renovation Design. [Image].
CI: 351. (2016). 3D Rendered Model of Ice Cream Processing Lab Renovation Design. [Image].
Carr Family Creative Inquiry Endowment
$2,400 Received from the National Dairy Shrine
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 608 | Human Factors Safety Research This project is a continuing series of studies involving the assessment of factors impacting safety and performance in real world situations. Principles of perception, conspicuity, and hazard identification will be applied in experiments assessing, for example, trips, falls, and similar incidents in both real-world and laboratory environments. Team LeadersBenjamin R Stephens Psychology
Accomplishments*Cobranchi, A., *Wilson, B., *White, A, & Stephens, B. (2019) Hazard ratings of trip and fall analysis. Poster accepted for presentation at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Jacksonville, FL.
*Lawerence, M., *Stiltner, K., *Seay, A., *Burriss, T., *Hearn, S., *Serwat, M., *Cooper, H. & Stephens, B. (2018, April). The Effect of Illumination and Texting on Judgments of Trip Hazards. Poster presentation at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Bartholomew, Z., *Kirstein, S., *Seay, A., *Sicilia, N., *Stiltner, K.A., *Taffer, A., Stephens, B. (2016, March). Trip Hazard Assessment: A Survey Method. FOCI, Clemson.
*Sicilia, N., *Bartholomew, Z., *Taffer, A., *Angeloff, G., *Hawk, S., *Pickens, E., *Scott, M., Stephens, B. (2016, April). Two techniques for conspicuity assessment. Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans.
*Bartholomew, Z., *Bensch, A., *Boyd, R., *Grossman, A., *Kirstein, S., *Sicilia, N., *Taffer, A., Stephens, B. (2016, March). Trip Hazard Assessment: A Survey Method. Poster presented at the meetings of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans.
*Sicilia, N., *Bartholomew, Z., *Taffer, A., *Angeloff, G., *Hawk, S., *Pickens, E., *Scott, M., Stephens, B. (2016, March). Two Techniques for Conspicuity Assessment. Poster presented at the meetings of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans.
*Angeloff, G., *Sicilia, N., *Scott, S., *Hawk, S., *Bartholomew, Z., *Pickens, E., *Taffer, A., Stephens, B. (2015, April). Identification and Detection Conspicuity Measurement. Presented at FOCI, Clemson, SC.
*Pacek, M., *Angeloff, G., *Scott, M., *Solesbee, H., Stephens, B. (2015). Identification and Detection Conspicuity Measurement. Presented at 61st Annual Meeting of Southeastern Psychological Association, Hilton Head, SC.
*Angeloff, G., *Ramsey, A., *Glaze, K., *Pacek, M., *Myers, B., & Stephens, B. (2014). Attention and Search Conspicuity for Skylight Fall Hazards. Presented at 60th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Nashville, TN.
Stephens, B., Stephens, J., Pearl, G., *Ramsey, A., *Angeloff, G., *Glaze, K., & Thames, Z. (2013). An Efficient Method to Evaluate Skylight Hazard Conspicuity. Presented at Annual Meetings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Diego, CA.
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 1005 | Sexuality Studies In a recently published paper with another CI team, we found that many Clemson students use nonverbal behaviors in a dating situation as signals of sexual consent. This study will examine how middle-school children (7th and 8th
graders) interpret nonverbal behaviors in a dating situation as signals of
sexual consent. This will be the first study ever with children of that age. Team LeadersBruce King Psychology
AccomplishmentsKing, B., *Burke, S., & *Gates, T. (2019). Is there a gender difference in US college students’ desire for school-based sexuality education?. Sex Education, 1-10. doi: 10.1080/14681811.2019.1668762
King, B., *Scott, A., *Van Doorn, E., *Abele, E., & McDevitt, M. (2019). Reasons students at a US University do or do not enroll in a human sexuality course. Sex Education, 20(1), 101-109. doi: 10.1080/14681811.2019.1606793
King, B., *Duncan, L., *Clinkenbeard, K., *Rutland, M., & *Ryan, K. (2019). Social Desirability and Young Men’s Self-Reports of Penis Size. Journal Of Sex & Marital Therapy, 45(5), 452-455. doi: 10.1080/0092623x.2018.1533905
King, B., *Marino, L., & *Barry, K. (2018). Does the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionʼs Youth Risk Behavior Survey Underreport Risky Sexual Behavior?. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 45(3), e10-e11. doi: 10.1097/olq.0000000000000704
King, B., *Parker, K., *Hill, K., *Kelly, M., & Eason, B. (2017). Promoting Sexual Health: Sexuality and Gender/Women's Studies Courses in US Higher Education. Health Behavior And Policy Review, 4(3), 213-223. doi: 10.14485/hbpr.4.3.2
Allen, S., Childers, L., & King, B. (2016). College Women as Recipients of Multiple Types of Negative Body Comments. Health Behavior And Policy Review, 3(1), 81-87. doi: 10.14485/hbpr.3.1.9
King, B., Parker, K., Hill, K., Kelly, M., & Eason, B. (2017). Promoting Sexual Health: Sexuality and Gender/Women's Studies Courses in US Higher Education. Health Behavior And Policy Review, 4(3), 213-223. doi: 10.14485/hbpr.4.3.2
King, B., *Parker, K., *Hill, K., *Kelly, M., & Eason, B. (2017). Promoting Sexual Health: Sexuality and Gender/Women's Studies Courses in US Higher Education. Health Behavior And Policy Review, 4(3), 213-223. doi: 10.14485/hbpr.4.3.2
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| 625 | Host-Microbe Interactions in the Gastrointestinal Tract This research project will focus on various aspects of interactions
between the normal (non-pathogenic) bacterial members of the human
gastrointestinal tract and their human hosts. The overarching focus is to identify conserved functions within particular groups of microbes that can be targeted with small organic molecules. The goal is to identify potential new therapeutics that could be used to modify the gastrointestinal microbiome in a targeted fashion. The current research is focused on investigating the possible involvement of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron (and related species)
in the development and/or exacerbation of diabetes and obesity. Team LeadersKristi Whitehead Biological Sciences
Daniel Whitehead Chemistry
Accomplishments*Armstrong, D., *Austin, R., *Cabezas, J., Whitehead, K., Whitehead, D., *Scott, B., *Palmentiero, M., *Petersen, D. (2019, April). Targeted inhibition of clinically relevant Bacteroides dorei.. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Whitehead, K. (2018). Small Molecule Manipulation of the Bacteroides Starch Utilization System. Presented at the 2018 Annual SC ASM Branch Meeting, Rock Hill, SC.
*Austin, R., *Bilodeau, M., *Scott, B., *Spier Camposano, E., *Floyd, M., *Patel, N., *Owen, H., *Peters, E., Santilli, A., Whitehead, D. & Whitehead, K. (2018, April). Investigation into Targeted Manipulation of the Gastrointestinal Microbiota Through Disruption of Starch Utilization Systems. Poster presentation at Clemson University 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Dawson, E., *Owen, H., *Peters, E., *Floyd, M., Whitehead, K., Whitehead, D., *Santilli, A., *Patel, N. (2017, April). Inhibiting the Starch Utilization System of Bacteroides spp. as a Therapeutic Target for Type 1 Diabetes. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Bryant, H., *Stein, N., *Patel, N., Santilli, A., Tackeberry, K., Whitehead, D., & Whitehead, K. (2016, April). Investigation of Inhibition of Members of the Gastrointestinal Microbiota to Prevent or Delay the Onset of Type 1 Diabetes. Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Session, Clemson, SC.
*Patel, N., *Bryant, H., Tackeberry, K., *Stein, N., Santilli, A., Whitehead, D., & Whitehead, K. (2016, April). Investigation of inhibition of members of the gastrointestinal microbiota to prevent or delay the onset of Type 1 diabetes. Presented at the 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
CI: 635. (2018). Students from the lab presenting at FoCI!
Santilli, A., *Dawson, E., Whitehead, K., & Whitehead, D. (2018). Nonmicrobicidal Small Molecule Inhibition of Polysaccharide Metabolism in Human Gut Microbes: A Potential Therapeutic Avenue. ACS Chemical Biology, 13(5), 1165-1172. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.8b00309
Santilli, A., *Dawson, E., Whitehead, K., & Whitehead, D. (2018). Nonmicrobicidal Small Molecule Inhibition of Polysaccharide Metabolism in Human Gut Microbes: A Potential Therapeutic Avenue. ACS Chemical Biology, 13(5), 1165-1172. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.8b00309
We received an additional $10,000 supplement from JDRF (Junvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) to continue analysis of the results from our animal study. Two CI undergraduates will be working on aspects of this project this summer and into the Fall
$50,000 grant awarded by the Juvenille Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). This award was based solely from preliminary data generated by Creative Inquiry students. The grant include money to conduct a preliminary animal study that could greatly further our project.
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| 880 | Microbes All Around Us Microbes are all around us. They are in the air we breathe, the water
we drink, the soil
we walk on, the food we eat; they are even in and on us. Although this
fact is generally
acknowledged, we don’t always have a great appreciation for the roles these microbes play in our health. Antimicrobial resistance for pathogens is clearly becoming a bigger and bigger problem, but there is also the potential for some classically non-pathogenic organisms to cause issues. This
Creative Inquiry project will
focus on investigating a variety of bacteria with various impacts on humans. We will
use hypotheses generated by the student investigators’ natural curiosity
or
recent news stories as the driving force behind our experiments. This CI
has investigated topics such as microbial contamination of lab coats
during General Microbiology teaching labs and the potential for
magazines in physician's waiting rooms to serve as sources of infection.
We have also investigated the antimicrobial activity of various novel
compounds with collaborators in the Department of Chemistry. Team LeadersKristi Whitehead Biological Sciences
Krista R Rudolph Biological Sciences
Accomplishments*Conti, A., *Gamble, L., *Glasshof, R., Whitehead, K., Rudolph, K., *Reeves, H., *Kerr, C., *Jones, K. (2019, April). Interactions of Lactobacillus in the Gastrointestinal Tract of the Human Body. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Conti, A., *Connolly, K., *Maddie B., *Marhefka, C., *Speers, R., Santilli, A., Rudolph, K., Whitehead, D., and Whitehead, K. (2018, April). Anti-Microbial Evaluation of Synthetic Nanoparticles and Small Molecules. Poster presentation at Clemson University 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Connolly, K., *Macomson, J., Whitehead, K., Rudolph, K., *Santilli, A., *Whitehead, D. (2017, April). Antimicrobial Effect of Volatile Organic Compound Capturing Nanoparticles. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Migliore, M., *Scott, M., *Ramey, S., Owen, H., Abercrombie, J., Rudolph, K., & Whitehead, K. (2016, April). Investigation of the Presence and Impact of Bacterial Pathogens Around Campus. Presented at 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Session, Clemson, SC.
*Ramey, S., *Scott, M., *Owen, H., Rudolph, K., Whitehead, K. (2016, April). Investigation of the presence and impact of bacterial pathogens around campus. Presented at FoCI 2016, Clemson University, SC.
"Anti-Microbial Nanomaterials for Rendering Applications". 33%
Contributor. Sponsor: Fats & Proteins Research Foundation, Inc.,
Clemson University Animal Co-Products. 6/1/16 to 7/1/17.
$49,500 awarded.
The majority of this funding went towards development of the nanomaterials; we received a small amount for antimicrobial testing.
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| 1581 | Building an Academic Dashboard Many students don’t realize that there are multiple degree
paths to most careers, especially in engineering. As part of an
NSF-funded project, students on this Creative Inquiry team will help design and
develop a prototype “Academic Dashboard” to help put students in the driver’s
seat of their education. The dashboard
will include information about major choice and activities to develop and track
adaptive decision-making skills. The
project will focus on two main tasks: 1) designing the dashboard structure, and
2) modeling academic pathways in engineering.
The purpose of modeling academic pathways using longitudinal data is to
identify indicators of “overpersistence” and alternative strategic
pathways. This information will be
incorporated into the dashboard to help students make informed decisions about
their path forward. Team LeadersMarisa Orr Engineering & Science Educatio
Baker Martin
Haleh Brotherton
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 629 | Serious games to enable STEM research and education This CI group will
contribute to the development, testing, and evaluation of serious games as a
tool to enhance STEM education, understand factors influencing decision making,
and assess efficacy of discipline-specific game-based learning. By integrating
cyber-infrastructure, earth systems science, and social science with game play,
modern serious games can become a particularly powerful tool for communicating interdisciplinary
concepts, such as environmental sustainability. This CI group will research the
breadth of game mechanics utilized in existing serious (e.g., River City) and
non-serious (e.g., Farmville) games, test and evaluate what features of these
games are attractive to players, and contribute to the development of new
serious games that can be used at Clemson and beyond for STEM education and
research. Team LeadersLindsay Shuller-Nickles Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
F Catherine Mobley Sociology and Anthropology
Emily Scribner
David Connick
Michael Dale Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
D. Matthew Boyer Education & Human Dev
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1587 | Evaluation of forage production and quality for livestock production systems in the southeastern United States A major
challenge for producers in cool-season grass systems like tall fescue is the
quantity and quality gap of forage production that usually occurs during mid
through late summer. Warm season annuals can complement perennial cool-season
systems and extend production during this critical summer months. High level of
nitrogen fertilization are usually required to maximize summer annual grasses production,
but summer annual legumes have the
potential to provide high forage quality and fix atmospheric N that will reduce
fertilizer cost. In recent years, stored forage in the form of baleage has
become more popular in the southeast. Legumes-grasses might present some
challenges for a proper ensiling process due to the commonly lower sugar concentration
in the resultant forage. Thus, evaluating the impact of the ensiling process of
this forage mixes is warranted in order to generate producer’s adoption of
these forage sources.Although alfalfa
has been grown in the Southeastern USA since the late 1800’s, it has not
attained the status in this region as in other parts of the nation mainly due
to problems with alfalfa weevil and an abundant supply of inexpensive nitrogen
fertilizer that reduced the need for leguminous crops to boost soil fertility.
However, the cost of fertilizers has risen and modern well-adapted and
pest-resistant alfalfa varieties are available in the market. Information about
productivity and management of alfalfa, generated locally, is needed in order
to demonstrate, educate, and ultimately re-introduce and advance the
utilization of alfalfa as part of diverse forage systems and crop rotations for
livestock farms in the Southeast USA.
The goals of this project are to evaluate:
1. How summer annual grasses alone or in mixtures
with annual legumes affects yield and nutritional value of fresh and ensiled
forage.
2. The impact of growing new alfalfa varieties on
plant persistency, forage yield and quality. Team LeadersMatias Aguerre Animal & Veterinary Sciences
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| 632 | Engineering Microbes and Proteins as Biosensors This CI is about engineering proteins, nucleic acids, and cells to act as biosensors reporting on the environment. Application in health, sustainability, and national defense are explored. Team LeadersMark Blenner Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Marc Birtwistle Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Molly Wintenberg
Accomplishments*Hutter, S., *Martin, C., *Norris, L., *Kindervater, D., Wintenberg, M., Hilbert, M. & Blenner, M. (2019, April). Using bacteria for engineering better biosensors.. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Dassetty, S., Wang, W., Blenner, M., & Sarupria, S. (2017). Engineering Robust Activity in Extremophilic Enzymes. Presented at the 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Dassetty, S., Hilbert, M., Blenner, M., & Sarupria, S. (2017). Impact of Linker Attachment Site on Structure and Dynamics of Enzymes. Presented at the 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Blenner, M. (2016, Novemeber). "Microbial Production of Value Added Chemicals and Opportunities for Creating New Markets for Biomass." Invited presentation to the South Carolina Biomass Council, Clemson, SC.
*Arvay, E., Yaguchi, A., & Blenner, M. (2016, October). "Improvements to microbial biodiesel production through dynamic regulation." Poster presented at Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Columbia, SC.
Dassetty, S., Wang, W., Blenner, M., & Sarupria, S. (2016, November). "Understanding the Structural Differences Between Psychrophilic and Thermophilic Enzymes: A Molecular Dynamics Study." Presented at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Wang, W., Dassetty, S., Sarupria, S., & Blenner, M. (2016, November). "Improving the Activity of a Thermophilic Lipase By Increasing the Flexibility Proximal to the Active Site." Presented at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Yaguchi, A., *Arvay, E., Rodriguez, G., & Blenner, M. (2016, November). "Improving Dynamic Regulation of Biodiesel Production in E. coli." Poster presented at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Yaguchi, A., Cook. T., Blenner, M. (2016, November). "Using Phage-Assisted Continuous Evolution to Develop Novel Biosensors." Poster presentation at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Dassetty, S., Wang, W., Blenner, M., & Sarupria, S. (2017, February). "Engineering Robust Activity in Extremophilic Enzymes: A Molecular Dynamics Study." Poster presented at the Clemson Biological Sciences Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
Wang, W., Dassetty, S., Sarupria, S., & Blenner, M. (2017, April). "Engineering Enzymes For Broad Temperature Range Applications Through Active Site Flexibility." Presented at the American Chemical Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
*Arvay, E. *Barrett, R., *Burkes, K., *Karp, T., *Rumph, M., *Yu, T., Blenner, M. (2016). Engineering Bacterial Systems for Renewable Chemicals and Biosensors. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Conference, Clemson, SC.
*Arvay, E., Yaguchi, A., Rodriguez, G., Wilson, A., Blenner, M. (2016, April). Improving the Dynamic Control of Fatty Acid Ethyl Ester Production. Poster presented at the Southeast Regional American Institute of Chemical Engineers Meeting, Tuscaloosa, AL.
*Arvay, E., Yaguchi, A., Rodriguez, G., Wilson, A., & Blenner, M. (2016). Improving the Dynamic Control of Fatty Acid Ethyl Ester Production. Poster presented at the American Chemical Society Meeting, San Diego, CA.
*Campbell, H., *Fowler, J., *Gambill, L., *Hume, P., *Knowles, S., Hussain, M., & Blenner, M. (2015). Engineering Yarrowia lipolytica for renewable fuels and chemicals from lignocellulose and waste feedstocks. Poster presentation at Clemson University 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Arvay, E., *Kessler, C., & Blenner, M. (2015). Dynamic Regulation and Metabolic Engineering of Total Biodiesel Production in E. coli. Poster presentation at Clemson University 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Jessica Zielinski, Goldwater Scholarship Winner
*Erika Arvay, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program – Honorable Mention
ACCIAC Creativity & Innovation Fellowship to *Erika Arvay, 2016
NASA SC Space Grant Undergraduate Research Fellowship to *Erika Arvay, 2016
Awarded to Taylor Cook* and Joseph Redzikowski* for projects related to Synthetic Biology for Space Exploration. Taylor's work focuses on developing protein-based sensors, and Joe's project focuses on biosynthesis of lubricating oils.
“Discriminatory Transcriptional Response of Environmental Microorganisms to Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation” Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Co-Principal Investigator $1,480,460 ($709,959), (2017-2022).
3 Year NSF Grant (2015-2018).
Synthetic biology can help meet growing demand for sustainable advanced biofuels. Complex pathways for the total synthesis of biofuels are routinely expressed in microbial systems. This project seeks to improve the production of biodiesel in an engineered strain of bacteria by optimizing how renewable substrates are utilized through the use of protein-based metabolite sensors and enzymes with appropriate properties. An additional aim of the project is use this feedback control to make pathways more robust in their ability to maintain high production rates in spite of changing environmental or process conditions. The results of this project may also apply to other metabolic pathways that produce sustainable fuels and chemicals, allowing translation of biotechnologies from the lab to industry with more certainty and fewer complications. The research performed will be the focal point of our efforts to engage women potentially interested in STEM careers, in the state of South Carolina. We aim to integrate education and research by providing training opportunities for students already in STEM, and local outreach to young women who might become more interested in STEM. Finally, this research will be integrated into a new elective course on protein and metabolic engineering offered at Clemson University.
This project uses simple unsteady-state kinetic models to rationalize protein engineering and synthetic biology based improvements to E. coli biodiesel production. Modeling suggests inefficiency due to pathway imbalance. Better flux distributions can be achieved through simple genetic and protein engineering efforts. Enzymes with catalytic efficiencies predicted to improve biodiesel production will be used. Critical enzymes will be engineered using directed evolution to relieve pathway bottlenecks. Protein-level feedback control will be engineered and combined with genetic level feedback control to allow pathway fluxes to remain high in spite of short and long time-scale metabolic perturbations. The combination of genetic and protein-level dynamic control will allow biofuel and other chemical producing systems to withstand perturbations from environmental variation and scale-up conditions without suffering large losses in yield and efficiency. The results of this project may lead to more general methods for balancing pathways that does not rely on explicit kinetic or flux data.
AFOSR YIP: 3 Year Grant (2015-2018).
Thermostable enzymes from thermophilic extremophiles allow prolonged use of these biocatalysts; however, their activity is greatly compromised at lower temperatures encountered in the environment and physiological systems. Psychrophilic enzymes have evolved more efficient catalytic mechanisms to act efficiently at cold temperatures, but are typically unstable at higher temperatures or over extended times. The combination of these properties would result in enzymes that are highly thermostable and optimally active across a broad temperature range. The goal of the research in this proposal is to develop a set of rational design principles for the engineering the cold-activity into mesostable and thermostable enzymes. Through the careful analysis of biochemical and biophysical data of psychrophilic, mesophilic, thermophilic lipases, we will determine important characteristics and quantitative relationships between these properties and the cold-activity. Our hypothesis is that active site proximal flexibility is an important determinant of cold-activity and can be engineered into thermophilic enzyme scaffolds with minimal loss of thermostability. We will test our hypothesis by engineering a thermostable and mesostable lipase to be broadly active across a wide temperature range and to withstand substantial thermal challenge. Mutants obtained through rational protein engineering, loop grafting, and directed evolution will be used to further refine the quantitative design rules we will establish. To extend the usefulness of this framework, we will engineer thermostable enzymes for materials synthesis and degradation, including organophosphorus hydrolases and cuntinases. This research should make it possible to quickly and rationally engineer most any thermostable enzyme to retain its activity across a wide temperature range. Therefore, enzymes may be deployed with optimum performance and extended lifetimes critical to USAF goals.
“BioNanomanufacturing of Carbide Aerogels”, SC Space Grant Consortium, Co-Principal Investigator, $50,000 ($12,000), (2015-2016).
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). 3 Year Grant with 2 Option Years (2016-2019).
Immobilization is frequently used to enhance the lifetime and stability of enzymes, yet a fundamental understanding of the interactions between enzymes, covalent linkers, and complex polymeric surfaces enabling accurate prediction of system performance is lacking. While prediction of enzyme behavior in simple monolayers is well described, these capabilities fall short on complex polymer surfaces used in electrochemical or optical biosensors. The stabilizing effects of enzyme immobilization results in enzymes with longer useful lifetimes; however, this can come at the expense of specific enzyme activity, due to mass transfer limitations caused by orientation effects, the complex interplay between enzyme-linker-substrate interactions, and immobilization related unfolding of enzyme structure. Current approaches for addressing enzyme immobilization focus mostly on solutions to specific problems, i.e., on a specific combination of enzyme, linker, and immobilization chemistry. A broadly applicable understanding of the molecular scale interactions between enzyme-linker-substrate is required to make accurate predictions of the best overall immobilization strategy. This project uses a combined experimental and computational approach to understand the fundamental interactions in enzyme-linker-substrate systems. By combining experimental and simulation data sets, we will identify how particular characteristics of the enzyme, the linker, and the polymeric surface influence structure and activity. This enzyme activity-linker-surface relationship can be used to predict the effect of immobilization strategy on the activity of the enzyme, with application to enzymes for specific detection of tributyl phosphate solvent used in nuclear fuel processing.
Blenner, M. (2015). Enzymatic deconstruction and metabolism of lignin for biofuels. Advances in Enzymatic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels, pp.20-34.
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| 1476 | Engineering Biopharmaceutical Production from Mammalian Cell Culture Over 70% of all biopharmaceuticals are made with Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells. Cell lines that are stable, productive, and produce consistent quality products require significant time and investments. This CI aims to develops tools and technologies to better understand the molecular basis for cell line stability and alterations in product quality. This work is done in close partnership with a consortium of industrial mentors from the biopharma industry. Team LeadersMark Blenner Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Dyllan Rives
Marc Birtwistle Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Accomplishments*Gurtler, S., *Peters, V., *Richbourg, T., *Williamson, Z., Ragland, M., Rives, D., Harcum, S. & Blenner, M. (2019, April). Analyzing ER Stress and UPR activation in highly producing Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) Cell Lines. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1821 | Qualitative Education Research in Math Anxiety This Qualitative Education Research in Math Anxiety Creative Inquiry project investigates the relationships between math anxiety, working memory, and experiences. Students in the project will learn how to perform qualitative research and gain insight into the nature of math anxiety and what teachers can do about it. Students from all majors are invited to
participate. The focus of the project is on math anxiety and qualitative research methods which may be of particular interest to secondary mathematics education majors or STEM majors in general. Team LeadersLuther Duncan Engineering & Science Educatio
D. Matthew Boyer Education & Human Dev
Karen High Engineering & Science Educatio
Jake Badger
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1822 | Design and Development of Medical Devices: Covid-19 Response This project will cover the design and development of medical devices capable of production by small industry. Design challenges including PPEs and a breathing apparatus for medical disasters. Building on work started in Spring 2020 in the School of Architecture we will extend the design, development, and testing of protective devices for medical personnel and first responders. We will seek to produce FDA approved designs and design improvements for existing devices and develop new designs. We will work with CURF to secure necessary forms to manage any technology transfer issues. Team LeadersWinifred Newman Architecture,Arts & Humanities
Timothy Sutherland School of Architecture
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| 635 | A non viral episomal vector system for induced pluripotent stem cell (IPS) production Embryonic stem cells hold great promise for the cures of a
variety of human diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's etc.. However, ES
cell research has been hampered due to the ethical concerns of the use of human
embryos. Recently, scientists have developed a novel way to convert somatic
cells into ES-like cells through forced expression of four transcription
factors key to the ES cell pluripotency maintenance. These cells are called
induced pluripotent stem cells (IPS). The initial method used for IPS induction
is based on retrovirus due to its high transfection efficiency. However, the
potential dangers of retrovirus induced insertional mutagenesis and
transformation pose great concerns for the applications of theses IPS cells in
human. Therefore a great deal of research efforts have been put in the search
of alternative delivery systems to create safer IPS cells, such as protein,
mRNA, plasmid, and non integrating viral system. My laboratory has working with
a non viral episomal vector based on the sequence of mammalian scaffold/matrix
attachment region (S/mar), which are sequences in the DNA of eukaryotic
chromosomes where the nuclear matrix attaches. S/mar sequences function as
architectural DNA components that organize the genome of eukaryotes into
functional units within the cell nucleus. Plasmids incorporated with S/mar
sequence can be maintained as replicative episomal units within mammalian
nuclei. We plan to clone the four transcription factors into this vector for
IPS induction. This episomal vector system will not only reduce or eliminate
the potentials of insertional mutagenesis, but also solve the problems of gradual
loss from transfected cells encountered by regular plasmids due to the episomal
replicative capacity of this plasmid. Team LeadersXianzhong Yu Biological Sciences
AccomplishmentsWe are collaborating with Orbis Health Solution and Lauren's Hope foundation trying to establish patient-specific IPS for the treatment of Sanfilippo Syndrome, a deadly genetic disease affecting children. Both the company and the foundation have donated reagents to our research and we hope that further collaboration will lead to grants from them.
*Amanda Barrett, a former member of our team, get hired by MUSC as a research specialist to do IPS related work.*Milap Patel, also a former member of our team, get hired by Orbis Health Solutions to do patient-specific IPS related research work.
Both hires are based on their experiences in our CI class.
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| 356 | Geologic Properties The properties of
geologic materials such as rocks, soil, and water highly influence the
placement and design of human constructs such as roads, dams, and buildings.
Understanding these properties help us design more sustainable structures with
less environmental impact. Team LeadersScott E Brame Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
Accomplishments*Mundell, H., & Shuller-Nickles, L. (2019). Evaluation of Spin Ordering in Fe3+-doped Hollandite: Implications for Nuclear Waste Management. Oral and Poster presentation at the 27th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Patson, S., & Brame, S. (2019). Detection of Rock Failures Using Plastic Fiber Optics and Wire Extensometers at Caesars Head State Park, SC. Presentation, Clemson, SC.
*Mckinzie, C., Brame, S., & Pullen, A. (2019). Timing of Crystallization and Metamorphism of Rocks Juxtaposed Along the Seneca Fault Near Clemson, SC Using U-Pb Geochronology. Presentation, Clemson, SC.
*Staub, A., Lazar, K., & Moysey, S. (2019). The Sediment Record as an Indicator of Changing Ocean-Lagoon Dynamics, Boka Ascension, Curacao. Presentation, Clemson, SC.
Mundell, H., & Nickles, L. (2018). Evaluation of Spin Ordering in Fe-Doped Hollandaise: Implications for Nuclear Waste Forms. Presentation, Indianapolis, IN.
*Campbell, M., Brame, S. (2019, April). Timing of Crystallization and Metamorphism of Rocks Juxtaposed along the Seneca Fault near Clemson, SC using U-Pb Geochronology. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Thomas, M., Smith, A., Lazar, K., & Brame, S. (2018). Using Fossils to Determine the Geologic Origin of the Hagood Millstone (Pickens, SC). Oral and poster presentation at 26th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Williams, R., Brame, S., & DeWolf, S. (2018). A Comparative Study of Wire and Plastic Fiber Optic Cable Extensometers. Oral and poster presentation at 26th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Thomas, M., Brame, S., Lazar, K., Smith, N. (2018, April). Using Fossils to Determine the Geologic Origin of the Hagood Millstone (Pickens, SC). Poster presentation at Clemson University 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Martuch, A. & Brame, S. (2017). Origin and Geochemical Relationships of Pegmatites in the Upper Piedmont of South Carolina. Oral and Poster presentation at the 25th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Avard, D. & Brame, S. (2017). Characterization of Accelerated Erosion and Failure Potential along Hunnicutt Creek. Oral and Poster presentation at the 25th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Wykel, J. & Brame, S. (2017, April). Nitrogen Loading and Coliform Bacteria in Eighteen Mile Creek. Poster presentation at the 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*McCaffrey, D. & Brame, S. (2016). Episodic Growth of Garnets from a Two-Mica Schist near Clemson, SC. Presented at 24th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Bagbey, D. & Murdoch, L., (2015). Characterization and Imaging of Pipe Flow Within a Natural Embankment. Presented at the 23rd Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Lyles, M. & Murdoch, L. (2013). Characterizing Water Content Trends in Saprolite Soils near Clemson, SC. Presented at the 21st Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Waterhouse, T., *Chamlee, W., *Baldwin, J., *Thompson, E., *Vaughan T. & Murdoch, L. (2013). Sediment Transport after Dam Removal on Twelve-Mile Creek, Norris, SC. Presented at the 21st Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Chamlee, W. & Murdoch, L., (2013). Modeling Sediment Transport associated with a Reservoir Sediment Release following Dam Removal on Twelve-mile Creek. SC. Presented at the 21st Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Baldwin, J. & Murdoch, L. (2013). Quantifying Radial Borehole Deformation During Well Tests. Presented at the 21st Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
Thompson, E., Bastian, B., Vaughan, T., & Murdoch, L. (2014, April). Evaluation of Hydrology of Hunnicutt Creek Wetland. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Kennedy, C., Murdoch, L., Genereux, D., Corbett, D., Stone, K., Pham, P., & Mitasova, H. (2010). Comparison of Darcian flux calculations and seepage meter measurements in a sandy streambed in North Carolina, United States. Water Resources Research, 46(9). doi: 10.1029/2009wr008342
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| 364 | Landscape Ecology and Conservation in the Appalachians Students in this CI are working to understand the influence of landscapes and land uses on snake movement and ecology. Team LeadersBryan Hudson
Russell Kyle Barrett Forestry & Environment Conserv
Accomplishments*Potter, H., *Carew, A., *Miller, B., *Cairco, B., Weaver, N., Barrett, K. (2015, October). The effect of a growing college town on stream health and abundance. Poster presented at The Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
*Cairco, B., Weaver, N., Barrett, K. (2015, October). Salamander and aquatic insect response to development in southern Appalachia. Poster presented at The Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
*Miller, B., Weaver, N., Barrett, K. (2015, Oct. 17). The influence of forest structure on Piedmont streams in Upstate South Carolina. Poster presented at the annual meeting of The Wildlife Society, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Surasinghe, T. & Baldwin, R. (2011, April). Exploitative competition among stream salamanders along a land-use gradient. Presented at Natural Resource Graduate Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Reinstein, Z., *Albright, K., *Enright, R., Surasinghe, T.D. & Baldwin, R. (2012, March). Riparian land-use as a predictor of salamander diversity in stream ecosystems in Upstate SC. Presented at Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Surasinghe, T.D., *McAlister, M. & Baldwin, R., (2012, February). Exploitative competition among stream salamanders along a land-use gradient. Presented at Southeastern Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, Falls Creek Fall State Park, TN.
Surasinghe, T., *Reinstein, Z., Baldwin, R. (2012). The community composition of stream salmanders as a function of riparain land-use. Presented at the Student Conference on Conservation Science, American Museum of Natural History, New York-Manhattan, NY.
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| 1733 | Effects of Alimend on digestibility of horses at risk of ulcers The objective of this study is to examine the effects of a gastric health supplement, Alimend, on the digestibility of fescue hay and pasture on horses prone to gastric ulcers. Team LeadersKristine Vernon Animal & Veterinary Sciences
Brittany Perron
Peyton Svagerko
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| 1735 | Using sports science to increase interest in STEM among K-12 athletes Outreach programs are an often used tool to “fix the leaking pipeline” by promoting interest in STEM in K-12 students. However, these programs predominately target students who already have an exposure to and interest in STEM. The goal of this CI is to develop and deliver a sports science outreach program to increase the size of the pool, by exposing the 56.6% of youth who participate in sports to STEM in way that’s relatable their athletic interests. Initially, we plan to focus on three sports: football, volleyball, and soccer (men and women’s). Team LeadersTyler Harvey Bioengineering
Jordon Gilmore Bioengineering
Meredith Owen Bioengineering
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| 1737 | 3D Printing and Graphic Communications This Creative Inquiry project introduces students to the core technologies, applications and production processes of three-dimensional printing. Students will learn 3D design, design for production and apply their knowledge in hands-on project work that will allow them to produce 3D objects of their own. We intend to use Mimaki 3duj-553 color 3D printer to study print quality and to create special effects. Team LeadersShu Chang Graphic Communications
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| 1243 | ENGAGE Dominica 4: Infrastructure Ever notice how convenient it is to have Google Maps and Google Street View when you want to look at a location that you've never been to before? In many small island developing states, this type of digital data does not exist. This group will research what it would take to develop a digital data set for primary roads on the island of Dominica. Over several trips, significant amounts of geolocated video has been obtained. This, along with the linear road mapping currently available will provide the starting point for this development. Team LeadersJennifer Ogle Civil Engineering
Joseph Marcsik
Isaiah Del Campbell
AccomplishmentsNabozna, J., *Gunst, J., *Marshall, C., Peterson, M., *Powers, A., *Vo, Y., *Zhou, S., Halliday, K., *Del Campbell, I., Ogle, J. (2019, April). Infrastructure. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1775 | Microbial transfer in hospitals : Empirical research study of contact transfer via nursing personnel Healthcare associated infections are deadly and costly in our medical practice. They negatively impact patient outcomes, while increasing length of patient stay and widespread antibiotic exposure, all of which in turn can increase chance for opportunistic infections, medical errors, deterioration and muscle wasting. Reducing bioburden by altering surface materials has been shown to significantly decrease HAIs. Current options for this are limited solely to copper bed linens. This research study is designed to identify and quantify contamination and spore transfer that occurs in daily nursing practice. This study will provide a basis for the development of new materials, fabrics, and linens in the form of copper and silver scrubs. Team LeadersKelliann Koehler
Olin Mefford Materials Science&Engineering
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| 922 | Biochromic Sensors for Food Safety Applications Biosensors based on the thermochromic polymer polydiacetylene are being developed for the detection of food-borne pathogens, such as salmonella, lysteria and E. coli. The sensing agents are engaged as simple devices, such as dips, swabs, and aerosols, They are immobilized on cellulose-based substrates, like paper, cotton pads, or dispersed into water. Team LeadersWilliam T Pennington Jr Chemistry
Julie Northcutt Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
Paul Dawson Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
AccomplishmentsKobra, K., O’Donnell, S., Ferrari, A., McMillen, C., & Pennington, W. (2018). Halogen bonding and triiodide asymmetry in cocrystals of triphenylmethylphosphonium triiodide with organoiodines. New Journal Of Chemistry, 42(13), 10518-10528. doi: 10.1039/c8nj01373j
Zhang, Y., Northcutt, J., Hanks, T., Miller, I., Pennington, B., Jelinek, R., Han, I., Dawson, P. (2017). Polydiacetylene sensor interaction with food sanitizers and surfactants. Food Chemistry, 221, 515–520. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.09.168
Outstanding Chemistry Senior at Clemson University Award, Western Carolina ACS Award*Andrew Poveromo
*Garbowski, S., *Poveromo, A., *Johnson, T., Gaulden, H., *Vanswol, J. Khadijatul, K. & Pennington, W. ( 2017, March 4) "Polydiacetylene biosensors for food safety." Presented at the 2nd Annual Chemistry Research Symposium, Clemson, SC.
Castiglione, E., *Haines, J., *MacPherson, G., McNamara, C., Melnychuk, J., Parker, J., Vanswol, J., Kobra, K. & Pennington, W.T. (2017, September 22). Polydiacetylenes: Sensor Applications and Reversible Thermochromism. Presented at the College of Science Undergraduate Research Showcase, Clemson, SC.
Pennington, W.T., Khadijatul, K., Dawson, P., Hanks, T.W., Jelinek, R., Northcutt, J. (2016, October 23-26). "Polydiacetylenes: Sensor Applications and Reversible Thermochromism." Invited talk to be presented in the Molecules to Functional Supramolecular Materials Symposium at the 2016 Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Columbia SC.
Gotthelf, G.I., Hill, S.C., Pennington, W.T. (2015, April). Reversible Thermochromism in Polydiacetylenes. Presented at South Carolina Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Furman University.
*Garbowski, S.J., *Reamer, S.A., Hill, S.C., Pennington, W.T. (2015, April). Immobilization of Polydiacetylene Sensors onto Cellulose. Presented at South Carolina Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Furman University.
Binational Agricultural Research and Development Grant for collaboration between our group and groups at Furman University and at Ben Gurion University in Israel.
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| 376 | Popular Science Journalism The overall goal of this project is to produce a science column in the student body newspaper, The Tiger. The name of the column is Tigra scientifica and is used to report on the hottest topics in scientific and academic research. Team LeadersLesly Temesvari Biological Sciences
AccomplishmentsTuten, H., & Temesvari, L. (2013). Popular Science Journalism: Facilitating Learning through Peer Review and Communication of Science News. Journal Of College Science Teaching, 42(4), 46-49.
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| 377 | Medical Textiles This project is aimed at developing new smart materials for biomedical applications: with antibacterial and/or anti-inflammatory properties for tissue regeneration and healthcare products. The use of textile materials for medical and healthcare products ranges from simple gauze or bandage materials to scaffolds for tissue culturing and a large variety of prostheses for permanent body implants. Team LeadersVladimir Reukov Bioengineering
Alexey Vertegel Bioengineering
Accomplishments*Mehta, A., *Riser, K., *Camargo, M., *Gutierrez, K., *Nikkila, J., *Tourville, N., *Moses, Q., *Kim, H., *Broyles, D., Reukov, V. (2019, April). Absorbing Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles into an ePTFE Hernia Mesh. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Roberts, F., *Roberts, T., *Bagnal, W., & Reukov, V. (2017). MacroAFM: A Macroscopic Model for High School and Undergraduate Education. Presented at the 2017 Annual Biomedical Engineering Society Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
*Bagnal, W., *Roberts, T., *Roberts, F. & Reukov, V. (2017, April). An Educational Model of an Atomic Force Microscope. Presented at the 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Bagnal, W., *Roberts, F., *Roberts, T., Reukov, V. & Shaporev, A. (2017, April). An Educational Model of an Atomic Force Microscope. Poster presentation at the 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Bagnal, W., *Canas, B., *Roberts, T., *Tilles, J. & Reukov, V. (2016, April 6). Macroscopic Model of Atomic Force Microscopy. Presented at the 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
*Tilles, J., Shaporev, A. & Reukov, V. (2016, March 11-13). mHealth Musculoskeletal Applications: Bluetooth Low-Energy Devices and Android. Presented at the 32nd Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Shreveport, LA.
*Hoelzen, M., *Athavale, D., *Portilla Rodriguez, M., Reukov, V. & Shaporev, A. (2014, April). Macro-AFM model. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
CI: 377. (2017). MacroAFM retrace over ping-pong balls. [Photo].
CI: 377. (2015). Students working on part selection for building. [Image].
CI: 377. (2015). Framework building. [Image].
CI: 377. (2015). Wiring inside the framework. [Image].
CI: 377. (2015). Framework wiring. [Image].
CI: 377. (2015). Framework wiring. [Image].
CI: 377. (2015). Assembled X-Y stage of MacroAFM model.
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| 378 | Designing Medical Technology for the Developing World Developing countries face healthcare challenges
every day, whether it is lack of supplies or a shortage of healthcare
professionals. Medical devices and equipment that are considered standard in
hospitals in the United States can be hard to find and very expensive in
developing countries, such as Tanzania. Tanzania has recently made significant
advances with the quality of their healthcare; however, there are still many hurdles that need to be overcome. The goal of this Creative Inquiry team is to design and develop
medical instrumentation and monitors that are robust, user-friendly, and
low-cost for developing countries. The students on this team will be expected
to work on electronics and instrument design.
These types of projects not only have the ability to improve the lives
of young infants and families, but they can also impact the medical field in
developing nations worldwide. In addition to doing design, students are
expected to learn about Tanzania. Students will learn about Tanzanian culture,
government and healthcare structure. In addition, students will learn some
basic conversational Swahili. Team LeadersDelphine Dean Bioengineering
Melinda Harman Bioengineering
John D DesJardins Bioengineering
Melissa McCullough Bioengineering
William Richardson Bioengineering
Accomplishments*Elpers, M., *Harrison, A., *Downing, M., Mefford, T., McCullough, M., DesJardins, J., Richardson, W., & Dean, D. (2018). Kifua Pampu: A Robust Breast-Pump for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV. Presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Atlanta, GA.
*Boulos, J., *Gaston, E., *Grahne, M., *Nguyen, H., McCullough, M., Richardson, W., DesJardins, J., & Dean, D. (2018). Development of Mobility Device for the Visually Impaired in Developing Countries. Presented at the Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
*Guion, N., *DeMass, I., *Gilbert, R., *Brewer, C., *Guion, K., DesJardins, J., & Dean, D. (2018). HojaHealth: Portable Patient Monitoring. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Atlanta, GA.
*Nigoa, D., *Mandilwar, S., *Fenner, R., McCullough, M., DesJardins, J., Richardson, W., & Dean, D. (2018). Demonstrating the Viability of Using Zinc-Air Batteries in Oxygen Sensors for Low-Resource Settings. Presented at the 2018 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
*Byars, B., *Cannon, K., *Downing, M., *Elpers, M., *Hartsell, M., *Hargett, B., *Jamison, A., *Lee, T., *Livingstone, M., *Morton, Z., *Neely, K., *Pagendarm, H., *Rafka, H., *Ryan, T., *Shaffer, J., *Springer, G., *Staino, R., *Tedeschi, A., Harrison, J., Hargett, Z., *McCullough, M., DesJardins, J., *Richardson, W., Dean, D. (2019, April). Global Health Design. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Cannon, K., *Cheser, J., *Elpers, M., *Guion, K., *Hargett, B., *Harrison, A., *Hurd, J., *Jamison, A., *Judge, M., *Livingstone, M., *McKeown, T., *Guion, N., *Turbeville, R., *Demass, I., *Brewer, C., & *Gilbert, R. (2018, April). Global Health Design for Tanzania. Poster presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Guion, K., Dean, D., *Rohde, J., *Young, C., *Gilbert, R., *Wilson, G., DesJardins, J., *Erickson, H. & *Hargett, Z. (2017, April). Medical Technology for Developing Countries. Poster presentation at the 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Young, C., *DeMass, I., *Brewer, C., *Gilbert, R., *Guion, K., McCullough, M., *DesJardins, J. & Dean, D. (2016). Assessment of Medical Equipment in Kisarawe, Tanzania. Presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Minneapolis, MN.
*Stafford, S. & DesJardins, J. (2015, November), Designing Medical Devices for the Developing World: A Global Health Partnership in Biotechnology. Oral presentation at the Partnering for Impact in Global and Public Health Symposium, Charleston, SC
Cobb, A., *Hawks, Z., *Herbst, A. & *Rohde, J., (2015, December), MicroSense, Invention disclosure presentation to CURF. Oral presentation to the Clemson University Research Foundation, Clemson, SC.
*Rohde, J., *Brewer, C., *Young, C., *DeMass, I, *Guion, K., *Gilbert, R., *Hargett, Z., *Stafford, S., & Cobb, A, (2016, April) Designing Medical Technology for the Developing World. Poster Presented at the 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson SC.
*Showghi, J. D., *Stafford, S. G., *Veliz, J. S., Dean, D., DesJardins, J. & Rodriguez, J. (2014, March 28). Respire Medical, a breath assistive device for low resource settings. Presented at Fifth Annual National Undergraduate Global Health Technologies Design Competition, Houston, TX.
*Showghi, J., *Stafford, S., *Rohde, J., *Hawks, Z., *Herbst, A., *Veliz, J., *Murdy, J., Dean, D., DesJardins, J., Rodriguez, J. & Gainey, K. (2015, April). Designing Medical Technology for the Developing World. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Elpers, M., *McCaskill, B., *Sosdian, L. & Dean, D. (2010, April) Tanzania 2011 Wazungu, Saving Babies, and Awesome People. Presented at the Bioengineering Undergraduate Research Day, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Elpers M., *McCaskill, B., *Sosdian, L. & Dean, D. (2010, April) Tanzania 2011 Wazungu, Saving Babies, and Awesome People. Presented at the Honor's College Research and Travel Award Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Elpers M., *McCaskill, B., *Sosdian, L. & Dean, D. (2010, October). Low-Cost Temperature Control Alarm Systems Designed for Application in Third World Countries. Presented at the SouthEast Biomedical Engineering Career Conference, Orlando, FL.
*Kofoed, M., *Keith, K., *Nicholas, J., Dean, D. & DesJardins, J. (2012). Medical Equipment Breakdown Survey Weil Bugando Referral Hospital, Tanzania. Presented at the 2012 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
*Wiles, L., *Langworthy, S., *Halsey, M., DesJardins, J. & Dean, D. (2012). Development of a Low-Cost Blood Glucose Monitoring System for Implementation in Resource-Poor Settings. Presented at the 2012 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
*Youngman, T., *Kofoed, M., *Martin, D., *Metzger, A., Dean, D. & Desjardins, J. (2013). Developing a Woven Grass Neck Brace for Low Resource Implementation. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Seattle, WA.
*Devon, A., *Gainey, K., *Adams, H., & Desjardins, J. & Dean, D. (2013). Designing Neonatal Monitoring Devices for Resource-Poor Settings. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Seattle, WA.
*Gainey, K., *Ovington, P., Desjardins, J. & Dean D. (2013). Design of Low Cost Glucometer and InkJet Printed Test Strips. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Seattle, WA.
*Adams, H., *Adams, R., *Devon, C., *Hall, R., *Hargett, A., *Herbst, A., *Ovington, P., *Rye, K., *Stafford, S., *Tibbs, M., *Veliz, J., *Youngblood, R., Dean, D., Desjardins, J., *Gainey, K., *Metzger, A., Rodriguez, J. (2014, April). Designing medical technology for developing countries. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Mamola, P., Dean, D., *Adams, H., *Gainey, K., & *Russell, M. (2013). Helping improve hospitals in Tanzania- Engineering medical equipment for developing countries. Presentation.
NIH NMH R01 1R01MH111366-01
“Impact of Integrated HIV/NCD Screening on HIV Testing Uptake and Engagement in HIV Care: an RCT in Kisarawe, Tanzania”
PI: M. Sweat (MUSC), D. Dean and D. DesJardins (Clemson)
Award dates: Aug. 2016-2021
Total award: ~$3.5M
"Developing World Biomedical Device Innovation Co-op Program", VentureWell, $30,500
https://venturewell.org/portfolio-item/developing-world-biomedical-device-innovation-co-op-program/
This grant funds internship experience for our CI students to travel to Tanzania and do medical device assessment and needs finding.
Dean, D., DesJardins, J., McCullough, M., *Brewer, C., DeMass, I., *Guion, K., & *Young, C. (2016). Designing Medical Devices for Developing Countries. Electronic Component News, 8-9.
*Rohde, J., Cobb, A., *Gilbert, R., *Hawks, Z., Desjardins, J., Dean, D. (2016, July), "Development of Low-cost Impediometric Biosensors for Clinical Diagnostics and Water Testing", Proceedings of the annual Biomedical Engineering Society
*Gainey Wilson, K., *Ovington, P. and Dean, D. (2015). A Low-Cost Inkjet-Printed Glucose Test Strip System for Resource-Poor Settings. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, 9(6), pp.1275-1281.
CI team was Clemson finalist for Clemson InVenture competition and they competed in the pitch competition on Feb. 2016.
http://tv.clemson.edu/acc_inventure_prize_clemson_competition_full_event/
Kayla Gainey Wilson (former CI student) was a US finalist in the James Dyson Award competition.
http://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/student-created-medical-device-advances-in-competition/
*Carson Brewer participated on the Emory Global Health Competition as the engineering student on MUSC's team.
http://globalhealth.musc.edu/blog/musc-team-reflects-emory-university-global-health-case-competition
The Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize Competition is a nationwide search for the most inventive undergraduate and graduate students, with winning undergraduate teams receiving $10,000 in two categories and graduate student winners receiving $15,000 in two categories: 1. "Cure it!"� for students with inventions that can improve healthcare. 2. "Use it!" for students with inventions that can improve consumer devices and tools. Tyler Ovington*, Alex Devon*, and Kayla Gainey* won in the "Cure it!"� undergraduate team category for their work in the Designing Medical Technology for the Developing World Creative Inquiry project. The Lemelson-MIT Program celebrates outstanding inventors and inspires young people to pursue creative lives and careers through invention.
The Woven Solutions team (Matthew Kofoed*, Danielle Martin*, Adam Metzger*, and Tyler Youngman*) from our CI won the Spiro Institutes Social LaunchPad Competition in April, 2013, for their work on woven neck braces that can be produced and used in low-technology areas such as rural Tanzania.
Katelyn Rye* and Sarah Stafford* (rising junior won the LIMBS International Design competition on prosthesis/orthosis design for developing countries. The finals were held at UT El Paso this weekend and Katelyn and Sarah won first place ($1000). It was for the latest design of the grass-woven neck brace from Tanzaniahttp://engineering.utep.edu/announcement061614.htm
Adam Metzger*, and Tyler Youngman* from our CI came in 2nd place at the Rice 360 Global Health Technology competitions for their work on woven neck braces that can be produced and used in low-technology areas such as rural Tanzania.
CI program and student, *Jacki Rohde, featured in Anderson Independent Mail video and article:
Eads, M. Anderson Indepent Mail. (2016). Clemson engineering students devise cheap health solutions
Lemelson MIT. (2014). Glucosense, 2014 Lemelson-MIT "Cure it!" Undergraduate Team Winner, Clemson University team of Tyler Ovington, Alex Devon, and Kayla Gainey [Video].
Johnson, W. (2014). Clemson students head to Africa to help save lives.
Lemelson MIT. (2014). Presentation by 2014 $10,000 Lemelson-MIT "Cure it!" Undergraduate Team Winners from Clemson University, Kayla Gainey and Alex Devon, explain their team invention: Developing a low-cost glucometer and strip system for diabetics in resource-poor settings.
Lemelson MIT. (2014). Presentation by 2014 $10,000 Lemelson-MIT "Cure it!" Undergraduate Team Winners from Clemson University, Kayla Gainey and Alex Devon, explain their team invention: Developing a low-cost glucometer and strip system for diabetics in resource-poor settings.
Clemson Engineering World Health. (2014). Our team is part of the Creative Inquiry program at Clemson University. We work to provide sustainable healthcare technology to clinicians in resource poor settings.
Clemson Engineering World Health. (2014). Glucosense Project Summary- Clemson University.
Osby, L. (2014). Clemson students develop cheaper way to produce diabetes test strips.
Reporter, S. (2014). Clemson University Students Develop Cheap Blood Sugar Testing Kit.
Osby, L. (2014). Clemson research could help diabetics.
CI: 378. (2014). Katelyn Rye and Sarah Stafford (with Dr. Jorge Rodriguez, co-mentor) won the LIMBS International Design competition on prosthesis/orthosis design for developing countries. The finals were held at UT El Paso. Katelyn and Sarah won first place ($1000). It was for the latest design of the grass-woven neck brace from Tanzania.
Updated Invention disclosure to the university. (Hopefully should file patent soon)
(CURF #2013-069) "Electrochemical Biosensor for the Detection of Microorganisms in Liquid Medium"
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| 960 | Campus Suicide Prevention This project focuses on campuswide suicide prevention as part of Clemson's Tigers Together to Stop Suicide initiative (www.clemson.edu/suicideprevention). The project entails both programmatic and research activities focused on developing, delivering, and evaluating campus educational campaigns. Team LeadersHeidi Zinzow Psychology
Kristi Bussell Student Health Center
Martha Thompson Public Health Sciences
Accomplishments*Roth, R., *Erikson, D., Johnson, A., *Solomon, D., *Wayt, R., *Nicks, A., *Ward, K., Bussell, K., Thompson, M., & Zinzow, H. (2019). A Controlled Trial of Impact on Knowledge and Behavioral Change. Tigers Together Suicide Prevention Advocacy Training, Clemson, SC.
*Roth, R., *Erikson, D., *Johnson, A., *Solomon, D., *Wayt, R., *Ward, K., *Nicks, A., *Thompson, M., *Bussell, K., *Zinzow, H. (2019, April). Tigers Together Advocacy Training: A Controlled Trial of Impact on Knowledge and Behavioral Change. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Erikson, D., *Free, K., *Krug, B., *Fields, M., *Solomon, D., *Roth, R., & *Webster, C. (2018, April). The impact of trauma, emotion regulation, and media contagion effects on non-suicidal self injury and suicidal behavior. Poster presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Stanton, C., *Farrenkopf, K., *Free, K., *Fritsche, A., *Krug, B., *Fields, M., *Bogardus, L., Zinzow, H., Thompson, M. (2017, April). Tigers Together: Examining the Efficacy of a Suicide Prevention Advocacy Training. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Clemson University. (2017). Tigers Together [Video].
VanSyckel, L. (2016). Fighting suicide on Clemson’s campus.
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| 643 | Aspire: Developing Peer Delivered Initiatives to Foster the Promotion of a Healthy Campus Aspire: Developing Peer Delivered Initiatives to Foster
the Promotion of a Healthy Campus works with the Aspire to Be Well Program, which
is a 90-minute
peer-led health- and safety-focused dialogue and CU 1000 requirement. The
dialogue covers key areas to maintaining a healthy and safe campus including
overall wellness, alcohol and other drug misuse prevention, mental health and
suicide prevention, and interpersonal violence prevention. Students will gain
an understanding of campus resources and learn how to help others in need
through risk-reduction strategies and bystander intervention. Students enrolled
in this Creative Inquiry will explore topics related to Aspire, receive
extensive training on delivering the content to new students and research trends
related to health and wellness in higher education. Team LeadersChloe Greene Student Health Center
Jennifer Goree Student Health Center
Martha Thompson Public Health Sciences
Rosemary Holt School of Nursing
Accomplishments*Steele, A., Greene, C., Myer, C., *Stone, L. (2019, April). The Unregulated Market of Social Media, And its Affect on the Alcohol Habits of College Students. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Batson, K., Brown, D., Greene, C., *Zugg, R., *Grooms, T., & Thompson, M. (2018, April). Increasing Students Holistic Wellness Through the Aspire to Be Well Program. Poster session presented at the Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Uzell, L., Brown, D., Goree, J., Green, C., Palmer, H., Thompson, M. (2017, April). Increasing Student Resiliency through the Aspire to be Well Program. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Hester, E., *Wood, S., and *Webster, C. (2016). "Aspire Presentation". Presented at Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Thompson, M., Allison, H., Goree, J., Green, C., Rock, K., *Harbin, M., *Smith, T., & *Uzell, L., (2016, April). Increasing Suicide Awareness and Prevention on Campus Through the Aspire to Be Well Program. Presented at 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Allison, H., Burnette, C., Duncan, R., Greene, C., (2015, March). Breaking Down the Silos of Prevention. NAPSA Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Allison, H., Greene, C., Goree, J., *Hinson, A., Rock, K., Shaw, C., & Thompson, M. (2015). Developing Peer Delivered Initiatives to Foster the Promotion of a Healthy Campus. Poster presentation at Clemson University 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Goree, J., Greene, C., Thompson, M., & Zinzow, H. (2015). Aspire to Be Well Fall 2014. Student Affairs Vice President Cabinet Meeting, Clemson, SC.
CI: 643. (2015). Poster presentation at 2015 FoCI.
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| 1552 | Waikiki and the World: A Study of the Pacific Islands and Their Peoples This Creative Inquiry project provides an opportunity for students to
evaluate the impact of colonialism, contemporary capitalism and modern tourism on the physical integrity
of the Hawaiian islands and their culture by exploring the history, art, and
worship practices of the indigenous peoples. Hawaii and the rest of the Pacific Islands represent a special place in
the cultural imagination of those who live outside of the region. Its image as
a tropical paradise filled with exotic landscapes and peoples has been shaped
through the lens of American pop culture from films, television shows, musical
theater productions to party themed-sets and popular music, all which inform the development of Hawaiian tourism. Team LeadersWilliam Terry History
Katie Laporte
| College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities | B |
| 397 | Computational Design Group The Clemson School of Architecture Computational Design Group engages in a critical exploration of emergent technologies and material science in architectural design. The aim of this group is to house several, more specific, research agendas concerning applications of computing methods in architecture under one, more general, classification of ‘computational design’. We are currently working with Immersive Virtual Environments, specifically with Mixed Reality (VR/MR/AR) to enhance the design and fabrication of built environments. Team LeadersDavid Lee School of Architecture
Nate Newsome Sonoco Inst Pkg Design & Graph
AccomplishmentsCI: 397. (2017). Our new AR/VR testing LAB!
CI: 397. (2014). Various gravity molds. [Image].
CI: 397. (2014). Gravity molding. [Image].
CI: 397. (2012). F[r]AME installation. [Image].
CI: 397. (2012). Glove flex sensor testing. [Image].
CI: 397. (2012). Screen wall display. [Image].
CI: 397. (2012). AIA Greenville Alteration 2012 installation write up. [Image].
CI: 397. (2013). Unveiling - AIA Greenville Architecture Month 2010. [Image].
CI: 397. (2015). Animated curved folding. [Image].
CI: 397. (2013). Animated curved folding. [Image].
*Crile, B., Lee, D. & *Scherer, J. (2018, March 1-3). "Design Instrumentation in an Immersive Virtual Environment". Presented at the 'Time' 34th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student. Ed. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, Ohio.
*Danahy, P. (2017, April 5-6). The Machined Shoe. Poster presented at Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Danahy, P., Lee, D., *Bell, E. (2017, April). The M. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Lee, David. (2016, February 25-27). Topological Tactics. Presented at the National Conference on the Beginning Design Student at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
Lee, D., *Colquhoun, A., *Mabe, S. & *Newberry, J. (2012, April). Visualizing Curricula. Presented at the 7th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Lee, D. & Newbold, M. (2011 April). Advanced Architectural Geometry: Subdivision Surfaces. Presented at the 6th annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Lee, D., Hutcherson, D.*, Mountcastle, A. 2013. "Animated Curved Folding" in ACADIA 2013: Adaptive Architecture. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture. Edited by Philip Beesley, Omar Khan, and Michael Stacey. p413-414. Riverside Architectural Press, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Lee, D., *Darsinos, A., *Perkinson, D., *Schulte, E., Stone, D. 2013, "Self-Organizing Origami Structures" in ACADIA 2013: Adaptive Architecture.Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture. Edited by Philip Beesley, Omar Khan, and Michael Stacey. p421-422. Riverside Architectural Press, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
*Smentek, B., *Javed, A., & Lee, D. (2014). Light-responsive facade prototype. Poster presented at the Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Smentek, B., *Javed, A., & Lee, D. (2014). Structural optimization using FEA tools. Poster presented at the 9th Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Lee, D. (2016). Topological Tactics. In 32nd National Conference on the Beginning Design Student (pp. 155-166). San Luis Obispo: California Polytechnic State University.
Lee, D. (2014). Creative Inquiry: A case for specialized research as foundation of the undergraduate architecture curriculum. In: 102nd ACSA Annual Meeting. ACSA Press, pp.831-837.
