Sign up for spring break trip to Italy March 16 to 24, 2012

Visit some of the most spectacular Greek and Roman sites in the world! 

Drive along the Amalfi coast and travel in comfort in your own cabin on a boat from Italy to Sicily. 

The trip leaders are Richard Mason and Robert Rivkin.

This study/travel tour can be taken for winter session credit (ANCS 301).

Sign up now (by e-mailing abigail3@umbc.edu) to reserve your place on the list and receive final details as soon as they are ready.


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After my two successful research experiences combined with the research I am doing this summer, I was very confident of my capabilities to do research on-campus. I was able to complete both solo and group research projects as each summer presented a newer opportunity.

How did you find a mentor and decide on a project? How did you know this was the project you wanted to do?
My roommate is currently a returning URA Scholar and fellow Meyerhoff Scholar. He linked me up with his mentor to pursue a project that was in my realm of research interests. After meeting with him about the potential project, I was even more excited for his vision, direction, and contributions into real-world applications.

What academic background did you have before you started on this research?
This past semester, I successfully completed three Computer Engineering courses for my major. I plan to use the knowledge I gained from these courses to help develop my research. In addition, I plan to use the concepts learned from my courses this semester.

Was the application hard? Did your mentor help you?
As a whole, I found the URA application to be moderately easy. I was able to get assistance from my mentor to help formulate the abstract and some of the additional details of the project.

What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research?
Have patience! In the process, there are times where it can and will become frustrating. Sometimes getting some fresh air or even setting mini leisure-time can help clear one's thoughts and open up the mind more.

What are your career goals?
Post-undergraduate education, I would like to obtain my PhD in Electrical Engineering. I plan to either teach in academia and/or continue to do research. I will take each day one step at a time.

About my research:
In this research we propose an innovative method for standoff chemical detection, using the techniques of photo-acoustic sensing and high sensitivity microphone arrays for acoustic beam-forming and noise rejection. Acoustic beam-forming is a technique used to detect signals along the formed beam while rejecting and filtering surrounding noise outside the regions covered by the beam. Similar to phase array antenna characteristics, we can form receiving beams using a 2D microphone array. The more microphone elements in the array, the narrower the receiving beam becomes (higher directivity). Our plan will be to use an array of four microphones and collect their signals simultaneously using a multi-channel A-to-D unit. The collected signals will be processed in real time with a delay time constant training section and will also achieve ambient noise cancellation and signal enhancement.

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Selected students will arrive in Nashville on Wednesday, November 2, 2011.  The event will open with a tour of Vanderbilt and Nashville on Thursday morning to welcome students. In the afternoon, students will participate in a series of workshops that address the graduate school application process and the events of the next day.  Afterwards, students will dine with members of the Vanderbilt community at a local restaurant.

On Friday, participating Graduate School Ph.D. programs will hold departmental/program Open Houses for students who have expressed an interest in their Ph.D. programs and/or faculty research projects.  That evening, students will be joined by Graduate School students for dinner and provided an opportunity to enjoy a bit of the Nashville social scene with our graduate students.  On Saturday, all students will attend additional workshops designed to provide them with additional insights and strategies for success in graduate studies. The event will conclude with lunch on Saturday afternoon.

Juniors and seniors who are from a diverse background,  are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and are interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in a discipline offered at Vanderbilt are eligible to participate in this event.  STEM majors are especially encouraged to apply.  Students must have earned a minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA and have a minimum GPA of 3.5 in their major.   The application deadline for the Vanderbilt recruitment event is MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 at 6 AM central time.    ]]> The Vanderbilt University Graduate School’s Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education (VU-EDGE) Program will host a Ph.D. Pre-VU Recruitment event from Thursday, November 3, 2011 through Saturday,... http://www.vanderbilt.edu/edge/visit.php https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/7735/guest@my.umbc.edu/de819b9041977a578d99e95108141f19/api/pixel graduate school Undergraduate Research https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/undergradresearch https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/original.jpg?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/large.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/medium.png?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/small.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxsmall.png?1600355057 Undergraduate Research 16 3 true Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:03:13 -0400 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:02:58 -0400 Researcher of the Week: Dalton Hughes Undergraduate researchers explore their interests! How did you find a mentor and decide on a project? How did you know this was the project you wanted to do?
Around the time I was entering UMBC as a freshman, I was deeply interested in the field of regenerative medicine. I came across Dr. Leach’s research on the Chemical Engineering Department website and immediately started reading publications and reviews. I found every single research topic interesting and after meeting with Dr. Leach, we found the perfect project.

What academic background did you have before you started on this research?
My experience in several summer research internships as well as knowledge from my science courses definitely helped in understanding my research project.

What has been the hardest part about your research?
As with all research experiences, it is easy to get caught up in all the experiments and freak out when you hit a roadblock. However, this is easily managed by taking two seconds to realize that everyone goes through some sort of frustration in research.

