3D Printing of Kirigami Conductors
Correlating the properties and deformation of kirigami conductors will enable more accessibility and versatility in manufacturing and energy.
Mentor: Qiong Nian
Program: FURI
Driving Safety Performance Assessment Metrics for ADS-Equipped Vehicles and Scenarios Testing
Assessing the safety and performance of automated vehicles makes it possible for them to provide safer, more efficient and accessible mobility to society.
Mentor: Jeffery Wishart
Program: FURI
Optimization of PEG-Polyurethane Polymers for Biomedical Applications
Optimizing polymer material properties will allow for improvements in different biomedical applications such as tissue regeneration, heart valves and wound healing applications.
Mentor: Brent Vernon
Program: MORE
Movement and Quantification of E. coli in a Managed Aquifer Recharge Site
Understanding E. coli transport aids understanding of fecal contamination exposure and informs decision-making for groundwater management.
Mentor: Kerry Hamilton, Rebecca Muenich
Program: FURI
Carbon/Carbon Composites: Manufacturing, Structures and Property Relationships
3D printed carbon composite can be used in high-temperature, lightweight applications such as hypersonic flight with structural integrity.
Mentor: Kenan Song
Program: MORE
Design and Implementation of Non-Overshooting MPC with Terminal Cost/Constraints for Vehicle Lateral Stability Control
A non-overshooting model of predictive control design with terminal cost and terminal constraint will help ensure automated safe driving.
Mentor: Yan Chen
Program: MORE
Engineering Water Disinfection via On-Site Electrochlorination and Electrochlorine Breakpoint
Electrochlorination and the electrochlorine breakpoint may have tremendous implications for developing countries without access to fresh water.
Mentor: Sergi Garcia Segura
Program: FURI
Engineering Bacteria to Depolymerize PET Plastics to Combat Pollution
Bacteria can be engineered to express enzymes to deconstruct PET plastics and address pollution.
Mentor: Arul Varman
Program: FURI
Neural Networks Implementation on Embedded Devices
Studying neural networks on embedded devices will help understand the limitations of hardware memory and model accuracy.
Mentor: Chao Wang (senior lecturer)
Program: FURI
Effect of Durability on Multiscale Properties of Interphase and Delamination Using AFM and Novel Facture Toughness Characterization Techniques on Carbon Fiber Samples Under Accelerated Aging Conditions for up to 7 Years
Studying carbon fiber composites’ durability under accelerated aging conditions aids in understanding its reliability in different practices.
Mentor: Masoud Yekani Fard
Program: FURI
Engineering of a Microbe for the Sustainable Production of Environmentally Friendly Solvents
Constructing and integrating plasmids into a microbial host will help with the sustainable production of environmentally friendly solvents.
Mentor: Arul Varman
Program: FURI
Passive Exoskeleton for Sit-To-Stand and Stand-To-Sit Transfer
Developing, improving and testing a passive exoskeleton will address aging-related challenges with sit-to-stand transfer.
Mentor: Thomas Sugar
Program: FURI
Vat Photopolymerization of Smart Meta-Structures with Highly Removable and Recyclable Supportable Polymers
Investigating a 3D printing method for supporting interlocked structures will lead to advanced sustainable manufacturing and novel mechanical applications.
Mentor: Xiangjia Li
Program: FURI
Investigating Data Collection and Aggregation for Improving Collective Intelligence
Improving methods for collecting data from groups of people can increase the quality of collective intelligence for use in decision-making.
Mentor: Adolfo Escobedo
Program: FURI
Optimizing the Design of Structural Joints for Use in Composite UAV Structures
Developing a testing methodology to evaluate the viability of composite joints to be used in the structure of a small UAV will help optimize the design.
Mentor: Timothy Takahashi
Program: FURI
Testing the Effect of Water Temperature and Disinfectants on Biofilm Formation by Different Bacteria in Different Pipe Materials
The positive results of biofilm reduction through water distribution systems will play a key role in improving the worlds water safety.
Mentor: Morteza Abbaszadegan
Program: MORE
Quantification of Shoulder Joint Impedance Based on Various Arm Postures
Studying shoulder impedance allows for the development of control systems for assistive devices to enhance performance during human-robot interaction.
Mentor: Hyunglae Lee
Program: MORE
Fracture and Toughness Analysis of CNT Network Interphase Properties in DRY Buckypaper Membrane Using Atomic Force Microscopy
Understanding carbon nanotube network interphase properties is crucial to discover potential uses for multifunctional nanomaterials.
