2026 Projects

Dr. Kerry Lane - Modeling Cancer Cells

Dr. Kerry Lane - Modeling Cancer Cells

Investigating the effects of stiffness on epithelial ovarian cancer cell migration and proliferation

Dr. Sophina Luitel - Emotion Recognition

Dr. Sophina Luitel - Emotion Recognition

Investigate how machine learning models can recognize human emotions from speech. Students build skills in Python, deep learning, and audio- and image-based classification.

Dr. Anbara Lutfullaeva - Hydrodynamic Thrust Bearings

Dr. Anbara Lutfullaeva - Hydrodynamic Thrust Bearings

Design and fabricate an experimental test rig to analyze hydrodynamic thrust bearings under transient loads

Dr. Kyle Shimabuku - Wildfire Impacts on Drinking Water Systems

Dr. Kyle Shimabuku - Wildfire Impacts on Drinking Water Systems

Interdisciplinary research, funded by the USDA Forest Service, focusing on enhancing the resilience of drinking water systems in the Pacific Northwest against wildfire-induced disruptions.

Dr. Gary R. Weber - Aluminum Thermo-Mechanical Processing

Dr. Gary R. Weber - Aluminum Thermo-Mechanical Processing

Tracking how variations in thermal aging and deformation affects the mechanical properties of aluminum alloy 7075.

Dr. Nathan Zavanelli - Printed Medical Electronic Patches

Dr. Nathan Zavanelli - Printed Medical Electronic Patches

Develop a direct-ink-write printing process to enable rapid fabrication of highly functional flexible medical patches using a silver nanoflake composite ink.