Projects

CSE - Decentralized Data Sharing Infrastructure

Nowadays, data centers hold the ownership of consumers' data, and data owners often do not have control over their data once data is released. One of the research areas of ND-DSP is decentralized…

2 sp. | 1 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)

Computer Science & Engineering

AME - Human Heart Attack on-chip

I am using stem-cell derived cells to build living pieces of human heart and give them heart attacks. This will help understand the mechanics of heart attacks in human hearts. This will also be used…

2 sp. | 29 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Biological Sciences (+1)

CSE - Distributed Systems for Scientific Data Analysis

In the Cooperative Computing Lab, we design software systems like TaskVine that enable scientific applications to scale up to thousands of nodes on high performance computing clusters. We specialize…

4 sp. | 2 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours

Physics & Astronomy (+1)

CSE - Vulnerability Detection using ML, Program Analysis & Quantum Computing

Students will be working on research projects under the umbrella of security and software engineering as part of S2E research lab : https://s2e-lab.github.io/. The S2E lab has several main ongoing…

6 sp. | 4 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Computer Science & Engineering

CSE - AI Based Medical Image Analysis

New technologies for acquiring large amounts of medical image data give rise to an ever-increasing demand for effective approaches for medical image data analysis tasks. Deep learning (DL) approaches…

3 sp. | 7 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Computer Science & Engineering

Laboratory Research Assistant in Ecology-Ecotoxicology Lab

We are seeking two undergraduate researchers to join our lab studying the biological drivers of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) movement in stream ecosystems. The position involves…

2 sp. | 9 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours

Chemistry and Biochemistry (+1)

Age Determination and Tissue Condition Analysis of Fishes

This project's principal aim is to generate tissue-based body condition estimates from fish samples, and to estimate associated fish growth trajectories in fish from a number of study lakes…

5 sp. | 15 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours

Biological Sciences

CSE - EPOCH Research Lab

The EPOCH Research Lab is dedicated to exploring how the design of technologies impact the lives of people, organizations, and communities, especially our youth. We use qualitative research approaches…

3 sp. | 7 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Stream Ecology and Water Quality Research: SUMMER

The Tank Laboratory studies the land-water interface in human-impacted systems, focusing specifically on nutrient cycling, aquatic transport of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs), greenhouse gases…

2 sp. | 6 appl.

Summer - Full Time

Biological Sciences

Multi-Functional Polymer Composite Manufacturing

Our research focuses on the design and fabrication of multi-functional polymer composite materials with exceptional mechanical and physical properties. Inspired by our work on graphene-reinforced…

2 sp. | 6 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

AME 47560 - Independent Design Project - Warren

If you have an idea for a project you'd like to pursue for class credit, you may be interested in AME 47560. Students are welcome to propose a 1-3 credit independent design project that has primary…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

CSE - AI for Chemistry

We are seeking undergraduate students to use AI techniques for chemistry applications. Students will learn how to use data science tools and machine learning models for prediction, visualization and…

1 sp. | 1 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours

Computer Science & Engineering

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. | 7 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences

Simulation of SFG spectra for de-icing molecules adsorbed on ice

One interesting question in ice / water interfaces is why some molecules act so effectively as de-icing agents or ice recrystallization inhibitors. Our group does molecular dynamics simulations on ice…

1 sp. | 2 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours

Chemistry and Biochemistry

AME - 3-D printed luminescent sensor for flow diagnostics

Luminescent sensor that utilizes a fluorescent/phosphorescent probe has been applied to various flow measurements. The challenge of this project is to create a 3-D printed luminescent sensor using a 3…

1 sp. | 3 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (+5)

CBE - Automated Testbeds for High-Throughput Membrane Characterization

This project focuses on the development, validation, and use of automated testbeds that reduce the time and resources needed to characterize the properties and performance of membranes for water…

3 sp. | 9 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (+4)