Mentor: Masoud Yekani Fard
Program: FURI
Low Power Intrusion Detection By Measuring Electric Field Disturbances
Developing alternative means of intrusion detection by measuring disturbances in electric fields will increase their effectiveness and reduce power consumption.
Mentor: David Allee
Program: FURI
Mars Data Exploration
Building a pipeline for Mars image data can be used for photogrammetry, thereby enabling the development of extended reality applications.
Mentor: Robert LiKamWa
Program: MORE
Heat Transfer Modeling of Solid-State Fermentation Bioreactors to Produce Medicine in Space Habitats
Determining the most efficient design for thermal regulation in bioreactors will enable a sustainable way to carry antibiotics for space travel.
Mentor: Apollo Arquiza
Program: FURI
Dual-Component Structure for Selective Pollutant Decomposition via Photocatalysis
Novel photocatalytic structures will help manage harmful pollutants while providing a source of green energy.
Mentor: Jean Andino
Program: MORE
Vat Photopolymerization of Smart Meta-Structures with Highly Removable and Recyclable Supportable Polymers
Studying support structure strategies promotes research in advanced sustainable manufacturing as well as novel mechanical applications.
Mentor: Xiangjia Li
Program: FURI
VivyNet: A New Approach to Creating AI-Generated Music
Researching different machine learning training methods and techniques will allow non-musicians to compose classical compositions from poems.
Mentor: Yezhou Yang
Program: FURI
A Soft Drone for Whole Body Perching
Using bistable material along with fabric-based actuators will help get faster actuation and further improve success rates for perching in soft drones.
Mentor: Wenlong Zhang
Program: FURI
Urban Climate Data Visualization and Exploration Tool
Developing a visualization tool to map and analyze urban climate data will help study the comfortability of the human body under sunlight.
Mentor: Ariane Middel
Program: FURI
Impact of Human Body Shape on Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient
Studying the impact of human body shape on convective heat transfer will improve human thermal comfort and avert heat-related health issues.
Mentor: Konrad Rykaczewski
Program: MORE
Electrically Assisted Vat Photopolymerization of Bioinspired Hierarchical Structures with Hydrophobicity Enhancement
Studying 3D-printed, bioinspired, eggbeater-shaped structures with electrically aligned multi-walled carbon nanotubes will enable enhanced air retention properties.
Mentor: Xiangjia Li
Program: MORE
Engineering a Photosynthetic Microbe for Chemical Production
The production of useful chemicals from engineered cyanobacteria establishes a sustainable manufacturing process.
Mentor: Arul Varman
Program: FURI
Characterization of Synaptic Electronic Devices for Brain-Inspired Computing Systems
Testing the resistive-switching behavior in hexagonal boron nitride memristors for computing hardware applications will help improve brain-inspired computing.
Mentor: Ivan Sanchez Esqueda
Program: FURI
RNA’s Higher Order Structure and Its Effect on Stability and Function for Medical Application
Finding medical applications for RNA by studying its downstream structure
Mentor: Xiao Wang
Program: FURI
Short and Aligned Fiber Filament for 3D-Printed, High-Performance Composites
Combining two different materials in a proper ratio will help industries in making durable and cost-effective products.
Mentor: Kenan Song
Program: MORE
An Integrative Personalized Wearable Indirect Calorimeter
A personal indirect calorimeter that evaluates metabolic rate through breath analysis will help people with weight management and fitness.
Mentor: Erica Forzani
Program: FURI
Development of In-Line Inspection (ILI) Robot for Pipeline Using Structural Health Monitoring Using Computer Vision and Deep Learning Techniques
A robust inspection robot can lead to early detection of defects and proactive pipeline safety.
Mentor: Yongming Liu
Program: MORE
The Application of Four Bar Linkages in a Passive Robotic Balancing Mechanism
Creating a passive robotic balancing mechanism can help teach students basic robotics.
Mentor: Daniel Aukes
Program: FURI
Cybersecurity of Onboard Charging Systems for Electric Vehicles
Studying the cybersecurity of electric vehicles will help better prepare EV owners against possible cyberattacks on their vehicles.
Mentor: Ayan Mallik
Program: FURI
Effect of Durability on Multiscale Properties of Interphase and Delamination Using AFM and Novel Facture Toughness Characterization Techniques on Carbon Fiber Samples Under Accelerated Aging Conditions for up to 7 Years
Studying carbon fiber composites' durability under accelerated aging conditions aids in understanding its reliability in different practices.
