Developing and integrating a student-researcher pedagogy within the geography curriculum

This chapter describes a ‘students as researchers’ pedagogy outlining teaching practices, the contexts in which it can be adopted, and levels of student engagement that can be achieved in terms of participation and ownership of the research process. Disseminating results is an integral part of the research process in which students should be involved. The chapter provides empirical data contrasting the student learning gains from writing for a national undergraduate research journal, GEOverse, with presenting and participating at student research conferences. This is the first time that the two research dissemination formats have been compared empirically. The chapter provides suggestions for linking and scaffolding research experiences and dissemination opportunities through a programme level approach. The chapter closes with a discussion of the academic staff (faculty) role in the supervision and mentoring of student research and begins to explore the characteristics of effective research mentors

Resource and Impact Assessment for Tidal Energy Devices

Source: ICHE Conference Archive - https://mdi-de.baw.de/icheArchiv

How Far Have We Really Come? Black Women Faculty and Graduate Students\u27 Experiences in Higher Education

This paper presents a critical overview of the sociological research on Black women\u27s experiences as graduate students and faculty in higher education, with a focus on research since 1995. In interaction with the social inequalities of race and class, how are Black women faculty and graduate student’s experiences with sexism, racism, and classism reproduced within the institution of higher education? What kinds of policies have been implemented to address these problems? What changes, if any, have there been in the experiences of black women faculty and graduate students over time? How do Black women scholars fare in relation to their white and male counterparts in higher education? What suggestions do findings provide toward more equitable work experiences for Black women faculty and graduate students in higher education

Numerical simulation of magnetohydrodynamic flows and its application to in-vessel components of a fusion reactor

Nuclear fusion, the process that could potentially bring clean, abundant, and virtually limitless power generation on Earth, has been a subject of intense research and exploration for decades. Among the scientific difficulties are breeding blankets, which play a crucial role in harnessing the energy generated during the fusion process. This study focuses on the analysis and exploration of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flows within the context of nuclear fusion breeding blankets. The thesis is structured into two sections: the first section is dedicated to the theory behind MHD, while the second section focuses on numerical simulations using developed MHD formulations. The numerical code employed in this thesis predominantly utilizes the phi-formulation, aligning with common practices in research applications. OpenFOAM and Foam-Extend are the primary tools used to simulate the MHD phenomena, with cases run for Hunt and Shercliff case setups. Furthermore, the cases are extended to higher Hartmann numbers, demonstrating excellent agreement with the analytical solutions for Hartmann numbers up to Ha=2500. Additionally, a small application to a U-bend case, representing scenarios commonly found in breeding blankets, is also presented

Hardy-Muckenhoupt Bounds for Laplacian Eigenvalues

We present two graph quantities Psi(G,S) and Psi_2(G) which give constant factor estimates to the Dirichlet and Neumann eigenvalues, lambda(G,S) and lambda_2(G), respectively. Our techniques make use of a discrete Hardy-type inequality due to Muckenhoupt

Mystical Experience in H.D. and Walt Whitman: An Intertextual Reading of Tribute to the Angels and "Song of Myself"

Reads H.D.\u27s Tribute to the Angels in conjunction with Whitman\u27s "Song of Myself," finding congruities that "reinforce the value of mysticism in both works"; uses James E. Miller, Jr.\u27s essay "\u27Song of Myself\u27 as Inverted Mystical Experience" as a key into H.D.\u27s poems

Real-time rendering of physically-based cloud simulations for university undergraduate research fellows

Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to [email protected], referencing the URI of the item.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 38-39).Computers today employ simulations of physical phenomena such as wind and fire and other physical properties in many common applications, including programs meant for training and entertainment. We focus particularly on the realistic simulation of cloud formation and existence on current commercially-available computers. One of the challenges associated with this simulation is its display onto a computer screen, often referred to as rendering. We will present a brief overview of existing cloud rendering techniques and compare their effectiveness to rendering a simulation as it occurs. We will then suggest our rendering method which relies upon the use of three-dimensional textures and modified Gaussian transfer functions for the self-shadowing properties associated with clouds. We will analyze these results, focusing on frame rates and visual appearance, and then conclude by suggesting further work on this topic