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The following items were part of the 2004 exhibit. Items not
donated are the personal property of Texas Tech University faculty and
are not owned by the Texas Tech University Libraries.
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Tabloid map entitledSan
Saba: Royal Fort - Apache Mission
Grant D. Hall, Associate
Professor of Anthropology
Texas Tech College of Arts &
Sciences
Abstract: This tabloid was designed
for the Presidio de San Saba Restoration Corporation, and is
intended to allow visitors to Menard, Texas, to lead themselves on
a self-guided tour of the eighteenth century Spanish colonial fort
and mission founded by soldiers and priests in the area. It
provides step-by-step instructions on getting to the fort and
mission and outlines the history and archaeological findings
relevant to each location.
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"Human Ability and Spatial
Intelligibility: Sketch Mapping, Wayfinding and Environmental
Cognition"
Researcher and Author: Saif Haq;
Assistant Professor & Coordinator, LPMD Program
Texas Tech College of Architecture
Abstract: Sketch mapping is an
important experimental method in environmental cognition research,
but their analysis has always been difficult. The inclusion of Space
Syntax methods provides a new dimension. A comparison with other
tools of sketch map analysis is an important focus of this paper. An
experiment was conducted in two complex hospital buildings where
ninety-six volunteers completely unfamiliar with the two
environments explored the setting and completed various cognitive
tasks including sketch mapping. The environments were analyzed
through Space Syntax methods and additional theoretically-derived
techniques. These were compared with cognitive outputs and the
results indicated that intelligibility of settings is an important
measure that is predictive of wayfinding and environmental
cognition. However, geometric and metric relations cannot be
ignored, and there may be certain instances when those factors may
become overwhelming.
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Display entitled "What is a Playa?"
David Haukos; Range, Wildlife,
and Fisheries Management
Texas Tech College of Agricultural
Sciences and Natural Resources
Abstract: This is a multidisciplinary
project among the College of Education; Department of Range,
Wildlife, and Fisheries Management, Lubbock Lake Landmark; and the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The display is on permanent exhibit
at the Lubbock Inernational Airport. The project originated as a
result of the curiosity of air travelers flying into Lubbock over
the numerous circular depressions that dot the Southern High Plains
surrounding the city. This curiosity increases when these
depressions are filled with water following a thunderstorm. These
depressions are playa wetlands -- a feature unlike anywhere else in
the world. We developed an informational and aesthetic educational
display explaining the existence, uniqueness, importance, and value
of playas. The goal of the display is to increase the understanding
and appreciation of playa wetlands within the Southern High Plains
and across the nation.
This item can be viewed in the
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Patent application entitled
"Quantum
Switches and Circuits"
Kenneth Ketner, Paul Whitfield Horn Professor
and Charles Sanders Peirce Interdisciplinary Professor
Texas Tech Institute for Studies in
Pragmaticism
Abstract: Quantum switches, referred to as trisistors,
operate on the basis of interactions between two elementary particles
(EP), such as photons, electrons, phonons, etc. A first EP is used as a
control input to the trisistor and interacts with a second EP, thereby
inducing a detectable state change in the second EP that determines the
trisistor's output value. The physical property which determines the
particular EP state could be, for example, polarization, spin direction
or energy level. The operation of the various embodiments of the
invention is based on a triadic theory of particle behavior that the
inventors have proposed in which all interactions between elementary
particles can be defined as a function of a history of each particle's
quantum states both before and after the interaction between the two
particles. The trisistor's can be combined to form various types of
logic gates, circuits and other computer circuits. To implement the
trisistors, one preferred embodiment employs a thin section of nonlinear
crystal, such as beta barium borate. Photons form a laser, for example,
are incident as on the crystal as input and interact with electrons
therein, thereby changing their states and resulting in the emission of
other photons as output.
To view the entire patent application online at the
United States Patent and Trademark Web site, click
here.
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Map entitled
"Map of the Llano Estacado"
Kevin Mulligan, Associate Professor of
Geography
Texas Tech College of Arts & Sciences
Abstract: This map portrays West Texas and Eastern New
Mexico as a unique geographic region based upon the topograpy of the
Llano Estacado. The Llano Estacado is a relatively flat tableland
located on the Southern High Plains. The region is unique in so far as
the landscape is characterized by thousands of ephemeral playa lakes and
few streams.
This map is located in Government Documents at the
entrance to the south staircase.