Lee, D. (2011). Meta-Zoning Logistics. In: Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture Regional Conference. pp.25-30.
| College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities | B |
| 416 | TAGA Journal This project offers students the opportunity to design, edit and produce a technical journal showcasing student research in Graphic Communications as well as compete with schools internationally for recognition for the quality of their work. The team attends the international Technical Association for the Graphic Arts (TAGA) Annual Technical Conference to present their journals for the competition and to meet and learn from top researchers in the Graphic Communications industry. Team LeadersLiam O'Hara Graphic Communications
AccomplishmentsFerguson, F. (2017, March 20-22) Brand Personality (Web vs. Print): Consumer Perception of Color in Branding. Presented at the 69th TAGA Annual Technical Conference, Houston, TX.
*Bates, V., *Fidler, L., *Dillard, C., *Jones, H., *Queen, K., *Brown, D., *Epps, B. & *Marion, A. (2017, March). "Clemson Chapter Student Journal". Presented at the TAGA Annual Technical Conference, Houston, TX.
Fergurson, J. (2017). Brand Personality (Web vs. Print): Consumer Perception of Color in Branding. In 69th Annual Technical Conference (pp. 376-401). Warrendale, PA: TAGA.
The students were recognized for Best Design and Best Production in the student journal competition, the Helmut Kippan Cup, by the TAGA Board of Directors.
| College of Business | D |
| 418 | Exploration into Soft Tissue Sports Injuries: Diagnosis and Prevention The impact of injury on athletes is well known by the general public. Current research shows that many injuries are caused by repetitive stresses to a joint, tendon, or ligament. In this project we will use medical imaging techniques, tissue and cell based measurements, and body scale sensor data to develop measurements, and analyses to detect and diagnose the potential causes, existence of, severity, and eventually efficacy of treatment for soft tissue injuries injury. This project has a wide potential impact as well as the opportunity to work with clinicians in a clinical setting. Team LeadersDelphine Dean Bioengineering
Olivia Newkirk
Accomplishments*Newkirk, O., *Judge, M., *Lindsey, K., *Seilkop, A., *Santore, A., *Shannon, M., *Bednarek, C., *Schindler, K., *Lee, R. & Moses, Q.(2019, April). Tendon Structure and Properties as it Relates to Sports Injuries. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Coode, M., *Maggio, M., *Newkirk, O., *Wood, E., & *Judge, M. (2018, April). Investigation of Ligament and Tendon Tear Dectection for Baseball. Poster presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum in Clemson, SC.
*Bocklet, C., *Kowal, E., *Hefter, G., *Marlowe, M., *Warner, M., *Harley, W., Dean, D. & Kwartowitz, D. M. (2016, October 5-8) “Ultrasound Elastography Probe Design for Rotator Cuff Diagnosis.” Presented at the BMES Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
*Harley, W., *Kowal, E., *Showers, K., *Corbett, C., *Scruggs, H., *Hefter, G., *Marlowe, M., *Matel, N., Dean, D. & Kwartowitz, D. (2015). Ultrasound Elastography Probe Design for Rotator Cuff Diagnosis. Presented at the 2015 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL.
*Scruggs, H., *Cusik, A., *Grove, K., *Guo, Q., *Perry, K., *Rogers, M., Kwartowitz, D. & Dean, D. (2012). Force sension ultrasound probe design for better rotator cuff injury diagnosis. Presented at the 2012 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
*Scruggs, H., *Corbett, C., *Cusick, A., *Perry, K., *Sudduth, B., *Cash, H., *Showers, K., *Hanschke, M., Dean, D. & Kwartowitz, D. (2013). Force Sensor Ultrasound Probe Design for Better Rotator Cuff Injury Diagnosis. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Seattle, WA.
*Showers, M., *Kerr, C., *Cash, H., *Corbett, C., *Kowal, E., *Scruggs, H., *Hanschke, M., Dean, D. & Kwartowitz, D. (2014, April). Detachable force sensor for an ultrasound probe to improve rotator cuff injury diagnosis. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Hefter, G., *Warner, M., Dean, D., Kwartowitz, D. (submitted 2017). Force sensor ultrasound probe design for better rotator cuff injury diagnosis. IEEE Engineering in Medicine.
The team won 1st place in the audience vote for the FoCI photography contest
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 879 | Fire ecology and invasive plants This project will help student gain knowledge about wildfire in forests, and how fire acts as an agent of natural selection affecting the ecology and evolution of plants, especially woody plants and trees. Team LeadersGaofeng Wang Forestry & Environment Conserv
Calvin Norman
Bridget Blood Forestry & Environment Conserv
Trisha Markus
AccomplishmentsThird place poster award at SE-EPPC/NC-IPC regional conference
*Thomas, D.J., Durham, W.P., Pile, L.S., Wang, G.G. (2015). Are woody non-native invasive plants adapted to frequent surface fires in the southeastern US? Presented at the Society of American Foresters National Convention, Baton Rouge, LA.
*Steppe, C., *Adams, C., *Spencer, H., Pile, L.S., Wang, G.G. (2015). Are woody non-native invasive plants of Asian origin adapted to frequent fire regimes that were historically characteristic of the southeastern US? Presented at the Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council (SE-EPPC) and North Carolina Invasive Plant Council (NC IPC) Joint Annual Meeting, Chapel Hill, NC.
*Adams, C., *Lund, M., *Spencer, H., *Brady, T., *Garland, T., *Hutto, H., *Myers, C., *Raeckelboom, M., *Steppe, C., *Thomas, D., Pile, L.S., Wang, G.G. (2015). Increasing our scientific knowledge of invasive plant species of the Southeastern US and promoting public awareness. Presented at Clemson University 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum. Clemson, SC.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1585 | Micro-Heart Tissue Pumps and Pipes Heart disease is the #1 cause of death in the world every year, and finding new therapies to treat heart disease is very slow and very expensive. Fortunately, researchers are able to grow small pieces of heart tissue in the lab to test new therapies as quickly, cheaply, and safely as possible. Unfortunately, these heart cells in a dish do not behave the same as heart cells in our body because they are no longer subjected to the same mechanical environment of a beating heart under pressure. In this creative inquiry, we are developing new culture chambers for growing heart cells in mechanically-realistic conditions in order to improve future therapy screens. Students will work in teams to (1) build miniature pump and pipe chambers, (2) grow heart-like tissues within these chambers, and (3) test the effects of different therapies on these functional tissues under disease-like conditions. Team LeadersWilliam Richardson Bioengineering
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 424 | Synthesis and Modification of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Students will focus on understanding the structure-property relationships of magnetic nanoparticles. Specifically the team will investigate how size and composition change the magnetic properties of these systems. Team LeadersOlin Mefford Materials Science&Engineering
AccomplishmentsFellows, B.D., *Sandler, S., Yan, Z. & Mefford, O.T. (2018 May 22-26) Extended LaMer Synthesis of Nonstoichiometric Ferrites with Enhanced Magnetic Properties for Magnetic Hyperthermia. Presented at the 12th International Conference on the Scientific and Clinical Applications of Magnetic Carriers, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
*Bleyer, C., *Patterson, L., *Stegura, C., *Young, C., Yan, Z. & Mefford, O.T. Systematic Investigation of Doped Ferrites for Increased Energy Conversion. Presented at the Annual MagMED MRS/OSA Poster Competition, Clemson, SC
Mefford, O., *Bleyer, C., *Patterson, L., *Stegura, C. & *Young, C. (2018). Systematic Investigation of Doped Ferrites for Increased Energy Conversion in MagMED. Presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Sandler, S., Nguyen, C., *Fuller, K., Fellows, B.D., *Bigner, J., *Timmins, S., Lantz, K., Stefik, M. & Mefford, O.T. (2017, March 16) Investigation of Cobalt doped ferrite nanoparticles for use in MagMED. Presented at the MRS Poster session, Clemson, SC.
*Livingston, J., *Sandler, S., and *Nguyen, C. (2017, May 1). MagMED of Cobalt Ferrite. Presented at Mefford-Kitchens Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Sandler, S., Fellows, B., *Livingston, J., *Fuller, K., *Bigner, J., *Timmins, S., Lantz, K., Stefik, M., and Mefford, O. (2017, June 5-7). Systematic Investigation of Cobalt Doped Ferrites for Increased Energy Conversion in MagMED. Poster Presentation at Frontiers in Biomagnetic Particle V in Asheville, NC.
*Livingston, J., *Sandler, S., Nguyen, C., Fellows, B., and Mefford, O. (2017, March 16). Investigation of Cobalt-Doped Ferrite Particles for Use in MagMED. Presented at MRS/OSA Poster Competition, Clemson University.
Mefford, O.T. (2016). Evaluation of Substituted Ferrites in Magnetically Modulated Energy Delivery (MagMED) via SAXS. Presented at the 68th Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Columbia, SC.
Bigner, J.*, Fellows, B., Goodling, A., Kirkland, E.*, Mefford, O., Saunders, M., Timmins, S.* (2016, June 30). Beyond Magnetite: Evaluation of Substituted Ferrites in MagMED. Retrieved from Magnetic North V, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
Timmins, S.*, Kirkland, E.*, Fuller., K*, Livingston, J.*, Sandler, S.*, Bigner, J.*, Fellows, B., and Mefford, O. (2016, March 24). Synthesis and Characterization of Doped Ferrites for Use in MagMED. Presented at 11th Annual MRS/OSA poster session, Madren Conference Center.
*Jessica Bigner was selected to be one of two students from the State of South Carolina to Present at Posters on the Hill in Washington DC.
*Bell, M., Pearson, T., *Frazier, C., Fellows, B., Qi, B., Ye, L., Crawford, T.M., Mefford, T. (2015, June 23-25). The Formation and Isolation of Nanostructures through Directed Magnetic Assembly of Nanoparticle Patterns using Disk Drive Recording Media. Presented at Frontiers in Biomagnetic Particles, Telluride, CO.
*Howell, S., *Burden, B., *Cantley, M., *DeMass, I., Mefford, T., (2015, June 23-25). Purification and Quantification of Magnetite Nanoparticles for Biological Applications. Presented at the Frontiers in Biomagnetic Particles, Telluride, CO.
Mefford, O. T. (2015, June 23-25). Integrated approach for the fabrication of multifunctional metal and metal oxide nanoparticles. Presented at the Frontiers in Biomagnetic Particles, Telluride, CO.
*Murbach, J., Fellows, B., Wetzler, M. & Mefford, T.O. (2015, June 23-25). Seeking alternative polymer coatings and functionality for magnetic nanoparticles. Presented at the Frontiers in Biomagnetic Particles, Telluride, CO.
*Hunt, H., Fellows, B., Gutierrez, L., Puerto Morales, M., & Mefford, O. T. (2014). Measurement of the size effects on the biodistribution of polymer sterically stabilized magnetic nanoparticles. Poster presentation at 10th International Conference on the Scientific and Clinical Applications of Magnetic Carriers, Dresden, Germany.
Stone, R., Raval, Y., Qi, B., Bruce, T., Mcnealy, T., Tzeng, T., & Mefford, O. (2014) Synthesis of a heterobifunctional polymer platform for "tailored" multimodal theranostic magnetic particles. Oral presentation at 10th International Conference on the Scientific and Clinical Applications of Magnetic Carriers, Dresden, Germany
Fellows, B. D., *Sandler, S., *Livingston, J., *Fuller, K., Nwandu, L., *Timmins, S., Lantz, K., Stefik, M., & Mefford, O. T. (2017). Extended LaMer synthesis of cobalt-doped ferrite. IEEE Magnetics Letters, 9, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1109/lmag.2017.2787683
*Glasgow, W., Fellows, B., Qi, B., Darroudi, T., Kitchens, C., & Ye, L. et al. (2016). Continuous synthesis of iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles via thermal decomposition. Particuology, 26, 47-53. doi: 10.1016/j.partic.2015.09.011
*Sarah Sandler was awarded a Honors College Educational Enrichment Grant, where she continued this work at University College London.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1006 | Contemporary Art & Practice Contemporary Art & Practice is a Departmental Creative Inquiry two-semester sequence consisting of ART 4730, and then ART 4750. Visual Arts Majors seeking the Bachelors of Fine Arts (BFA) Degree begin this Creative Inquiry two semesters from graduation such that their final exhibition in the Lee Gallery coincides with their enrollment in ART 4750. Contemporary Art & Practice CI students will explore historical and theoretical issues to gain critical perspectives on Art, visit and study current exhibitions in galleries in museums in New York City, gain professional experience, and share their studio research in an exhibition in the Lee Gallery. Team LeadersJoey Manson Art
Denise C Woodward-Detrich Art
Accomplishments*Lemere, L., *Rodgers, H., *Comen, K., *Coward, A., *Davis, A., *Embree, N., *Horowitz, H., *Hutchinson, G., *Mccraw, S., *New, S., *Watson, M., *Wood, S., Manson V, J., Woodward-Detrich, D. (2019, April). Contemporary Art & Practice. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities | B |
| 574 | Implementation of Public Art for the Clemson University Campus Clemson University's Public Art Program features the works of nationally recognized artists. We are dedicated to exploring opportunities where public art becomes woven into the campus environment. All artwork selected for projects will be intellectually engaging while demonstrating qualities that elicit questions and prompt discourse. Artworks are site specific and are commissioned through a competitive process. Team LeadersDavid M Detrich Art
Denise C Woodward-Detrich Art
Joey Manson Art
Accomplishments*Alewine, J., *Bull, C., *Coward, A., *Jones, S., *Konopka, L., *Wright, J., *Comen, K., *Embree, N., *Massey, K., Detrich, D., Manson V, J., Woodward-Detrich, D. (2019, April). Clemson Public Art: Atelier InSite. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Lamont, B., *Farrow, S. (2014). Atelier InSite Public Art initiative. Presentation, City of Clemson State of the Arts Conference, Clemson, SC.
Eads, M. (2014). Atelier InSite’s Public Art Program Unveiling
On August 26, 2013 the University Administrative Council approved a proposed policy that sets aside 1/2% of construction costs for new building projects and renovations exceeding $2 million for the purpose of implementing public art
Clemson. Atelier InSite Creative Inquiry students were given the charge to facilitate the dedication of the new Life Sciences facility [Image].
| College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities | B |
| 430 | Student Directors of the Annual Clemson Literary Festival The Clemson Literary Festival is a student run, student directed, annual event featuring three days of readings by national authors, literary panel discussions, book fairs, and open mic events that seeks to bring students, faculty, alumni, and the surrounding communities together through a mutual love and appreciation for the Arts and Humanities. Team LeadersJohn Pursley English
Jilian Weise English
Keith L Morris English
AccomplishmentsThis year for the first time in its history, the class was able to procure a large external sponsor for the festival. The initial commitment is for two years, but we are hoping the family will agree to extend this commitment over the next ten years.
Grant from the Humanities Advancement Board, September 2011.
| College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities | B |
| 648 | Humanitarian Aid to Support Ethnic Reconciliation Students collect aid for young students (K 1-9) in Srebrenica and deliver it in May during the Study Abroad Balkans program. Their work during academic years starting in 2012 was always very successful. Team LeadersVladimir Matic Political Science
Accomplishments*Bell, M., *Hayes, S., *Mccarter, A., Matic, V. (2019, April). A Creative Inquiry in Humanitarian Aid to Support Ethnic Reconciliation. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 649 | AIChE ChemE Car Team The ChemE Car team develops a car which runs on energy which is generated by the car itself. At competition, the car carries a payload a certain distance and must then stop; the car which is closest to the target distance wins. Team LeadersChristopher Kitchens Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Christopher W. Norfolk Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
AccomplishmentsMou, H., Daichendt, B., Gaul, J., Earls, T., Nance, S., & Klaasmeyer; C. (2018) Shaquille O’Wheel; Clemson ChemE Car Team. Poster Presentation at the 2018 Regional AIChE Meeting, Baton Rouge, LA.
*Owen, K., *Childs, B., *Pstrak, P., *Dworkin, J., *Coats, J., *Joshi, J., *Redzikowski, J., *Hughes, E. & Kitchens, C. (2014, April). ChemE car. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1812 | Signals, Sensors, and Machine Learning to Improve Psychotherapy Outcomes This Creative Inquiry project is an interdisciplinary collaboration led by engineers, a computer scientist, and a social scientist. The team will work together to create training tools for therapists to improve session outcomes, especially using the Motivational Interviewing framework. The team will be assisted by clinical psychologists from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Florida State University, who will provide content knowledge of the therapy setting. Engineering and computing students will develop instrumentation and data processing techniques that will allow the therapists to be physiologically monitored, adding important information to the session records, which can be improved for better patient outcomes. Team LeadersJordon Gilmore Bioengineering
Delphine Dean Bioengineering
Jerome McClendon School of Computing
Nina Hubig
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1743 | Topics in Industrial Mathematics: Artificial Intelligence This project is part of the "Topics in Industrial Mathematics" Creative Inquiry series offered by the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences. Students in this project will study the mathematics perspective of artificial intelligence, specifically, on the theories and applications of machine learning, reinforcement learning, and artificial intelligence based mathematical problem solving. Team LeadersYuyuan Ouyang Mathematical Sciences
| College of Science | G |
| 454 | Food Ingredient Applications Various food processes and techniques will be developed to evaluate and explore the functional properties of food ingredients. Food characteristics are a function of processing techniques and ingredient formulation. This team explores the application of novel food processing techniques, ingredient selection and formulation to modify the functional characteristics of foods. Team LeadersJohn U. McGregor Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
AccomplishmentsLopane, S. (2018). An Investigation of the Shelf Life of Cold Brew Coffee and the Influence of Extraction Temperature Using Chemical Microbial and Sensory Analysis (Master of Science). Clemson University.
CI: 454. (2016). Presi Presentation for the Ice Cream Innovation Lab; Created in collaboration with the Ice Cream Innovation Team. [Image].
Raised $3,000 in funding to support travel to industry trade show.
CI: 454. (2016). ESPN Video Shoot.2016. '55 Exchange History and Culture. [Image].
CI: 454. (2016). ESPN Video Shoot.2016. Creative use of Ice Cream Ingredients. [Image].
$2,500 was received from the National Dairy Shrine to support travel of students to Madison WI to attend the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Annual meeting.
*Sam Lopane received the International Dairy Industries Joe Larson Leadership Award which is given to the student that has demonstrated the greatest leadership potential. This is our industry's version of the Heisman Trophy.
A three person team competed in the Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Contest against other universities from Canada and the US. Clemson placed 2nd overall with numerous top 3 individual and team awards.
Carr Family Creative Inquiry Endowment
Clemson's team of students finished 2nd overall in the National Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Competition that was held in Chicago, IL at the International Dairy and Foods Processing Expo.� The competition was established in 1916 and is recognized by the Food Manufacturing Industry as a key opportunity to identify the future leaders of the world's largest manufacturing industry and the institutions they represent.� This group of students were outstanding representatives for Clemson at this prestigious meeting of internationally recognized business and industry leaders.
Food Safety Plan for Clemson Ice Cream, documents and templates created for use by other ice cream manufactures. Presented at the National Ice Cream Retailers Association Annual meeting
*Worley K. & *MacDonald, K. (2016) Development of an Ice Cream Innovation Lab. Presented to department faculty in preparation for industry presentations during the fall 2016 semester, Clemson, SC.
*Haile, A., *Madore, C. & *Mathews, S. (2012). Evaluation of Vanilla Ice Cream Flavor Standards. Presented at the 79th Annual National Ice Cream Retailers Association Meeting, Greenville, SC.
*Santoro, H., *Ciccone, M., *Fish, K. & *Newsome, P. (2012). Evaluation of Strawberry Ice Cream Flavor Standards. Presented at the 79th National Ice Cream Retailers Association Annual Meeting, Greenville, SC.
*Davis, C., *Richards, C., *Thompson, S. & *Burpee, G. (2012). Evaluation of Regular Chocolate Ice Cream Flavor Standards. Presented at the 79th National Ice Cream Retailers Association Annual Meeting, Greenville, SC.
*Maddox, B., *Suhoza, S., *Felch, C. (2012). Evaluation of Dark Chocolate Ice Cream Flavor Standards. Presented at the 79th National Ice Cream Retailers Association Annual Meeting, Greenville, SC.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1261 | User Experience in Virtual Reality Games In this CI, students will learn to develop and evaluate games in virtual reality. We will be working with the Unity3D game engine and the Oculus Quest VR HMD. We will begin with the basics of using Unity and work our way up into more complex subjects, so no prior experience is required (however, it will be helpful).As students learn to create and evaluate games in VR, they will work towards the creation of a game that can be used to support research on user experience in VR, with the goal being running at least a pilot study by the end of the second semester.Students may also have an opportunity to travel to the IEEE Virtual Reality conference in March 2020, as it is being hosted in Atlanta. The CI will submit a poster to the conference describing our work. Team LeadersAndrew Robb School of Computing
Divine Maloney School of Computing
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 493 | The Domestic Politics of US Treaties The goal of this project is eventual publication of a book on the domestic politics of international agreements, primarily focused on the Obama administration and the Trump administration's response to Obama's agreements. Team LeadersJeffrey Peake Political Science
AccomplishmentsPeake, J. (2018). Obama, Unilateral Diplomacy, and Iran: Treaties, Executive Agreements, and Political Commitments. In R. Conley, Presidential Leadership and National Security: The Obama Legacy and Trump Trajectory (pp. 142-171). New York, NY: Routledge.
Peake, J. and Krutz, G. (2014). President Barack Obama, Partisanship, and the Politics of International Agreements. In: 2014 Annuaire Francais des Relations Internatinales XV. pp.534-559.
Peake, J. S. (2015). Executive Agreements as a Foreign Policy Tool During the Bush and Obama Administrations.
Peake, J. (2015). Executive Agreements as a Foreign Policy Tool During the Bush and Obama Administrations. In: 2015 Midwest Political Science Association Meetings.
Peake, J. (2014). The Domestic Politics of US Treaty Ratification: Bilateral Treaties from 1949 to 2012. Foreign Policy Analysis, 13(4), 832-853. doi: 10.1111/fpa.12086
Peake, J. S. (2014). Unilateral Presidential Power during the Obama Presidency: Executive Agreements and the Implementation of American Diplomacy. In APSA 2014 Annual Meeting Paper.
Peake, J. S. (2014). The Obama Administration's Use of Executive Agreements: Business As Usual or Presidential Unilateralism?. Available at SSRN 2445535.
Peake, J. (2013). The Domestic Politics of International Agreements during the Obama Administration: Presidential Unilateralism and Senate Obstruction. In American Political Science Association Annual Meeting 2013. Chicago, IL: APSA.
Peake, J. (2013). The Domestic Politics of US Treaty Ratification: Bilateral Treaties from 1949-2012. In 71st Annual Conference Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, IL: MSPA.
*Forrester, V.C., *Wilson, E. (2016, April). Treaty Politics in an Era of Partisan Polarization. Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Meetings, Chicago, IL.
Peake, J. S. (2016, April 9). The Congressional Role in US Diplomacy in an Era of Presidential Unilateralism and Partisan Polarization, paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association meetings, Chicago, IL.
*Forrester, V. C., *Wilson, E. A. (2016, April 8). Treaty Politics in an Era of Partisan Polarization. Paper presented as a poster at the Midwest Political Science Association meetings, Chicago, IL.
Peake, J.S. (2015, April). Executive Agreements as a Foreign Policy Tool during the Bush and Obama Administrations. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
Peake, J.S. (2014, August). Unilateral Power during the Obama Presidency: Executive Agreements and the Implementation of American Diplomacy. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC.
Peake, J.S. (2014). The Obama Administration's Use of Executive Agreements: Business As Usual or Presidential Unilateralism? Presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
Peake, J. (2013). The Domestic Politics of International Agreements during the Obama Administration: Presidential Unilateralism and Senatorial Obstruction. Presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
Peake, Jeffrey S. (2013, April). The Domestic Politics of US Treaty Ratification: Bilateral Treaties from 1949-2012. Presented at the Annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association.
CI: 493. (2016). *Virginia Chase Forrester presents her paper at the 2016 Midwest Political Science Association meetings in Chicago. [Image].
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 958 | Camera traps in animal ecology This project is designed to train undergraduate students to design, carryout and report on investigations into animal ecology through the use of remote camera trapping technology. Specifically, students will utilize camera traps to collect scientific data on the location of animal species, then work with the mentors to analyze the data and report findings. Students will be expected to be involved with the entire scientific process from building hypotheses to writing and presenting findings at professional meetings. Team LeadersDavid Jachowski Forestry & Environment Conserv
Michael Muthersbaugh
Laura Gigliotti Forestry & Environment Conserv
Accomplishments*Goodman, K., *Rhodes, K., *Stewart, S., *Stowasser, M., *Chapman, Z., Gigliotti, L., & Jachowski, D. (2019, April). Effects of Vehicles on African Wildlife Activity and Behavior. Poster presented at 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Session, Clemson, SC.
*Goodman, K., *Rhodes, K., *Stewart, S., *Stowasser, M., *Chapman, Z., *Gigliotti, L., Jachowski, D. (2019, April). Effects of vehicles on African wildlife activity and behavior. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Clemson University. (2015). Eastern Spotted Skunk [Image].
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1383 | Controlled Environment Agriculture: Innovation of distributing food to urban environments and food deserts The project will provide
an atmosphere for the design and evaluation of a moderate sized controlled
environment container to yield animal protein, vegetables to supplement fresh
food in an urban environment. Urban areas,
also called food deserts, have limitations to fresh food and previous research
has proven that, if available, people would welcome the choice of fresh food to
prepare in their household. People are also reassured that the products being
produced are fresh and free from harmful chemicals. Transportation is limited
for these people so getting to a grocery store is somewhat restricted, so the
idea of bringing a food production unit to the area is widely accepted. Presently these portable controlled environment
units are available and expensive, however economics performed usually show
limited to no revenue. The CI will
investigate what is needed for the unit to produce food but on a more economical
scale. This would also benefit school
systems by providing fresh food to supplement the cafeteria needs for fresh
food and at the same time becomes an effective teaching tool that can be
positive reinforcement for understanding science, math and economics topics in
an enjoyable and dynamic atmosphere. Team LeadersLance Beecher Plant & Environmental Sciences
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1384 | Unraveling the Mystery of the Rare Rocky Shoals Spider Lily Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies are an important part of South
Carolina’s natural heritage and probably existed along most Piedmont streams
prior to hydropower development of shoals and sedimentation of creeks and
streams due to agricultural practices. The watershed for Stevens Creek is
forested and mostly undeveloped allowing us a glimpse of what plant, fish, and
even mussel populations may have looked like prior to European influence. There
is a population of Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies that runs approximately 150 yards
along Steven Creek on the Naturaland Trust Property.As a part of this CI, students will research and
characterize the Stevens creek run where the Rocky Shoals Spider Lily occurs
and at least two additional sites where historic populations existed to
determine why the Rocky Shoals Spider Lily has such a robust population along
this stretch of stream. Students will collect water quality data using the SC
adopt a stream protocol and characterize the sites. They will additionally put
out game cameras as one hypothesis is that deer herbivory is impacting Rocky
Shoals Spider Lilies. Students will also work to propagate Rocky Shoals Spider
Lilies in greenhouses at Clemson so that we will have a population we can
attempt to introduce to other suitable stream stretches. By using the SC adopt
a stream protocol, students will be adding to a database of stream health for
the state and they will be able to compare Stevens Creek to other SC streams to
determine what is different about Stevens creek that allows the Rocky Shoals
Spider Lily to persist. Team LeadersAlthea Hagan Forestry & Environment Conserv
Lisa Lord
Accomplishments*Jellema, H., *Schafer, K., Hagan, A. (2019, April). Unraveling the Mystery of the Rare Rocky Shoals Spider Lily. Poster presented at 14th Annual FoCI, Clemson, SC.
*Jellema, H., *Schafer, K., Hagan, A., Stringer, W. (2019, April). Unraveling the Mystery of the Rare Rocky Shoals Spider Lily. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 468 | South Carolina Natural History Schools Outreach Project Clemson students select projects that focus on environmental research in public parks or other venues accessible to K-12 students. After completing their research goals, participants communicate their results by designing outdoor learning experiences for these students that incorporate their research findings and align with the science curriculum standards for that specific grade level. Some examples of typical projects include constructing a nature trail in a woodland adjacent to a local elementary school; introducing K-12 students to an activity known as 'geocaching' in which students use GPS units to locate buried 'treasure' that others have left behind; and designing classroom activities based on topographic maps and aerial photographs of environmentally important sites. Team LeadersJohn R Wagner Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
Katie Kule
Heather Wright
Accomplishments*Belt, S., *Chokshi, P., *Bright, A., *Shugh, K., & Wagner, J. (2019, April). Biodiversity in a Pendleton Woodland. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Belt, S., Chokshi, P., Bright, A., Shugh, K., Wagner, J. (2019, April). Biodiversity in a Pendleton Woodland. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Archer, J., Wagner, J. (2017, April). Interactive Tour of the Pendleton School Nature Trail. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Archer, J., *Bobo, A., *Braun, S., *Canterbury, S., *Huston, C., *Knowlin, L., *Sherley, K., *Smithdeal, C., *Stefano, G., *Tidd, K., *Winns, J., & Wagner, J. (2016, April). The Pendleton Elementary School Nature Trail. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Poster Forum at the Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, Clemson, SC.
Undergraduate student *Jacob Archer was awarded the third place prize in the 'Digital Poster Category' at the 12th Annual "Focus on Creative Inquiry" symposium in April 2017.
Pendleton Elementary Nature Trail. (2016). Nature Trails Videos. [Video].
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 522 | Experiencing Woody Plant Genomics and Biotechnology The project aims to utilize genomics tools and advanced biotechnological
approaches to improve plant health and enhance nutritional/medicinal values and
production. Focuses are woody plants. Students are exposed to molecular
techniques, bioinformatics, tissue culture, data recording and analysis, and
greenhouse management. The project will cultivate students’ interests in plants
and understanding of plants’ important roles plants in food supply,
environment, and human well-being.
Team LeadersHaiying Liang Genetics and Biochemistry
Accomplishments*Carlson, A., Zhang, X., Tian, Z., Staton, M., Schlarbaum, S.E., Romero-Severson, J., Carlson, J., & Liang, H. (2013). Liriodendron EST-SSR marker development and genetic constitution of two Liriodendron seed orchards. Presented at the South Forest Tree Improvement Conference, Clemson, SC.
Xu, C., *Stott, G., *Barclay, M., Liang, H. (2014). Unraveling the basal angiosperm cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) genes that are involved in lignin biosynthesis. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Chen, C.C., Xu, Y., Xu, T., Staton, M., *Stott, G., Bukles, O., Schlarbaum, S.E., Carlson, J.E., Liang, H. (2014). Poster presented in 2014 Biology Annual Meeting, Portland, OR.
*Carlson, A., Zhang, X., Tian, Z., Staton, M., Schlarbaum, S.E., Romero-Severson, J., Carlson, J.E., Liang, H. (2013, June 23). Liriodendron EST-SSR marker development and genetic constitution of two Liriodendron seed orchards. Presented at the Plant Biology Annual Meeting, Providence, RI.
CI: 722. (2015). Lab group photo and congrats to the two CI students who graduated in 2015!!! [Image].
CI: 522. (2014). CI students collected tissues for transcriptome sequencing
CI: 522. (2013). CI received 3rd place poster award at SFTIC.
CI: 522. (2014). CI student presented in Plant Biology 2014 meeting in Portland, OR.
CI: 522. (2014). CI student conducted Arabidopsis transformation
CI: 522. (2013). CI student conducted pollination in the field
CI: 522. (2013). CI student presented in the Plant Biology 2013 meeting in Providence, RI
CI: 522. (2013). CI student received 3rd place poster award in Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference
Zhang, X., *Carlson, A., Tian, Z., Staton, M., Schlarbaum, S., Carlson, J. and Liang, H. (2015). Genetic characterization of Liriodendron seed orchards with EST-SSR markers. Journal of Plant Science and Molecular Breeding, 4(1).
Chen, C., Xu, Y., Xu, T., Staton, M., *Stott, G., Bukles, O., Schlarbaum, S., Carlson, J. and Liang, H. (2015). Diversity level of genomic microsatellites in redbay (Perseaborbonia L.) generated by Illumina sequencing. Journal of Plant Science and Molecular Breeding, 4(1).
CI student Alanna Carlson* received a 3rd place poster award in 2013 Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference
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| 526 | Soil Judging Project - Hands-On Experience in Soil Science Soil
characteristics are key to land productivity and the objective of this project
is to learn hands-on techniques to be able to interpret soils based on physical
soil properties. Soil morphology and classification skills are critical
to help understand the best and most productive uses of different land areas.
These skills and knowledge are applied through a group project focused on
real-life soils-based issues in the U.S and Internationally.
Team LeadersElena Mikhailova Forestry & Environment Conserv
Accomplishments*Boykin, T., *Bryson, J., *Crow, G., *Fincher, G., *Mcmillan, K., *Nicholson, L., *Ruple, A., *Snively, T., Mikhailova, E. (2019, April). Soil Judging Project. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Mikhailova, E.A., Baldwin, R., Barringer, L., *Brady, J., Hinson, W., *Infinger, D., *Morales, C., Porter, B., *Sherbert, C., *Sigmon, T., and *W. Sumwalt. (April, 2017). Soil Judging project. Presented at 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry (FoCI) Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Mikhailova, E., Barringer, L., Crow, G., Diehl, A., Kammerer, R., Larson, J., Lattimore, C., Morales, C., Skeppstrom, G., & Taylerson, A. (2018, April). Soil Judging project. Presented at 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry (FoCI) Forum, Clemson, SC.
Mikhailova, E.A., *Baldwin, R., *Barringer, L., *Brady, J., *Hinson, W., *Infinger, D., *Morales, C., *Porter, B., *Sherbert, C., *Sigmon, T. & *Sumwalt, W. (2017, April). Soil Judging project. Presented at the 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Green, A., *Kneece, R., *Murphy, H., *Padgett, A. *Rogers, T., *Tisdale, E. (2017, April). Soil Inventory of Private Lands in South Carolina. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Baldwin, R., *Barringer, L., *Brady, J., *Hinson, W., *Infinger, D., *Morales, C., *Porter, B., *Sherbert, C., *Sigmon, T., *Sumwalt, W., Mikhailova, E. (2017, April). Soil Judging Project. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Dukart, Y.L., Mikhailova, E.A., Post, C.J. (2016, April). Adaptation of Soil Judging to Brazil. Presented at FoCI, Clemson University, SC.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 489 | Exploring Peptoid Proteins: Making and Structurally Characterizing Peptidomimetic Structures Natural peptides and proteins are critically important in biology and medicine as well as increasingly in biotechnology and the chemical industry. Chemical structures mimicking the properties of natural peptides and proteins have been developed over the past three decades, with enormous potential for transformative impact in many fields. One handicap of these peptide-mimetic systems, however, is the lack of a broad scope of knowledge comparable to that available for natural proteins and peptides. Databases such as the Protein Data Bank contain structures for ~150,000 natural proteins, collected over the past ~50 years. These rich data sources enable whole fields of research, such as bioinformatics and protein engineering, that rely on having abundant data. Design of peptide mimics and hybrid peptide-peptidomimetic systems, therefore, relies on rational planning and design. This project involves both a structural component--synthesizing peptoids and other peptide mimics to study their structures and test predictions for novel secondary structures; as well as biomedical component--e.g., using the proven strategy of replacing proline residues in peptides with peptoid residues, as well as incorporating other peptidomimetic residues such as PEGylated amino acids into peptides of medical interest. Team LeadersModi Wetzler Chemistry
Accomplishments*Sibley, M., Ruohoniemi, I., *North, A., *Wasilewski, M., McMillen, C., & Wetzler, M. (2019). Statistical Prevalence versus Energetic Contributions of F···F, F···H, and F···C Intermolecular Interactions in 4-Trifluorotoluenesulfonamide Crystals. Crystal Growth & Design, 19(11), 6296-6307. doi: 10.1021/acs.cgd.9b00792
Dong, D., Ehrlich, D., Johnson, J., and Wetzler, M. (in press). "Faster and Greener: One Minute Reactions for Synthesis of Peptoid Oligomers and Polymers". Journal of the American Chemical Society.
*Cannon, J., *Haberman, V. (2017, April). Extending Half-lives of Peptide Hormones by PEGylation. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Haberman, V., Hamilton, P., and Wetzler, M. (2016, October 23-26). "Facile synthesis of PEGylated vasopressin, lypressin, and oxytocin analogs". Presented at the Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Columbia, SC.
| College of Science | G |
| 479 | Comparative Vertebrate Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research in my lab examines the
patterns and processes of functional evolution in vertebrates. To
understand the factors that have contributed to evolutionary transitions
in
function, we test the functional consequences of variation in biological
design, primarily through experimental studies of vertebrate
musculoskeletal
biomechanics. We have extended these
studies to include selection experiments on functional performance,
allowing us
to evaluate the impact of functional tradeoffs on structural
diversification.
Our three primary study systems have been
examinations of (1) the load bearing capacity of vertebrate limb bones
(and
fish fins) during terrestrial and aquatic locomotion; (2) the functional
performance of waterfall climbing gobiid fishes in a variety of
behaviors,
including climbing, predator escape, and feeding; and (3) the effects of
differences in body structure on the swimming performance of turtles.
These systems have allowed a diverse range of
comparative studies that have provided insight into broader issues in
the diversity
and evolution of vertebrate functional design.
Studies of these systems are complemented by investigations of other systems as new questions and opportunities emerge. Team LeadersRichard Blob Biological Sciences
Kelly Diamond Biological Sciences
Amanda Palecek Biological Sciences
Accomplishments*McKamy, A. & Schneider, N. (2018, November 10) Do predators take advantage of prey blind spots? Oral presentation at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Clemson, SC.
*Forker G. (2018 November 10) Do predators take advantage of prey blind spots? Oral presentation at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Clemson, SC.
*Forker, G., Blob, R.W. & Diamond, K.M. (2019 April 2) Bendy to the bone: a comparison of vertebral morphology and locomotor modes. Presented at the 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry poster forum, Clemson, SC.
Munteanu V. D., Diamond K. M., *Schneider N. G., *Riley A. B., *McKamy A. J. & Blob R. W. (January 2019). Effects of ecological transitions on locomotor morphology: do changes in bone loads have implications for limb elongation in arboreal tetrapods? Annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Tampa, FL.
*Forker, G., Blob, R., Diamond, K. (2019, April). Bendy to the bone: a comparison of vertebral morphology and locomotor modes. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Petty, C., Mayerl, C., & Blob, R. (2018, April). The relationship between morphology, behavior, and performance in swimming turtles. Poster presented at 13th Annual FoCI, Clemson, SC.
*Stevens, L., Mayerl, C., Rivera, G., Vance, J. & Blob, R. (2017, April). Testing the effects of keels on stability and maneuverability in aquatic turtles. Poster presented at the 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Rubin, A. M.*, Diamond, K. M., Schoenfuss, H. L., Blob, R. W. (2017, January 4-8) Assessing the impacts of environmental contaminants on escape behavior in the migratory stream goby Sicyopterus stimpsoni. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, New Orleans, LA
Mayerl, C.J., *Pruett, J.E., Rivera, A.R.V. & Blob, R.W. (2016, June 29-July 3). Hind limb muscle function in turtles: is novel skeletal design correlated with novel muscle function? Presented at the 11th International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology meeting, Bethesda, MA.
*Rubin, A. M., Diamond, K. M., Schoenfuss, H. L. & Blob, R. W. (2016, February 20). Field observation of intraspecific and predatory attack behaviors of the Hawaiian sleeper fish, Eleotris sandwicensis. Poster presented at the Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Pruett, J.E., Mayerl, C.J., Rivera, A.R.V. & Blob, R.W. (2016, February 20). Motor patterns of the hind limb muscles of pleurodire turtles. Poster presented at the Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Pruett, J., Mayerl, C., Rivera, A. & Blob, R. (2016, April). Motor patterns of the hind limb muscles of pleurodire turtles: correlations between changes in muscle attachments and activity. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Vest, K., Young, V., Espinoza, N., Blob, R. (2016, April 6). Swimming in terrestrial turtles: does limb function correlate with ecology or phylogeny? Poster presented at the 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Rubin, A. M., Diamond, K. M., Schoenfuss, H. L., & Blob, R. W. (2016). Field observation of intraspecific and predatory attack behaviors of the Hawaiian sleeper fish, Eleotris sandwicensis. Poster presented at the Annual meeting for the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Portland, OR.
Bertram, R.S., Schoenfuss, H.L., Lagarde, R., Ponton, D., Diamond, K.M., *Offerle, T. & Blob, R.W. (2016). Waterfall-climbing performance of gobiid fishes from La Reunion: how conservative are novel functional behaviors? Presented at the Annual SICB meeting, Portland, OR.
*Pruett, J., Mayerl, C., Rivera, A., & Blob, R. (2016). Motor patterns of the hind limb muscles of pleurodire turtles: correlations between changes in muscle attachments and activity. Poster Presented at the Annual meeting for the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Portland, OR.
*Hicks, K., *Pruett, J., *Youngblood, J., Mayerl, C. & Blob, R. (2015, April). Effects of flow on the swimming stability of turtles. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Cullen, J., Maie, T., Schoenfuss, H. & Blob, R. (2013). Novelty versus exaptation Oral kinematics in feeding versus climbing in the Hawaiian stream goby Sicyopterus stimpsoni. Presented at the 2013 National SICB meeting, San Francisco, CA.
*Cullen, J., Maie, T., Schoenfuss, H. & Blob, R. (2012). Novelty versus exaptation Oral kinematics in feeding versus climbing in the Hawaiian stream goby Sicyopterus stimpsoni. Presented at the 2012 Southeast Regional SICB meeting, Charleston, SC.
*Sutton, J., Blob, R., Young, V. (2014, April). In vivo femoral strains in swimming turtles: Influence of locomotor medium on limb bone loading. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Stevens, L., Blob, R., & Mayerl, C. (2018). Ontogeny, morphology and performance: changes in swimming stability and turning performance in the freshwater pleurodire turtle, Emydura subglobosa. Biological Journal Of The Linnean Society. doi: 10.1093/biolinnean/bly140
Mayerl, C., *Sansone, A., *Stevens, L., Hall, G., Porter, M., Rivera, G., & Blob, R. (2018). The impact of keels and tails on turtle swimming performance and their potential as models for biomimetic design. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 14(1), 016002. doi: 10.1088/1748-3190/aae906
Mayerl, C., *Sansone, A., *Stevens, L., *Hall, G., Porter, M., Rivera, G., & Blob, R. (2018). The impact of keels and tails on turtle swimming performance and their potential as models for biomimetic design. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 14(1). doi: 10.1088/1748-3190/aae906
*Stevens, L., Blob, R., & Mayerl, C. (2018). Ontogeny, morphology and performance: changes in swimming stability and turning performance in the freshwater pleurodire turtle, Emydura subglobosa. Biological Journal Of The Linnean Society, 125(4), 718-729. doi: 10.1093/biolinnean/bly140
*Rubin, A., Blob, R., & Mayerl, C. (2018). Biomechanical factors influencing successful self-righting in the pleurodire turtleEmydura subglobosa. The Journal Of Experimental Biology, 221(14). doi: 10.1242/jeb.182642
Petty, C. (2017). The relationship between morphology, behavior, and swimming performance in swimming turtles.
Young, V., Wienands, C., *Wilburn, B., & Blob, R. (2017). Humeral loads during swimming and walking in turtles: implications for morphological change during aquatic reinvasions. The Journal Of Experimental Biology, 220(21), 3873-3877. doi: 10.1242/jeb.156836
Mayerl, C., *Pruett, J., Summerlin, M., Rivera, A., & Blob, R. (2017). Hindlimb muscle function in turtles: is novel skeletal design correlated with novel muscle function?. The Journal Of Experimental Biology, 220(14), 2554-2562. doi: 10.1242/jeb.157792
Young, V., *Vest, K., Rivera, A., Espinoza, N., & Blob, R. (2017). One foot out the door: limb function during swimming in terrestrial versus aquatic turtles. Biology Letters, 13(1), 20160732. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0732
Maie, T., Furtek, S., Schoenfuss, H., & Blob, R. (2013). Feeding performance of the Hawaiian sleeper,Eleotris sandwicensis(Gobioidei: Eleotridae): correlations between predatory functional modulation and selection pressures on prey. Biological Journal Of The Linnean Society, 111(2), 359-374. doi: 10.1111/bij.12214
*Cullen, J., Maie, T., Schoenfuss, H., & Blob, R. (2013). Evolutionary Novelty versus Exaptation: Oral Kinematics in Feeding versus Climbing in the Waterfall-Climbing Hawaiian Goby Sicyopterus stimpsoni. Plos ONE, 8(1), e53274. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053274
Kawano, S., Bridges, W., Schoenfuss, H., Maie, T., & Blob, R. (2012). Differences in locomotor behavior correspond to different patterns of morphological selection in two species of waterfall-climbing gobiid fishes. Evolutionary Ecology, 27(5), 949-969. doi: 10.1007/s10682-012-9621-z
CI student *Alex Rubin (graudated 2017) has been admitted to the graduate program at Auburn University.
Former CI student *Jenna Pruett (graduated 2016) received a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship to pursue graduate studies at Auburn University.
Student Poster award - *Stevens, L.M., Mayerl, C.J., Rivera, G., Vance, J.T., Blob, R. (2017, April). Testing the effects of keels on stability and maneuverability in aquatic turtles. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Morgan Summerlin, Third Place, Science as Art competition, Clemson.
*Jake Youngblood, admitted to graduate program in biology at Arizona State University
*Jenna Pruett - admitted to graduate program in Biology at Auburn University
*Jenna Pruett – Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation GRFP
*Jenna Pruett – 1st place Best poster presentation at FOCI
*Jenna Pruett – 2nd place Best poster presentation at Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium
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| 918 | Future Engineers and Scientists The Future Engineers CI is a service/outreach program that takes STEAM activities to Clemson and Six Mile Elementary schools one afternoon per week (one on Wednesday and one on Thursday) for 6 weeks. Approximately 20 4th and 5th graders from each school are selected to participate each semester and the students are different each semester. The schools dismiss at 230pm, we provide a snack and then run the activity from 245pm to 345pm.
Clemson Universtiy students participating in the CI are expected to help at one or both of the schools. Students are also encouraged to help develop new or improve existing activities. Team LeadersMelissa Smith Electrical & Computer Engr
AccomplishmentsNominated for the SC Governor's Award for STEM outreach. This is an award given by the SC Academy of Sciences.http://www.scacademysci.org/govaward
CI: 918. (2015). Camp Thunderbird Rockets. [Image].
Presentation to the American Camp Association that discussed and provided hands on demonstration of the importance and use of STEM activities.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 491 | Reading and Reviewing Children's and Young Adult Literature Students will write reviews to be published in a children's and young literature (grades K-12) column that appears in a state journal of the South Carolina International Reading Association. Team LeadersJonda McNair Teacher Education
AccomplishmentsMcNair, J. C., and Clemson University Students (2016). The Right Book: A Review of Children’s Literature for Teachers. Reading Matters, 16, 72-75.
McNair, J. C., Clemson University Students, & Thomas, K. (2017). The Wonderful World of Books: A Review of Children’s Literature for Teachers. Reading Matters, 17, 69-72.
| College of Education | E |
| 1852 | Rising to the COVID-19 Challenge with Buoyant And Magnetic (BAM) Assays sensitive, rapid, on-site testing in saliva This is a continuation of the COVID-19 Challenge which we started in June. Our team received first prize in the pitch competition (out of 86 teams). Rapid, accurate, and highly accessible COVID-19 diagnostics are critical for managing the pandemic and even in helping eliminate it. Since many people may have high viral loads before/without symptoms, inexpensive, rapid, on-site testing for the virus is key. We hope to develop the first test that meet the WHO's criteria for testing in resource-constrained settings: Affordable, Sensitive, Specific, User-friendly, Rapid and robust, Equipment-free and Deliverable to end-users (ASSURED). Resource constrained settings include developing world locations as well as businesses, schools/universities, and homes in the US. Our approach combines two separation technologies: antibody-functionalized buoyant microbeads capture SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid proteins in saliva and rise to the surface separating and concentrating the protein; next antibody-labelled magnetic microbeads attach to the nucleocaptured proteins on the buoyant microbeads forming a buoyant and magnetic (BAM) sandwich complex. The concentration of nucleocapsid proteins in saliva can be quantified by counting the number of BAM complexes, which can be completely separated from non-magnetic buoyant microballoons using a magnet and from non-buoyant magnetic microbeads by removing the magnet and observing floating behavior. The team will work on simulating reaction kinetics, measuring buoyancy and magnetic separation in simple simulated saliva systems (often at home during the pandemic), optimizing reaction and video capture conditions, and writing up results for publication as well as pitch competitions.Finally, while we are focusing on COVID-19 detection, the underlying technology could be used as a platform for multiple other diseases. Team LeadersJeffrey Anker Chemistry
| College of Science | G |
| 498 | Democracy Building in Post-Conflict Societies: The Cases of Serbia, Kosovo, BiH, Montenegro and Croatia Students are engaged in research of the history and causes of the conflicts in former Yugoslavia working in 5 teams, one for each country to be visited in May/June. They present their findings and draft research papers which are then finished during Summer Study Abroad using primary sources. Team LeadersVladimir Matic Political Science
AccomplishmentsJessica Collins applied for the Fulbright Scholarship in Serbia and got it in summer 2015. Since mid September she is teaching at the Faculty of Philosophy in Nis. She is also Clemson on-site Mentor for a group of our students who are in Serbia - Clemson Spring Semester in Belgrade program
*Holba, K., & Matic, V. (2014). Humanitarian aid for ethnic reconciliation. Poster presented at the Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 510 | Aquaponics: Maximizing use of a biological system for unique production of an aquatic and plant based crop This project stimulates undergraduate students understanding
of aquatic (fish, shrimp) production in recirculating systems and works to expand
the unit for establishment of a dual or polyculture unit. The project will
investigate methods for aquaponics and refine specific deficiencies of the
system which include passive heating techniques to reduce costs, system design
(airlift technology) considerations for efficiency and power dependency,
automation for system productivity and bacterial control for food safety considerations. Team LeadersLance Beecher Plant & Environmental Sciences
AccomplishmentsVegetable products from project
Aquaponics trailer designed and created
New system created and designed
*Elmore, E., *Fisher, S., *Lasala, M. & *Wolfe, C. (2018, April) Aquaponics: Safe Way of Growing Food for
the Future. Presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 578 | Green Building Materials: Magnesium Oxide Based Cements as a Sustainable Alternative This CI is focused on fundamental research associated with sustainable building products. Specifically, we are investigating the chemistry and material properties of magnesium oxide cement composites. Companies we have interacted with include Jet Products, LP Corp., MiTek Ind., and Shaw corp.The goal of this work is to develop new technology and materials for residential and commercial construction that benefits human health and the environment. Team LeadersChristopher Kitchens Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
AccomplishmentsGóchez, R., *Vreeland, T., Wambaugh, J., & Kitchens, C. (2017). Conversion of magnesium oxychloride to chlorartinite and resulting increased water resistance. Materials Letters, 207(15), 1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2017.06.124
Gochez, R., Wambaugh, J., Rochner, B., & Kitchens, C. (2017). Kinetic study of the magnesium oxychloride cement cure reaction. Journal Of Materials Science, 52(13), 7637-7646. doi: 10.1007/s10853-017-10130x
*Vreeland, T. (2015). Reinforcement of Magnesium Oxychloride Cement through addition of organic and inorganic fibers. Clemson, SC.
*Haney, R., *Hughes, E., *Layman, O., *Foote, J. and Kitchens, C. (2015). Life Cycle Assessment of Magnesium Oxide-based Cement Board as a Green Alternative for Building Products.
*Mou, H., Gochez, R., *Nasol, D., *MacPherson, G., Wambaugh, J., & Kitchens, C. (2017). Reinforcement of Magnesium Oxychloride Cements Composites using Short Carbon and Aramid Fibers. Presented at 2017 AiChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
*Mou, H., *Nasol, D., *Rogers, N., *Vreeland, T., Gochez, R., & Kitchens, C. (2016, April). Reinforced Magnesium Oxide Based Cements as a Sustainable Building Alternative. Presented at 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Session, Clemson SC.
*Robison, J., *Brown, A. (2015, March).MgO Concrete CI Project. Presented to the CEO of Jet Products.
*Gragg, J., *Nasol, D. (2015, March). Magnesium Oxide Cement Research. Presented to the CEO of Jet Products.
*Haney, B., *Layman, O., *Hughes, E., *Foote, J. (2015, March). Life Cycle Assessment of the Magnesium Oxide Board . Presented to the CEO of Jet Products.
*Flanagan, M., *Orear, C., *Johnson, K., & Kitchens, C. (2014). The Cooler Koozie, optimizing thermal insulation for beverage consumption. Poster presented at the 2014 Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Roque Gochez was granted an industrial internship this past summer with JetProducts LLC.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1772 | Exploring TSP Arts TSP art has been well recognized in the optimization community as a bridge between visual art work and mathematical programming algorithms and solutions for the TSP instances created on a two-dimensional Euclidean space. The primary purpose of this CI course is to provide students an opportunity to explore different mathematical programming algorithms and study how to use them to provide high quality solutions (in terms of the art work, rather than in terms of the optimization problem) within an acceptable time. Results of this CI course include:A survey article led by the student(s) on implementing, calibrating, and displaying TSP art works.Design of interactive sessions and activities that can be used for K-12 students and general public outreach events, such as the annual Artisphere event in Greenville, SC. Team LeadersYongjia Song Industrial Engineering
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1767 | STRIDE in STEM Exploration of STEM experience for URM students. This project will serve to investigate the experiences of current URMs at the University in an effort to improve the experiences of URMs in COS, CECAS, and CAFLS. This proposal aims to investigate both the qualitative and quantitative aspects of interventional strategies, recruiting efforts, and/or retention strategies to encourage URM students in STEM fields, beginning with a small focus group to pilot the program. Team LeadersAlison Starr-Moss Genetics and Biochemistry
Debra Ragland
| College of Science | G |
| 1755 | Deconvolving the southern South American dust production pathways Glacial action in South America over the past ~1 million years created a tremendous amount of dust (airborne rock power). This South American dust influenced Earth's global climate over this time period, but our understanding of HOW Earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere were effected is hampered by a limited understanding of when and where deposits of glacial dust came from. In this project, students will use detrital mineral geochronologic methods to determine the bedrock sources of large dust deposits throughout South America. Team LeadersMary Fidler Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
Alexander Pullen Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1764 | New Ideas of Making Driverless Vehicles Better Driverless vehicles use advanced in-vehicle and transportation infrastructure sensors and electronic controllers, wired and wireless communication (vehicle-to-everything (V2X)), human-machine interfaces, data management infrastructure and advanced analytics tools to enable the safe and secure longitudinal and lateral movements of driverless vehicles. A substantially improved surface transportation system, in terms of both safety and efficiency, is the result. This course will provide students with a comprehensive overview of concepts and hands-on experience related to new ideas to make driverless vehicles and their surrounding environments much safer, more secure and more efficient than what is envisioned today. Team LeadersMashrur Chowdhury Civil Engineering
MD Mizanur Rahman Civil Engineering
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1756 | Stress, Health, & Well-Being This CI team focuses on three common health behaviors: sleep, physical activity, and nutrition. Research projects can include objective and subjective measures such as performance, activity, exercise, sleep logs, affective/emotion, satisfaction with life, circadian rhythms, self-control, and other daily functioning tasks/scales. The broad goal of this research is to develop and document intervention strategies to improve performance, health, and well-being in college students and in workers. Team LeadersJune Pilcher Psychology
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 575 | Veteran's History Project Collection and Digitization The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans, as well as U.S. Citizens who were actively involved in supporting war efforts (war industry workers, USO medical personnel, flight instructors, etc.) so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. In order to assist the Library of Congress with this arduous task, Clemson University students will conduct interviews and collect other materials accepted by the project then facilitate their digitization for Clemson University records before sending the original materials to the Library of Congress. Team LeadersVernon Burton History
Joshua Catalano History
Lance Young CBBSUAC
Megan Gaston
AccomplishmentsTodd, J. (2017). Meet a Tiger: Vernon Burton.
We got publicity on the Clemson Downs Facebook page and on the monthly newsletters for each Clemson Downs, Clemson Veteran Association, and Lone Star Veteran Association. All good for the students and the university
*Mall, A., *Devera, D., *Gerstmyer, H., *Richter, W., *Richter, J., *Hines, W., *Bruns, Z., *Mack, D., & Young, L. (2014). Clemson veterans project. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Mack, D. (2014, April, 11). Clemson Veteran's Project. Presentation to Mr. Bob Patrick, The Director, Veteran's History Project, American Folklife Center,Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
| College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities | B |
| 787 | Community Supported Art A Creative Inquiry Project by Ceramics Students in the Department of Art at Clemson UniversityClemson Community Supported Art is an initiative started by Clemson students and faculty to connect the community with local, emerging artists. Based on the Community Supported Agriculture model, our goal is to build relationships between local artists and art collectors, while creating a unique shopping experience. Our annual production of the CSArt share brings students from multiple majors together to research professional careers, entrepreneurship, and small business practices in Art. Team LeadersValerie Zimany Art
Daniel Bare Art
AccomplishmentsAbrams, D., Bare, D., *Baughan, M., *Francis, K., *Wood, S. and Zimany, V. (March 2019). Seven Seasons of Student Artists in Community Supported Art (CSArt) at Clemson University. National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference, Resource Hall Table Presentation, Minneapolis, MN.
Bunda, C., Kim, D., & Zimany, V. (2017, March). Seven Semesters of Community Supported Art at Clemson. National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference, Resource Hall Table Presentation, Portland, OR.
*Bunda, C., *Clevenger, J., *Davis, E., *Hunt, H., *Miller, W., *Murphy, J., *Rinker, R., *Rupprecht, A., *Stanley, S., *Wesly, E. (2016, April). Community Supported Art Pop-up Exhibition. Exhibition design, publicity, and installation, Acorn Gallery, Lee Hall, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Davis, E., *Hunt, H., *Murphy, J., *Rupprecht, A., *Wesly, E., *Wilund, B. (2015, November). Community Supported Art Pop-up Exhibition. Exhibition design, publicity, and installation, Acorn Gallery, Lee Hall, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Hunt, H., *Rupprecht, A. (2015, August). Three Semesters of Community Supported Art. Exhibition design, publicity, and installation, Emory A Gunnin Library, Lee Hall, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Abrams, D, Elsey, L, Iwamura, E. (2015, October). Community Supported Art in the Academic Setting. Lecture presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for Ceramic Art Education and Exchange, Beijing, China.
*Hunt, H., *Rupprecht, A., Zimany, V. (2015, November). Three Semesters of Clemson Community Supported Art. Non-refereed public exhibition developed and presented in the Gunnin Architecture Library, Lee Hall, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Abrams, D., Iwamura, E. (2015, October). Clemson Community Supported Art. Peer-refereed presentation at the biannual meeting of the International Society of Ceramic Art Education and Exchange, Jingdezhen, PRC.
*Beaird, R., *Hunt, H., *Shafer, H., *Wilund, B. Zimany, V. (2015, March). Community Supported Art (CSArt) Launches Student Artists at Clemson University. Presented at the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference, Resource Hall Table Presentation, Providence, RI.
*Beaird, R., *Davis, E., *Hunt, H., *Murphy, J., *Pechthalt, S., *Pizzuti, M., *Rupprecht, A. *Shafer, H., *Wesly, E., *Wilund, B. & Zimany, V. (2015, April). Community Supported Art (CSArt) Launches Student Artists at Clemson University. Poster presentation at the 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
CI: 787. (2017). 2016-2017 CSArt Team with Professor Zimany
CI: 787. (2017). Spring 2018 Clemson Community Supported Art (CSArt) call for entry!
CI: 787. (2017). Tweet from President Clements after featuring the Clemson Community Supported Art CI team at the April 2017 Board of Trustees meeting.
CI: 787. (2016). Clemson CSArt CI Team Students & Professor Zimany featured by Presidents Clements at the April 2017 Board of Trustees Meeting.
CI: 787. (2015). One of 25 Fall 2015 CSArt Share crates ready for pickup. Artwork by six juried Clemson student artists. [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). Fall 2015 Packaging Day! [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). Fall 2015 Clemson CSArt Exhibition, Acorn Gallery, Lee Hall. [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). CSArt Share Artist Ella Wesly mugs in progress. [Image].
CI: 787. (2016). CSArt Fall 2015 Team Photo with Juror Stephanie Moore, Executive Director of the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, Asheville, NC. [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). Clemson CSArt Team Fall 2015. [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). Fall 2015 Clemson CSArt Team and Faculty Valerie Zimany with CAAH Dean Richard Goodstein at the November pickup event in the Acorn Gallery. [Image].
ClemsonVisualArts. (2015). In the Studio: Episode Six | Meet Brittany. [Video].
ClemsonVisualArts. (2014). In the Studio: Episode Five | Meet Hallie. [Video].
ClemsonVisualArts. (2014). In the Studio: Episode Four | Meet Hannah. [Video].
ClemsonVisualArts. (2014). In the Studio: Episode Three | Meet Allison. [Video].
ClemsonVisualArts. (2014). In the Studio: Episode Two | Meet Molly. [Video].
ClemsonVisualArts. (2014). In the Studio: Episode One | Meet Lindsey. [Video].
CI: 787. (2015). Building a raku kiln for the Spring 2015 CSArt share with share artist Lindsey Elsey. [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). Spring 2015 Pickup Event with CSArt Share artists and shareholders. [Image].
