Dr. Kerry Lane - Modeling Cancer Cells (GRO-MECS)

Dr. Kerry Lane - Modeling Cancer Cells (GRO-MECS)

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

Dr. Sophina Luitel - Emotion Recognition (GRO-MECS)

Dr. Sophina Luitel - Emotion Recognition (GRO-MECS)

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 (SEED)

Dr. Anbara Lutfullaeva - Hydrodynamic Thrust Bearings (SEED)

Enhance the performance of tilting pad hydrodynamic thrust bearings (TPHTBs, used in hydropower generators) through introduction of optimized surface textures. Project focuses on computational modeling, mechanical design, manufacturing, and experimental testing.

Dr. Kyle Shimabuku - Treatment of Water Exposed to Harmful Wildfire-Related Contaminants (GRO-MECS)

Dr. Kyle Shimabuku - Treatment of Water Exposed to Harmful Wildfire-Related Contaminants (GRO-MECS)

Investigating how wildfire-related contaminants react to water treatment processes. The goal is to provide water treatment plants with the tools they needed to keep our water safe in the face of increasingly frequent and more severe wildfires.

Dr. Gary R. Weber - Aluminum Thermo-Mechanical Processing (GRO-MECS)

Dr. Gary R. Weber - Aluminum Thermo-Mechanical Processing (GRO-MECS)

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

Dr. Nathan Zavanelli - Printed Medical Electronic Patches (SEED)

Dr. Nathan Zavanelli - Printed Medical Electronic Patches (SEED)

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