2018 EUReCA Exhibition of Undergraduate Research & Creative Achievement Abstract Book #volresearch EURēCA 2018 Online Abstract Book Contents School of Art – College of Arts & Sciences ......................................................................................................................... 2 College of Architecture & Design ..................................................................................................................................... 17 Humanities – College of Arts & Sciences ......................................................................................................................... 24 Social Sciences – College of Arts & Sciences .................................................................................................................... 31 Haslam College of Business .............................................................................................................................................. 42 College of Education, Health and Human Sciences ......................................................................................................... 56 College of Nursing ............................................................................................................................................................ 62 College of Social Work ..................................................................................................................................................... 91 College of Communication and Information ................................................................................................................... 93 Honors English 298 – College of Arts & Sciences ............................................................................................................. 94 Natural Sciences – College of Arts & Sciences ............................................................................................................... 207 Tickle College of Engineering ......................................................................................................................................... 235 College of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources ................................................................................................. 261 Poster Index ................................................................................................................................................................... 272 1 School of Art – College of Arts & Sciences Poster # 1 Y-12 – Electronic Interaction in a Museum Space Jonathan Andrew Young Student’s Department: Graphic Design Faculty Mentor: Staples, Carolyn I Upon traveling to Y-12’s New Hope Center, I was greeted with a series of labeled objects, some bearing tiny descriptions of their original functions. As a native Oak Ridger, it was easy for me to fit these objects into my preexisting knowledge of this place, however, my compatriots had no such luxury. Games present a unique opportunity in learning. While a book can describe an event, and let your mind paint the picture, and a film can present a much more controlled experience, a game is inherently and uniquely interactive. Games present an opportunity not to witness an event, but to experience it. This presents a unique opportunity to facilitate deeper learning through interaction. There are many precedents for this, one in particular being children’s museums, which use interaction and play to “Trojan Horse” in learning. I intend to use games to contribute to a more realized space for learning about the history and future of Y-12. Poster # 2 Infrared DebondingVisualizing Outreach at Y-12 Jonathan T McCammon Student’s Department: Graphic Design Faculty Mentor: Staples, Carolyn I Y-12 is known for its groundbreaking research into uranium and its contribution to the second World War, the Manhattan Project. However, over the last several decades Y-12 has amassed a plethora of new fields of research. One of those fields involves infrared debonding. Infrared debonding is the process of using infrared rays to separate components that have been joined by adhesives. Using infrared is a safer and more cost-efficient method of separating components, as well as limiting manual labor and leaving separated components in a better, recyclable condition. Poster # 3 Pinpoint Travel App Cameron Grace Spooner Student’s Department: Graphic Design Faculty Mentor: Lowe, Sarah Pinpoint is an application that presents the beginning framework for planning a trip with young adults. Pinpoint is a destination generator that surveys each traveler in a group with a series of questions, considers each answer, and outputs a destination for the group that best fits the each individual’s travel preferences as a whole. Online sites like Yelp and TripAdvisor are great resources while planning a trip, but two out of every three travelers claim they are way too overwhelmed on these sites. Pinpoint can alleviate the stress of information overload by becoming a starting point in trip planning by offering destination, activity, and restaurant suggestions. 2 Poster # 4 Abstracting Uranium Madison Lowe Moody Student’s Department: Graphic Design Faculty Mentor: Staples, Carolyn I Over the last six decades, Y-12, at the Oak Ride Labs, has been studying nuclear materials, especially uranium, creating an accumulation of data that can only recently be shared with the world. Upon visiting the Y-12 facility, I thought of the The Manhattan Project and the nuclear bombs that it produced, but the facility as since changed their track from nuclear weapons to nuclear energy and much more beneficial and humanitarian projects. In order to highlight this shift and reflect on the research of the past, the data that is currently available can be represented in an abstract way; systematically creating a digital installation that has a very modern look, while having the capacity to transform as time goes on, as uranium does. This display will take the scientific data, focusing on the life of uranium, and make it enjoyable to everyone from advanced scientists to families that come to see the museums that Y-12 has to offer, because it breaks the information down, but allows for a deeper understanding, due to the systematic abstraction of the data. Poster # 5 Financial Wizard Jordan Katherine Beets Student’s Department: Graphic Design Faculty Mentor: Lowe, Sarah My research examines college students with part-time jobs while in school. Specifically, it analyzes how these students with the intention of making and saving money struggle with impulse spending. My process includes attention to the ways of preventing bad spending habits and how to do this most effectively for this specific target audience. I have gathered constructive knowledge from those in this position and have developed further findings through descriptive research. I discovered that similarly to being on a diet, accountability is crucial in pursuit of reaching a set goal. Ultimately, if college students were reminded of their financial goals in face of situations driven by impulse more conscious decisions would be made. Poster # 6 Air Pollution (Y-12) Cassidy Ann Bruninga Student’s Department: Graphic Design Faculty Mentor: Staples, Carolyn I While working with Y-12 thus far, I’ve found it extremely compelling to learn all that Y-12 is doing to ensure a safer country in which we live, learn, breathe, and grow. What I look forward to solving is the idea that there are even more ways to ensure a healthier life that I know Y-12 stands for. It has come to my attention that there is a great amount of air pollution that surrounds us each and every day. Yearly, over 100 tons of regulated air pollution is entering into our air. Y-12 has a comprehensive air regulation compliance assurance and monitoring program to ensure that airborne discharges meet all regulatory requirements and therefore do not affect air quality. My goal is to think of ways to add to the prevention already happening. Exploring ways to analyze just how effective these resources are and are there other materials or ways 3 that Y-12 could adopt that would ensure even safer air for us to breathe. It’s not something we can avoid, but it’s something we can help make an effort towards. A few of these prevention resources are bag houses, exhaust scrubbers, and other exhaust filtration methods. With this research, there is a hopeful solution that will ensure a more proficient and safe air quality. Poster # 7 Y-12 Interactive Timeline: Experiments in High Dimensional Space Hannah Gwynne Mcmillen Student’s Department: Graphic Design Faculty Mentor: Staples, Carolyn I The East Tennessee Technology Access Center (ETTAC) in Knoxville, TN is a regional nonprofit agency that helps people with disabilities gain knowledge about and access to assistive technology devices. ETTAC is aware of the power of a successful social media presence and would like to improve theirs in order to expand their regional and national reach. The use of hashtag campaigns and a newly designed ETTAC ambassador will aid in this. After analyzing engagement metrics, social media trends and activity of other nonprofit organizations, a six month plan has been created in order to successfully elevate ETTAC’s social media presence in a bold and memorable way to ultimately increase community involvement and support. Poster # 8 Kid & Kin Rachel Gorman Student’s Department: Graphic Design Faculty Mentor: Lowe, Sarah Two decades ago children had little to no knowledge of their