Mentor: Masoud Yekani Fard
Program: FURI
Contact-Based Navigation and SLAM Using Collision-Resilient UAVs
Developing a navigation algorithm for collision-resilient quadcopters will help them traverse caves, mines or earthquake rubble where cameras fail.
Mentor: Wenlong Zhang
Program: MORE
Effect of Depth of Large-Sized Buried Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) Network and Interphase on the Contact Response in AFM Nanoscale Characterization
Understanding the carbon nanotube network interphase will help in facilitating the manufacturing of stronger and tougher multifunctional nanomaterials.
Mentor: Masoud Yekani Fard
Program: FURI
Design, Optimization and Control of a Soft Pneumatic Actuator
Design optimization and control of a soft actuator help in gaining a deeper understanding of soft robots’ nature for wearable technology.
Mentor: Wenlong Zhang
Program: MORE
A Novel Query Efficient Algorithm for Active Covering
Exploring the problem of active covering and improving it with an algorithm will result in a lower query cost.
Mentor: Gautam Dasarathy
Program: MORE
Open-Source Cost-Effective 3D-Printed Anthropomorphic Neuroprosthetics
Creating an open-source, muscle-machine interface module that is cost effective could help people with amputations have their own custom attachable bionic arm.
Mentor: Wenlong Zhang
Program: GCSP
Use of Octopus Arm Muscle for Bioinspired Soft Robotic Arm
Studying the behavior of each muscle layer in an octopus's arm for specific types of complex manipulations when electrically stimulated will help develop bioinspired soft robotic arms.
Mentor: Hamid Marvi
Program: MORE
Engineering Electrified Water Disinfection via On-Site Electrochlorination
Providing systematic data for on-site electrochlorination at a household level will hopefully get the water-disinfecting technology closer to implementation.
Mentor: Sergi Garcia Segura
Program: FURI
Recyclable Thiol-ene Polymers via Thiol-Disulfide Exchange Reaction
Modifying the structure of a recyclable polymer will improve the mechanical properties and make it more useful in 3D printing applications.
Mentor: Kailong Jin
Program: FURI
Micropatterning of Nanoparticles via Multi-Phase Direct Ink Writing (MDIW)
The ability to 3D print micropatterns for the semiconductor industry will help enable heat transfer applications.
Mentor: Kenan Song
Program: MORE
Robot Intent Signaling Using Augmented Reality
Robot intent signaling with AR helps humans understand a robot's intent to ensure the successful completion of complex tasks.
Mentor: Wenlong Zhang
Program: MORE
Metrics Validation for Automated Vehicle Operational Safety
The validation of safety metrics for automated vehicles will help ensure that the roads of the future are safer for us all.
Mentor: Jeffery Wishart
Program: FURI
Correlations Between Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus, Blood Flow, Oxygenation, and Neural Activity
Studying the correlation between deep brain stimulation and cortical metabolic changes will improve neurological disorder treatment.
Mentor: Jitendran Muthuswamy
Program: MORE
Removal of Acetaminophen from Water Using Electrochemical Analysis
Finding ideal conditions for sulfate radical formation will create the most efficient process to remove pharmaceuticals such as acetaminophen from water.
Mentor: Sergi Garcia Segura
Program: FURI
Weibull Analysis of CNT Network Interphase Thickness in 2D Buckypaper Membrane
Knowing the interphase thickness will give a better understanding of carbon nanotubes, an important component in spacecraft and energy systems.
Mentor: Masoud Yekani Fard
Program: FURI
Investigation of Chemically Recyclable Thiol-ene Crosslinked Photopolymers
Investigating rubber materials that can be disassembled at a molecular level will create an alternative to hydrocarbon-based materials.
Mentor: Kailong Jin
Program: GCSP
Automated Magnetic Core Loss Tester
Providing broad-band, high-accuracy core loss data to design power electronics will dramatically increase their performance and longevity.
Mentor: Mike Ranjram
Program: FURI
Vehicle Speed Estimation from 3D Object Detection for Surveillance Cameras
Estimating the speed of vehicles from traffic cameras from a 3D perspective will be more accurate and efficient than using speed guns.
Mentor: Yezhou Yang
Program: MORE
Adapting Mass Manufacturing Methods to Develop Living Hinges for Foldable Robotics
Studying the effects of material selection and varying hinge geometries on a compliant foldable mechanism will lower the barrier of entry into foldable robotics.
Mentor: Daniel Aukes
Program: MORE
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