Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
S.U.R.E. Projects for 2016
Faculty Mentor | Undergraduate Students | Research |
Aaron Altman, mechanical | Samuel Barnhart | Devise a method that will offset the location (in lift) of the maximum aerodynamic efficiency |
Philip Appiah-Kubi, engineering technology | Megan Aponte | Review and analyze National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) data to identify trends and provide recommendations on aviation safety. |
Kim Bigelow, mechanical | Lianna Nordwig | Use Xsens, Matlab and SPSS software for data and statistical analysis of postural control reaction strategies of adults. |
Kristen Comfort, chemical | Mary Kate Kilroy | Data analysis to ascertain if porphyrin induces a stress-dependent apoptotic response in cancer cells but not in normal cell systems, thus, identifying it as a potential cancer therapeutic. |
Mark Diller, engineering technology | Gonzalo Perez | Develop mechanical design methodologies specifically for 3D printed components using fused filament fabrication. |
Allison Kinney, mechanical | Elijah Kuska | Functions capable of generating motion simulations for knowledge of patient-specific muscle and joint contact forces to improve rehabilitation techniques. |
Kevin Myers, chemical | Michael Gray | Laser induced fluorescence characterization of static mixer blending performance. |
Kevin Myers, chemical | Mary Heigel | Impeller power draw in liquid-solid suspensions |
Kellie Schneider, engineering management and management science | Mark Rasmussen | Rainwater harvesting and plant watering system for sustainable, eco-friendly raised-bed garden. |
Denise Taylor, civil | Katelin Weitzel | Current practices of wastewater facilities for bio-solids treatment; analyze opportunities and challenges for land application. |
Erick Vasquez, chemical | Rebecca Browning and Kaitlyn Kotlarz | (1) Synthesis and characterization of magnetic nanoparticles, and (2)Applications and design of functional magnetic nanomaterials combined with 3D printed models. |