CI: 787. (2014). Fall 2014 Share Artwork Teaser image for web & print. [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). Spring 2015 CSArt Pickup Event Team Photo. [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). Laser-cutting a CSArt stencil at the Digital Design Shop with Brian Leounis, Spring 2015. [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). Spring 2015 Shareholder Susan Hilligoss examines a work unloaded from the Clemson Anagama, March 2015. [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). Spring 2015 Share Artist En Iwamura's vases piled up and ready to package. [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). Packaging Day for the Spring 2015 Share, April 2015. [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). Postcard design for Fall 2015 CSArt share, produced by Spring 2015 CSArt CI Students. [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). CSArt team members experiment with screen-printing. [Image].
CI; 787. (2015). CSArt Team students meet with juror Stephanie Moore (Executive Director, CCCD, Asheville) for a discussion of art careers and artist opportunities. [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). Fall 2015 Share Juror Stephanie Moore with Faculty Valerie Zimany and CSArt Share Artist Lindsey Elsey. [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). Spring 2015 Pop-up Exhibition Poster. [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). Spring 2015 - CSArt students experiment with viral marketing - including temporary tattoos! [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). Postcard design for Spring 2015 by CSArt students & faculty. [Image].
CI: 787. (2014). CSArt students attend Marketing 101 seminar at the Small Business Development Center, Greenville ONE Building, Fall 2014. [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). CSArt Team Members and Faculty Valerie Zimany at the National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts annual conference, Providence, RI, Spring 2015. [Image].
Chris Phillips. (2014). Group at CSArt Pickup Event. [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). CSArt Team, Spring 2015, Back Row: Lindsey Elsey, Matt Pizutti, Deighton Abrams, Johnny Murphy, Middle Row: Stephanie Pechthalt, Hannah Hunt, Allison Rupprecht, Ella Wesly, Valerie Zimany, Front Row: Brittany Wilund, En Iwamura. [Image].
CI: 787. (2014). CSArt Team Members and Faculty Valerie Zimany deliver the CSArt Share Crate to Dean Richard Goodstein, Fall 2014. [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). Accompanying documentation for Spring 2015 Share crates about artists, designed by CSArt Team Member *Hannah Hunt. [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). CSArt Team Member *Hannah Hunt drops off a share crate to our Spring 2015 juror Alan Ethridge, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Arts Council of Greenville. [Image].
CI: 787. (2015). CSArt crates awaiting pickup at the Spring 2015 CSArt pickup event and pop-up exhibition. [Image].
CI: 787. (2014). Jurying Day for the inaugural Clemson CSArt share. 6 artists were selected by juror Harriet Green (Director of Visual Arts, South Carolina State Art Commission)
CI: 787. (2014). CI CSArt Postcard Front image
CI: 787. (2014). Spring 2014 CI CSArt Team Members.
CI: 787. (2014). Spring 2014 CI CSArt team photo.
CI: 787. (2014). Promotional image by Creative Inquiry CSArt web/design sub-team members.
Clemson Community Supported Art in Clemson, SC, Opens Sale of Shares – Sept. 1, 2014. (2014).
CI: 787. (2014). First video-conference / planning session with our CI Team and Andy, Artist Resources Director at Springboard for the Arts in Minneapolis, MN.
| College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities | B |
| 1169 | Kinetic Sculpture We create pieces of art which incorporate movement into them. We display these at Artisphere, the art festival in Greenville held in May, and some are planned around Clemson campus and the RiSE Community. Team LeadersChristopher W. Norfolk Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 550 | Organelle biogenesis in African trypanosomes African trypanosomes cause a number of human and livestock diseases. My laboratory is focused on resolving the mechanisms that regulate the biogenesis of essential organelles called glycosomes in these organisms. These organelles are parasite specific and essential making them excellent drug targets. Team LeadersMeredith Morris Genetics and Biochemistry
Emily Knight
Christina Wilkinson
Accomplishments*Miller, A. & *Shealey, J. (2019, April 1-2) Organelle biogenesis in African trypanosomes. Electronic Poster Presented at the 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Bauer, S., *Patel, T., McQueeney, K., Arigi, E., Almeida, I. & Morris, M. T. (2016, September 19). Defining the glucose- dependent glycosome proteome of T. brucei. Presented at the Annual Molecular Parasitology Meeting, Woods Hole, MA.
Crowe, L., Bauer, S., *Nicholson, K., *Patel, T. & Morris, M. T. (2016, September 9). Glucose regulation of glycosome protein expression in T. brucei Presented at the annual Molecular Parasitology Meeting, Woods Hole, MA.
Hart, C*, Morris, MT. (2016, November 19) Defining the function of two novel Peroxins, TbPex13.1 and TbPex13.2 in Trypanosoma brucei. Presented at the 4th Annual Cellular Biology of Eukaryotic Pathogens meeting, Clemson, SC
Crowe, L., Bauer, S., *Nicholson, K., *Patel, T. & Morris, M. T. (2016, November 17-19). Resolving mechanisms that mediate environmental regulation of two unique kinetoplastids peroxins, TbPex13.1 and TbPex13.2. Presented at the 4th Annual Cellular Biology of Eukaryotic Pathogens meeting, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Patel, T. (2016, April 8-10). "The search for new drug targets in the battle against African sleeping sickness: Identification of signaling molecules involved in organelle regulation in Trypanosoma brucei". Presented at 11th Annual ACC Meeting of the Minds Undergraduate Research Conference, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.
*Patel, T. & Morris, M. (2015, February 28). The search for new drug targets in the battle against African sleeping sickness: Identification of signaling molecules involved in organelle regulation in Trypanosoma brucei. Poster presented at the CBASS 7th Annual Symposium, Clemson, SC.
Crowe, L., Nicholson, K., Wilkinson, C., & Morris, M. (2018). Trypanosoma brucei Pex13.2 is an accessory peroxin that functions in the import of PTS2 proteins and localizes to subdomains of the glycosome. doi: 10.1101/474080
Bauer, S., *McQueeney, K., *Patel, T., & Morris, M. (2016). Localization of a Trypanosome Peroxin to the Endoplasmic Reticulum. Journal Of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 64(1), 97-105. doi: 10.1111/jeu.12343
Bauer, S., McQueeney, K., *Patel, T., & Morris, M. (2016). Localization of a Trypanosome Peroxide to Endoplasmic Reticulum. Journal Of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 64, 97-105. doi: 10.1111/jeu.12343
Bauer, S., *Conlon, M., & Morris, M. (2014). Using Fluorescent Proteins to Monitor Glycosome Dynamics in the African Trypanosome. Journal Of Visualized Experiments, (90). doi: 10.3791/51647
*Christine Hart was awarded an ACCIAC Fellowship for Creativity and Innovation for her work in the lab.
| College of Science | G |
| 962 | Robot networks The technological development of the last decade in robots,
computing and communications has led to envisage the design of
robotic and automation systems consisting of networked vehicles,
sensors, actuators and communication devices. These developments
enable researchers and engineers to design new robotic systems that
can interact with human beings and other robots in a cooperative way. Applications
span surveillance/monitoring, manufacturing, intelligent vehicles,
exploration, and many others. In this project, we will explore some
basics of robot networks and build robotic cooperation using several
intelligent ground robots available in the lab. No knowledge of distributed dynamical systems or robotics is needed. Team LeadersYongqiang Wang Electrical & Computer Engr
AccomplishmentsWisnewski, C., Bear, E., & Mulqueen, D. (2018). Decentralized Controlled Robotics Using Pulse Coupled Oscillators. In 13th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (pp. 70-75). Changsha, China: IEEE.
Tan, W., Angela, T., & Wang, Y. (2018). Analysis of Dead Reckoning Accuracy in Swarm Robotics System. In World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (pp. 860-864). Changsha, China: IEEE.
Mulqueen, D., & Wang, Y. (2017). Undergraduate Creative Inquiry of Swarm Robotics: Communication Methods. In 3rd International Conference on Computer Science and Systems Engineering (pp. 220-223). Beijing, China: IEEE.
Tan, W., Angela, T., & Wang, Y. (2019). Analysis of Dead Reckoning Accuracy in Swarm Robotics Systems. In 13th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (pp. 860-864). Changsha, China: IEEE.
*Bear, E., *Maxwell, T., Anglea, T., *Raval, D., *Buckley, I. and Wang, Y. (2016). An Undergraduate Research Platform for Cooperative Control and Swarm Robotics. In: 2016 IEEE 11th Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications. IEEE, pp.1876-1879.
Wang, Y., *Maxwell, T., *Bear, E. and Angela, T. (2016). A Unified Communication and Control Approach for Decentralized Heading Alignment in Robot Networks. In: The 28th Chinese Control and Decision Conference. IEEE, pp.2548-2553.
NSF Award Abstract #1738902 CICI: RSARC: Secure Time for Cyberinfrastructure Security
Wang, Y. (2016, May). $10,000. "A Summer Camp for Video-game Based Control Learning for Middle-School Girls" Control Systems Society Outreach Fund. IEEE. http://ieeecss.org/sites/ieeecss.org/files/A_Summer_Camp_For_Video_Game_Based_Control_Learning_Report.pdf
IEEE Control Systems Society , 10K
Mulqueen, D., and Wang, Y. (2017, August) Undergraduate Creative Inquiry of Swarm Robotics: Communication Methods. Paper Presentation at The 3rd International Conference on Control Science and Systems Engineering, Beijing, China
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 548 | China's Foreign Policy This Creative Inquiry project systematically examines some of the most important issues facing the
world, by involving the students in on-going discussions and debates and
engaging them in direct dialogues with diplomats and business leaders, both
Chinese and American. Team LeadersXiaobo Hu Political Science
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 995 | Entangled Learning: Deep Learning in Community Making a difference in the world requires developing skills for lifelong independent learning, participating in meaningful work (a practice), and building community around that work. Participants in this project will explore social learning theories, including communities of practice, as well as skills for deep learning while developing the idea of Entangled Learning. Outcomes include defining characteristics that relate to practice-based and social learning and integrating them with habits of deep learning. Some qualitative research will be involved. Team LeadersLaurel Ann Whisler Academic Success Center
AccomplishmentsWhisler, L., *Dickenson, S., & *Makos, M. (2015). Entangling Your Learning: Harnessing the Power of Collaborative Independence. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) Conference, in Portland, OR.
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| 516 | Heat transfer along the human arm in electric arch phenomenon(Mathematical Modeling with Advanced Engineering apps) Students enrolled in the CI will be utilizing what they learned in differential equations to model and explore the phenomena of electric arc through the human arm and it's effects. Team LeadersIrina Viktorova Mathematical Sciences
Muhammed Kose
Sofya Alekseeva Mathematical Sciences
Timothy Teitloff Mathematical Sciences
AccomplishmentsViktorova, I., Alekseeva, S., & *Kose, M. (2017). Some Aspects of Model Equations Development for Viscous Materials. Mechanics, Materials Science, And Engineering, 10, 179-190.
Viktorova, I., & *Bates, M. (2016). An Empirically Derived Arc Flash Discharge Energy Model and Comparison to Established Safety Codes. Mechanics, Materials Science & Engineering, 4, 634-641. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.1.2198.3761
Viktorova, I., *Fleck, M., & *Kose, M. (2016). HAVS and HAV-nots: Investigating Resonance in the Human Arm Caused by Contact with Machinery. Mechanics, Materials Science & Engineering, 4, 543-551. doi: 10/13140/RG.2.1.4580.2648
Viktorova, I., & *Bates, M. (2016). Heating Phenomenon in Materials with High Dissipation. Mechanics, Materials Science & Engineering, 3(1), 20-28. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.1.2198.3761
Viktorova, I., *Fairchild, K., & *Fischer, J. (2012). Modeling Heat Explosion for a Viscoelastic Material. In 8th Annual UNCG Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference (pp. 31-37). Greensboro, North Carolina: Springer.
| College of Science | G |
| 580 | Geologic Indicators of Climate Change The goal of this project
is quantify the difference between natural fluxes of carbon
dioxide and anthropogenic sources. This is accomplished with a mobile eddy
covariance tower and soil chambers. Understanding human contributions to
the carbon cycle will enable us to devise more sustainable solutions for the
future. Team LeadersScott E Brame Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
AccomplishmentsJervonte, C., & Lazar, K. (2019). Understanding the Impact of Different Modes of Science Communication on the Behavioral Intentions of Students Related to Geoscience. Presentation, Clemson, SC.
Gerald, P., & Brame, S. (2019). Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Flux Perturbations Resulting from Clemson University Football Games. Presentation, Clemson, SC.
*Nguyen, A., & Brame, S. (2019). Micrometeorological Measurements of CO2 Flux from a Cattle Feedlot at Simpson Research Station, South Carolina. Presentation, Clemson, SC.
*Proctor, G., Brame, S. (2019, April). Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Flux Perturbations Resulting from Clemson University Football Games. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Reed, H. & Brame, S. (2018). A Comparison Study of Carbon Dioxide Flux from Two Fields during the Summer Growing Season in Clemson, SC using an Eddy Covariance System. Oral and poster presentation at 26th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Reed, H., & Brame, S. (2018, April). A Comparison Study of Carbon Dioxide Flux from Two Fields During the Summer Growing Season in Clemson, SC Using an Eddy Covariance System. Poster presentation at Clemson University 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Christison, J. & Brame, S. (2017). Comparing Seasonal Soil Carbon Flux of Three Botanically Distinct Areas in the Clemson Botanical Gardens. Oral presentation at the 25th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Christison, J. and Brame, S. (2017, April). Comparing Seasonal Soil Carbon Flux of Three Botanically Distinct Areas in the Clemson Botanical Gardens. Oral and poster presentation at 25th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Nguyen, S. & Brame, S. (2017). Using a Mobile Eddy Covariance Tower to Measure CO2 Flux. Oral and poster presentation at the 25th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Nguyen, S., Brame, S. (2017, April). Using a Mobile Eddy Covariance Tower to Measure CO2 Flux. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*King, T., Brame, S., (2016, March 31). Preliminary Analysis of Total Carbon Levels in Lake Issaqueena. Presented at 24th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*George, S., Brame, S. (2015, March 25). Comparative Study of Soil CO2 Flux using Eddy Covariance and Chamber Methods. Presented at the Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Walters, D. & Brame, S. (2015, April). Changes in Soil CO2 Flux from an Urban Environment due to Anthropogenic Compaction. Poster presentation at the 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Coffin, A., & Brame, S. (2014). Comparison of Till and No-till Agricultural Practices on Carbon Dioxide Flux from the Soil on an Organic Farm. Presented at the 22nd Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Demille, R., & Brame, S. (2014). Soil Carbon Flux from an area underlain by Amphibolite in the Clemson Experimental Forest. Presented at the 22nd Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Hickok, K., Brame, S. (2014).Carbon Dioxide Efflux in Forest Soil and Topsoil Influenced by Soil Moisture and Temperature Variations. Presented at the 22nd Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Lacy, N. (2014). Carbon Dioxide exchange between the Atmosphere and Freshwater Reservoirs around Clemson, South Carolina. Presented at the 22nd Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Newman, J., & Brame, S. (2014). Soil Carbon Flux on an Area Underlain by Biotite Gneiss in the Clemson Experimental Forest. Presentation, Clemson, SC.
*Newman, J., *Demille, R., & Brame, S. (2014). Analysis of carbon flux from soils derived from different rock types. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
As part of a collaboration with Stephen Moyseys NSF grant with the GeoPath program, a $35,000 Eddy Covariance (EC) system was bought for the climate change students to design experiments and collect data. EC systems are the state of the art instruments used to monitor and detect changes in CO2 Fluxes.
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| 585 | Research in Digital Media & Learning Research in Digital Media & Learning gives students the opportunity to work as individuals or part of interdisciplinary teams to enact research that focuses on the intersection between digital media and learning. This CI is interest-driven, meaning that students should come with their own ideas about what they would like to investigate. Ideal candidates would be from any field, as long as their interests involve digital media and learning in some way. Students will be encouraged to present their work at a research conference and the Clemson FoCI conference. Team LeadersRyan Visser Education & Human Dev
Andrew Robb School of Computing
AccomplishmentsBoyer, D. and *Smith, J. (2016). Using course opportunities for learning game design. On the Horizon, 24(1), pp.104-111.
*Roman, J., *Vargas, P., Boyer, D. M., Qian, M. (2014). ICLEP: Interactive Cases for Learning Educational Psychology. Paper to be presented at the Advances in Educational Psychology Conference. Fairfax, VA.
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| 1540 | Using Magnetic Nanoparticles to Prevent Restenosis Aging, smoking, diet, and genetic factors cause the build up of plaque in the arteries that provide nutrients to the heart, which is a major cause of heart attacks. To solve this problem, stents are commonly used to open the artery back up. In some cases, when a stent is inserted, it injures the walls of the blood vessel causing it to swell and block the blood vessel back up. In recent years, medicated stents have been used to deliver medication that reduces that swelling by reducing the growth and spreading of the cells that cause the problem. In doing that, they also stop the healing process of the injury site, which causes delayed effects like blood clots that block the artery. We designed a magnetic nanoparticle coated with heparin. Heparin is a drug that is naturally found in the body. It is known to stop the swelling in the wall of the blood vessel and accelerate the healing process. We have tested these nanoparticles on cells and mice to show that they are not toxic. We have started to test their effect on the cell growth and spreading to show that they are effective as a treatment option. We plan to deliver that nanoparticles to the stent using a magnetic field similar to the ones used in MRI imaging. This project would advance the treatment of blocked arteries without causing new problems. In doing so, we would eliminate the need for multiple surgeries to treat the complications. This helps save patients from complications associated with stent implantation and help patients live healthier lives. Team LeadersNardine Ghobrial Bioengineering
Delphine Dean Bioengineering
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| 1847 | Media Forensics and the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election In this CI, we will introduce a new media forensic technique each week. Students will use those techniques with increasing levels of expertise to analyze media artifacts from conversations around the 2020 Presidential election that we jointly identify as interesting and important. As a team, students will publicly report on their findings, in a weekly update to the Hub website, to be disseminated to the CU Hub community and media partners to deepen how the public interprets these media artifacts. Team LeadersDavid White Watt Family Innovation Center
Darren Linvill Summer Camps & Conferences
Patrick Warren Economics
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| 1079 | ASME Student Design Competition Team The ASME Student Design Competition provides a platform for ASME Student Members to present their solutions to a range of design problems - from everyday household tasks to groundbreaking space exploration. Each team is required to design, construct, and operate a prototype meeting the requirements of an annually determined problem statement.The 2020 Student Design Competition, Building to the Sky, requires teams to build a compact engineering system capable of manufacturing a tower made exclusively from standard-sized sheets of paper. The validation of your design will include testing for manufacturing speed, the height of the tower, and the ability to support a load. Team LeadersSuyi Li Mechanical Engineering
Alex Arias
Cris Valles
Huijuan Zhao Mechanical Engineering
AccomplishmentsCI: 1079. (n.d.). Drive and support system Solidworks model.
CI: 1079. (n.d.) Lauch mechanism Solidworks model.
CI: 1079. (n.d.). Ball staging mechanism solid works drawing.
CI: 1079. (n.d.). Single drive system solid works drawing.
CI: 1079. (2017). 3D rendering of device.
2016-2017-ASMESDC-building progress photo 1
2016-2017-ASMESDC-building progress photo 2
2016-2017-ASMESDC-building progress photo 3
2016-2017-SDC solid work design
Koops, a manufacturing automation company located in Greenville, SC donated aluminum materials and electrical wires to our team.
The team leader *James Weatherly won the ASME outstanding student member award due to his excellent leadership role in the ASME SDC team.
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| 1833 | Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain technology with Monero The cross-disciplinary CI team will learn about ethics, privacy, open source software development, cryptography, decentralized protocols, and data analytics in collaboration with the Monero Project and the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences. Monero is a privacy-centric open-source cryptocurrency with a global market capitalization exceeding a billion dollars. The Monero Research Lab is a workgroup of the Monero Project studying advancements in cryptographic protocols, computer information systems, and privacy in 21st century financial technology. Team LeadersFelice Manganiello Mathematical Sciences
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| 1831 | Developing Project Based Learning Modules to Enhance Education Experiences Project based learning (PBL) is known to be an effective method to learn. This engages students and get them excited about the knowledge. It also develops skills such as critical thinking, communication and "connecting-the-dots". These skills are the foundations to convert from knowledge listeners to knowledge application drivers. In this work, we will research school curriculum especially from public schools in various countries such as US and India. We will design project based learning activities and protocols for these curriculum. We will develop applications and documentations for the same to make them available to publicly. We hope that this will provide students from underprivileged backgrounds education experience beyond classrooms. Further, we will collaborate with local and other schools across the city, state and countries to help them incorporate these PBL based modules with ease into their curriculum.The undergraduates in this project will work with team of their peers to identify the curriculum, and develop and research various PBL possibilities. Our focus will be to make them accessible and easy-to-follow so any student and teacher interested in them can adapt them. We also will focus on making them adaptable to different cultures and curriculums. Team LeadersSapna Sarupria Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
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| 742 | Imaginative Ligands and Unique Metal Complexes: A Marriage of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Organic chemists often are
puzzled by metals, and inorganic chemists are often puzzled by organic
chemistry, but there are great opportunities in uniting the ability of organic
chemists to generate complex 3D molecules with the unique reactivities and
properties of metals. This project combines
the expertise of an organic chemist and an inorganic chemist to design,
synthesize, and examine the metal-coordination properties of ligands for
commonly studied metal ions such as iron and copper, as well as more exotic
metal ions such as lanthanides uranium, and plutonium (note: undergraduate
students will not be working
with uranium and plutonium!). This
project uses synthetically versatile new approaches in organic synthesis to
generate ligands with applications in biological, catalytic, and nuclear applications. Once made, a variety of techniques are used
to examine the metal coordination abilities of these ligands, including electrochemistry,
stability constant determinations, and DNA damage and cellular assays.
Team LeadersJulia Brumaghim Chemistry
Modi Wetzler Chemistry
Accomplishments*Baird, H., Goodman, S. & Brumaghim, J. L. (2018, October) Using polyphenol antioxidants to reduce cytotoxic oxidative stress in Escherichia coli. 70th Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Augusta, GA.
*Baird, H., Brumaghim, J. (2019, April). Using Polyphenol Antioxidants to Reduce Cytotoxic Oxidative Stress in Escherichia Coli. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Pontius, R.K., Sibley, M.M., Wetzler, M. (2017, April) Synthesis of N-(N'-(3-propyl)-N''-methylimidazole-2-thione) diethylenetriamine tetraacetic acid for the reduction of nuclear waste. American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Kimani, M., Zimmerman, M., Stadelman, B., *Owen, A., Bayse, C., and Brumaghim, J. (2016, October 23-26). "Metal properties control sulfur and selenium antioxidant activity". Presented at the Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Columbia, SC.
North, A., Sibley, M. M., *Wasilewski, M., and Wetzler, M. (2016, October 23-26). "Trifluorotoluenesulfonyl as a new nitrogen protecting group" Presented at Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Columbia, SC.
*Rebecca Pontius received the Barry Goldwater scholarship
Amanda Owen was selected for a prestigious ($10,000) Department of Homeland Security Nuclear Forensics summer internship
*Rebecca Pontius received the Barry Goldwater scholarship
CI: 742. (2015). *Matt Wasilewski and *Rebecca Pontius carefully adding an air-sensitive reagent to a reaction. [Image].
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| 1830 | Assessing Impact of miR-33a, ABCA1, and ABCG1 Expression on Cholesterol Efflux in VSMC Atherosclerosis is driven by cholesterol accumulation in vessel wall cells, which primarily consist of endothelial cells, vascular smooth muscle cells, and macrophages. Vessel wall cells can remove excess cholesterol via cholesterol efflux. Three main genes which regulate cholesterol efflux are ABCA1, ABCG1, and miR-33. While these genes have been extensively studied in endothelial cells and macrophages, there is scarce data on the impact of these genes when expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells. Therefore, this CI will assess the impact of these three genes on cholesterol efflux in vascular smooth muscle cells. Team LeadersAlexis Stamatikos Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
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| 556 | Biology of Lipids and Lipid Droplets in Trypanosomes We are investigating how the lethal blood parasite Trypanosoma brucei acquires and stores lipids from its host. More specifically, we are investigating the mechanisms of uptake and storage in lipid droplets of fatty acids. Team LeadersKimberly Paul Genetics and Biochemistry
Accomplishments*Featherstone, E., *Raja, S., Begley, H., *Walkowiak, O., *Pazzo, K., Fowler, K., Jones, C., Winston, B. & Paul, K. (2017, Oct. 19). Fatty Acid Uptake in T. brucei. Poster presented at the annual Cell Biology of Euakryotic Pathogens Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Pazzo, K., *Featherstone, M., Croft, L., Adamson, M., *Raja, S., Begley, H., *Hannah, R. & Paul, K. (2017, Oct. 19). Dramatic Morphological Changes in T. brucei Upon Over-Expression of Lipid Droplet Targeting Proteins. Poster presented at the annual Cell Biology of Eukaryotic Pathogens Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Walkowiak, O. A., *Baron, A., *Metropol, S. G. & Paul, K. S. (2016) A Study of Fatty Acid Uptake and ATP Production in Trypanosoma brucei Parasites. Poster session presented at the 2016 Cell Biology of Eukaryotic Pathogens Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Chetcuti, M. A., *Walker, S. & Paul, K. S. (2016, November) Lipid Droplets in the Trypanosomatid, Crithidia fasciculata. Poster session presented at the 2016 Cell Biology of Eukaryotic Pathogens Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Baron, E., *Metropol, S., Bauer, S.T., Mattingly, C., Jones, C.H., Winston, B.C., & Paul, K.S. (2014). Fatty Acid Uptake in Trypanosoma brucei. Cell Biology of Eukaryotic Pathogens Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Staub, S., Ray, S., and Paul, K. (2013, November) "Allosteric Regulation of the First Step of Fatty Acid Synthesis in African Trypanosomes." Presented at the 2013 Southeastern Regional Lipid Conference.
*Metropol, S., Bauer, S., Mattingly, C., Jones, C., Winston, B., and Paul, K. (2013, October). "Fatty Acid Uptake in the Early Branching Eukaryotic Pathogen, Trypanosoma brucei." Presented at the 2013 Cell Biology of Eukaryotic Pathogens Symposium.
Agata Walkowiak was awarded a 2017-2018 Fellowship from the ACC Fellows Program in Creativity and Innovation.
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| 1283 | Human Performance and Data Analysis In Hospital and Clinic Settings Prisma Health continues to expand its academic research presence as its relationship with Clemson faculty and students matures. In particular, the departments of Emergency Medicine and Perioperative Services have worked on process improvement initiatives where Clemson students have been able to contribute. This Creative Inquiry will be instrumental in supporting research projects in these departments, as well as hands-on support of various applied projects. One main driver in this research is the measurement of human performance and decision making in healthcare delivery, To support this research, students might have the opportunity to work with physicians, residents, and patients at various levels from data collection to presenting results. Team LeadersKevin Taaffe Industrial Engineering
VISHNUNARAYAN GIRISHAN PRABHU
AccomplishmentsShvorin, D., *Smith, A., *Hughes, S., *Adkins, K. (2019, April). Physician Distraction in the Emergency Department. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 693 | Human Energy Metabolism This project studies a wide range of factors contributing to energy metabolism, such as body composition measurement via DXA scan, monitoring nutrient metabolism and resting energy expenditure via metabolic cart, and physical activity and sleep monitoring with a wearable activity monitor. Team LeadersElliot Jesch Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
AccomplishmentsCI: 693. (2014). Brochure for all weight tracking apps.
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| 1810 | Understanding Autophagic Processes in Parkinson's Disease - A Cellular Exploration Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that causes balance and coordination problems that eventually lead to death and affects nearly 10 million people worldwide. As of today, there is no definitive test to diagnose and track the progression of PD This increases the need for a reliable biomarker to diagnose, track, and ultimately, treat the disease. PD has been linked to lysosomal storage disease characteristics. A potential biomarker has been discovered in a lysosomal storage disease, GM1 Gangliosidosis. This biomarker connects lysosomal enzyme upregulation to impaired autophagy. Between the connection with PD and LSDs, it is hypothesized that a similar biomarker can be found in PD. There are many PD cellular models that are used in disease research. These models typically are not all inclusive of the disease, but model a specific aspect of the disease, such as degeneration of dopaminergic neurons, the aggregation of a-synuclein, and accumulation lewy bodies. This project will explore potential biomarkers of PD and if one or more aspect of the disease is directly related to enzyme upregulation. Team members in this creative inquiry will research different cellular models of Parkinson’s Disease in order to determine potential biomarkers that can help diagnose and track the disease. Team LeadersJessica Larsen Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Sarah Smith Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
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| 703 | Alcohol and Other Drugs This research team is dedicated to researching and helping to reduce the negative impact of alcohol and other drugs on Clemson’s campus. This team will analyze and apply the results of the National College Health Assessment to develop and evaluate alcohol and other drug initiatives. Team LeadersJennifer Goree Student Health Center
Martha Thompson Public Health Sciences
McKenzie McNamara Student Health Center
AccomplishmentsL O. (2015). Greeks for Greeks Creative Inquiry | Clemson News Now. [Image].
*Atkinson, A., *Baltimore, C., *Bonner, R., *Chea, A., *Giraldo Escobar, K., *Howell, B., *Zwolski, M., McNamara, M., & Fulmer, C. (2019, April). Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse Among College Students. Presented at Clemson University’s Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Atkinson, A., *Baltimore, C., *Bonner, R., *Chea, A., *Giraldo Escobar, K., *Howell, B., *Zwolski, M., Fulmer, C., McNamara, M. (2019, April). Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse Among College Students. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Smith, L., *Andrews, L., *Arms, C., *Dipasquale, J., *Graham, J., *Henson, H., *Loiselle, A., & Polomski, J. (2017). National College Health Assessment Data 2010-2016. Presentation, Office of Advocacy and Success at Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Smith, L., *Andrews, L., *Arms, C., *Dipasquale, J., *Graham, J., *Henson, H., *Loiselle, A., & Polomski, J. (2017, April). Promoting health on Clemson’s campus. Presentation, Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, Clemson, SC.
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| 1545 | Mild to Moderate Cognitive Impairment and the Application of the MindSet Program Mild to moderate cognitive impairment is a diagnosis many people experience later in their life that is debilitating to both the patients and caregiver’s quality of life. Researchers in Florida developed the MindSet program with the goal of improving the lives of both patient and caregiver who find themselves confronted with mild to moderate cognitive decline. This study is an investigation on the MindSet program and implementation of the program here in the upstate of South Carolina. You must be graduating no earlier than May 2020 to participate in this study. Team LeadersKathleen Valentine School of Nursing
Eleanor Petyak
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 704 | Molecular Modeling of Biological and Polymer Systems The Creative Inquiry project introduces students to computational materials science. We specifically focus on the atomistic and molecular behavior of materials and model this on a computer. We solve Newtons laws of motion for atoms experiences intermolecular forces. Using this information we can help with creating designer materials! Team LeadersSapna Sarupria Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Accomplishments*Hall, S., *DeFever, R. & Sarupria, S. (2018 April 7). Effect of Interaction Potential on Crystal Nucleation Kinetics for Lennard-Jones-like Particles. Poster presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of SC SPSCoR/IDeA, Columbia,SC.
*Barton, D., *DeFever, R., & Sarupria, S. (2016). Molecular simulations of PAMAM dendrimers for oil dispersion. Presentation, 2016 Southern Regional Student Conference AIChE, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, SC.
*DeFever, R., *Jacobs, D., & Sarupria, S. (2015). Molecular dynamics investigations of dendrimer-aromatic hydrocarbon interactions. Presentation presented at teh 2015 AIChE annual meeting, Salt Lake, UT.
*DeFever, R., *Barton, D., *Jacobs, D., & Sarupria, S. (2015). Dendrimers for oil dispersion: atomistic and coarse-grained molecular dynamics investigations of dendrimer-hydrocarbon interactions. Presentation, 2015 AIChE annual meeting, Salt Lake, UT.
*Barton, D., *Jacobs, D., *DeFever, R. & Sarupria, S. (2015, April) Dendrimers for Water Purification Applications: Molecular Dynamics Studies. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Hanger, W., Sarupria, S., *Defever, R., Apon, A., & Ngo, L. (2015). Experience using XSEDE resources for scalable rare event simulation. Presentation, XSEDE 15, St. Louis, MO.
Sarupria, S., & *Filanova, M. (2014). SeparationsdDivision (735g) effects of surface chemistry on heterogeneous methane hydrate nucleation. Presentation, AIChE National Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
*DeFever, R., Geitner, N., Bhattacharya, P., Ding, F., Ke, P. and Sarupria, S. (2015). PAMAM Dendrimers and Graphene: Materials for Removing Aromatic Contaminants from Water. Environmental Science & Technology, 49(7), pp.4490-4497.
Sengupta, B., Gregory, W., Zhu, J., Dasetty, S., Karakaya, M., Brown, J., Rao, A., Barrows, J., Sarupria, S. and Podila, R. (2015). Influence of carbon nanomaterial defects on the formation of protein corona. RSC Advances, 5(100), pp.82395-82402.
David Barton received the NASA Space Grant Undergraduate Scholarship for his work on simulations of dendritic polymers for cleaning oil spills. This work started as part of the Molecular Modeling CI project.
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| 1702 | Cancer Systems Biology in the Birtwistle Lab This is a creative inquiry that broadly catches research projects going on in the Birtwistle Lab. In general, we do both basic and applied research at the interface of engineering and cancer biology. We specifically focus on cancer systems biology from both experimental and computational / theoretical perspectives. Team LeadersMarc Birtwistle Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1722 | SAE Layout Design Provide recommendations for the layout of the SAE Formulae 1 and Baja work areas to improve material flow, reduce congestion, and provide a more efficient and effective working environment. Team LeadersWilliam G Ferrell Jr Industrial Engineering
Lindsay Hobbs Watt Family Innovation Center
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 709 | The development of critical thinking in undergraduates We conduct a continuing series of experimental and non-experimental studies examining the assessment and development of of critical thinking skills in undergraduates. Team members review relevant literature, design the studies, collect data, analyze the data, and present the results and conclusions at local, regional, and international research meetings. Team LeadersBenjamin R Stephens Psychology
AccomplishmentsStephens, B.R., *Grier, K., *Mckinney, M. & *Mcwhite, C. (2018, June 4-6). Does a Psychology Research Methods Course Enhance Critical Thinking?. Invited presentation at Clemson University CT2 Faculty Institute, Clemson, SC.
*Nelson, H., *Grier, K., *Mckinney, M., *Mcwhite, C. & Stephens, B. (2018, April). Does a Psychology Research Methods Course Enhance Critical Thinking? Poster presentation at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Irvin, E., *Seo, H., Stephens, B. (2017, April). Teaching Induction and Deduction: Effect of Class Size. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Brewer, V.*, Pittman, R.*, Stevens, D. *, Yockel, K. *, and Stephens, B. (2017, March). Teaching Induction and Deduction for our QEP. Poster session accepted at the meetings of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
*Beesburg, C., *Brewer, V., *Carney, A., *Dicke, C., *Pittman, R., *Schneider, A., *Stevens, D., *Yockel, K., Stephens, B. (2016, April). Teaching Induction and Deduction for our QEP. Presented at FOCI, Clemson, SC.
*Dicke, C., *Beesburg, C., *Brewer, V., *Carney, A., *Flynn, M., *Pittman, M., *Staples, A., *Cox, A., Stephens, B. (2016, March). Teaching Induction and Deduction for Our QEP. Poster presented at the meetings of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans.
*Stebbins, C, *Cole, M., *Cox, A., *Kennedy, S., *Overdyk, M., & Stephens, B. (2015) Critical Thinking: Undergraduate Views and an Intervention. Presented at 61st Annual Meeting of Southeastern Psychological Association, Hilton Head, SC>
*Bogart, L., *Carney, A., *Cox, A., *Dicke, C., *Overdyk, M., *Samour, M., *Staples, A., Stephens, B. (2015, April). Critical Thinking: Undergraduate Views and an Intervention. Presented at FOCI, Clemson, SC.
*Webb, M., *Leland, E., *Huddleston, S., *Kennedy, S., *Cole, M., *Overdyk, M., *Fields, R., *Heard, N., *Laxgang, V., *Stephens,, J., & Stephens, B. (2014). Undergraduate views of critical thinking. Poster presented at the 2014 Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Leland, E., *Baskett, T., *Cooper, C., *Egglefield, D., *Kirk, K., *Lucas, L., *O'Hara, C., & Stephens, B. (2014). Undergraduate views of the structure and value of the Clemson general education ePortfolio. Poster presented at the 2014 Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 729 | Geologic Field Trip Design and Implementation It has been said that the best geologist is the one who has seen the most rocks. The rocks in the southeast US contain only a small fraction of the overall geologic diversity and the wet climate encourages ample vegetation that obscures what is there. The goal of this project is to engage students by researching locations to observe geologic features of interest, plan a trip, and go there. Team LeadersScott E Brame Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
Accomplishments*Bruner, A., & Brame, S. (2018, April). Field Based Experiences that Build Confidence and Leadership Skills in the Geosciences. Poster presentation at Clemson University 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Marcacci, K. & Brame, S. (2017) Interpretation of Mylonites and Other Ductile Shear Indicators from the Six Mile Quad, SC. Oral and poster presentation at the 25th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Marcacci, K. and Brame, S. (2017, April 5-6). Interpretation of Mylonites and Other Ductile Shear Indicators from the Six Mile Quad, SC. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum,
Clemson, SC.
CI: 729. (2015). Sunset Bay and Cape Arago brochure. [Image].
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| 1114 | South Carolina - China Economic Relations The U.S.-China relationship is the
most important bilateral relationship in the 21st Century and China has become
the top destination for South Caroline exports. In recent years China has
expanded its international economic presence and South Carolina provides an
alternative for Chinese outflow foreign direct investment. Overall in the
United States, China has established 1,583 companies with $46 billion that
directly employs more than 80,000 Americans. This project aims at
exploring what South Carolina can offer to such international investment as
Chinese FDI, what kind of business South Carolina has been able to attract from
China, and what contributions Chinese investments are making to South
Carolina's economic development. Team LeadersXiaobo Hu Political Science
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| 715 | Beaches and Deserts: The microbial cycling of iron and other nutrients and their importance to healthy ecosystems. Microbes are responsible for numerous ecosystem functions processes. These functions and processes include the reduction and oxidation of biogenic metals as well as changing the form of non-metallic nutrients such as nitrogen. We seek to understand the microbes and their communities involved in these processes in arid and coastal ecosystems. Team LeadersHarry Kurtz Jr Biological Sciences
AccomplishmentsGannt, L., Smithwick, R., Birch, B., & Kurtz, H. (2019). Isolation of Two Acid Tolerant Bacterial Genera from a Cryptoendolithic Ecosystem. Presented at the 2019 Spring Meeting of the South Carolina Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, Beaufort, SC.
*Lee, H. & Taylor, H. (2017). Nitrogen cycling in intertidal beach sands along the Grand Strand area of South Carolina. Presentation, 81st Annual Meeting of SCASM, Francis Marion University, Marion, SC.
*Haire, L. M., *Funk, C., *Weyman, M. & *Corley, M. (2017) Initial characterization of six previously uncultured bacteria isolated from a desert ecosystem. Presentation, 81st Annual Meeting of SCASM, Francis Marion University, Marion, SC.
*Tollman, C.D. & Kurtz, Jr., HD. (2016). Kinetic Analysis of Ammonium Oxidation on Five Beaches on the Mid-Atlantic Seaboard. Poster presented at the Spring meeting of the SC Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, Charleston, SC.
*Lee, H.M., *Hundzinski, C.M. & Kurtz, Jr., H.D. (2016). Measuring the Effective Change in Conditions in Ammonium Oxidizers in Beach Sands Caused by Contaminants Associated with Recreational Activities. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the SC Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, Charleston, SC.
Taylor, H. & Kurtz, Jr., H. (2016). Diversity and Activity of Ammonia Oxidizing Bacteria in Beach Sands along the Eastern Seaboard. Poster presented at the Spring meeting of the SC Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, Charleston, SC.
*Taylor, H.B., Kurtz, H. (2016). Diversity and activity of ammonia oxidizing bacteria in beach sands along the eastern seaboard. Presented at the South Carolina Branch of ASM meeting at MUSC, Charleston SC (April 9).
*Kaur, S., Kurtz, H. (2016). Role of microbes in coloring and stabilization of the sandstone outcrops in Colorado Plateau, USA. Presentation, 2016 meeting of the Southeastern Section of the Geological Society of America. Columbia, SC (April 1).
*Tollman, C.D. (2016, April 9). Kinetic Analysis of Ammonium Oxidation on Five Beaches on the Mid-Atlantic Seaboard. Presented at the SCASM branch meeting, Charleston, SC.
*Eyo, E., *Haire, M.L. (2016, April 9). Initial characterization of nine previously uncultured bacteria isolated from a desert ecosystem. Presentation, SCASM branch meeting, Charleston, SC (April 9).
*Lee, H.M., & *Hundzinski, C. (2016). Measuring the effective change in conditions in ammonium oxidizers in beach sands caused by contaminants associated with recreational activities. Presentation, Annual Meeting of SCASM, Charleston, SC.
*Tollman, C., *Taylor, H., Kurtz, H. (2015). The kinetics of ammonium oxidation in coastal beaches. Presentation, SC Branch ASM Meeting (April 11).
*Taylor, H., Kurtz, H. (2015, April 11). Microbial diversity within the intertidal zone of four east coast beaches. Presentation, SC Branch ASM Meeting (April 11).
*Kaur, S., Kurtz, H. (2015). Illumina-based amplicon sequencing analysis of cryptoendolithic bacterial communities in sandstones of an arid region. Presentation, SC Branch ASM Meeting (April 11).
*Xavier, S., *Eyo, E., *Lee, H., Kurtz, H. (2015). Concentration of ferrous iron, ammonium and nitrite on coastal beaches. Presentation, SC Branch ASM Meeting (April 11).
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| 1678 | Anth CI: Arch Lab Analysis This project gives students the opportunity to work
with archaeological data from the Fort Hill Plantation, located at the core of
Clemson’s campus. Students learn archaeological laboratory methods
through working with the artifacts excavated by Clemson students during the Fort Hill Plantation Field School, analysis of materials related to the landscapes and
people that worked on what would later become Clemson University. Students can
be involved in original scholarship about enslavement and the history of the
Upstate region. Project components involved analysis and curation of
historic period artifacts, 3D virtual reconstructions of artifacts, and
Portable X-ray Fluorescence (pXRF) componential analysis of coal and soil deposits.
Team LeadersDavid Markus Sociology and Anthropology
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| 716 | Novel Applications of Photovoltaics The goal of this project is to demonstrate that 100 % electric and thermal power needs of Anderson Research Park can be provided by photovoltaics and batteries at a cost lower than what University will be paying to Utility. Team LeadersRajendra Singh Electrical & Computer Engr
Accomplishments*Kimsey, J., *Carmbia, A., *Osteen, K., *Galvez, P., *Carrillo, D., Paniyil, P. & Singh, R. (2019) Household Appliances Operating on Local Direct Current. Presented at the 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Kimsey, J., *Carambia, A., *Osteen, K., *Galvez, P., *Carrillo, D., Paniyil, P., Singh, R. (2019, April). Household Appliances Operating on Local Direct Current Power Networks. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Singh, R., Paniyil, V., Powar, V., Bedi, G., *Ditullio, L., *Draper, M., *Simmons, K., *Carambia, A., *Galvez, P., *Kimsey, J., & *Osteen, K. (2018, April). Tranformative Role of Photovoltaics in Surface Transportation. Presented at 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry poster forum, Clemson, SC.
*Sternick, B., *Combs, A., *Shook, J., & Singh, R. (2015). Intelligent Zero Net Energy Construction for Disaster Relief. Poster presentation at Clemson University 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Goodwin, H., *Neary, C., *Darlington, M., & Singh, R. (2014). Local DC electricity generated by photovoltaics (PV): Transforming the electricity infrastructure of the 21st Century. Poster presented at the 2014 Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Working with CU Automotive Engineering Center.
Based on Funding from CI funds we build a Solar Table. Next improved design will be funded by Capital Improvement, which is awarded by the student senate. The Watt Family Innovation Center is supporting our proposal to place the tables on campus.
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| 719 | Hands on Tissue Engineering: Tissue engineering is an emerging field -- the fabrication on human tissues that can alleviate the shortage of tissue/organ donation. Our group works on the fabrication of brain-like training models and R&D (research and development) of novel devices to create composite materials with specialized properties for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Team LeadersJorge Rodriguez Mechanical Engineering
Delphine Dean Bioengineering
Adam Samuta
Accomplishments*Samuta, A., *Magee, K., *Fletcher, M., *Mckeehan, J., *Veideman, E., Korneva, G., Lee, J., & Rodriguez, J. (2019, April). Optimization of an Electrospinning Mechanism to Apply Protein-Treated Fibers to Surgical Sutures. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Crea-tive Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Samuta, A., *Magee, K., *Fletcher, M., *Mckeehan, J., *Veideman, E., Korneva, G., Lee, J., Rodriguez, J. (2019, April). Optimization of an Electrospinning Mechanism to Apply Protein-Treated Fibers to Surgical Sutures. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Cavrak, M., *Keating, E., *Sama, V., Navarro, M., Dean, D. & Rodriguez-Devora, J. (2018, April 11-14) "Haptic As-sessment of Neurosurgical Model of the Brain and Nerves." Presented at the Society For Biomaterials 2018 Annual Meeting and Exposition: Exploring the Nexus of Research and Application, Atlanta, GA.
*Abdeladl, O., *Cavrak, M., *DiGangi, D., *Hannam, J., *Magee, K., *Samuta, A., *Branco, R., *Keating, E., Dean, D. & Rodriguez, J. (2018, April) 3D Printing of Eloquent Structures for Preoperative Surgical Planning. Presented at the 13th Annual Focus of Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Tharp, P., *Branco, R., *Dale, S., *Keating, E., Navarro, M. & Rodríguez-Dévora, J.I. (2017). 3D Printed Brain Model for Preoperative Planning and Practice. Poster Presented at the 3rd annual BMES/FDA Frontiers in Medical Devices Conference, Washington, DC.
*Tharp, P., *Branco, R., *Keating, E., *Dale, S., Rodriguez, J., & Dean, D. (2017, April). Development of a brain model for neurosurgery pre-operative planning and training stage II: Integration of cerebrovascular sytem. Presentation, Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Stewart, A*; Holmes, S*; Wortkoetter, J*; Desai, A; Rodriguez, J; Dean, D (2015, October) Characterization of Mechanical Properties of Chondrocyte Spheroids. Presentation, 2015 Sigma Xi Annual meeting and student research conference. Kansas City, MO.
Navarro, M., *Cotton, B., *Stewart, A., Joseph, J., Dean, D. & Rodriguez, J. (2016, May 19-21) 3D Printed Brain Model for Improved Preoperative Planning. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Southeastern Medical Device Association (SEMDA) 2016 Conference, Nashville, TN
*Cotton, B., *McGreevey, J., Navarro, M., Joseph, J., Dean, D. & Rodriguez, J.I. (2016). 3D Printed Brain Model for Practice and Preoperative Planning. Presented at the GHS Poster Research Day, Greenville, SC.
*Cotton, B., *Repp, M., Navarro, M., Desai, A., Joseph, J., Dean, D. & Rodriguez, J. (2015) 3D Printed Brain Model for Improved Preoperative Planning. Poster presented at Sigma Xi, International Research Conference, Kansas City, MIssouri.
*Arthur, C., *Demos, C., *Garzon, K., *Holmes, J.S., *Jones, C., *Repp, M., *Stastny, A. & *Wortkoetter, J. (2015, April). Exploration in Novel Tissue Engineering Methods. Poster Presentation at the 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Holmes, J., *Arthur, C., *Wortkoetter, J., *Jones, C., *Stastny, A., *Gorrell, L., *Johnson, K., Rodriguez, J. & Dean, D. (2014, April). Exploring tissue engineering. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Arthur, C., *Stastny, A., *Jones, C., *Saul, O., Dean, D. & Rodriguez-Devora, J. (2013) Using Photovoltaic Surfaces for Cell Culture. Poster Presented at Biomaterials Symposium at Clemson University. Clemson, SC.
*Gorrell, L., *Holmes, S., *Johnson, K., *Wortkoetter, J., Dean, D. & Rodriguez-Devora, J. (2013). The Effect of Spheroid Culturing Techniques on Cell Viability. Poster Presented at Biomaterials Symposium at Clemson University. Clemson, SC.
*Holmes, S., *Wortkoetter, J., *Gorrell, L., *Johnson, K., Dean, D. & Rodriguez, J. (2014). Analysis and Development of Spheroid Cell Culture Techniques. Presented at the Annual Biomedical Engineering (BMES) meeting, San Antonio, TX.
*Brittney Cotton and *Madison Repp were recognized by Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society for their Superior research poster presentation entitled “3D Printed Brain Model for Improved Presurgical Planning” in the Society’s 2015 International Research Conference that took place at the Sheraton Crown Center in Kansas City, MO from October 23-25, 2015
CI: 719. (2014). Student viewing samples under a microscope. [Image].
CI: 719. (2014). Student viewing sample box. [Image].
CI: 719. (2014). Student viewing samples under microscope. [Image].
CI: 719. (2014). Student holding up sample. [Image].
CI: 719. (2014). Tissue Engineering group in lab. [Image].
CI: 719. (2013). Biomaterials Day Team - Novel 2D culture
CI: 719. (2013). Poster Presentation
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| 1806 | Engineering a Highly Sensitive and Modular Cascade Biosensor for the Detection of COVID-19 Engineering biosensors for the detection of infectious diseases has become increasingly critical as the world is increasingly connected through trade and travel.This has become even more evident in recent years with the Ebola outbreak, the Zika virus, and now the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The goal of this project is to create biosensors that detect minute amounts of specific protein targets, with a focus on COVID-19 proteins. In the past, proteins called single-chain variable fragments, or scFvs, have been engineered to bind to specific analytes, however, the larger challenge and goal of this project is the production of quantifiable output signals. These scFvs can be fused to split enzymes, and allowing the stoichiometric signal to be amplified through a cascading reaction. These biosensors will be able to further our ability to detect infectious diseases, specifically COVID-19, in a timely manner and lessen their impact on daily lives. Team LeadersMark Blenner Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Hayden Tharpe
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| 741 | Marine Conservation and Genetics Over-fishing, pollution, and habitat destruction are among
the major issues affecting marine life and habitats. Marine ornamental
crustaceans, i.e., wild caught species sought by aquarium hobbyists due to their aesthetic value (e.g., bright coloration) and/or ability to control/eliminate aquarium pests, are particularly impacted by
over-fishing and habitat destruction and do require immediate attention.
The ornamental
fishery, a well-established multi-million dollar industry, often operates
unnoticed due to their niche market, the frequency of product export, and the
diminutive size of the target organisms. Little attention has been paid to them
and they have been managed based on little to no life history information. The
marine aquarium trade relies predominantly on wild caught species with > 90%
taken from coral reefs and associated habitats. The industry has increased
dramatically in recent years with a distinct focus on crustaceans (and other
invertebrates) that provide “ecosystem services” for aquaria (control of aquarium pests). As these
organisms are harvested for the services they can provide in an aquarium, those
services are potentially lost from the ecosystem.
Immediately
after corals, crustaceans represent the most heavily traded ornamental marine
invertebrate worldwide. Basic life history information critical to manage any
fishery with the goal of sustainability is largely absent. Furthermore, the mislabeling of the species
traded in the industry is rampant. The development of a genetic (COI and/or
16S) barcode for this economically and ecologically important group of shrimps
is warranted for achieving the goal of fishery sustainability.
This Creative
Inquiry project aims at generating basic life history information about the
most intensively traded species in the western Atlantic
(e.g., shrimps from the genera Thor, Lysmata and Periclimenes,
and crabs from the species complex Mithrax-Mithraculus).
Furthermore, this project will setup the bases for the development of a genetic
barcode for the most heavily harvested ornamental crustaceans. Team LeadersJuan Antonio Baeza Migueles Biological Sciences
AccomplishmentsBaeza, J., Liu, X., Kostecka, L., & Wortham, J. (2019). Active parental care in the peppermint shrimp Lysmata boggessi: the effect of embryo age and circadian cycle. Marine Biology, 166(10). doi: 10.1007/s00227-019-3579-0
Baeza, J., Liu, X., Kostecka, L., & Wortham, J. (2019). Active parental care in the peppermint shrimp Lysmata boggessi: the effect of embryo age and circadian cycle. Marine Biology, 166(10). doi: 10.1007/s00227-019-3579-0
Antonio Baeza, J., *Simpson, L., Ambrosio, L., Guéron, R., Mora, N., & Owen, D. (2015). Reproductive Investment in a Phyletic Giant, the Caribbean King Crab Damithrax spinosissimus: Exploring Egg Production Costs in Large Brooding Marine Invertebrates. Journal Of Shellfish Research, 34(3), 1049-1056. doi: 10.2983/035.034.0331
Baeza, J., *Steedman, S., Prakash, S., Liu, X., Bortolini, J., Dickson, M., & Behringer, D. (2018). Mating system and reproductive performance in the isopod Parabopyrella lata, a parasitic castrator of the ‘peppermint’ shrimp Lysmata boggessi. Marine Biology, 165(3). doi: 10.1007/s00227-018-3297-z
*Simpson, L., *Ambrosio, L., & Baeza, J. (2016). Sexual Dimorphism and Allometric Growth in the Enigmatic Pygmy Crab Petramithrax Pygmaeus (Bell, 1836) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Mithracidae), with a Formal Test of Rensch’s Rule in Spider Crabs (Superfamily Majoidea). Journal Of Crustacean Biology, 36(6), 792-803. doi: 10.1163/1937240x-00002486
Antonio Baez, J., *Simpson, L., Ambrosio, L., Guéron, R., Mora, N. and Owen, D. (2015). Reproductive Investment in a Phyletic Giant, the Caribbean King CrabDamithrax spinosissimus: Exploring Egg Production Costs in Large Brooding Marine Inertebrates. Journal of Shellfish Research, 34(3), pp.1049-1056.
Baeza, J., *Hemphill, C. and Ritson-Williams, R. (2015). The Sexual and Mating System of the Shrimp Odontonia katoi (Palaemonidae, Pontoniinae), a Symbiotic Guest of the Ascidian Polycarpa aurata in the Coral Triangle. PLOS ONE, 10(3).
*Major, R. and Baeza, J. (2017). Monogamy and sexual dimorphism in the shrimp Periclemenes rathbunae, living in symbiosis with the sun sea anemone Stychodactyla helianthus. Presentation, Benthic Ecology Meeting 2017, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (April 12-16).
*Steedman, S., Prakash, S., Behringer, D., Baeza, A. (2017). Reproductive performance and mating system in the isopod Parabopyrella lata, a parasitic castrator of the shrimp Lysmata boggessi. Presentation, Benthic Ecology Meeting 2017, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (April 12-16).
*Simpson, L., Ambrosio, L.J., Baeza, J.A. (2016). Sexual dimorphism in the pygmy spider crab, Petramithrax pygmaeus, and testing a macroevolutionary trend in growth in the superfamily Majoidea. 2016 South Eastern Ecological Conference, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
*Simpson, L., *Major, R., Ambrosio, L.J., Baeza, J.A. (2016). Sexual dimorphism in the pygmy spider crab, Petramithrax pygmaeus, and a test of Rensch's Rule in the superfamily Majoidea. 2016 Benthic Ecology Meeting, Portland, Maine, USA.
Baeza, J. A., *Simpson, L., Ambrosio, L.J. (2016). Active parental care, reproductive performance, and a novel egg predator affecting fecundity in the Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus. 2016 Benthic Ecology Meeting, Portland, Maine, USA.
*Johnson, C.A. & Baeza, J.A. (2015, March 13-16). Exploring the effect of phyletic dwarfism on the static allometry of reproductive traits: Fecundity, Egg Size, and Reproductive Output in the Pygmy Spider Crab Mithrax pygmaeus . Poster presented at the The Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference (SEEC), Athens, GA.
*Hemphill, C., *Brownell, C., Charlton, H. & Baeza, J. (2014). The lifestyle and sexual dimorphism of the symbiotic shrimp Ascidonia katoi suggests a polygamous mating system. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting 2014, Jacksonville, FL.
*Simpson, L.A., & Baeza, J.A. (2014). Does Rench's rule apply to marine invertebrates?: A formal test of predictions using the Crustacea as a model system. 'Modern Phylogenetic Comparative Methods and their use in Evolutionary Biology' Meeting, Sevilla, Spain. Runner up to best student poster price at the Meeting 'Modern Phylogenetic Comparative Methods and their Application in Evolutionary Biology', Seville, Spain.
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| 1610 | Visual exploration of scientific data (SciVis contest) This Creative Inquiry aims at exploring scientific data by means of interactive visualization techniques. The project is developed in conjunction with the SciVis contest, a visualization challenge hosted every year at the IEEEVIS conference (http://ieeevis.org/).Students should expect to enroll in the CI project for 2 semesters. During the Fall semester, students will learn the basics of scientific visualization by working with Paraview. During the Spring semester, students will develop a new project based on the dataset published in the SciVis contest. High-quality projects will be submitted to the SciVis contest and, if accepted, students will have the chance to attend the IEEE VIS conference for presenting their work. Team LeadersFederico Iuricich School of Computing
Guoxi Liu
Mehrdad Yousefi
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| 1801 | Pubic Space in the Age of COVID-19: CAAV5 Conference This project will be the research and development engine for the CAAV5 Conference, Oct. 14-17, 2020. Working with the Watt Family Innovation Center, we will develop and deliver a fully online conference including a student organized Hack-a-thon. Learning will encompass how we move from in-person content delivery to online/digital and virtual public space. There is the potential for various social and behavioral research projects related to this project. We plan to work with an industry partner, Mozilla. Team LeadersWinifred Newman Architecture,Arts & Humanities
Nate Newsome Sonoco Inst Pkg Design & Graph
Tullen Burns Watt Family Innovation Center
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| 756 | Biochemical analysis of homologous recombination and DNA repair Our laboratory studies the mechanism behind the
repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). If not repaired, a DSB can result in
genome instability and potentially, cancer. DSBs are caused by exposure to
chemicals, radiation, oxidative reactive species generated during normal
metabolism and damaged replication forks. The repair of DSBs often involves the
homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair pathway. The heart of HR is the RAD51
and DMC1 recombinase. These enzymes catalyze the search for homology between the
damaged DNA and the sister chromatid. The activity of the recombinases is
modulated by a number of accessory proteins. We utilize a combination of
molecular biological and biochemical techniques to determine the role these
accessory proteins have in the modulation of RAD51 and DMC1 recombinase
activity. The results of our studies will provide insight into the mechanistic
underpinnings of HR and genome maintenance. Team LeadersMichael Sehorn Genetics and Biochemistry
Accomplishments*Waldvogel, S., Goodson, S., & Sehorn, M. (2019). Stabilization of the Human DMC1 Nucleoprotein Filament. In L. Balakrishnan & J. Stewart, DNA Repair (pp. 285-291). New York, NY: Humana Press.
Goodson, S., *Hawes, R., *Waldvogel, S. and Sehorn, M. (2019). In Vitro Assay for Plasmid Length DNA Strand Exchange by Human DMC1. In: L. Balakrishnan and J. Stewart, ed., DNA Repair: Methods and Protocols. New York, NY: Springer, pp.265-270.
Goodson, S., *Hawes, R., *Waldvogel, S. and Sehorn, M. (2019). In Vitro Assay for Plasmid Length DNA Strand Exchange by Human DMC1. In: L. Balakrishnan and J. Stewart, ed., DNA Repair: Methods and Protocols. New York, NY: Springer, pp.265-270.
*Waldvogel, S., Goodson, S. and Sehorn, M. (2019). Stabilization of the Human DMC1 Nucleoprotein Filament. In: L. Balakrishnan and J. Stewart, ed., DNA Repair: Methods and Procedures. New York, NY: Springer, pp.285-291.
*Waldvogel, S., Goodson, S., & Sehorn, M. (2019). Stabilization of the Human DMC1 Nucleoprotein Filament. In L. Balakrishnan & J. Stewart, DNA Repair: Methods in Molecular Biology (pp. 285-291). New York, NY: Springer New York.
Goodson, S., Hawes, R., Waldvogel, S., & Sehorn, M. (2019). In Vitro Assay for Plasmid Lengthen DNA Strand Exchange by Human DMC1. In L. Balakrishnan & J. Stewart, DNA Repair: Methods and Protocols. New York, NY: Springer New York.
Kelso, A., *Waldvogel, S., *Luthman, A., & Sehorn, M. (2017). Homologous Recombination in Protozoan Parasites and Recombinase Inhibitors. Frontiers In Microbiology, 8. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01716
Kelso, A., Goodson, S., Chavan, S., Say, A., Turchick, A., Sharma, D., Ledford, L., *Ratterman, E., *Leskoske, K., King, A., Attaway, C., Bandera, Y., Foulger, S., Mazin, A., Temesvari, L., & Sehorn, M. (2016). Characterization of the recombination activities of the Entamoeba histolytica Rad51 recombinase. Molecular And Biochemical Parasitology, 210(1-2), 71-84. doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2016.09.001
Kelso, A., Goodson, S., *Watts, L., Ledford, L., *Waldvogel, S., *Diehl, J., Shah, S., Say, A., *White, J., Sehorn, M. (2016). The β-isoform of BCCIP promotes ADP release from the RAD51 presynaptic filament and enhances homologous DNA pairing. Nucleic Acids Research, 45(2), 711-725. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkw877doi:10.1093/nar/gkw877.
