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Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda October 20, 2025
No full text3:00 Call to Order Approval of Minutes September 22, 2025 3:05 University Business 3:20 Faculty Senate Business 3:35 Information EPC Report - October 2, 2025 3:40 Report Athletics Council Annual Report Library Advisory Council Annual Report Academic Freedom and Tenure Annual Report 4:05 Old Business 4:10 New Business Adjourn: 4:30 p
Mutual Teaching, Learning, and Action in Community-Engaged Research
No full textAs USU’s Electrified Transportation Planning Team looked ahead to deploying technical pilot projects near Utah population centers, the team prioritized local community engagement for purposes of trust-building and dialogue. This poster highlights participatory community research designed to build from local knowledge, operate through local partnerships, refine responsive approaches, and disseminate results within the community. In continuing responsiveness, the team developed and disseminated a relevant workforce resource booklet and currently supports two local community organizations as they stand up a collaborative model of career training, coupled with childcare, to open low-barrier pathways into electrified transportation-related careers
An Inexpensive, Open, and Extensible Hardware-in-the-Loop CubeSat Test and Simulation Infrastructure
No full textWe have developed an inexpensive, open source, and extensible hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test and simulation system to allow even small CubeSat teams to dramatically improve their testing infrastructure to increase reliability during flight
Increasing Complexity Leads to Declining Productivity of Innovation in the Algal Biofuel Industry (Supplemental Information)
No full textLiquid biofuels are widely promoted as renewable, lower-emission alternatives to fossil fuels. Yet despite their promise, this sector faces a critical constraint: a long-term decline in the productivity of innovation. This decline—measured by a decreasing number of patents per inventor—suggests that generating technological breakthroughs is becoming more difficult, expensive, and uncertain. As innovation becomes more resource-intensive, the feasibility of replacing petroleum with liquid biofuels grows more tenuous. This is especially problematic given the pre-existing technical disadvantages of biofuels, including their relatively low energy return on energy investment (EROEI) and energy density compared to fossil fuels. Our findings show that the innovation system supporting biofuel development is not scaling efficiently. Instead, it is approaching or may have already passed a point of diminishing returns
U.S. West Consumer Preferences for Specialty Labeled Processed Foods
No full textIn the United States, consumer demand for specialty processed foods is increasingly centered on natural, organic, and local offerings that represent health and ethical values. This fact sheet provides an overview of a Utah State University study showing respondent preferences for specialty labeled processed foods. Specifically, consumer knowledge and familiarity with various specialty production and labeling programs, including organic, local, grass-fed, and non-GMO, were examined, along with specialty food consumption habits and attitudes. Finally, consumer pricing preferences for each of the three processed products examined are discussed. The information included in this fact sheet can be used by producers, food makers, and processors to improve decision-making related to product development, pricing, placement, and promotion. Additional fact sheets in this series examine consumer preferences and consumption habits for processed foods, as well as target market identification for three specific processed products
Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda November 17, 2025
No full text3:00 Call to Order Approval of Minutes October 20, 2025 3:05 University Business 3:20 Faculty Senate Business 3:35 Information EPC Report - November 6, 2025 3:40 Report Honors Program Annual Report USUSA Annual Report Faculty Evaluation Committee 4:05 Old Business 4:10 New Business Adjourn: 4:30 p
Educational Policies Committee Minutes November 6, 2025
No full textApproval of Minutes - October 2, 2025 Subcommittee Reports Curriculum Subcommittee Academic Standards Subcommittee General Education Subcommittee Other Business Adjourn: 3:30 p
Interfacial Velocity Characteristics Downstream of a Piano Key Weir Versus a Linear Weir in a Horizontal Channel
No full textThe downstream flow characteristics of piano key weirs (PKWs) are highly complex, manifested by significant localized self-aeration due to nape collisions and plunging jets impacting the downstream free-surface. For PKWs installed in horizontal channels, the interfacial velocity characteristics have received limited attention in previous research. In this experimental study, air-water flow measurements were conducted using a double-tip conductivity probe downstream of a PKW and a reference ogee-crested linear weir to evaluate the velocity trends under comparable hydraulic boundary conditions. The findings reveal the existence of two distinct velocity profiles downstream of piano key weirs: quasi-wall-jet and uniform profiles. The occurrence of these profiles depends on both the longitudinal position relative to the weir crest and the inflow magnitude. At higher discharges, wall-jet profiles dominate near the jet impact zone, transitioning into uniform flow profiles further downstream. Conversely, at lower discharges, uniform velocity distributions persist throughout the aerated region. Notably, these quasi-wall-jet profiles exhibit moderate similarities with hydraulic jump characteristics observed downstream of the linear weir, particularly in the vertical positioning of the maximum velocity, which resides close to the channel bed. Furthermore, evaluation of the longitudinal decay of maximum time-averaged velocities indicates a comparable exponential trend for both weir models. However, the PKW exhibits lower velocity magnitudes due to enhanced energy dissipation mechanism by the plunging jets and nappe interactions, distinguishing them from the hydraulic jump behavior of the linear weir. Overall, these insights contribute to the understanding of PKW hydraulics, particularly on the downstream interfacial velocity properties in horizontal channel applications
An Innovative Use of Piano Key Weirs or Labyrinth Weirs for Long Dams in Plains
No full textPiano Key Weirs (PKW) are labyrinth type weirs but with upstream and/or downstream overhangs which allow them to have a reduced footprint at their base. The new solution of a combination of gates and PKW (or labyrinth weir) for a long dams has many advantages of costs for investment, operation and safety during high floods. If a new dam is built on a broad river where a large footprint is possible, the choice between a PKW and a labyrinth weir can arise as the difference of specific discharges of the two alternatives are relatively small and the construction of the labyrinth weir with only vertical formworks is more simple. This papier presents the Van Phong, Xuân Minh and My Son dams with PKW and the Phu Phong dam with labyrinth weir built in Vietnam since 2015. The proposed hybrid solution, compared with a traditional barrage, shows that its implementation, even on a broader stretch of the river, can also facilitate the diversion works
Key Width Ratio Influence on Discharge Coefficients of Trapezoidal Piano Key Weirs via OpenFOAM Simulations
No full textPiano key weirs are characterized by complex three-dimensional flow structures with multiple parameters describing their geometry. The variation of these parameters can affect several flow characteristics such as efficiency, energy dissipation and air entrainment. Identifying the optimal geometry for enhanced hydraulic performance represents a significant challenge. Physical or numerical modeling of multiple geometric variants is necessary to identify the relevant optimal parameters. The key width ratio (between an inlet and an outlet key) represents one of the parameters that influences the hydraulic behavior of the piano key weir. In particular, it affects the discharge coefficient, which in turn affects the overall efficiency of the weir. Moreover, the impact of this parameter varies depending on the specific discharge. Accordingly, a comprehensive study has been conducted on a high-performance computer using the CFD software OpenFOAM to find an optimum range of inlet/outlet key width ratios for a trapezoidal Piano key weir under various discharges. In total, 45 different geometries of Piano key weirs (a weir height of 0.5 m and a width of 1.5 m) with varying key width ratios have been simulated over a range of 60 discharges resulting in 2,700 numerical model runs. The results were evaluated, and a best-fitting function is introduced that describes the efficiency of the weir as a function of key width ratio and discharge