The Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Experience program began in 1990.

The goals of the program are: (1) to expand opportunities for a more active form of learning by students; (2) to encourage the direct interaction of undergraduate students with faculty through research; (3) to expand the level of research activity on the campus; (4) to help encourage superior students to pursue graduate study; and (5) to reinforce the idea that teaching and research are compatible and mutually reinforcing at a research university.

Available here are OURE final reports as well as papers which were presented at the University of Missouri--Rolla (now Missouri University of Science and Technology) Undergraduate Research Symposia.

In 2005 the Missouri S&T Undergraduate Research Conference (UGRC) commenced and can be accessed here.

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Submissions from 2007

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Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Experiences (OURE) Research Papers 2006-2007 Vol. I, Ryan Abington, Sunil Aggarwal, Emily Bahram-ahi, Lia Raquel Otal Bartnicki, Navarre Bartnz, Matthew Beyer, Devin Boyle, Joshua Bunch, Adam Bunton, Joshua Cardenzana, Joshua Carey, Brandi Clark, Cary Cooper, Ryan Dusheke, Agatha Dwilewicz, Joshua Eads, Josiah Elliott, Justin Enderle, David Erdos, Tyler Fears, and Nathaniel Goss

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Effects of Monochloramine and Free Chlorine on Copper Dissolution in Drinking Water, Ryan C. Abington

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Concepts for the NANOSAT- 5 Satellite Design Competition, Sunil C. Aggarwal

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NANOPARTICLES FOR ENHANCED DELIVERY OF CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS, Emily J. Bahram-ahi

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The Use of Thermoelectric Peltiers to Recapture Waste Heat, Navarre Bartz

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Durability Performance of Polyurea Confined Concrete Cylinders, Matthew Beyer

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Analysis of Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UA V) With Emphasis on Tilt Duct And Tilt Rotor Systems, Devin Boyle

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Mechanical Characterization of Spherical Hydrogels: Contact Diameter Measurement, Joshua Bunch

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Parallel Machin e Tool Development, Adam Bunton

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Electrospray Ionization Applied to C60 and Carbon Nanotubes, Joshua V. Cardenzana

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Polymer Gels: Mimickin g Biological Environments, Joshua Carey

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Unleaded Drinking Water: Equilibrium Potential Measurements for Monochloramine Disinfectant, Brandi Clark

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Identifying Trends in Underground Coal Mine Incidents Caused by Roof Falls, Cary Cooper

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Mechanical Fastener Pull-out in Recycled Plastic Lumber, Ryan Dusheke

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GROWTH OF MC3T3-El PRE-OSTEOBLASTS ON BORATE CONTAINING GLASSES & GROWTH OF OSTEOBLASTIC CELLS ON 13-93 GLASS SCAFFOLDS, Agatha Dwilewicz

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Improving the Usability of Evolutionary Algorithms: Self-Adaptive Semi-Autonomous Democratic Parent Selection, Joshua M. Eads

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Computational Study of Laminar Separation Bubble Development over Supersonic Airfoils at Subsonic Speeds, Josiah D. Elliott

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Wireless Sensor Network Wildfire Detection System, Justin Enderle

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TELANGIECTASIA DETECTION IN DERMOSCOPY IMAGES, David Erdos

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Photosensitization of Photoconductive and Photorefractive Composites through the Inclusion of Semiconductor Nanocrystals, Tyler Martin Fears

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Development of Single Chamber Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Porous Samaria Doped Ceria Electrolytes, Nathaniel Goss

Submissions from 2006

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Psychosocial Characteristics Related to Internet Behavior, Lia Bartnicki

Submissions from 2005

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Determination of Cadmium and Gold Concentrations Utilizing Neutron Activation Analysis, Bren Phillips

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Student Time Management: Student Characteristics Comparison Between Traditional Coursework and Extracurricular Activities, Andreew Ricke

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Geological Research Regarding a Well in Mutare, Zimbabwe, Laura Ruf

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Effec ts of Nitric Oxide Inhibitors and Scavengers on Gravitropism in Arabidopsis thaliana, Kristin Russell, Jennifer Jacobi, and Jacob Elmore

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Reactivity Effect and Axial Flux Profile of Isotope Production Element, Alfred L. Schovanez III

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EMC investigations in Switch Mode Power Supply, Ashwin Shashindranath

