Andrews University

CARES ACT: HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - INSTITUTIONAL PORTION

CARES ACT: HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION STRATEGIES FOR NATIVE AMERICANS AND AT-RISK STUDENTS: WE MAKE WORLD CHANGERS

SCIENCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: MAGNETIC ACTIVITY SIMILAR TO THE SUN IS OBSERVED ON A VARIETY OF COOL STARS WITH CONVECTION ENVELOPES. STELLAR ROTATION

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: GEM: PROPAGATION AND DISSIPATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ION CYCLOTRON WAVES IN THE MAGNETOSPHERE AND IONOSPHERE -THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF PLASMA WAVES IN THE EARTH'S MAGNETOSPHERE. FOR DECADES IT HAS BEEN OBSERVED THAT ULTRA-LOW FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC ION CYCLOTRON (EMIC) WAVES IN THE PC 1-2 FREQUENCY RANGE (0.1-5 HZ) NEAR THE ION CYCLOTRON FREQUENCY ARE A PROMINENT FEATURE OF THE MAGNETOSPHERE-IONOSPHERE SYSTEM. THESE WAVES PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN HEATING IONOSPHERIC IONS TO MAGNETOSPHERIC ENERGIES, REGULATING PRESSURE ANISOTROPY IN THE MAGNETOSPHERE, POPULATING THE MAGNETOSPHERE WITH ENERGETIC HEAVY IONS DURING SUBSTORMS, AND INDUCING ENHANCED PROTONS. EMIC WAVES ARE KNOWN TO BE EXCITED AS LEFT-HAND POLARIZED WAVES NEAR THE MAGNETIC EQUATOR IN THE INNER MAGNETOSPHERE AND REACH THE GROUND PROPAGATING ALONG THE MAGNETIC FIELD LINE. HIGHER-FREQUENCY EMIC WAVES ARE OFTEN FILTERED DURING WAVE PROPAGATION TO THE GROUND, WHILE LOWER-FREQUENCY EMIC WAVES CAN EFFECTIVELY REACH THE GROUND. UNDERSTANDING THIS PHENOMENON IS COMPLICATED BECAUSE EMIC WAVES CAN BE AFFECTED BY VARIOUS PHYSICAL PROCESSES, THE PLASMA ENVIRONMENT ALONG THE PROPAGATION PATH IN THE MAGNETOSPHERE/IONOSPHERE, AND WAVE PROPERTIES. THE TEAM PROPOSED TO UNDERSTAND BETTER THE PROPAGATION AND DISSIPATION OF EMIC WAVES USING MODELS AND BOTH SPACE AND GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS. THIS COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT CONSISTS OF SCIENTISTS FROM FOUR INSTITUTES, INCLUDING TWO NON-R1 COLLEGES. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO INVESTIGATE THE PROPAGATION AND DISSIPATION OF EMIC WAVES IN THE MAGNETOSPHERE AND IONOSPHERE BY ANSWERING THESE FOUR SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS: 1. HOW DO EMIC WAVES REACH THE GROUND? 2. HOW IS EMIC WAVE PROPAGATION AFFECTED BY GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY? 3. HOW DOES GEOMAGNETIC FIELD TOPOLOGY, SUCH AS COMPRESSED AND STRETCHED MAGNETIC FIELD, AFFECT WAVE PROPAGATION? 4. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EMIC WAVE POLARIZATION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ABOVE PARAMETERS AND HOW ARE WAVE POLARIZATIONS RELATED WITH PROPAGATION? THE TEAM WILL EMPLOY A STATE-OF-ART FULL-WAVE SIMULATION CODE, PETRA-M, WHICH USES THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD (FEM). ONE ADVANTAGE OF USING THE FEM IS THAT VARIOUS MAGNETIC FIELD TOPOLOGIES AND BACKGROUND PLASMA PARAMETERS ARE EASILY ADOPTED IN THE SIMULATION CODE. THE PETRA-M CODE WILL UTILIZE REALISTIC TERRESTRIAL MAGNETIC FIELD TOPOLOGIES (DIPOLE AND COMPRESSED MAGNETIC FIELD) AND DENSITY CONFIGURATIONS FROM EMPIRICAL DENSITY MODELS. WAVE SIMULATIONS WILL BE PERFORMED TO EXAMINE WAVE GENERATION AND PROPAGATION. THE TEAM WILL ALSO ANALYZE RECENT OBSERVATIONS OF THESE WAVES BY MULTIPLE SATELLITES AND COMPARE THEM WITH THE GROUND MAGNETOMETER NETWORK OBSERVATIONS. TO CONSIDER THE EMIC WAVE PROPAGATION IN THE INNER MAGNETOSPHERE, THE PROPOSERS WILL INVESTIGATE THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EMIC WAVE EVENTS BETWEEN SPACE (GOES SATELLITE) AND GROUND, SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION (L AND MLT), RELATIONSHIP WITH SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN GOES SATELLITES AND PLASMAPAUSE LOCATIONS, AND WAVE PROPERTIES SUCH AS POLARIZATION, FREQUENCY, AND NORMAL ANGLE. FOR THE EMIC WAVES IN THE OUTER MAGNETOSPHERE, THE TEAM WILL ALSO INVESTIGATE SPACE (MMS, THEMIS, AND CLUSTER)-GROUND CONJUGATE OBSERVATIONS USING HIGH-LATITUDE GROUND STATIONS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

SCIENCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: SMALL SCALE (< 1DEGREE IN LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE) UPWARD FIELD-ALIGNED CURRENTS (FACS) AND ELECTRON PRECIPITATION ARE COMMONLY OBSERVED

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EPIIC: EXCELLENCE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, AND NEW DISCOVERIES (EXPAND) -THE EXPAND CONSORTIUM CONSISTS OF FIVE UNIVERSITIES (ANDREWS UNIVERSITY, MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY, UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS, AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY) SPREAD ACROSS THE INDUSTRIALIZED NORTH OF THE UNITED STATES FROM MINNESOTA TO MASSACHUSETTS. THE INSTITUTIONS ARE FOUR-YEAR PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES BASED NEARBY OR WITHIN LARGER METROPOLITAN AREAS WITH WELL-ESTABLISHED INDUSTRIES THAT TYPICALLY PRIORITIZE PARTNERSHIPS WITH MORE PROMINENT MAJOR RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES. THIS EPIIC PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE, SKILLSET AND PREPARATION FOR THE INSTITUTIONS IN THE EXPAND CONSORTIUM TO INCREASE AND INSTITUTIONALIZE EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS. IN TURN, THIS WILL ENHANCE REGIONAL INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS BY ACCELERATING INNOVATION AND TRANSFERRING EXPERTISE FROM UNDERUTILIZED ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, RESULTING IN REALISTIC USE-INSPIRED RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF THE RESEARCH FRONTIER. THE PROJECT AIMS TO BUILD STRONG AND SUSTAINABLE EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS IN VARIOUS DISCIPLINES OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE, FOCUSING ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. THE PROJECT'S METHODS AND APPROACHES INCLUDE SHARING BEST PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED TO IMPROVE POLICIES AND PROCESSES FOR EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS, BUILDING FACULTY AND STAFF EXPERTISE THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT, AND DEVELOPING INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHILE RAISING THE INSTITUTIONS' PROFILES THROUGH TARGETED ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS. THE POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION OF THIS PROJECT LIES IN ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF THESE INSTITUTIONS TO SUPPORT LOCAL INNOVATION AND USE-INSPIRED RESEARCH, PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, DEVELOPING FACULTY EXPERTISE IN STRATEGIC INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS, FOSTERING INNOVATION IN EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES BY STRENGTHENING ACADEMIA-INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS, AND CONTRIBUTING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS. THIS PROJECT WILL NOT ONLY BENEFIT THE EXPAND CONSORTIUM UNIVERSITIES BUT ALSO DEMONSTRATE A MODEL FOR HOW SMALLER INSTITUTIONS CAN COLLABORATE TO PROMOTE THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVE EFFICIENCIES THROUGH THE SHARING OF EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: GEM--RADIATION BELT LOSSES USING COMBINED GLOBAL HYBRID AND TEST PARTICLE SIMULATIONS

RUI: SOCIALLY-INDUCED OVULATION SYNCHRONY IN COLONIAL SEABIRDS: MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND FIELD DATA

RUI: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CLIMATE CHANGE, CANNIBALISM, AND REPRODUCTIVE SYNCHRONY: THE EFFECT OF FOOD SHORTAGES ON LIFE HISTORY STRATEGIES OF MARI

