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Gravitational Waves and the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) and “Lab on a Chip”

Creator:: Gifford, Jessica
Abstract:: Improvements on the charge control measurements of the torsion pendulum, electron gun, and autocollimator system were conducted at the University of Washington in preparation for the fabrication of the final prototype of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) gravitational wave detector for NASA. One main cause of transient forces on...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Antenna (LISA) and “Lab on a Chip” by Jessica Gifford A PROJECT submitted to Oregon

The illicit use of prescription stimulants on college campuses : a theoretical examination

Creator:: Bavarian, Niloofar
Abstract:: The illicit use of prescription stimulants (IUPS) is a critical Public Health problem in the college population that represents a unique form of substance use. Namely, the primary motives for IUPS by college students are academic in nature (e.g., Teter, McCabe, LaGrange, Cranford, & Boyd, 2006), which may explain why...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

eDNA as a tool for identifying freshwater species in sustainable forestry: A critical review and potential future applications

Creator:: Coble, Ashley A., Flinders, Camille A., Homyack, Jessica A., Penaluna, Brooke E., Cronn, Richard C., and Weitemier, Kevin
Abstract:: Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an emerging biological monitoring tool that can aid in assessing the effects of forestry and forest manufacturing activities on biota. Monitoring taxa across broad spatial and temporal scales is necessary to ensure forest management and forest manufacturing activities meet their environmental goals of maintaining biodiversity. Our...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: . Coble, Camille A. Flinders, Jessica A. Homyack, Brooke E. Penaluna, Richard C. Cronn, Kevin Weitemier

Chasing Tails: Stories for Refining Relationships Between Wolves & Humans

Creator:: Beggen, Kristina
Abstract:: As wolves return to their historic habitats both in Oregon and across the globe, emotions are running high between people either gladdened or disturbed by their homecoming. Prior to colonization, wolves occupied the entire Pacific Northwest alongside Indigenous peoples. However, European settlements that ultimately coalesced to form the state of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: enjoy your company and admire the work that you do with wolves and beyond. To Jessica Pierce, thank

A Study of Urban Vegetable Garden and their Soils in Corvallis and Portland, OR

Creator:: Nelson, Michael, II
Abstract:: Urban agriculture (UA) is defined as the production of food crops or livestock within urban areas. Despite its popularity in the United States, research into UA systems suffers from a general underrepresentation of commercial urban systems. As a result, urban growers often have unique technological needs that are unmet by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Miranda Ulmer, John Bryan Webber, Kate Wellons, and Jessica Wong. And to my honorary cohort in soil

Perspectives on a Community Forest : A Practice in Nature Writing

Creator:: Hadella, Lucia C.
Abstract:: The McDonald Forest is one of the Oregon State University Research Forests, owned by the College of Forestry and located approximately seven miles northwest of the heart of Corvallis. I took four hikes on the McDonald Forest at four major recreation destinations: Oak Creek, Dimple Hill, Lewisburg Saddle, and Peavy...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: , Jessica. "2013 State of the Climate: Carbon Dioxide Tops 400 Ppm." Climate.gov. NOAA, 13 July 2013. Web

Design for Clean Technology Adoption: Application of Discrete Choice Analysis and the Theory of Planned Behavior for Development Engineering

Creator:: Pakravan, Mohammad H.
Abstract:: Clean technologies can address multiple challenges associated with climate change, environmental protection, and human health. However, the impact desired by introduction of such technologies is achievable only if new options effectively replace inefficient, conventional practices. This ‘design for adoption’ requires understanding of user motivations, associated beliefs, context of use, and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , with the most frequently applied models shown in the circle on the right (Gifford, Steg and Reser

2009/2010 Annual Report

Creator:: Hatfield Marine Science Center
Abstract:: Report year ends June 30
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Science Center and Jessica Miller to determine the reproductive success of juvenile salmon migrating to

Enhancing social-ecological resilience in the Colorado River Basin

Creator:: Eidem, Nathan T.
Abstract:: This research presents the Colorado River basin as a social-ecological system. Utilizing event data on cooperative and conflictive interactions over fresh water, the system is decomposed to look for evidence of outcomes of resilience enhancement. The Animas-La Plata Project in the upper San Juan basin is presented as a case...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: author is grateful to Jessica Eidem for her assistance in making copies of pertinent files from the

On Morality, Psychology, and Conservation: An Interdisciplinary Appraisal of Ethics in Context

Creator:: Batavia, Chelsea K.
Abstract:: Conservation is, among other things, the expression of a relationship between humans and nonhuman nature. This relationship can be described empirically using the methods of social science, but it can also be prescribed in the form of philosophical arguments. Scholars in the field of environmental ethics have discussed and debated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: forward. To Jessica Bagley, no “thanks” is thanks enough for everything you do. We would all be lost

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Gravitational Waves and the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) and “Lab on a Chip”

The illicit use of prescription stimulants on college campuses : a theoretical examination

eDNA as a tool for identifying freshwater species in sustainable forestry: A critical review and potential future applications

Chasing Tails: Stories for Refining Relationships Between Wolves & Humans

A Study of Urban Vegetable Garden and their Soils in Corvallis and Portland, OR

Perspectives on a Community Forest : A Practice in Nature Writing

Design for Clean Technology Adoption: Application of Discrete Choice Analysis and the Theory of Planned Behavior for Development Engineering

2009/2010 Annual Report

Enhancing social-ecological resilience in the Colorado River Basin

On Morality, Psychology, and Conservation: An Interdisciplinary Appraisal of Ethics in Context

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