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.

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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.

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Program: MORE

Investigating the Strength of Placebo Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Motor Training

Understanding how placebo effects of tDCS can influence motor training will improve outcomes for patients with motor disabilities.

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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.

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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.

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Program: MORE

Exploratory Data and Root Cause Analysis for Semiconductor Testing

Analyzing semiconductor testing data allows for awareness regarding the quality of production, leading to opportunities for improvements.

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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.

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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.

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Program: MORE

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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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Program: FURI

Engineering a Photosynthetic Microbe for Chemical Production

The production of useful chemicals from engineered cyanobacteria establishes a sustainable manufacturing process.

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Program: FURI

Studying the Stress Strain Properties of Auxetic Structures

Studying structures made out of 3D printed patterns to potentially discover stronger and lighter materials for use in various applications.

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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.

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Program: FURI

The Application of Four Bar Linkages in a Passive Robotic Balancing Mechanism

Creating a passive robotic balancing mechanism can help teach students basic robotics.

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Program: FURI

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.

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Program: FURI

Development of an in vitro Model for the Identification of Volatile Biomarkers Differentiating Streptococcus pneumoniae infection of Human Lung cells

Identifying biomarkers of pneumonia through the collection of volatile organic compounds across time will help improve clinical methods of diagnosis.

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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.

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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.

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Engineering Corynebacterium glutamicum with Malonate Pathway for Optimizing Flavonoid Production

Providing a sustainable alternative for the production of naringenin for livestock improves outputs to combat rising food demands.

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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.

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Program: MORE

Analysis of Previously Published Works Focused Around SLAM to Develop an Autonomous Self-Driving Formula Electric Vehicle

Learning how basic input can achieve self-driving capabilities will allow for an increased understanding of how autonomous vehicles work.

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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.

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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.

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Program: FURI

A Causal Approach to Predicting Medical Conditions in Machine Learning

Applying a causal machine learning approach will better predict medical conditions from patient medical diagnosis data.

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Program: FURI

Expression of Non-Native Inorganic Carbon Transporters in E. coli for Improved Succinate Production

Increasing carbon fixation in chemical bioproduction may provide a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based chemical production.

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Program: FURI

Assessment of Mode I/II Fracture Technique (NASA) and Novel Fracture Technique at ASU

Determining the most effective characterization of combined fractures will reveal ideal techniques to form more resilient composite materials.

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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.

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Program: MORE

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.

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Program: MORE

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.

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Program: FURI

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.

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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.

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Program: MORE

Transcriptomic Assays of Immunometabolic Enhancers

Developing reporter cell lines to measure the immunometabolic effect of new drugs on human neuroimmune cells will provide a tool for drug development.

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Program: MORE

Nonisothermal Melt Crystallization Behavior of Semicrystalline Polymers Monitored Using an In Situ Fluorescence Technique

Studying the melt crystallization behavior of plastics will help better understand their resulting physical properties and biodegradability.

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Program: FURI

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.

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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.

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Program: GCSP

Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds Specific to the Treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer by Cisplatin and Etoposide

Identifying chemotherapeutic biomarkers in lung cancer cells is critical for the noninvasive evaluation of treatment response.

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Program: FURI

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.

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Program: GCSP

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.

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Program: FURI

Identifying the Physical Identity of an Individual through Wastewater-Based Epidemiology

Determining the possibility of successfully identifying individuals with genetic information from wastewater data will help understand the security of wastewater-based epidemiology.

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Program: FURI

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.

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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.

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Program: FURI

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Program: MORE

Assessment of Mode I/II Fracture Technique (NASA) and Novel Fracture Technique at ASU

Determining the most effective characterization of combined fracture will reveal ideal techniques to form more resilient composite materials.

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Program: FURI

Engineering Corynebacterium glutamicum with Malonate Pathway for Optimizing Flavonoid Production

Providing a sustainable alternative for the production of naringenin to be fed to livestock improves output to combat rising food demands.

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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.

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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.

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Program: MORE

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.

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Program: FURI

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.

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Program: MORE

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.

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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.

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Program: FURI

Automated Magnetic Core Loss Tester

Providing broad-band, high-accuracy core loss data to design power electronics will dramatically increase their performance and longevity.

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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.

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Program: MORE

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.

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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.

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Program: FURI

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