b'Renewable Energy and Its Applications Around the WorldSarrah TaouilSponsor: Dr. Barry Hojjatie, Department of PAGET, Engineering TechnologyEnergy is the main and most inclusive measure of all the wide ranges of work done by humans and machines. Renewable energies such as solar, hydro, wind and so forth have become crucial since they neither create any pollution nor require imported fuel. For achieving growth and progress in developing countries, the utilization of available energy sources is important. Renewable energy can be cost-efficient and socially more beneficial. This research provides us a look into how some countries in Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia take advantage of renewable energy sources and explore its vast possibilities. Finding alternative energy sources that reduce costs and compete with fossil fuels; the study will look into the dynamics of the competitive transition and what these countries are innovating to make sustainable energy strong.Short Term Apparent Magnitude Variations of Carbon StarsScott M. HoganSponsor: Dr. Martha Leake, Department of Physics and AstronomyCarbon stars are luminous red giants of the asymptotic giant branch. They are variable, meaning their magnitudes can change back and forth over periods of time. Carbon stars have been observed to change by many magnitudes in periods of over hundreds of days. The aim of this project is to observe at least four carbon stars, V Ari, R CMi, SY Eri, and V Hya and determine if their magnitudes change in a period of one to two hours. This is continuation of the project done by Eric Burns and Kira Forster as advised and assisted by Dr. Martha Leake. The telescopes used to observe the selected carbon stars, by courtesy of the Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA), are located at Kitt Peak in Arizona, Cerro Tololo in Chile, and La Palma in the Canary Islands, and these telescopes were used remotely from VSU in Valdosta, Georgia.73'