*Sarah Waldvogel was selected as the Outstanding Junior in the College of Science.
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| 762 | Exploring New Materials for Advanced Lithium Ion Battery Applications New materials will be explored for longer life and greater capacity of the next generation batteries. Metal-organic framework (MOF) solids are known
for its propensity in host-guest chemistry relevant to gas absorption,
ion-exchange, catalysis and cathode applications, to just name a few. Participants of Creative Inquiry project will learn the fundamental
electrochemical (e-chem) skills and, with my supervision, are encouraged to formulate their own work in the exploration of MOF solids. We will employ the water-soluble polyoxometalates along with organic amines to
build new MOFs through the e-chem synthesis at room temperature. The resulting solids will be subject to ion-exchange reactions and
surface area analysis. We anticipate
that new solids featuring
open-framework structures suitable for electrode applications will result. Team LeadersShiou-jyh Hwu Chemistry
Qiuying Zhang
AccomplishmentsHess, S., *Alvarez, N., *Lefort, C., *Jiang, X. (2017, April). Joining the Resistance: Microbial Presence and Antibiotic Resistance in Student Exercising Environments. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Sulejmanovic, D., Campbell, M., Raval, Y., *Anayee, M., Whitehead, D., Tzeng, J., Hwu, S. (2016). "Water-soluble Polyoxometalates: Synthetic Strategies and Applications." Department of Chemistry, Annual Research Symposium.
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| 763 | Exploring New Magnetic Solids for Quantum Computing and Information Storage Exploring new magnetic materials revealing quantum tunneling phenomenon for the next generation quantum computing. A new class of inorganic solids will be synthesized by high-temperature (<500 oC) solid state methods. A typical example can be seen in one of our recent publications (Chem. Mater. 2014,
26, 1502-1504) where the synthesis of magnetic nanostructures in condensed matter is shown feasible for the formation of desired quantum tunneling phenomenon. The resulting new solids will be subject to single crystal X-ray diffraction studies, UV-vis spectroscopic analysis, and magnetic susceptibility measurements. We anticipate temperature-independent magnetic relaxation, a signature phenomenon for quantum tunneling, will be observed in these new magnetic insulators. Team LeadersShiou-jyh Hwu Chemistry
Qiuying Zhang
AccomplishmentsJoseph Ondus, Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, 2019
"Electrochemical Crystal Growth of POM-based Complex Oxides," Qiuying Zhang, Joseph Ondus, Shiou-Jyh Hwu, 2019 Chemistry Research SymposiumZhang, Q., Ondus, J., Hwu, S. (2019) Electrochemical Crystal Growth of POM-based Complex Oxides. Presented at the 2019 Chemistry Research Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Ondus, J., *Talbert, J. & Hwu, S. (2017, March 4). "Computational Study of Complex Salt Formation." Presented at the Annual Chemistry Department Research Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Shen, Y., Sulejmanovic, D., *Malone, G. & Hwu, S.-J. (2016, March) Inorganic-Organic Hybrids – Crystal Assembly via Non-conventional Bonding, Poster Presentation at the Chemistry Department Annual Research Symposium.
*Malone, G., Shen, Y., Htet, Y., Sulejmanovice, D., Tennyson, A., Hwu, S.J. (2016). "Inorganic-Organic Hybrids – Crystal Assembly via Non-conventional Bonding." Department of Chemistry, Annual Research Symposium.
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| 765 | Engineering the Intervertebral Disc Herniation and degeneration of the
intervertebral discs (IVDs) in our spine can cause significant pain,
disability and economic burden on a global scale. Current surgical strategies
to repair and restore function to the IVDs have limitations. Regenerative medicine-based
approaches for IVD repair and regeneration using stem cells and scaffolds
hold significant promise, however to date an ideal scaffold that mimics the
complex micro-architecture, biochemistry and mechanical properties of the
entire IVD has yet to be developed. Previously, our CI has created a composite
scaffold derived from cow tail IVDs that have had all the cow cells
removed. The scaffolds have demonstrated similar physico-chemical properties
compared to human IVDs and they support stem cell viability in vitro. Thus,
the continued focus of the CI is to develop approaches to
efficiently repopulate the scaffold with stem cells and to assess
tissue regeneration on the IVD scaffold. Team LeadersJeremy Mercuri Bioengineering
Accomplishments*Rood, C., *Randall, H., *Hannah, L., *Krussig, M., Mercuri, J., Simionescu, D. (2019, April). Development and Analysis of a Tissue Engineered Intervertebral Disc Xenograft Scaffold. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Boulez, A., *Casler, V., *Doyle, C., *Garon, A., *Hensley, A., *Rood, C., *Smith, K., *Wyman, N., Walters, J., & Mercuri, J. (2018, April). Histological and Mechanical Characterization of a Decellularized Intact Intervertebral Disc Xenograft. Presented at Focus on Creative Inquiry Conference, Clemson, SC.
*Boulez, A., Casler, V., Garon, A., Minton, N., Rodd, C., *Hensley, A., *Rames, J., *Doyle, C., *Litzinger, T., *Watt, T., *Wyman, N., Fernandez, C. & Mercuri, J. (2017, April). Intact Composite Intervertebral Disc Scaffolds Developed by Decellularizing Bovine Tail Caudal Discs. Presented at the 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Compton, C., *Lehane, A., *Rames, J., *Skelly, M., *Hensley, A. & Mercuri, J. (2015, April). 'Development of a Novel Biological Intervertebral Dsic Scaffold'. Poster presentation at the 10th annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC
*Hensley, A., *Rames, J., Casler, V., Rood, C., Walters, J., & Fernandez, C. et al. (2018). Decellularization and characterization of a whole intervertebral disk xenograft scaffold. Journal Of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 106(9), 2412-2423. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.36434
CI: 765. (2014). Bovine caudal IVD harvestd by the creative inquiry students (side view).
CI: 756. (2014). Bovine tail intervertebral disc harvested by creative inquiry (top view).
CI: 756. (2014). Engineering the Intervertebral Disc creative inquiry students snap freezing their bovine discs using liquid nitrogen.
CI: 756. (2014). Engineering the intervertebral disc creative inquiry students hard at work in the the laboratory of Orthopaedic Tissue Regeneration & Orthobiologics.
CI: 765. (2014). Cross-section of a Bovine Caudal IVD illustrating the nucleus pulposus region (center), surrounding annulus fibrosus and end-plates (inferior and superior).
CI: 765. (2014). Bovine Caudal IVD's without (top two) and with (bottom 2) endplates.
CI: 765. (2014). decelled IVDs
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1544 | Health Literacy in the American Sign Language Community This CI is designed to explore ways to alleviate the communication barriers between healthcare systems and the deaf people who use American Sign Language (ASL). Through conducting research in the community, the researchers analyze a variety of data and information that addresses the existing health literacy issues being provided in ASL for deaf people. The purpose of this is to ensure that these individuals have the access to information pertaining to awareness about health welfare. The goal of this research is to create a better understanding for delivering health and medical information via ASL for deaf people with different educational backgrounds and to ultimately break down the prevailing communication barriers that they face in today's society. Team LeadersJody Cripps Languages
| College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities | B |
| 772 | Brain Tips Students in this project learn more about the human brain and behavior.
We find popular press and scientific articles that we think would be of
interest to and help college and high school students and develop short,
memorable tips to share using social media (Facebook, Instagram,
Twitter). Students learn about the brain and how it works by developing
ideas that others can find useful and apply in their lives.
https://www.facebook.com/clemsonbraintips/;
https://www.instagram.com/clemsonsss/ Team LeadersJune Pilcher Psychology
Accomplishments*Koger, E., *Whaley, T., *Knox, A.,*Barker, K., *Six, S. & Pilcher, J. (2019, April). Smart and Savvy Students: Clemson University Brain Tips. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, Clemson, SC.
Pilcher, J., *Whaley, T., *Koger, E., *Knox, A., *Barker, K., *Six, S. (2019, April). Clemson Smart & Savvy Students- Brain Tips. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Koger, E., *Cantz, P., *Chiles, N., *Neal, J., *Whaley, T., *Knox, A., & Pilcher, J. (2018, April). Smart and Savvy Students: Clemson University Brain Tips. Poster presentation at Clemson University 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, Clemson, SC. (*student collaborators)
*Boyk, M., *McIntyre, B., *Kouser, A., *Anzola, Z., *Schwiekert, M., *Askins, D., & Pilcher, J. J. (2017, April). Smart & savvy students: Life hacks. Electronic poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Anzola, Z., *Boyk, M., *Kouser, A., *Mcintyre, B., *Schweikert, M., *Askins, D., Pilcher, J. (2017, April). Smart and Savvy Students: Life Hacks. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Clancy, K., *Dickson, A., *Myers, C., *Kinard, S., *Sharpe, T., *Hiott, C., & Pilcher, J. J. (2016, April). Smart and savvy students: Broadcasting the brain. Poster presentation at Clemson University 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Holmes, K., *Bryan, R., *Clancy, K., *Palmer, D., *Tyler, C. & Pilcher, J. J. (2015). Smart & savvy students: Year 2. Poster presentation at Clemson University 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Hildreth, L., *Holmes, K., *Osborn, R., & Pilcher, J. (2014). Smart & savvy students. Poster presented at the 2014 Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
CI: 772. (2014). Our Smart & Savvy Students handing out water and Brain Tips to other students and CU tour groups. [Image].
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| 778 | Turning Teams of Experts into Expert Teams: Team Development in High Risk, High Stress Organizations How do we turn teams of experts into expert teams, especially when they are teams working in stressful and demanding environments like healthcare, spaceflight, or the military? We are currently investigating this question in the DIGITAL (Deriving Innovative & riGorous scIence for Teaming And Leading) Research Lab, as teams today face new challenges which may require different interventions and strategies than what seems to work in traditional teams. This CI team will involve conducting lab and field research with populations such as medical teams, military teams, and spaceflight crews to answer this question and expand our current knowledge of teamwork and leadership in culturally diverse, physically distributed, dynamic, and adaptive work environments. Team LeadersMarissa Shuffler Psychology
Annamaria Wolf
Jordan Smith
Riley Mccallus
AccomplishmentsShuffler, M., Diazgranados, D., Maynard, M., & Salas, E. (2018). Developing, Sustaining, and Maximizing Team Effectiveness: An Integrative, Dynamic Perspective of Team Development Interventions. Academy Of Management Annals, 12(2), 688-724. doi: 10.5465/annals.2016.0045
Mroz, J., Allen, J., Verhoeven, D., & Shuffler, M. (2018). Do We Really Need Another Meeting? The Science of Workplace Meetings. Current Directions In Psychological Science, 27(6), 484-491. doi: 10.1177/0963721418776307
Shuffler, M., Salas, E., & Xavier, L. (2010). The Design, Delivery and Evaluation of Crew Resource Management Training. In B. Kanki, J. Anca & R. Helmreich, Crew Resource Management (2nd ed., pp. 205-232). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Shuffler, M., Kramer, W., Carter, D., Thayer, A., & Rosen, M. (2018). Leveraging a team-centric approach to diagnosing multiteam system functioning: The role of intrateam state profiles. Human Resource Management Review, 28(4), 361-377. doi: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2017.08.003
Shuffler, M. L., Kramer, W. S., Carter, D. R., Thayer, A. L., & Rosen, M. A. (2018). Leveraging a team-centric approach to diagnosing multiteam system functioning: The role of intrateam state profiles. Human Resource Management Review, 28(4), 361-377.
DiazGranados, D., Shuffler, M., Savage, N., Dow, A., & Dhindsa, H. (2017). Defining the Prehospital Care Multiteam System. In J. Keebler, E. Lazzara & P. Misasi, Human Factors and Ergonomics of Prehospital Emergency Care. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
DiazGranados, D., Shuffler, M., Savag, N., Dow, A. and Dhindsa, H. (2017). Defining the Prehospital Care Multiteam System. In: J. Keebler, E. Lazzara and P. Misasi, ed., Human Factors and Ergonomics of Prehospital Emergency Care. Boca Ratan, FL: Taylor & Francis Group.
Kramer, W., Shuffler, M., & Feitosa, J. (2017). The world is not flat: Examining the interactive multidimensionality of culture and virtuality in teams. Human Resource Management Review, 27(4), 604-620. doi: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2016.12.007
Salas, E., Shuffler, M., Thayer, A., Bedwell, W. and Lazzara, E. (2014). Understanding and Improving Teamwork in Organizations: A Scientifically Based Practical Guide. Human Resource Management, 54(4), pp.599-622.
Shuffler, M., Kramer, W. and Burke, C. (2016). #TeamLeadership: Leadership for Today's Multicultural, Virtual, and Distributed Teams. In: J. Wildman, R. Griffith and B. Armon, ed., Critical Issues in Cross Cultural Management. New York, NY: Springer, pp.1-14.
Verhoeven, D., Cooper, T., *Flynn, M., & Schuffler, M. (2017). Transnational Team Effectiveness. In E. Salas, R. Rico & J. Passmore, The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Team Working and ... (pp. 73-102). San Fransisco, California: John Wiley & Sons.
Shuffler, M.L., Verhoeven, D., & Jiménez-Rodríguez, M., Chairs (2018). Ouch, That Trust Fall Hurts! Translating the Science of Team Affect into Evidence-based Team & Multiteam System Development Interventions. Panel presented at the 13th annual conference for the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research, Bethesda, MD.
*DeMass, R., *Flynn, M.L., & Shuffler, M.L. (2019). Development and Validation of a Situational Judgement Test of critical social thinking. Poster presented at the 65th Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, FL.
Wirth, K., LeNoble, C.A., Lindgren, R., Savage, N., & Shuffler, M.L. (2019). Leadership development evaluation: Self-reported vs. qualitatively coded affective responses. Poster accepted to the 65th Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, FL.
Flynn, M.*, Verhoeven, D., Burnett, E., & Shuffler, M. L. (2018). Identifying Core Competencies in Multiteam Systems. Poster presented at the 13th annual conference for the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research, Bethesda, MD.
*Rye, A., *Demos, J., Verhoeven, D., Savage, N., Flynn, M., Kramer, W., Farago, P., Shuffler , M. (2017, April). Leadership Formality and Cultural Diversity in Space Missions. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Farago, P.R., Verhoeven, D.C. & Shuffler, M.L. (2017) Growing pains: Leader-member exchange buffers organizational change effects. Poster presented to the annual meeting of Industrial Organizational and Organizational Behavior, Houston, TX.
Farago, P. (2017). Leaving it All on the Field: Coaching in Healthcare to Reduce Burnout. Poster presented to the annual meeting of Industrial Organizational and Organizational Behavior, Houston, TX.
Patel, A., Kramer, W. S., Summers, J. D., & Shuffler, M. L. (2016). "Function modeling: A study of model sequential completion based on count and chaining functions". Paper presentation. Presented at the annual meeting of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference and the Computer and Information in Engineering Conference, Charlotte, NC.
*Mercer, E. L., Shuffler, M. L., Savage, N., & Farago, P. (2016). The Positive Impact of Mindfulness in Organizations. Poster presented at the annual meeting of Industrial Organizational and Organizational Behavior, Houston, TX.
*Flynn, M., Farago, P., Savage, N., Shuffler, M. L., Wilson, S., & Tappert, T. (2017). "The Impact of Mindfulness on Burnout in Clinical Healthcare Employees". Poster submitted to the 12th Annual International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, "Work, Stress, and Health", Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Flynn, M., Savage, N., Shuffler, M. L., Farago, P., Wilson, S., & Tappert, T. (2017). Leading Safely: Leadership Behaviors as Predictors of Patient Safety Climate. In Sinclair, R. R. (Chair) & Manapragada, A. (Co-Chair), Putting the "Health" in Healthcare. Symposium presented at the 32nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL.
Savage, N. & Shuffler, M. L. (2017). "Let's Be Fair: The Influence of Leadership on Interpersonal Justice Climate in Healthcare". Poster submitted to the 12th Annual International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, "Work, Stress, and Health", Minneapolis, Minnesota.
*Flynn, M., Kramer, W. S., Patel, A., & Shuffler, M. L. (2017). "Learning and Training Development In Complex Function Modeling". Poster Submitted to the 2017 Industrial-Organizational & Organizational Behavior Conference, Jones School of Business, Rice University, Texas.
Verhoeven, D. C., Shuffler, M. L., & Wilson, S. (2016). Political Skill and Media Use as Antecedents to Healthcare Leadership. Symposium presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Anaheim, California.
Shuffler, M. L., & Verhoeven, D. C. (2016). Leadership Demands for 21st Century Healthcare: A Multilevel Approach. Symposium presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Anaheim, California.
Shuffler, M. L., Verhoeven, D. C., & Savage, N. (co-chairs) (2016). Bridging the Gap: Challenges of Leadership in Healthcare. Panel presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Anaheim, California.
Savage, N., Shuffler, M. L., & Wilson, S. (2016). Staying Positive: The Influence of Leadership on Justice in Healthcare. In M. Jimenez-Rodriguez, M. Key-Roberts, & B. Lynn (Chairs), Maximizing Organizational Productivity: Leader Strategies for Promoting Inclusive Climates. Symposium presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Anaheim, California.
Savage, N., Verhoeven, D. C., Kramer, W. S., Shuffler, M. L., Wilson, S., & Tappert, T. (2016). Fairness Matters: The Importance of Leaders and Justice on Healthcare Teams. Poster Presented at the 11th Annual Conference for the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research, Helsinki, Finland.
*Mercer, E., *Demos, J., Savage, N., Verhoeven, D., Kramer, W., & Shuffler, M. (2016, April). The Influence of Leaders on Organizations: Considering the Role of Political Skill in Healthcare. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, South Carolina.
Kramer, W.S., Shuffler, M.L. & Switzer, F. (2015, April). The effect of leader-member exchange on voice: A meta-analysis. Poster to be presented at the 30th Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.
Savage, N., Kramer, W., Verhoeven, D. C, Shuffler, M. L., Burke, C. S., Salas, E. (2015). Are Distributed Teams More Stressed? The Influence of Distribution on Justice and Stress. Paper presented at the 10th Annual Conference for the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Allison, B.A., & Shuffler, M.L. (2015). Leading tomorrow's teams today: The future of teams-focused leadership development. Panel to be presented at the 30th Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.
Kramer, W.S., & Shuffler, M.L. (2014). Context's ability to influence team perceptions and performance: Bridging culture and leadership research. Poster Presentation at the 9th Annual Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research Conference, Raleigh, NC.
Shuffler, M.L., & Janicki, S. (2014). Student learning in a partially distributed teamwork assignment. In S. Perry & O. Leung (Co-Chairs), Teaching students to work in virtual teams: Lessons learned from three virtual team projects. Symposium presented at the 74th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Leadership Development & Organizational Culture, Greenville Health System & Clemson University (Funded)
o Marissa Shuffler, PI
o October 2016-January 2020
o Sponsor: Clemson & GHS
o Funding for a postdoctoral fellow supervised jointly by Shuffler & Dr. Chip Wiper and Sharon Wilson of Prisma Health-Upstate (formerly Greenville Health System)
o $90,000 in funding from Prisma Health-Upstate
CAREER: Detecting Patterned Profiles for Functional and Dysfunctional Teamwork (Funded)
• Marissa Shuffler, PI
• March 2017-February 2022
• Sponsor: NSF (Science of Organizations, SBE Division)
• $466,662
Hoechst Celanese Graduate Student Research Award - Nastassia Savage
Outstanding Master’s Degree Student in Psychology - Dana C. Verhoeven
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 786 | Engineering for Modern Healthcare The goal of this CI is to develop a method to organize hospital stockrooms using a color-coding scheme that can be used universally throughout various hospitals and stockrooms. Team LeadersDelphine Dean Bioengineering
Hannah Cash Bioengineering
AccomplishmentsCash, H., *Seawell, T., *Colborn, E., *Gilmore, S. (2019, April). Color-Coding Organization Scheme to Improve Hospital Stockrooms. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Long, K., Dean, D., & Cash, H. (2018, April). Color-coding for nursing stockrooms. Poster presented at the Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster forum, Clemson, SC.
Cash, H., Dean, D., *Long, K., *Maad, H., *O'Neill, K., *Bergamasco, G., Gainey, K. (2017, April). Color-Coding for Hospital Stockrooms. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Ford, A., *Parekh, D., *Shaw, E., *Hobbs, M., *Harper, N., *Zadeh, S., & Gainey, K. (2014). A cross-discipline approach to healthcare needs. Poster presented at the 2014 Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 789 | Generation and Characterization of Radiation for Biomedical Applications In
recent years there has been a strong growth in the number of medical devices
that use different types of radiation for treatment and imaging applications.
There is also a growing interest in different fields ( e.g. medicine, biology,
space research, electronics) to understand and utilize the effects of different
forms of radiation. The effectiveness of radiation technology depends on the
understanding of the interaction with the materials in question ranging from
surfaces of solids to biological soft tissues.
The
present research project lies on the borderline of physics and biology. The
elementary physical processes of the interaction are well known, but their
expressions in biological samples depend on the complex response of the system
and its environment. Students in this project will explore different techniques
to generate, detect, and characterize electromagnetic radiation, their uses in
specialized medical devices, and their applications in research. Team LeadersDelphine Dean Bioengineering
Endre Takacs Physics and Astronomy
Accomplishments*Napolitano, J., Chowdhury, A., *Aduma, K., *Garvey, R., *Hill, M., *Keller, R., *Petty, C., *Rifkin, A., Takacs, E., Dean, D. (2019, April). The Effect of Low Dose Radiation on Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*McDowell, K., *Keller, R., *Napolitano, J., *Petty, C., *Patrick, A., *Pusker, S., Takacs, E., Dean, D., (2018, April). The effects of low-dose radiation on various cell types. Poster presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum in Clemson SC
*Baginski, B., *Bradley, S., *Truong, K., Takacs, E. & Dean, D. (2017, April). The effects of low-dose radiation on various cell types. Presented at the 12th annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Truong, K., *Bradley, S., Rusin, M., Takacs, E. & Dean, D. (2016). The cell response of 7F2 Osteoblasts to low-dose radiation. Presented at the 2016 Annual Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
*Baginski, B., *Brandenburg, K., *Caruso, S., *Hellyer, A., *Kimmel, T., *Klingenberger, A., *Medlin, D., *Miller, J., *Williams, J., *Wilson, R., *Wilson, J., Dean, D., Takacs, E., & Rusin, M. (2014). Generation and characterization of radiation in biomedical applications. Poster presented at the 2014 Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Truong, K., *Bradley, S., *Baginski, B., *Wilson, J., *Medlin, D., Zheng, L., Wilson, R.K., Rusin, M., Takacs, E., & Dean, D., T (2018). The effect of well-characterized, very low-dose x-ray radiation on fibroblasts. PLOS ONE, 13(1), e0190330. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190330
*Truong, K., *Bradley, S., *Baginski, B., Wilson, J., *Medlin, D., Zheng, L., *Wilson, K., Rusin, M., Takacs, E., Dean, D. (2018). The effect of well-characterized, very low-dose x-ray radiation on fibroblasts. PLOS ONE, 13(1), e0190330. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190330
*Medlin, D., Heffron, W., Siegel, A., *Wilson, K., *Klingenberger, A., Gall, A., Rusin, M., Dean, D. and Takacs, E. (2015). Development of an x-ray irradiation port for biomedical applications at the CUEBIT facility. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 583, p.012048.
*Klingenberger, J., Schott, M., *Kimmel, T., Medlin, D., Gall, A., Rusin, M., Dean, D. and Takacs, E. (2015). Modeling low energy x-ray interactions with biological material at the CUEBIT. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 583, p.012046.
Joey Wilson won the Astronaut Scholarship:
http://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/clemson-bioengineering-student-awarded-astronaut-foundation-scholarship/
Joey Wilson won the Schwartzman Scholarship:
http://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/clemson-senior-joey-wilson-awarded-schwarzman-scholarship-to-china/
*Bryana Baginski won the Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Scholarship as a direct result of the work she did for CI
1st Place Judged Poster Prize at the 2017 FoCI for *Bryana Baginski, *Suzanne Bradley, *Katelyn Truong
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1546 | Science and Values in Environmental and Radiological Health The objective of this project is to develop effective tools within the context of environmental and radiological health for emphasizing the interwoven nature of science and values and making ethics accessible for everyday decision making. This project also provides an introduction to the responsible conduct of research. Team LeadersNicole Martinez Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 791 | Lab-on-a-chip and Microfluidics to identify the cause of disease in clinical diagnostics We investigate the use of electric fields to identify and
separate different strains of Candida cells. This is very important in the
context of healthcare diagnostics since Candida is the causative pathogen of candidiasis,
a medical condition affecting 46,000 patients yearly in the US with a mortality
rate up to 44%. Identifying the strain causing this condition is crucial since
front line antibiotics are not necessarily effective on all strains. For
example, front line
antibiotics commonly used for Candida albicans, the most likely cause of
candidiasis, are not effective to eradicate C. glabrata, an emerging pathogen.
The technology we are developing is a
microfluidic chipset that utilizes a phenomenon known as Dielectrophoresis to selectively
trap and detect different strains of Candida. This is uncharted territory and
we are generating excellent results in several fronts. Go to www.multiscalemanufacturing.net to see more information Team LeadersRodrigo Martinez-Duarte Mechanical Engineering
AccomplishmentsBisbee, C., Barnett, E., Vogel, M., Hammond, C., Keck, D., & Martinez-Duarte, R. (2019). 3D Carbon-electrode Dielectrophoresis to Identify Candida strains. Presentation at the 35th International Symposium on Microscale Separation and Bioanalysis, Corvallis, OR.
*Barnett, E., *Vogel, M., *Hammond, C., *Bisbee, C., *Jones, P., *Keck, D., & Martinez-Duarte, R. (2019) “Carbon-electrode Dielectrophoresis to Identiy Candida strains” Presentation. 235th ECS Meeting: Dallas, TX.
*Gullette, E., *Hammer, M., *Heustess, M., *Mills, A., *Stuart, C., Keck, D., & Martinez-Duarte, R. (2018, April). Dielectrophoresis of Trypanosoma brucei Using Titanium Microelectrode Arrays. Poster presentation at Clemson University 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Sparks, J., Islam, M. & Martinez-Duarte, R. (2017, May 30). Towards synthesis of steel foams through carbothermal reduction of iron oxide nanoparticles and renewable biopolymers. Poster presented at the Biannual meeting of the Electrochemical Society, New Orleans, LA.
*Duncan, J., *Hanson, N., *Heustess, M., *Kluttz, E., *Mitchell, F. & Martinez-Duarte, R. (2017, May 30). Studying the Attraction of T. brucei to different materials and landscapes. Poster presented at the Biannual meeting of the Electrochemical Society, New Orleans, LA.
*Gullette, E., *Hanson, N., Kluttz, E., *Stuart, C., *Hammer, M., *Pitman, A., *Wallace, K., Keck, D. & Martinez-Duarte, R. (2017, May 30). Studying the Behavior of T. brucei under Electric Field Gradients Implemented using Optoelectronic Tweezers. Poster presented at the Biannual meeting of the Electrochemical Society, New Orleans, LA.
*Duncan, J, *Gullette, E., *Hammer, M., *Heustess, M., Pitman, A., *Wallace, K., Islam, M. & Martinez-Duarte, R. (2017, May 30). Carbon-electrode Dielectrophoresis for concentrating Trypanosoma Brucei. Poster presented at the Biannual meeting of the Electrochemical Society, New Orleans, LA.
*Emily Gullette, *Emily Kluttz, *Meredith Hammer and *Natalie Hanson were awarded Honorable Mention in the Poster Session of the Biannual meeting of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) in New Orleans, LA. Poster session featured 70 posters from mostly graduate students. EG, EK, MH and NH were featured in the awards section of Interface, the ECS magazine
*Josie Duncan and *Mary Grace Heustess awarded 3rd place in the Poster Session of the Biannual meeting of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) in New Orleans, LA. Poster session featured 70 posters from mostly graduate students. JD and MGH were featured in the awards section of Interface, the ECS magazine
Gilmore, J., Islam, M., *Duncan, J., Natu, R., & Martinez-Duarte, R. (2017). Assessing the importance of the root mean square (RMS) value of different waveforms to determine the strength of a dielectrophoresis trapping force. ELECTROPHORESIS, 38(20), 2561-2564. doi: 10.1002/elps.201600551
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 792 | Origami for Carbon-based Multifunctional Materials Carbonaceous materials such as glassy carbon and metal carbides
are widely used as electrodes in many applications including sensors,
batteries, and capacitors. The focus of this CI is to derive these materials
from renewable resources and elucidate ways to control their structure at
multiple length scales, from the nano to the centimeter scale, to tailor their mechanical
and electrical performance. The aim is at deriving multifunctional architectures
such as structural batteries, sensors and batteries. To this end, we emphasize
the use of origami techniques to create complex architectures in pure or doped paper,
which we then carbonize at very high temperatures without the presence of
oxygen. In this way we can derive complex, porous, lightweight architectures of
carbonaceous materials. This is a powerful concept since we can create 3D
architectures of engineering value from flat paper films. More details can be
found in www.multiscalemanufacturing.net
Team LeadersRodrigo Martinez-Duarte Mechanical Engineering
AccomplishmentsIslam, M., *Flach, J. & Martinez-Duarte, R. (2018 July). Carbon origami: A method to fabricate lightweight carbon cellular materials. Carbon, 133, 140-149.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 799 | The DEN (Design Entrepreneurship Network) This CI allows student teams to be mentored by leaders in
device design, development, marketing, patenting and small business development
to forward student-led technology and ideas. Initially, this CI will focus on
mentoring technologies that are being generated by other CI groups, as well as
from other Capstone Design programs, but other “independent” teams and
technical areas will be sought after the CI structure is established. Teams can
include undergraduates and graduates, and preference is given to groups that
have already formed around a topic or technology of interest. Mentors and guest
speakers from industry, patent law, marketing and start-up businesses will work
with student teams to take technology beyond the university development level. The format will be very student driven, with
small student teams presenting each week on some aspect of their technology
development and business plans. These presentations will be the focal point for
discussions, mentoring and advice. Team LeadersJohn D DesJardins Bioengineering
Kristen Lawson Dean of Health,Educ,HumanDev
Sarah Grigg General Engineering
AccomplishmentsBreanne Przestrzelski: The Larry Dooley Graduate Student Entrepreneurship Award, through Clemson Bioengineering
*Carile Van: The Larry Dooley Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Award, through Clemson Bioengineering
CI: 799. (2015). A successful first DEN meeting of the 2015-2016 year was held on Tuesday, August 25th! Thanks to all the students, faculty, and mentors that attended with the purpose of expanding their entrepreneurial and creative mindset, developing their professional network, and working in teams to develop ideas they are passionate about! Come check out The DEN every Tuesday night at 5:30-7:30pm!. [Image].
Jewell, A. (2015). Duck, Duck, Punch.
Jewell, A. (2015). DesJardins named to Hambright Professorship.
Jewell, A. (2015). Looking for the next Steve Jobs at The DEN.
Jewell, A. (2015). Alumni return to Clemson University to support The DEN.
Jewell, A. (2015). Students lunch with CEOs to learn entrepreneurship.
Alongi, P. (2015). Clemson University students turn research project into a global business.
Students pitch business ideas to Utah Jazz’s Trevor Booker. (2015).
Alongi, P. (2014). The Design and Entrepreneurship Network recognized as ‘major campus initiative’ by the College of Engineering and Science.
CI: 799. (2014). DEN Newsletter part 2/2. [Image].
CI: 799. (2014). DEN Newsletter part 1/2. [Image].
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1582 | In Vitro Vascular Biology Techniques This project will consist of learning in vitro techniques needed to work in the field of vascular biology. The first semester will involve becoming familiar with the skills needed to work independently with primary cells and cell lines commonly used within the vascular biology field. The second semester will focus on more independent work involving data generation for grants proposals and/or manuscript submissions. Satisfactory completion of this project will result in the student being competent in directly setting-up well controlled in vitro experiments individually and independently conducting these experiments without any extra assistance from other laboratory personnel. Specific research projects students would be conducting will be measuring gene expression, protein expression, and cholesterol efflux in untreated and treated endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells. Team LeadersAlexis Stamatikos Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1599 | Creative Leadership What happens when we bring together the literature on creativity (what it is, who has it, how it functions) with the literature on leadership (what it is, who has it, how to enhance it)? This Creative Inquiry group has two fundamental aims: first, to explore creative approaches and creativity within leadership; second, to look at concrete examples of leadership development in the work of social entrepreneurs. Team LeadersDiane Perpich Philosophy and Religion
Sarah Mae Cooper Ath Building Maintenance
| College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities | B |
| 827 | Sustainable Landscape Demonstration Garden
Design, installation, and maintenance
are essential to creating a sustainable landscape that is a display or model
for education. Sustainability is defined
according to the Brundtland report (1987) as the integrated use of social,
environmental, and economic approaches to effect positive developmental change.
Sustainable Sites Initiative (2009) is a working model for the creation of
sustainable landscapes. Sustainable Landscape Demonstration Garden is a
project that intends to alter the physical environment and enhance the
landscape using environmental and psychological measures through the design and
installation of a native plant garden. Visit Sustainable Landscape
Demonstration Web site: http://www.clemson.edu/cafls/demo/ and select "Meet the Team" to view past student experiences. Team LeadersEllen Vincent Plant & Environmental Sciences
Accomplishments*Anthony, A., Vincent, E. & White, S. (2018 April 4-5). The Sustainable Landscape Demonstration Garden. Poster Presented at the 2018 Clemson Student Research Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Anthony, A., Vincent, E. & White, S. (2018 April 4-5). The Sustainable Landscape Demonstration Garden. Presented at the 2018 Clemson Student Research Forum, Clemson, SC.
Vincent, E. & White, S. (2017, October 16-17). Sustainable Urban Garden- A Replicable Model for Health. Healthy City Design International, Royal Physicians Hall, London, England
Hollifield, K.* (2016, January 21). Sustainable landscape demonstration garden. Presented at the South Carolina Horticulture Industry Annual Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 825 | Synthetic Biology Synthetic Biology is a new engineering discipline studying
principles and techniques for the design of devices made of biological
materials (DNA, proteins, cells). Synthetic Biology uses microorganisms and
molecular constituents as blocks (BioBricks)
for the development of artificial (synthetic) biological system with novel
functions. Students will use BioBricks from the Registry of Standard Biological
Parts (http://partsregistry.org/Main_Page) as well as new parts of their own design to
build biological systems and operate them in living cells to address important current global issues. This will be a year-long project driven by student participants. Team LeadersTzuen-Rong J Tzeng Biological Sciences
Accomplishments*Borthayre, S., *Hoy, S., *Mathew, R., Saffarian, M., & Tzeng, J. (2018). Development of Antibiotic-Inducible Reporter Systems as Tools for Study of Antibiotic Penetration through Biofilms. Presented at the Spring 2018 Meeting of the SC Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, Rock Hill, SC.
*Bickford, L., *Borthaye, S., *Chiu, C., *Eller, J., *Gandhi, M., *Hoy, S., *Jones, R., *Mathew, R., *Saffarian, M., Sridharan, J., *Summers, M., *Tzeng, A., *Wilson, J., Tzeng, T.R.J. (2016, April). Optimization of Bivector Systems for Export of Isoprenoids in Biofuel Applications. Poster presented at the FoCI Symposium, Clemson University
*Bickford, L., *Chiu, C., *Eller, J., *Gandhi, M., *Jones, R., *Tzeng, A., *Wilson, J. (2015, October 24). Cellular Export of Isoprenoids for Biofuel Synthesis. Presented at the American Society for Microbiology, SC Branch Annual Meeting.
*Bickford, M., *Jones, D., *Kane, R., *Louie, R., *Scanlan, A., *Tzeng, J., *Whatley, A., *Wilson, J., Brown, A., Saffarian, M., Cao, M., Tzeng, T.R. (2013). Development of a Universal Self-Amplified (USA) Biosensor for Repaid Detection of Viable Pathogens. Poster and oral presentations, 2013 iGEM North America Regional Jamboree, University of Toronto, Canada,
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| 831 | Clemson University Soil Judging Competition Team "The Muddy Tigers", Clemson University's Soils Team, "digs" in deep into how South Carolina soils. Soils play an important role in food, fiber, fun, and our future! The Muddy Tigers learn how to characterize soils, and evaluate the landscape, to make sound decisions on what a soil can be used for. Team LeadersDara Park Entomology, Soils & Plant Sci
Bill R Smith Plant & Environmental Sciences
Accomplishments*Nisbet, J. & Park, D. (2018, April). Soil Profiles Tell a Story of What Was and What May Become. Presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Geddings, E.*, Henderson, C.*, Seiders, H.*, Park, D. (22, April 2017). Students compete in the 2017 National Collegiate Soils Contest, American Society of Agronomy, Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, IL.
*Reed, M., *Deason, J., White, D., & Park, D. (2014). The Nitty Gritty of South Carolina Soil Orders. Poster presented at the 2014 Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Team placed 13th and 10th as a group at the National Soils Contest
*Anna Scott (Senior-PES) placed 7th at the National Soils Contest. She now will represent the USA at the International Contest in Brazil in August.
At the Regional Soils Contest:
Individual competition (out of 65 competitors, only top 10 are awarded):
1st place: Georgianna "Anna" Scott
7th place: John "Zack" Nisbet
Team Competition (out of 10 teams competing, only top 5 are awarded and advance to national contest):
2nd place: Clemson University
The Clemson University Soil Judging Team (Calum Henderson, Tee Stoudemayer, Elizabeth Geddings, and Hunter Seiders) placed 2nd out of 9 teams at the SE Regional Soil Judging Contest in Auburn Al, Oct 6, 2016. The team will now compete at the National Competition in Northern Illinois in late April 2017.
Calum Henderson placed 9th out of 59 students at the SE Regional Soil Judging Competition in Auburn, AL, Oct 6, 2016.
Timothy "Tee" Stoudemayer placed 5th out of 59 students at the SE Regional Soil Judging Competition in Auburn, AL, Oct 6, 2016.
Hunter Seiders* placed 7th in the individual competition.2017 National Collegiate Soils Contest, American Society of Agronomy, Northern Illinois University,De Kalb, IL.
CI: 831. (2016). Students showing their Clemson pride and gearing up to compete in the SE Regional Soil Judging Contest in Auburn AL, Oct 6th. [Image].
CI: 831. (2016). Dr. Bill Smith was recognized by students and colleagues for his 40 years of coaching the Clemson University Soil Judging Team. [Image].
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 834 | Inter-kingdom communications - studies on C. elegans and bacteria interactions Bacteria are known to have social behaviors just like the higher organisms. They use special "languages" to talk to each other and make group decisions. The "languages" (or signaling molecules) are small chemical compounds, such as auto-inducers and secondary metabolites, produced and secreted by the bacterial cells. Recent studies have revealed that functions of these signaling molecules are not restricted to communications between bacterial cells, but extend to cross kingdoms, i.e. communications between bacteria and their hosts. In this research, we will use the nematode, C. elegans, as a model to study the inter-kingdom communications. Specifically, we will investigate (1) interactions between bacterial pathogens and C. elegans, and (2) effects of probiotics on C. elegant healthspan. Team LeadersMin Cao Biological Sciences
Accomplishments*Lary, S., *Barkley, C., *Russi, K., Bilodeau, M. & Cao, M. (2019, April). The effect of probiotics and alcohol on the development of Caenorhabditis elegans. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Gitto, A., *Whitesides, K., *Moore, C., *Patel, K., *Dimery, M., Klees, M., Dong, Y. & Cao, M. (2017, April) Probiotics and Fat Storage: A C. elegans model. Poster presented at the 13th Annual Focus of Creative Inquiry Poster Forum (FoCI), Clemson, SC.
*Gitto, A., *Sullivan, J., Klees, M., Dong, Y., & Cao, M. (2016, April). Influence of Probiotics on Fat Storage in Caenorhabditis elegans. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry, Clemson, SC
Klees, M., *Nguyen, D., *Tran, S., *Gitto, A., Dong, Y. & Cao, M. (2015, April) Interkingdom Communication: Probiotics effect on healthspan in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Angeloni, J., *Conley, M., *Hourigan, P., Dong, Y. & Cao, M. (2015, April). Interkingdom Communication: Study of Caenorhabditis elegans and Vibrio cholerae Interactions. Poster presentation at the 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Klees, M., *Nguyen, D., *Tran, S., *Gitto, A., Dong & Cao, M. (2015, April). Probiotics effect on healthspan in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans. Poster presentation at the 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Graduate student, Miranda Klees, was awarded the Michael and Ellen Dobson Henson Student Assistance Endowment in Microbiology travel grant and the Clemson University Professional Enrichment Grant to support her travel to ASM Microbe 2017 and present her result at the conference.
Andrew Gitto was selected to participate in the 2016 ASM URF program. The award will provide $4000 stipend for him to conduct a minimum of 10 weeks of summer research in our lab and up to $1000 for travel to the ASM 2017 General Meeting.
Andrew Gitto was awarded the 2016 ASM Undergraduate Research Fellowship (ASMURF) from American Society for Microbiology.
The American Society of Microbiology (ASM) awards highly competitive Undergraduate Research Fellowships each summer for projects spanning 10 weeks, giving students the experience of greater freedom and responsibility in the lab. Andrew Gitto is among the recipients for this prestigious $4,000 fellowship. The award will allow him to complete a lab research project titled "Influence of Probiotics on Fat Storage in Caenorhabditis elegans" in Cao lab, which is also a part of the CI project. In addition to his $4,000 fellowship, the award covers travel expenses to the ASM annual meeting in June and a 2-year gift membership to ASM.
Diana Nguyen was selected to participate in the 2015 ASM URF program. The award will provide $4000 stipend for her to conduct a minimum of 10 weeks of summer research in our lab and up to $1000 for travel to the ASM2016 General Meeting. Although Diana already accepted another summer research fellowship and had to decline this one, the award is a great honor.
Graduate student Miranda Klees was awarded the Visiting Scholar Award for Excellence in Scholarship for the Natural and Computational Sciences at the 14th Annual Graduate Research Symposium at the College of William & Mary, which was held on March 20-21, 2015. Miranda was one of eight graduate students chosen by CAFLS to represent Clemson University to present at the Symposium. Her research is focused on the effects of probiotics supplementation on health using Caenorhabditis elegans as a model system.
CI: 834. (2015). FoCI Presentation 2015.
CI: 834. (2015). FoCI Presentation 2015.
CI: 834. (2015). FoCI Poster presentation spring 2015.
| College of Science | G |
| 1176 | Machine Learning and Big Data Research (ML/BD) Machine Learning is a field which is becoming increasingly useful in a wide variety of domains due to the accumulation of large amounts of raw data (“big data”) and the availability of high-performance computing (HPC) systems which can process this data. These domains include image processing, natural language processing, autonomous driving, gene set analysis, molecular structure classification, and many others. The goal of this Creative Inquiry is to equip students with the various skills required to apply machine learning techniques to real-world problems, which includes data-related issues such as how to select and load a dataset, software-related issues such as how to implement a machine learning pipeline from basic components, and hardware-related issues such as how to best take advantage of GPUs and other high-performance computing resources. Students will gain hands-on experience with machine learning / big data by working on a real-world problem of their choice. Team LeadersMelissa Smith Electrical & Computer Engr
Ankit Kulshrestha Computer & Network Services
Benjamin Shealy Electrical & Computer Engr
AccomplishmentsBMW has contributed support in conjunction with but not limited to the scope of this CI (it includes current research work by graduate students under my supervision).
Collaborations with CUiCAR and the Deep Orange 8 project. Specifically working on the image and object detection required for the autonomous aspects of the vehicle.
Collaboration with BMW on the use of Deep Learning toolkits and hardware to develop the use of machine learning in the context of both autonomous vehicles and management of parts and supplies in a manufacturing plant.
Presentations of work progress at BMW.
Multiple presentations with CUiCAR regarding Deep Orange 8 progress.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1267 | Decision-Making and Risk-Taking The purpose of this Creative Inquiry team is to conduct
research on the (1) effect of emotion and reward motivation on goal-directed
decision-making as well as (2) how individual differences, such as personality
and susceptibility to performance pressure, affect risk-taking behaviors. Decision-making is an inescapable, prevalent
phenomenon that can have significant consequences. This research aims to understand factors and
cognitive mechanisms that affect decision-making and risk-taking. Students
should expect to enroll in the CI project for at least 2 semesters. Team LeadersKaileigh Byrne Psychology
AccomplishmentsByrne, K., *Willis, H., *Peters, C., Kunkel, D., & Tibbett, T. (2019). Behind Closed Doors: The Role of Depressed Affect on Risky Choices Under Time Pressure. Clinical Psychological Science, 216770261985842. doi: 10.1177/2167702619858423
*Busto, S., *Byrne, K., *Phan, D. (2019, April). Social and Cognitive Engagement is Associated with Enhanced Memory Capabilities in Older Adults. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Adesegun, N., *Six, S., *Dennis, D., *Byrne, K. (2019, April). Stop the Clock Because I Can’t Stop: Time Pressure, but not Monitoring Pressure, Impairs Response Inhibition Performance. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Splendore, M. & Byrne, K.A. (2018, April 4-5). The Effect of Emotion on Effort-Based Decision-Making. Presented at the 1st Annual Clemson Student Research Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Willis, H., *Peters, C. & Byrne, K.A. (2018, April). The Effect of Depressive Symptoms on Risky-Decision-Making. Presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Winner of the Best Poster by Popular Vote Award at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum.
The Effect of Depressive Symptoms on Risky-Decision-Making.
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 840 | Insect Viruses and Physiology Insects provide excellent opportunities to perform basic and applied biological experiments at the molecular, physiological and organismal scales. They serve as model organisms for developmental and cellular biology, and are important vectors for human and agricultural pathogens. As a result, working with insects can expose students to numerous hard and soft skills useful in a range of life-sciences fields, from medical to agricultural biology, evolutionary and ecological to developmental and immunological. In this project, students will develop and work on projects examining the evolutionary physiology of an insect virus by looking at host-specific patterns and mechanistic basis of pathology, and molecular evolution, of different members of a virus gene family. To do this, students may participate in DNA barcoding of host insects, isolation of novel gene family members, and use of recombinant viruses and transgenic Drosophila melanogaster in organismal and cell culture bioassays. Techniques commonly used include fluorescent microscopy, immunological approaches, PCR and sequencing, and more. Students are required to participate in communicating data in weekly group meetings, and then via on-campus, state, regional, and national meetings. Team LeadersMatthew Turnbull Biological Sciences
Peng Zhang Biological Sciences
Daniel Howard
AccomplishmentsZhang, P. and Turnbull, M.W. (Nov 11-14, 2018) Polydnavirus Innexins induce bioelectric changes in host cells. ESA/ESC/ESBC Joint Meeting, Vancouver, BC.
*Corker, A., *Howard, D., *Lynch, S., *Melton, R., *Parker, J., *Zhang, P. & Turnbull, M. (2018, April 2-3) Bioelectric patterns and living: Cell membrane potentials, growth, regeneration, and pathology. Presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Melton, R., *Parker, J. & Turnbull, M. (2018, March 10) Meeting your potential: Development, defense, and regeneration in the caterpillar midgut. Presented at the Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Howard, D. & Turnbull, M. (2018, March 10). Stem cells and virus infection in the caterpillar gut. Presented at the Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Corker, A., *Lynch, S. & Turnbull, M. (2018, March 10) Bioelectric patterns associated with binding and uptake of the baculovirus, Autographa californica MNPV. Presented at the Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Baker, P. & Turnbull, M. (2018, March 10) The electrotaxis potential of insect hemocytes. Presented at the Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Melton, R., *Parker, J., & Turnbull, M. (2018, April 12) Meeting your potential: Development, defense, and regeneration in the caterpillar midgut. Molecules in the Mountain Annual Conference, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC.
*Howard, D. & Turnbull, M. (2018, April 4-6). Stem cells and virus infection in the caterpillar gut. Presented at the Joint Meeting of the South Carolina Entomological Society/Georgia Entomological Societies, Helen, GA.
*Howard, D. & Turnbull, M. (2018, April 14). Stem cells and virus infection in the caterpillar gut. Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC.
*Lynch, S., *Corker, A. & Turnbull, M. (2018, April 14) Bioelectric patterns associated with binding and uptake of the baculovirus, Autographa californica MNPV. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC.
*Corker, A., *Lynch, S. & Turnbull, M. (2017, October 5-6) "Bioelectric Patterns Associated with Binding and Uptake of the Baculovirus, Autographa californica MNPV." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Entomological Society, Georgetown, SC.
*Parker, J., *Howard, D., *Melton, R. & Turnbull, M. (2017, October 5-6) "The Guts of the Matter: Development, Defense, and Regeneration in the Caterpillar Midgut". Presented at the Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Entomological Society, Georgetown SC.
*Corker, A., *Hinsch, V., *Howard, D., *Howard, Y., *Melton, R., *Nietering, J., *Parker, J., *Reilly, M., *Stuart, G. (2017, April). Caterpillar Viruses And Insects In Biotechnology. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Melton, R. (2017, Feb). "Effects of gap junction inhibition on Heliothis virescens gut development". CBASS Annual Meeting, Watt Family Innovation Center.
Zhang, P., *Erickson, S.L., and Turnbull, M.W. (2016, October 28). Functional analysis of potential insect virus virulence factors. South Carolina Entomological Society Annual Meeting. Hickory Knob State Park, SC.
*Melton, R. and Turnbull, M.W. (2016, October 28). Significance of gut gap junction activity in caterpillar life history. South Carolina Entomological Society Meeting. Hickory Knob State Park, SC.
*Erickson, S.L. (2016, March). Use of transgenic Drosophila melanogaster to test function of insect virus genes. CBASS Annual meeting.
*Daniel Howard received 1st place in poster competition at annual meeting of the SC ASM
*Daniel Howard received 2nd place in the undergraduate poster competition at SCES/GES annual meeting
*Richard Melton
Third place Student Poster Competition
Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium
Feb 2017
*Richard Melton
First place Student Poster Competition
Annual South Carolina Entomological Society Meeting
October 2016
Grant award from SC Cotton Board to examine gut stem and mature cells from tobacco budworm caterpillar, characterizing membrane potential.
CI: 840. (2017). Sf9 cells stained with the membrane potential sensitive dye, DiBac4(3) from work by *Alexa Corker [Image].
CI: 840. (2017). Primary gut cells from the caterpillar, Heliothis virescens by *Jessie Parker. [Image].
CI: 840. (2017). Tobacco budworm (Heliothis virescens) gut tissue, stained with TRITC-phalloidin (F-actin cytoskeleton, red) and DAPI (nuclei, blue) from *Jessie Parker and *Richard Melton work. [Image].
Hasegawa, D. K., *Erickson, S. L., Hersh, B. M., & Turnbull, M. W. (2017). Virus Innexins induce alterations in insect cell and tissue function. Journal of Insect Physiology, 98, 173–181. doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2017.01.003
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| 1442 | Building Elder Care Services Students work with the professor to assess caregivers attitudes, knowledge and benefits about the care of persons with cognitive impairment. The students will do community based action research and consider policy changes that could improve the health of elders and those who care for them. Team LeadersKathleen Valentine School of Nursing
Adam McFarlane
Diane Hannon School of Nursing
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 848 | Creative Play Creative Play studies formalistic models for visual computation applied
to creative disciplines, science engineering, humanities and art. This CI project will introduce
the LEGO brick system as a catalyst for creativity in design and as an
introduction to formal systems for visual computation. Topics include
design creativity, formal composition, engineering problem solving,
exploratory research, manufacturing and game theory. Team LeadersCarlos Barrios School of Architecture
Accomplishments*Hoppe, J., *Smith, J., *Taylor, E., *Wooten, A., & Barrios, C. (2018, April). Creative Play. Poster presented at the 2018 Focus on Creative Inquiry, Clemson, SC.
*Sterckx, P., *Stanhope, K., *Southern, L., *Helander, L., *Abbey, A., Barrios, C. (2017, April). Creative Play. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
(2016, May). Richard Meier Architecture in LEGO. Work Exhibited at the Emery A. Gunnin Architecture Library, Clemson, SC
(2016, May). A Palladian Construction Grammar. Presented at the 2016 Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry (FoCI), Clemson, SC
| College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities | B |
| 849 | Design Morphology Design Morphology studies form and structure of natural structures and processes to find
applications in the build environment. The initial focus will be for
structural applications using pre-cast concrete. Subjects of study
include Geometry, Topology, Computational Design, Origami, Deployable
Structures and Kinetic Design. Team LeadersCarlos Barrios School of Architecture
Brandon Ross Civil Engineering
Grace Fulmer
Accomplishments*Cross, P., *Hallinan, M., *Shank, T., *Smith, J., Ross, B., & Barrios, C. (2018, April). Tessellations. Poster presented at the 2018 Focus on Creative Inquiry. Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Kleiss, M. & Ross, B. (2018, June 14-17). Morphology Research at Clemson. Presented at the 2018 Annual Georgia/Carolinas PCI Meeting, Hilton Head, SC.
Kleiss, M. (2017, May). Precast Performative Morphologies. Presentation at the 3rd National PCI Foundation Professors Conference, Denver, CO.
Barrios, C., Ross, B., *Drinkuth, D., *Day, C., *Dorsey, R., *Johnson, L., *Krider, M., *Polk, W. (2017, April). Tesselations. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Nemetz, J., *Day, C., *Moreira, E., *Polk, W., *Dorsey, R., and *Drinkuth, D. (2017, Feb 28- March 4). Precast Concrete Morphologies. Poster presented at the Precast Concrete Institute Annual Convention held at the Convention Center in Cleveland, OH.
Kleiss, M. & Ross, B. (2016, May). Developing an agenda for teaching precast concrete in the design studio. Presented at the annual meeting of the PCI Foundation Teachers Seminar, Los Angeles, CA.
Kleiss, M. & Ross, B. (2016, March). Experiences in precast concrete studio at Clemson University. Presented at the annual meeting of the Precast Concrete Institute, Nashville, TN.
*Lehnert, A., *Sam, B., *Ferguson, A., Barrios, C., Ross, B. (2016, April). Precast Tessellations. Poster presentation at Clemson University 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Clemson University URGC project initiation grant.
Shutt, C. (2015). University Profile: Integrated Disciplines. Ascent, 32-34.
CI: 849. (2015). Students inspect finished panel with thin-brick veneer. [Image].
CI: 849. (2015). Removing formliners before applying finishes to precast panel. [Image].
CI: 849. (2015). Students and instructor posing next to completed panel. [Image].
CI: 849. (2015). Students laying thin brick for panel fabrication. [Image].
CI: 849. (2015). Student preparing mold for precast concrete panel fabrication. [Image].
CI: 849. (2015). Students stand next to panel fabricated by them during site visit to Metromont precast concrete plant. [Image].
CI: 849. (2014). Student presenting project in front of jury. [Image].
CI: 849. (2015). Student presenting project in front of jury. [Image].
CI: 849. (2015). Students present the final project for jury. [Image].
| College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities | B |
| 850 | Cities, Memories and Models Cities, Memories and Models aims to create a collection of scale models to serve as
visual catalog of significant architecture and urban environments in the most
prominent cities in the US. Team LeadersCarlos Barrios School of Architecture
Ufuk Ersoy School of Architecture
AccomplishmentsErsoy, U., *Mardikian, V., *Massa, K. (2019, April). Cities, Memories and Models. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Barrios, C., Ross, B., *Bazzani, D., *Dale, T., *Owens, J., *Ramsey, A., *Roberts, C., *Rodgers, T., *Greer, H., and Ersoy, U. (2017, April). Collages of Asheville. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Guan, M., *Southern, L., Barrios, C., Ersoy, U. (2016, May). Historical Murals of Charleston. Presented at the 2016 Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry (FoCI), Clemson, SC
CI: 850. (2015). Murals for New York City. [Image].
| College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities | B |
| 1790 | Science education and outreach in middle schools Help develop fun activities for K-12 science classrooms! Through this CI, small teams will generate lesson boxes (“kits”) and activities to help local teachers communicate concepts in genetics, evolution, and developmental biology for the 6th-8th grade classroom. The goals of this project are to promote understanding of concepts, science literacy, and excitement about STEM for middle school students. Over multiple semesters we will develop grade-appropriate inquiry-based activities, generate class resources for teachers, and implement these activities in local classrooms with the College of Science Outreach Center. Team members in marketing and graphic communication will create branding materials, assist in generation of classroom materials, and design and establish communication materials such as flyers, websites, and social media. Team LeadersKara Powder Biological Sciences
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| 1789 | Collaborative for Communication and Culture This creative inquiry is designed to support Clemson’s land-grant mission and CBSHS’s goal to build people and communities by fostering collaboration between students and departments performing cutting-edge cultural criticism. Cultural criticism entails committed and rigorous analysis that draws on a variety of research traditions. This interdisciplinary work aims to assess, advocate, and advance positive change in the communities and cultures in which we live. 5C emphasizes student mentorship and training, and allows students to collaboratively develop projects that train them in critical communication approaches to problem solving, leading to meaningful interventions in South Carolina and the region. Team LeadersJames Gilmore
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| 862 | The use of medical-grade compression clothing in children with Autism On this team, students will explore the effect of medical-grade compression vests on the behavioral responses of children with autism. The use of compression clothing, widely employed in sensory integration therapy and marketed to parents of children with autism, is not supported (nor refuted) as a viable therapy option in any known published manuscripts. In this study, the effectiveness of this therapy technique will be scientifically established. Student researchers will video record the children with and without compression vests. The video data will later be reviewed to determine the vests’ effectiveness. Team LeadersJennifer Bisson Psychology
Accomplishments*Miller, L., *Starr, M., & Bisson, J. (2019, April). Talk the talk: A content analysis on language use in academic sources related to ASD. Poster presentation at Clemson University’s 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Miller, L., *Starr, M., Bisson, J. (2019, April). Talk the talk: A content analysis on language use in academic sources related to ASD. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Watson, L., *Geiger, A., *Wannamaker, S., & Bisson, J. (2018). The effect of compression on stereotyped, repetitive behavior in autism. Poster presented at the 64th annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charleston, SC.
*Bennett, K., *Simpson, S., Bisson, J. (2017, April). The Effect of Compression on Stereotyped Behaviors in Children with Autism. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
McDavid, B. (2017). Clemson students research possible benefits of compression clothing for children with autism. [Video].
Fox Carolina 21. (2017). The effect of compression in children with autism. [Video].
Staton, M. (2017). Researchers examine effects of compression clothing on children with autism.
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| 1786 | RCA Product Development Competition Student teams will develop a proposal for food products based on the criteria set by the Research Chefs Association (RCA). Teams will develop both a gold standard and the corresponding manufactured item formulations. If selected, teams will compete in the Student Culinology® Competition at the RCA's annual conference. Team LeadersCarol Hegler Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
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| 871 | The Final Frontier: Preparing Astronauts for Teamwork and Leadership in Long Duration Space Missions How do astronaut crews function effectively when their missions last not just weeks, but potentially years? How will they perform from a teamwork perspective when they are with their team members 24/7 for years at a time, with very little or even no contact with Earth? Who will take on leadership roles, and how will they dynamically interact to ensure mission success? How do we select the "right" team members to even start this journey? We are currently investigating these questions in the Developing and Improving Globally Integrated Teamwork and Leadership (DIGITAL) Lab. While astronaut crews have successfully conducted a range of missions over the past several decades, moving to long duration space exploration is a new and uncharted territory that has many unknown implications. Although much of the focus has been on how to physically get astronauts to destinations like Mars, we also need to understand how to prepare these crews to interact effectively as a team--that is, how do we take this team of experts and turn them into an expert team? In this Creative Inquiry project, we will use a range of methods, including getting access to NASA's simulated crew environments, in order to run studies that will help us answer all of these questions (and more!). Team LeadersMarissa Shuffler Psychology
Annamaria Wolf
Jordan Smith
Akasha Nelson
AccomplishmentsShuffler, M.L., Verhoeven, D., & Jiménez-Rodríguez, M. (2018). Ouch, That Trust Fall Hurts! Translating the Science of Team Affect into Evidence-based Team & Multiteam System Development Interventions. Panel presented at the 13th annual conference for the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research, Bethesda, MD
Verhoeven, D., Kramer, W., Shuffler, M., & Savage, N. (2018). Multiteam Systems in Long Duration Exploration Missions: A Qualitative Analysis of Key Characteristics and Challenges. Symposium presented to the 13th annual conference for the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research, Bethesda, MD.
Shuffler , M., *Smith, J., *Alvarado, L., *Falgoust, G., *Nelson, A., *Scott, M., *Pederson, T., Carter, D., Pendergraft, D. (2019, April). Project Fusion: Identifying Key Characteristics of Spaceflight Multidisciplinary Systems With HISTORIOMETRIC ANALYSIS. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Carmona, B., *Peters, C., *Mcelhenny, E., Savage, N., Flynn, M. L., Shuffler, M. L., Pfennig, C. & Pirrallo, R. (2018, February 23-24). Does Neuroticism Increase Burnout in First Year Medical Residents?. Poster presented at the Industrial Organizational and Organizational Behavior Conference, Tulsa, OK.
