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  • Turning Brake Cylinder Housing

    Creator:
    Radcliffe, Noah
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this project is to assist the OSU Baja Racing vehicle in turning more sharply. This is done using a turning brake, which locks one rear wheel to facilitate turning on a smaller radius. This project focuses on the development of a custom cylinder housing for the turning...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    future Baja vehicles. Abstract approved: ______________________ _ Dr. Joseph Piacenza III, Ph.D

  • The Design and Development of Custom Rear Brake Calipers for the Oregon State University Formula SAE

    Creator:
    Van Horn, Allison
    Abstract:
    Rear brake calipers are a critical component of the brake system within a vehicle. Brake calipers function by clamping against the brake rotor when the brake pedal is pressed by the driver and thus results in deceleration of the vehicle. This thesis aims to design and develop custom rear brake...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Joseph Piacenza, Committee Member, representing Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing

  • HV Battery Cooling

    Creator:
    Coleman Boyd
    Abstract:
    0.1 Purpose of Report During my time on this project, I have written two reports. My SAE22 ePowertrain report details last year's design, the design process, design changes, and manufacturing in extreme detail. The capstone course report will be useful for future students looking to educate themselves on everything that...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Joseph Piacenza III, Committee Member, representing College of Engineering

  • Hi-C genome assembly of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Rhizopogon salebrosus

    Creator:
    Har, Skyler
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    Rhizopogon salebrosus is an abundant ectomycorrhizal fungus common throughout Western North America that forms mutualistic partnerships with Pinus species. Studied for its systematics, use in sapling nurseries, post-fire seedling establishment, and unique evolutionary history, R. salebrosus holds many secrets within its genome. This thesis aims to characterize the mating system,...
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    in sapling nurseries, post-fire seedling establishment, and unique evolutionary history, R

  • Perceptions of Sexual Health Websites by Low Income Urban African American Youth and Service Providers

    Creator:
    Williams, Dacia R.
    Abstract:
    Low-Income urban African American (LIU-AA) youth are at high risk for HIV/STIs and adolescent pregnancy. Sexual health websites (SHWs) offer an inexpensive, easy-to-disseminate, and potentially highly-accessible method of improving sexual health knowledge, awareness, and help-seeking. The present study examined engagement regarding sexual health websites for at-risk, LIU-AA youth. We conducted...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    :_____________________________________________________ Joseph A. Catania Low-Income urban African American (LIU-AA) youth are at high risk for

  • Machine Learning and Optimization Applications in Agriculture

    Creator:
    Molotkov, Alexander
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    The ever-increasing global population presents looming problems for the field of agriculture. Global food demand will, at some point, increase to the point where there is not enough crop-ready land to keep up. This creates an additional incentive, other than economics, for growers to increase their yield-per-acre and make sure...
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    , 2021. Title: Machine Learning and Optimization Applications in Agriculture Abstract approved: Joseph

  • High-resolution infrared studies of perdeutero-spiropentane, C₅D₈

    Creator:
    Erickson, Blake Alexander, Ju, X., Nibler, Joesph W., Beaudry, C. M., and Blake, T. A.
    Abstract:
    Perdeutero-spiropentane (C₅D₈) has been synthesized and infrared and Raman spectra are reported for the first time. Wavenumber assignments are made for most of the fundamental vibrational modes. Gas phase infrared spectra were recorded at a resolution (0.002 cm⁻¹) sufficient to resolve individual rovibrational lines and show evidence of strong Coriolis...
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    vibration is vib = 5a1 (R) + 3a2 + 4b1 (R) + 5b2 (IR, R) + 8e (IR,R). The infrared and Raman

  • High Resolution Spectroscopy of Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane

    Creator:
    Martin, Matthew A.
    Abstract:
    The strained carbon ring, bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane, was synthesized by a reaction between 1-(phenylsulfanyl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane, prepared from propellane, and Raney nickel. Infrared spectra were recorded at a resolution of 0.0015 cm-1, a resolution significantly better than previous measurements, 0.06 cm-1. A single fundamental band was analyzed to determine the ground state and excited...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Abstract Approved: ______________________________________________________ Joseph Nibler The

  • Characterization and application of PEO-containing triblock copolymer surfactants

    Creator:
    Snider, Joshua L.
    Abstract:
    The action of pendant, polyethylene oxide (PEO) brush layers as nonfouling coatings for biomedical materials is well understood. However progress toward clinical application of stable, high density PEO coatings has historically been impeded by the lack of cost effective, noninvasive methods for their preparation. Triblock polymers featuring a hydrophobic, polypropylene...
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    : ______________________________________________________________ Joseph McGuire The action of pendant, polyethylene oxide (PEO) brush layers as nonfouling

  • Molecular origins of peptide entrapment within polyethylene oxide brush layers

    Creator:
    Lampi, Marsha C.
    Abstract:
    Effective surface coatings for tissue-contacting medical devices should prevent both biofilm formation and infection. One method to achieve this aim is protein repellant polyethylene oxide (PEO) brush coatings loaded with antimicrobials. Previous research has demonstrated that the antimicrobial nisin adsorbs to PEO brush layers in multi-layer amounts and suggests that...
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    . Abstract approved: ________________________________________________ Dr. Joseph