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A Hydrogen Economy, Jeremy Snyder

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Bioactive Glass Coatings for Adherence to Bone Tissue, Wesley Trueblood

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Structural Interpretations from High Resolution Aeromagnetic Data, Northwest Botswana, Daniel Wheaton

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Determination of Cadmium Nitrate Mass Through Neutron Activation Analysis, Charles Williams

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Relative Permeability of the Bluejacket Formation, Tanner Womack

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Synthesis and characterization of Mercury vapor Coordination Species Using 1,3-Benzenedioethanethiolate (BDET), Elizabeth Zuchek and Harvest L. Collier

Submissions from 2004

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Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Experiences (OURE) Research Papers 2004-2005 Volume III, Sandeep Pedam, Bren Phillps, Eric Pieper, Andrew Ricke, Laura Ruf, Kristin L. Russell, Tessa C. Russell, Alfred L. Schovanez III, Ashwin Shashindranath, Jeanne Shipman, Jeremy Snyder, Christopher Speer, Reid Stephens Jr., Abbie Stewart, Wesley Trueblood, Kendra Waltermire, Daniel Wheaton, Patrick Williams, Charles Williams, Tanner Womack, Ming-fung Wong, Chris Wright, Bonnie Yates, and Elizabeth Zuchek

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Study of the Dynamic Response of Human Skull Impact on Laminated Automotive Glazing, Sandeep Pedam

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High Strength Epoxy as an Alternative to Welding, Eric Pieper

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THE PROPERTIES OF BRIDGESTONE ECOPIA SOLAR CAR TIRES (FOR THE UMR SOLAR CAR TEAM), Tessa C. Russell

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Electric Spray Aerosol Generator, Jeanne Shipman

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The Role of Regulatory and Liability Issues Stemming from the MIT Report, Tlte Future of Nuclear Power, Christopher Speer

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SECONDARY REINFORCEMENT FOR FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS REINFORCED CONCRETE PANELS, Reid Stephens Jr.

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Tether Reel Mechanism for the MR SAT Project, Abbie Stewart

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LEAD TOLERANT BACTERIA COULD BE THE FUTURE OF BIOREMEDIATION, Kendra Waltermire

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Thermal Insulation in Building Design: A Comparison of Insulation Materials, Patrick Williams

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Adhesion of an Axisymmetric Film onto a Rigid Substrate: Application to a MEM-RF-switch, Ming-fung Wong

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Solar Science A study of the 2002 UMR/RTI competition solar house, Christi Wright

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An Overview of Security Issues in a Digital City, Bonnie Yates

Submissions from 1994

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1994 OURE report, including the 4th Annual UMR Undergraduate Research Symposium -- Entire Proceedings, University of Missouri--Rolla

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Macrocyclic Antibiotics as a New Class of Chiral Selectors for Liquid Chromatography, Christine Bagwill

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Modified Recycled Glass as an Additive in Coatings Applications, Garth D. Brown

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An Artifically Intelligent Word Recognizer to Control Appliances and Switches: The home that listens to your every command, Joseph Bauer and Rick Steurer

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A Design Methodology for a Multi-FPGA Based Rapid Prototyping System, William Eatherton

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The Synthesis and Characterization of Poly (1,1'-Divinyl-2,2’-Biimidazole), Timothy S. Evenson

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Synthesis Evaluation of New High Performance Polymer Systems Involving Tetrachlorohydroquinone, Jason A. Giles

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E-mail and Writing, Karlynn D. Herman

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The Feasibility of Using Piezoelectric Flap Actuation in the Active Control of Flutter, Aaron Laws

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Determination of Flow Quality and Boundary Layer Thickness in Variable Density Wind Tunnel, Marshall Philips

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Development of a Recycled Glass Corrosion Inhibitor for Surface Coatings and Concrete Applications, Theresa Pierce

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Verification of the Isolation of the Chalcone Isomerase Gene from Glycine Max, Larry D. Polk

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Sporomorphs and Palynological Interpretations of Lower Oligocene Strata from the Eastern Gulf Coast, U.S.A., Lisa M. Reeves

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Development of a Launch System for Performance Studies of Small Aircraft Models, James J. Schneider

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Design, Construction, Calibration and Applications of an Apparatus Which Conducts the Large Missle Impact Test, John Schroeder

