Gemstone Team Research
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The Gemstone Program at the University of Maryland is a unique multidisciplinary four-year research program for selected undergraduate honors students of all majors. Under guidance of faculty mentors and Gemstone staff, teams of students design, direct and conduct significant research, often but not exclusively exploring the interdependence of science and technology with society. Gemstone students are members of a living-learning community comprised of fellow students, faculty and staff who work together to enrich the undergraduate experience. This community challenges and supports the students in the development of their research, teamwork, communication and leadership skills. In the fourth year, each team of students presents its research in the form of a thesis to experts, and the students complete the program with a citation and a tangible sense of accomplishment.
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Localizing Chemotherapeutic Drug Release Through the Use of Polymer-Based Surgical Sealants to Treat Stage III Colorectal Cancer
(2021)Current cancer treatments, such as systemic chemotherapy, induce several complications that affect the entire body; localizing chemotherapy to the tumor site has the potential to minimize harmful side effects. Solution ... -
Investigating the Application of Interpretability Techniques to Computational Toxicology
(2021)A barrier to the incorporation of predictive models for drug design lies in their lack of interpretability. To this end, we examine on three fronts the interpretability of benchmark models for the 2014 Tox21 Data Challenge, ... -
IMPROVING NON-CONTACT TONOMETRY: A DEEP NEURAL NETWORK BASED METHOD FOR CORNEAL DEFORMATION MAPPING
(2021)Glaucoma, a disease characterized by increased intraocular pressure (IOP), is one of the leading causes of preventable blindness worldwide. Accurate measurement of IOP is essential in monitoring glaucomatous progression ... -
DYNAMIC WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER USING DC POWER
(2021)Constant stops for charging and lengthy recharging times make electric vehicles (EVs) inconvenient to operate for extended travel. Innovative charging methods are necessary if EVs are expected to gain traction in the ... -
EVALUATING THE BIOSORPTIVE PROPERTIES OF ANACOSTIA RIVER BIOMASS TO FACILITATE HEAVY METAL REMOVAL FROM CONTAMINATED WATER
(2021)Arsenic, cadmium, and chromium are among the major industrial heavy metal pollutants that can cause adverse effects on human and environmental health. Conventional remediation treatments tend to be financially and ...