Ethan Dowell, Ahmed Radif Uddin, and Rahman Shafiqur
College of Engineering and Science/College of Applied and Natural Science
“Methodology for Converting a FDM 3D Printer to a DIW 3D Printer”
The research discussed in this presentation pertains to the conversion of a traditional Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) Three Dimensional (3D) printer to a Direct Ink Writing (DIW) 3D printer. We will showcase the challenges in converting the FDM to DIW printer in terms of hardware design and software modification in addition to the capabilities and application of the new printer type.
Annie Roche Hendrick, Erin Singer, and Jane Jacob
College of Liberal Arts/College of Education and Human Sciences
“Lessons on the Visual Network and Conscious Perception from the Formal Features of Ezra Pound’s ‘In A Station of the Metro.’”
This interdisciplinary presentation combines poetry, neuroscience, and philosophy. This research aims to discover what can be learned of conscious perception and our visual network through an analysis of the form and theme of Ezra Pound’s two-line “In A Station of the Metro” poem.
Heather Kennedy, Dario Cosic, Julie Odom, Emma Dupree, Annabelle Yates, Mollie Owens, and Julie Rutledge
College of Business/College of Applied and Natural Sciences
“Implementing the ‘You Can’t Say You Can’t Play’ Rule in Classrooms to Encourage Equity and Inclusion: An Intervention Project Promoting Individual Well-Being Among First Graders and Capacity Building within an Elementary School”
In our project, passages were read to students from the “You Can’t Say, You Can’t Play” novel with guided discussions about character development and experiences followed by role play for students to apply morals about inclusivity. We encouraged first-grade students to consider empathy and inclusivity in their actions towards other students. We also increased resources for school faculty that promote inclusion and acceptance and reduce social exclusion within the classroom.
Daniel Rivera, Austin Broussard, and Elisa Castagnola
College of Engineering & Science
“Double Dry-Etching Microfabrication of Neural Probes with Homogenous Glassy Carbon Microelectrodes and Interconnections”
Glassy carbon (GC) has recently been considered for neural interfaces, due to a key technology that allows for pattern transfer and integration of pre-pyrolyzed GC electrodes into flexible circuits. Microelectrode arrays (MEAs) with both electrodes and interconnects from a homogeneous GC layer (“all” GC-MEAs) have been previously fabricated and show outstanding electrochemical stability, but the complex fabrication process is not ideal for miniaturization. Here, we introduce an alternative double dry-etching process for fabricating “all” GC-MEAs and GC-fibers with miniaturized features.