Alexander Olson, “3D Printing and Recycling of Smart Composites” Mentors: Chiu Law & Rani Elhajjar, Mechanical Engineering Terfenol-D, like other magnetostrictive materials, will strain when a magnetic field is applied to it; however, Terfenol-D has an advantage over other magnetostrictive…… Read More
Raga Madhuri Podugu, “A Mobile Application for Monitoring Community Mobility in Children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta” Mentor: Jacob Rammer, Biomedical Engineering Children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) have increased bone fragility and low bone mass. They face a significant risk of bone…… Read More
Leah Stewart, “Adsorptive Removal Methods of PFAS from Water and Wastewater” Mentors: Yin Wang & Qianqian Dong, Civil & Environmental Engineering Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances and surfactants (PFAS) are a group of synthetic chemicals which have been widely used in…… Read More
Michael Coey, “Analysis and Design of Plate Fin Heat Exchangers for Use in Natural Gas Liquefaction” Mentors: John Reisel & Oluwatosin Aworanti, Mechanical Engineering Plate fin heat exchangers are commonly used in industry for applications in cryogenic and natural gas…… Read More
Jacob Brewer, “Analysis of Dynamic Muscle Length in Patients with Osteogenesis Impefecta” Mentor: Jacob Rammer, Biomedical Engineering Dynamic muscle length changes during activity to support clinical decision-making, especially in surgical planning. The purpose of this project is to assess muscle…… Read More
Anthony Pierson, “ASME Tilting Trike Stability Analysis” Mentor: Andrew Dressel, Civil & Environmental Engineering The tilting trike built by the UWM ASME Club incorporates a variable stability mechanism. The geometry of said mechanism changes the path the center of mass…… Read More
Hannah Ullberg, “Casting of Magnesium Foam for Bone Regrowth” Mentor: Pradeep Rohatgi, Materials Science & Engineering Large-scale bone damage can be mended by bone replacements. The porosity of bone can be artificially reproduced with foam structures, which can then be…… Read More
Miguel Jaimes, “Continuous Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for Dye/Salt Separation” Mentors: Xiaoli Ma, Junwei Wang, & Zhiqin Qiang, Materials Science & Engineering Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are an emerging class of porous membrane materials constructed from organic building blocks via…… Read More
Eisa Mohammed Y Alyaqoub, “Converting Medical Imaging to Pre-Processing Computational Grids” Mentor: Mahsa Dabagh, Biomedical Engineering One of the essential medical technologies that are used these days to study different diseases is medical imaging. To take a critical advantage from…… Read More
Kaley Camber, “Design of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers for Use in Heavy Equipment Industry” Mentor: Rani Elhajjar, Civil & Environmental Engineering Composite material systems are used as efficient secondary structures across several industries in various engineering applications due to the…… Read More
Joseph Lentz, “EMI Charaterization of Wide Band Gap Power Electronic Devices” Mentor: Robert Cuzner, Electrical Engineering When designing resilient micro grids you need ensure they will survive in the presence of malicious and non-malicious threats. In order to do this,…… Read More
Ryan Williamson, “Energy Harvesting with Nanocellulose Terfenol-D Composite” Mentors: Rani Elhajjar & Chiu Law, Civil & Environmental Engineering Piezoelectric Ceramics have been shown to generate electricity when mechanical stress is applied. Using a shaker, mechanical stress can be applied at…… Read More
Isaac Repinski, “Experimental Validity of a Wheelchair Propulsion in Pediatric Manual Wheelchair Users” Mentor: Jacob Rammer, Biomedical Engineering Biomechanical assessment of steady-state manual wheelchair propulsion is often difficult to conduct overground in laboratory conditions, due to space constraints. Wheelchair roller…… Read More
Ian Buck, “High Frequency Medium Voltage Transformer for Future Electrical Grid” Mentor: Adel Nasiri, Electrical Engineering Transformers are a useful instrument in distributing power. Transformers can be used to convert voltage from one value to another as well as isolate…… Read More
Samantha Schwartz, “Impact of Blood Vessel Wall Stiffness and Atherogenic Flow Profiles on Subcellular Signaling” Mentor: Mahsa Dabagh, Biomedical Engineering Mechanical signal transduction in endothelial cells leads to the differential expression of genes, reorganization of the cytoskeleton, and altered cellular…… Read More
Samia El-Meanawy “Infiltration of Mixture of Coarse Nickel Powder and Graphene by Molten Aluminum to Form Metal Graphene Composites” Mentors: Pradeep Rohatgi, Amir Kordijazi, Swaroop Behera & Kaustubh Rane, Materials Sciences & Engineering