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Weblog entitled
"Perl's Architecture
Weblog"
Robert Perl, Associate Professor of
Architecture
Texas Tech College of Architecture
Abstract: A frequently updated, chronological website
of abstracts and links to interesting pictures and articles about
current issues in architectue and the built environment. Fall Semester
2003: Perl's Architecture Weblog, 351 articles, 596 links, 108 pages;
over 3000 visits.
To view the weblog online, click
here.
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Architecture research entitled "Declining Curtis"
Brian T. Rex, Assistant Professor
of Architecture
Texas Tech College of Architecture
Abstract: Curtis is a small town (pop. 750) on the high
plains of Nebraska. It is less than 25 miles from Kansas and less than
80 miles from Colorado. In 1925 it had a railroad station and 1,500
citizens. In 1983 the railroad stopped all service along the trunk line
that runs through the town. Curtis is remote. Curtis is in decline. How
do you design "in decline"? The project encompasses four years of urban
and architectural study of what is becoming of small towns on the High
Plains. The work began as an urban documentation and straight-forward
design of street-scaping for the community. This was completed through a
pair of service learning classes or community design workshops. The
streetscaping proposal was presented to the community as a set of
guidelines, plans and templates for action. The comprehensive material
and the discoveries that came out of these workshop classes was
reconsidered later in a speculative design proposal that retraced the
conditions of the urban fabric and reexamined the desires of the
community in an open way that faces the rising prospects of the
small-town in decline. Over a gradual and long-term design process we
opened up our inquiry about this sort of place to the fact that the town
is in decline, that it's population would shrink. We explored this
situation by speculating on a set of tactics for designing for decline.
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Display entitled "What is a Playa?"
Sue Shore, Education Program
Manager for Lubbock Lake Landmark
Texas Tech Lubbock Lake Landmark
Abstract: This is a multidisciplinary
project among the College of Education; Department of Range,
Wildlife, and Fisheries Management, Lubbock Lake Landmark; and the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The display is on permanent exhibit
at the Lubbock Inernational Airport. The project originated as a
result of the curiosity of air travelers flying into Lubbock over
the numerous circular depressions that dot the Southern High Plains
surrounding the city. This curiosity increases when these
depressions are filled with water following a thunderstorm. These
depressions are playa wetlands -- a feature unlike anywhere else in
the world. We developed an informational and aesthetic educational
display explaining the existence, uniqueness, importance, and value
of playas. The goal of the display is to increase the understanding
and appreciation of playa wetlands within the Southern High Plains
and across the nation.
This item can be viewed in the
basement of the library. |
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Display entitled "What is a Playa?"
Loren Smith, Professor of Range, Wildlife,
and Fisheries Management
Texas Tech College of Agricultural Sciences and
Natural Resources
Abstract: This is a multidisciplinary
project among the College of Education; Department of Range,
Wildlife, and Fisheries Management, Lubbock Lake Landmark; and the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The display is on permanent exhibit
at the Lubbock Inernational Airport. The project originated as a
result of the curiosity of air travelers flying into Lubbock over
the numerous circular depressions that dot the Southern High Plains
surrounding the city. This curiosity increases when these
depressions are filled with water following a thunderstorm. These
depressions are playa wetlands -- a feature unlike anywhere else in
the world. We developed an informational and aesthetic educational
display explaining the existence, uniqueness, importance, and value
of playas. The goal of the display is to increase the understanding
and appreciation of playa wetlands within the Southern High Plains
and across the nation.
This item can be viewed in the
basement of the library. |
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Display entitled "What is a Playa?"
Julie Thomas, Associate Professor of
Education
Texas Tech College of Education
Abstract: This is a multidisciplinary
project among the College of Education; Department of Range,
Wildlife, and Fisheries Management, Lubbock Lake Landmark; and the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The display is on permanent exhibit
at the Lubbock Inernational Airport. The project originated as a
result of the curiosity of air travelers flying into Lubbock over
the numerous circular depressions that dot the Southern High Plains
surrounding the city. This curiosity increases when these
depressions are filled with water following a thunderstorm. These
depressions are playa wetlands -- a feature unlike anywhere else in
the world. We developed an informational and aesthetic educational
display explaining the existence, uniqueness, importance, and value
of playas. The goal of the display is to increase the understanding
and appreciation of playa wetlands within the Southern High Plains
and across the nation.
This item can be viewed in the
basement of the library. |
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