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Real c O L L A B O r At i O N T h R o u g h o u T T h e M a n Y F o R M S i T M aY T a k e , c o l l a B o R a T i V e R e S e a R c h i S — a n d a lW aY S h a S B e e n — a h a l l M a R k o F a T c n J e d u c a T i o n . our faculty work closely with students on real-world research that positively impacts student learning and has a ripple effect into the world beyond the borders of our campus. p o W e R i n g T h e F u T u R e Funded through a national Science Foundation grant, tCnJ's Smart electric power System (SepS) laboratory is a prototype of next-generation power grid technologies that enables tCnJ researchers to do innovative work aimed at addressing the growing global need for smart energy conversion, distribution, and utilization. e lab's equipment includes a scaled model of a smart power system. "It's a view of what power systems will hopefully look like in 20 years," says Assistant professor of electrical and Computer engineering Anthony Deese, who directs the lab. e SepS lab will allow tCnJ faculty and students to play a leading role in educating the next generation of power systems engineers—people who will design, implement, and use the smart grid technologies needed to modernize the country's aging power grid infrastructure. "tCnJ is unique," Deese says. "not many institutions put this kind of emphasis on the role of undergraduate research in power and energy engineering education that tCnJ does." R u n n i n g F o R T h e i R l i V e S together, students Megan Flynn, Matthew Wells, and Charles Smith, and health and exercise science professors nicholas Ratamess and Jie Kang, wanted to investigate claims that high-intensity, quickie workouts are the most effective way of losing weight. Working with two groups of research subjects, the team compared the benefits of an aerobic workout with a metabolic program combining aerobic exercise with resistance training. preliminary results showed both groups had improved their fitness level. e running program improved endurance and cardiovascular conditioning but did nothing to improve muscle strength, while the combined running and weight training program improved upper and lower body strength. e team hopes to publish their results in e Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 6

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