Maisey Michelz, “Life Cycle Analysis of Wooden vs. Plastic Pallets” Mentor: Wilkistar Otieno, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Wood pallets take up 96% of the pallet industry, while plastic is second with 37%. Both of these are the most popular materials…… Read More
Dante Brown, “Mechanics of Pedaling a Bicycle While Standing” Mentor: Andrew Dressel, Mechanical Engineering The purpose of this analysis is to use a simple mathematical model to rationalize why cyclist rock the bicycle when pedaling while standing. To begin the…… Read More
John Quinn, “Modeling of Adhesive Interactions Between Tumor Cells and Endothelial Cells” Mentor: Mahsa Dabagh, Biomedical Engineering Computer simulation has been a growing field, driven in large part by the increase in computing power easily available. One way to harness…… Read More
Daniel Gomez Cazares, “Nanoporous Adsorbents Based on Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks for the Removal of Heavy Metals” Mentors: Xiaoli Ma & Junwei Wang, Materials Science & Engineering There are growing concerns regarding the water pollution caused by the toxic heavy metal…… Read More
Isaac Ngui, “Omnidirectional Mobile Manipulator Platform Kinematic Trajectory Tracking” Mentor: Mohammad Rahman, Biomedical Engineering Mobile robots have been looked to for solving various tasks such as navigating planets, search and rescue, and carrying objects in factory settings. The reason for…… Read More
Ismael Coello, “Performance of Alumina-Forming Austenitic Alloys in Decoking Environments” Mentors: Benjamin Church & Lizeth Ortiz, Materials Science & Engineering Ethylene is one of the most used petrochemicals because it acts as a building block for many everyday plastics. The…… Read More
Melissa Stec, “Plantar Pressure Analysis of Children with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome During Gait” Mentor: Brooke Slavens, Biomedical Engineering and Occupational Science & Technology Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is a heritable genetic disorder that causes the collagen in connective tissue to be…… Read More
Raunak Khaitan, “Real-Time Mobility Assistance for the Legally Blind” Mentor: Mohammad Rahman, Biomedical Engineering With increasing autonomous technology around us, this research aims at bringing the vision to the legally blind. We are currently using a rover to develop and…… Read More
Alessandra Ebben, “Role of Cancer Cells on Force Transmission in a Multicomponent, Multicell Model of the Endothelium” Mentor: Mahsa Dabagh, Biomedical Engineering Cancer cells (CC) alter local hemodynamics in their vicinity which will influence the function of endothelial cells (ECs)……. Read More
Danielle O’Hagan-Kennedy, “Searching for a Gerrymandering Antidote” Mentor: Matthew Petering, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Gerrymandering is an issue that is relevant to every American citizen, regardless of an individual’s party preference. When election maps are gerrymandered, one side is given…… Read More
Adedamola Adeniyi, “Simulating the Blood Flow in Human Vasculature” Mentor: Mahsa Debagh, Biomedical Engineering Advances in computing technology have allowed the field and research of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to evolve and find solutions to an ever-expanding array of complex…… Read More
Liam Brodie, “Synthesis of Polyeurothane Foam with Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Arsenic Filtration” Mentor: Krishna Pillai, Mechanical Engineering Groundwater arsenic contamination is a global issue that affects developing countries significantly. 50 parts per billion (ppb) or greater in concentration of…… Read More
Brian Myers, “Testing Force & Pressure Deformation of PDMS for Tactile Sensing” Mentor: Veysi Malkoc, Biomedical Engineering Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is the most widely used, silicone-based organic polymer. Silicon wafers are used to design channels, and in our case specific patterns……. Read More
Lisa Collins & Haley Collins, “The Advancement into Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Robotics” Mentor: Mohammad Rahman, Biomedical Engineering The project that has been underway is one that looks into the future of advanced robotic systems and the use of artificial…… Read More
Austin Wesner, “The Role of Activated Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Bone Regeneration After Injury” Mentor: Priyatha Premnath, Biomedical Engineering Bone has the ability to regenerate completely after injury, but diseases like osteoporosis and diabetes impair this healing cascade, sometimes causing…… Read More