Projects

CEEES - Biological floc characterization via image analysis and machine learning

Wastewater treatment is based on biological flocs that must have good settling properties to work well. A new treatment approach uses hydrocyclones to retain larger, denser flocs with good settling…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Civil & Environmental Engineerng & Earth Sciences

AME - Control of Robotic Lower-Limb Prostheses

This project aims to evaluate the feasibility of new control strategies for robotic lower-limb prostheses. For individuals with lower-limb amputation, both below- and above-knee, robotic protheses…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

CSE - Minimal‑Calibration Motor‑Imagery BCI for Enhanced Neural Decoding

Motor Imagery Brain-Computer Interfaces (MI-BCIs) using EEG are systems that allow users to control external devices or communicate by imagining specific movements, such as moving a hand or foot. This…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Neuroscience (+2)

AME: Simulating hypersonic boundary layer transition

The state of the boundary layer on hypersonic vehicles has a large impact on heat transfer. Modeling boundary layer transition from laminar to turbulent flow is therefore critical for reducing design…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

EE - AI/ML Based Methods for Environment Classification Using Wireless Signals

In many cases we are interested in a device automatically identifying whether it is indoors or outdoors. This may be so that it can transmit on certain frequency bands that are reserved for indoor…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Computer Science & Engineering (+1)

CSE - Wearable Interactive Device Toolkit

The rise of digital fabrication and the growing maker movement have accelerated interest in wearable technologies that seamlessly blend physical materials with interactive computation. Yet, most…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours (+1)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (+2)

CSE - Vulnerability Detection using ML & Program Analysis

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. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Computer Science & Engineering

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. | 0 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (+1)

AME - Design of a filament feeder

We have a novel additive manufacturing process that involves discontinuous feeding of fiber/filament into a laser-generated melt. Because the molten material retains significant viscosity, there is an…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours

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. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (+5)

AME - Mach 6 STEM Tube Hypersonics

Research opportunities are available in the Mach 6 STEM Ludweig Tube wind tunnel. The Notre Dame Hypersonic Systems Initiative engages the University's broad expertise in engineering and science to…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

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. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Materials Science & Engineering (+5)

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. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours

Chemistry and Biochemistry (+1)

AME - Hypersonic Flight Design Competition

The 2025 University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics (UCAH) Design Competition is focused on an unpowered, high lift-to-drag, hypersonic projectile for low altitude operation. The winning concept…

4 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

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. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Civil & Environmental Engineerng & Earth Sciences (+5)

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. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (+5)

CEEES - Structural Dynamics and System Identification

Various topics are available for students in the area of structural dynamics with applications to signal processing, machine learning, and statistical methods. These projects largely deal with data…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours

Civil & Environmental Engineerng & Earth Sciences

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. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (+5)

AME 47560 - Independent UG Design Project - Mars Rover Design

Students will design various components and systems for a Mars rover vehicle to compete in the University Rover Challenge. https://urc.marssociety.org/ Students must be active members of the Domer…

3 sp. | 0 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours

Electrical Engineering (+3)

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

EE - 3D-printed Millimeter-wave antennas for Next Generation Wireless

Design, simulation, fabrication, and measurement of 3D-printed antennas for 5G/6G wireless networks, low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications (Satcom), and critical defense applications.

2 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+4)

Electrical Engineering

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. | 0 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

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. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+4)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

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. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Computer Science & Engineering (+4)

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. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Chemistry and Biochemistry (+5)

AME - Machine Learning for Turbulence and Combustion

We focus on developing high-performance simulation and machine learning tools to more accurately predict turbulent, reacting, and high-speed/nonequilibrium flows. Students can focus on either or both…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (+1)

CEEES - Bacterial Motility and Biofilm Development

Description The Shrout Lab studies bacterial behavior. We combine research methods that include microscopy, imaging, mathematics, chemistry, and microbiology used at different spatial and temporal…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (+3)

AME - Energy Transport

Thermal energy transport exists in very corner of the world, ranging from renewable energy systems to electronic devices. Our research in this field aims at understanding the fundamentals of thermal…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

CBE - Organic Mixed Ionic Electronic Conductor Research

Organic mixed ionic electronic conductors (OMIECs) are polymers (plastics) that efficiently transport and couple both ionic (salt) and electronic charge (electricity). This ionic-electronic coupling…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Physics & Astronomy (+7)

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. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Biological Sciences (+6)

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. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (+4)

AME 47560 - Independent UG Design Project - Centerpin Fishing Reel

Students will design and machine a centerpin fishing reel. This type of fishing reel has become a popular way of catching trout and salmon in the various Lake Michigan tributary streams. Examples of…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

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. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Materials Science & Engineering (+3)

ML/AI and Network Systems Biology in Biological Systems

AME - Independent Undergraduate Design Project

AME - Datta Lab (TIME Lab) - pre-approved students only

AME - Wearable Robotics Laboratory

Historic Indiana Church Preservation and Testing

BotHunterX - Cybersecurity and Trusted AI

Computational Modelling of Quantum Materials

CSE - Computing with Emerging Logic and Memory Technologies

Free Piston Reflection Shock Tunnel Design

CBE - Bioanalysis and Ion Separations with Membranes

Benchmarking Quantum Algorithms Using Real-World Datasets

Modeling Villi Atrophy in Celiac Disease

CSE - Wireless Network Characterization

EE - Electronic Device Design, Fabrication, and Characterization

CSE - DIAL Lab - Nitesh Chawla

CSE - Making Better Large Language Models

Summer Opportunity - NDBridge

CEEES - Biological floc characterization via image analysis and machine learning

AME - Control of Robotic Lower-Limb Prostheses

CSE - Minimal‑Calibration Motor‑Imagery BCI for Enhanced Neural Decoding

AME: Simulating hypersonic boundary layer transition

EE - AI/ML Based Methods for Environment Classification Using Wireless Signals

CSE - Wearable Interactive Device Toolkit

CSE - Vulnerability Detection using ML & Program Analysis

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

AME - Design of a filament feeder

AME - Supercooled-water icing using luminescent probes

AME - Mach 6 STEM Tube Hypersonics

AME - Chemical flow control using hydrophobic and hydrophilic patterning

Laboratory Research Assistant in Ecology-Ecotoxicology Lab

AME - Hypersonic Flight Design Competition

AME - Microfiber for Flow Control

AME - 3-D printed luminescent sensor for flow diagnostics

CEEES - Structural Dynamics and System Identification

AME - Development and characterization of a noise-reduction coating

AME 47560 - Independent UG Design Project - Mars Rover Design

AME 47560 - Independent Design Project - Warren

EE - 3D-printed Millimeter-wave antennas for Next Generation Wireless

AME - Autonomous 3D Printing for Sustainable Energy and Personalized Health

AME - Stem Cell Morphogenesis and Molecular Therapeutics

CSE - EPOCH Research Lab

AME - Microfiber for noise reduction

AME - Machine Learning for Turbulence and Combustion

CEEES - Bacterial Motility and Biofilm Development

AME - Energy Transport

CBE - Organic Mixed Ionic Electronic Conductor Research

Water spreading study on a hydrophilic surface

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

AME 47560 - Independent UG Design Project - Centerpin Fishing Reel

AME - Construction of the spraying system for functional paints

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