WISRD Research & Engineering Journal

Welcome to the fourth issue of the official journal of the Wildwood Institute for STEM Research and Development (WISRD). In the following pages you will find papers describing the results of original research projects produced by our institute and its collaborators. The editors and contributors of this journal would like to thank WISRD COO—Joe Wise—and WISRD Publisher—Scott Johnson. CONTENTS Preparations for the Detection of Radio Waves Created by High-Energy Cosmic Rays using the WISRD Cosmic Ray Detector L.Perttula, R. Cortez, S. Zohar, J. Reis, J. A. Wise……………………………………………… 2 Ex situ coral growth: Using of artificial intelligence for quantifying growth of small polyp stony (SPS) coral microfragments in a marine aquarium L. Guiga, Dr. K. Griffs, J.A. Wise ……………………………………………………………... 29 Ex situ coral growth: A technical report on development of 3D printed ceramic substrates for growth of small polyp stony (SPS) coral microfragments in a marine aquarium T. Albano, Dr. K. Griffs, J.A. Wise ……………………………………………………………. 72 Ex situ coral growth: A technical report on tank lightning and water chemistry parameters for growth of small polyp stony (SPS) coral microfragments in a marine aquarium M. Papadopoulos, H. Witsken, Dr. K. Griffs, J.A. Wise ………………………............................91 Planning and Constructing the Big Bear Observatory P. Kelly, J.A.Wise………………………………………………………………………………106 Detecting Occultations of Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNO’s) with Light Curve Graphs R. Allenstein, J.A. Wise………………………………………………………………………….13

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