*Moran, E., *Richter, S., Savage, N., Kramer, W., Verhoeven, D., Flynn, M., Farago, P., Shuffler , M. (2017, April). Examining Burnout in Medical Extreme Teams. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Verhoeven, D. C., Shuffler, M. L., & Kramer, W. S. (2017). Teamwork state profiles: A new approach to conceptualizing team processes. In S. Marlow & J. Feitosa (co-chairs), Team-Related Constructs: How and What to Measure? Symposium submitted to the 32nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL.
Verhoeven, D. C., & Switzer, F. (co-chairs) (2017, April). More than Just Average: Novel Approaches to Measurement in Teams. Panel submitted to the 32nd annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL.
Verhoeven, D. C., Shuffler, M. L., & Wilson, S. (2016). Political Skill and Media Use as Antecedents to Healthcare Leadership. Symposium to be presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Anaheim, CA.
Burke, C. S., Shuffler, M. L., & Kramer, W. S. (2016). Vocal Intensity: A Team Leadership Metric and Diagnostic Tool? Poster presented at NASA's Human Research Program Investigator's Workshop, Galveston, TX.
Verhoeven, D. C., Shuffler, M. L., Kramer, W. S., & Burke, C. S. (2016). Examining the impact of distrust: A novel approach to shared leadership and performance. In C. N. Lacerenza & K. L. Cullen (Chairs), Develop me! Novel Approaches to Enhance Leadership. Symposium presented at the 31st Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Anaheim, CA.
Kramer, W. S., Shuffler, M. L., Savage, N., & Verhoeven, D. C. (2016). Diversity across levels: A qualitative examination of space flight crews. In J. Feitosa & M. R. Salazar (Chairs), Current State of Diverse Teams: Going Beyond the Diversity-Performance Link. Symposium presented at the 31st Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Anaheim, CA.
Kramer, W. S., Shuffler, M. L., Flynn, M., & Burke, C. S. (2016). Can you hear me now? Vocal intensity as a predictor of team leadership. In N. Contractor & G. K. Plummer (Chairs), Novel Ways to Understand and Assess Teamwork. Symposium presented at the 31st Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Anaheim, CA.
Shuffler, M. L., Verhoeven, D. C., Savage, N., & Kramer, W. S. (2016). Review of Multiteam Systems Related to Long Duration Exploration Missions. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of Human Research Program Investigators Workshop, Houston, Texas.
Shuffler, M. L., Kramer, W. S., Savage, N., Verhoeven, D. C., & Rosen, M. (2016). Utilizing State Profiles as Means for Exploring Multiteam System Dynamics "In the Wild". In M. Luciano & D. Carter (Chairs), The Paradox of Multiteam Work: Factors that Pull Systems Apart and Push Teams Together. Presented at the 11th Annual Conference for the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research, Helsinki, Finland.
Savage, N. & Hoch, J. (co-chairs) (2017). Virtual Teams "In the Wild": Considering Individual and Contextual Influences. Symposium presented at the 32nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL.
Savage, N., Kramer, W. S., Allison, B. B., Goguen, K., & Shuffler, M. L. (2017). Getting Real about Virtuality: Practical Recommendations for Choosing Team Members. In N. Savage (Co-Chair) & J. Hoch (Chair), Virtual Teams "In the Wild": Considering Individual and Contextual Influences. Symposium presented at the 32nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL.
Burke, C.S., Shuffler, M.L., Wiese, C.W., & Howell, R. (2016). Investigating Shared Leadership in Isolated, Confined Environments: An Analog Perspective. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Anaheim, California.
Shuffler, M. L., Verhoeven, D. C., Kramer, W. S., & Savage, N. (2016). Review of Multiteam Systems Related to Long Duration Exploration Missions. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of Human Research Program Investigators Workshop, Houston, TX.
*Flynn, M., Verhoeven, D. C., Savage, N., Kramer, W. S., Shuffler, M. L., Burke, C. S., & Salas, E. (2016). Moving Beyond Traditional Leadership to Build Highly Functioning Autonomous Teams. Poster Presented at the 20th Annual Posters on the Hill Conference, Washington, D.C.
Burke, C. S., Shuffler, M. L. & Kramer, W. S. (2016). Vocal Intensity: A Team Leadership Metric and Diagnostic Tool? Poster presented at NASA’s Human Research Program Investigator’s Workshop, Galveston, TX.
Verhoeven, D. C., Shuffler, M. L., Kramer, W. S. & Burke, C. S. (2016). Examining the impact of distrust: A novel approach to shared leadership and performance. In C. N. Lacerenza & K. L. Cullen (Chairs), Develop me! Novel Approaches to Enhance Leadership. Symposium presented at the 31st Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Anaheim, CA.
Kramer, W. S., Shuffler, M. L., *Flynn, M. & Burke, C. S. (2016). Can you hear me now? Vocal intensity as a predictor of team leadership. In N. Contractor & G. K. Plummer (Chairs), Novel Ways to Understand and Assess Teamwork. Symposium presented at the 31st Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Anaheim, CA.
Kramer, W. S., Shuffler, M. L., Savage, N., & Verhoeven, D. C. (2016). Diversity across Levels: A Qualitative Examination of Space Flight Crews. In J. Feitosa & M. R. Salazar (Chairs), Current State of Diverse Teams: Going Beyond the Diversity-Performance Link. Symposium presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Anaheim, California.
*Moran, E., *Flynn, M., *Huffer, E., & Shuffler, M. L. (2016). Listen to Me! Vocal Intensity as a Team Leadership Metric. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, South Carolina.
*Mcintyre, K., *Bateman, I., Shuffler, M., & Burke, C., S. (2015). The Final Frontier: Preparing Astronauts for Teamwork and Leadership in Long Duration Space Missions. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Kramer, W. S., Savage, N., Verhoeven, D. C., Shuffler, M. L., Burke, C. S. (2015). An Examination of Antecedents of Shared Leadership: Considering Individual Differences and Complex Contexts. Symposium submitted at the 75th Annual Conference of the Academy of Management, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Burke, C. S., Salas, E., Shuffler, M. (2015). Leadership-followership: Moving beyond traditional leadership to build highly functioning autonomous teams. Poster presented at the 2015 Human Research Program Investigators Workshop (NASA), Galveston, TX.
Verhoeven, D. C., Savage, N., Kramer, W. S., Shuffler, M. L., Burke, C. S., Salas, E. (2015). Moving Beyond Traditional Leadership to Build Highly Functioning Autonomous Teams. Poster submitted at the 10th Annual Conference for the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Savage, N., Kramer, W. S., Verhoeven, D. C, Shuffler, M. L., Burke, C. S., Salas, E. (2015). Are Distributed Teams More Stressed? The Influence of Distribution on Justice and Stress. Poster submitted at the 10th Annual Conference for the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Kramer, W. S., Savage, N., Verhoeven, D. C., Shuffler, M. L., & Burke, C. S. (2015). An Examination of Antecedents to Shared Leadership in Distributed Teams: Considering Individual Differences and Complex Contexts. Poster submitted at the 10th Annual Conference for the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Allison, B.A., & Shuffler, M.L. (2015). Leading tomorrow's teams today: The future of teams-focused leadership development. Panel to be presented at the 30th Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.
Wildman, J.L., & Shuffler, M.L. (2015). Shared leadership in teams: Contemporary perspectives in diverse contexts. Symposium to be presented at the 30th Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.
Kramer, W.S., Jimenez-Rodriguez, M., & Shuffler, M.L. (2015). Emergent states in multiteam systems: A review and research agenda. In S. Posnock & S. Zaccaro (Co-Chairs), Multiteam systems: Determinants and dynamics of emergent states. Symposium to be presented at the 30th Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.
Burke, C.S., & Shuffler, M.L. (2015). Shared leadership: Building autonomous teams in long duration space flight. Symposium to be presented at the 30th Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.
Shuffler, M.L., & Kramer, W.S. (2015). Multiteam systems in the final frontier: A review and research agenda. In L. Landon (Chair), Teams in Space: New Research Frontiers. Symposium to be presented at the 10th Annual Conference for the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Shuffler, M., & Carter, D. (2018). Teamwork Situated in Multiteam Systems: Key Lessons Learned and Future Opportunities. American Psychologist, 73(4), 390-406. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/amp0000322
Pendergraft, J. G., Carter, D. R., Tseng, S., Landon, L. B., Slack, K. J., & Shuffler, M. L. (2019). Learning from the past to advance the future: The adaptation and resilience of NASA’s spaceflight multiteam systems across four eras of spaceflight. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1633. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01633
Shuffler, M., & Carter, D. (2018). Teamwork situated in multiteam systems: Key lessons learned and future opportunities. American Psychologist, 73(4), 390-406. doi: 10.1037/amp0000322
Burke, C., Shuffler, M., & Wiese, C. (2018). Examining the behavioral and structural characteristics of team leadership in extreme environments. Journal Of Organizational Behavior, 39(6), 716-730. doi: 10.1002/job.2290
Verhoeven, D., Cooper, T., Flynn, M. and Shuffler, M. (2017). Transitional Team Effectiveness. In: E. Salas, R. Rico and J. Passmore, ed., The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Team Working and Collaborative Processes. Boca Rotan, FL: John Wiley & Sons, pp.73-102.
Shuffler, M.L., Jimenez, M., Kramer, W.S. (2015, September). The science of multiteam systems: A review and future research agenda. Small Group Research.
Psychology professor’s research for NASA and Greenville Health System showing new trend in leadership and team dynamics. (2020).
Hoechst Celanese Graduate Student Research Award - Nastassia Savage
Outstanding Master's Degree Student - Dana C. Verhoeven
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| 965 | Montana Prairie Ecology This Creative Inquiry is part of an undergraduate summer program that exposes Clemson students to the biodiversity and working landscape of the Great Plains through directed research experiences. Students will spend the spring semester learning about the ecosystem, developing research questions and preparing for the summer when they will travel to Montana. In the fall, the project will focus on analyzing resulting data. More information on the project and how to apply can be found at: http://prairieecology.blogspot.com/ Team LeadersDavid Jachowski Forestry & Environment Conserv
Keifer Titus Forestry & Environment Conserv
Accomplishments*Ferral, M., *Mcdaniel, E., *Slater, N., *Taylor, G., *Murray, J., Lascano, G., Jachowski, D., & Titus, K. (2019, April). Effects of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) Thinning on Forage Quality and Quality in the Northern
Great Plains of Montana. Presented at 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum.
*Ferral, M., *Mcdaniel, E., *Murray, J., *Slater, F., *Taylor, G., Titus, K., Lascano, G., Jachowski, D. (2019, April). Effects of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) Thinning on Forage Quality and Quality in the Northern Great Plains of Montana. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Clemson Prairie Ecology Lab. (2016). Montana Summer Program.
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| 883 | Single Molecule Biophysics In this project, students get the opportunity to explore and learn about single molecule biophysics. What it takes to do studies at the single molecular level, the methodologies need to prepare the samples, at the interface of all basic sciences. Students select among various molecular systems that we currently work with in the lab, and learn how to prepare the samples, how to measure them and how to interpret the results. Team LeadersHugo Sanabria Physics and Astronomy
AccomplishmentsNSF CAREER award.
Hamilton, G., *Disharoon, Z., & Sanabria, H. (2018). Revisiting viscosity from macroscopic to nanoscale regimes. Revista Mexicana De Física E, 64(2), 222. doi: 10.31349/revmexfise.64.222
*Spencer M, Levesque B., Wang B., Ding F., Bowen M., Sanabria H., (2016, April). Using FRET to determine structural dynamics and inter-domain interactions of tandems PDZ1-2 domains in PSD95. Syracuse, N.Y.
*Kouser, H, *Blocker R.E., *Spencer M., *Disharoon Z., Yanez-Orozco I.S., Sanabria H. (2016, April). Recombinant Flavodoxin for Single Molecule Fluorescence Experiments, Clemson, SC.
*Tremblay, L., *Williams, F., *Disharoon, Z., Andorfer, R., Yanez-Orozco I.S.A., & Sanabria, H. (2014). Single Molecule Spectroscopy Using Multiparameter Fluorescence Detection. Poster presented at the 2014 Sigma Xi Student Research Conference, Glendale, AZ.
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| 1792 | Smart and Healthy Buildings Buildings are generally considered as static objects with limited capability to adapt to varying environmental and operational conditions. One important aspect is the flow of users, which can vary significantly during a typical day. This project consists of developing and testing the technology necessary to identify and quantify the flow of users in a building, and even track the location of each user in real time. It is anticipated that once users can be tracked, the building operating conditions, such as HVAC conditions and lighting, can be altered to create the necessary conditions for optimal comfort. Several technologies are under development including the analysis of signal strength of mobile devices from wireless access points. The students involved in this CI project will work with industrial partners to test various technologies in several buildings on campus, including the Watt Family Innovation Center. Team LeadersVincent Blouin School of Architecture
Da Li Civil Engineering
Seyed Ehsan Mousavi Rizi Construction Science and Mgmt
Nigel Kaye Civil Engineering
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| 1738 | Mysteries of Water We are surrounded (and made of!) water, yet many aspects of its behaviour are still poorly understood. How does water make dry sand all of a sudden become so firm? How does jello, made up of 99.95% water, hold its shape so well? Why do water droplets in the sky congregate to form isolated clouds instead of dispersing according to normal process of diffusion? How does the osmosis of water into wood produce enough force to crack rocks? In this CI we will conduct experiments and analyses to try to better understand and explain these strange behaviours of water. Team LeadersEthan Kung Mechanical Engineering
James Webber
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 886 | Future Manufacturing: Nano 3D printing using bacteria Imagine using bacteria as tiny 3D printers to weave a material from the bottom-up. We know that many bacteria can synthesize useful materials. In this project we use 1) a bacteria that transforms sugar in its environment to high purity cellulose nanofibers with excellent mechanical properties, and 2) electric fields to manipulate the bacteria in time and space. The project focuses on the study of the effects of electric field on the synthesis of bacterial cellulose, and the development of optoelectronic tweezers to manipulate single bacterial cells in designed trajectories. Go to www.multiscalemanufacturing.net to see videos Team LeadersRodrigo Martinez-Duarte Mechanical Engineering
Accomplishments*Sparks. J., *Earl, T., *Hutter, S., *Grubbs, J., Islam, M., & Martinez-Duarte, R. (2018, April). Synthesis of Titanium Carbide and Silicon Carbide through Carbothermal Reduction of Renewable Paper Precursors Poster presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry poster forum, Clemson, SC.
*Flach, J., *Figuereido de Lima, P., *Sparks, J., Islam, M. & Martinez-Duarte, R. (2016, April). Synthesis of Titanium Oxycarbide Through Carbothermal Reduction of Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles and Renewable Biopolymers. Presented at the 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Flach, J.P., *Figuereido de Lima, P., *Sparks, J., Islam, M., Martinez-Duarte, R. (2016, May). “Synthesis of Titanium Oxycarbide through carbothermal reduction of titanium dioxide nanoparticles and renewable polymers”. ECS Engineering Carbon Hybrids Symposium, San Diego, CA.
Flach, J., *Figueiredo de Lima, P., *Sparks, J., Islam, M. and Martinez-Duarte, R. (2016). Synthesis of Titanium Oxycarbide through Carbothermal Reduction of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles and Renewable Biopolymers. ECS Transactions, 72(1), pp.17-23.
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| 1771 | Redfern Sexual Health Redfern is the student health facility at Clemson University and offers many services related to sexual health. The purpose of the study is to see how knowledgeable Clemson students are about these services. Team LeadersBruce King Psychology
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| 1602 | The Nanomaterials Studio: Modeling Materials at the Nanoscale Nanomaterials are a class of materials with a feature size (e.g., crystal size, a dimension of an object) in the nano-metric (10^-9 m) regime. Many new phenomena and properties emerge in nanomaterials that enable a wide range of real-life applications, including miniaturized electronics, light-weight structures, and energy harvesting and conversion devices. In this CI project, students will perform research activities related to the field metallurgy and gain hands-on experience in performing simulations that explore the thermal and mechanical behavior of a wide range of nano-structured metals. The goal of such studies is to explore size effects in novel metallic systems and identify features at the nanoscale that optimize their properties. The research work is computational in nature and employs a wide range of simulation tools. Team LeadersFadi Abdeljawad Mechanical Engineering
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 906 | Research and Development for the National Dairy Council's Annual New Product Competition Small teams of undergraduates create a new
dairy product to enter into the annual National Dairy Council new product
competition. Emphasis being placed on conducting sensory panels and understanding
ingredient functions as is relates to dairy foods. Team LeadersSara Cothran Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
AccomplishmentsCI: 906. (2015). National Dairy Council New Product Competition Finalist Certificate. [Image].
CI: 906. (2015). National Dairy Council finalist award. [Image].
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| 1077 | Prosthetics - Socket Fit Sensor We have developed a sensor which will allow users and medical personnel to score a socket based on how well it fits a user. We are currently working on an evaluation apparatus, which will allow us to test the sensor in a relevant way. Team LeadersChristopher W. Norfolk Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 951 | Assessing Reasoning We are studying a number of aspects of reasoning and attention, including: 1. fault diagnosis (finding what caused a particular event to happen); 2. making decisions about your health; and 3. attention allocation during driving (how can drivers make wise decisions about where to attend to next?, eg, should i take that cell phone call?) Team LeadersLeo J Gugerty Psychology
Nathan Dumessa
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| 1002 | Measuring Functional Brain Asymmetry in Realistic Settings Short Public Project Description
Functional Brain
asymmetry (the fact that the hemispheres of the brain show consistent
differences in the type of cognitive and motor functions they control)
has been
known for over a century and is generally considered as one of the
fundamental aspects
of brain organization. Nonetheless, the reason why the brain is
functionally
asymmetric remains unclear. One of the
leading theories proposes that a crucial advantage that brain asymmetry
may
offer is to increase neural capacity, because specializing one
hemisphere for a
particular function leaves the other hemisphere free to perform other
(additional)
functions. However, to date the type of evidence showing a relationship
between
behavioral performance and degree of functional hemispheric asymmetry is
quite limited. One of the main reasons for this is that most
current imaging studies (i.e., fMRI studies) of functional hemispheric
asymmetry are conducted in highly artificial settings which drastically
limit
the type of cognitive/behavioral tasks that the subjects can perform. As
a solution
to the above-mentioned limitations of current research, I am developing a
research program in which 1) the subjects are engaged in cognitive and
motor
tasks performed in more realistic settings, and 2) measures of brain
function
are obtained using functional transcranial Doppler technology (fTDS), a
portable and fully non-invasive imaging technology, based on the same
principles and technology of ultrasound imaging.
Team LeadersClaudio Cantalupo Psychology
Accomplishments*Bensch, C., *Kilcommons, P., *Lark, A., *Rice, A., *Newell, E. & *Paschall E. (2018, April). A Systematic Review on the Scientific Translation of Functional Transcranial Doppler Sonography Technology and the Assessment of Asymmetrical Brain Functions. Digital Poster Presentation at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Davis, K., *Paschall, E., *Hentschel, B., *Kennett, P., *Kilcommons, P., *Neckles, V., *Ott, M., *Rice, A., Cantalupo, C. (2017, April). The "Cooling" Effect of Language: The Relationship Between Eardrum Temperature and Cerebral Blood Speed. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1016 | Martian and Lunar Soil Simulants - Characterizations and Feasibility as Building Blocks Efficient in-situ resource utilization is a critical component of NASA’s current and future Mars and Lunar exploration missions. In this CI project, the team aims to explore innovative, energy efficient and sustainable processes to transform in situ Martian and Lunar resources into construction materials for functional building blocks. Team LeadersQiushi Chen Civil Engineering
Weiwei Zhan
Zakia Tasnim Civil Engineering
AccomplishmentsLai, Z., & Chen, Q. (2018). Discrete Element Modeling of Martian Regolith Simulants Accounting for Realistic Particle Shapes and Particle Size Distributions. In 16th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments (pp. 28-38). Cleveland, OH: American Society of Civil Engineers.
Gleaton, J., Xiao, R., Lai, Z., *McDaniel, N., Johnstone, C., *Burden, B., Chen, Q., & Zheng, Y. (2018). Biocementation of Martian Regolith Simulant with In Situ Resources. In 16th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operation in Challenging Environments (pp. 591-599). Cleveland, OH: American Society of Civil Engineers.
SC Space Consortium Palmetto student fellowship awarded to CI student *Michael Burden.
Matthew Brennan* is a Material Science and Engineering student working with the CI team on this Martian soil project. He received the NASA SC Space NASA SC Space Consortium Palmetto Student Fellowship to carry out research on Martian regolith-based composite materials.
Michael Burden* was a Civil Engineering sophomore working with the CI team on this Martian soil project. He received the NASA SC Space NASA SC Space Consortium Palmetto Student Fellowship to carry out research on Martian regolith-based composite materials.
David McCormick* was a Civil Engineering senior working with the CI team on this Martian soil project. He received the NASA SC Space Grant Undergraduate Fellowship for his proposed work on creating building blocks with Martian soil. He carried out his proposed research with the CI team.
SC Space Consortium Palmetto student fellowship is awarded to Clemson undergraduate student Matthew Brennan working on this project over the summer of 2016
SC Space Consortium Palmetto student fellowship is awarded to CI student *Michael Burden on this research topic
NASA undergraduate fellowship awarded to CI student *David McCormick.
*Burden, M., *Burden, B., *Johnstone, C., *Mcdaniel, N., *Merry, P., Chen, Q., Lai, Z. (2017, April). Martian Soil Simulants - Mechanical Properties and Feasibility as Building Blocks. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Brennan, M., *Burden, M., and Chen, Q. (2016, July 29). Creation and Characterization of JSC Mars-1A Martian Simulant-based Composite Material. Palmetto Academy Symposium, College of Charleston.
*Burden, M., *Miller, J., *Shiotani, M., Wang, C., Bakthavatchalam, K., Chen, Q., Pilla, S. (2016, April). Martian Soil Simulants - Mechanical Properties and Feasibility as Building Blocks. Poster presented at FoCI, Clemson, SC.
CI: 1016. (2016). CI student is creating regolith-based composite materials. [Photo].
CI: 1016. (2016). Direct shear test on Martian soil by *Michael Burden. [Image].
NASA SC Space Consortium Palmetto Faculty Grant is funded as a result of this CI project.
The grant is funded by the NASA South Carolina Space Grant Consortium's under the Palmetto Program. The overarching goals of the SCSGC Palmetto Academy are to enhance workforce development within South Carolina in STEM areas and to increase the number of students interested in and retain those currently pursuing STEM disciplines. The mentored SCSGC Palmetto Academy sites will advance NASA’s research agenda and will raise NASA’s profile in the Southeast region of the United States.
SC Space Consortium Palmetto Faculty award to Dr. Qiushi Chen on research topic of Martial soil simulant as building blocks
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| 1018 | Video game development for fun learning of distributed dynamical systems This project aims at the development of a car racing video game which
can enhance the student learning experience of distributed dynamical
systems and intelligent transportation. The project will be built upon existing
work which already realized a sophisticated vehicle simulator, a game
framework, and graphics engine. Students will be focused on developing
an interface between existing work and intelligent transportation systems. The
game development itself will be a fun learning process. Knowledge of
Linux and C++/C is required. No knowledge of distributed dynamical systems is needed. Team LeadersYongqiang Wang Electrical & Computer Engr
AccomplishmentsI am attaching a screen shot of the "1018 video game" CI project results. Currently we already achieved autonomous platooning of autonomous "Clemson-Pride" vehicles. We are working to extend this to multiple-lane convoys.
IEEE CSS outreach fund, $10,000
IEEE Control Systems Society outreach fund, 10K.
Wang, Y., *Maxwell, T., *Bear, E. and Anglea, T. (2016). A Unified Communication and Control Approach for Decentralized Heading Alignment in Robot Networks. In: The 28th Chinese Control and Decision Conference. IEEE, pp.2548-2553.
*Bear, E., *Maxwell, T., Anglea, T., *Raval, D., Buckley, I. and Wang, Y. (2016). An Undergraduate Research Platform for Cooperative Control and Swarm Robotics. In: 2016 IEEE 11th Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications. IEEE, pp.1876-1879.
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| 1751 | #FishSciComm: Translating Fisheries Science to the Public This Creative Inquiry project will provide an in-depth study of scientific jargon which can create communication barriers with the lay public. Team leaders will work with students to develop a plan to evaluate scientific jargon within the field of fisheries and aquatic sciences. The objective of this Creative Inquiry project is to evaluate how jargon varies across communication platforms. Through independent and group work, students will evaluate content types which will include: 1) fishing reports, 2) blogs, 3) news/magazine articles, 4) fisheries/aquatic science journal articles, 5) online social media posts, and) fishing regulations. This will be accomplished using standardized protocols developed with team leaders which will inform a dedicated database to house the information. Highly motivated individuals will have the opportunity to co-author a poster or oral presentation and present at a professional meeting. Team LeadersAaron Bunch
Troy Farmer Forestry & Environment Conserv
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| 1022 | Engineering Yeast for Sustainable Production of Fuels, Chemicals, and Nutraceuticals This project is about converting low value feedstocks into higher valued product by engineering the metabolism of cells. We work with different types of yeast that are good at making fats – and we engineer them to make a variety products important for the chemical industry, fine chemical, natural products and pharmaceuticals, and enzymes. We use genetic engineering, synthetic biology, and CRISPR-Cas9 to engineer cells. Team LeadersMark Blenner Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Marc Birtwistle Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Michael Spagnuolo
Stephen Lee
Vijaydev Ganesan
AccomplishmentsYaguchi, A., Spagnuolo, M., & Blenner, M. (2018). Engineering yeast for utilization of alternative feedstocks. Current Opinion In Biotechnology, 53, 122-129. doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2017.12.003
Schwartz, C., Cheng, J., Evans, R., Schwartz, C., Wagner, J., Anglin, S., *Beitz, A., Pan, W., Lonardi, S., Blenner, M., Alper, S., Yoshikuni, Y., & Wheeldon, I. (2018). Validating genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 function in the non-conventional yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. doi: 10.1101/358630
Schwartz, C., Cheng, JF., Evans, R., Schwartz, CA., Wagner, JM., Anglin, S., *Beitz, A., Pan, W., Lonardi, S., Blenner, M., Alper, S., Yoshikuni, Y., & Wheeldon, I.(2018). Validating genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 function in the non-conventional yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. doi: 10.1101/358630
Gao, D., *Smith, S., Spagnuolo, M., Rodriguez, G., & Blenner, M. (2018). Dual CRISPR-Cas9 Cleavage Mediated Gene Excision and Targeted Integration in Yarrowia lipolytica. Biotechnology Journal, 13(9). doi: 10.1002/biot.201700590
Spagnuolo, M., Shabbir Hussain, *M., Gambill, L., & Blenner, M. (2018). Alternative Substrate Metabolism in Yarrowia lipolytica. Frontiers In Microbiology, 9. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01077
*Brabender, M., Hussain, M., Rodriguez, G., & Blenner, M. (2018). Urea and urine are a viable and cost-effective nitrogen source for Yarrowia lipolytica biomass and lipid accumulation. Applied Microbiology And Biotechnology, 102(5), 2313-2322. doi: 10.1007/s00253-018-8769-z
Yaguchi, A., Spagnuolo, M., & Blenner, M. (2018). Engineering yeast for utilization of alternative feedstocks. Current Opinion In Biotechnology, 53, 122-129. doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2017.12.003
Yaguchi, A., *Robinson, A., Mihealsick, E., & Blenner, M. (2017). Metabolism of aromatics by Trichosporon oleaginosus while remaining oleaginous. Microbial Cell Factories, 16(1). doi: 10.1186/s12934-017-0820-8
Gao, D., *Smith, S., Spagnuolo, M., Rodriguez, G., & Blenner, M. (2018). Dual CRISPR-Cas9 Cleavage Mediated Gene Excision and Targeted Integration in Yarrowia lipolytica. Biotechnology Journal, 13(9), 1700590. doi: 10.1002/biot.201700590
*Brabender, M., Hussain, M., Rodriguez, G., & Blenner, M. (2018). Urea and urine are a viable and cost-effective nitrogen source for Yarrowia lipolytica biomass and lipid accumulation. Applied Microbiology And Biotechnology, 102(5), 2313-2322. doi: 10.1007/s00253-018-8769-z
Yaguchi, A., *Robinson, A., *Mihealsick, E., & Blenner, M. (2017). Metabolism of aromatics by Trichosporon oleaginosus while remaining oleaginous. Microbial Cell Factories, 16(1). doi: 10.1186/s12934-017-0820-8
Shabbir Hussain, M., Wheeldon, I., & Blenner, M. (2017). A Strong Hybrid Fatty Acid Inducible Transcriptional Sensor Built From Yarrowia lipolytica Upstream Activating and Regulatory Sequences. Biotechnology Journal, 12(10), 1700248. doi: 10.1002/biot.201700248
Rodriguez, G., Hussain, M., *Gambill, L., Gao, D., Yaguchi, A., & Blenner, M. (2016). Engineering xylose utilization in Yarrowia lipolytica by understanding its cryptic xylose pathway. Biotechnology For Biofuels, 9(1). doi: 10.1186/s13068-016-0562-6
Schwartz, C., Shabbir-Hussain, M., Frogue, K., Blenner, M., & Wheeldon, I. (2016). Standardized Markerless Gene Integration for Pathway Engineering in Yarrowia lipolytica. ACS Synthetic Biology, 6(3), 402-409. doi: 10.1021/acssynbio.6b00285
Yaguchi, A., Rives, D., & Blenner, M. (2017). New kids on the block: emerging oleaginous yeast of biotechnological importance. AIMS Microbiology, 3(2), 227-247. doi: 10.3934/microbiol.2017.2.227
Shabbir Hussain, M., M Rodriguez, G., Gao, D., Spagnuolo, M., *Gambill, L., & Blenner, M. (2016). Recent advances in bioengineering of the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. AIMS Bioengineering, 3(4), 493-514. doi: 10.3934/bioeng.2016.4.493
Shabbir Hussain, M., *Gambill, L., *Smith, S. and Blenner, M. (2015). Engineering Promoter Architecture in Oleaginous Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. ACS Synthetic Biology, 5(3), pp.213-223.
Schwartz, C., Hussain, M., Blenner, M. and Wheeldon, I. (2016). Synthetic RNA Polymerase III Promoters Facilitate High-Efficiency CRISPR–Cas9-Mediated Genome Editing in Yarrowia lipolytica. ACS Synthetic Biology, 5(4), pp.356-359.
Yaguchi, A., Spagnuolo, M., *Franaszek, N., *Robinson, A., *Mihealsick, E., & Blenner, M. (2018 September) Discovery and engineering of pathways for conversion of lignin-derived aromatics to lipids by Cutaneotrichosporon oleaginosus, LignoBiotech 2018, the 5th Symposium of Biotechnology Applied to Lignocelluloses, Helsinki, Finland .
Spagnuolo, M., *Bailey, M., Shabbir Hussain, M., Blenner, M. (2018 November) Peroxisome Engineering for Improved Heterologous Biochemical Production, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Pittsburgh, PA.
Gao, D., Smith, S., Spagnuolo, M., & Blenner, M. (2018). Rewiring Yarrowia Lipolytica Lipid Metabolism for the Production of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Using Alternative Substrates. 2018 Annual AiChE Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.
Gao, D., Smith, S., Spagnuolo, M. & Blenner, M. (November 2018) Discovery of Novel Genes Regulating Acyl-CoA Availability in Yarrowia Lipolytica, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Pittsburgh, PA.
Yaguchi, A., Spagnuolo, M., *Robinson, A., *Mihealsick, E., & Blenner, M. (2018). Discovery of Metabolic Pathways for Conversion of Lignin-Derived Phenolics to Lipids in Cutaneotrichosporon Oleaginosus. Presented at the 2018 Annual AiChE Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.
Blenner, M. (January 2019) Enhancing Oleochemical Production in Yarrowia Lipolytica through Pathway and Cell Physiology Engineering. International Conference on Biomolecular Engineering, Newport Beach, CA.
Yaguchi, A., Spagnuolo, M., *Robinson, A., *Mihealsick, E., Blenner, M. (January 2019) Characterization of Metabolic Pathways for Conversion of Lignin-Derived Phenolics for Robust Lipid Production in Cutaneotrichosporon Oleaginosus. International Conference on Biomolecular Engineering, Newport Beach, CA .
Yaguchi, A., Spagnuolo, M., Robinson, A., Mihealsick, E., & Blenner, M. (2019) Enabling engineering of Cutaneotrichosporon oleaginosus, a robust metabolizer of all components of lignocellulosic biomass-derived compounds for oleochemical production. Presented at the American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, Orlando, FL.
*Burnette, W., *Franaszek, N., *Bailey, M., Ganesen, V., Yaguchi, A., Spagnuolo, M. & Blenner, M. (2019, April). Engineering Yeast for Sustainable Production. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Shabbir Hussain, M., & Blenner, M. (2017). Using Promoter Architecture to Guide Engineering of Strong Fatty Acid Inducible Hybrid Promoters in Yarrowia lipolytica. Presented at the 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Yaguchi, A., & Blenner, M. (2017). Elucidation of Aromatic Metabolism Pathways in a Non-Model, Non-Conventional Yeast. Presented at the 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Gao, D., & Blenner, M. (2017). Engineering a Novel Omega-3 Fatty Acid Biosynthesis Pathway in Yarrowia lipolytica. Presented at the 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
*Bailey, M., Spagnuolo, M. & Blenner, M. (2018, April 7). Engineering Plasmid Performance in Yarrowia lipolytica. Poster presented at the Annual SC EPSCoR/IDEA Meeting, Columbia, SC.
Rodriguez, G., *Gambill, L., Shabbir-Hussain, M., & Blenner, M. (2017, January). "Engineering Robust Xylose Utilization in Yarrowia Lipolytica Using Cryptic Metabolic Pathways." Presented at the International Conference on Biomolecular Engineering, San Diego, CA.
Shabbir-Hussain, M., Wiseman, W., & Blenner, M. (2017, January). "Development of Fine-Tuned and Responsive Genetic Engineering Tools for Yarrowia Lipolytica." Poster presented at the International Conference on Biomolecular Engineering, San Diego, CA.
Spagnuolo, M., Gao, D., & Blenner, M. (2016, November). "PHA Production Using Yarrowia Lipolytica and Alternative Feedstocks." Presented at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Shabbir Hussain, M., *Baker, P., Wheeldon, I., Blenner, M. (2016, November). "Genomic Hot Spots for Strong and Stable Expression Sites in Yarrowia Lipolytica." Presented at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Shabbir Hussain, M., *Baker, P., Blenner, M. (2016, November). "Engineering Fatty Acid Responsive Elements for Metabolic Engineering in the Oleaginous Yeast, Yarrowia Lipolytica." Presented at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Shabbir Hussain, M., Blenner, M. (2016, November). "Development of Hybrid Lipid Sensors for Metabolic Engineering in the Oleaginous Yeast, Yarrowia Lipolytica." Presented at the Southeast Regional American Society of Microbiology Meeting, Florence, AL
Rodriguez, G., Shabbir-Hussain, M., *Gambill, L., Blenner, M. (2016, November). "Enabling Xylose Metabolism in Oleaginous Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica." Presented at the Southeast Regional American Society of Microbiology Meeting, Florence, AL.
Blenner, M. (2016, November). "Critical Challenges for Synthetic Biology Applications in Space Life Support Systems." Invited presentation at NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA.
Blenner, M. (2016, November). "Synthetic Biology: From Benchtop to Mars." Invited presentation to the Microbiology Club, Clemson, SC.
*Gambill, L., Rodriguez, G., Blenner, M. (2016, October). "Improving xylose utilization in engineered strains of Yarrowia lipolytica." Poster presented at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Columbia, SC.
*Brabender, M., Rodriguez, G., Blenner, M. (2016, October). "Urine as an alternative nitrogen source for growing Yarrowia lipolytica." Poster presented at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Columbia, SC.
*Smith, S., Shabbir Hussain, M., Blenner, M. (2016, October). "Understanding the rules of responsive hybrid promoters." Poster presented at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Columbia, SC.
Gao, D., Spagnuolo, M., Rodriguez, G., *Brabender, M., *Scola, K., & Blenner, M. (2017, April). "Synthetic Biology for Recycling Human Waste into Nutraceuticals and Materials." Presented at the American Chemical Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
*Smith, S. & Blenner, M., (2017, April). "Developing a genetic tool for metabolic engineering in Yarrowia lipolytica." Invited presentation at the ACC Meeting of the Minds, Durham, NC.
Blenner, M. (2017, April). "Expanding Capabilities for Engineering Yeast for Biochemical Production." Invited Departmental Seminar Presented at Chemical Engineering Departmental Seminar, Columbia University, New York, NY.
Shabbir Hussain, M., Schwartz, C., Wheeldon, I., & Blenner, M. (2017, May). "Discovery of a fatty acid response element in Yarrowia lipolytica and its use to construct finely tuned fatty acid responsive promoters to enable strain engineering and dynamic regulation." Presented at the Symposium for Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Yaguchi, A., *Robinson, A., & Blenner, M. (2017, May). "Aromatic metabolism by oleaginous yeast." Poster presented at the Symposium for Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Blenner, M. (2017, May). "Engineering oleaginous yeast for biochemical production using non-conventional feedstocks." Invited Industry Seminar to REG, San Francisco, CA.
Blenner, M. (2017, May). "Expanding Capabilities for Engineering Yeast for Biochemical Production." Invited Departmental Seminar Presented at Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of California – Irvine, Irvine, CA.
Blenner, M. (2017, May) “Expanding Capabilities for Engineering Yeast for Biochemical Production.” Chemical & Materials Engineering Departmental Seminar, University of California - Irvine, CA.
*Baker, P., *Brabender, M., *Gambill, L., *Hardy, W., *Scola, K., *Smith, S., & Blenner, M. (2016). Engineering Yeast for Production of Oleochemicals from Waste and Renewable Resources. Poster presented at the FoCI Conference, Clemson, SC.
Rodriguez, G., Shabbir-Hussain, M., *Gambill, L., Blenner, M. (2015). Elucidating the Role of Xylose Metabolism Enzymes in the Oleaginous Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. Presentation given at the Society of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia PA
Shabbir-Hussain, M., *Gambill, L., Rodriguez, G., & Blenner, M. (2015). Exploring Mechanisms for Xylose Transport in Oleaginous Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. Presentation given at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT
Rodriguez, G., Shabbir-Hussain, M., *Gambill, L., & Blenner, M. (2015). Elucidating the Role of Xylose Metabolism Enzymes in the Oleaginous Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. Presentation given at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT
Schartz, C. Shabbir-Hussain, M., Blenner, M., & Wheeldon, I. (2015). Genome Editing in Yarrowia Lipolytica Using a Crispr-Cas9 System with RNA Polymerase II Transcribed Single Guide RNA. Presentation given at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT
Blenner, M. (November 2015). Yarrowia lipolytica as a robust platform for biochemical production from complex substrates. Invited Departmental Seminar, Ohio University
Shabbir-Hussain, M. *Baker, P., Blenner, M. (2016). Engineering Fatty Acid Responsive Elements for Metabolic Engineering of Oleaginous Yeast, Yarrowia lipolytica. Poster given at the American Chemical Society Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Rodriguez, G., Shabbir-Hussain, M., *Gambill, L., & Blenner, M. (2016). Engineering Xylose Metabolism Through Unveiling Cryptic Enzymes and Transporter Expression in Yarrowia lipolytica. Presentation given at the American Chemical Society Meeting, San Diego, CA
*Gambill, L., Shabbir-Hussain, M., Rodriguez, G., & Blenner, M. (2016). Identification of a xylose transport and interconversion pathway in the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. Presentation given at the ACC Research Conference, Syracuse, NY.
Rodriguez, G., Shabbir-Hussain, M., *Gambill, L., & Blenner, M (2016). Enabling Xylose Metabolism from a Cryptic Pathway in Yarrowia lipolytica. Presentation given at the 38th Symposium for Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Shabbir-Hussain, M., *Baker, P., & Blenner, M. (2016). Genomic Hot Spots for Strong and Stable Expression Sites in Yarrowia lipolytica. Poster presented at Society of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
2018 SC EPSCoR/IDEA Meeting, April 7. Columbia, SC
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
*Lauren Gambill, 2016 Biomolecular Engineering REU – Best Poster
*Kaitlyn Scola, Fulbright Fellowship Semifinalist
*Lauren Gambill - 2017 CU College of Science Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award
*Lauren Gambill - NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program – Awardee
NASA Center Internship - *Matt Brabender
NASA SC Space Grant Undergraduate Research Fellowship - *Matt Brabender
ACCIAC Creativity & Innovation Fellowship (*S. Smith, 2016)
ACCIAC Creativity & Innovation Fellowship (*L. Gambill, 2015)
ChBE Graduate Researcher of the Year (M. Shabbir Hussain, 2017)
“CRISPR-Enabled Genome-Wide Screening of the Oleaginous Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica” DOE Joint Genome Institute: Community Science Program in Synthetic Biology, Principal Investigator, 1.5 Mb DNA Synthesis ($0 real; ~$200,000 value) (2016-2018) DOE-DE-AC02-05CH11231
“Collaborative Research: Controlling Cellular Physiology and Enzyme Localization for Enhanced Oleochemical Biosynthesis in Yeast”, NSF CBET Cellular & Biochemical Engineering, Principal Investigator, $347,277 ($347,277), (2017-2020).
“Understanding the Influence of Kinetics and Structure in CRISPR-Cas9 Cutting of Non-Conventional Yeast” SC EPSCoR/IDeA, Principal Investigator $10,000 ($10,000), (2017).
“Optimization and Initial Bioprocess Scale Up of Omega-3 Production from Rendered Fat”, Animal Coproducts Research & Education Center, Principal Investigator, $38,500 ($38,500), (2016-2017).
“Palmetto Academy: Synthetic Biology Enabled Recycling of Waste for Life Support”, SC Space Grant Consortium, Principal Investigator, $36,000 ($36,000), (2016).
“Synthetic Biology for Recycling Human Waste into Nutraceuticals, and Materials: Closing the Loop for Long-Term Space Travel”, NASA Early Career Faculty Award, Principal Investigator, $599,785 ($599,785), (2015-2018).
“Intracellular Localization of Biosynthetic Pathways for Conversion of Lipids to Dicarboxylic Acids in Oleaginous Yeast Yarrowia Lipolytica”, NSF CBET Biotechnology, Biochemical, & Biomass Engineering, Principal Investigator, $301,127 ($301,127), (2014-2017). Award CBET:1403099
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| 1642 | Putting the Arts in STEM: STEAM Learning through Organ Building This CI group will explore elementary uses of the Orgelkid (http://orgelkidsusa.org/ ). Also they will expand to other audiences, such as college mechanical engineering
programs and general communities at large via guerrilla outreach, i.e. simply laying Orgelkids out in a public setting and observe/record what happens. Traditional means of measuring and
documenting outcomes for any final deliverable will need to be implemented. A grant proposal will be prepared for Program Title: 2021
NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL). Team LeadersLinda Dzuris Performing Arts
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| 1028 | Development of novel antifungals A number of drugs are inhibitors of antimicrobial growth. We have identified medicinal leads that are active antifungals and also inhibit bacterial growth. Using chemical and biochemical techniques, this project will explore how we can tailor the chemical structures of these leads to develop better drugs. Team LeadersDev Arya Chemistry
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| 1341 | Targeted gene editing in mammalian cells Gene therapy has been proposed for inherited and acquired diseases yielding promising results in animal studies and human clinical trials. The advent of gene-editing tools, such as CRISPR/Cas9 nucleases have unleashed new possibilities for curing diseases at the genetic level. In this creative inquiry, we will investigate the application of genome editing tools for achieving precise gene modification in target cells for therapeutic applications. Team LeadersRenee Cottle Bioengineering
Lawrence Fernando Bioengineering
Accomplishments*Nadolski, G., *Salvadore, K., *Addlestone, E., Fernando, L., & Cottle, R. (2019, April). Optimization of gene editing tools for precise gene editing. Presented at Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC. (2019, April).
*Bryson, T., Rathbone, T., & Cottle, R. (2018). Comparison of CRISPR-Cas9 and Cas12a on-target activity in Hepa 1-6 cells. Presented at the 2018 BMES Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
*Addlestone, E., *Nadolski, G., *Salvadore, K., *Fernando, L., *Cottle, R. (2019, April). Optimization of Gene Editing Tools for Precise Gene Editing. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1637 | Dirty Pledges: Metapopulations, Microbiomes and the Secret Lives of Clemson Fraternity Cockroaches How many cockroaches are there in a fraternity? And does this number vary from one fraternity to another? Do cockroaches born in one fraternity ever venture to another? Or do they spend their whole lives in a single location? And if there is movement of insects, how far do they go? Although we know a lot about cockroach life history, we don't know too much about their patterns of spatial use. What we do know - for instance the fact that they must go outside to breed - suggests that cockroaches may form metapopulations when distributed across buildings. That is, most insects spend the vast majority of their time in one building; however, there is occasional movement between the otherwise largely separate populations. If this is true, then cockroaches make an easily accessible (albeit a little gross) system for studying metapopulation models. Metapopulation dynamics have long been studied in other species, including other insects. However, what hasn't been studied is the effect that metapopulation dynamics have on host microbiomes. For this Creative Inquiry, we will first examine cockroach spatial dynamics. We will then examine cockroach microbiomes to determine whether these can be differentiated based on the fraternity/building from which a cockroach is collected. Beyond providing valuable insight into cockroach movement and the bacteria that they carry from house to house, this work will also help to define fundamental relationships between host spatial population dynamics and host microbiomes. Team LeadersSharon Bewick Biological Sciences
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| 1745 | Narratives of Incarceration: Upstate Critical Thinking Initiative Mass incarceration and recidivism rates have reached alarming proportions in the U.S. This is a subject that U.S. citizens rarely think about but it directly affects them – 95% of prisoners are released and over 70% commit another crime within seven years that lands them right back in the prison they left – which directly affects public safety. Education is the only known method of reducing recidivism. However, prisons mostly punish rather than rehabilitate.The aim of this projects is to create a critical thinking initiative that always keeps possible societal reintegration in its sight. The
program would focus on ways to evolve reading and writing (narratives, academic
papers) skills as a means of empathetic rehabilitation and create artifacts that
serve as portfolios for the incarcerated students. Team LeadersNancy Paxton-Wilson English
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| 1044 | Japanese stiltgrass invasion in a multi-use forest: patterns, mechanisms and perceptions Introduction
to invasion ecology research, with emphasis on Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) invasion in “multiple-use” forest landscapes.
The Clemson Experimental Forest (CEF) will be used for field sites for a project that assesses if recreational trails and trailheads facilitate Japanese stiltgrass invasion. Team LeadersDonald Hagan Forestry & Environment Conserv
Accomplishments*Rehfus, A., *Bock, N., *Durham, P., *Sayers, S., *Stamey, T. (2016, April 18-22). Identifying plant invasion hotspots to prioritize restoration efforts in a multiple-use forest. National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration.
*Bock, N., *Durham, P., *Rehfus, A., *Sayers, S., *Stamey, T. (2016, April). Do roads and trails facilitate plant invasions in multiple-use forests. Presented at the 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, SC.
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| 1048 | The Phoenix Challenge The Phoenix Challenge Creative Inquiry gives students the chance to create packaging for several products during all stages of the development to final execution, while competing with peers from other schools.
This project serves as the structure in which students prepare for The Phoenix Challenge Competition, a competition held between more than dozen universities across North America. Educators from the different universities come together to choose a design brief posing a new problem within the field and students spend a year creating a product that meets the guidelines. Past examples include designing, prototyping and printing packaging for snack foods, golf products, hotel toiletries and coffee.
Each year the team creates packaging solutions for several products that will be used and distributed by a small business. This has posed an additional learning experience as the team meets expectations and deadlines from a customer and works in collaboration with industry professionals outside of Clemson. Students are fully self-directed in the process—they conduct background and market research, come up with the design, organize prepress and layout, print and perform finishing details, all while communicating with the company.
All products are produced by the students enrolled in the CI within the GC labs on donated equipment with donated materials. The initial quantity of the products are small and are intended to allow the small business to use the packaging while waiting for a true production run with a commercial printing company. In past years, the quantities produced by the students were was sufficient because it was for an event such as Springfest, the Tigers-4-Tigers run and the Greenville Zoo Kids Day Out Event. Team LeadersNona Woolbright Graphic Communications
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| 1742 | Infant Concussion Assessment Device The project aims to build a wearable eye tracker with which to test infants for early signs of concussion. Team LeadersAndrew T Duchowski School of Computing
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| 1053 | Drinking Water Quality Students work to evaluate drinking water quality in the state of South Carolina. They test private wells, municipal water systems, and ambient source water for contaminants like E-coli and nitrate. They also measure general water quality parameters like pH, conductivity, hardness, alkalinity, and temperature. Team LeadersDavid Ladner Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
AccomplishmentsLadner, D.A., Song, L., Griffis, H.M., Landa, E.R. & Tasian, G.E. (2017, June) "Correlating Drinking Water Quality with Kidney Stone Incidence in South Carolina." Platform presentation at the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) by-annual meeting, Ann Arbor, MI.
Ladner, D.A., Holtmann, K., Al-Dulaimi, R.*, Bui, K.*, Degen, J.*, Dove,
M.*, Gallimore, N.*, Knapp, M.*, Markley, A.*, Mettlen, H.*, Shugart, R.*, and Vatalaro, A*. (2016, October). "Mapping South Carolina drinking water
quality for alignment with health-record databases in epidemiological
studies." Platform presentation at the South Carolina Water Resources
Conference, Columbia, SC.
*Holtman, K., *Mettlen, H., *Knapp, M., Ladner, D.A. (2016, March). "Correlating water quality and kidney stone incidence in South Carolina." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Holtman, K.*; Mettlen, H.*; Markley, A.*; Knappe, M.; Al-Dulaimi, R.*; Shugart, R.*; Ladner, D.A. (2016, March 14). Correlating Water Quality and Kidney Stone Incidence in South Carolina. Poster presented at the annual South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
In this year we developed a relationship and collaboration with the water quality engineers at the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. They provided water quality data for 63 surface water systems in the state of South Carolina.
Our collaborators are Gregory Tasian, a urologist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Edward Landa, an environmental scientist at the University of Maryland. They have been working with us to compile and analyze water quality and kidney stone occurrence data.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1068 | Meiotic Homologous Recombination Our laboratory studies the mechanism behind the
repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) by homologous recombination during meiosis. We use both human and the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to study meiotic recombination. The introduction of DNA double-strand breaks during meiosis is carefully controlled. If not repaired, a DSB can result in genome instability and potentially, cancer. DSBs are caused by exposure to chemicals, radiation, oxidative reactive species generated during normal metabolism and damaged replication forks. The repair of DSBs often involves the homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair pathway. The heart of HR is the RAD51 and DMC1 recombinase. These enzymes catalyze the search for homology between the damaged DNA and the sister chromatid. The activity of the recombinases is modulated by a number of accessory proteins. We utilize a combination of molecular biological and biochemical techniques to determine the role these accessory proteins have in the modulation of RAD51 and DMC1 recombinase activity. The results of our studies will provide insight into the mechanistic underpinnings of HR and genome maintenance. Team LeadersMichael Sehorn Genetics and Biochemistry
| College of Science | G |
| 1597 | Application of Machine Learning to Science and Engineering In this project, students will learn and work on applying machine learning methods to science and engineering problems, including 1) understanding the factors in composite materials manufacture to enable industry 4.0, 2) Discovery of Twin-Phase Composite Oxides for Practical Solar Thermochemical Hydrogen Production, 3) Predicting methylation states in plants using Nanopore sequencing data. Team LeadersFeng Luo School of Computing
Jianhua Tong Materials Science&Engineering
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1740 | Physics of Sports Laboratory Development In this Creative Inquiry project, we will be involved in the creation and development of the laboratory component of a new general education course focused on the physics of sports. We will collaboratively design and test new laboratory exercises and deploy these exercises into the new lecture course associated with this project. Potential topics include Coefficient of Restitution, Deflategate and Materials Advantages in Sports. Team LeadersAmy L Pope Physics and Astronomy
Chad Sosolik Physics and Astronomy
| College of Science | G |
| 569 | Drones for Natural Resource Management Drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have become a critical tool for natural resource management. This CI will focus on teaching students the skills and laws associated with legal use of UAVs for natural resource management. Topics covered include: the various sensors and types of UAVs, data collection planning and methods, processing data and accuracy evaluation, safe operations of UAVs, and the legal framework for using UAVs for commercial and research purposes (under FAA Part 107 rules). Students will typically focus on one related research topic during the semester that leverages the high spatial and temporal resolution of UAV data to address a research topic in natural resources. Team LeadersChristopher Post Forestry & Environment Conserv
Carly Berrios
AccomplishmentsCI: 569. (n.d.). Testing of the drone's first official flight.
CI: 569. (n.d.). Students and Ken Pruitt Balance first Conservation Drone.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1072 | Coupling Green Roofs, Rainwater Cisterns, and Urban Agriculture This project is exploring the possible synergy between utilizing green roofs, rainwater cisterns, and roof top agriculture. Green roofs have many benefits, but their impact on reducing stormwater runoff quantity from larger design storms is limited. Including a cistern can be a way to improve this, a cistern by itself is not a reasonable approach if there is no use for the stored water. Urban agriculture is the link that we will use to couple these two BMPs as the stored water can be used to irrigate the plants in the green roof, which expands the types of plants which can be grown to crops which can be harvested and produce a source of revenue as well as a source of locally produced food. Team LeadersWilliam Martin General Engineering
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1073 | Using an Arduino for Tech Development This project is teaching students to use Arduinos to allow students to develop their own prototypes. An Arduino microcontroller is an easy to learn interface between electrical hardware and programing. After students have learned the basic concepts, they will be allowed to brainstorm and create a device of their choosing and design which utilizes an Arduino to solve a problem. Team LeadersWilliam Martin General Engineering
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1080 | Diagnostic imaging in animal research Formal laboratory, library, or field study of problems related to diagnostic imaging research in animals, emphasizing hypothesis development, testing, and reporting results. Team LeadersJeryl Jones Animal & Veterinary Sciences
Ahmed Ali
Cerano Harrison
Jeremy Mercuri Bioengineering
Accomplishments*Rovitz, E., Dragicevich, C., & Jones, J. (2018). ABSTRACTS FROM THE 2018 ACVR IVRA JOINT SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE. In ACVR IVRA Joint Scientific Conference (p. 123). Fort Worth, TX.
Jones, J., Kimmett, K., Sharp, J., *Sanders, S., & Wilmoth, T. (2019). CT measures of lumbosacral paraspinal muscle size are not correlated with CT measures of lumbosacral stability in military working Labrador Retrievers. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, 60(5), 513-524. doi: 10.1111/vru.12775
*Sanders, S., Rowland, K., Jones, J., & Sharp, J. (2016). Comparison of canine lumbosacral angle measurement techniques for standardized flexion and extension positions using computed tomography. In Annual Conference Of The American College Of Veterinary Radiology(pp. 670-684). Orlando, FL.
Hynes C (undergraduate student), Carnevale M (undergraduate student), Jones J, Lay J.
Useability and educability of a web-based anatomic atlas of the canine
lumbosacral spine. In: Abstracts of the
2017 American College of Veterinary Radiology Scientific Conference: October
18-21, 2017; Phoenix, AZ. Vet Radiol
Ultras 2018, 59(2): 221-250. https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.12585
*Rovitz, E., Dragicevich, C., & Jones, J. (2018). Has there been a recent increase in young, military working dogs being presented for computed tomography of the lumbosacral spine?. In ACVR IVRA Joint Scientific Conference (p. 123). Fort Worth, TX.
*Sanders, S., Jones, J., *Rowland, K., & Sharp, J. (2016). Comparison of Canine Lumbosacral Angle Measurement Techniques for Standardized Flexion and Extension Positions Using Computed Tomography. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, 57(6), 670-684. doi: 10.1111/vru.12428
*Hynes, C., Carnevale, M., & Jones, J. (2016). Anatomic Atlas for the Canine Lumbosacral Spines. Retrieved 23 October 2019, from http://caninelsanatomy.sites.clemson.edu
CI: 1080. (2017). Carolyn Hynes presenting her poster at ACVR Meeting in Phoenix, AZ. October, 2017.
CI: 1080. (2017). *Sara Beeland presenting her poster at the International Working Dog Conference in Banff, Canada. April, 2017. [Photo].
CI: 1080. (2016). Comparison of canine lumbosacral angle measurement techniques for standardized flexion and extension positions using computed tomography. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Veterinary Radiology, Orlando, FL by *Samantha Sanders. [Image].
CI: 1080. (2015). Students in the Creative Inquiry helped to host a visit by Dr. Jean Meade, DVM, PhD, MD, Dipl. Occupational Medicine during Fall 2015. Dr. Meade is an internationally recognized scholar in the field of occupational toxicology, owner of Cheat Lake Animal Hospital, co-founder of the Hearts of Gold foundation, and founder of the service dog training program at West Virginia University. Dr. Meade presented a seminar for the AVS Seminar Series and met with students to discuss their research and career plans. [Image].
Beeland S, Carnevale M, Jones J. 2017, April 3. Sacroiliac joint lesions in species other than humans and dogs: literature review. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Working Dog Breeder Association, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
*Sanders, S.R., Jones, J.C., Rowland, K.L., Sharp, J.L. (2016). Comparison of canine lumbosacral angle measurement techniques for standardized flexion and extension positions using computed tomography. Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Veterinary Radiology. Orlando, Florida. Abstract in review.
*Beeland, S., Carnevale, M., Jones, J. (2017). Sacroiliac joint lesions in species other than dogs: literature review. 2017. International Working Dog Breeder Conference, Banff, Canada. Abstract submitted.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1168 | Fish Biodiversity Challenge This Creative Inquiry project focuses on conservation science of South Carolina's native fishes. Students learn sampling and lab techniques, as well as data management and analysis. Students have the opportunity to develop independent research projects and present findings at professional conferences, as well as author scientific publications. Team LeadersBrandon Peoples Forestry & Environment Conserv
Colby Denison Forestry & Environment Conserv
Lauren Stoczynski Biological Sciences
AccomplishmentsCI: 1168. (2017). Members of Dr. Peoples' and Farmer's creative inquiry courses take a break from presentations to get some beach time at a fisheries conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico
CI: 1168. (2017). A Redbreast Sunfish in spawning colors from Rock Creek in Ashley Dearing Park--just off campus
CI: 1168. (2017). Clemson CI students conducting backpack electrofishing on Widcat Creek in Clemson Experimental Forest
*Lamb, E., Bell, D., & Peoples, B. (2018, April). Evaluating Length Bias in Three-Pass Depletion Backpack Electrofishing. Poster presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Lamb, E., Bell, D. & Peoples, B. (2018 March) Evaluating Length Bias in Three-Pass Depletion Backpack Electrofishing. Poster presented at the SC Chapter of American Fisheries Society, Beaufort, SC
*Lamb, E., Bell, D. & Peoples, B. (2018 March) Evaluating Length Bias in Three-Pass Depletion Backpack Electrofishing. Poster presented at the Southern Division of American Fisheries Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1165 | Injured Military Veteran Adaptive Sport Program Development This is going into Year 4 of a grant where we work with Injured Military veterans and get them exposed to adaptive sport opportunities with a focus on soccer but many other sports as well. We host at least 2 camps per year at Clemson and then travel to a number of other cities or military bases to implement the program as well. Students will be involved with planning the camps, working directly with the injured military veterans and collecting data surrounding best practices, program evaluation and impact. In addition, we are beginning to be asked to deliver presentations about our programs nationally so students will have those opportunities as well. Team LeadersSkye Arthur-Banning Parks Recreation & Tourism Mgt
Accomplishments$106,000 Department of Veteran Affairs grant to continue the program in partnership with US Soccer and additional students in programs.
$85,327 from the US Department of Veteran Affairs renewal of the grant. This is an increase from last year and reviewer comments included elements of the student involvement was a component they really liked.
We just confirmed receipt of a grant for $85,327 from the US Department of Veteran Affairs to continue with programs and research that we had been doing last year (2016-2017).
Student Government Capital Grant $13,500
These are funds designed for the CI to continue with program development and research as a result of the program.
CI: 1165. (2017). Group picture with CI students and veterans.
CI: 1165. (2017). CI students working with military veterans on adaptive soccer skills.
CI: 1165. (2017). Veteran group after soccer certification.
Rink, B. (2017). 'Adapt and thrive': Clemson program coming together. Retrieved 13 January 2020, from https://www.independentmail.com/story/sports/college/clemson/2017/04/06/adapt-and-thrive-clemson-pro...
Staton, M. (2017). Clemson establishes soccer residency program for students with cerebral palsy, brain injury. Retrieved 13 January 2020, from https://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/clemson-establishes-soccer-residency-program-for-studen...
Staton, M. (2016). VA funds Clemson soccer leadership camp for disabled veterans. Retrieved 13 January 2020, from http://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/va-funds-clemson-soccer-leadership-camp-for-disabled-vet...
