Hundreds participate in 10th undergraduate research forum
April 26, 2018
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FROM THE PRESENTERS
Gayal Hewakuruppu, computer science junior, “Using the Fourth-Order Runge-Kutta Method to Determine the Dynamic Response of a Free Vibrating Laminated Composite Shallow Shell Panel” | “(We were) determining how steel panels work and to see as many applications in the real world what we did is got some data on how it behaves to apply it in the real world. We documented certain frequencies and we wrote a paper so whoever that wants to look at it can dip into our data and use in the real world so there is no real conclusion (more like a reference). A set of data we laid down so anyone can have access to. It is the first time it has been done so I’d say it’s a big step in the science community. (It is) more theoretical because it’s all numbers done on a computer simulation. Which is why I personally chose this because it was related to computer science.”
Graciela Ruiz, accounting and management senior, “The Tragic End of Your Internet Freedom: Net Neutrality” | ” We want to make people aware of whats going on. Our intentions are not to push our view on anyone, we want to present them with information on both sides. We understand why people are against it and we understand why people are for it. This is what we believe and we want to take a stand.”
Natally Chavarria, business management junior, “The Tragic End of Your Internet Freedom: Net Neutrality” | “I chose to participate because of my professor, Dr. Kataria. She was giving us a challenge in our special topics class, #THINK, to go beyond and pick net neutrality as our group project topic. We were mainly challenged to go get signatures and educate students on campus about the repeal of net neutrality- if they know what it is and how to save our internet.”
Patrick Rowland, radiology technology junior, “TSA Implementation of Computed Tomography” | I had heard some kerfuffle about [them] implementing CT scanners in carry on baggage [and] so I looked into it and that’s when I started realizing this stuff is really dangerous and there’s almost no training, almost no monitoring and no oversight. When they previously implemented it in the early 2000’s they found that this stuff was spewing radiation and as far as I could find, there’s been no further research. It was never followed up on and the TSA never corrected it.”
“One of the things it made me think about is that at the airport, when you’re checking your carry on, I don’t really wanna push my hand through there anymore. So it’s gonna change my behavior a little bit and definitely going to alter the way I travel.”
Don Wijesinghe, mechanical engineering sophomore, “Puerto Rico Power Restoration Using Renewable Energy” | “It actually feels good [to present] because our project is for a charitable cause, as in, what we are trying to do here is build a device that can help out people in a disaster-struck zone. People who do not have electricity after something like Hurricane Maria that affected Puerto Rico, you don’t have anyone that you can run to, but a device like this could power your basic essentials.”
Garrison Horton, english senior, “Decadence Across Cultures: England, France, Russia, And Central Europe” | “I chose to participate because I got an email from my professor one day saying ‘would you like to participate in this project with me?’ and I thought it was a great and fun opportunity. As an english major I got a lot of research skills out of this project.”
Kelsey Lake, kinesiology senior, “Reimagining the Elementary Classroom: Implementation of the Kinesthetic Classroom” | “I’m applying for grad school this next semester and [participating in the forum] looks good on a resume. I’m actually applying for jobs including student teaching. People are really interested when they see you do undergraduate research. This was my first time to present something like this so it’s a good experience to talk in front of people and be able to explain what you saw in the field. This is what I’ll be working with everyday.”
Kiley Beaver, marketing senior, “A Mixed Method Study of Factors Influencing Student Enrollment at MSU Texas” | I really learned how to do research because i’ve never really done it this in depth before. We learned a lot about students perceptions of MSU and how they are concerned with the feel of a college town as well as the traditions and events that the university holds. That will be something interesting to see if the university actually implements.”
FROM THE AUDIENCE
Cierra Scott, marketing sophomore | “I attended because I needed extra credit . I learned more about the research here at Midwestern state and the students trying to make the world a better place trying to make the world a better place.”
Bryce Martinez, business management sophomore | “I’m hoping to learn some new things and see something that I’ve never seen before.”
Anthony Onwuegbuchu, mechanical engineering junior | “I need this for credit in [my] Foundations of Business class. We just visit an event for business with your passport, write notes, bring it class and you get a grade.”
William Besong, accounting junior | “It’s worth attending. There’s this one guy who presented on DNA. He designed a program that could calculate DNA faster than what it is right now. It’s important because the world is changing, everything is moving faster [and] people need to get results right now. Presently it takes a while for you to get DNA results but according to what we saw, it’s going to give you the information…like that…instantaneous.”
Jessica Newman, nursing freshman | “The [standouts] to me was the This slideshow could not be started. Try refreshing the page or viewing it in another browser.
