The Biotransformation of Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Pharmaceuticals and Their Metabolites by Nitrifying and Heterotrophic Cultures

17 Apr 2009 | Publications

Residues of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals are introduced into the environment via a number of pathways, but primarily from discharges of wastewater treatment plants or land application of sewage sludge and animal manure. Presently, it is difficult to accurately assess the overall ecological …

Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Aluminum Nanocomposites by Cold Kinetic Spraying

17 Apr 2009 | Publications

Multiwalled carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced aluminum nanocomposite was prepared using cold kinetic spraying. Spray drying was used to obtain a good dispersion of the nanotubes in micron sized gas atomized Al-Si eutectic powders. Cold spraying of the spraydried powders did not result in formation …

Inspection Strategies in Airport Security Systems

17 Apr 2009 | Publications

The IRRE supplement was used to send a graduate student researcher, Kimberly M. Ghlyin, to the University of Zurich for a three month period. While at the University of Zurich, Ms. Ghylin worked on a number of activities that extended the basic work being done in the main grant. The availability of …

Microforming Processes - Fundamental Studies and Developments

17 Apr 2009 | Publications

As part of the IREE supplemental award, Numpon Mahayotsanun visited Nagoya Institute of Technology (NIT), Japan during the summer of 2007 to conduct a research project in designing a friction testing machine for microforming applications. During his stay at NIT, he performed experimental tests in …

Optimization Methods for Enhanging Real-Time Voltage Stability

17 Apr 2009 | Publications

The research activity includes Faculty, Graduate and Undergraduate students at Howard University (HU) in Partnership with University of Benin (Uniben). The collaboration program consists of research activity between the two schools as well as seminars and tutorials on special topics related to the …

Multi-scale Smart Sensing for Monitoring Civil Infrastructure

17 Apr 2009 | Publications

Work currently being conducted under the NSF award entitled "Multi-scale Smart Sensing for Monitoring Civil Infrastructure" at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign involves the development of a wireless smart sensor which can be used in a sensor network to quickly and accurately assess …

CAREER: Disinfection Using Membranes: Optimizing Virus and Disinfection By-Product Control

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

Membrane technologies such as nanofiltration and microfiltration have the ability to purify drinking water and wastewater to a high degree. Even though membranes are capable of achieving a very high quality of filtered water, to date the mechanisms by which they function are not well understood. …

Hierarchical simulation of quantum circuits

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

ABSTRACT: The focus of the present project is to develop the fundamentals of quantum circuit modeling. Quantum circuit modeling will enable us to describe the integration of quantum nanodevices into circuits and the simulation of the circuit as a whole for novel applications. These models are …

Design and Development of Integrated Sensor for Chemical Agent Detection

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

Recent advances in nanotechnology promise considerable and realistic potential for the development of innovative and high performance sensing and diagnostic approaches in biomedical field. In particular, the microcantilever detection paradigm based on direct transduction of molecular binding …

REU Site: SENSORS--Design to Implementation IREE project summary October 2007- October 2008

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

Under an international partnership between Dr. Caroline L. Schauer of Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA and Dr. Sabine Szunerits of the Institut d'Electronique, de Microelectronic et Nanotechnologie in Lille, France, and through a grant from the National Science Foundation, Keith Fahnestock and …