Projects in
Education:
Projects
in Engineering:
Projects
in the Humanities:
Projects in the
Natural Sciences:
Projects in the
Social Sciences:
Projects in Education:
The Success of
Supplemental Instruction in the General Chemistry Classroom
| Nathaniel Grove (Senior, Chemistry & Secondary Education) |
Supervising Faculty Mentor: Susan Dawkins |
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For the past three
years,
Supplemental Instruction (SI) has been used in the General Chemistry I
classroom at the
Projects in Engineering:
Preliminary Design of the Carpenters Park Bridge
| Sondra J. Carolus (Senior, Civil Engineering Technology) | Supervising Faculty Mentor: James MacIntyre |
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| Brian W. Laub (Senior, Civil Engineering Technology) | Civil Engineering Technology | |
| Robert E. Pitassi (Senior, Civil Engineering Technology) | ||
| Andrew T. Wingard (Senior, Civil Engineering Technology) |
The purpose of this project is to present a preliminary design of the Carpenters Park Bridge located in Paint Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. This project encompasses an inspection of the existing bridge, topographic survey, traffic study, hydraulic and hydraulic study, soil study, preliminary design in accordance with a TS&L study, structural drawings, and a cost estimate. If this preliminary design would be constructed, it would allow for safer, more efficient travel along state route 4022 over the Stony Creek River.
Projects in the Humanities:
Creative Writers Read Their Work
| Ryan Dempsey(Junior, Creative Writing) | Supervising Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eric Schwerer |
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| Sarah Factor (Senior, Political Science) | English Writing | |
| Kelly Geier(Junior, Communications) | ||
| Brooke Greenbank(Senior, Creative Writing) | ||
| Katelyn McKeon(Junior, Writing) | ||
| George WileyJunior, English) |
Six
UPJ students will read from their creative work. The
creative work to be read will cover a
variety of genres, including poetry, short fiction, prose poems, sudden
fiction, and personal essays. Student
presenters have worked one-on-one with English Writing faculty and/or
taken
English Writing courses.
Projects in the Natural Sciences:
Conversion Of Optically Active Acid-Esters To Ester-Acid Chlorides Without Loss Of Optical Activity
| Sean Purdy (Senior, Chemistry) | Supervising Faculty Mentor: Dr. George B. Trimitsis |
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| Stephen Flowers (Junior, Biology) | Chemistry | |
| Mason Marsh (Senior, Chemistry) | ||
| Brenda Benfield (Junior, Biology) |
It has been reported in the literature that attempts to convert optically active acid-esters to their corresponding ester-acid chlorides by standard procedures is often accompanied by loss of optical activity. The purpose of the present investigation was to develop a suitable experimental procedure for the conversion of methyl (R)-3-methyl glutarate (1) to the corresponding ester-acid 2 with preservation of optical purity. A number of suitable reagents and reaction conditions for accomplishing this goal will be discussed. The present investigation also sought to develop an accurate and convenient assay for determining the enantiomeric excess of compounds 1 and 2. Although 1NMR can be used for this purpose, it was found that GC-MS offers a number of distinct advantages. A comparison of the two analytical procedures will be presented.
Petrology And Petrogenesis Of Diabase Drill Core In Bucks County, Pennsylvania
| Scott W. Poborsky (Senior, Geology) | Supervising Faculty Mentor:
Dr. William R. Brice |
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| Craig M. Thomas (Senior, Geology) | Geology |
A 58 meter Triassic age diabase drill core was obtained from the U. S. Geological Survey Boarhead Farms Superfund Site. The Pennsylvania diabase intruded into the Triassic basin which extends from Canada to South Carolina along the eastern edge of North America. The core is composed entirely of phaneritic, medium grained troctolitic norite with several faulted areas due to post-crystallization stresses. The core is composed mainly of pyroxene, calcium rich plagioclase, and olivine with accessories that include biotite and iron oxides. The origin of the intrusion is due to the breakup of the supercontinent Pangea. Differentiation processes such as crystal settling, and Bowen�s Reaction Series are all involved in the petrogenesis of the diabase sheet.
Projects in the Social Sciences:
Constitutional Tests for Obscenity: Scrutiny of their Case History and Functionality
| Douglas Bench (Senior, Political Science & Journalism) | Supervising Faculty Mentor: Dr. James R. Alexander |
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| Political Science |
This paper examines the history of the three principal obscenity tests used in American law and assesses the value of each test, including background information on the legal evolution of the concept of obscenity. Through an examination of the case history, the paper reaches the conclusion that the Hicklin test, drawn from English common law and established as the principal standard for obscenity in American law in the late-19th century, is best suited for resolution of contemporary legal issues regarding the protection of free expression values in the vaguely-defined �community� created by the Internet.