Staton, M. (2017). Soccer coach visits Clemson on fact-finding mission to build blind soccer program in Egypt. Retrieved 13 January 2020, from https://newsstand.clemson.edu/adaptive_sport_expert_visits_from_egypt/
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 1083 | Biomimicry and Biomimetics Biomimicry is an approach to innovation that seeks sustainable
solutions to human challenges by emulating nature's time-tested patterns and
strategies. Biomimicry and Biomimetics aims to create products, processes, and
policies—new ways of living—that are well-adapted to life on earth over the
long haul using nature as a model. This project proposes to observe
and investigate the diverse ecosystem of the greater Clemson area watershed. Team LeadersCarlos Barrios School of Architecture
Accomplishments*Betfort, M., *Busher, J., *Curry, T., *Day, N., *Fair, T., *Gaskins, J., *Kittrell, B., *Matthews, C., *Staudmyer, C., & Barrios, C. (2018, April). Bioinspired Design. Poster presented at the 2018 Focus on Creative Inquiry. Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Barrios, C., *Gaskins, J., *Hafner, N., *Faykus, M., *Busher, J., *Curry, T., *Frager, J., *Horne, J. (2017, January). Distribution of Curbicula Flumiea in Clemson area lakes. Poster presentation at Biology research poster session, Clemson, SC.
Barrios, C., *Gaskins, J., *Hafner, N., *Faykus, M., *Busher, J., *Curry, T., *Frager, J., *Horne, J. (2017, April). Shell organisms from Clemson area lakes. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Alderson, E., *Curry, T., *Faykus, M., *Gaskins, J., *Grubb, S., *Hafner, N., *Kittrell, B., *Lindler, M., *Loe, N., *Miyasato, E., *Rabin, J., *Rolfe, S., *Tharp, K., Barrios, C. (2016, April). Biomimicry. Poster presentation at Clemson University 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities | B |
| 1086 | Activity in School-aged Children This CI team investigates the effects of physical activity on
performance and behavior in school-aged children. In general we are
interested in how light activity while completing tasks may affect the
students' ability to perform as well as their behavior in the classroom
setting. Team LeadersJennifer Bisson Psychology
June Pilcher Psychology
Sarah Sanborn Psychology
Accomplishments*Dame, A., *Strawsburg, G., *Noel, S., *Kent, H., *Klaasmeyer, A., *Knight, C., Bisson, J., Sanborn, S., & Pilcher, J. J. (2019, April). The fun of fidgeting: Children’s view of bouncy bands. Poster presentation at Clemson University’s 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, Clemson, SC.
Bisson, J., Sanborn, S., *Dame, A. & Pilcher, J. (2019). The effect of bouncy bands on classroom behavior. Poster presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Biannual meeting, Baltimore, MD.
*Dame, A., *Strawsburg, A., *Noel, S., *Kent, H., *Klaasmeyer, M., *Knight, C., Bisson, J., *Sanborn, S., Pilcher, J. (2019, April). The Fun of Fidgeting: Children’s View of Bouncy Bands. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Benfield, E., *Renwick, L., *Callahan, B., *Dame, A., *Old, A., *Strawsburg, G., Bisson, J., Sanborn, S., & Pilcher, J. J. (2018, April). Functional fidgeting: The effect of gender on classroom behavior during Bouncy Band use. Poster presentation at Clemson University 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Old, A. E., *Benfield, E. J., *Harley, L. A., *McGill, S. L., Bisson, S. L., Sanborn, S. M., & Pilcher, J. J. (2018). Exercising attention: The effect of bouncy bands on classroom behaviors. Poster presentation at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charleston, SC.
*Harley, L. A., *Pruitt, H. S., *McGill, S. L., *Old, A.E., *Bennett, K. N., *Benfield, E. J., *Renwick, L. E., Bisson, J. B., Sanborn, S. M., & Pilcher, J. J. (2017, April). Active not distractive: The effect of bouncy band use on classroom behavior. Electronic poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, Clemson, SC
Bisson, J. B., Sanborn, S. M., & Pilcher, J. J. (2017, April). Wiggle while you work: The effect of bouncy band use on classroom outcomes. Poster presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Biannual meeting, Austin, TX.
*Harley, L., *Pruitt, H., *McGill, S., Old, A., *Bennett, K., *Benfield, E., *Renwick, L., Bisson, J., Sanborn, S., Pilcher, J. (2017, April). Active Not Distractive: The Effect of Bouncy Band Use on Classroom Behavior. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Roberson, T., *Pruitt, H., *McGill, S., *Harley, L., Bisson, J., Sanborn, S., Fleming, D., & Pilcher, J. J. (2016, April). Bouncing to success: How does in classroom bouncy band usage impact attention? Poster presentation at Clemson University 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, Clemson, SC.
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 1094 | Tiger Gardens: healthy home gardens to combat malnutrition and obesity in SC, USA Research suggests that failure to link agricultural production with human nutrition and health has led to the development of unhealthy food systems. Malnutrition and high calorie linked chronic diseases are the result of unhealthy food systems. A sensible and quick approach to combat nutritional challenges would be to increase dietary diversity through vegetables that can provide a range of essential nutrients. This proposed Creative Inquiry project provides an introduction to vegetable production, value addition, and nutrition. Students are expected to develop a home garden model to provide year-round nutritious vegetables (especially micronutrients and vegetable proteins) to a small family. Team LeadersDil Thavarajah Plant & Environmental Sciences
Accomplishments*Mcswain, M., *Cox, B. & Thavarajah, D. (2017 Oct 11) Tiger Garden – approach to prevent local hidden hunger. Presented at the CU Global Food Security Institute, Clemson, SC.
Thavarajah, D. (2017 July 24) Future Ag Ambassadors for Global Food Security: Biofortification. Presented at the Commissioner School Program, Clemson, SC.
Thavarajah, D. (2017 Oct 11) Pulse crops towards food security. Presented at the Annual meeting of the CU Global Food Security Institute, Clemson, SC.
Thavarajah, D. (2018 Feb 8) Invited Lecture, Food systems linking to the world health challenges – biotechnology challenges in global food production Presented to the AgEd 4160 - Ethics and Issues in agriculture and the Food and Fiber system, Clemson, SC.
Thavarajah, Dil (2018 April 7) Invited Seminar, Pulse crops linking to global food security and human health. Presented at the International Association of students in Agricultural and related Sciences (IAAS) National Summit 2018, SC.
Thavarajah, D. (2017 June 20-23) Pulses as Whole Food Solution to Global Health Challenges. Presented at the Annual meeting at the American Council for Medicinally Active Plant, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Thavarajah, D. (2018). Pulses Linking to Global Food Security and Human health. Presented at the Annual International Food Legume Research Conference, Morocco.
*McSwain, M., *Nicolas, B., Reid, E., *Dale, S., *Sterling, A., *Schueren, F., *Younts, G., Behnke, M., *Edwards, R., *Gallagher, S., Mapapathirannehelage, I., Siva, N. & Thavarajah Dil. (2018, April). Tiger Gardens: Healthy urban vegetable production. Presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum (FoCI). Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Mcswain, M., Anderson, J., Chaney, J., Chapman, M., Cox, B., Erwin, D., Fisher, A., Kay, J., Moore, H., Shine, J., Abare, A., & Dil, T. (2017, April). Tiger Gardens: Educating Future Generations on Health and Sustainability. Presented at the 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Thavarajah, D., *Anderson, J., *Chaney, J., *Chapman, M., *Cox, B., *Erwin, D., *Fisher, A., *Kay, J., *Mcswain, M., *Moore, H., *Shine, J. & *Abare, A. (2017, April). Tiger Gardens: Educating Future Generations on Health and Sustainability. Presented at the 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Thavarajah, D., *Abare, A., *Mcswain, M., *Cox, B., *Moore, H., *Fisher, A., *Erwin, D., *Chapman, M., *Chaney, J., *Kay, J., *Anderson, J., *Shine, J. (2017, April). Tiger Gardens: Educating Future Generations on Health and Sustainability. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Abare, A.*, Thavarajah, D., Abare, S.*, Smith, P., Fernandez, G., Thavarajah, P. (2016, April 16). Carolina grown Strawberry and Raspberry as a prebiotic carbohydrate rich whole food source to reduce obesity. South Carolina Academy of Sciences, Winthrop University.
Attaway, D. (2018). Clemson students grow Lunchbox Garden to promote healthy eating.
*Alex Abare: Outstanding senior for academic, research leadership Blue Key Award, Phi Kappa Phi Certificate of Merit , Distinguished Agronomist recognized as a part of this CI for all these awards at the graduation ceremony 2017 spring
1. Clemson University Extension awarded $4000 to establish school gardens at Central and Pendelton Elementary School
Attaway, D. (2016). Clemson students share gardening knowledge with Pendleton Elementary students.Students Involved: Abare, A., Bell, J., Carruth, F., Chiu, C.*, Cox, B., Dahill, B., Edwards, R., Erwin, D., Kissell, D., Oswald, L., Randall, J., Webb, J., Yeargin, J., Agudelo, P
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1092 | Mind Controlled 3D Printing In this project, we explore a conceptual Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) by controlling a 3D printer with Electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings. We currently have a lab-built printer and a lab-built a 2D that serves as a demo version, and a 3D printer that is the final goal. In addition, the team is exploring the usage of an open-source platform for EEG. Team LeadersHugo Sanabria Physics and Astronomy
Accomplishments*Bolick, P., *Sech, C., *Strohl, E., *Acosta, G., Sanabria, H. (2017, April). Mind to machine additive manufacturing . Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Bolick, P., *Willems, R., *Benson, C., *Wham W., *Mcmullen, D., *Moore, E. & Sanabria, H. (2016, April). Mind controlled 3D printing. Presented at the 11th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
| College of Science | G |
| 1095 | Nutrient Acquisition and Utilization in Toxoplasma gondii Infection with Toxoplasma gondiiin people with compromised immune systems can result in severe morbidity and even lethality. A detailed mechanistic understanding of how Toxoplasmaparasites metabolize nutrients will contribute to identifying new targets to impact disease. Team LeadersZhicheng Dou Biological Sciences
AccomplishmentsThornton, L., Teehan, P., *Floyd, K., *Cochrane, C., Bergmann, A., & Riegel, B. et al. (2019). An ortholog of Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter (PfCRT) plays a key role in maintaining the integrity of the endolysosomal system in Toxoplasma gondii to facilitate host invasion. PLOS Pathogens, 15(6). doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007775
*Davis Osborn, a former senior undergraduate student, finished his honor thesis in my lab. Now he is a MD student at the Medical University of South Carolina.
KTEF Pediatric Ophthalmology Career-Starter Research Grant PI-Dou 07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018
Knights Templar Eye Foundation
Regulation of proteolytic activity within a digestive vacuole in Toxoplasma gondii, the most common
pathogen causing infectious posterior uveitis in infants and children
During last academic year, the lab secured a research grant from Knights Templar Eye Foundation. The amount is ~65,000 for one year. The grant can be renewed for another year if the progress is satisfactory.
The lab secured a research grant from Knights Templar Eye Foundation. The award amount is ~$65,000 for one year. The grant can be renewed one more year if the progress is satisfactory.
| College of Science | G |
| 1549 | The role of acetate metabolism in fungal pathogenesis Invasive fungal infections cause nearly one and a half million deaths annually, accounting for nearly 50% of all AIDS-related deaths. Cryptococcus neoformans, an invasive opportunistic pathogen of the central nervous system, is the most frequent cause of fungal meningitis. Exposure to C. neoformans is common, as it is an environmental fungus found in the soil that can enter the lungs through inhalation and disseminate to the central nervous system in susceptible individuals. An increased rate of infection occurs in individuals with impaired cell-mediated immunity, particularly those with AIDS and recipients of immunosuppressive therapy. The widespread availability of antiretroviral therapy in developed countries has helped improve the immune systems of many HIV patients to decrease their susceptibility to infection. However, cryptococcal meningitis is still a major problem in resource-limited regions of the world such as sub-Saharan Africa where HIV prevalence is high and access to healthcare is limited. The CDC estimates the yearly burden of cryptococcal meningitis to be nearly one million cases with more than 190,000 deaths. Despite the global significance of cryptococcal meningitis, current treatments are inadequate as the gold standard therapy is based on half century old drugs that have a wide range of liabilities and shortcomings. Metabolic adaptability and flexibility are important attributes for fungal pathogens to successfully infect and cause disease. Although carbon metabolism is critical for virulence in C. neoformans, very little is known about which carbon sources are utilized during infection. Our long-term goal is to provide a better understanding of how Cryptococcus can adapt its metabolism to survive in the changing environments encountered during infection. Developing a more in-depth understanding of the metabolism and physiology of this pathogen during infection may facilitate identification of suitable targets for new antifungal therapies. Team LeadersKerry Smith Genetics and Biochemistry
| College of Science | G |
| 1099 | Object Use in Individuals with Autism For this project, students will explore how individuals with autism interact with everyday objects. Team LeadersJennifer Bisson Psychology
Accomplishments*Paul, T., *Davis, A., *Jordan, S., *Szabo, E., & Bisson, J. (2019, April). How affordable is it? Autism severity and object affordances. Poster presentation at Clemson University’s 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Paul, T., *Davis, A., Bisson, J. (2019, April). How affordable is it? Autism severity and object affordances. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Jordan, S., *Upham, M., *Szabo, E., & Bisson, J. (2018). What can you afford? Perception of affordances in autism. Poster presented at the 64th annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charleston, SC.
*Doghman, M., *Collins, K., *Campbell, C., Bisson, J., *Kwon, J. (2017, April). How Many Can You Find? : The Effect of an Autism Spectrum Disorder on Object Perception. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Bisson, J., *Fant, C., *Tomberlin, C., *Keramati, C. (2017, April). Sleeping Hard or Hardly Sleeping: Differences in Nighttime Waking for Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1759 | Team Research in Computational Environments This creative inquiry research project seeks to further our understanding of how humans work and interact with artificially intelligent agents in a team environment. The Team Research in Computational Environments lab group conducts and reports on multiple experiments supporting this field every semester and this creative inquiry allows Clemson students the opportunity to learn how to conduct such research and conduct their own study on human-autonomy teaming. Team LeadersNathaniel McNeese School of Computing
Beau Schelble School of Computing
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| 1120 | An Examination of Death in Pickens County In this project, students build a spatial database of coroner records from Pickens County, SC. Students develop skills in database management and GIS software to understand the patterns of death in the county over time. Team LeadersKatherine Weisensee Sociology and Anthropology
AccomplishmentsWeisensee, K.E. (2019, February 21). Geospatial Database for Coroner’s Records: Developing a Collaborative Partnership for Undergraduate Research. Presented at the American Academy of Forensic Science meeting, Baltimore, MD.
*Martinson, C., *Cory, L., *Hudson, H., *Johnson, K., *Wright, S., & Weisensee, K. (2019, April).Gunshot Wound Interpretation: Correlations Between Locality and Manner of Death. Poster presented at the FoCI conference, Clemson University.
*Martinson, C., *Cory, L., *Hudson, H., *Johnson, K., *Wright, S., Weisensee, K. (2019, April). Gunshot Wound Interpretation: Correlations Between Locality and Manner of Death. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Marcotte, A., *Whetstone, A., *Shillinglaw, A., *Couch Hoffman, A., *Rhodes, E., *Anderson, K., *Lucas, M., *Schweikert, M., Weisensee, K. (2016, April). Spatial Analysis of Deaths in Pickens County, SC. Poster presentation at Clemson University 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 1648 | Trulite Shipping and Next Generation Packaging This Corporate CI project will engage students in analyzing distribution strategies and offering solutions for shipping logistics and packaging innovations. This project is supported by Trulite Glass and Aluminum Solutions. Team LeadersWilliam G Ferrell Jr Industrial Engineering
Gregory Batt Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1138 | 3D printing Architected Electrodes This CI focuses on the
research of 3D printing of pastes, a.k.a. robocasting, to create complex
architected WC structures with unprecedented versatility. The paste to print is
a composite of biopolymers and oxide nanoparticles. Once printed, these biopolymer
composite architectures are heat treated to high temperatures to yield tungsten
carbide. The electrical properties of these architected carbide shapes are then
measured under mechanical load. The goal is to elucidate the relation between
processing, the microstructure of the material, and the electrical and
mechanical performance of the structure. Understanding such relation will
enable the fabrication of electrically-conductive structures with optimized
properties towards achieving structural batteries, fuel cells and capacitors. More details are in www.multiscalemanufacturing.net Team LeadersRodrigo Martinez-Duarte Mechanical Engineering
Accomplishments*Carrillo, G., Keck, D., and Martinez-Duarte, R. (2019) “Mechanical Properties and Process Improvement of Tungsten Carbide Additively Manufactured with Renewable Biopolymers” Presentation at the North American Manufacturing Research Conference, Erie, PA.
*Carrillo, G., *Sullivan, M., *Islam, M., & Martinez-Duarte, R. (2018, April). 3D Printing of Carbides Using Renewable Resources. Poster presentation at Clemson University 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Carrillo, G., *Keck, D., & Martinez-Duarte, R. (2019). Mechanical Properties and Process Improvement of Tungsten Carbide Additively Manufactured with Renewable Biopolymers. Procedia Manufacturing, 34, 704-711. doi: 10.1016/j.promfg.2019.06.226
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1146 | Getting to Mars Using Microorganisms This CI is about engineering microbial system to use resources available in space to make the things astronauts need to survive. Team LeadersMark Blenner Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Marc Birtwistle Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Michael Spagnuolo
AccomplishmentsBlenner, M. (2019). Microbes Might Be Key to a Mars Mission [Blog]. Retrieved from https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/microbes-might-be-key-to-a-mars-mission/
Gao, D., *Smith, S., Spagnuolo, M., Rodriguez, G., & Blenner, M. (2018). Dual CRISPR-Cas9 Cleavage Mediated Gene Excision and Targeted Integration in Yarrowia lipolytica. Biotechnology Journal, 13(9), 1700590. doi: 10.1002/biot.201700590
Spagnuolo, M., Shabbir Hussain, M., *Gambill, L., & Blenner, M. (2018). Alternative Substrate Metabolism in Yarrowia lipolytica. Frontiers In Microbiology, 9. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01077
*Brabender, M., Hussain, M., Rodriguez, G., & Blenner, M. (2018). Urea and urine are a viable and cost-effective nitrogen source for Yarrowia lipolytica biomass and lipid accumulation. Applied Microbiology And Biotechnology, 102(5), 2313-2322. doi: 10.1007/s00253-018-8769-z
Yaguchi, A., Spagnuolo, M., & Blenner, M. (2018). Engineering yeast for utilization of alternative feedstocks. Current Opinion In Biotechnology, 53, 122-129. doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2017.12.003
Gao, D., Smith, S. & Blenner, M. (June 2018) Rewiring Yarrowia Lipolytica Lipid Metabolism for the Production of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Using Alternative Substrates", Metabolic Engineering 12, Munich, Germany.
Spagnuolo, M., Bailey, M., Shabbir Hussain, M., & Blenner, M. (2018). Peroxisome Engineering for Improved Heterologous Biochemical Production. Presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Pittsburgh, PA.
Gao, D., Smith, S., Spagnuolo, M., & Blenner, M. (2018). Rewiring Yarrowia Lipolytica Lipid Metabolism for the Production of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Using Alternative Substrates. Presented at the National Meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Pittsburgh, PA.
Blenner, M. (2019). A Roadmap for the Use of Biotechnology in Space Exploration. Presented at the American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, Orlando, FL.
Blenner, M. (2019). Synthetic Biology - A Critical Technology for Enabling Space Exploration. Presented at the American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, Committee of Science Symposium Orlando, FL.
*Nolan, M., *Martin, B., *Mabry, L., Spanuolo, M. & Blenner, M. (2019, April). Getting to Mars Using Microorganisms. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Gao, D., & Blenner, M. (2017). Engineering a Novel Omega-3 Fatty Acid Biosynthesis Pathway in Yarrowia lipolytica. Presented at the 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1150 | Innovations in Bioinstrumentation Bioinstrumentation is an interdisciplinary subject of applying physical principles and mechanical, electronic and chemical engineering technologies to acquire, analysis and display information from cells, tissues, organs and entire organisms including the human body. This CI was created to allow students to design and build their own bioinstrumentation and/or wearable biomedical technology projects. (Instrumentation class/experience is a pre-requisite for this team) Team LeadersDelphine Dean Bioengineering
Melissa McCullough Bioengineering
Lucas Schmidt Bioengineering
Tyler Harvey Bioengineering
Accomplishments*Tharp, P., *McKain, S., *Kerley, J., Schmidt, L., & Dean, D. (2017). Developing Pressure-Adaptive Shoes. Presented at the Annual Biomedical Engineering Society Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
*McKain, S., *Tharp, P., McCullough, M., & Dean, D. (2018). Dynamic Pressure Sensing Shoe Accessory. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Atlanta, GA.
*Slaney, S., *Judge, M., Demore, N., & Dean, D. (2018). Surgical Detector for the Localization of IMplanted Breast Tissue Markers. Presented at the 2018 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
*Leslie, H., *Flannery, S., *Copeland, M., *Kaul, S., *Zoeller, S., *Schmidt, L., McCullough, M., & Dean, D. (2017). The Pressure Point: Assessing Forces on Young Dancers' Feet during Ballet. Presented at the 2017 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
*McKain, S., *Tharp, P., & Dean, D. (2018, April). Pressure adaptive system for sneakers. Poster presented at 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum at Clemson, SC.
Clemson University. (2018). Chandler Schramm | College of Engineering; for Chandler Schramm, internships provided more than applicable experience. He was able to learn, grow and secure a job. Soon, he’ll be headed to Florida to work as an engineer with Universal Parks and Resorts.[Video].
Brazell, D. (2017). Proving their mettle: Clemson bioengineering students create titanium detector for breast cancer surgery.
Dean, D., Demore, N., *Slaney, S., *Wilson, J. R., III, *Jordan, C., & McCullough, M. (2016). U.S. Provisional Patent No. 62/379,883. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.Titanium clip detectors and methods of detection.
Patent filed, , "Titanium Clip Detectors and Methods of Detection", D. Dean, N. Demore, S. Stanley, J.R. Wilson III, C. Jordan, M. McCullough, Provisional Patent Application No.: 62/379,883, 2016
Finalist in the BMES Instrumentation Design competition (top 8 finish) in *Scott Slaney, *Joey Wilson, and *Cody Jordan. They presented their work on the Breast Clip Detector at BMES in Oct. 2017.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1152 | Marine Ecology Marine ecology is an interdisciplinary field of
study that integrates research efforts of marine science, conservation biology,
evolutionary ecology, oceanography, and fisheries science. The goal of
marine ecology research is to understand the abiotic and biotic factors that
influence the interactions of marine life with their environment.
Students in the Marine Ecology Creative Inquiry team will conduct
research on the ecology of Caribbean spiny lobsters and coral reef fishes in response
to changes in water quality and habitat quality in the Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary. Field research will be conducted during 2 months in the
summer and two week-long research trips in the spring and fall semesters.
Students with SCUBA certification will be trained to conduct data
collection as a scientific diver. Students will be expected to enroll for
2-6 semesters and will present their research at local and national
conferences. Senior students with sufficient experience will have an opportunity
to develop senior thesis research questions of their own design. Team LeadersKara Noonan Biological Sciences
Michael Childress Biological Sciences
Randi Sims
Kea Payton
AccomplishmentsBaeza, J., Childress, M., & Ambrosio, L. (2018). Chemical sensing of microhabitat by pueruli of the reef-dwelling Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus: testing the importance of red algae, juveniles, and their interactive effect. Bulletin Of Marine Science, 94(3), 603-618. doi: 10.5343/bms.2017.1132
Moody, K., Wren, J., Kobayashi, D., Blum, M., Ptacek, M., & Blob, R. et al. (2019). Evidence of local adaptation in a waterfall-climbing Hawaiian goby fish derived from coupled biophysical modeling of larval dispersal and post-settlement selection. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 19(1). doi: 10.1186/s12862-019-1413-4
Smith, K., Payton, T., *Sims, R., Stroud, C., Jeanes, R., Hyatt, T., & Childress, M. (2019). Impacts of consecutive bleaching events and local algal abundance on transplanted coral colonies in the Florida Keys. Coral Reefs, 38(4), 851-861. doi: 10.1007/s00338-019-01823-7
*Fair, T., *Matthee, K., *Radick, R., Noonan, K., and M. Childress. (2019 April 17) The relationship between Foureye butterflyfish (Chaetodon capistratus) and coral disease. Poster Presentation at the College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Life Sciences poster forum in Clemson, SC.
*McComb, S., & Childress, M. (2019, April). Using Acoustic Telemetry to Study Homing Behavior in Juvenile Caribbean Spiny Lobsters. Poster Presentation at the Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum in Clemson, SC.
*Crowfoot, E., *Garvey, R., *Sox, K., Noonan, K., & Childress, M. (2019, April). Evaluating the effects of artificial versus natural reef structures on fish communities in the Florida Keys. Poster presented at 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry, Clemson, SC.
*Crowfoot, E., *Garvey, R., *Sox, K., Noonan, K., & Childress, M. (2019, April). Evaluating the effects of artificial versus natural reef structures on fish communities in the Florida Keys. Poster Presentation at the Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum in Clemson, SC.
*McComb, S. & Childress, M. (2019, April). Using Acoustic Telemetry to Study Homing Behavior in Juvenile Caribbean Spiny Lobsters. Poster Presentation at the Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum in Clemson, SC.
*Mccomb, S., Childress, M. (2019, April). Using Acoustic Telemetry to Study Homing Behavior in Juvenile Caribbean Spiny Lobsters. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Gardner, M., *Ingrum, I., Noonan, K., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2018 April 4-5) Effects of Hurricane Irma on reef community structure in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Poster Presentation at the Clemson University Student Research Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Whitaker, S., *Hulsey, R., *Collins, M., *Way, E., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2018, April) A tail of two territories: gender differences in the territories of stoplight parrotfish, Sparisoma viride. Poster Presentation at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Jeanes, R., *Miller, E., *Stroud, C., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2018, April) Responses of transplanted and natural coral colonies to thermal stress events. Poster Presentation at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Gardner, M., *Ingrum, I., Noonan, K., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2018 March 10) Effects of Hurricane Irma on reef community structure in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Poster Presentation at the Clemson University Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Whitaker, S., *Hulsey, R., Collins, M., *Way, E., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2018 March 10) A tail of two territories: gender differences in the territories of stoplight parrotfish, Sparisoma viride. Poster Presentation at the Clemson University Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Jeanes, R., *Miller, E., *Stroud, C., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2018 March 10) Responses of transplanted and natural coral colonies to thermal stress events. Poster Presentation at the Clemson University Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Gardner, M., *Ingrum, I., Noonan, K., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2018 March 1) Effects of Hurricane Irma on reef community structure in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Poster Presentation at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Clemson, SC.
*Whitaker, S., *Hulsey, R., Collins, M., *Way, E., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2018 March 1) A tail of two territories: gender differences in the territories of stoplight parrotfish, Sparisoma viride. Poster Presentation at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Clemson, SC.
*Jeanes, R., *Miller, E., *Stroud, C., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2018 March 1) Responses of transplanted and natural coral colonies to thermal stress events. Poster Presentation at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Clemson, SC.
*Krachman, H. & Childress, M. (2017) The investigation of Exploratory and social behaviors in Panulirus argus. Presented as Fall 2017 Honors Thesis Presentation, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Whitaker, S., Hulsey, R., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2017) Territorial characteristics in adult parrotfish. Presented as Fall 2017 Senior project, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Rolfe, S. & Childress, M. (2017) The influences of social behavior on lobster dispersal. Presented as Fall 2017 Senior project, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Whitaker, S., *Rolfe, S., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2017, September 29) Conservation of Marine Resources Summer Research blog. Presented at the 2017 Creative Inquiry Summer Research Showcase, Clemson, SC.
Jeanes, R., Miller, E., *Stroud, C., Smith, K. & Childress, M. (2017, September 22) Responses of transplanted and natural coral colonies to thermal stress events. Presented at the College of Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium, Clemson, SC.
Dubnicka, I., *Krachman, H., *Ehlert, A., Childress, M. 2017, April 12-16. Behavioral plasticity and the loss of social behaviors in juvenile spiny lobsters. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of Benthic Ecology Meeting, Myrtle Beach, SC.
*Rolfe, S., Stroud, C., *Towe, A., *Sims, R., Smith, K. 2017, April 12-16. Damsels in Distress: Influence of reef composition on abundance and behavior of damselfishes. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of Benthic Ecology Meeting, Myrtle Beach, SC.
*Dubnicka, I., *Ehlers, A., *Ehlert, A., *Guryan, T., *Krachman, H., *Rolfe, S., *Sims, R., Stroud, C., *Towe, A., *Whitaker, S., Smith, K., Childress, M. Forecasting the Future of Coral Reef Communities. April 6,2017. Digital poster presentation at the annual Focus On Creative Inquiry Poster Forum.
*Guryan, T, *Sims, R, Smith, K, Childress, M. Clean Freaks: Neon gobies facilitate reef herbivore diversity. Poster presentation at the annual Clemson University Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
Childress, M. and Bertelsen, R. (2017, April 12-16). Den sharing and den fidelity in juvenile spiny lobsters. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of Benthic Ecology Meeting, Myrtle Beach, SC.
*Rolfe, S., *Stroud, C., *Towe, A., *Sims, R., and Smith, K. (2017, April 12-16). Damsels in Distress: Influence of reef composition on abundance and behavior of damselfishes. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of Benthic Ecology Meeting, Myrtle Beach, SC.
*Whitaker, S., *Ehlert, A., and Smith, K. (2017, April 12-16). Greener Futures: Substrate preferences explain variation in social structure in two species of parrotfishes. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of Benthic Ecology Meeting, Myrtle Beach, SC.
*Dubnicka, I., *Krachman, H., *Ehlert, A., and Childress, M. (2017, April 12-16). Behavioral plasticity and the loss of social behaviors in juvenile spiny lobsters. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of Benthic Ecology Meeting, Myrtle Beach, SC.
*Krachman, H. Calhoun Honors College Research Grant, March, 2017 - $500
*Guryan, T. Calhoun Honors College Research Grant, March, 2017 - $500
Guryan, T. Calhoun Honors College Research Grant, November, 2016 - $500
Sigma Xi Research Grant - *Thomas Guryan $1000
Smith, K. Clemson University Professional Enrichment Grant - $750
$900 raised for Spring Break trip to conduct research in the Florida Keys. We raised this money through various fundraisers including bake sales, Krispy Kreme, Groucho’s, Go Fund Me, TDs, and other personal donations.
*Guryan, T. Sigma-Xi Grants in Aid of Research, March, 2017- $1000
Departmental Honors Grant - *Thomas Guryan $500
*Guryan, T. Outstanding Undergraduate. Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University
| College of Science | G |
| 1199 | Animal Model Tissue Biopsy Device Design Tissue biopsies are often
performed on patients to help diagnose many types of cancers. Biopsies are
obtained using commercially available devices which can be difficult to use. Students
in this Creative Inquiry have iteratively designed and created a working
prototype of a semi-automated biopsy needle medical device with improved
ergonomic handling. The focus of this Creative Inquiry moving forward will be
to perform verification and validation testing on the new design. Team LeadersJeremy Mercuri Bioengineering
Heather Dunn Animal & Veterinary Sciences
Accomplishments*Baxter, N., *Kunkle, B., *Garland, J., *Schnabel, C., *Abdeladl, O., *Dorsey, S., *McGreevey, J., *Wood, E., Mercuri, J., & Dunn, H. (2018, April). Development of a revised biopsy needle design to improve the ergonomics of sample collection. Presented at 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Conference, Clemson, SC.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1157 | A.R.C.H.E.R. (Accessible Recreational Creations to Highlight Educational Reach) Design Works Design targeted solutions with the ARCHER (Accessible Recreational Creations to Highlight Educational Reach) Design Works Creative Inquiry! Archery has been integrated into the physical education curriculum in K-12 schools across the state of South Carolina. However, students with disabilities can’t always participate fully. Through the ARCHER creative inquiry, Clemson students can design and develop engineering solutions to help these students experience the excitement that comes with hitting the bullseye. Clemson students will be paired with a K-12 student with a disability and will spend the semesters enrolled getting to know the K-12 student, learning about the PE archery program and current adaptive sports techniques, and designing and developing a prototype device to assist the K-12 student in archery competition. Team LeadersMeredith Owen Bioengineering
John D DesJardins Bioengineering
Accomplishments*Barringer, C., *Bove, C., *Burnette, A., *Chernick, A., *Dow, N., *Fratus, R., *Lipold, J., *O'Leary, K., *Piel, T., Owen, M., & DesJardins, J. (2019, April). Development of Custom Assisttive Devices fro K12 Participation in Archery. Poster presented at the annual Focus on Creative Inquiry, Clemson, SC.
*Barringer, C., *Bove, C., *Burnette, A., *Dow, N., *Lipold, J., *O'Leary, K., *Piel, T., *Chernick, A., *Fratus, R., *Owen, M., DesJardins, J. (2019, April). Development of Custom Assistive Devices for K12 Participation is Archery. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
DesJardins, J. D., Owen, M., *Banaszak, B., *Benson, R., *Coeyman, S., *Elie, B., *Grant, M., *Guo, H., *Harley, J., *Hendrix, H., *Horkan, M., *Nance, E., *Teal, E. (2017, April). Design of Assistive Needs Devices for Kids in Sport. Presented at the 12th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1160 | Child Development The goal of this CI team is to better understand parent-child interactions, taking special consideration to how the dynamics of the child’s personality and temperament impact the quality of these interactions. We currently have three ongoing projects 1) how parent-child attachment develops during the first year of infancy into toddlerhood and child as well as parental and child factors that impact attachment; 2) how parents and non-parents perceive and respond to infant crying and toddler temper tantrums; and 3) how parents and non-parents handle multitasking and/or focusing on specific tasks (like driving), when hearing negative emotions from their children, such as infant crying or toddler/child temper tantrums, particularly with how it impacts parents’ own emotion regulation, attention, and physiological reactions? Team LeadersSarah Sanborn Psychology
Jennifer Bisson Psychology
Accomplishments*Burger, A., *Huffman, M., *Denny, L., *Dennis, D., Sanborn, S., & Bisson, J. (2019, April). Keep calm and parent on: Gender differences in parent stress. Poster presentation at Clemson University’s 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Burger, A., *Huffman, M., *Denny, L., *Dennis, D., *Sanborn, S., Bisson, J. (2019, April). Keep calm and parent on: Gender differences in parent stress. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 1563 | Education and Entitlement: Improving Learning Environments through Student Input How does student feedback manifest in instructional change? Can student voices make a difference in their own education? What are the boundaries between student input and instruction design? These are the questions we seek to answer in this Creative Inquiry. With a focus on how and when student voices can impact design education, specifically in undergraduate education in general, we seek to understand how student feedback can inform and contribute actively to the learning environment. This is our opportunity to be proactive in the learning process and shape the course evaluation procedures in order to make our voices impactful. Team LeadersWinifred Newman Architecture,Arts & Humanities
| College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities | B |
| 1162 | The History of the Clemson House The Clemson House, built in 1950, was the center of campus and community life, its central importance indicated by its distinctive "modern" structure, its visible location on the hill overlooking Bowman Field, and its iconic neon sign. The Clemson House project aims to record the memories of those who stayed at the Clemson House as a hotel, ate in its famous restaurant, worked there, held activities there, or lived there as a students. Like people, buildings have "lives" and the purpose of this CI is to record and publish those memories as well as provide a history of the famous building. While this has been an ongoing project for the past two years, the plan is to complete the text of the history of the Clemson House, including people's recollections and memories of the building, this fall and hopefully publish the book in the spring (2020). Students who have not been involved in the project previously will be given some training in historical methods and information on Clemson University's history. Team LeadersC Alan Grubb History
| College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities | B |
| 1172 | Investigation of carbon fiber composites strengthened with carbon nanotubes The goal of this CI is to understand the effect of carbon nanotubes impregnated into carbon fiber prepreg. The presence of the nanotubes is supposed to increase the interlaminar strength by 10-15%. Aerospace grade carbon fiber prepreg, with and without carbon nanotubes, will be laid up to create specimens for testing and characterization. Students will learn about anisotropic material behavior, carbon fiber fabrication techniques, and how to perform experiments and analysis. Experiments include quasi-static behavior and impact testing. Team LeadersGarrett Pataky Mechanical Engineering
Andrew Cannon Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Accomplishments*Argenal, A., *Matthews, D., *Wilkie, A., Pataky, G., & Cannon, A. (2019, April). Nanotube Reinfoced Carbon Fiber Composites. Poster presented at 14th annual Focus on Creative Inquiry poster forum, Clemson, SC.
*Argenal, A., *Matthews, D., *Wilkie, A., *Pataky, G., *Cannon, A. (2019, April). Nanotube Reinfoced Carbon Fiber Composites. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Smyre, M., *Wade, D. & Pataky, G. (2018, April). Bistable Composites Snap Through Characterization. Poster presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Guy Kemmann completed his B.S. and is continuing on with Dr. Myers as a graduate student.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1660 | CEDC - Anderson - The Lot Project - Alphabet Street District - Land Use and Community Development CEDC has engaged with an NGO in Anderson County called The Lot Project that is helping a community recover from the departure of the textile industry that left an entire sector of prior employees and families without transferable skills or hope. One of the major issues in the area is the threat of gentrification which will remove any affordable housing for the population living within the Alphabet Street District. The intent of the project will be to investigate what steps could be taken to improve the resilience and quality of life in the district by launching a land-use planning and community development project for the Alphabet Street District. The purpose of the project is to engage the community in the development of a new Master Plan for the area that will be coordinated with Anderson City and County. CEDC will lead the effort with regard to gather information for the RFP documents and will be supported by the CRDC which will assist with the Design Charrettes with the community stakeholders and those products will feed into the RFP document. The completed RFP document will be used as the basis of the design for a Design Studio in the Spring which will focus on the creation of a land use plan and proposed community development project that will be presented to the Anderson County stakeholders for action. Team LeadersDavid Vaughn Engineering,Computing,Appl Sci
Dustin Albright School of Architecture
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1174 | CU Food Forest A
food forest is intended to mimic the structure of a woodland ecosystem, with
layers of trees, shrubs, and herbs, but in a food forest these are substituted
with edible and medicinal plants and fungi. The goal of this project is to
create small areas, called food forests, throughout campus for all to enjoy.
With the permission from Landscape Services, fruit and nut trees, berry shrubs,
and edible and medicinal perennials and annuals will be planted and maintained
in selected areas on campus. Edible fungi, which are often overlooked as a
means of food in the garden, will also be cultivated. Students
will learn landscape planning and how to grow and maintain plants and fungi in a
food forest environment. The produce from the food
forests will be available for anyone to pick. The intent is to nourish,
educate, and inspire passersby. Team LeadersJulia Kerrigan Plant & Environmental Sciences
AccomplishmentsStewart, M. (2018). An Interactive Landscape: The creation of campus food forest. Decipher, (7), 6.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1636 | Pre-service Teacher Instruction Using Mixed-Reality Simulators Mixed-reality simulators provide opportunities for pre-service teachers to practice and reflect on the implementation of academic instruction and behavioral supports before entering the classroom. This Creative Inquiry will provide opportunities for project students to use, facilitate and research a mixed-reality simulator supporting the instruction of pre-service special education and general education teachers. Participants will learn a variety of evidence based practices to support the behavior needs and academic growth of students in classrooms. Using the simulator, these instructional techniques can be personalized, practiced and retried in a realistic, non-threatening environment without risking harm to "real" students. In addition, this Creative Inquiry Project will support a research study evaluating the effectiveness of simulations in teacher education as well as the participant's views of the simulator. Team LeadersSharon Walters Education & Human Dev
Shanna Hirsch Education & Human Dev
| College of Education | E |
| 1179 | Engage Dominica 1 - Water and Sanitation The mission of this project group is to improve the existing conditions of the grey water output to the environment by implementing preventative measures around the community of Soufriere, Dominica. Grey water contamination from some of the residential areas merges with the Alumn Stream and flows directly into the ocean causing a buildup harmful bacteria. Significant levels of the E. Coli bacteria have been found in the water entering the bay from the Soufriere River. The bacteria has degraded the coral reefs in close proximity and there are concerns for the public swimming area nearby. This project will research sustainable methods for filtering water using mushroom root growth, or mycelium. Team LeadersJennifer Ogle Civil Engineering
Isaiah Del Campbell
Joseph Marcsik
AccomplishmentsCUSG provided funds to support travel for two students of financial need to attend the spring break research/service trip to Dominica
*Johnson, C., *Samantaray, A., *Reese, M., *Gunst, J., *Lewis, K., *Bullard, T., *Delk, J., *Kellner, T., *Mammadrahimli, A., *Marshall, S., and *Ogle, J. (2016, December 5). Engage Dominica: Fall 2016. Presented at CEDC/Engage Summit.
Olge, J., et. al. (2016). Engage Dominica. Clemson.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1180 | Engage Dominica 2 - Archbald Tropical Research Center Assessment and Program Development The Archbold Tropical Research and Education Center (ATREC) is a 198-acre (79 ha) tract of rainforest and agricultural land managed by a Dominican not-for-profit organization in partnership with Clemson University and an international consortium of universities. The Center, located in the Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies, was created in 1989 by a gift to Clemson from the late conservationist and philanthropist John D. Archbold.It was his vision that international students and researchers work with Dominican citizens to address pressing land use concerns. The Archbold Tropical Research and Education Center enables us to study the entire spectrum of ecological, economic, and social factors that influence human relationships with tropical ecosystems. For many years, researchers have traveled to Dominica and stayed at the property collecting specimens, cataloging them, and preserving them at the station.Since Hurricane Maria, the Clemson owned property in Dominica has been badly damaged and continues to sustain water and wind damage to buildings. Most of the current structures are uninhabitable and the university awaits a settlement with the insurance company. For this reason, we would like to seek support to digitally archive the works of many researchers before they are lost to degrading environmental conditions. Team LeadersJennifer Ogle Civil Engineering
Joseph Marcsik
AccomplishmentsCUSG provided funds to support travel for two students of financial need to attend the spring break research/service trip to Dominica
*Johnson, C., *Samantaray, A., *Reese, M., *Gunst, J., *Lewis, K., *Bullard, T., *Delik, J., *Kellner, T., *Mammadrahimli, A., *Marshall, S., and *Ogle, J. (2016, December 5). Engage Dominica: Fall 2016. Presented at CEDC/Engage Summit.
Ogle, J. et. al. (2016). Engage Dominica: Fall 2016. Clemson, SC.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1181 | Engage Dominica 3 - Soufriere and Scotts Head Development Over the last couple of years, this CI team has been engaged in collecting data for a public pier for Soufriere to support emergency evacuation as well as tourism development. After Hurricane Maria, they also spearheaded the development of a tool lending center which has been quite beneficial in rebuilding much of the public space of the Soufriere community. Now, the group will turn it's focus toward helping the small island town plan for future development to include fishing, farming, tourism, diving, among others. The small coastal town has a wealth of natural elements including Sulphur Springs, oceanside hot springs, coral reefs, diving sites, mountains, trails, etc. We will work with the community to inventory the current resources as well as plan for future development and resilient development. The community was devastated after Tropical Storm Erika in 2015 and again by Hurricane Maria in 2017. While development is important, resilient and sustainable development is even more so. Team LeadersJennifer Ogle Civil Engineering
Isaiah Del Campbell
Joseph Marcsik
Accomplishments*Hecht, A., *Borelli, J., *Reece, M., *Hammond, M., Ogle, J. (2019, April). TLC. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
CUSG provided funds to support travel for two students of financial need to attend the spring break research/service trip to Dominica.
Ogle, J. et. al. (2016). Engage Dominica: Fall 2016. Clemson, SC.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1187 | Career Pathways in Sociology: Exploring Professional Identity and Career Development Sociology majors often face challenges when trying to explain “sociology” and “sociology jobs” to their parents, friends, and employers. This Creative Inquiry will provide students with hands-on
qualitative (and some quantitative) research experience on a project about
applied sociology, the application of sociology beyond academia and traditional
practice settings. Together, we will engage in collaborative research that will
make a direct contribution to several ongoing efforts related to the
occupational pathways of sociology graduates. Students will participate in data collection from sociology undergraduate and graduate students at several institutions, from sociologists working in non-academic settings, and from leaders in the field, thus presenting a great opportunity to network. We will conduct in-depth interviews and surveys, based on our research.The results of our work will be used to develop a variety of
publications, including marketing materials for the general sociology curriculum and general information about social science research careers. Students will have an opportunity to present the results at research conferences. We also hope to feature our research in conference workshops for sociology majors and others interested
in learning more about our methods and outcomes. The findings will also be used to develop career resources and grant proposals. Thus, the CI will provide students with valuable professional development opportunities that can help to advance their career goals in the field. Team LeadersF Catherine Mobley Sociology and Anthropology
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 1195 | Research into emotion and its expression We study emotions, emotion expressions, and reactions to cute stimuli. All of these topics are examined through the lens of psychology and consumer behavior. Team LeadersOriana Aragon Marketing
AccomplishmentsAragón, O.R. (2018 April 4-5). Dimorphous Expressions of Emotion. Presentation at the 2018 Clemson Student Research Symposium, Clemson SC.
*Maisel, H., McDowell, N., *Romano, M., *Bellucco, A., *Dukes, G., Houston, A., Old, A., *Rigatti, A., *Thompson, S., *Camacho, A., *Lucas, C., Rivers, E., & Aragon, O. (2018, April). Emotion, Motivation and Expression in Marketing. Poster presented at the Clemson FoCI Presentation, Clemson, SC
CI: 1195. (2017). Students Hannah Maisel and Mary Romano did a fantastic job presenting our research!
CI: 1195. (2017). All 5 of our ongoing projects were featured on our collaborative poster. Our teams (1) created video stimuli of trained Clemson undergraduate actors expressing emotion, (2) ran online and lab studies into the implications of emotion expression with consumers' product preferences, (3) ran online studies to understand the impact of dimorphous expressions in consumers' inferences about others' product preferences, (4) conducted an in lab study looking into the brain's reactions to dimorphous expressions and product choices, and (5) conducted research with undergraduate student populations that looked at the frequency of dimorphous expressions in everyday life.
CI: 1195. (2017). All 5 of our ongoing projects were featured on our collaborative poster. Our teams (1) created video stimuli of trained Clemson undergraduate actors expressing emotion, (2) ran online and lab studies into the implications of emotion expression with consumers' product preferences, (3) ran online studies to understand the impact of dimorphous expressions in consumers' inferences about others' product preferences, (4) conducted an in lab study looking into the brain's reactions to dimorphous expressions and product choices, and (5) conducted research with undergraduate student populations that looked at the frequency of dimorphous expressions in everyday life.
CI: 1195. (2017). All 5 of our ongoing projects were featured on our collaborative poster. Our teams (1) created video stimuli of trained Clemson undergraduate actors expressing emotion, (2) ran online and lab studies into the implications of emotion expression with consumers' product preferences, (3) ran online studies to understand the impact of dimorphous expressions in consumers' inferences about others' product preferences, (4) conducted an in lab study looking into the brain's reactions to dimorphous expressions and product choices, and (5) conducted research with undergraduate student populations that looked at the frequency of dimorphous expressions in everyday life.
CI: 1195. (2017). Our Lab Team Spring 17' We worked on (1) theoretical understanding of gender and the expression of emotions, (2) finding of actors to create new stimuli, and (3) theoretical understanding and a series of empirical studies investigating attentional habituation to cute stimuli. We had a great semester! [Photo].
| College of Business | D |
| 1417 | Football Facemask Performance Creative Inquiry In this CI, we will be working with the local Daniel High School football team to study the effect of a season of head impacts has on the performance of football facemasks. We will be studying the performance of facemasks with ages ranging from brand new to a year of use. Team LeadersGregory Batt Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
Andrea Fisher Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
Accomplishments*Longacre, A., *Mantia, A., *Sall, A., Batt, G., *Fisher, A. (2019, April). Effect Of High School Football Season Impacts On Facemasks. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1196 | Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Films Positive behavior interventions and support (PBIS) is a proactive and respectful
approach for supporting all students in a school or group. In 2010,
the PBIS Film Festival premiered
at the Association of Positive Behavior Support (APBS) conference. Each
year the PBIS Film Festival receives
dozens of film submissions from all over the globe. During the PBIS
Film Festival we screen about a dozen exemplar PBIS films. The purpose of this Creative Inquiry
is to (a) provide students with a hands-on experience supporting a film
festival while they learn about schools are using film to support K-12 and (b) conduct a study to better understand how schools are using film.
Team LeadersShanna Hirsch Education & Human Dev
Alex Carlson
AccomplishmentsGoss, P. (2018). Promoting Positive Behavior vis Film. Decipher, (7), 8.
Hirsch, S., Brown, C., *Halley, E., Beach, J., MacSuga-Gage, A., Spence, S., & Kennedy, M. (2019). Ten Tips to Consider When Creating and Screening PBIS Films. Beyond Behavior, 28(2), 79-89. doi: 10.1177/1074295619845830
Hirsch, S., MacSuga-Gage, A., Ennis, R., Mathews, H., *Rice, K., & Marcus, K. (2019). Using Videos to Promote Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: A Qualitative Study. Journal Of Special Education Technology, 016264341983640. doi: 10.1177/0162643419836408
Baytes, A., Black, C., Pesicka, M., Pilot, E., Walters, S., & Hirsch, S. (2019, April). Unpacking the Movie Magic: An Analysis of PBIS Films from 2015-2019. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Brown, C., *Halley, E., & Hirsch, S. (2018, September). Positive behavior interventions and support in pictures: Creating rubrics for evaluation and future creation. Digital poster presentation at the Annual Summer CI Showcase, Clemson, SC.
Hirsch, S. E., & *Brown, C. P. (2018, June). PBIS Films: Understanding how schools create and use films. A lecture presented at the Spartanburg MTSS Professional Development Day, Spartanburg, SC (invited presentation).
Brown, C. P., Haley, E., & Hirsch, S. E. (2019, April). PBIS goes to the movies: Ten tips to consider when creating and screening PBIS films. A poster presented at the South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Brown, C., Halley, E., Beach, J., & Hirsch, S. E. (2019). Strategies for creating and screening PBIS videos. Poster presentation at the International Conference of the Association for Positive Behavior Support, Washington, DC.
*Baytes, A., *Black, C., *Pesicka, M., *Pilot, E., Walters, S., *Hirsch, S. (2019, April). Unpacking the Movie Magic: An Analysis of PBIS Films from 2015-2019. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Hirsch, S., *Rice, J. & *Marcus, K. (2018, April 24). Voices of Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) Film Creators: In-Depth Interviews on PBIS Film Development and Implementation. Poster presentation at the Clemson College of Education Research Forum, Clemson, SC.
Hirsch, S., *Withington, M., *Wyche, M., *Ruddy, S., *Halley, E., *Harleston, M., *Fox, A., & *Brown, C. (2018, April 24). Positive behavior interventions and support in pictures: A descriptive analysis of existing PBIS Videos. Poster presentation at the Clemson College of Education Research Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Brown, C., *Fox, A., *Halley, E., *Harleston, M., *Withington, M., *Wyche, M., *Ruddy, S., Hirsch, S. (2018, April 2-3). Positive behavior interventions and support in pictures: A descriptive analysis of existing PBIS Videos. Poster presented at the 1st Annual Clemson Student Research Forum, Clemson, SC.
Hirsch, S. E., Marcus, K., Rice, K., Ennis, R., & MacSuga-Gage, A. S. (2017, September, Pending Acceptance). Views of PBS Film Makers: What and why we make PBS Films. PBIS Forum, Chicago, IL.
| College of Education | E |
| 1590 | Taking Context Seriously: Collecting and analyzing location-based data In this Creative Inquiry, students will explore the importance of
context in social science research. After exploring the types of contextual
data that are publicly available (such as data from the U.S. Census and Bureau
of Labor Statistics), students will learn how to combine contextual data with
individual-level data to more completely understand people’s attitudes and
behaviors. Students will first develop these skills with existing data from the
from the Creative Inquiry mentor, but after this initial application, they will
then be encouraged to repeat the process with data that more align with their
own interests. In the process, students will improve and expand their ability to
use geographic software – ArcGIS – and statistical software – such as Stata or
R. As such, this Creative Inquiry aims to help students develop data collection
and analysis skills for both academic, industry, and applied settings. Team LeadersEthan Busby Political Science
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 1591 | Designing Caring Environments for Mothers and Infants Affected by Addiction The environment of caring surrounding
mothers and infants affected by addiction includes consideration of physical
space design as well as approaches to prevent stigma of families that can be
marginalized by society. Perinatal substance exposure is the exposure of
mothers and infants to legal and illicit substances during pregnancy, delivery,
postpartum period that may have effects on the mother and/or infant from those
exposures. The Creative Inquiry will include opportunities to research the
healthcare environment both physical and experiential of mothers and their
infants who have experienced perinatal substance exposure. Students will be an integral part of study
proposal, data collection, analysis and dissemination of research surrounding
the area approaches to care, designing the optimal patient and family room,
unit, and facility to meet nursing protocols and architectural guidelines.
Team LeadersSusan Sullivan School of Nursing
Mary Ellen Wright School of Nursing
Vincent Blouin School of Architecture
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 1658 | CEDC - US EPA - Caribbean Resilience - US Virgin Island Assessment CEDC has been engaged by the US EPA to assist with an assessment of Caribbean Islands where the USA has interest. This team will work with the US EPA and NERL to develop a plan as to how a group of student interns can be deployed to the US Virgin Islands to perform an assessment of the energy demands on the island and gather data that will help determine the vulnerability and/or the resilience of the current infrastructure. In addition the assessment will include the identification of potential energy resources on the island that are either not being leveraged or are inefficiently be used. The long range product will be a deliverable to the US EPA which will ascertain the state of the island and make recommendations to improve the resilience of the population. Team LeadersDavid Vaughn Engineering,Computing,Appl Sci
Rajendra Singh Electrical & Computer Engr
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1198 | Carnivore Ecology This project is intended to challenge students to address pertinent research questions related to the ecology of carnivores, particularly their inter- and intra-specific interactions. The project will use a combination of collecting original and utilizing existing field data to address questions each semester that student develop with advisors. Team LeadersDavid Jachowski Forestry & Environment Conserv
Courtney Marneweck
Stephen Harris
AccomplishmentsPhoto of wildlife from wildlife camera from April 7th 2016
Wildlife camera check from March 26, 2016
Wildlife camera monitoring photo from March 22, 2016
Wildlife live photo from January 29, 2016
Wildlife camera photo from May 2, 2016
Wildlife live camera photo from May 2, 2016
Wildlife live camera photo from January 29, 2016
Wildlife live camera photo from March 3, 2016
Wildlife live camera photo from March 6, 2016
Wildlife live camera photo from February 9, 2016
Wildlife live camera photo from March 31, 2016
Wildlife live camera photo from March 23, 2016
Wildlife live camera photo from March 7, 2016
*Wilson, S., *Colquhoun, R., *Klink, A., *Lanini, T., Riggs, S., *Simpson, B., *Williams, A., Jachowski, D. (2016). Recent Detections of Spilogale putorius (Eastern Spotted Skunk) in South Carolina. Southeastern Naturalist, 15(2), 269-274.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1657 | CEDC - US EPA CUPP - Summerton - Solar Energy for Town Center Under the request of the USA EPA CUPP, CEDC has engaged with the Town of Summerton, SC that has requested to installed a solar array that will power the Town Center to offset energy cost and create level of resilience that currently does not exist. The project will include the gathering and review of the electrical energy usage of the facilities and then transition into an assessment of the facilities to understand the energy loads of the facilities. Based upon the assessment the team may consider making recommendations to upgrade the current electrical loads and thereby reducing the energy demand. The solar array should be considered as a ground mount that will act as a full-scale demonstration laboratory that will display the use of solar energy and coordinate with local schools to ensure that it can be incorporated within their curriculum. The solar array will feed a battery bank (similar to the Tesla Powerwall) which will maintain two days of power supply and take into account battery degradation over a ten year period. In conjunction with the facility assessment to determine the current power demands, the project team will work with the Town to determine equipment that can / will be updated and the solar design will be sized based upon the revised energy load plus a 25% growth factor. Team LeadersDavid Vaughn Engineering,Computing,Appl Sci
Rajendra Singh Electrical & Computer Engr
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1209 | Clemson Curates: Visual Arts & the Clemson Campus Clemson Curates is a Creative Inquiry project focused on developing
visual arts exhibits for the Clemson campus. Students from a variety of
academic disciplines research, coordinate, and install artworks across campus. Current exhibit locations
include the ground floor of Sikes Hall and the CAAH Dean’s Gallery in Strode
Tower and the Brooks Center for Performing Arts.
Clemson Curates presents visual arts exhibitions that explore
ideas and issues reflective of and intersecting with Clemson University
research. Students gain experience by
interpreting visual art, writing exhibit content, managing projects and
presenting their research. Students explore various media platforms necessary
for marketing and exhibition coordination, and conduct studio visits with artists to
make final selection for artwork to be included in exhibits. Team LeadersDenise C Woodward-Detrich Art
Accomplishments*Oliver, T., *Watson, M., Woodward-Detrich, D. (2019, April). Andy Warhol: Portraits and the Everyday. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
CI: 1209. (2017). Again, Then Again: A Clemson Curates Creative Inquiry Project poster.
CI: 1209. (2018). Description of CI exhibit in at Lee Gallery about Again, Then Again.
CI: 1209. (2018). Again, Then Again description of exhibit.
CI: 1209. (2017). Again, Then Again exhibit description.
Again, Then Again. (2018). Clemson University Center For Visual Arts.
CI: 1209. (2017). Clemson Curates students Peden Wright and Aimee McShane document artwork for Again, Then Again, showcased at Sikes Hall, Spring 2018.
CI: 1209. (2017). Professor Anderson Wrangle discusses an artwork from the Do Good Collection with Clemson Curates students prior to the exhibition installation, March 2018.
CI: 1209. (2017). Clemson Curates students load Yvette Cummings paintings for transport February, 2018.
CI: 1209. (2017). Kara Larchenfeld installing Ink Travles at Dean's Gallery, Spring 2018
CI: 1209. (2017). Installation image for "Next UP Exhibition" at CAAH Dean's Gallery in Strode Tower.
CI: 1209. (2017). Panel discussion for the Upstate 8: SC Women Fellowship Recipients exhibition at Lee Gallery.
CI: 1209. (2017). This print piece was designed as a mailer to alumni and supporters announcing the exhibit.
CI: 1209. (2017). The print piece was designed as an interpretative trifold takeaway for visitors to the exhibit.
South Carolina Arts Commission, non-competitive matching grant, 2000.00 awarded for Upstate 8: SC Fellowship Women Artists.
The Exhibition was on View at Lee Gallery from October 2 - November 8, 2017 and was organized through the Clemson Curates Creative Inquiry course. Students participated in studio visits, selected exhibition works, participated in coordinating the panel discussion and installed the exhibit in Lee Gallery.
| College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities | B |
| 1211 | Whats in Our Waters The “What’s in Our Waters?” (WOW) educational outreach program, connects Clemson students with local high school classes to educate them about the human impact on local water systems, demonstrates techniques for water quality sampling, and communicates the results of a water quality studies at a local science conference. In this Creative Inquiry, the undergraduate students act as mentors in the WOW program, develop instructional videos of field sampling protocols for use by the mentors and other volunteers all across the southeast United States, and analyze the survey results from the high school students’ participation in the program. Team LeadersStephanie LaPlaca Environmental Toxicology
Melissa Heintz Biological Sciences
Accomplishments*Ware, M., Sampson, C., *Lann, D., Linard, E., & Chance, L. (2019). Bridging the Gap: Bringing Professionals into the Classroom to Effectively Teach Environmental Science Concepts. The American Biology Teacher, 81(9), 618-624. doi: 10.1525/abt.2019.81.9.618
Sampson, C., Linard, E., & Garcia-Chance, L. (2018). Life's a Beach: Using Role-Playing Scenarios to Facilitate Water Quality Studies. The American Biology Teacher, 80(5), 353-358. doi: 10.1525/abt.2018.80.5.353
*Grear, G., *Taylor, A., Sampson, C., *Heintz, M. (2019, April). Overcoming Database Barriers to Successful Citizen Science Programs. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Linard, E.N., Garcia-Chance, L., & Sampson, S. (2017, March). Clemson WOW Project: Success and Effectiveness of an Outreach Program. Presented at the 5th Annual Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance, Buford, GA.
Chance, L., Linard, E., and Sampson, C. (2016, October). Clemson WOW Project: Successes of a water quality outreach program. Poster presented at South Carolina Water Resources Conference,
Garcia, L., Linard, E., and Sampson, C. (2017, April 7). "What's in Our Waters" Clemson GRADS. Presented at Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
CI: 1211. (2017). Pamphlet covering the WOW program designed and created by CI student. [Photo].
CI: 1211. (2017). Students of WOW at work. [Photo].
CI: 1211. (2017). CI Students engage in Georgia Adopt a Stream sampling. [Photo].
CI: 1211. (2017). What's In Our Waters. [Photo].
Clemson University-PSA. (2016). Clemson's "What's in Our Waters" project. [Video].
Attaway, D. (2017). Clemson water project engages Daniel High students in citizen science.
ARJWS donated $140 to support prizes for the high school student scientific poster competition, as well as donating the time of their employees to serve as judges.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1212 | Siemens Qualitative Marketing Research This project will provide a hands-on learning experience in conducting qualitative research for theoretical and B2B insights for Siemens Corporation. Team LeadersJennifer Seimens Marketing
Anastasia Thyroff Marketing
AccomplishmentsEisenberg, R. (2019). Column: Employers are failing to stop the baby boomer brain drain.
