What is Thinking Matters?
Innovative teaching and creative work – whether in a classroom, in a lab or in a studio – are the heart of any dynamic university culture. At theUniversity of Southern Maine, it is showcased at Thinking Matters, a one-day, once-a-year conference, that is a capstone that reflects what's going on all year long in departments all across campus. It promotes the high quality student-faculty research collaborations and opportunities available to both graduate and undergraduate students. Learn More about Thinking Matters
Submissions from 2015
Analog Filter Design System using Mathematica and System Modeler, Tatjana Samardzic
An Investigation to Remotely Sense Mineral Leeching Through Soils, Paul C. Shaffer
Remote sensing of beachrock and other geomorphological indicators of sea-level rise on Lesvos, Greece, Frankie St. Amand
Accuracy of Optical Character Recognition Software Google Tesseract, Joshua A. Suitter
Utilization of an Electronic Best Practice Advisory Decreases Brain Computed Tomography in an Academic Emergency Department Setting, Donald Szlosek
Noise Control by Structure and Material, Brian Tarling
Topological Manifolds, Grant Wilson
The Truman Show: Scalable generation of artificial network traffic for cyber security research, Adam Wirth
Organic Solar Cell at Room Temperature, Deedra Zeeh
Submissions from 2014
Nutrition affects onset and duration of wandering behavior in tobacco hornworms, Megan Bentzel
Habilitation Training Curriculum: Is It Useful?, Ryan K. Cole and Christine Wyman
Pillow Talk: The Epigenetic and Physiological Effects of Sleep Deprivation, Jennifer D. Cotter
Inhibition Mechanisms of Type 2 Diabetes, JaLise Maree Cotton
LED Array Design to Simulate Solar Radiation for Indoor Testing of Solar Cells, Brent Dube
Trends in Youth Marijuana Use: Comparison of Maine and National Data, Macklin Gaynor
The Physics of a Space Elevator, Trevor Hamer
Conservative Treatment of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency, Brandan Holmquist
The Role of CD33 in the Pathology of Alzheimer's Disease, Megan Hutcherson
Evaluation of the CARE Program at Goodall Hospital’s Center for Women’s Health, Nicole Hutzler and Lindsey Stockwell
A Qualitative Study of English Language Learners in the Portland Public Schools, Victoria A. Hynes
Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome, Jacqueline Knowles
Gender Differences Between Overall Resistance Work and Overall Energy Costs, Stephanie Lomasney, Amanda Lessard, Abby Steitz, and Meg Bosse
A female audience increases frequency of showy agonistic displays in male Siamese fighting fish, Raisa Lück
Hand Prosthesis, Tru Nguyen, Aaron Delano, Kyle M. Green, Jorge Maderal, and Cody Poland
Genetic Canine Agression, Isabella O'Toole
Parent perspective on Home and Community Treatment (HCT), Bethany Peterson
Wind Pattern Effects on the Southern Shetland Islands, Helen Pottle
Language, Cultural Competence, and Workload: Experiences of Bilingual and Multilingual Social Workers, Kelly Schussler
A Difference in Aerobic and Anaerobic Energy Costs During Weightlifting, Sarah Shapiro and Deline Dwelly
How Spinocerebellar Ataxia Affects the Body and the Family, Anthony Simpson
Conservative Treatment for Meniscus Rehabilitation, Nicole Spencer and Julie Willis
Identification of Slums in Mumbai, India: Unsupervised Classification Techniques, Frankie St. Amand
Junior Design: Automatic Page Turner, Matthew Stewart, Jesse McIntire, Seth Tilson, Hector Ortiz, and Ed Meserve
Effects of NOD2/CARD15 and ATG16L1 on Crohn’s Pathogenicity, Thomas J. Tibbetts
Building Footprint Extraction: A Land Use Classification Comparison of Satellite Imagery vs. Orthoimagery, Elisa Trepanier
Identifying High Crime Areas Using Spatial Analysis, Elisa Trepanier
Obesity Rates in Maine Exceed New England's Obesity Rate: A look at possible contributing factors, Susan Walker
Effects of Digital Elevation Model Resolution on Estimates of Flood Damage in Westbrook, Maine, Scott Webber
Stream Crossing Barrier Prioritization Methods for Increasing Eastern Brook Trout Habitat in the Little Androscoggin River Watershed, Michele Windsor
Design of a UV Curing Cartridge for 3D Inkjet Printing, Richard Wiswell
Submissions from 2013
Evaluation of the CARE Program at Goodall Hospital's Center for Women's Health, Nicole Hutzler and Lindsey M. Stockwell
3-D Modeling of Coastal Aquifers, Seth Mullendore
