Investigating the structure of “hollow” molecules could lead to applications in gas separation and storage.
Faculty Mentor: Yang Jiao
In situ SEM testing for Fatigue Crack Growth: Mechanical Investigation of Titanium
The objective of this project is to characterize crack growth that occurs in titanium alloys, specifically Grade 5 Ti-6Al-4V, by applying cyclic tensile loading and measuring the crack growth and crack tip opening displacement (CTOD) of specimens at loading ratios of 0.1, 0.3, and 0.5. This project defines the relationship between rate of crack growth
Modeling Extra Cellular Matrix (ECM) Re-organization Due to Cell-ECM Mechanical Interactions
This research focused on the systematic investigation of cell-ECM mechanical interactions through quantitative examination of 165 high-resolution time-lapse data of multi-cellular systems of collective cell migration. The researcher then focused on developing a computational model simulating the dynamic force network in ECM generated by contracting cells. The interaction model of cancer cell protrusions, and the
