FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2008 -- Mining-Geology Building, Room 204 |
| 6:30 PM |
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SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2008 -- STUDENT UNION BUILDING |
| 8:00 AM |
Welcoming Reception -- 2nd Floor |
| 8:30 AM |
Opening Remarks & Introductions -- Big Butte/Highlands Room |
| 8:35 AM |
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| 9:20 AM |
BREAK |
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Title of Presentation |
Mentor |
| SESSION 1 -- Mary MacLaughlin (Chair) -- Pintlar Room |
| 9:40 AM |
Sara Morrison |
Effect of Matrix Material on the Engineering Properties (Stiffness and Unconfined Compressive Strength) of a Rick-Like Material |
Mary MacLaughlin |
| 10:00 AM |
Jason Parish |
Investigation of Methods & Materials to Synthesize Rock-Like Specimens for the Purpose of Examining the Effects of Cavity Size, Shape, and Distribution on Engineering Behavior in Macroporous Materials |
Mary MacLaughlin |
| 10:20 AM |
Gregory Edwards and Chad Petrie |
Survey of Shotcrete Practices in Weak Rock in North American Mines |
Mary MacLaughlin |
| 10:40 AM |
BREAK |
| 11:00 AM |
Forrest Smith and Daniel Snyder |
Investigation into Small Diameter Tubing for Wellbore Gas-Water Unloading |
Leo Heath |
| 11:20 AM |
Ellen Rud |
Simulated Nanoparticle Aggregate Behavior in Alveolar Macrophage Cells—Effects of Various Alveolar Physiological Conditions |
Kumar Ganesan |
| 11:40 AM |
Allen Brazier |
How Does Nature Use Organic Molecules to Template the Formation of Inorganic Structures? |
Rajendra Kasinath |
| NOON |
LUNCH |
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| SESSION 2 -- Courtney Young (Chair) -- Pintlar Room |
| 1:30 PM |
Josef Bilant |
Mass Balance of Ash Grove's Louisville Plant on Finish Mill Operations |
Courtney Young |
| 1:50 PM |
Adam Hammes |
Heat Balance of Ash Grove Cement's Louisville Plant on Finish Mill Operations |
Kevin Jaansalu |
| 2:10 PM |
Caelen Anderson |
Mass and Energy Balance of Ash Grove's Louisville Plant on Finish Mill Operations |
Jerome Downey |
| 2:30 PM |
BREAK |
| 2:50 PM |
Tyler Salisbury |
Investigation of a Montana-Based Coal for its Content and Correlations to Specific Gravities in Float Sink Analysis |
Courtney Young |
| 3:10 PM |
Jerrey Clark |
An Investigation of Montana-Based Coal and its Correlation to Size Fraction |
Paul Conrad |
| 3:30 PM |
Stacy Wilcox |
Understanding the Causes of Large Diurnal Changes in Streamflow in the Upper Big Hole River |
Chris Gammons |
| 3:50 PM |
CONCLUDING REMARKS |
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| SESSION 3 -- Roger Oldenkamp(Chair) -- Big Butte/Highlands |
| 9:40 AM |
Stephanie (Samaniego) Gruss |
Butte-Silver Bow Community Survey |
Roger Oldenkamp |
| 10:00 AM |
David Zier |
An Investigation Into the Efficacy of Computer Games as Learning Tools |
Frank Ackerman |
| 10:20 AM |
Kylene Owens |
Opinion Survey of Arctic Grayling (Thymallus Articus) Fisheries Among Stakeholders in the Big Hole River Watershed |
Michelle Anderson |
| 10:40 AM |
BREAK |
| 11:00 AM |
Craig Ross |
Toward Standardization of Stair Measurements: Test of Inter-Measurer Reliability |
Roger Jensen |
| 11:20 AM |
Vance Dostert |
An Evaluation of Metal Concentrations on Wipe Samples Using Non-Destructive XRF Method and an Integrated Method |