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The Effect of Spatial Variation of the Turbulent Prandtl Number and Calculation Methods for Heat Transfer in High Mach Number Flows, Thomas W. Scott

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Solar Spectroscopy using 50 Meters of Fiber Optic Cable and CCD Camera, Christopher P. Smith

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Interactive Multimedia Applications for the Correlations of Petroleum Fluids Properties, Herman Smith III

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Development of a Bill of Materials from the PDXI Data Models, Bryan A. Stanford

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Preliminary Efforts Towards the Analysis of Unsteady Pressure Measurements Around Wing Models in Transonic Flow, Stephen Witherspoon

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High-Pressure Wateijet Technology: A Review and Design of High-Pressure Hybrid Drillbits, Azmi Zainal Adnan

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Evaluation of the Edge Strength of Architectural Glass, Kevin L. Alexander

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The Reduction of Dielectric Constant by Shaped Porosity, Weiping Cai

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Automation of Process Data Management, Stephen C. Chadwick

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Designing a New Programming Methodology for Optimizing Array Accesses in Complex Scientific Problems, Larry Coffin

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The Affects of Butyl Acetate and Acetone on Plexiglass, Tracy E. Downs

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Automation of the Electrostatic Aerosol Classifier and the Continuous Flow Cloud Diffusion Chamber, Daron W. Dryer

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Fixed Site Facilitated Transport of Oxygen and Nitrogen Through Plasma Polymer Films, Chad Dunnegan

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An Assessment of the "AN/EX" Structural Engineering Teaching Laboratory, Gregory E. Effland

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Image Processing Techniques and Implementations in Software for use with a CCD Camera, Clarence Franklin Jr.

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Skin Effects Due to Perforations -- A Study of Analysis Techniques, Jon Michael Gibbs

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Improved Techniques for Manufacturing Layered Laminate Composite Materials, Michael D. Grabber

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An Extension of PDXI Data Models to Include Process Control Data, Joseph D. Graber

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The Development of Equipment Specification Form from the PDXI Data Models, Justin M. Juengel

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Fabrication of Composite Laminates with Embedded Pizo-ceramic Sensors and Actuators, Todd Nelson Kelsheimer

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Relaxation Technique for the Fitting of Numerical Data, Michael J. Lehmann

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Forced Convective Diffusion and Interphase Heat and Mass Transfer: Computations of Radial Functions, Temperature and Concentration Fields, and Presentation of Local and Average Nusselt and Sherwood Numbers, Stephen Myers, X B. Reed Jr., N. Y. Shah, and A. E. Penn

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Solvent Recovery for an Extraction Process, Denise C. Ratcliff

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CCD Photometry at the UMR Observatory, Christopher P. Smith

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Solubility of Red Phosphorous in Lead, Sean E. Walker

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A Computer Graphic Teaching Aid for the Synthesis of Four-Bar Linkages, Sew K. Woon

Submissions from 1993

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1993 OURE report, including the 3rd Annual UMR Undergraduate Research Symposium -- Entire Proceedings, University of Missouri--Rolla

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In-Plane/Out-of-Plane Dynamic Racking Tests of Curtain Wall Glass Elements, James H. Culp

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The Electrochemical Characterization of a Platinum Cyclooctadiene Complex as a Guest Molecule in the Presence of ß-Cyclodextrin, Timothy S. Evenson

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Vortex Developments Over an Accelerated Airfoil at High Angles of Attack, Jacopo A. Frigerio

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The Research, Design and Production of Cortical Bone Pins and Screws for the Fixation of Broken Bones in the Hand and Wrist, Ronald P. Holland

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Application of Sunlight Mapping in Solar Car Design, Jeffrey Shapiro, Rob Ziegler, Matt Spaethe, and Rick Jenkins

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Astronomical CCD Imaging at UMR: An Interim Report, David A. Thilker and Jon R. Fox

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Analysis of Turnability for a Three Terminal Microwave Network, Michael J. Bahr

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Performance Analysis for the CCN Collection Apparatus, Deborah K. Bircher

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Tape Casting for Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) Multilayer Composites, Jane L. Cochran

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Motorized Throttle Plate, John D. Crawford

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Fiber Optic Microdeformation Sensors for Smart Structures, Lawrence S. Criscione