{"id":4849,"date":"2018-10-08T19:43:11","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T19:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/tiered-mentoring\/?p=4849"},"modified":"2022-10-07T19:43:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T19:43:59","slug":"bird-nest-construction-for-biomimetic-insight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/tiered-mentoring\/2018\/10\/08\/bird-nest-construction-for-biomimetic-insight\/","title":{"rendered":"Bird nest construction for biomimetic insight"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">[Past Projects]<\/span><\/h3>\n<h2>Dr. Hunter King and Meron Dibia<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1131\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/tiered-mentoring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1447\/2018\/10\/bird-nest-1-300x85.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"221\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This project will examine the material selection for and construction protocol of a bird\u2019s nest. We are exploring the material science responsible for the highly tuned structural properties of nests, despite their use of seemingly random and flimsy raw materials.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1139\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/tiered-mentoring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1447\/2018\/10\/bird-nest-2-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"419\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In order to get more data from the construction of the nest, we will be collaborating with Akron Zoo to monitor the nesting behavior of a couple of species in captivation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1147\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/tiered-mentoring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1447\/2018\/10\/bird-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>You will be helping with monitoring and maintaining the cameras at the zoo, and examining video footage to extract usable data. We will accept an undergraduate from any major who is comfortable using photo\/video equipment and interested in custom field instrumentation.<\/p>\n<p>(Spring Semester, 2019)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uakron.edu\/dps\/faculty\/profile.dot?id=32787d02-1458-4f7f-95ef-7e9e5b181ec0\">Click here for other information about Dr. King.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mbod-lab.com\">Click her for more information about projects in Dr. King&#8217;s lab.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Past Projects] Dr. Hunter King and Meron Dibia &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; This project will examine the material selection for and construction protocol of a bird\u2019s nest. 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