What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research?
Research is exciting. No matter what your interests or major may be, there is always a question that needs an answer. If a student has the opportunity to conduct research, they should give it a shot.

What are your career goals?
I plan to pursue a PhD in biomedical engineering and conduct research in either an industrial or academic setting.

Neurons grow and develop in the three-dimensional (3D) environment of the developing embryo. Previous work from our group has demonstrated that culturing embryonic neurons in 3D matrices allows the cells to respond in a way that more closely resembles natural development than traditional 2D culture. Cells interact with their extracellular matrix and sense the dimensionality of their surroundings via integrin receptors on the cell surface that bind to matrix molecules, initiate intracellular signaling cascades and affect changes in cell shape and function. My work focuses on elucidating the signaling events that regulate these changes in cell response. We hypothesize that 3D environments impose changes in matrix-ligand organization and alter neuronal behavior by modulating β1-integrin cytoskeleton signaling. To test this hypothesis we culture PC12 cells, a neuronal cell model, on 2D and within 3D collagen substrates and probe the signaling response by inhibiting several key signaling molecules involved in regulating neuron morphology: β1-integrin, Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK), and an activated form of FAK that is phosphorylated at tyrosine 397. Immunocytochemistry techniques and fluorescent microscopy will be used to analyze the effect of inhibiting these signalingN molecules on neuronal behavior. The results of this experiment will identify the key signaling mechanisms in 3D neuronal culture and provide a biological basis for testing new biomaterial-based therapeutics. ]]> How did you find a mentor and decide on a project? How did you know this was the project you wanted to do? 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The central dogma of molecular biology states that DNA is “transcribed” into RNA, which is then “translated” into protein. Proteins are made by linking together a series of units called amino acids; errors can occur when the information in the RNA is misinterpreted leading to the incorporation of the wrong amino acid. This phenomenon, termed “misreading” is our laboratory’s main interest. A small RNA called a transfer RNA (tRNA) is responsible for decoding the RNA. Our laboratory has developed an enzyme-based reporter system to measure misreading rates. The lacZ gene encoding the enzyme beta-galactosidase was mutated to produce an enzyme lacking significant activity. Misreading of the mutant gene can restore activity. The rate of misreading is equal to the ratio of the mutant enzyme activity to wild type activity. In bacteria, misreading occurs at a rate of about 1 in 1000 to 1 in 10,000. This research seeks to determine what the error rate is in human cells using this system. We propose to insert the lacZ gene from bacterial plasmids into plasmids that can be used in HeLa cells, which are immortal human tissue culture cells. A similar method of misreading analysis will be applied to the human cells’ beta-galactosidase activity in order to understand errors in cell machinery during the process of protein production. ]]> The central dogma of molecular biology states that DNA is “transcribed” into RNA, which is then “translated” into protein. 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Project 2061 starts NOW.

Design the future!

 
This is a fabulous and unique interdisciplinary research course opportunity led by the Erickson School. Students in several departments, including ME, IS and Visual Arts and Design can earn independent study credit.

Students will create displays depicting what aging care could look like 50 years from now -- the nursing home room of the future. What technology will revolutionize this care by the time you need it? Students who will work with faculty from interactive design, assistive technology, mechanical engineering, and aging students over the next few weeks to design three different visions of the future of aging.

We seek committed, responsible and creative students from any departmental major for this 3-credit independent study.You must be flexible and willing to start immediately by viewing a series of webinars in the evenings over the next six weeks. Commitment in the fall is Fridays, 3-6 pm until the conference presentation of the new designs on October 17th, with fewer and shorter class meetings for the rest of the semester.

Be part of an interdisciplinary team, present your work at a national conference, and do something fun and creative that will showcase the strengths of UMBC.

For more information and to register contact Elizabeth Lunt at the Erickson School boo.lunt@gmail.com


