Self-Navigating Field Programmable Gate Array Robot

Color poster with text, graphs, and images.The purpose of this research is to design a self-navigating robot that can perform at a higher speed than the previous configuration. We accomplished this by using a new kind of computer chip called a field programmable gate array (FPGA).Differential Tuition; University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire Office of Research and Sponsored Program

Investigating Gradients in Ozone and Temperature with Respect to Lake Breeze Onsets During the 2017 Lake Michigan Ozone Study

Color poster with text, charts, maps, and graphs.The 2017 Lake Michigan Ozone Study (LMOS) was a collaborative, multi-agency field campaign that ran May 22, 2017, through June 22, 2017, in eastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois. The UW-Eau Claire mobile platform operated in between Sheboygan, WI, and Grafton WI. We drove an automobile and measured ozone via Personal Ozone Monitor, temperature, and relative humidity via Kestral sensor to investigate ozone gradients between ground monitoring stations at coastal and inland locations north of Milwaukee. The mobile platform deployed on targeted event days to coincide with other LMOS measurements on June 2, 3, 12, 13 and 17th. On June 2nd, a large lake breeze extended in land and ozone observations varied little across the study’s sites; however, on June 3rd there was a shallow lake breeze that formed and large temperature and ozone gradients were observed. The mobile data will be used to discern local ozone gradients in comparison to ground-based WI-DNR and Illinois EPA sites. Investigations using ozone, wind speed and direction, and temperature data collected from WI-DNR and Illinois EPA ground stations will construct an understanding into the onset of lake breezes at different sites will also be presented.University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire Office of Research and Sponsored Program

Optimizing the Addition of Class Sections in the College of Arts and Sciences

Color poster with text, bar graphs, and images.With a large number of course options at UW-Eau Claire, finding the optimal time for offering a new course section can be difficult because of the large possibility of conflict. We analyzed the sections of the 74 most popular courses at UWEC for incoming first-year students to determine the optimal time to open a new course section for a given course.University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

Self-Navigation Robot Using 360° Sensor Array

Color poster with text, images, and diagrams.The goal of this project was to develop a robot that can navigate through an environment with many obstacles using a sensor array that provides a 360-degree view of its surroundings. The sensor array consists of infrared and ultrasonic distance sensors. Four sensor arrays are swept in an angular pattern to provide a complete view of the robots surroundings. The data from the two sensors must be combined using a mathematical calibration algorithm to take advantage of each sensor’s specific characteristics. The unique aspects of this project are the navigation program and the sensor calibration algorithm.University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire Office of Research and Sponsored Program

Distinguishing between translational science and translational research in CTSA pilot studies: A collaborative project across 12 CTSA hubs.

INTRODUCTION: The institutions (i.e., hubs) making up the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded network of Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSAs) share a mission to turn observations into interventions to improve public health. Recently, the focus of the CTSAs has turned increasingly from translational research (TR) to translational science (TS). The current NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (PAR-21-293) for CTSAs stipulates that pilot studies funded through the CTSAs must be focused on understanding a scientific or operational principle underlying a step of the translational process with the goal of developing generalizable solutions to accelerate translational research. This new directive places Pilot Program administrators in the position of arbiters with the task of distinguishing between TR and TS projects. The purpose of this study was to explore the utility of a set of TS principles set forth by NCATS for distinguishing between TR and TS. METHODS: Twelve CTSA hubs collaborated to generate a list of Translational Science Principles questions. Twenty-nine Pilot Program administrators used these questions to evaluate 26 CTSA-funded pilot studies. RESULTS: Factor analysis yielded three factors: Generalizability/Efficiency, Disruptive Innovation, and Team Science. The Generalizability/Efficiency factor explained the largest amount of variance in the questions and was significantly able to distinguish between projects that were verified as TS or TR (t = 6.92, p < .001) by an expert panel. CONCLUSIONS: The seven questions in this factor may be useful for informing deliberations regarding whether a study addresses a question that aligns with NCATS vision of TS