Projects

AME - Various Hypersonics Projects

The specific project a student takes on will be geared toward their interests. Both computational (CFD) and experimental (wind tunnel testing) projects will be available. The experimental facilities…
8 sp. | 5 appl.
Hours per week
2 credits / 6-12 hours
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (+2)
Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringComputer Science & EngineeringMathematics

AME - Quantitative Image Analysis of Colon Tissue

Project Description: This undergraduate research project will focus on quantitative analysis of histological images of mouse colon tissue. The student will learn to develop reproducible image…
1 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
2 credits / 6-12 hours
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

AME - Bioprinting • Wearable Bioelectronics • Personalized Therapeutics

The Zhang Lab is creating groundbreaking 3D printing technologies to create living tissues and organs, wearable bioelectronics, and personalized therapeutic devices. We are recruiting highly motivated…
4 sp. | 3 appl.
Hours per week
2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)
2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (+4)
Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringBiological SciencesChemical and Biomolecular EngineeringComputer Science & EngineeringElectrical Engineering

AME - Stem Cell Morphogenesis and Molecular Therapeutics

The Hanjaya-Putra Lab works at the interface of engineering and medicine, ​with a motivation on making stem cell and molecular therapies, as an effective method to model and treat diseases…
5 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+4)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hoursSummer - Full TimeSummer - Part Time
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

CEEES - Biological floc characterization via image analysis and machine learning

Wastewater treatment is based on biological flocs that must have good settling properties to work well. A new treatment approach uses hydrocyclones to retain larger, denser flocs with good settling…
2 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences

CEEES - Remediation of Emerging Contaminants - PFAS and Microplastics

Three projects available: 1. Thermal destruction of waste contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). 2. Removal of microplastics from contaminated water and soil. 3. Development of…
3 sp. | 1 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences

AME - Development and characterization of a noise-reduction coating

Students will be engaged in the development and characterization of a noise-reduction coating. By testing different materials and a mixing ratio of different materials, a noise reduction coating will…
1 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Chemistry and Biochemistry (+5)
Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringChemical and Biomolecular EngineeringChemistry and BiochemistryCivil & Environmental Engineering & Earth SciencesMaterials Science & EngineeringPhysics & Astronomy

CSE - Computing Ethics and Tech in Anti Child Sex Abuse work

This project has two main foci: Examining and analyzing the role of technology in Anti Child trafficking and Anti Child sexual abuse work Data analysis of law case notes of child sexual abuse…
4 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Computer Science & Engineering

CEEES - Structural Dynamics and System Identification

Various topics are available for students in the area of structural dynamics with applications to signal processing, machine learning, and statistical methods. These projects largely deal with data…
2 sp. | 1 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours
Project categories
Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences

CEEES - Enhancing the microbial community of a novel biofilm reactor for improved performance

Wastewater treatment accounts for around 4% of all electrical power consumption in the United States, and also is a significant direct source of greenhouse gases (GHG). A novel bioreactor, the…
2 sp. | 1 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hoursSummer - Full Time
Project categories
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (+1)
Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringCivil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences

AME - Machine Learning for Materials Discovery

Our materials informatics research applies data-driven ML approaches to accelerate the discovery and design of polymers and lattices. By integrating molecular simulation with specialized databases, we…
2 sp. | 2 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

AME - Water spreading study on a hydrophilic surface

Hydrophilic surface is known to attract water. This project studies the speed of the water spreading on a hydrophilic surface. A high-speed imaging will be used to experimentally measure the speed of…
1 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (+6)
Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringApplied and Computational Mathematics and StatisticsBiological SciencesChemical and Biomolecular EngineeringCivil & Environmental Engineering & Earth SciencesMaterials Science & EngineeringPhysics & Astronomy

AME - Supercooled-water icing using luminescent probes

Supercooled water can be seen in various fields under cold climate. Because of its unstable phase, supercooled water changes to ice rapidly on the order of milliseconds. The phase change from water to…
1 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (+5)
Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringChemical and Biomolecular EngineeringChemistry and BiochemistryCivil & Environmental Engineering & Earth SciencesMaterials Science & EngineeringPhysics & Astronomy

AME - Autonomous 3D Printing for Sustainable Energy and Personalized Health

The mission of the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing for Energy and Health (AM2EH) Lab directed by Prof. Yanliang Zhang is to innovate and transform additive manufacturing (3D printing) science and…
4 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)
2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

EE - Autonomous 28 GHz Phased Array Satellite Tracking Link

As CubeSat missions demand significantly higher throughput for data-heavy payloads—such as real-time high-resolution imagery and continuous video streaming—traditional omnidirectional or fixed…
2 sp. | 2 appl.
Hours per week
2 credits / 6-12 hours (+3)
2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hoursSummer - Full TimeSummer - Part Time
Project categories
Computer Science & Engineering (+1)
Computer Science & EngineeringElectrical Engineering