*McDowell, H., *Parsons, T., Siemens, J.C. & Thyroff, A. (2018, October 31 - November 3) Knowledge Transfer in the Workplace: Mitigating the Exit of Retiring Baby Boomers. Proceedings of the 2018 Society for Marketing Advances, West Palm Beach, FL.
*Wink, H., *Wagner, A., *Huber, E., *Hack, B., *Ostermann, D., *McDowell, H., Thyroff, A., Seimens, J., *Dieterich, T., *Norman, C., *Robinson, I., *West, J., *Parsons, T., *Lynch, E. & *DeVonage, V. (2018, April). Understanding Knowledge Transference Between Generations. Presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*McDowell, H. (2018, March). Siemens Qualitative Marketing Research. Presented at the Board of Trustees Meeting, Madren Center, Clemson, SC.
| College of Business | D |
| 1656 | CEDC - HERDS - Solar Energy Assessment - Net-Zero Conversion CEDC's Humanitarian Engineering Research and Design Studio is moving into the WESL facility (located at 154 Hugo Drive, Seneca, SC 29678) and we want to convert the facility over to a Resilient Net-Zero facility. The initial step will be to gather the electric usage records and perform an energy assessment of the facility which will included the identification of the existing equipment that may require upgrading. The intent will be to construct a ground mounted solar array that will have a utility tie and battery systems to achieve a net-zero rating from an energy perspective, concurrent to this activity the students will work with facilities to upgrade the existing equipment in the facility to reduce the energy demand. Team LeadersDavid Vaughn Engineering,Computing,Appl Sci
Rajendra Singh Electrical & Computer Engr
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1325 | Sorghum as a feedstuff for gamebirds and broilers in the Southeast This
project aims to evaluate grain sorghum as an alternative feedstuff for
gamebirds and broilers in the Southeast by investigating if it is nutritionally
equivalent to corn for use in poultry diets. Aside from determining the
apparent metabolizable energy of each dietary treatment, students will learn
the components of formulating a diet, which will be essential to evaluating the
growth, health and product quality of the birds. In addition, students
calculating and analyzing diet formulations will be able to make projections
for expected growth rates and performance of the birds as well as the economic
costs and benefits of an alternative feedstuff. Students should expect to
enroll in the CI project for 2-4 semesters. Team LeadersTiffany Wilmoth Animal & Veterinary Sciences
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1364 | Happiness and Values The purpose of this ongoing Creative Inquiry research team is to learn about and conduct research in the field of industrial-organizational psychology. We will explore how our values and their importance to us guide our judgment and decision-making on the pathways toward happiness, especially in circumstances where we must trade-off one option for another. The team will also examine whether or not the choices between two paths towards happiness are worthwhile or regrettable in the long-run. For example, person A works at an organization and they have decided to work more hours at the office instead of spending more time with their family. Depending on which pathways someone values, this decision could make person A seem either hardworking or uncaring to an observer. The students who participate on this research team will have the opportunity to see how work in empirical psychology is conducted. Our research is conducted with student samples and online samples, so team members will be exposed to various data collection techniques. In addition, students will gain experience in research design, data collection, and data analysis. Team LeadersCynthia Pury Psychology
Natalie Vanelli
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 1214 | A Nursing/Engineering Collaboration to Solve Current Healthcare Problems Current
research shows that a Makerspace can help healthcare providers identify
problems, create solutions, encourage collaboration and promote innovation.
There is evidence of Makerspace programs available in healthcare facilities
across the country; however, little is known about the implementation of
Makerspace environments in undergraduate nursing education programs. This
Creative Inquiry will initiate a collaborative between the Clemson University
School of Nursing and the Watt Family Innovation Center. Team LeadersNancy K Meehan School of Nursing
Kristen Lawson Dean of Health,Educ,HumanDev
AccomplishmentsClemson Makerspace. (2019). Makerday Slides with description Sp19.
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 1215 | Perinatal Substance Exposure Neonatal
Abstinence Syndrome, or NAS occurs when babies are born with opioid dependence
from mothers using opioids during late pregnancy. The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports 3.9 of every 1,000
hospital births in 2013 were NAS babies in South Carolina (Ko, 2016). The
purpose of the study is to understand the maternal experience battling
substance exposure use and caring for an infant with substance exposure through
story telling and disseminate our findings identified from the research. Team LeadersHeide Temples School of Nursing
Mary Ellen Wright School of Nursing
AccomplishmentsTemples, HS, Wright, ME, *Guthrie, E, *Lannamann, R, *Lautenschlager, C, *McKee, H, *Rafalski, D, *Hatcher, E, Shores, E, *Yost, M. (2019, June 9). Developing a Research Program for Undergraduate Students to Better Understand the Maternal Experience with Polysubstance Exposure during Pregnancy through Qualitative Storytelling. Poster presented at the 2019 Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Convention in Atlanta, GA.
Temples, H., Wright, M., *Chafe, O., *Drum, L., *Edwards, K., *Estrada, J., *Gutrie, E., *Hunter, C., *Johnson, E., *Lannamann, R., *Lautenschlager, C., *Mckee, H., *Rafalski, D., *Rumsey, J., Shores, E., *Woody, B., *Yost, M. (2019, April). Stories of Mothers with Addiction and Recovery: A Qualitative Study. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Program, Clemson, SC.
Temples, HS, Wright, ME, *Chafe, O, *Drum, L, *Edwards, K, *Estrada, J, *Gutrie, E, *Hunter, C, *Johnson, E, *Lannamann, R, *Lautenschlager, C, *Mckee, H, *Rafalski, D, *Rumsey, J, *Shores, E, *Woody, B, *Yost, M.(2019, April). Stories of Mothers with Addiction and Recovery: A Qualitative Study. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Drum, L., Wright, M. & Temples, H. (2018, April 2-3). The Importance of Maternal Inclusion When Treating Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS): A Literature Review. Poster presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Drum, L., Wright, M. & Temples, H. (2018, April 4-8). The Importance of Maternal Inclusion When Treating Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS): A Literature Review. Poster presented at the National Students Nurses' Association 66th Annual Convention, Nashville, TN.
*Drum, L., and Temples, H. S. (2017, April). Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Poster presented at the Focus on Creative Inquiry, 12th Annual Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina.
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 1217 | Researching the need for and development of an Undergraduate Network for Innovation and Marketable Skills (NIMS) This project will collaborate with the Watt Center MakerSpace and associated student organizations to produce and evaluate a MakerDay each semester. Activities will include contacting and coordinating with student organizations, classes, potential donors, faculty, and students to recruit MakerDay displays. Team members will develop and implement methods to assess the success of each MakerDay. Team LeadersBarbara Speziale Watt Family Innovation Center
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| 1218 | Development of novel antibacterials Summary as described in Medchemcomm, 2014 Jun 1;5(6):816-825. "Controlling DNA topoisomerase
functions has been envisioned for developing new anticancer and antibacterial
agents.
A number of small molecules have been tested
for their ability as poisons of DNA topoisomerase functions. The therapeutic
interest in the development of small molecules as inhibitors of DNA
topoisomerase lies in their ability to act as DNA cleavage complex stabilizing
agents and to recognize ATP binding site. The emergence of resistance to anti-bacterials has
necessitated the search of novel molecules that could help tackle these issues.
Small molecules that are both DNA binders and non-binders will be discovered to
poison the functions of DNA topoisomerases". Team members will learn about the target enzyme and work towards investigating small molecules that can inhibit it. Team LeadersDev Arya Chemistry
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| 1219 | Entrepreneurial Mentoring: Lemonade Day Lemonade Day is a community-wide educational program that teaches youth the entrepreneurial skills necessary to start, own and operate their own business...a lemonade stand. The CI project is a recurring activity each academic year engaging a new cohort of Clemson students. Team LeadersDonna Owen
Dave Frock Campus Recreation
AccomplishmentsFroats, H. (2018). Clemson students turn fifth-graders into lemonade stand entrepreneurs.
Uhlmann, R. (2018). Creative Inquiry quenching 5th-graders’ thirst for business.
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| 1221 | Human Factors Forensics This project will explore the application of psychology and engineering principles to accident analysis. Team LeadersBenjamin R Stephens Psychology
Accomplishments*Tutaj, M., *Martin, E., *Khoury, Z., *Free, K., *Giovinazzo, A., *Martin, T., *Cox, E. & Stephens, B. (2018, April) Human factors forensic analysis of trip and fall incident. Poster presented at the Southeaster Human Factors Applied Research Conference, Clemson, SC.
*Cox, R., *Free, K., *Giovinazzo, A., *Khoury, Z., *Martin, E., *Martin, T., *Tutaj, M. & Stephens, B. (2018, April). Human Factors Forensics of Child Elevator Accident. Poster presentation at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1224 | The genetic and developmental basis of evolution in cichlid fishes Research in this CI aims to understand the genetic basis of changes in development, which can
produce diseases in humans and the incredible variation of animals found in
nature. This project works at the intersection of developmental biology, genetics, and
evolutionary biology. We focus on cichlid
fishes of the East African Rift Lakes, which have evolved an incredible range
of diversity in short evolutionary time. Team LeadersKara Powder Biological Sciences
Accomplishments*Martin, K.T., &Haire, S. & Powder, K. (2018, May). Genetic Variation in the Cranial Shape of Malawi Cichlids. Poster presentation at the Southeast Regional meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology, Athens, GA.
*Lally, M.E. & Powder, K. (2018, May). Gene expression analysis of migrating neural crest cells in craniofacial evolution in cichlid fishes. Poster presentation at the Southeast Regional meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology, Athens, GA.
*Hawkins, E., *Furno, E. & Powder, K. (2018, May). Cis-enhancing regions that influence craniofacial development in cichlids. Poster presentation at the Southeast Regional meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology, Athens, GA.
*Furno, E., *Hawkins, E. & Powder, K. (2018, April). Identifying cis-enhancing regions that influence craniofacial development in cichlid fishes. Poster presentation at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1238 | A Cross-disciplinary Approach to Understanding Project Teams As a research initiative of the DIGITAL lab, we are interested in better understanding not only the difficulties that cross-disciplinary teams face, but also how we can leverage individual differences to benefit team performance. This CI team’s primary goal is to develop best practices and interventions for cross-disciplinary project teams that are both practical and timely. To do this, CI team members can expect to conduct field research such as interviews and behavioral coding across a number of cross-disciplinary teams. Team LeadersMarissa Shuffler Psychology
Riley Mccallus
Accomplishments*Rothermel, L., *Petrucci, T., *Welsh, J., *Lindgren, R., *Roberts, M., Pegram, R., Mccallus, R., Powers, J., Shuffler, M., Ogle, J., McNeese, N., Kleiss, M., & Schmidt, J. (2019, April). Developing a Technology-Enhanced Teamwork Training Program for Higher Education: Initial Design
& Pilot Study Across Disciplines. Poster presented at 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum.
*Demass, R., *Hume, R., *Huff, E., *Flynn, M., Shuffler , M. (2019, April). Development and Validation of a Situational Judgment Test. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Shuffler, M., Diazgranados, D., Maynard, M., & Salas, E. (2018). Developing, Sustaining, and Maximizing Team Effectiveness: An Integrative, Dynamic Perspective of Team Development Interventions. Academy Of Management Annals, 12(2), 688-724. doi: 10.5465/annals.2016.0045
Mroz, J., Allen, J., Verhoeven, D., & Shuffler, M. (2018). Do We Really Need Another Meeting? The Science of Workplace Meetings. Current Directions In Psychological Science, 27(6), 484-491. doi: 10.1177/0963721418776307
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| 1228 | Taxonomic, genetic and functional diversity in lucinid-bacteria chemosymbiosis Lucinid clams are the most
diverse and one of the oldest families of chemosymbiotic bivalves commonly
found in shallow coastal biomes. These clams fulfill most of their
nutritional needs through gill endosymbionts which oxidize sulfur and use this
chemical energy to fix carbon for their hosts. This Creative Inquiry project
aims to characterize taxonomic, genetic and functional diversity in the lucinid-bacteria
symbiosis. Students will use laboratory techniques, such as nucleic acid
extractions, PCR, qPCR, as well as next generation sequencing technology to
explore various aspects of the lucinid-bacteria symbiosis. Results will relate
to microbe-microbe interactions, microbe-host interactions and
microbe-environment interactions.
Team LeadersBarbara Campbell Biological Sciences
AccomplishmentsBaldassarre, M., Nachman, E., Walker, E., Lim, S., & Campbell, B. (2019, April). 16S rRNA Gene and Metagenomic Analysis of Lucinid Clam Symbionts from the Bahamas. Presented at the 14th annual Focus on Creative Inquiry poster forum, Clemson, SC.
*Baldassare, M., *Nachman, E., *Walker, E., Campbell, B. (2019, April). 16S rRNA Gene and Metagenomic Analysis of Lucinid Clam Symbionts from the Bahamas . Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Alexander, L., Lim, S.J. & Campbell, B.J. (2018 April 4-5) Methanol dehydrogenase expression in two chemosymbiotic bacterial species in the lucinid clam Ctena orbiculata. Poster presented at the 2018 Clemson Student Research Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Nachman, E., Lim, S.J. & Campbell, B.J. (2017 September) Quantifying the expression of genes involved in nitrogen assimilation in symbionts of the lucinid clam Phacoides pectinatus. Poster presented at the Fall Research Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Walton, J.L., Gill, D.E., Lim, S.J. & Campbell, B.J. (2017 September) Symbiont Vitamin B12 Synthesis in Phacoides pectinatus. Poster presented at the Clemson University Undergraduate Research Showcase, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Alexander, L., Lim, S.J. & Campbell, B.J. (2018). Methanol dehydrogenase expression in two chemosymbiotic bacterial species in the lucinid clam Ctena orbiculata. Poster presented at the South Carolina Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Spring 2018 meeting, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC.
*Walton, J.L., Gill, D.E., Lim, S.J. & Campbell, B.J. (2018 March 10) Symbiont vitamin B12 synthesis in Phacoides pectinatus. Presented at the 10th annual Clemson Biological Annual Student Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Nachman, E., Lim, S.J. & Campbell, B.J. (2017 September) Quantifying the expression of genes involved in nitrogen assimilation in symbionts of the lucinid clam Phacoides pectinatus. Poster presented at the Fall Research Symposium, Clemson, SC.
*Alexander, L., Lim, S.J. & Campbell, B.J. (2018 March 10) Methanol dehydrogenase expression in two chemosymbiotic bacterial species in the lucinid clam Ctena orbiculata. Poster presented at the 10th annual Clemson Biological Annual Student Symposium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
*Alexander, L., *Knight, B., *Nachman, E., *Walton, J., Lim, S. & Campbell, B. (2018, April). Diversity of Chemosymbionts in Lucinidae Clams. Poster presented at the 13th annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Lim, S., Davis, B., *Gill, D., *Walton, J., *Nachman, E., & Engel, A. et al. (2018). Taxonomic and functional heterogeneity of the gill microbiome in a symbiotic coastal mangrove lucinid species. The ISME Journal, 13(4), 902-920. doi: 10.1038/s41396-018-0318-3
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| 1235 | Conation and Creativity in Engineering Have you heard of Disney Imagineers? Are you interested in how engineers apply creativity? Conation and Creativity in Engineering (CCE) is a variable credit Creative Inquiry project in which students from across campus research instinctive problem-solving (conation) and creativity that inspires innovation in engineering around the world. Want to get even more immersed in creativity in engineering? Students are invited to participate in Disney Imaginations design competition, created and sponsored by Walt Disney Imagineering which seeks and natures the next generation of diverse Imagineers, and/or newly-established Creativity in Engineering Club, action-research student group dedicated to supporting creativity across Clemson's campus. All majors welcome. Team LeadersClaire Dancz Engineering & Science Educatio
Susan Reeves Customer Rel & Learning Tech
Accomplishments*Boudinot, C., Dancz, C., High, K. (2018, April). Evaluating Creativity of Engineering Students. Poster presentation at Clemson University 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1240 | Exploring Balkan Politics As part of the semester abroad program in Belgrade, students will investigate key political and social issues in Serbia (and the region), incorporating both American and Serbian perspectives in their review. They will meet with Serbian students to discuss these issues and present their research to one another. Team LeadersJeffrey Peake Political Science
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| 1246 | ENGAGE Dominica 6: Primary School Initiatives The Soufriere Primary School is located on the
southwest tip of the island of Dominica. Due to the damage caused by
Hurricane Maria in 2017, the school has been displaced and operating only half day programs to be able to support all of the children in the community in a small temporary space. This Creative Inquiry team will support a significant outreach program with the school and the community. Project components will include a school/community garden (with economic programming for children to sell excess goods to local businesses), a chicken
coop, sports fields (basketball/soccer), and a STEM learning garden. The mission of our team is to plan different
projects throughout the year to help the Soufriere Primary school and implement
the projects on our trips to Dominica. Our goal is to help with the learning
experience for the local community. This semester, our focus is specifically
working towards the development of a garden so that the students not only have
access to food, but can also gain agricultural skills. Team LeadersJennifer Ogle Civil Engineering
Isaiah Del Campbell
Joseph Marcsik
Accomplishments*Bauer, J., *Guynup, T., *Langley, S., *Kosydar, D., *Samantaray, A., Ogle, J. (2019, April). Primary School. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1265 | International Collaborative Research with Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico During Fall 2020, students will be introduced to various colleagues at Tec de Monterrey, Mexico. From their interactions, literature reading, discussion groups, and guided mentorship, students will develop a research plan to execute at Clemson University, with the intention of visiting Monterrey sometime in the near future as the project reaches maturity.One or multiple projects will be identified that bring together interdisciplinary, multicultural and international interaction. Team LeadersRodrigo Martinez-Duarte Mechanical Engineering
Hugo Sanabria Physics and Astronomy
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1247 | Leidenfrost effect A liquid drop brought into contact with a hot solid
can levitate on a cushion of vapor. The absence of liquid/solid contact makes
the liquid extremely mobile and susceptible to a number of hydrodynamic
instabilities, such as shape oscillations, and directed self-propulsion. This
CI project will focus on experimental studies of instabilities that result from
the Leidenfrost effect; shape oscillation, self-propulsion, splashing, and
bouncing.
Team LeadersJoshua Bostwick Mechanical Engineering
Accomplishments*Bergen, J., *Basso, B., & Bostwick, J. (2019). Leidenfrost drop dynamics: Exciting dormant modes. Physical Review Fluids, 4(8). doi: 10.1103/physrevfluids.4.083603
Bostwick, J., *Hilleary, C., *Wallace, D., *Haithcock, E. & *Henke, J. (2018, April) The Effects of Specific Fluid Properties on the Leidenfrost Effect in Directed Motion. Presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1250 | Science and Pseudoscience in popular media The combination of access to information and the decline in
science education and critical thinking ability have given rise to a fear of
science and mistrust of scientists.
Because of the lack of understanding of science, charlatans like Dr. Oz
are able to exploit the public’s fears for their own financial gain. A
few examples of what this exploitation has led to: cancer patients
refusing chemo therapy treatments in favor of questionable “natural” therapies;
a subset of people have tried to “cure” their autistic children by giving them
bleach enemas; and an increase in the production and marketing of dietary supplements
promising to cure everything from obesity to cancer. Because of ignorance, people can be the
victims of scams and in the case of fad diets and supplements, can be harmed.
In addition to the decline of science education, critical thinking, and difficulty
identifying reliable sources of information, public attitude towards science
and scientists is negative. Scientists are harassed on a regular basis
and are accused of being paid to do the bidding of large companies like
Monsanto. Additionally, these celebrities and charlatans mislead the
public by saying science is wrong and that they are the only ones that are
trustworthy. This leads to fearmongering and a belief in conspiracy
theories.
The proposed project
seeks to help students and the general public tell the difference between
science and pseudoscience and be able to evaluate claims seen in popular media,
correct misconceptions about science, and to help students develop critical
thinking skills through presenting their findings to a general audience. The CI will help students explain science to
a general audience and show people that science is relevant to their lives,
approachable, and nothing to be afraid of. Team LeadersElliot Ennis Chemistry
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| 1641 | Animal Fetal Ultrasonography Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) is a condition in which the developing fetus is smaller than it should be for its gestational age. In addition to the obvious problems for neonates and infants, the Barker hypothesis proposes that IUGR has a causal relationship to the origins of coronary heart disease, hypertension, and non-insulin-dependent diabetes in adult life. Restricted blood flow to the placenta and fetus is one of the causes of IUGR. Animals are frequently used to study fetal development as a model for human disease. However, with the cumulative knowledge about the impact that fetal development and reprograming have in adult life, there is an increased interest on studying fetal development of domestic animals for the benefit of the animals themselves. In this research project, we will measure and standardize many of the normal parameters of fetal growth and blood flow in different domestic species, and within a specie, between different breeds. In addition, we will compare the fetal measurements and blood flow between experimental groups which we suspect are affecting intrauterine growth. Ultrasonography is currently the less invasive technique available to obtain accurate fetal measurements, including Doppler ultrasonography for placental and fetal blood flow; and therefore, it is the proposed method for this project. Team LeadersEric Walker Public Health Sciences
Celina Checura Animal & Veterinary Sciences
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| 1253 | Ecotoxicological effects in aquatic species This project investigates the effects of pollution on fish species, specifically the effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. These toxic compounds are released during oil spills, and can enter waterways through road runoff. Effects we measure are upregulation of liver enzymes, excretion of metabolites in the bile, and cellular damage like membrane disintegration and DNA damage. Team LeadersPeter Van den Hurk Biological Sciences
AccomplishmentsWashington, S. (2019). Invasive, Toxic Lionfish: When Predator Turns Prey. Decipher, (8), 26-27.
Van den Hurk, P., Edhlund, I., Davis, R., *Hahn, J., *McComb, M., *Rogers, E., & DeLorenzo, M. (2019). Lionfish (Pterois Volitans) as Biomonitoring Species for Oil Pollution Effects in Coral Reef Ecosystems. Platform presentation at the 20th International Meeting on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO20), Charleston, SC.
*Davis, R., *Hahn, J., *Mccomb, S., *Rogers, E., Van den Hurk, P. (2019, April). Lionfish (Pterois volitans) as biomonitoring species for oil pollution effects in coral reef ecosystems. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1251 | Supporting Healthcare Superheroes: Application of Organizational Science to Improve Healthcare Effectiveness Soaring healthcare costs, staffing shortages, and legislative changes have contributed to a surge of interest in the ways healthcare organizations manage their leaders and teams in order to better impact the bottom line. As a research initiative of the DIGITAL lab, we are interested in better understanding the impact of leadership development on multiple levels of analysis within the healthcare industry: this includes, but is not limited to, leader health and burnout, team effectiveness, employee engagement and health, patient safety and experiences, and business outcomes. The purpose of this CI team is to examine leadership structures within Prisma Health - Upstate (formerly Greenville Health System) and the impact of leadership on various outcomes. Team LeadersChelsea LeNoble Psychology
Marissa Shuffler Psychology
Riley Mccallus
Melissa Vogel Sociology and Anthropology
Chloe Wilson
Thomas W. Britt Jr Psychology
Accomplishments*Crocker, A., *Peters, C., *Charlesworth, W., *Wirth, K., *Lindgren, R., *Brown, M., *Williamson, R., Wilson, C., Johnson, E., *LeNoble, C., Shuffler , M. (2019, April). A Targeted Intervention for Decreasing Burnout and Improving Resiliency in Oncology Nursing Teams. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Dobson, M. (2017) Leadership Development Programs and Work-Family Enrichment. Research presented to Greenville Health System leaders, Greenville, SC.
*Brown, D. & Smith, E. (2017). The New Way to Lead: An Examination of the Relationship Between Leadership Development and Patient Satisfaction Ratings Across Healthcare Systems. Research presented to Greenville Health System leaders, Greenville, SC.
*Schwarze, T. (2017). A Review of Physiological Devices: Measuring Healthcare Worker Stress and Well-being. Research presented to Greenville Health System leaders, Greenville, SC.
*Brown, D., *Schwarze, T., *Dobson, M. & LeNoble, C. (2018, April). Supporting Healthcare Superheroes Through Leadership Development. Poster presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Shuffler, M., Verhoeven, D., Savage, N., *Flynn, M., & Farago, P. (2017). Shared Team Leadership. Oxford Bibliographies. doi: 10.1093/OBO/9780199846740-0131
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 1252 | Appalachian Fire Ecology Wildfires in late 2016 burned tens of thousands of forested
acres across the southern Appalachian region. These events, unprecedented in
recent history, have created a unique opportunity to conduct important fire
ecology research in affected areas. This Creative Inquiry project is a collaborative effort between Clemson, the US Forest Service, and
other agencies to assess the impacts of these fires, with a primary focus on the Rock Mountain fire in north Georgia. . Team LeadersDonald Hagan Forestry & Environment Conserv
Accomplishments*Williamson, C., *Anderson, J., *Christ, P., *Sparks, R., *Williams, B., *Hallman, S., *Sharpe, C., *Bailey, H., *McClure, A., *Wolfe, C., *Drose, F., *Tate, B., Vaughan, M., Hagan, D., & Coyle, D. (2019, April). Controlling Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) with Prescribed Fire: Ecological and Management Considerations. Presented at 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Williamson, C., *Hallman, S., *Sharpe, C., *Bailey, H., *McClure, A., *Wolfe, C., *Drose, F., *Tate, B., Vaughan, M., & Hagan, D. (2019, April). Overstory and understory responses to severe wildfire in southern Appalachian mountains. Presented at 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Bailey, H., *Tate, B., *Sharpe, C., *Drose, R., *Williamson, C., Hagan, D., Vaughan, M. (2019, April). Overstory and understory responses to severe wildfire in the southern Appalachian mountains. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Anderson, J., *Christ, P., *Drose, R., *Sharpe, C., *Sparks, R., *Tate, B., *Williams, B., Hagan, D., Coyle, D.(2019, April). Controlling Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) with Prescribed Fire: Ecological and Management Considerations. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1254 | International Bridge Design Project With Engineers Without Borders (EWB) In Nicaragua Students
participating in this Creative Inquiry project will develop alternative pedestrian
bridge designs and then implement the best design for the community of El
Serrano, Nicaragua. The bridge project is one of the official projects for the
Clemson University Student Chapter of Engineers Without Borders (CU-EWB) as
recognized and approved by the EWB-USA national office. Team LeadersMark A. Schlautman Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
Jerry Wylie Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
Accomplishments*Queen, N., *Argenal, A., *Gore, R., Schlautman, M. (2019, April). El Serrano Bridge Replacement Project. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1640 | Tangible genomics This Creative Inquiry project will center upon genomics. The focus will be on structural variations with emphasis on mobile elements. Mobile elements, discovered by Barbara McClintock, are also often referred to as jumping genes or transposable elements.They are abundant in many genomes --e.g. more than 50% of the human genome is comprised of mobile elements. Transposable elements are associated with certain genetic disorders not only through insertion but also via recombination between elements. As part of this project, we will investigate different aspects of mobile element biology and how genomes evolve with respect to transposable elements. This Creative Inquiry has computational including programming as well as some wet-bench aspects. Furthermore, we will explore new approaches on how to visualize genomes with regard to mobile elements. This includes the developments of tangibles for data interaction. Team LeadersMiriam Konkel Genetics and Biochemistry
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| 1256 | Development and Assessment of Makerspace Standard Operating Procedures The Clemson Makerspace provides students, faculty and staff the ability to collaborate and innovate using current technologies such as 3D-printers, laser cutters, a waterjet, 3D-scanners, textiles processing equipment, and electronics. The Makerspace educates and trains students of all majors on machines and processes. The objective of this project is to develop a safe set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for training students on Makerspace equipment within the culture and requirements of the university. Team LeadersTodd Schweisinger Mechanical Engineering
Matthew Samstag
Accomplishments*Samstag, M., *Ghotbi-Taheri, P., *Gaidjunas, J. & Schweisinger, T. (2019, April 25). Showcasing the Capabilities of the Artec Eva 3D Scanner, digital presentation and demonstration at Clemson University 6th Annual Makerday, Clemson, SC.
*Samstag, M., *Ghotbi-Taheri, P., *Gaidjunas, J., *Hills, M., & Schweisinger, T. (2019, April). Developing Standard Operating Procedures for the Artec Eva 3D Scanner. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Samstag, M., *Ghotbi-Taheri, P., *Gaidjunas, J., *Baum, J., *Hills, M., Schweisinger, T. (2019, April). Developing Standard Operating Procedures for the Artec Eva 3D Scanner . Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Hoolachan, N., *Grant, W., *Turner, N., *Patel, P., *Samstag, M. & Schweisinger, T. (2018, April). Student Engagement: Lowering the Barrier of Entry to The Clemson Makerspace, Digital presentation at Clemson University 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1258 | Native Bass Conservation Bartram's Bass is native to the Savannah River basin of SC and GA; it occurs nowhere else in the world. Students learn field sampling and lab techniques to learn more about the basic ecology of this rare fish. Students also have the opportunity to develop independent research projects and present results at professional conferences and in scientific publications. Team LeadersBrandon Peoples Forestry & Environment Conserv
Kyle Brumm Forestry & Environment Conserv
Luke Bower Forestry & Environment Conserv
Accomplishments*Blalock, J., *Bodiford, L.M., Judson, E. & Peoples, B.K. (2019, January). Comparing otoliths and scales for age determinination of endemic Bartram's Bass. Poster presentation to the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Galveston, TX
*Moore, W., *Michaeli, A., *Bell, D., *Rodgers, A., Judson, E. & Peoples, B. (2018 March) Diet content analysis of Bartram's Bass--a Savannah River endemic. Poster presented at the Southern Chapter American Fisheries Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico
*Moore, W., *Michaeli, A., *Bell, D., *Rodgers, A., Judson, E. & Peoples, B. (2018, April). Diet content analysis of Bartram's Bass--a Savannah River endemic. Poster presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Moore, W., *Michaeli, A., *Bell, D., *Rodgers, A., Judson, E. & Peoples, B. (2018 March) Diet content analysis of Bartram's Bass--a Savannah River endemic. Poster presented at the SC Chapter American Fisheries Society, Beaufort, SC.
*Moore, W., *Michaeli, A., *Bell, D., *Rodgers, A., Judson, E. & Peoples, B. (2018 March) Diet content analysis of Bartram's Bass--a Savannah River endemic. Poster presented at the Southern Division of American Fisheries Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
CI: 1258. (2017). A male Bartram's Bass guarding his eggs
CI: 1258. (2017). Bertram's Bass is a Savannah River endemic--it only lives in rivers of upstate SC & GA
CI: 1258. (2017). CI student Alex Michaeli holds an endemic Bartram's Bass
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| 1259 | Assessing Public Opinion in the EU v. United States This project seeks to isolate the political,
economic, cultural, societal, international, and other factors that affect public
opinion in two contexts: the European Union and the United States. As the EU
currently faces a number of ongoing challenges (e.g., financial crisis,
migration crisis, Brexit), what citizens think and why has important
implications for the future of European integration efforts. Comparing public
opinion in the EU to that in the United States allows us to better understand what
causes people to believe and act a certain way. Team LeadersK. Amber Curtis Political Science
AccomplishmentsCurtis, K., & Nielsen, J. (2018). Predispositions Matter…But How? Ideology as a Mediator of Personality’s Effects on EU Support in Five Countries. Political Psychology, 39(6), 1251-1270. doi: 10.1111/pops.12546
Curtis, K., *Beasley, M., *Bell, A., *Bouts, C., *Mccormick, L., *Reynolds, S., & Walling, M. (2019, April). The Relationship between Perceived Health Threat and Immigration Attitudes. Poster presentation at the 14th Annual Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
Curtis, K., *Beasley, M., *Bell, A., *Bouts, C., *Mccormick, L., *Reynolds, S., *Walling, M. (2019, April). The Relationship Between Perceived Health Threat and Immigration Attitudes . Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1270 | Engineering a High-throughput Method for Western Blotting Genomic technologies,
such as whole genome or mRNA sequencing, probe samples genome-wide at
reasonable cost, but current technology to measure protein-level properties at
a similar scale are lagging behind. Much biology occurs at the level of
proteins and their modifications. This proposal focuses on further developing a
technology called microwestern array to increase capacity and decrease cost of
high-throughput protein-level measurements to complement genomic data. Team LeadersMarc Birtwistle Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Orrod Zadeh
Accomplishments*Zadeh, O., *Westbury, B., *Interiano, W., *Huggins, J. (2019, April). Optimization of western blotting via mold-cast gel. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1766 | Automatic Live-Cell Tracking with Deep Learning The amount of image-based data in the biological sciences is greatly increasing, but our ability to extract knowledge from this data is not keeping pace. Recent developments in the deep learning areas are starting to transform our ability to analyze such data, but there is much work yet to be done. This project focuses on using such cutting edge deep learning approaches to attempt to automate tracking mammalian cells in live-cell imaging experiments. Here, individual pictures of cells are taken at a regular frequency, but currently a human must analyze the series of images to link cells in one frame to the next. This greatly limits the amount of live-cell data that can be realistically analyzed, which is much less than that which can be generated using state of the art microscopes here at Clemson. This project attempts to address this bottleneck. Team LeadersMarc Birtwistle Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Federico Iuricich School of Computing
Xiang Zhang
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| 1765 | Mitigating Cellular Toxicity Caused by Beta-Amyloid Proteins--the Alzheimer's Culprit Aggregation of Beta-Amyloid proteins into plaques in neurons is thought to be the primary cause of Alzheimer's disease. This project focuses testing on novel hypotheses and compounds that may help to mitigate neuronal toxicity caused by reducing and even preventing aggregation and its toxicity. We do so by using computational molecular dynamics simulations to predict compounds that may have beneficial activity, and then test these hypotheses using high-throughput live-cell imaging. Team LeadersMarc Birtwistle Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Feng Ding Physics and Astronomy
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| 1271 | Ocean under the magnifying glass - using microscopy to understand the impacts of climate change Oysters are important to our coastal ecosystem, providing food in the aquaculture industry, protecting coastal fisheries and alleviating storm damage to the coastal land. The changing climate is, however, posing an alarming threat to the marine ecosystem. The excessive release of carbon dioxide by human activities has caused an acidified ocean with greater pH fluctuations. The impact has been found to be regional, pH values are found to reduce faster in estuary regions than the open ocean. As a result, the coastal oyster communities are facing an unprecedented risk. Our research focus on assessing the health of the native oysters Crassostrea virginica. Microscopy techniques are sensitive to the physiological status, and therefore, oysters can be monitored for their success in terms of growth, development and calcification. The goals of this Creative Inquiry projects are (1) to develop students with the skillset for marine science and climate change research, (2) to raise appreciation and understanding of an oyster life cycle, (3) to promote image analysis skills for biology topics and (4) to enable student's experience for research planning, performing, writing and presenting. Students will conduct ocean acidification study on oysters using confocal microcopy and image analysis tools such as ImageJ and MATLAB to measure the response and development of shell formation process. Team LeadersAndrew Mount Biological Sciences
Accomplishments*Stewart, J., *Groce, M., *Hickman, N., Mount, A. (2019, April). Observations of anatomical elements of shell repair in the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
CI: 1271. (2017). Group collecting oysters.
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| 1272 | Elucidating Water Transport and Structure of Polymer Membranes for Energy Applications The use of polymer membranes for energy storage and delivery applications is ubiquitous. The performance properties of these membranes is inherently tied to the nanostructure, making it important to elucidate the fundamental structure-property relationships of these materials. Team LeadersEric Davis Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
AccomplishmentsInvolvement of Underrepresented Minorities and Women in Research Related to Stimuli-Responsive Polymers. This will provide an external supplement to help promote the involvement of underrepresented groups in polymer science research. Total amount: $10,000
Singh, M., Haring, A., Tong, Y., Cesewski, E., *Ball, E., & Jasper, R. et al. (2019). Additive Manufacturing of Mechanically Isotropic Thin Films and Membranes via Microextrusion 3D Printing of Polymer Solutions. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11(6), 6652-6661. doi: 10.1021/acsami.8b22164
*Bowers, A., *Jasper, R., & Davis, E.M. (2019). Investigating the Mechanical Properties and Water Transport of Novel Polymeric Materials. Poster presented at Southern Student Regional Conference, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Starkville, MS.
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| 1653 | Building a Platform for Student Research and IP Communications This project will evaluate student research and intellectual property policies from multiple universities and propose a potential policy or set of guidelines for Clemson University. The team will work to build appropriate platforms to communicate important information in regards to students research and IP to the campus audience. Team LeadersCora Allard Watt Family Innovation Center
August Gesswein Clemson Univ Research Fdn
Vincie C. Albritton Clemson Univ Research Fdn
Barbara Speziale Watt Family Innovation Center
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| 1288 | CEDC - Slow Sand Filter Research CEDC Sand filter research- This project team is continuing its efforts to test the efficacy of the sand filter for use in developing countries. Based upon prior semesters work, the team was about to substantiate the viability of the project by demonstrating the effectiveness of the sand filtration system. Team LeadersDavid Vaughn Engineering,Computing,Appl Sci
Accomplishments*Greene, D., *Knight, K., Mallon, B., *Williams, S., *Arkiszewski, S. & Heller, D. (2017, December 08). CEDC Summit - Slow Sand Filter. Poster presented at CEDC Fall 2017 Semester Summit held at the Humanitarian Engineering Research and Design Studio, Pendleton, SC.
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| 1282 | Development of a System to Incentivize Litter Storage/Collection in Developing Areas Widespread litter,
comprised in large measure of plastic bags, plastic beverage
containers, paper, and assorted refuse, vexes large parts of the world,
particularly under-developed regions where there is no centralized trash and
garbage collection. A practical
means of involving the local population in collecting
and transporting accumulated litter to central collection points and
establishing incentives for participation is a potential solution.
An important component of such an approach is thought to be the
development of a practical process to enable single individuals to compact litter
into small, manageable units, for which they could be compensated on a
piece by piece basis, somewhat like collecting deposits on discarded
beverage containers in some communities. Accordingly, the
following effort is proposed:
Develop a means of
compacting litter into dense units that can be transported easily to
central collection facilities by personal conveyances such as bicycles,
motorcycles, push carts, bicycle rickshaws, and bullock carts
Apparatus employed should be amenable to local fabrication from readily available materials, including
recycled automobile and bicycle parts, scrap metal, and the like, using modest
welding, blacksmithing, and fabrication methods commonly found in undeveloped
regions. Any method or materials used to bind compacted litter into
stable units should be derived from litter components.
Team LeadersTodd Schweisinger Mechanical Engineering
Cecil Huey Mechanical Engineering
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| 1654 | CEDC - Emerging Scholars - Bamberg - Food Desert Clemson Engineers for Developing Countries will be partnering with the Clemson Emerging Scholars Program which is helping students from South Carolina’s I-95 Corridor learn what it takes to go to college. A group of rising seniors from Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School most recently attending the Emerging Scholar program at Clemson. During their time at Clemson the students were challenged to identify and tackle a problem within their community. The students identified that the City of Bamberg is a Food Desert and they will be developing solutions over the next nine months. Team LeadersDavid Vaughn Engineering,Computing,Appl Sci
Anne Marie Holter Bioengineering
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| 1430 | (Re)making computational models easy Cells
integrate signals from different external stimuli to decide their fate: to
continue growing, to divide, or to die. They do so by using different signaling
cascades. Mathematical modeling of such systems can help us understand the
cells’ behavior. This proposal aims to gather and annotate computational signaling models from the literature. With their integration into our already existing pan-cancer signaling ODE model, we will be able to simulate broader range of tumor micro-environment conditions and cancer cell types. Team LeadersCemal Erdem Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Marc Birtwistle Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Accomplishments*Buda, K., *Brackett, C., *Slenkovich, N., Erdem, C., & Birtwistle, M. (2019, April). Translation of signal transduction pathways into computational models. The 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Buda, K., *Brackett, C., *Slenkovich, N., *Erdem, C., *Birtwistle, M. (2019, April). Translating Signal Transduction Pathways into Mathematical Models by INDRA. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1289 | CEDC Bio-Digester Development for Haiti - On Hold CEDC Biodigesters Development for Haiti - Haiti
does not have infrastructure to protect the population with systems that supply
clean water and treat human waste. This
Team will leverage the existing working prototypes in Cange and Corporant to
create an execution plan for the Central Plateau of Haiti. Team LeadersDavid Vaughn Engineering,Computing,Appl Sci
Accomplishments*Sarver, H., *Azzara, M., *Sinkevitch, J., *Naab, R., Vaughn, D., *Mills, A., *Osten, N., *Stewart, I. (2019, April). Biodigesters. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Stewart, I., *Dara, A., *Sarver, H., *Falconer, R., *Mills, A., Gabbard, C. & Vaughn, D. (2018 May 27). CEDC - Biodigesters. Poster presented at CEDC Spring 2018 Summit at the Humanitarian Engineering Research and Design Studio, Pendleton, SC
*Mills, A., *Dara, A. & *Stewart, I. (2017, December 8) CEDC Summit - Biodigester Expansion Across the Central Plateau of Haiti. Poster presented at the CEDC Fall 2017 Semester Summit held at the Humanitarian Engineering Research and Design Studio, Pendleton, SC.
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| 1291 | CEDC - Water Analysis for Haiti CEDC Water Analysis
The
water analysis program at Clemson uses remote sensing technology to provide
automated reporting of water conditions across a wide area of parameters that
indicate compliance or non-compliance with WHO standards. One of the issues that has been identified is that many of the world standard instruments are currently at a price point that is not economically feasible for most resource constrained environments. This Team will reverse engineer a cost effective solution that uses low cost sensors and will test them against the world standard instrumentation. The intent will be to create a deployable module that can report water quality remotely for a price point that is less than $350. Team LeadersDavid Vaughn Engineering,Computing,Appl Sci
Accomplishments*Leonard, S., *Brown, L., *Kumar, B., *Reyes, R. *Warrington, M., Garcia, D., *McCaffrey, W., *Dooley, J., Mussro, B., Ladner, D. Post, C. & Vaughn, D. (2019). Development of Cost Effective Water Analysis Equipment for Resource Constrained Environments. Poster presented at CEDC Spring 2019 Summit at the Humanitarian Engineering Research and Design Studio, Pendleton, SC.
*Black, H., *Leonard, S., *Rosenberger, P., Hiles, H., Garcia, D., *McCaffrey, W., *Osten, N., Mussro, B., Ladner, D. & Vaughn, D. (2018 May 27). CEDC - Water Analysis. Poster presented at CEDC Spring 2018 Summit at the Humanitarian Engineering Research and Design Studio, Pendleton, SC.
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| 1292 | CEDC - DIY Water Filter for Haiti CEDC - DIY Water Filter Development - This team will work to build a renewable water
filter that will produce clean drinking water. Team LeadersDavid Vaughn Engineering,Computing,Appl Sci
Accomplishments*Pritchard, B., *Gardner, L., *Patel, H., *Fisher, B. & *Seymore, E. (2017, December 8) CEDC Summit - DIY Water Filter - A Sustainable and Economic Water Filter. Poster presented at the CEDC Fall 2017 Semester Summit held at the Humanitarian Engineering Research and Design Studio, Pendleton, SC.
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| 1293 | CEDC - Morne Michel Roadway - On Hold CEDC - Morne Michel Water
System – Phase 1
Morne Michel is a
remote village in Haiti located in the mountains about a three hour hike away
from Cange where Clemson Engineers for Developing Countries focuses most of
their efforts. While interning in Haiti, Aaron Gordon worked in Morne Michel to
make improvements on the school and church. He
noticed that the village had no access to a clean water source and that
people living there had to face dangerous conditions to climb down the mountain
to collect water for use. The water tested positive for fecal coliforms over
the limit of 200 colonies per 100 mL of water and so work began to find a way
to provide a safer, cleaner water source for the village. Team LeadersDavid Vaughn Engineering,Computing,Appl Sci
Accomplishments*Donahue, R., *Hoffman, R., *Uy, L., *Hummel, G., Vaughn, D., Dooley, J. (2019, April). Road to Morne Michel. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Uy, L., *Donahue, R., *Dooley, J. & *Hoffman, R. (2017, December 08). CEDC Summit - Morne Michel Water Project. Poster presented at CEDC Fall 2017 Semester Summit held at the Humanitarian Engineering Research and Design Studio, Pendleton, SC.
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| 1296 | CEDC Directors CEDC operates as a
mini global corporation with student leadership at all levels. Students
self-govern and organize into functional groups and project related groups with
an executive group of students providing oversight. Team LeadersDavid Vaughn Engineering,Computing,Appl Sci
AccomplishmentsCI: 1296. (2017). CEDC Project Management Summary for Fall 2017.
CI: 1296. (2017). CEDC's Project Lifecycle process launched and implemented Fall 2017.
CI: 1296. (2017). CEDC Project Controls Kepner Tregoe Analysis of different scheduling softwares.
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| 1300 | CEDC - Hydropower for Cange, Haiti - On Hold CEDC Hydropower for Cange, Haiti
Zanmi Lasante and the Episcopal
Diocese of Haiti have a compound
that they operate
in Cange, Haiti that has numerous operations
that run continuously through the year which are impaired due to
inconsistent power and
the high cost
of electricity.
Project
Description - The project team will
draft a scope document that will seek funding to create a solution to supply
consistent power to the Zanmi Lasante Compound by using local natural
resources, dramatically reducing the annual cost for electricity. Team LeadersDavid Vaughn Engineering,Computing,Appl Sci
Accomplishments*Shankar, S., *Phillips, Christina; *Hippert, G. & *Ramos, M. (2017, December 8) CEDC - Cange Hydroelectric Power. Poster presented at the CEDC Fall 2017 Semester Summit held at the Humanitarian Engineering Research and Design Studio, Pendleton, SC.
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| 1307 | CEDC - Center of Excellence in Cange Haiti - On Hold CEDC Center of Excellence in Cange, Haiti - Clemson University is
uniquely positioned to become the Nexus that will catalyze change by unifying
governments, NGOs, financial institutions, the private sector, and other
academic institutions while delivering sustainable solutions. As a public
land-grant university, we are uniquely positioned to develop bold new ideas,
foster international cooperation, and navigate the politics needed to brighten
the future for everyone. We have performed extensive work in Haiti and
Tanzania. Thus, to develop the most cost effective solution, we propose to
export the best practices and institutional knowledge from Tanzania to Haiti.
Our proposal is to launch a pilot in the Central Plateau of Haiti for five
years and then expand the efforts in Haiti while launching to two new
countries. Team LeadersDavid Vaughn Engineering,Computing,Appl Sci
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| 1313 | Pathways to Engineering There are many pathways to an engineering degree, but all of them pass through calculus. Some students complete first semester calculus in high school and start their post-secondary studies ahead of the game, or at least not behind. Others complete calculus in high school, but nonetheless, place into courses below calculus at the start of college. Still others do not attempt calculus in high school. In South Carolina, there is a significant racial and socioeconomic disparity between engineering students who place below calculus and those who enter college calculus-ready. In this project, we analyze qualitative focus-group and interview data from first-year engineering students around the state to understand both academic and non-academic factors that affected their initial mathematics placement in college. Team LeadersEliza Gallagher Engineering & Science Educatio
Aubrie Pfirman Engineering & Science Educatio
AccomplishmentsPfirman, A., *Brisbane, J., *Dunwoody, L., *Roberson, S., Anderson, A., *Hanna, T., *Murphy, J., *Hines, A., *McKenzie, D., *Schenk, L., *Anderson, C., *Avallon, K., *Hanse, E., *Paul, T., *Staats, R., Patel, K., & Gallagher, E. (2018, April). Factors Affecting South Carolina Students' Mathematics Preparation for College. Presented at Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Symposium, Watt Family Innovation Center, Clemson, SC.
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| 1308 | CEDC - Origami Emergency Shelter CEDC - Origami Emergency
Shelter Over
the past several decades, there has been a surge of interests in transforming
Origami – the
ancient art of paper folding – into engineering applications such as compact biomedical
devices, self-folding robots, kinetic architectures, and deployable aerospace
structures. A reason behind this
development in origami is the seemingly infinite possibilities of developing
sophisticated 3D shapes by folding flat piece of materials. The long-term goal of this creative inquiry
project is to leverage the promising potentials of origami and design foldable emergency
shelters that are cost-efficient and accessible. Besides physical products, we will also
create instruction manuals for the layman to make shelters out of readily
available raw materials such as cardboards, wood panels, and duct tapes. A successful development of the origami
shelters will not only involve engineering and architecture students for
physical prototyping, but also engage business and public health students for
community outreach and feedback. Team LeadersDavid Vaughn Engineering,Computing,Appl Sci
Suyi Li Mechanical Engineering
Accomplishments*Parker, S., *Delmond, C., *York, B., *Peterson, M., *Pakes, M., *McCaffrey, W., *Osten, N., Li, Suyi; Vaughn, D. 2018 May 27. CEDC - Origami. Poster presented at CEDC Spring 2018 Summit at the Humanitarian Engineering Research and Design Studio, Pendleton, SC.
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| 1309 | FishShapes: exploring the evolution of body form diversity across fishes. Students will join a team of
scientists from across the US that are working to investigate body shape
evolution across teleost fishes. Teleosts
account for 96% of all fish species, nearly half of extant vertebrate
diversity, and exhibit a spectacular variety of body forms, including lineages
that range from deep-bodied (e.g. moonfish, spadefish), elongate (e.g. eels,
needlefish), laterally compressed (e.g. ribbonfish) to globular (e.g.
pufferfish), plus the uniquely shaped seahorses, flatfishes and ocean sunfishes.
The purpose of this research is to tease-apart the major interacting factors
influencing the evolution of body form at the macroevolutionary scale, across
teleost fishes, and to identify trends in shape diversity over their
evolutionary history. As
members of the ‘FishShapes’ team students will spend at least 2 semesters
conducting research: collecting data and working together to develop and test a
hypothesis concerning the evolution of body shape across fishes. The
ultimate goal is to write and publish a scientific paper. This project is
ideally suited to students who have no prior research experience, as we will
cover everything from how to develop hypotheses through to giving scientific
presentations. Team LeadersSamantha Price Biological Sciences
Keiffer Williams
Katerina Zapfe
Laura Rodrigues Vieira De Alencar
AccomplishmentsLarouche, O. Friedman, ST, *Benton, B., *Gross, D.,* Iwan,M., *Kessler, B., *Rodriguez, S., *Whelpley, H., Wainwright PC & Price, SA (2019) Does habitat complexity influence the evolution of teleost fish body shape? Evolution annual meeting, Providence RI.
*Benton, B., *Kessler, B., *Mcglinn, C., *Gross, D., *Price, S., *Larouche, O. (2019, April). Habitat complexity influences locomotor morphologies in teleost fishes. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1314 | Collaborative biomedical engineering design between Clemson and Arusha Technical College Developing
countries face healthcare challenges every day, whether it is lack of supplies
or a shortage of healthcare professionals. Medical devices and equipment that
are considered standard in hospitals in the United States can be hard to find
and very expensive in developing countries, such as Tanzania. In addition there
is a shortage of trained biomedical engineers. Therefore, the goal of this
Creative Inquiry team is to design and develop medical instrumentation and
monitors that are robust, user-friendly, and low-cost for Tanzania in
collaboration with engineering students and faculty at Arusha Technical College
in Tanzania. The students on this team will be expected to work on electronics
and instrument design. They are expected
to do needs finding to find the issues facing biomedical engineers in rural SC
and in Tanzania. The students will collaborate weekly with students from Arusha
Technical College through message boards. In addition, the Clemson and ATC
student teams will have joint videoconferenced update meetings once a month
with faculty and staff from both institutions. In addition to doing design,
Clemson students are expected to learn about Tanzania. Students will learn
about Tanzanian culture, government and healthcare structure. In addition,
students will learn some basic conversational Swahili. Team LeadersDelphine Dean Bioengineering
John D DesJardins Bioengineering
Melissa McCullough Bioengineering
William Richardson Bioengineering
Accomplishments*Nigoa, D., *Mandilwar, S., *Fenner, R., McCullough, M., DesJardins, J., Richardson, W., & Dean, D. (2018). Demonstrating the Viability of Using Zinc-Air Batteries in Oxygen Sensors for Low-Resource Settings. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Atlanta, GA.
*McLeod, D., *Dean, B., & Dean, D. (2018). Classification of Individual Finger Movements Using a Myoelectric Armband and Machine Learning Techniques. Presented at the 2018 Annual Biomedical Engineering Society Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
*Banaszak, B., *Blasko, M., *Conner, K., *Falconer, R., *Hatchett, M., *Houk, E., *Hummel, C., *Jenkins, L., *Kolf, K., *LeMatty, A., *Mandilwar, S., *Mcleod, D., *Meilinger, N., *Moen, R., *Nigoa, D., *Nukovic, A., *Peer, H., *Tan, S., *Ward, S., Dean, D., DesJardins, J., *McCullough, M., *Richardson, W. (2019, April). Low Resource Medical Device Design - Clemson-Arusha Collaboration. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Banaszak, B., *Boulos, J., *Cattell, M., *Donaldson, T., *Fenner, R., *Gaston, E., *Grahne, M., *Hadley, J., *King, K., *Mandilwar, S., *Moen, R., *Nguyen, H., *Nigoa, D., *Straga, V., Richardson, W., McCullough, M., DesJardins, J., & Dean, D. (2018, April). International Collaborative Biomedical Engineering Design. Poster presented at 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1316 | Hellbender Ecology Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) are large,
long-lived amphibians that live their entire lives in rivers and streams
throughout the Appalachian mountains. As part of this project, students will assist graduate students with hellbender surveys and monitoring of artificial nest boxes that have been deployed in streams to provide suitable habitat. Additionally, students will work as a team to develop and implement a research project to compare water quality parameters inside and outside of nest boxes. Team LeadersLauren Diaz Forestry & Environment Conserv
Cathy Jachowski Forestry & Environment Conserv
Accomplishments*Malone, H., *Mcdaniel, E., Diaz, L., Jachowski, C. (2019, April). A Comparison of Water Quality Parameters in Artificial and Natural Habitat of the Eastern Hellbender . Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1317 | Creating Simulation in Didactics to Promote Active Learning for Undergraduate Students The
purpose of this Creative Inquiry is to create a community where undergraduate
students can share their ideas, identify effective low-fidelity simulation strategies, and
create engaging simulation pedagogies for didactic undergraduate nursing
education. Team LeadersLena Burgess School of Nursing
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| 1318 | NASA Micro-g NExT This Creative Inquiry is focused on applying to NASA's Micro-g NExT Program. Teams of undergraduate students from multiple majors will be challenged with creating a device to aid in space exploration missions defined by requirements outlined by NASA. Student teams, if selected, will have the opportunity to travel to Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX to test their devices in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. Team LeadersWill Lane
Atul Kelkar
Laura Redmond
Accomplishments*Borel, S., *Furgeson, M., *Henning, K., *Pierce, W., *Spivey, N., *Sutton, M., Stidham, H., & Summers, J. (2018, April). NASA Micro-g NExT Sharp Edge Detection and Removal- Edge B' Gone. Poster presented at the annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Program, Clemson, SC.
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| 1320 | Industrial Assessments: Energy and resource efficiency audits This project is
dedicated to training students to help with Clemson's Industrial Assessment
Center
Students will learn about energy use in major building
systems around campus and potential energy efficiency projects.
Students should expect to enroll in this project for 1 semester. Team LeadersElizabeth R. Carraway Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
David Ladner Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
Michael Dale Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
Phillip Litherland Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
Chakara Rajan Madhusudanan Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
Yongjia Song Industrial Engineering
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| 1321 | Bioprinting When hosted in the proper fluid medium, cells can be
loaded into ink jet printer heads and printed in three-dimensional
structures. The ultimate goal of this
technology, called “cell printing” is to print organs that can be used as
replacements for diseased or damaged organs.
While this goal is still far in the future, cell printing currently has
several applications, including rapid drug testing, bioprinting of skin grafts
for promoting wound healing, and bioprinting of bone and cartilage.
One problem inhibiting further development of
bioprinting concerns the control over droplet formation for existing
printheads. Ideally one would like to
have control over the drop diameter and number of cells per drop in a fixed
printhead. However, any given printhead
typically is capable of forming a narrow range of drop diameters. It is possible that, for viscoelastic fluids,
there is a greater possibility to control the characteristics of drops than is
the case for fluids that have little or no elasticity. This idea is the focus of this project. Team LeadersJoshua Bostwick Mechanical Engineering
John R Saylor Mechanical Engineering
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| 1337 | Combining Big Data with Live-Cell Imaging for Automatic Image Analysis Humans can easily identify cellular features such as nucleus and cytoplasm from phase contrast images of cells, but computers still struggle. This project will combine computer vision algorithms based on deep learning with big data sets generated in the wet lab here using high-throughput live-cell imaging apparati. The goal is to make computers better at automatically identifying cell features from phase contrast images, or to identify cell types from such images. Team LeadersMarc Birtwistle Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1322 | Aging and Decision-Making Decision-making is a prevalent part of everyday life, and the choices we make can have significant consequences across all stages of the lifespan. The purpose of this CI Team is to examine adaptive and maladaptive decision-making strategies that occur with healthy aging. This research seeks to assess how social, cognitive, emotional, and motivational factors influence decision-making. Understanding these factors may allow us to develop decision aids that can improve decision-making outcomes with age. Team LeadersKaileigh Byrne Psychology
AccomplishmentsByrne, K., & Ghaiumy Anaraky, R. (2019). Strive to Win or Not to Lose? Age-Related Differences in Framing Effects on Effort-Based Decision-Making. The Journals Of Gerontology: Series B. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbz136
*Busto, S., *Phan, D., & Byrne, K.(2019). Social and Cognitive Engagement is Associated with Enhanced Memory Capabilities in Older Adults’. Presented at Clemson FOCI 2019.
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| 1331 | Horse Play Hippotherapy, also known
as equine assisted therapy, is the use of a horse as a moving platform for rehabilitation
treatment for a range of disabilities. Literature has shown positive
improvements in patients with spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, multiple
sclerosis, and many other disabilities when partaking in hippotherapy. This information will be used to create saddles for effective use in hippotherapy. Adaptive saddles will be created to provide assistance to those of specific disabilities whom normally cannot ride without assistance or minimal intervention. The saddle will be suited with pressure sensor feedback in order to obtain rider patterns within the saddle. Further modifications to gather rider actions while mounted on the horse can also be explored. Team LeadersAnne Marie Holter Bioengineering
John D DesJardins Bioengineering
Kristine Vernon Animal & Veterinary Sciences
AccomplishmentsHolter, A.M., et al. (2018, October). Biomechanical relation between horse and rider in therapeutic horseback riding and its effect on balance in elderly. Poster session at the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International's Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.
Holter, A.M., et al. (2018, October) Biomechanical relation between horse and rider in therapeutic horseback riding and its effect on balance in elderly. Poster session at the Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
Holter, A., *Gates, J., *Luzum, N., Vernon, K., Van Puymbroeck, M., & DesJardins, J. (2018). Biomechanical relation between horse and rider in therapeutic horseback riding and its effect on balance in elderly. Presented at the 2018 Annual Biomedical Engineering Society Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
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| 1330 | Designing With Docs In bioengineering, the opportunity to collaborate with clinicians in the design of biomedical devices is considered the highlight of any design experience, but usually these design experiences are limited to senior year, if at all. Clinicians are an essential contributor to the design process, in that they are both the users of biomedical devices, and often the first point of contact for problems that occur in their use. Typically, students explore design related issues, and recruit clinicians to support their work. In this new CI, clinical collaborators that have the support of their clinical innovation departments will work with students to create the next generation of biomedical devices. This CI will be open to all undergraduates, and projects will be multi-semester, to support the development of long-term innovations in healthcare. Team LeadersJordon Gilmore Bioengineering
John D DesJardins Bioengineering
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| 1333 | AI for Racecars Through hands-on experience, students will learn the new frontier of autonomous vehicle control based on deep reinforcement learning, and also fundamentals of vehicle dynamics; data acquisition and analytics skills etc. Specifically for the upcoming semester, students will have opportunity to work on a fully-autonomous 18th scale race car finishing racing on a track (Amazon AWS DeepRacer) and a FPV robot car that can be readily used as development platform for Python and computer vision learning (DJI Robomaster S1). Students will gain experience in deep learning and end-to-end training for autonomous vehicles. Team LeadersYiqiang Han Mechanical Engineering
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| 1335 | Autonomous Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAV) Electric-powered Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) technologies are around the corner and ready to be applied to commercial applications, such as unmanned delivery, emergency response, survey and patrolling, etc. Autonomous control of an Unmanned Air Vehicle for a package delivery mission is specifically considered in this project. Students will have to carry out their unique design that achieve a balance between size and payload, while still capable of autonomous navigation without external interference (100% edge computing). The current project involves using state of the art development tools such as NVIDIA Jetson TX2 GPU board, ROS robotics simulation environment, PX4 autopilot platform. The objective of this project is to design, simulate and test a UAV to perform package delivery mission solely based on vision navigation and autonomous control algorithms. Students will also gain insight of the vehicle autonomy through hands-on programming and testing practices that can be applied to other interdisciplinary projects such as self-driving car researches. Students are expected to meet weekly to report progress and plan for next steps. Students should expect to enroll in the CI project for 2-4 semesters.Estimated length of the proposed project is 4-6 semesters. Multi-semester commitment is expected from the enrolled students. Team LeadersYiqiang Han Mechanical Engineering
AccomplishmentsThe Vertical Flight Society invites student teams to participate in the 7th Annual Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) Student Challenge. This electric-powered vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) MAV competition seeks to encourage interest in autonomous/unmanned aircraft technology as well as small air vehicle design and fabrication. Teams may choose to design either a remotely-controlled system or a fully-autonomous system.
