SD EPSCoR News

Phosphorescent Carbon Dots; Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications — 48a —Karolina Dobiecka, Weichao Liu Bioimaging is a method that can visualize, isolate, and get deeper insights into targeted cellular tissue. Traditional bioimaging materials consist of optical […]

Highly Sensitive MXene-Based Micro Quartz Tuning Fork Gas Sensors with Tunable Selectivity — 47a — Wei Ding Owing to their distinctive morphology, high surface-to-volume ratio, and metal-like electrical conductivity, MXenes have emerged as a highly […]

Synthesis of Diarylacetylenes With Triazolium Salts for Antimicrobial Studies — 46a — Liz Dierks, Xavier Gabel A series of symmetric diarylacetylenes with triazolium salts were created in order to determine their efficacy in killing microbes. […]

Synthesis and Characterization of Chitosan Nanoparticles for the Delivery of Ocular Medications — 45a — Caleb DeWitt Ocular drug delivery to the anterior eye has proven itself as a prevalent issue in recent years. The […]

Simulation of MIMPs propagation in DS-20k — 43a — Benjamin DeNeui, Laura Garcia Lopez DarkSide-20k (DS-20k) is an underground dark matter detector under construction in Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) designed to probe WIMP-nucleon […]

Generation of CRISPRi Cell Lines to Elucidate the Impact of Cholesterol Metabolism on DVL2 Signaling — 42a — William DeLaughter1,2, Sonali Sengupta2, Jazmine D. W. Yaeger2, Kevin R. Francis2,3 1 Sanford Program for Undergraduate Research […]

Azo-Functionalized, Photo-Responsive Metal-Organic Supercontainers for Regulated Molecular Recognition — 39a — James Danielson, Kriti Chitrakar, Robyn Cook, and Rick Wang*Department of Chemistry, University of South Dakota414 E. Clark Street, Vermillion, SD 57069 Metal-organic supercontainers (MOSCs) […]

Friction Stir Welding of Dissimilar Metals — 34a — Elle Christensen, Todd R. Curtis, Dr. Bharat Jasthi Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is a solid-state welding process that uses frictional heat and forging force to allow […]

Synthesis, characterization, and luminescence studies of lead zinc germanate (PbZnGe2O6) phosphors — 33a — Anika Nawar Chowdhury Luminescent materials or phosphors are substances that emit light when being excited. These materials have significant applications in […]

Characterization of dietary and hormonal influences on renal sodium transporters in rodent models demonstrates changes in thick ascending limb and distal tubule expression and localization. — 31a — Evelyn Chan, Jenna Zimmerman, Arooba Ilyas, Karla […]