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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INVESTIGATING METHODS OF BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT: COMPARING CORRELATIONS OF MULTIPLE PULSE TRANSIT TIMES TO BLOOD PRESSURE

Anand, Aman; Ashai, Shereen; Bent, Michael; Foster, Jackson; Goldberg, Ryan; Murray, Eric; Sandoval, Jonathan; Stein, David; Weatherly, Sarah; Youngs, Nick (2019)

Currently, one in three American adults suffer from high blood pressure, a condition known as hypertension, yet only half have their condition under control (CDC, 2016). Methods of continuous blood pressure measurement ...
GENETIC MODIFICATION OF PROBIOTIC ESCHERICHIA COLI TO PRODUCE OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS

Greenberg, Julianna; Kalla, Neha; Kambhampati, Roja; Murphy, Erin; Qadri, Aasheen; Reveiz, Mateo (2019)

Omega-3 (Ω-3) fatty acids are an essential component of the human diet that have been linked to reduced risk of both neurological and cardiovascular diseases in humans; however, Ω-3 fatty acids are far underconsumed in ...
DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A PHOTONIC MEMRISTOR USING A METAMATERIAL

Lay, Daniel; Liu, Thomas; Shulman, Phillip; Yahya, Humza (2019)

A memristor is a nonlinear circuit element whose impedance depends on the history of current through the device. Photonic circuits are circuits that use photons rather than electrons to transfer signals. Memristors, then, ...
MODELING POWER CONSUMPTION AND OPERATION IN A BISTABLE ELECTROWETTING-BASED DISPLAY

Chatterjee, Trinish; Chowdhury, Nazifa; Ittner, Jason; Jiao, Alexander; Nguyen, David; Singh, Karam; Weatherford, Alexander (2019)

Team VOLTAGE is an undergraduate research team based in University of Maryland’s Gemstone research program. Their objective is to advance research related to modeling e-paper technologies. Experimentation with electrowetting ...
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED RIGID SPACESUIT COMPONENT FOR LONG DURATION MISSIONS

Bartlett, Harrison; Bowser, Joseph; Callejon Hierro, Carlos; Garner, Sarah; Guloy, Lawrence; Hnatov, Christina; Kalman, Jonathan; Sosis, Baram (2019)

Long duration human exploration of Mars will pose demands on spacesuits that current designs are unable to overcome, including the need for in-situ replacement and repair of suit components. Advancements in additive ...