The 7th Annual MAV Student Challenge will be held in conjunction with the 75th Annual Forum & Technology Display in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Monday morning May 13, 2019, 9:00-11:00 am, at the University of Pennsylvania's Houston Hall (Hall of Flags). Please download the competition rules (PDF).
*Han, Y., Hao, W., *Nicholson, D., *Krolicki, A., *Wang, T., *Nasser, J., *Powers, N., *Ballard, J., *Do, P., *Sheets, S., *Nuttall, M., *Patel, D., *Witebsky, N., *Lee, J., *Gantenbein, C. (2019, April). Autonomous MAV Package Delivery for Urban Last Mile Project and Artificial Intelligence for Racecar project. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1753 | Pathogen Encapsulation by Directed Nanoparticle Self-Assembly Although a vaccine and several treatments exist for Hepatitis B, chronic cases remain a public health concern. Chronicity is due in part to large numbers of non-infectious particles, produced alongside the virus, which exhaust the immune response. In this project, we will focus on treating Hepatitis B by using targeted polymer amphiphiles to assembly around virus particles and removing them from the body. We will also study the effect of flowing fluid on directed self-assembly, in order to mimic blood flow conditions in the human body. Self-assembly of nanoparticles is an area of intense focus in nanomedicine, but relatively little attention has been given to either directing self-assembly around a free-floating target and the effect of flow on nanoparticle formation. As a result, these areas potentially hold broad interest for nanotechnology. Team LeadersJessica Larsen Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
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| 1336 | Psychology of Religion and Spirituality Team members have opportunities to work on several major projects related to religion and/or spirituality, under the supervision of Dr. Job Chen. In broad terms, we study attitudes and behaviors influenced by religious beliefs and/or spiritual experiences. We use a mixed methods including psychological measures (e.g., survey), experimental manipulation, and qualitative interviews. The CI team has several ongoing projects for students to conduct psychological research in topics related to
religion and spirituality. Motivated students are also encouraged to explore their own interest and the CI team will support their endeavor. Through these researches, students will gain experience in empirical, social scientific research methods, and may have opportunity at conference presentation and authorship on peer-reviewed publications. Team LeadersZhuo Job Chen Psychology
Randle Aaron Villanueva
Accomplishments*Black, D., *Brooke, E., *Gouge, C., *Jackson, M., *Kao, E., *Koch, H., *Merics, N., *Myers, L., *Patel, J., *Word, F., *Chen, Z., *Villanueva, R. (2019, April). Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Bridges, G., *Evatt, C., *Fitzgibbon, S., *Jardim, K., *Mckinney, M., *Russell, L., *St.Onge-Denton, E., Chen, Z., & Pury, C. (2018, April). Expressions of awe: Narrative and psychometric data from the 2017 Solar Eclipse. Poster presentation at Clemson University 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1339 | Hands on Water for Agriculture Contamination of water resources is a growing concern. One of the leading contributors to this rising problem is the agriculture industry, that both needs the water for production but also frequently causes water quality impairments. This CI will focus on experimentally assessing options for physical, chemical, and biological remediation of agricultural runoff in an effort to treat water and promote water recycling programs. Students will be able to assess and use appropriate
field and laboratory techniques to determine water quality and respond to water
quality concerns using chemical, physical, and biological treatment options. Team LeadersLauren Garcia Chance Plant & Environmental Sciences
Natasha Bell Plant & Environmental Sciences
Sarah White Plant & Environmental Sciences
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| 1443 | Autonomous Vehicles and Users with Disabilities Persons with certain motor or cognitive disabilities like paralysis of the extremities or autism may face significant obstacles to gainful employment and social inclusion due to difficulties in operating conventional motor vehicles. Proponents of fully autonomous or “self-driving” vehicles argue that the emergence of this technology may address this issue. Advocates for disabled persons are concerned, however, that the needs of persons with disabilities are not being adequately considered in the design of this technology. As a result, it is argued, self-driving technologies are being developed that will ultimately prove inaccessible to persons with a range of disabilities, ultimately undermining the potential mobility benefits of the technology. There is, therefore, a critical need to determine a model of interaction that will support efficient use of this technology by persons with disabilities. The proposed research is being initiated to determine the needs, preferences, and concerns of persons with motor, cognitive and other disabilities in interacting with self-driving vehicles, a model of interaction incorporating context-specific methodologies and the development of tools to support accessible interaction. Team LeadersJulian Brinkley School of Computing
AccomplishmentsHuff, E., *DellaMaria, N., Posadas, B., & Brinkley, J. (2019). Am I Too Old to Drive?: Opinions of Older Adults on Self-Driving Vehicles. In 21st Internation ACM SIGACCESS Conference on COmputers and Accessibility (pp. 500-509). New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery.
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| 1646 | Improving the Automotive Hail Damage Claim Process Using 3D Scanner Technology Ally Financial and Clemson University have identified a common interest in forming a CI project to
investigate solutions to assessing large numbers of hail-damaged vehicles more effectively and
efficiently than current evaluation systems are able to do. This CI will provide students with the
opportunity to work on a real-life problem, and to develop techniques for evaluating the feasibility
of a 3D scanning solution to rapidly inspect hail damage with user-friendly techniques, with the
ultimate goal of potentially processing claims more quickly yielding a higher rate of customer
satisfaction and policy renewal.This project is supported by Ally Financial.Please register for ME 2900 919 CI ME hail damage . Weekly meeting times are still being determined, but will likely take place on Mondays. Team LeadersRachel Anderson Academic Success Center
Todd Schweisinger Mechanical Engineering
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| 1643 | Documentary Film Production - Production, Technology, and Marketing Our CI is focused on professional quality documentary and even feature film production and production technologies. In the 2020-2021 school year we will be working on two funded films. One of the films is titled WORDMAN and is the life story of famed communicator and literary giant Kenneth Burke. This film was first developed and sponsored by Professor David Blakesley. During the course we will have a Zoom presentation from a Hollywood studio film professional where an overview of the studio system environment will be discussed and all of your questions will be answered. It will be an excellent insight on how an actual film studio works and how a student can best prepare themselves to work in the industry by learning skills and learning production techniques. These same techniques will be the underpinnings of the CI itself.The other film's working title WALT'S WALTZ and is a story of mental health and how as a community we need to be better prepared and focused on helping people with their mental health issues. A principal subject of the film is a Clemson grad and former Clemson lecturer Walt Rooks who lost his fight with depression by suicide. This film if being financially supported by a 501c3 tax exempt organization based in Greenville and led by Clemson alumnus Susan Rooks, Walt's mother and project founder. Both of these films will be filmed with a cinematic quality camera and lens and edited to the same standards you will find by major motion picture studios. The members of the CI, along with Open Studio Club member at Clemson are both being produced for the documentary film festival market and commercial broadcasting opportunities such as PBS and HBO. We will also work on the business of the film and how to package and market the film for distribution and sales.The course is being led by a Hollywood studio industry professional who has worked on post-production special effects on dozens of feature films and television shows and Free and Open Source film production software engineering. Copy and paste the link below to see a picture of our cinema camera:http://clemsonos.org/cion.jpgEveryone in the CI will get plenty of time with the camera, as well....testing and actual production. The goal of the class is to make sure everyone has professional technical skills and professional production credits to add to your resume. Team LeadersMichael Collins English
David Blakesley English
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| 1343 | Modulating Nanoparticle Shape to Enhance Blood-Brain Barrier Delivery The
presence of the blood-brain barrier dramatically hinders neurologic treatments,
with >98% of small molecule drugs unable to enter the brain. Modern medical attempts
to deliver drugs into the brain have involved disruption of the barrier, exploitation
of different routes of administration, and attachment of ligands on
nanoparticle surfaces that are specific to cellular receptors at the
blood-brain barrier. These methods have had limited success in translation to
clinical applications. The modulation of nanoparticle shape has been shown to have
a large impact on nanoparticle transport, thermodynamic stability, and cellular
internalization. However, the effect of different nanoparticle shapes on brain
uptake has not been extensively explored.
Team members in the Modulating Nanoparticle Shape to Enhance Blood-Brain Barrier Delivery
creative inquiry will engage in the creation of polymer-based nanoparticles of
various shapes to improve blood-brain barrier delivery. CI students will have
the opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary research environment, using
engineering, biology, and nanotechnology related concepts towards solving a
major medical problem. Team LeadersJessica Larsen Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Accomplishments*Edgecomb, S., *Rovero, C., Larsen, J. (2019, April). Encapsulation and Delivery of Cas9 in Polymeric Nanoparticles. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Suescum, C., *L’Amoreaux, N., *Ali, A., *Crum, C. & Kelly, J.M. (2018) . Post-Assembly Manipulation of Polymersome Morphology. Presented at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Southeastern Regional Conference, Baton Rouge, LA.
*L'Amoreaux, N., *Ali, A., *Crum, C., *Suescum, C. & Kelly, J.M. (2018, April). Modulating polymersome Shape to Enhance Cellular Uptake. Presented at the 13th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1344 | Image-Guided Drug Delivery To the Brain Advances
in nanotechnology have led to the development of nanoparticles that can deliver
therapeutics into specific cells for the treatment of many cancers, including gliomas.
Clinical translation of these therapies to patients has been limited due to
inefficient efficacy in vivo. Image-guided
drug delivery may help overcome barriers to translation providing quantitative
analysis of biodistribution and pharmacokinetics through real-time visual
monitoring of the therapeutic within the body,. Computed tomography (CT) is a desirable
imaging method for brain disease diagnosis, as it can provide information on
the location of bones, muscles, fat, and organs. However, CT can require
long-term exposure to radiative contrast agents in order to obtain high quality
image information. The high doses required are not currently approved by the
FDA. Because of this, we are proposing the creation
of a nanoparticle system capable of delivering FDA approved contrast agents
directly to the site of interest, limiting toxicity associated with whole body
exposure and off-targeting. Due to their small size, nanoparticles have the
ability to load a high concentration of drug while simultaneously being
targeted to specific areas of the brain, which would provide a dramatic
improvement to current CT capabilities. Team LeadersAngela Alexander Bioengineering
Jessica Larsen Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Accomplishments*Beitz, A., *Martin, C., *Scammon, B., *Nguyen, H., *Tatem, L., *Dorsey, R., Kelly, J. & Alexander-Bryant, A. (2018). Advancing Computed Tomography Imaging in the Brain through Nanoparticle Contrast Agents. Presented at the AIChE 2018 Southern Student Regional Conference, Baton Rouge, LA.
*Beitz, A., *Martin, C., *Scammon, B., *Nguyen, H., *Tatem, L., *Dorsey, R., Kelly, J. & Alexander-Bryant, A. (2018, April 11-14) “Advancing Computed Tomography Imaging in the Brain through Nanoparticle Contrast Agents.” Presented at the Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
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| 1616 | Diversity Outreach in Bioengineering We aim to improve retention and matriculation of students of color into bioengineering by building their identity as engineers. Targeting incoming freshman, this CI will function as a diverse cohort of minority students enrolled in bioengineering. We will connect underrepresented upper classmen and grad students with the freshmen as they work together on a multidisciplinary engineering project. The potential being that underrepresented students can build a community of fellow bioengineers for support and fellowship that will aid in developing their identify as engineers early in their college careers. In the second year, students will design their own hypothesis based study based on their foundational year of research on the team. In addition, they will use their project to outreach to new general engineering students and K-12 students in our state. Team LeadersAngela Alexander Bioengineering
Melinda Harman Bioengineering
Jordon Gilmore Bioengineering
Maria McCoy Bioengineering
Melissa McCullough Bioengineering
Delphine Dean Bioengineering
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| 1445 | Clemson Football Recruiting Mailer Design We have partnered with the Clemson Football Recruiting Office to help design a mailer to send to potential Clemson Football recruits. This multidisciplinary team will meet to brainstorm, design and prototype a personalized 3D mailer that the recruiting office can send to high school football players in the recruiting process. The mailer is intended to promote Clemson Football and get the student excited about the possibility of being on the team. This is an incredible opportunity for students to have a direct impact on Clemson Football and potential incoming players. Team LeadersHaley Appleby Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
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| 1345 | Renaissance MAN: Men of Color and Social Action Renaissance
Male Achievement Network (Renaissance MAN) is an initiative that provides academic
enrichment, social engagement, personal development and professional
preparation to men of color. Participants of Renaissance MAN will engage in
this Creative Inquiry beginning the spring semester of their second year. This
CI focuses on exploring the role of racial identity, masculinity and leadership
philosophy in addressing social issues. Participants will ultimately develop
and implement a plan to address a social issue. Team LeadersDeOnte Brown New Student & Family Programs
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| 1349 | IBM Watson in the Watt The IBM Watson in the Watt team, sponsored by IBM, brings the world renown AI technology "Watson" to Clemson, with a mission to broadly explore AI's use in broad disciplines. We welcome creative students from any disciplines that are interested in "answering questions" with the power of a wealth of data. The team will learn about:* What is Watson* How to use Watson to answer questions* How to train Watson to be expert of your discipline, by feeding it the right data - lots of itCurrently, we have professors offering Watson challenges in digital humanities, digital history, healthcare, precision agriculture, and Internet of Things. The list of challenges keeps growing. Team LeadersDane Smith Watt Family Innovation Center
Carl Ehrett
Kuang-Ching Wang Electrical & Computer Engr
Erica Black Graphic Communications
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| 1418 | Vehicle Dynamics Characterization This team will
study vehicle dynamics of a trailer traveling over the road and how these
characteristics will alter a packaged unitized load. In addition, the
team will alter aspects of the trailer such as wheel imbalance, vehicle loading
and vehicle speeds have on the packaged product. To study this, a
multi-axis vibration data acquisition system will be used to record the
tri-axial accelerations as well as the rotational axis Team LeadersGregory Batt Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
Gregory Cocchiola Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
Accomplishments*Ferreira, D., *Cocchiola, G., *Mclamb, M., *Nielson, R. (2019, April). Vehicle Dynamics Characterization. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1351 | Rocket Club Leadership Clemson
University Rocket Engineering (CURE) is a team who's main objective is
to design and fabricate a high powered rocket to enter into the annual
Spaceport America Cup, an international intercollegiate experimental
sounding rocket competition. Throughout
the year, members of the team will separate into various flight critical
teams including flight dynamics, structural design, payload and
recovery, avionics, and manufacturing. The rocket will be designed with
various height, weight, and apogee constraints based
on the competition category rules. Team LeadersPhanindra Tallapragada Mechanical Engineering
Daniel B Fant Mechanical Engineering
Garrett Pataky Mechanical Engineering
AccomplishmentsCharles Dove was awarded the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation scholarship. Its mission is to aid the United States in retaining its world leadership in technology and innovation by supporting the very best and brightest scholars in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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| 1428 | Something Very Fishy Something Very Fishy is
a musical theater production paired with a hands-on marine science exhibit for
elementary school children. This collaboration between Kathy Prosser
(Educational Entertainment LLC) and Michael Childress (Biological Sciences)
will bring to together local elementary school classes with Clemson student
volunteers in a unique arts and sciences (STEAM) outreach program with a focus
on marine conservation and our changing climate. Members of this creative
inquiry team will develop and present hands-on marine science exhibits to
enhance the experience of children attending this musical theater adventure
following lives of a young marine biologist and a local fisherman who must set
aside their differences to work together to save their local marine animals.
Members of this creative
inquiry team will develop hands-on exhibits, demonstrations, grade-specific
experiments, class resources for teachers, and activities in support of the
general theme of marine conservation. Team members will also care for and
exhibit live marine animals in portable touch tanks, demonstrate the use of
cameras and diving gear used by marine scientists, and lead students through
basic experiments demonstrating the importance of water quality. Photo
backdrops, reusable bag coloring stations, and continuous videos of underwater
exploration will give the participating children an immersion experience like
no other.
CI team members will
also have an opportunity to learn about ongoing marine science research through
their partnership with the Conservation of Marine Resources and Marine Ecology
creative inquiry teams. This will include reading and discussing the current
marine conservation literature and assisting in the analysis of field data.
Team members will also be expected to create a digital poster and promotional
video about the Something Very Fishy production for use in advertising and
promotion of future productions. By bringing together education, biology and environmental
science majors with local artists and performers, this promises to be an
enriching experience for everyone. Team LeadersRandi Sims
Michael Childress Biological Sciences
Kara Noonan Biological Sciences
Kea Payton
Accomplishments*Alikhail, S., *Arango, K., *Blake, A., *Braffitt, K., *Branan, E., *Corell, J., *Cousart, A., *Fisher, K., *Fox, D., *Gentry, C., *Gleaton, E., *Gower, J., *Greene, L., *Haeffner, N., *Hays, K., *Holt, C., *Isbell, K., *Iwan, M., *Johnson, K., *Johnson, H., *Joines, A., *Kinard, L., *Logan, M., *Lott, A., *Lutz, J., *Momin, M., *Parker, M., *Powell, E., *Radick, R., *Saverance, M., *Shah, M., *Smith, C., *Stroud, M., *Young, T., Childress, M., *Noonan, K., Smith, K. (2019, April). There is Something Very Fishy Going On . Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1352 | New drug targets in bacterial genome Drug resistance to current antimicrobials is a major health concern in the 21st century. This project will focus on discovery of new target sites in the genome of pathogenic bacteria. The project will involve looking for new sites of intervention in the bacteria genome, and approaches of targeting nucleic acid and enzyme targets selective to bacteria. Team LeadersDev Arya Chemistry
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| 1574 | Servant Leadership Abroad Servant leadership is an essential concept for future business leaders to acknowledge; it considers how an organization affects the growth and well-being of the people in the local community. This Creative Inquiry project will explore crucial business issues that affect Puerto Rico in the wake of a major hurricane through the lens of what it means to be a servant leader. The research topic for this year is the global logistics of humanitarian aid and we will work with Samaritan’s Feet, a non-profit organization based out of Charlotte, N.C., called to identify an issue pertinent to their operations. Samaritan’s Feet serves underprivileged children worldwide by providing them with a pair of new shoes and words of hope for future opportunities. During this project, students will have to identify, collect, and analyze the data necessary to address the issue identified, and propose an innovative solution or operational improvement which they will present to the managers and other stakeholders of Samaritan’s Feet. This CI will require travel to Puerto Rico during Spring Break 2020 to examine first-hand the on-the-ground operations of a Samaritan’s Feet mission trip. The location of the travel portion may change each year depending upon the needs of the organization and communities abroad. Team LeadersGabriela Peschiera Office of Student Enrichment
Janis L Miller Management
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| 1768 | Moot Court Competition This CI involves legal research addressing a defined
hypothetical problem. Participants will
do research on legal issues and write a legal brief. Teams will present their briefs and defend
them orally in an intra-university competition at the end of the Spring. Then in the Fall, they will again compete at
a qualifying competition for a slot in the nationals the next spring. The Spring will also involve another
intra-university competition in preparation for the next year’s nationals. Team LeadersCary Kaye Philosophy and Religion
Kelly Smith Philosophy and Religion
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| 1490 | Data-driven Disaster Relief Logistics Planning This proposed research project aims to understand the dynamic evolution of a hurricane's forecast and how to mobilize disaster relief commodities to address the immediate needs following a hurricane. Specifically, we will investigate (i) how to utilize historical data on hurricane trajectory, intensity, and affected areas as well as their rolling forecasts to estimate the forecast errors/uncertainty; (ii) how to create a stochastic optimization model that incorporates the forecast errors/uncertainty to support disaster relief logistics decision making; (iii) how to visualize the disaster relief logistics solutions using visualization tools such as ArcGIS. Team LeadersYongjia Song Industrial Engineering
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1432 | Mammalian Artificial Chromosomes for Improved Production of Therapeutics Synthetic biology is moving towards
the engineering of entire genetic circuits, but, at present, delivering and
hosting the large number of genes necessary for such engineering is difficult,
and current methods of doing so have severe limitations. This project aims to
use developing mammalian artificial chromosome (MAC) technology for hosting and
expressing multiple genes episomally in order to learn more about biological
systems generally, and with specific applications to genetic recording systems and to biomanufacturing. Team LeadersMarc Birtwistle Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Mark Blenner Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Xiaoming Lu
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| 1491 | Well-Being and Meaning In broad terms, we study
psychological well-being in various contexts, such as built environment, religious
beliefs, and clinical settings. We use mixed methods including psychological
measures (e.g., survey), experimental manipulation, and qualitative interviews.
The CI team has several ongoing projects for students to
conduct psychological research in topics related to health and well-being. Motivated
students are also encouraged to explore their own interest and the CI team will
support their endeavor. Team LeadersZhuo Job Chen Psychology
Randle Aaron Villanueva
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| 1356 | Analysis of Packaging used for Home Delivery Meals Analysis, Food Safety and Sustainability Literature research performed in Fall 2017 indicated that Home Delivered Meal Kits such as Hello Fresh and Blue Apron may have food safety issues. Meal kits that may sit at a home owners door for 2 or more hours can be at risk for temperature abuse which can lead to microbial growth at levels that can cause food safety concerns. In addition, vague cooking instructions may lead to undercooked food that can cause additional problems. Other concerns are that amount of packaging used in Meal Kits could be excessive and without proper instruction regarding how to dispose of the waste material, could lead to increased solid waste problems. The main objectives are 1-Evaluate the temperature profile of different
home delivered packaged meal kits for perishable products; 2 - Examine overall microbial population of selected
food components within the packaged meal kits.
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Measure selected physical properties of primary
and secondary packaging materials used in home delivered meal kits. 3 - Audit the type of packaging and amount of
packaging to provide a sustainability score for each meal kit. 4-Use information gathered to determine if
packaging used by packaged home delivered meal kits are packaged for optimal
shelf life and make recommendations to improve packaging where appropriate. Team LeadersKay Cooksey Food, Nutrition & Package Sci
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| 1362 | CEDC - CMU Concrete Testing The Concrete Testing Team’s mission is to investigate common testing procedures and methodologies for evaluating CMU (concrete masonry unit) strength and create a feasible method for testing concrete in Haiti. Team LeadersDavid Vaughn Engineering,Computing,Appl Sci
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| 1655 | CEDC - Emerging Scholars - Denmark - Water Quality Clemson Engineers for Developing Countries (CEDC) will be partnering with the Clemson Emerging Scholars Program which is helping students from South Carolina’s I-95 Corridor learn what it takes to go to college. A group of rising seniors from Denmark-Olar High School most recently attending the Emerging Scholar program at Clemson. During their time at Clemson the students were challenged to identify and tackle a problem within their community. The students identified that the City of Denmark has a water quality issue and they will be developing solutions over the next nine months. Team LeadersDavid Vaughn Engineering,Computing,Appl Sci
Anne Marie Holter Bioengineering
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1363 | Culture and Interpersonal Relations This project
investigates the influence of cultural background and cultural values on various psychological processes in interpersonal relations. Specifically, it examines the way people with different cultural
backgrounds respond to potentially offensive situations, the role of cultural values in people's perception of others' behaviors, and the factors that influence implicit racial and ethnic biases. Team LeadersCeren Gunsoy Psychology
Accomplishments*Weimer, M., Maloney, D., Robb, A. &, Gunsoy, C. (2019). An Investigation into the Influence of Violent Video Games on Implicit Racial Bias. Poster presented at the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists Conference, Johnson City, TN.
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 1371 | High-performance Cluster Computing Parallel computing is often a topic covered until the senior year for undergrads. Moreover, large-scale computing is becoming a fundamental tool to researchers in many fields of science and engineering (e.g., business, chemistry, physics, biology). This CI is dedicated to opening up parallel computing to all levels of undergrads in relevant fields of computational science and engineering. Through this CI, we explore how high-performance computing (HPC) systems impact various disciplines, how HPC systems are constructed, what it takes to program parallel applications, how to run parallel applications on an HPC system, and how to optimize applications.This CI is intended to introduce undergraduate students from various STEM disciplines to parallel computing early in their undergraduate experience. Skills and knowledge gained through hands on activities, research, and training will prepare students for undergraduate research, provide skills to help students stand out and succeed in graduate school, and provide students an opportunity to test their skills against teams from all over the world at the annual Supercomputing Conference's Student Cluster Competition.Each year the annual competition's scientific domain changes (e.g, geophysics, bioinformatics, molecular dynamics, hydrology, climate); therefore, this CI is open to STEM majors who can serve as domain scientists to help interpret scientific results produced by the HPC applications. Team LeadersJon Calhoun Electrical & Computer Engr
Accomplishments*Van Scyoc, A., *Hollowell, J., *Broadhead, G., *Dube, G., *Heitzeg, N., *Holden, N., *Mcknight, C., Faykus, M., *Placke, S., Calhoun, J. (2019, April). High-Performance Cluster Computing: Engaging Young Scientists and Engineering in the 21st Century Laboratory.. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1369 | Statistical and mathematical models in weather forecast This is an interdisciplinary project in which students will gain access to both statistics and mathematics. The students will record temperatures in certain regions and try to use statistical models to find seasonal patterns in the recorded numbers. The patterns and numbers are used to forecast weather in the future. Students will then use computer software to analyze the prediction errors. Students will also perform similar activities in the context of number theory. Team LeadersJun Luo Mathematical Sciences
Hui Xue Mathematical Sciences
| College of Science | G |
| 1370 | LEAD Forward The
purpose of LEAD Forward is to prepare CECAS undergraduates to
be principled
leaders
of excellence in
their professional
and personal
endeavors. Team LeadersSteve Sanders Civil Engineering
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1376 | Visual STEM Communication This CI will create a student-driven collaborative community bringing
together students from across the university to create engaging
and effective STEM communication projects. Learn to make videos, animations,
illustrations, infographics, and presentation decks that are scientifically
accurate, grounded in effective design, and leverage proven STEM
communication strategies. Our team leaders represent three different colleges
at Clemson (Business, CBSHS, and CECAS), and we encourage all students to join
us in a truly interdisciplinary experience! Team LeadersErica Black Graphic Communications
Kelly Lazar Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
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| 1727 | The effects of radio-frequency effects on biological cells This project studies the effects of radio-frequency (RF)
fields on cell growth, including cell growth rate and cell viability. The targeted frequency is from kHz to low GHz. The unique features of the RF technologies developed
in this effort include uniform electric fields across the targeted cell samples,
the capabilities to identify frequency components that are most likely to
induce RF effects, and real-time online monitoring of biological processes. We will begin with yeast cells and move on to
neurons. The obtained results are expected to help understand the effects of cell
phone signals on human health and point to new biomanufacturing technologies as
well as new bioelectronic medicine. Team LeadersPingshan Wang Electrical & Computer Engr
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1728 | Occupational Health Psychology This CI team will explore and develop research questions within the field of occupational health psychology (OHP) and conduct research to address those questions One such project is already in development and is described in detail below. This CI team is intended to continue for at least 4 semesters (through Fall 2021). The current research project aims to improve our understanding of the stress-response process. Recent research has supported the idea that not all stress is bad. In fact, stress sometimes causes positive outcomes such as increased motivation and performance. However, stress has also been linked to negative outcomes and even major leading causes of death such as heart disease and suicide. These findings show that our understanding of stress, and how our bodies respond to it, is too basic. The extant findings on stress show that further research is needed to disentangle the factors that lead stress to cause positive versus negative outcomes. Research attempting to highlight these issues has shown that the type and severity of the stressor are two important factors, as is the mindset of the individual experiencing the stress, but more work is needed to better understand these factors. With these paucities in the literature in mind, the goal of this research is to measure the stress-response process in employed adults over time. Specifically, we will follow participants over three months, measuring the type and severity of the stressors, the participants’ mindsets related to stress, and other variables such as resilience and outcomes like burnout and well-being. The ultimate goal of the project is to model the stress-response process as it unfolds over time, monitoring how different types and levels of stressors can lead to positive and/or negative outcomes. Researchers on this project will take part in literature review, research design, longitudinal data collection, advanced quantitative analysis techniques (e.g., structural equation modeling), and research reporting. Additionally, we plan to present this research at a professional conference and submit the work for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Team LeadersZach Klinefelter Psychology
Thomas W. Britt Jr Psychology
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 1380 | Ground-based Support for the NASA Juno Mission The NASA mission to study Jupiter is supported by telescope observations on Earth that put the scientific return of each Jupiter flyby into broader context. For example, the NASA IRTF telescope is regularly used to record high resolution spectra of the planet. Data analysis can be a time-consuming process that is limited by current software. This project is to work as team to develop, test, and automate software that will process spectra of the atmosphere of Jupiter. Members of the team will include students that are interested in optics and instrumentation, astrophysical data analysis, software development, and planetary atmospheres. Team LeadersMate Adamkovics Physics and Astronomy
AccomplishmentsCiaccia, C. (2018). Water clouds in Jupiter's Great Red Spot mean alien life 'can't be ruled out'.
| College of Science | G |
| 1378 | Efficacy of Virtual Reality for Operative Pain and Anxiety Management Research demonstrates that ten percent of the population becomes addicted to opioids from exposure to narcotics in the operative setting. The abuse and addiction from these drugs have now placed the US in the center of an “opioid epidemic”. As a result, a variety of programs and interventions are being explored to treat the pain associated with surgery while minimizing or eliminating the need for opioids. One such “alternative” treatment for pain involves the use of virtual reality (VR) as a primary or adjunct technique. We will achieve this goal by RELIEVE (viRtual rEaLity IntErVEntion), a virtual reality pain management intervention scheme. Team LeadersLaura Stanley Industrial Engineering
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1379 | Dinosaurs to Birds: Ontogeny and morphogenesis The long- to short-tailed avian dinosaurs transition occurred 125 Mya. The tail underwent considerable morphological change, from the long, reptilian-like ancestral condition to the short, distally fused tail of Pygostylian birds. We are interested in the developmental and genetic changes that occurred to bring about this morphological adaptation in the tail and the fusion of the synsacral vertebrae. Understanding these processes will provide insight into vertebrate morphogenesis and the basis of morphological adaptation. Team LeadersSusan Chapman Biological Sciences
| College of Science | G |
| 1560 | Food Waste Recovery Initiative The Clemson Food Waste Recovery
Initiative (FWRI) is a collaborative outreach campaign that seeks to document the
current life cycle of food waste on campus. Where is it going now? What is
being done with it? How can it be improved? How does the Clemson University
model reflect the EPA's Food Recovery Hierarchy? Develop a guide that
prioritizes actions to prevent or divert food waste from landfills. We will bring
together ambassadors from the public and private sectors dedicated to sharing
knowledge and coordinating resources to reduce food waste in South Carolina.
Virtually anyone can take part in reducing food waste. This project is supported by Sonoco. Team LeadersDavid Vandeventer Univ Fac:Custodial-Recycle Svs
Elizabeth Barr
Thomas Jones Univ Fac:Custodial-Recycle Svs
AccomplishmentsSonoco announces 5-year, $2.725 million fresh packaging initiative with Clemson. (2019).
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| 1381 | Sugar High? How do different sugars and sugar substitutes in soft drinks impact the oral microbiome? Dental cavities are a major health
problem worldwide. To better understand what causes tooth decay, we need to
examine the microbes living on our teeth. This community of microbes are known
as the oral microbiome. The bacteria that live on our teeth form a biofilm commonly
known as dental plaque. The microbes in the tooth biofilm survive by feeding on
sugars and starches consumed in our diets. After feeding on these sugars many
of the waste products expelled by bacteria are acidic, causing tooth enamel
erosion, and eventually, tooth decay. The goal of our research will be to compare
how different soda types influence the oral microbiota. Students involved in
this CI will conduct genomic and microbiological research on the oral
microbiome. Student’s will complete DNA/RNA extractions of plaque biofilms,
complete PCR amplifications, prepare samples for DNA/RNA sequencing, and will learn
how to use Next Generation DNA sequencing technology. Student’s should expect
to enroll for at least 2-4 semesters. Team LeadersVincent Richards Biological Sciences
Lauren O'Connell Biological Sciences
| College of Science | G |
| 1406 | Design for All Abilities There are many individuals with
physical and/or cognitive disabilities in the world, but their needs are often overlooked
in the design of everyday things. This project will guide students through
research on principles of universal design, identification of a project with a
local impact, and development of prototype solutions to improve the
accessibility and utility of the Clemson campus. Students will participate in
activities that allow them to gain first-hand experience with some of the
challenges individuals with disabilities face on a daily basis. This experience will enable students to
empathize with people different from themselves, providing a unique design perspective
and ability to think outside the box when developing solutions to meet the
needs of a wide range of stakeholders. Team LeadersMatt Miller General Engineering
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1387 | WOOD DUCK AND OTHER AVIAN USE AND PRODUCTION FROM ARTIFICIAL NEST BOXES IN THE CLEMSON EXPERIEMENTAL FOREST Wood ducks (Aix sponsa) arguably are the most important waterfowl species in South Carolina because it is consistently the most harvested game duck in the state and also recognized as the state duck. Artificial nest boxes have shown to increase local populations and thus many states have a wood duck box program, including South Carolina. A research goal of South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is to expand their wood duck box program. In response, we initiated a creative inquiry undergraduate project in 2018 to monitor existing and erect new wood duck boxes in Clemson's Experimental Forest. Students will be involved in all aspects of research including installation and monitoring of boxes, data collection and analysis, and drafting manuscripts and oral presentations. These data will be melded with data from an ongoing study of recruitment by wood ducks (i.e., return rate to boxes by nesting females nesting or produced in boxes) across southeastern United States (SC, NC, MD, DE, GA, FL, LA, and MS), Wisconsin, Nevada, and California. Team LeadersRichard Kaminski Forestry & Environment Conserv
Accomplishments*Singletary, D., *Schmidt, N., *Taylor, A., *McCall, J., *Rabon, G., *Dudley, M., *Gray, C., *Croft, G., Masto, N., & Kaminski, R. (2019, April). Wood duck (Aix sponsa) use of and reproduction in artificial nest boxes: Clemson University undergraduate research in Piedmont South Caroline. Poster presented at 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Sharpe, C., *Eidson, J., *Leland, R., *Turner, T., *Farah, C., *Braswell, S., *Watson, C., *Tolson, J., *Coen, R., *Bauer, B., *Masto, N., & Kaminski, R. (2019, April). Evaluation of a Rake Sampling Method to Estimate Biomass of Submersed Aquatic Vegetation in South Carolina Managed Coastal Wetlands. Presented at 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry, Clemson, SC.
*Singletary, D., *Schmidt, N., *Taylor, J., *McCall, J., *Rabon, G., *Dudley, M., *Gray, C., *Masto, N., *Kaminski, R. (2019, April). Wood duck use of and production in artificial nest boxes: Clemson University undergraduate research in Piedmont Region, South Carolina. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Sharpe, C., *Leland, R., *Turner, T., *Eidson, J., *Farah, H., *Braswell, S., *Tolson, J., *Watson, C., *Masto, N., *Kaminski, R. (2019, April). Evaluation of a rake sampling method to estimate biomass of submersed aquatic vegetation in South Carolina managed coastal wetlands. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1437 | CEDC - Community Health Surveillance in Resource Constrained Environments Community Health Surveillance in Resource Constrained Environments Partners
In Health, a non-profit organization that provides healthcare in nine
developing countries around the world, first began in the village of Cange,
Haiti. Since the founding of Partners in Health, the Holy Trinity Episcopal
Parish in Clemson has collaborated to increase access to care in this region.
The parish has been organizing medical trips to Cange and surrounding villages
for many years. Recently, physicians have begun efforts to target the severe
hypertension epidemic in rural communities. In 2015 a program was begun that
now supplies around 200 patients with medication for hypertension treatment.
This program involves the Partners In Health network of local community health
workers. Health workers are given equipment to monitor their patients’ blood
pressure and refill their patients’ medication as needed. Team LeadersDavid Vaughn Engineering,Computing,Appl Sci
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1388 | Bioinformatics for Cancer Genomics This Creative Inquiry project investigates the cellular
events that occur in breast cancer. Specifically
we are focused on what directs a healthy cell to become a cancer cell. Research suggests the early developmental
pathways in the mammary gland are reactivated in some types of breast cancers. In order to understand these developmental
signals, we are comparing mammary gland gene expression in the pre-pubertal
swine to the genes expressed in human breast cancer profiles.
Global collaborative collections of human tumor samples with
matched normals are available in databases for research analysis, however this
approach requires tools capable of analyzing extremely large data sets. We will utilize a bioinformatics approach to
investigate our research-based questions.
The field of bioinformatics is the intersection of biology, statistics,
and computer science. We will build networks
to indicate similar gene expression patterns comparing our swine samples to the
human database. In addition to breast
cancer, we will investigate other diseases including but not limited to colon,
pancreas, prostate, and uterine cancer.
We will use open source software for the analysis of genes
and intersecting networks. Visual
graphics will be created in order to illustrate gene expression patterns
between the human cancers and swine mammary models.
Team LeadersHeather Dunn Animal & Veterinary Sciences
Accomplishments*Carrel, S., *Lewis, P., *Oswalt, H., *Redmond, B., *Smith, S., *Stone, A., *Vaughan, G., Moss, M., Dunn, H. (2019, April). Evaluation of swine mammary glands: A model for development, cancer and environmental cues. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1390 | History of the Clemson Child Development Center This
Creative Inquiry will research the history of the Clemson Child Development
Center and create a multimodal presentation of findings for the 50th
anniversary celebration of the center in the fall of 2019. Research will
be conducted through interviews with founders, past and present board members,
past and present teachers and directors, and former students. Team LeadersJacquelynn Associate Malloy Teacher Education
| College of Education | E |
| 1393 | Survey of Clemson Infrastructure "Restore and Improve Urban Infrastructure"
is one of the 14 Engineering Grand Challenges and this CI will
explore what infrastructure is and it's role in our
lives. Through a collaboration with Clemson University's Facilities, we will be conducting an inventory of the stormwater system to assist with University's MS4 program. This is great experience for students interested in Civil Engineering, Biosystems Engineering, or Environmental Engineering though all students are welcome. Team LeadersWilliam Martin General Engineering
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1392 | From Drones to 3D Printing Terrain Models Students will investigate and explore novel workflows for processing imagery from drones into tangible 3D printed products which can be used for communication and visualization purposes. Students will exercise research and problem-solving skills as they identify the proper tools, software, processing methods, and workflows and communicate their results. The students will acquire in-demand, high-tech skills, and apply them directly to engineering, planning, or architectural projects and/or other applications of interest. Students will also acquire leadership skills as they help to grow a community of drone users across the campus who can guide, support, and advise their safe and legal operation through this project. Team LeadersPatricia Carbajales-Dale CCIT CITI
Michael Dale Environmental Engr & Earth Sci
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| 1395 | Medical Device Design for Reprocessing: Human Factors and User Validation Human factors engineering focuses on
understanding how people interact with technology and studying how user
interface design affects the interactions people have with technology. U.S.
Food and Drug Administration guidelines identify human factors engineering as
essential for maximizing the likelihood that new medical devices will be safe
and effective for the intended users, uses and use environments. Therefore,
incorporating human factors
engineering into medical device design and product development can be a key
factor for meeting regulatory standards and launching a successful product.
The long-term goal of this Creative Inquiry is to introduce the tools
and techniques used in human factors engineering and to apply
those skills to medical device design. Students enrolled in this CI will interact with
industry professionals and student team members to use human factors and
usability testing to inform medical design decisions with a focus on how
devices are used in their clinical settings and during their reprocessing.
Students will conduct the testing on commonly used medical devices and medical
device prototypes and use hypothesis-driven research for improving upon medical
device designs. Undergraduate students looking to join this team should expect
to be involved for 2-4 semesters. Team LeadersZachary Hargett Bioengineering
Delphine Dean Bioengineering
Melinda Harman Bioengineering
John D DesJardins Bioengineering
David Neyens Industrial Engineering
Accomplishments*Livingstone, M., *Hines, A., *Zemitis, S., *Hargett, Z., Dead, D., DesJardins, J., Neyens, D., & Harman, M. (2019). Evaluating the safety of reusable medical devices using human factors engineering. Presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Philadelphia, PA.
*Beals, J., *Bryant, J., *Hines, A., *Kropilak, K., *Murrell, K., *Sanna, K., *Livingstone, M., *Peer, H., *Ratteree, L., *Sizer, C., *Swafford, B., *Wagner, J., Hargett, Z., Zemitis, S., Dean, D., Desjardins, J., Nuyens, D., Harman, M. (2019, April). Informing medical device design and reprocessing through human factors engineering and user validation. Presented at the 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
*Zemitis, S., *Hargett, Z., Dean, D., Weinbrenner, D., & *Harman, M. (2018). Medical device reuse practices reprocessing methods in hospitals within a low-resource setting. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Atlanta, GA.
*Beals, J., *Bryant, J., *Hines, A., *Kropilak, K., *Murrell, K., *Sanna, K., *Livingstone, M., *Peer, H., *Ratterree, L., *Sizer, C., *Swafford, B., *Wagner, J., *Hargett, Z., Zemitis, S., Dean, D., DesJardins, J., Neyens, D., Harman, M. (2019, April). Informing Medical Device Design and Reprocessing through Human Factors Engineering and User Validation. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Zemitis, S., Harman, M., *Hargett, Z., & Weinbrenner, D. (2019). Single-Use Bag Valve Masks: Evaluation of Device Design and Residual Bioburden Analytical Methods. Journal Of Biomedical Science And Engineering, 11(9). doi: 10.4236/jbise.2018.119019
| College of Engineering, Computing & Applied Sciences | F |
| 1394 | Estuarine Fish Ecology I As
transitional zones between freshwater and marine environments, estuaries
contain a diversity of habitat types and experience highly variable abiotic
conditions. Variation in salinity has long been recognized as a factor
controlling estuarine fish distributions, through its effect on behavior and
physiological processes. Despite this, the ecological consequences of
habitat-specific residency patterns on foraging and growth of freshwater,
estuarine, and marine fish species is still not well understood. As estuaries
serve as essential habitats for many recreationally and commercially important
fishes, a more complete understanding of how habitat-specific estuarine
conditions affect growth and survival of fishes is needed to provide managers
with better information for habitat-specific management actions (e.g.,
protection, restoration efforts). This CI aims to explore relationships between
habitat-specific residency patterns, foraging, and growth in estuarine fish
populations. Students will work on team-based projects that require critical
thinking, data collection, quantitative analyses, and presentation and
publication of results. Students will gain essential knowledge and skills for
processing samples in the lab including otolith aging, diet analysis, stable
isotope analysis, preparation of gonadal tissues for histological analysis, and
identification of estuarine fish and invertebrates. Team LeadersTroy Farmer Forestry & Environment Conserv
Meghan Angelina Forestry & Environment Conserv
Jared Chrisp Forestry & Environment Conserv
Accomplishments*Collins, M., Chrisp, J., Angelina, M., DeVries, D., Wright, R., Farmer, T.(2019, April). Temporal patterns and environmental correlates of age-0 Southern Flounder abundance along the northern Gulf of Mexico. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1401 | Creating a Health Hub for SC Rural Communities: The Living Waters Foundation Project - Prosperity, SC This Creative Inquiry Project will facilitate the creation/expansion of a Health Hub that includes a community garden, greenhouse, and health education center on Hwy 76 in Prosperity, South Carolina. This initiative will be associated with a well established medical practice in the community. Team LeadersW Kirby Player CAFLS Asso Dean for Aca Affair
Julianna Parham
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1397 | Insect Bioelectricity Insects provide excellent opportunities to perform basic and applied biological experiments at the molecular, physiological and organismal scales. They serve as model organisms for developmental and cellular biology, and are important vectors for human and agricultural pathogens. As a result, working with insects can expose students to numerous hard and soft skills useful in a range of life-sciences fields, from medical to agricultural biology, evolutionary and ecological to developmental and immunological. In this project, students will examine patterns, mechanisms, and function associated with bioelectricity in insects, including relationship to regeneration, immunity, and pathology. Techniques used include tissue culture, fluorescence microscopy, standard virological techniques (such as plaque assays), and more. Students are required to participate in communicating data in weekly group meetings, and then via on-campus, state, regional, and national meetings. Team LeadersMatthew Turnbull Biological Sciences
Richard Melton Biological Sciences
Zilan Li
Accomplishments*Lynch, S., *Emerson, C., *Corker, A. & Turnbull, M. (2019 April 6) Bioelectric patterns associated with binding and uptake of the baculovirus Autographa californica MNPV. CU Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium, Clemson, SC.
| College of Science | G |
| 1568 | Exploration of College Student Emotional, Physical, and Mental Wellbeing In this Creative Inquiry project, undergraduate students will have the opportunity to partner with M.Ed. Counselor Education/Student Affairs students to participate in creating research projects, develop research skills, and contribute important insight. This class will be rooted in dialogue about campus climate and the college experiences. Students will have the chance to help develop research topics, create methodologies, collect and analyze data, and present findings. Topics will be related to the emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing of college students. An example of this could be exploring the relationship between aptitude for empathy and the first-year experience. Team LeadersMcKenzie McNamara Student Health Center
Tony W Cawthon Leadrshp,Counsl Ed,Hum&Org Dev
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| 1492 | Decoding populist rhetoric This project will investigate how populist leaders communicate with their followers and their political adversaries. Students will help the team leader construct a code book that will be used to analyze the public communications of populists. Students will then spend the semester coding communications made by the populists assigned to them, focusing on tweets and speeches. Team LeadersMatthew Rhodes-Purdy Political Science
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 1400 | Longleaf Pine Groundcover Restoration in the Wiregrass Gap: Seed Source, Is local best? Students in the CI will work to create a native groundcover garden at the Camden Battlefield and Longleaf Preserve. The historic Camden Foundation recently acquired 476 acres and wished to convert the property back to longleaf as it would have been when the historic 1780 battle occurred. This property occurs in the wiregrass gap, an area in South Carolina where there is no wiregrass leading to different and diverse groundcover. In addition to the garden students will research whether seed from commerically available sources preforms as well as seed collected from local remnants. Students will grow plants in the greenhouse and learn about seed viability and germination. We will hold a workshop on our findings at the end of spring semester for area landowners who may benefit from the findings. Team LeadersAlthea Hagan Forestry & Environment Conserv
Joan L Walker Plant & Environmental Sciences
AccomplishmentsJohnson, E., *Scercy, C., *Kome, R., & Hagan, A. (2019). Longleaf Pine Groundcover Restoration in the Wiregrass Gap: Seed Source, Is local best? Poster presented at Focus on Creative Inquiry 2019, Clemson, SC.
*Kome, R., *Scercy, C., Johnson, E., Hagan, A., Walker, J. (2019, April). Longleaf Pine Groundcover Restoration in the Wiregrass Gap: Seed Source, Is local best?. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1403 | Climate change effects on Carolina fishes South
Carolina contains some of the southernmost populations of yellow perch in North
America. Yellow perch is a cool water species that tends to prefer longer,
cooler winters before spawning in the spring. It has been hypothesized that cooler
winters allow yellow perch to allocate more energy towards egg development,
resulting in higher quality eggs and, potentially, stronger year classes of
juvenile following cooler winters. During a short, warm winter yellow perch may be unable to
allocate the necessary amount of energy to egg production resulting in lower
quality eggs and lower survival of the larval yellow perch. Lower egg quality
after a short winter has been documented in the northern populations, but little
is known about how southern populations are acclimated to short winters. By
conducting controlled laboratory experiments, this project will explore the
thermal requirements of southern yellow perch populations. Specifically, this
project will explore how yellow perch from southern populations will do when
exposed to shorter warmer winters. Will they show the same trends as the
northern populations or will they produce high quality eggs regardless of winter
conditions? Conversely, this project will also explore how southern yellow
perch respond when they are exposed to a long cold winter, more typical of the
northern aspect of their habitat range. Team LeadersTroy Farmer Forestry & Environment Conserv
John Cannaday Forestry & Environment Conserv
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1440 | Sullivan Center: Programs Evaluation In this creative
inquiry, students will gain hands on clinical experience working with the
Joseph F. Sullivan Center (JFSC) while assisting with the development and
evaluation of lifestyle medicine projects. The JFSC is an academic, clinical
learning facility that operates on Clemson's campus, and has many satellite
locations throughout the upstate. Additionally, the JFSC operates a mobile
health clinic statewide to transform SC's rural and under served populations.
The JFSC addresses root causes of disease by whole person clinical
interventions, recognizing the spectrum of genetic, environmental and lifestyle
factors, supporting individual, family and community vitality.
Students will be
responsible for collecting data from patients directly, including vital signs
like height, weight and blood pressure, during the patient visits. Program
evaluation will be performed at various levels, from patient to population.
Students may be responsible for analyzing data on single patients or analyzing larger
data sets to ensure efficiency in case management services, depending on the
student’s interests and current programs running at JFSC.
Past research projects that
students have assisted with include lifestyle medicine individual case studies,
quality assurance, quality control and quality assessment measures for Best
Chance Network patient’s lab results, and cohort studies on a population
enrolled in FirstLine Therapy for 12 months or more. Team LeadersCaitlin Moore Clinical Ed/Pract&Med Surv Pro
| College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences | C |
| 1404 | Stream fish mercury dynamics in managed forests Southeastern forests contain large pools of mercury in
the terrestrial leaf litter and understory vegetation. The majority of the
mercury in southeaster forests is from atmospheric deposition, meaning that
even remote forests far from industrial activities may have elevated levels of
mercury stored in the soil, leaf litter, and living plant biomass. Common
forest management practices intended to reduce fuel loads (e.g., controlled
burning, mechanical thinning) may also release mercury from soils, leaf litter,
and living plant biomass into downstream aquatic environments. Mercury
bioaccumulation in aquatic ecosystems, particularly in fish at the top of
aquatic food chains, has been well documented in a variety of systems. However,
we know very little about how fish and invertebrate mercury burdens are
affected by fuel reduction practices. For example, does the amount and type of
mercury (methyl versus inorganic) released into downstream aquatic systems
differ between controlled burns and thinning? Additionally, how do nutrients,
which are also released during forest management activities, affect stream food
webs and, subsequently, mercury bioaccumulation?
Students in this project will participate in
collection of fish and invertebrates from forest streams in the Clemson
Experimental Forest and the Santee Experimental Forest (part of the Francis
Marion National Forest near Charleston, SC). Students will learn techniques for
backpack electrofishing, invertebrate collections, diet analysis, and age and
growth techniques using otoliths and scales. Students will also be encouraged
to develop specific research questions and to develop hypotheses that could be
tested with real-world data collecting during the course of this project.
Team LeadersTroy Farmer Forestry & Environment Conserv
Donald Hagan Forestry & Environment Conserv
Brandon Peoples Forestry & Environment Conserv
Jeremy Pike Plant & Environmental Sciences
Alex Chow Forestry & Environment Conserv
Accomplishments*Padgett, A., *Rivera, A., *Moreland, J., Ku, P., Tsui, M., Chow, A., Farmer, T. (2019, April). The Effects of Forest Management Practices on Fish Diversity in the Santee Experimental Forest, South Carolina. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1405 | Reproductive performance of sows receiving vasodilators during gestation Blood flow and nutrient partitioning during gestation has a tremendous effect on fetal growth, placental growth and function, and postnatal performance of the pig. These effects are sustained throughout life ultimately affecting carcass and meat qualities and consumer perception of the product. Vasodilators will be used during gestation to determine the appropriate dosage and timing of treatment, the effects of treatment on reproductive and physiological performance, and the effects of treatment on postnatal growth performance, carcass quality, meat quality, and consumer perception of the product. Team LeadersTiffany Wilmoth Animal & Veterinary Sciences
| College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences | A |
| 1408 | Words Become Worlds: Using the LIT KIT to Design Multisensory Environments for Interactive Picturebook Read-Alouds Interdisciplinary teams (literacy and architecture) in this
CI project will engage in design-based research. Teams will collaborate to
design technology-enhanced interactive picturebook read-alouds for children
using the LIT KIT, a programmable and portable multimedia and robotics system, to
better understand how multisensory effects such as lighting, sound and moving
robotics components may be leveraged to augment children’s comprehension of
texts. Teams will collaborate on the selection of picturebooks and will use the
LIT KIT to design multisensory read-alouds for children. Later steps in this project
will engage K-5 students, both as co-designers for and as participants in multisensory
read-alouds.
Team LeadersGeorge Schafer Dean of Arch,Arts&Humanities
Susan Fullerton Education & Human Dev
| College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities | B |
| 1411 | Biophysics of parasitic kinetoplastid motility Motility
is critical to the life cycle and pathogenicity of many parasites. While
targeting motility has been successful in the treatment of multiple bacterial
diseases, the motility and motile structures of eukaryotic pathogens remain
understudied and under exploited as a treatment targets. A bending wave that
primarily propagates from the tip to the base of their flagella drives the
motility of pathogenic kinetoplastids, which are eukaryotic parasites that
cause multiple neglected tropical diseases. This is unlike nearly all other eukaryotes,
which beat from the base to the tip. For a variety of experimental and theoretical
reasons, it is likely that unique biophysical mechanisms innate to axonemal dyneins,
the molecular motors that drive flagellar motility, dictates tip-to-base
motility.
The
broad goal of this Creative Inquiry is to identify the mechanism of tip-to-base
motility of kinetoplastid flagella using Trypanosoma
brucei as a model. Specifically, we will biophysically and biochemically
characterize axonemal dynein that we purify from trypanosome flagella, and to identify
trypanosome axonemal dynein regulation mechanisms that could yield tip-to-base
motility. We will also take genetic approaches to understanding the effects of
motors on cell motility. This interdisciplinary project will take molecular
biological (RNAi, cloning, protein tagging), biochemical (ion exchange
chromatography, in vitro reconstitutions, ATPase assays), and biophysical
(ultrafast dual-trap optical tweezers, total internal reflectance fluorescence
microscopy) experimental approaches. The expected outcome will a quantitative
framework from which to develop pan-kinetoplastid drugs that target parasite
motility. Successful completion of the project will ultimately lead to a
greater understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of pathogenic parasite
motility and could lead to novel treatments for African sleeping sickness, Chagas
disease, and leishmaniasis.
Team LeadersJoshua Alper Physics and Astronomy
Subash Godar Physics and Astronomy
AccomplishmentsScammon, W., Carman, E., *Eimen, R., *Judge, M., *O’Brien, K., Phemister, L., Alper, J., *Kee-Young, D., *Marosok, D., *Nikkila, J., & *Taylor, A. (2019) Constructing Neural Circuits: An Integrated Optical Tweezer Microelectrode Array System for Directing the Axonal Cytoskeleton and Modulating Synaptic Strength. Poster presented at FoCI, Clemson, SC.
*Amlashi, P., *Hinsch, V., *Kistler, S., *Lopez, E., *Markley, S., Ragland, M., *Wentworth, K., Godar, S., and Alper, J. (2019, April). Single molecule study of axonemal dynein to understand the unique flagellar undulation in T. brucei. Poster presented at Focus on Creative Inquiry (FoCI), Clemson, SC.
*Amlashi, P., *Hoover, H., *Kistler, S., *Lopez, E., *Markley, S., *Wentworth, K., *Hinsch, V., *Alper, J., *Godar, S. (2019, April). Single Molecule Study of Axonemal Dynein to Understand Unique Flagellar Undulation in T. Brucei. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1409 | Infant Cranial Remodeling Infant cranial helmets are used when children, under the age of 1, are diagnosed with a cranial deformity. The helmets help to direct the growth of the infant’s head, in order to restore proper head shape. Students involved with the Head Start! project will work to improve the current helmet designs by using pressure mapping technology to identify proper pressure values within the helmet. All testing will be done on head molds, so no human subjects will be used. Team LeadersKyle Walker Bioengineering
John D DesJardins Bioengineering
Accomplishments*Johnson, S.J. & DesJardins, J.D. (2019, October 16-19) Head Start! Quantification of Head-Helmet Interaction During Cranial Remolding Treatment, Biomedical Engineering Society, Abstract ID 1003, Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. John DesJardins was awarded a $14,900 grant by the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association from September 15, 2018 to September 14, 2019 for "The Quantification of Containment Conditions Used for Directed Growth Within Infant Cranial Remolding Orthoses: A Pilot Study."
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| 1427 | Real-Time Data Visualization for Manufacturing Decision Support The CI team will engage in a project that explores real-time visualization of manufacturing sensor data to support real-time decision making on the factory floor. Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals, Inc. (Ulbrich) is a “focus factory” (factory within a factory) that equips managers and engineers with manufacturing systems to produce high precision wire for industry specific product lines. Ulbrich is seeking to develop a decision support system that will aggregate data from production milling systems and create real-time dashboards to support improved decision making. This investigation will center around the following key research questions: 1. Decision making: In a manufacturing context, such as found at Ulbrich, what are the distinct workflows within the production process (e.g. running a machine, fixing a machine, changing a process, etc.); what are the key performance metrics associated with these processes, who are the decision makers associated with these processes (e.g. technicians, project managers, etc.); and what information do these decision makers draw upon during the decision making process?2. Pain points: Within the decision making processes identified above, what are the pain points associated with inadequate access to the necessary information in a timely, digestible format?3. Visualization: How can visualizations be designed in order to support the specific processes and to ameliorate the specific pain points identified above; how should visualizations be specialized for the different processes; and what role should interactivity play within the visualization framework?4. Implementation: In a modern manufacturing context, what are the best practices for implementation of such a visualization framework; what are the obstacles to successful adoption; and how might these obstacles be overcome? Team LeadersDavid White Watt Family Innovation Center
Dane Smith Watt Family Innovation Center
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| 1414 | Building and probing simple neuronal circuits with combined optical tweezer and microelectrode array experiment The
human brain is perhaps the most complicated system in the known universe. It is
comprised of 100 billion individual neurons with about 80% of the brain mass in
the cerebral cortex, which is the site of human cognition. There are massive
efforts underway to understand how the brain works. What is memory, attention, perception,
thought, language self-awareness, consciousness, etc.? To even begin to answer
these questions, much fundamental science must be done. In this creative
inquiry, we intend to build and study simple neuronal circuits, in vitro. We
will use a combined optical tweezer and microelectrode array system to manipulate
simple neuronal circuits, to electrically excite the circuits, and to probe the
response of these circuits. We will build and study simple model logic gates
out of rat or mouse neurons.
Team LeadersJoshua Alper Physics and Astronomy
Katherine Wentworth
Marshall Trout Electrical & Computer Engr
Accomplishments*O'Brien, K., *Eimen, R., *Judge, M., *Kee-Young, D., *Marosok, D., *Nikkila, J., *Taylor, A., *Alper, J., *Trout, M. (2019, April). Constructing Neural Circuits: An Integrated Optical Tweezer Microelectrode Array System for Directing the Axonal Cytoskeleton and Modulating Synaptic Strength. Poster presentation at Clemson University 14th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
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| 1419 | Multiplexing using Spectral Imaging and Combinatorics (MuSIC) Cancer.
This word alone is enough to scare many people. Imagine a doctor notices an
abnormal growth and takes a biopsy. Results from that biopsy may take anywhere
from 2-3 days to 7-10 days using traditional methods and the cost for running
these tests is often high. Multiplexing using Spectral Imaging and Combinatorics (MuSIC), our
proposed method, will reduce cost, time, and give more qualitative results
about the tumors in situ information (grading,
staging, prognosis, and treatment options). This system uses individual
fluorophores or their combinations as probes to
visualize different cellular targets (via labeled antibodies). While there are other systems that have
tried to use combinational imaging, MuSIC is
the only one that allows signals to be spatially overlapping. Impressively, an estimated 175 probes can be
used in a mixture simultaneously, increasing the abilities of quantitative fluorescent
imaging capabilities ~6 fold. Other advantages to this system are the use of standard
laboratory equipment, straightforward analysis of results, and requires significantly
less sample. MuSIC’s potential impact on the future of cancer
treatment is tremendous. Team LeadersMarc Birtwistle Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
Madeline McCarthy Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
AccomplishmentsHolzapfel, H., Stern, A., Bouhaddou, M., Anglin, C., Putur, D., Comer, S., & Birtwistle, M. (2018). Fluorescence Multiplexing with Spectral Imaging and Combinatorics. ACS Combinatorial Science, 20(11), 653-659. doi: 10.1021/acscombsci.8b00101
McCarthy, M., & Birtwistle, M. (2019). Highly Multiplexed, Quantitative Tissue Imaging at Cellular Resolution. Current Pathobiology Reports, 7(3), 109-118. doi: 10.1007/s40139-019-00203-8
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| 1425 | Saving Lives takes a Team: Investigating Team and Process Management in Cancer Care Coordination Understanding how to effectively coordinate patient care has been a long-standing issue within the healthcare context. In fact, in 2016 at least 30 percent of all malpractice claims estimated that communication failures were to blame, resulting 1,744 deaths and $1.7 billion in malpractice costs over five years. The goal of this project is to help reduce these communication failures in cancer care by better understanding the care coordination process and how different healthcare teams must work together to provide effective cancer care. This project is a unique interdisciplinary effort, bringing together organizational science and industrial engineering researchers at Clemson and Greenville Health System. CI members on this team will be involved in field research including interviews, focus groups, simulations, and observations; training development and evaluation; data organization and analysis; formal presentation of findings at conferences and to GHS leadership; and other qualitative and quantitative research efforts. Team LeadersMarissa Shuffler Psychology
Jordan Smith
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