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Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Students - 2008

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The following areas of research are available:

Dynamics Elasticity

Waves propagation in elastic (viscoelastic) solids
Send email to Dr. Corina Drapaca for more information.
Posted 01/23/2008

Bio-NEMS

The microfluidic platform for applications in biology, optics, and acoustics
Send email to Dr. Tony Huang for more information.
Posted 01/23/2008

Quantum Dot Based Light Emitting Devices

Send email to Dr. Jian Xu for more information.
Posted 01/23/2008

Investigating Nonlinear Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanostructures

Send email to Dr. Jian Xu for more information.
Posted 01/23/2008

Investigations for a low temperature sintering pathway

Send email to Dr. Donald F. Heaney Jr. for more information.
Posted 01/23/2008

Coding an algorithm for a Kalman filter controller for a model of Parkinson’s disease

Student will expand simplified model to a network approach, and explore different strategies for control
Minimum experience: Solid MatLab programming skills
Send email to Dr. Steven J. Schiff for more information.
Posted 01/23/2008

Corrosion research in the development and characterization of materials for use in the human body

Materials Biomaterials Corrosion
Minimum experience: Sophomore or higher
Send email to Dr. Barbara A. Shaw for more information.
Posted 01/23/2008

Consolidation and Characterization of Encapsulated Particles

Particulate composites, powder metallurgy, tool materials-experimental
Minimum experience: Preferably a Junior or Senior
Send email to Dr. Ivica Smid for more information.
Posted 02/05/2008

FE modeling of high-strain-rate deformation during low-temperature particle deposition

Particulate composites, powder metallurgy, cold spray-modeling
Minimum experience: Preferably Junior or Senior
Send email to Dr. Ivica Smid for more information.
Posted 02/05/2008