CSU Student Projects and Publications
Throughout the academic year, students enrolled at CSU are invited to participate in a variety of events that recognize and honor their achievements, and showcase what they have learned as a result of their scholarly research, scientific inquiry, and/or creative endeavors. Included here are contributions from the Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity (CURC) Showcase and the Graduate Student Showcase, as well as three student journals:
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Goat value chains development in India: a visual showcase
Goat rearing is a major livelihood activity for the resource poor farmers in India who happen to be among the poorest agricultural communities and also largely women. However, the sector faces numerous challenges in the ... -
If objects could speak, what would they say, and how would they say it?
Is it really strange to think that objects speak? Take a moment to think about this very closely; they might not be speaking to you in a verbal form, but they are surely communicating messages to you in way only you can ... -
Rising from the dead: who are the monsters and why?
The purpose of this poster is to compare the role of monsters that initially appeared in 19th-century novels as they are reimagined in a contemporary work. The focus will be Jekyll and Hyde (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll ... -
Tumblr porn ban: power imbalances of corporate personhood, The
In late 2018, Tumblr announced updates to its Community Guidelines that banned all adult content from the platform. The microblogging platform had historically been an online queer space, known for being an online venue ... -
Sustainable development of polymers for a circular plastics economy
Over the past five years, the Chen research group has made significant strides in the development of infinitely recyclable plastic materials (polymers). Virgin-quality plastic is regenerated with every chemical recycle, ... -
Engaging reality: examining how location-aware mixed reality mobile apps and games influence sense of place for a more engaged citizenry
Growing concerns regarding declining community and civic engagement as a result of increased access to new technologies calls for research seeking to understand ways that purposeful design could have a reverse impact. ... -
Assessing maize crop water stress using an aerodynamic temperature approach
This study evaluates two methods for determining maize crop water stress index (CWSI) using a surface energy balance coupled with an aerodynamic temperature approach. Data were collected on an irrigated maize field, at a ... -
Automated market trends detection with machine learning
The goal of the project is to create an automated process for detecting growing technologies in the IT sphere using open data. The process consists of 3 main steps. First, online media texts are collected. A model is trained ... -
Does maternal stress drive offspring dispersal in an asocial mammal?
Stress is a physiological state experienced by all living organisms which can be passed across generations. The purpose of my study is to understand the consequences of maternal nutritional stress on daughter dispersal ... -
Graduate Student Showcase, 2019: celebrating research and creativity: program and abstracts
This is the program and abstracts of the 2019 Graduate Student Showcase, held on November 12, 2019 in the Lory Student Center, Colorado State University. -
Modeling evapotranspiration using an aerodynamic temperature and remote sensing approach
Better irrigation water management requires accurate estimates of crop water use. Modeling evapotranspiration (ET) using the surface energy balance approach and remote sensing data has been showing promising results, but ... -
Design and development of haute couture using innovative silk fabrics
The purpose of this research which was conducted with Central Silk Board, Government of India organization is development of 6 haute couture pieces with innovative fabrics and ornamentation. Another motive was to preserve ... -
Microgreen production: an evaluation of types of growing media
Microgreens are edible vegetable, herb, and even flower plants that are harvested between 7 to 15 days after germination, when cotyledons and/or two ‘true’ leaves have emerged. Harvest parameters often vary depending on ... -
CFD model to reduce automobile development costs related to refueling system
Testing procedures for automobile refueling systems can be costly. To reduce the amount of testing during the design of refueling systems, car manufacturers desire a CFD tool predictive of system performance. The potential ... -
Behind the screens: the women behind Disney films
Women have been part of the Disney company since its inception in 1923, and have always played integral roles in the creation and success of Disney films. This research argues that women need to be reincorporated into the ... -
Reworlding and making kin in Jeff VanderMeer's Annihilation
Jeff VanderMeer’s work of fiction and recent film, Annihilation, uniquely suggests reworlding by reimagining human interconnectedness to other species as part of multispecies communities. VanderMeer breaks down the boundaries ... -
Analysis of the maintenance work order data in educational institutions
As a part of facilities management (FM), building maintenance activities occupy a significant role in reaching the goal of delivering an acceptable level of performance while minimizing costs and failures. For institutional ... -
Art of love: arts engagement as a form of relational maintenance, The
In previous research, pro-social relational maintenance interactions have been found to lead to more satisfying relationships (Canary & Stafford, 2004). These relational maintenance behaviors may be especially important ... -
Visualizations to support self-regulation of students' learning behaviors
This study used learning analytics visualizations in the form of visual graphics of students’ spaced-retrieval practice (SRP) to support students’ reflection on their learning behavior and to learn from that exposure. ...
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