Research

Conducting research under the auspices of a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, Pranav Shrotriya is hoping to build a working model of a sensor that is able to detect the presence of substances such as drugs, bacteria, or...

The military currently uses micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) for functions such as surveillance and scrutinizing potentially hazardous environments. The ability to avoid obstacles while moving in and around tight spaces is a key...

Ultrasound as a diagnostic tool sheds some of its previous imperfections when mathematical analysis is incorporated into the process. Tim Bigelow, an assistant professor in both the electrical and computer engineering and...

The biocatalysis and chemical catalysis communities, historically separate entities, have joined forces under Brent Shanks’ leadership of the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals...

Bridges play an absolutely critical role within our nation’s civil infrastructure, and they duly deserve considerable attention in terms of the care and scrutiny we give to their design, construction, and maintenance. However,...

The potential for propellant-less space propulsion has spurred renewed interest in solar sailing by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) for interplanetary and interstellar missions. Solar sails are large, lightweight...

Superhydrophobic (super-water repellant) surfaces are found in nature on the leaf surfaces of many plants such as the lotus and kohlrabi. These surfaces also exhibit a self-cleaning capability by which rolling water droplets...