CSE - AI For Mental Health and Mental Health of AI

This research thrust focuses on the use of machine learning and AI tools in the analysis of mental health data typically from well established surveying tools such as ASQ, C-SSRS, SPJ and PHQ-9…

3 sp. | 14 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Computer Science & Engineering (+3)

AME - Sensing and image processing for environmental application

Through capturing target wavelength of light, various physical and chemical information can be obtained. This project focuses on proposing an integrated sensor system for environmental applications…

1 sp. | 1 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Physics & Astronomy (+4)

CBE - Manufacturing Next-Generation Membranes from Advanced Materials

This project focuses on the fabrication, structural characterization, and transport testing of next-generation membranes manufactured from self-assembled materials.

3 sp. | 7 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (+4)

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. | 5 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

AME - Image Denoising for Enhancement of Signal-to-Noise Ratio

Many modern experimental techniques rely on optical information gathered via cameras, which can contain a variety of noise and false readings. To improve the accuracy of these techniques, it is…

1 sp. | 6 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Mathematics (+4)

AME - Construction of the spraying system for functional paints

The Sakaue Lab is developing functional paints for fluid dynamic applications. One of them is a luminescent paint that gives spatiotemporal information in pressure/temperature over an aerodynamic…

1 sp. | 5 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (+3)

CBE - Drug Delivery and Biomaterials Research

Undergraduate researchers are invited to join a multidisciplinary laboratory focused on the design of biomaterials for advanced drug delivery and therapeutic technologies. Projects broadly aim to…

4 sp. | 26 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Chemistry and Biochemistry (+1)

Semiconductor Nanostructures for Light Energy Conversion

Semiconductor Nanostructures for Light Energy Conversion The project involves synthesis of chalcogenide and halide perovskite semiconductor nanoparticles for harvesting light energy and convert it…

2 sp. | 6 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours

Chemistry and Biochemistry (+1)

AME - Microfiber for Flow Control

Students will either focus on the measurement of fluid properties or the fabrication of the hair structure called the microfiber coating. This coating is studied for a drag-reduction device The…

1 sp. | 2 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (+5)

Museum of Biodiversity

Students will work on ongoing initiatives, such as databasing and digitizing the herbarium to make it more accessible to researchers and the public, restoring historic bird and mammal specimens…

10 sp. | 9 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)

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. | 13 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+4)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

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. | 2 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (+5)

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. | 1 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Physics & Astronomy (+5)

BotHunterX - Cybersecurity and Trusted AI

The BotHunterX (BHX) research project aims to develop a prototype cybersecurity tool specifically designed to locate, validate, and eliminate AI agents (bots) operating within mission-critical cyber…

1 sp. | 3 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (+2)

CBE - Investigating the Role of Cardiac-Resident Macrophages in Obese Heart

This project aims to engineer a physiologically relevant in vitro 3D human obese heart model incorporating hypertrophic adipocytes, human iPSC-derived atrial cardiomyocytes and macrophages to…

1 sp. | 5 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (+1)

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. | 5 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Biological Sciences (+6)

Research in the Accelerator Mass Spectrometry group as well as NAUTILUS group

Looking for Physics students interested in working in our Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) group. We currently have a number of projects that need extra help. All of the projects will ultimately…

2 sp. | 4 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)

Physics & Astronomy

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. | 5 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

AME - Microfiber for noise reduction

A hair-structure coating called microfiber coating has been developed for noise reduction on a rotating blade. Optimum structure and location of the coating on a rotating blade are still under…

1 sp. | 2 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Physics & Astronomy (+5)

AME - Chemical flow control using hydrophobic and hydrophilic patterning

Some functional chemical surfaces interact with flows. Some of the well-known surfaces are hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces. The former repels and the other attracts the water flows. This project…

1 sp. | 2 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (+5)

EE - Image/Video and Acoustic Processing

Dr. Stevenson’s research centers around image and video processing. Any project which can contribute to this effort is acceptable. Some successful example projects which were done in the past include…

2 sp. | 7 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Electrical Engineering

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