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CEDAR--EFFECTS OF IONOSPHERIC DENSITY IRREGULARITIES ON HIGH-FREQUENCY RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION -HIGH-FREQUENCY (HF, 3?30 MHZ) RADIO WAVES PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN LONG-DISTANCE COMMUNICATIONS. THEY HAVE APPLICATIONS IN SHORT-WAVE INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING AND COMMUNICATIONS BY AIRCRAFT, MILITARY OPERATIONS, AND AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS AND ARE USEFUL DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. HF RADIO WAVE COMMUNICATION IS POSSIBLE THROUGH WAVE REFLECTION AND REFRACTION IN THE IONOSPHERE, WHICH IS PART OF THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE AT 100-2000 KM ALTITUDE. THE PROJECT AIMS AT INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF THE IONOSPHERIC DENSITY FLUCTUATIONS ON THE PROPAGATION OF HF RADIO WAVES, AND THE RESULTS OF THIS PROJECT ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF GROUND HF COMMUNICATIONS. THIS RESEARCH WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDER-REPRESENTED COMMUNITIES IN STEM AREAS AT A MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTION. THE EFFORT IS BEING LED BY A WOMAN SCIENTIST AND INVOLVES SEVERAL EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS. THE PROJECT INTEGRATES RESEARCH INTO THE HAM RADIO SCIENCE CITIZEN INVESTIGATION PROGRAM TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTS OF DISTURBANCES ON HF COMMUNICATION. THE RESULTS WILL BE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED AND OF SIGNIFICANT INTEREST TO VARIOUS GROUPS, INCLUDING AMATEUR RADIO ENTHUSIASTS, EMERGENCY SERVICES, AIRLINES, MARITIME ORGANIZATIONS, AND DEFENSE USERS. THE RESEARCH WORK WILL INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF IONOSPHERIC DENSITY FLUCTUATIONS ON HF WAVE PROPAGATION. SINCE SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITIES SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCE THE IONOSPHERE, HF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS ARE ALSO SENSITIVE TO SPACE WEATHER. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THREE SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS: (A) HOW ARE GROUND HF COMMUNICATIONS AFFECTED BY DIFFERENT SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITIES? (B) HOW DO SMALL-SCALE DENSITY IRREGULARITIES APPEAR IN VARIOUS SPACE WEATHER CONDITIONS? (C) HOW DO HF WAVES PROPAGATE THROUGH THE IRREGULAR DENSITY PROFILE?; AND FINALLY (D) HOW DOES SPACE WEATHER AFFECT SMALL-SCALE DENSITY IRREGULARITIES AND GROUND HF COMMUNICATIONS?. TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, RESEARCHERS WILL UTILIZE SATELLITE, HF AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNICATION DATA SETS, AND WILL PERFORM FULL-WAVE SIMULATIONS USING ADVANCED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD (FEM) CODE, PETRA-M BY ADOPTING A REALISTIC DENSITY FLUCTUATION PROFILE. BY COMPARING THE PREDICTED WAVE PROPERTIES FROM THE PETRA-M CODE WITH THE OBSERVED HF COMMUNICATIONS, IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO EVALUATE HOW WELL THE MODEL SIMULATES REAL-LIFE CONDITIONS WHILE PROVIDING NEW INSIGHT INTO HOW THE HF RADIO WAVES PROPAGATE THROUGH IONOSPHERIC IRREGULARITIES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

RUI:DEVELOPMENT OF A PORTABLE ECL IMMUNOSENSOR WITH MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES

DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT TIMES

RECENTLY, SMALL SCALE AZIMUTHAL STRUCTURING IN OPTICAL SIGNATURES ASSOCIATED WITH LOW FREQUENCY PC1/2 WAVE ACTIVITY HAS BEEN OBSERVED AROUND THE TIME

NEW REP GRANT

RUI: GRAVITATIONAL WAVEFORM RECOVERY FROM A NETWORK OF DETECTORS

PREVENTION OF OBESITY AMONG HISPANIC TODDLERS ENROLLED IN WIC

FY 2016 SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP - EL AND PML-EE

FY 2017 SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP EL

SURF BOULDER

FY 2013 SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP - PML/EE