Terry Spear |
| 11:40 AM |
Erin Kennedy |
A Study to Determine what Factors Significantly Influence the Successful Completion of a Freshman Chemistry Class |
Chip Todd |
| NOON |
LUNCH |
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| SESSION 4 -- John Morrison (Chair) -- Big Butte/Highlands |
| 1:30 PM |
Zhanibek Katrenov |
Development of a General Algorithm for Inversion of Basement Relief from Gravity Anomaly for Sediment Basin with Variable Density Contrast |
Xiaobing Zhou |
| 1:50 PM |
Dustin Gibson |
Solar UAV's |
John Morrison and Richard Johnson |
| 2:10 PM |
Timothy Myers |
An Investigation of the Application of Surveillance, Rescue, and Exploration Using Video Feed from UAV's |
John Morrison |
| 2:30 PM |
BREAK |
| 2:50 PM |
Caleb Graham |
An Investigation of the Ballistic Resistance of Two Polymer-Backed Metal Plates |
Kevin Jaansalu |
| 3:10 PM |
Stacy Davis |
Indentation Size Effect as a Function of Temperature for Ballistic Steel |
Kevin Jaansalu |
| 3:30 PM |
Keri Caldwell and Nick Gow |
ASM Ceramic Mug Drop |
Kevin Jaansalu |
| 3:50 PM |
CONCLUDING REMARKS |
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| SESSION 5 -- Marisa Pedulla(Chair) -- Kelley/Steward |
| 9:40 AM |
Justine Wilson |
Monitoring Winter Use of Artificial Burrows by Peromyscus Maniculatus |
Amy Kuenzi |
| 10:00 AM |
Carlye Parsons |
Examining Hantavirus RNA Prevalence and Timing of Infection in Deer Mice |
Amy Kuenzi |
| 10:20 AM |
Matthew Nottingham |
Finding a Bacteriophage Capable of Combating Staphylococcus Aureus Infections |
Marisa Pedulla |
| 10:40 AM |
BREAK |
| 11:00 AM |
Christine Hash |
Microbiological, Molecular and Biochemical Characterization of Mycrobacteriophage Macayla |
Marisa Pedulla |
| 11:20 AM |
Andrew Ramstead |
Biofilm Regulation in Mycobacterium Smegmatis |
Marisa Pedulla |
| 11:40 AM |
Jamie Knieper |
Biomass Changes Related to Climatic Conditions |
Rick Douglass |
| NOON |
LUNCH |
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| SESSION 6 -- Chip Todd (Chair) -- Kelley/Steward |
| 1:30 PM |
Tyler Pullman |
Establishment of a Site in Southwest Montana for the Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA): Multi-Summit Approach |
Martha Apple |
| 1:50 PM |
Charmaine Weyer |
Identifying and Characterizing Sources of Dissolved Organic Carbon in the Big Hole and Clark Fork Rivers |
Steve Parker |
| 2:10 PM |
Kenneth McDonald |
An Exploration into Research Involved in the Conversion of Wasted Kinetic Energy from Cars into Something Useful |
Doug Coe |
| 2:30 PM |
BREAK |
| 2:50 PM |
Kristine Shields |
Investigating Non-parametric Approaches to Statistical Inference |
Suzan Gazioglu |
| 3:10 PM |
Christopher Dienes |
Exploring the Theory Behind Latin Hypercube Sampling and Investigating Applications |
Suzan Gazioglu |
| 3:30 PM |
Jason Bustamante |
Fuzzy Topologies on the Number Line |
Djalalidin Djayanbaev |
| 3:50 PM |
CONCLUDING REMARKS |
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12:00 - 1:15 PM LUNCH -- Student Union Building
A FREE Lunch will be provided for all student presenters, faculty mentors, and URP Committee members.
RSVP is required for ALL lunch attendees--Contact Cheryl duToit at
cdutoit@mtech.edu (496-4781).
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