Flapping Flight

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Michael Tree and Dr. Scott Thomson, Department of Mechanical Engineering Introduction Operation of existing micro air vehicles (small, unmanned aircraft, with a maximum size of 6 inches or less, also known as MAVs) is difficult in urban areas. Most MAVs use a fixed-wing design that is unsuitable for high maneuverability, thus limiting their potential usefulness. […]

Cloud Security for Medical Imaging

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Craig Treasure and Dr. Chia-Chi Teng, School of Technology Current medical imaging technology exists in the form of large and expensive systems in hospitals inside the network firewalls. Data from these machines is only transmitted on a hospital’s computer network to maintain the privacy of patient’s personal information and images. These expensive machines require high […]

Corrosion Measurement of Reinforcing Steel in Concrete Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

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Eric Sumsion and Dr. Spencer Guthrie, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Introduction Corrosion affects reinforced concrete structures throughout the world. Corrosion, induced by concrete carbonation and penetration of chloride ions from deicing salts and/or seawater, reduces the load-bearing area of reinforcing steel, weakens the bond between steel and concrete, and cracks the concrete surrounding […]

High Resolution Characterization of Polycrystalline Triple Junctions

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Samikshya Subedi and Dr. David Fullwood, Department of Mechanical Engineering Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to understand and predict the role of the triple junction on crack initiation in polycrystals. I intended to study dislocation density fields and local elastic strain around the triple junction area in a metal and […]

Using EBSD images to Determine 3D Crystal Structure

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Caroline Sorensen and Dr. David Fullwood, Department of Mechanical Engineering The research I have completed over the past year has been very successful. The results will soon (i.e. in the next week or two) be submitted for publication, most likely to the journal “Metallurgical and Material Transactions A.” Preliminary findings from this research were also […]

The Effect of Lanthanum on Iron Based Water-Shift Catalysts

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Trevor Slade and Dr. Morris Argyle, Department of Chemical Engineering Introduction The water-gas shift reaction is the reaction where carbon monoxide and water react to form carbon dioxide and hydrogen as shown in equation 1. The reaction is commonly used alongside steam reforming of methane to produce high purity hydrogen which is used to synthesize […]

Optimizing Redundant Wrist and Forearm Rotations

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Jenny Pate and Dr. Steven Charles, Department of Mechanical Engineering Introduction Many Americans struggle with wrist injuries that severely impact their ability to work (typing, writing, etc.) and perform basic everyday functions (eating, holding, etc). These injuries often result from repeatedly forcing the wrist to move in unnatural ways. To properly combat these challenges and […]

Developing the Confocal and Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques to Visualize the eLiposomes Inside of Cells to Treat Cancer

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Tara Pandey and Dr. William Pitt, Department of Chemical Engineering Cancer is among the leading causes of death in the world. The goal for this project was to visualize a liposome containing perfluorocarbon emulsion an eLiposome, inside of tumor cells using confocal and fluorescence microscopes. A successful study of this project would help to understand […]

Rebound Suppression of a Partially Filled Sphere

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Robert Klaus and Dr. Tadd Truscott, Department of Mechanical Engineering Sloshing is a very common phenomenon that we encounter everyday. Anytime that a liquid is enclosed within a moving container there exists the potential for sloshing. In some cases, such as trucks & ships, the sloshing of the fluid can produce undesired vehicle motion and […]