In glassblowing, a glass object is often transferred from the blowpipe onto a secondary rod for further shaping using a gob of glass known as a punty. The punty forms the connection between the glass object and the rod. ...
The creation of 45S5 Bioglass® microspheres and doped silver (Ag), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni) and zinc (Zn) 45S5 Bioglass® microsphere were completed via a torch flame process. Characterization included optical microscopy, ...
For my Honors Thesis, I’ve taken on the challenge of translating characters from Shakespeare’s 4 Great Tragedies (Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth) into hand-knit garments. From each play, I made a sweater for one ...
Over the last several months, the world has drastically changed because of a new generation of coronavirus and the pandemic it has caused. Researchers have taken into consideration previously studied biomaterial solutions ...
The primary focus of this project was to improve and increase the use of Alfred University’s wind tunnel. This goal required a multifaceted approach which included confirmation that the wind tunnel functioned, creation of ...
I look at my body as object and outfit, as self and mask. I continuously display and inhibit my own image, using pattern and clothing in order to give voice to who I am, and how I see myself. Painstakingly slicing, layering, ...
Understanding the conditions that contribute to powder flow are essential to anticipate the segregation of particles in flow situations. Although various methods are used to quantify powder flow and powder fill in industry, ...
For my honors thesis I planned and executed a durational performance driven installation art piece. I had had this idea of spending a long time in a room and writing on the walls as an art piece swirling around in my head ...
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) holds yearly International Collegiate Design Series (CDS) competitions. The SAE Baja competition is the most rugged of the CDS, requiring students to design and build an all-weather ...
The goal of this paper is to propose a method of determining the crystallization behavior of the TeO2- Nb2O5-Bi2O3-Er2O3 glass ceramic system. The polycrystalline form of this material created from the parent glass is of ...
Personal is the first word I would use to describe my work. The other words I would use are brutal, dramatic, visceral, uncomfortable, and questioning. The sculptural works I created were a way for me to come to terms with ...
The purpose of the research presented here is to validate and explain the unpublished results of experiments performed on a fuel cell type system which revealed rather surprising results. The results we will validate were ...