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Written Proposal

Project: Looking for Dark Matter in the Rotation Curves of the Hubble Tuning Fork Galaxy Diagram Department of Natural Sciences: Physics Project adviser:  Dr. Scott Schneider Researched by: Ceré L. Rettig E-mail: crettig@ltu.edu What is a galaxy rotation curve? Galaxy rotation curves are a graphical analysis obtained from the magnitude of the orbital velocities of visible stars in a …

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Proposal Presentation

Project: Looking for Dark Matter in the Rotation Curves of the Hubble Tuning Fork Galaxy Diagram Department of Natural Sciences: Physics Project adviser:  Dr. Scott Schneider Presented by: Ceré L. Rettig E-mail: crettig@ltu.edu Project Objectives: Research galaxy rotation curves for the six different types of spiral galaxies. Investigate mathematical models for ordinary matter and dark matter …

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Research with Humans and Animals

This is when I learned research with humans does not necessarily mean some crazy Frankenstein experiment. "A living individual person about whom an investigator conducting research obtains data through intervention or interaction with the individual or identifiable private information." It could be something as simple as testing if sports drinks actually have an effect on …

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Biosafety

I learned a lot about biology and biosafety in this discussion since I have not been in a biology class or lab.  I honestly thought it was going to be quite boring but it was really interesting.  I never knew there was a difference between a chemical fume hood and a biological safety cabinet, to …

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Chemical Hygiene

This morning started off watching a nice chemical explosion and ended in how to properly put on and remove gloves.  In between all the fun and excitement we discusses personal protection equipment, hand washing, and understanding how to obtain information from MSDS sheets. Faculty:  Dr. Nicole Villeneuve PSC 3001 Spring 2014 - Environmental Health and Safety and …

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