]]> Project 2061 starts NOW. Design the future!   This is a fabulous and unique interdisciplinary research course opportunity led by the Erickson School. Students in several departments, including... http://umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/Project2061ResearchOUE.html https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/7529/guest@my.umbc.edu/13e7d300ac4bf58aa7d9fb41a6f4c856/api/pixel aging credits independent research study technology Undergraduate Research https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/undergradresearch https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/original.jpg?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/large.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/medium.png?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/small.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxsmall.png?1600355057 Undergraduate Research https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/529/95cbe1e1f1fa3d8cd5bbcefd8a59191f/xxlarge.jpg?1310649429 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/529/95cbe1e1f1fa3d8cd5bbcefd8a59191f/xlarge.jpg?1310649429 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/529/95cbe1e1f1fa3d8cd5bbcefd8a59191f/large.jpg?1310649429 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/529/95cbe1e1f1fa3d8cd5bbcefd8a59191f/medium.jpg?1310649429 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/529/95cbe1e1f1fa3d8cd5bbcefd8a59191f/small.jpg?1310649429 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/529/95cbe1e1f1fa3d8cd5bbcefd8a59191f/xsmall.jpg?1310649429 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/529/95cbe1e1f1fa3d8cd5bbcefd8a59191f/xxsmall.jpg?1310649429 17 3 true Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:30:47 -0400 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:29:42 -0400 Researcher of the Week: Ryan Wentworth Undergraduate researchers explore their interests! This research investigates how the frequency of portfolio rebalancing affects the risk and return of an investor’s portfolio.  Portfolio rebalancing refers to reallocation between asset classes to match the targeted portfolio allocations.  Increases or decreases in asset values over time will cause actual asset holdings to differ from targeted allocations.  Popular portfolio allocations will be simulated using U.S. data on asset class returns, such as stocks and bonds, over the time period from 1926-2009.  For each portfolio, a sensitivity analysis will be conducted to determine how risk and return are affected by different rebalancing frequencies.  One, two, three, four and five year rebalancing frequencies will be used.  For each portfolio and rebalancing period, the average return, standard deviation of return (which measures risk) and Sharpe Ratio (the standard risk-return statistic) will be calculated.  The optimal rebalancing period will be the one that maximizes the Sharpe Ratio.  Additionally, these portfolios and sensitivity analyses will be constructed for multiple time frames within the range of 1926-2009.  Using information from multiple time frames can help assess whether the optimal rebalancing period is consistent, and account for differences in returns on different assets during different time periods.  Knowing whether there is an optimal time frame to rebalance a portfolio is important for portfolio management decisions because it is a variable that managers of portfolios must consider. ]]> This research investigates how the frequency of portfolio rebalancing affects the risk and return of an investor’s portfolio.  Portfolio rebalancing refers to reallocation between asset classes... http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/ResearcherProfiles/RyanWentworthProfile.htm https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/7503/guest@my.umbc.edu/7b83cdf7098c0e6d20d31fe0c70ec3c6/api/pixel Undergraduate Research https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/undergradresearch https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/original.jpg?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/large.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/medium.png?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/small.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxsmall.png?1600355057 Undergraduate Research https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/503/186b690e29892f137b4c34cfa40a3a4d/xxlarge.jpg?1310409668 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/503/186b690e29892f137b4c34cfa40a3a4d/xlarge.jpg?1310409668 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/503/186b690e29892f137b4c34cfa40a3a4d/large.jpg?1310409668 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/503/186b690e29892f137b4c34cfa40a3a4d/medium.jpg?1310409668 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/503/186b690e29892f137b4c34cfa40a3a4d/small.jpg?1310409668 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/503/186b690e29892f137b4c34cfa40a3a4d/xsmall.jpg?1310409668 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/503/186b690e29892f137b4c34cfa40a3a4d/xxsmall.jpg?1310409668 21 8 true Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:27:20 -0400 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:29:32 -0400 Researcher of the Week: Albert Zhou Undergraduate researchers explore their interests! The prostate is a male accessory sex gland that stores and secretes proteins into the seminal fluid during ejaculation. Prostate cancer accounts for approximately 30,000 deaths annually in the United States alone. A number of genes have been implicated in the origin and progression of prostate cancer. One possible mechanism in human prostate cancer involves both the activation of an oncogene (MYC) and the loss of function of a tumor suppressor gene (PTEN). Mouse models based only on the overexpression of MYC or the loss of function of Pten have been derived. However, no mouse model exists in which both these events are replicated. The aim of this study was to generate prostate-specific activation of MYC and the loss of Pten in a single mouse model. To achieve this goal, we have taken advantage of a prostate-specific Hoxb13 promoter to drive the MYC oncogene (Hoxb13/MYC) and Cre recombinase (Hoxb13/Cre) with a floxed Pten mouse. Mice carrying these modifications were interbred and their progeny analyzed by Southern blot and PCR techniques for inheritance of all three transgenes. To date, we have identified mice that carry all three alleles. We are waiting for phenotypic analysis of these mice in terms of development of prostate cancer. ]]> The prostate is a male accessory sex gland that stores and secretes proteins into the seminal fluid during ejaculation. Prostate cancer accounts for approximately 30,000 deaths annually in the... http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/ResearcherProfiles/AlbertZhouProfile.htm https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/7446/guest@my.umbc.edu/4c2c966ee2f839db5b3719c66c45b45d/api/pixel Undergraduate Research https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/undergradresearch https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/original.jpg?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/large.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/medium.png?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/small.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxsmall.png?1600355057 Undergraduate Research https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/446/3c057cb2b41f22c0e740974d7a428918/xxlarge.jpg?1309887666 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/446/3c057cb2b41f22c0e740974d7a428918/xlarge.jpg?1309887666 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/446/3c057cb2b41f22c0e740974d7a428918/large.jpg?1309887666 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/446/3c057cb2b41f22c0e740974d7a428918/medium.jpg?1309887666 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/446/3c057cb2b41f22c0e740974d7a428918/small.jpg?1309887666 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/446/3c057cb2b41f22c0e740974d7a428918/xsmall.jpg?1309887666 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/446/3c057cb2b41f22c0e740974d7a428918/xxsmall.jpg?1309887666 31 12 true Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:42:40 -0400 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:43:05 -0400 Researcher of the Week: Asif Majid Undergraduate researchers explore their interests! Juxtaposing their experiences against a backdrop of living in the Global North, members of the Moroccan diaspora undergo a unique identity struggle, given the already complex nature of Moroccan society. A multicultural environment, Morocco is influenced by Berber, Arab, African, and European traditions with incredible variety ranging from north to south. Accordingly, this research project seeks to examine the challenges that Moroccans living outside Morocco experience in cultural, political, social, geographic, and economic terms. Through an interdisciplinary analysis, I plan to explore how this identity struggle is experienced and what lessons may be derived from it so that peace may develop or be maintained despite whatever diasporic challenges exist. Through a video documentary, I plan to then extrapolate the multicultural and identity-based nature of this research project into possible implications for peace both in Morocco and within the diaspora community. ]]> Juxtaposing their experiences against a backdrop of living in the Global North, members of the Moroccan diaspora undergo a unique identity struggle, given the already complex nature of Moroccan... http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/ResearcherProfiles/AsifMajidProfile.htm https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/7379/guest@my.umbc.edu/bfde34e3254d1064b57b94a996259bad/api/pixel Undergraduate Research https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/undergradresearch https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/original.jpg?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/large.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/medium.png?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/small.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxsmall.png?1600355057 Undergraduate Research https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/379/c71df24045cfddab4a963d3ac9bdc9a3/xxlarge.jpg?1309184653 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/379/c71df24045cfddab4a963d3ac9bdc9a3/xlarge.jpg?1309184653 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/379/c71df24045cfddab4a963d3ac9bdc9a3/large.jpg?1309184653 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/379/c71df24045cfddab4a963d3ac9bdc9a3/medium.jpg?1309184653 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/379/c71df24045cfddab4a963d3ac9bdc9a3/small.jpg?1309184653 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/379/c71df24045cfddab4a963d3ac9bdc9a3/xsmall.jpg?1309184653 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/379/c71df24045cfddab4a963d3ac9bdc9a3/xxsmall.jpg?1309184653 29 2 true Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:25:48 -0400 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:30:08 -0400 Researcher of the Week: Daniel Graham Undergraduate researchers explore their interests! In early 1953, the North Sea was experiencing uncommonly high tides for the season. On the evening of January 31, this high tide combined with a tidal surge and a fierce windstorm to inundate over 1,000 square miles of the Netherlands, and over 350 square miles along the coast of England. Within six hours, the flooding claimed the lives of nearly 2,000 people in the Netherlands (primarily in the provinces of Zeeland and South Holland), and over 500 British people drowned in the flood waters. The circumstances of the North Sea flood of 1953 shares a number of important similarities with the flooding of New Orleans in 2005 arising from Hurricane Katrina. My study will consist of a comparison of the North Sea disaster of 1953 and the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe of 2005. I will consider water-management efforts in the Netherlands, Great Britain, and the United States, and will analyze the events of each flood in light of these efforts. I will further investigate and compare flood responses in each country.

For more information about Daniel's project and to read a q&a, click the url below! ]]> In early 1953, the North Sea was experiencing uncommonly high tides for the season. On the evening of January 31, this high tide combined with a tidal surge and a fierce windstorm to inundate over... http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/ResearcherProfiles/DanielGrahamProfile.htm https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/7331/guest@my.umbc.edu/ad176b03b2586d7601d378bc6743a2a4/api/pixel Undergraduate Research https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/undergradresearch https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/original.jpg?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/large.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/medium.png?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/small.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxsmall.png?1600355057 Undergraduate Research https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/331/61a10e6abb1149ad9d08f303267f9bc4/xxlarge.jpg?1308580387 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/331/61a10e6abb1149ad9d08f303267f9bc4/xlarge.jpg?1308580387 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/331/61a10e6abb1149ad9d08f303267f9bc4/large.jpg?1308580387 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/331/61a10e6abb1149ad9d08f303267f9bc4/medium.jpg?1308580387 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/331/61a10e6abb1149ad9d08f303267f9bc4/small.jpg?1308580387 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/331/61a10e6abb1149ad9d08f303267f9bc4/xsmall.jpg?1308580387 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/007/331/61a10e6abb1149ad9d08f303267f9bc4/xxsmall.jpg?1308580387 10 1 true Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:34:17 -0400 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:32:21 -0400