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 …

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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 …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1788

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 …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1798

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 …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1802

Network for Computational Nanotechnology

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

This report describes the activities of a student participant and his faculty advisor associated with a visit to the Jawarharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research in Bangalore, India …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1806

Collaborative Research: A Polymer Synthesis/Membrane Characterization Program on Fouling-Resistant Membranes for Water Purification

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

A novel reverse osmosis (RO) concentrate treatment process was developed; the goals of the treatment process are to remove problematic sparingly soluble salts that precipitate on the membrane …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1808

IREE: Light Scattering Studies of Organic Semiconductor Based Devices

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

ABSTRACT: The primary goal of the IREE supplemental award was to establish an international collaboration with a world-class chemistry department, Department of Solid State and Structural Chemistry, …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1816

NER: Carbon Nanotube Coated with Nanoparticles - An Enabling Structure for Nanomanufacturing and Nanodevices

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

This IREE program entails a graduate student visiting the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) to study the growth of CuO nanowires. These nanowires are useful for the synthesis of 3-D hybrid …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1818

Seismic Performance of a Two-Story Two-Bay Reinforced Concrete Building

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

The National Science Foundation awarded the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas with the funding to complete research on a reinforced …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1826

Inverted Colloidal Crystal Membranes

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

An IREE supplement was obtained to the main NSF grant titled Inverted Colloidal Crystal Membranes in order to provide international research experiences to two undergraduate students, one from …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1832

SGER: Grid-to-grid neural networks for innovative pose invariant face recognition

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

This paper is a trip report for the 2008 IREE trip taken by The University of Memphis. For three months, Dr. Iftekharuddin and two of his students, Elizabeth Threlkeld and William White, studied at …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1834

CAREER: Molecularly Directed Assembly of "Patchy" Particles

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

The establishing of an exchange program between the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden, and the City College of New York is described. The CCNY part of the exchange program has …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1846

Modeling of Oxide Bifilms in Aluminum Castings

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

This work describes the collaboration research carried out during this IREE experience, which deals with the formation of defects during solidification of cast alloys, particularly those known as …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1850

Thermal Transport at Nanoscale Point and Line Constrictions and Interfaces

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

The objective of this project was to collaborate with the University of Central Paris Laboratory EM2C to foster technical expertise and expand current knowledge of numerical modeling and simulation …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1862

RET Site for Polymer Engineering Research and Workforce Development

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

ABSTRACT: The IREE: Research Exchange in Nanoengineered Polymeric Materials supplement supported two doctoral students in polymer engineering at The School of Polymers and High Performance Materials …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1874

Supercritical Fluid Assisted Processing of SWNT/Polymer Composites

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

Supercritical carbon dioxide assisted processing is being used to disperse and distribute single walled carbon nanotubes in polymers. As part of this scientific effort, nucleation of supercritical …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1882

Modeling and Analysis of Profiled Reliability Tests using Computation-Intensive Statistical Methods

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

ABSTRACT: Supported by the IREE funding, three ASU researchers visited the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering of the National University of Singapore (NUS) during the summer of 2008. …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1886

Development of AlGaN/GaN HEMT Technology For Highest Frequency Operation: An Undergraduate Research Experience at the Forshungszentrum Jülich (Germany)

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

The ever increasing demand for high power, high frequency, and high temperature devices has prompted much research into AlGaN/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMTs) because of their high …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1892

CAREER: Modeling, Control and Design of Energy-Efficient Lighting Systems

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

Professor Regan Zane and Ph.D. student Ryan Schnell from the University of Colorado traveled to Spain in order participate in a collaborative effort involving high intensity discharge lamps with …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1900

Rational Design of Biodegradable Polymer Particles Using Carbon Dioxide

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

Through a collaboration between the University of Delaware Chemical Engineering Department and the University of Nottingham Schools of Chemistry and Pharmacy, the viscosities of biodegradable …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1910

Mechanistic laboratory and field evaluation of sustainable point-of-use water treatment technologies to remove turbidity and deactivate coliform bacteria

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

A recent field study has demonstrated silver-impregnated ceramic filters (manufactured according to the design criteria of the non-governmental organization Potters for Peace) can effectively remove …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1918

An Ultrasensitive Biosensor Integrating Semiconductor Nanowires with Plasmonic Resonators.

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

With the support of an IREE supplemental grant, one graduate student from the University of Cincinnati and one undergraduate student Miami University were able to participate in a collaborative …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1920

UH-HIT Joint Research in Smart Materials - an IREE Supplement Award to Collaborative Research: Hysteresis Compensation Using Linear Parameter Varying Control Methods

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

The classical definition of job qualifications for engineers is changing as U.S. economy becomes more global. In addition to technical qualifications, there is a great need for multi-national, …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1922

Collaborative Research: Development of Multifunctional Nanocomposites with Engineered Carbon Nanopaper

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

ABSTRACT: As U.S. economy becomes more global, the classical definition of job qualifications for engineers is changing. In addition to technical qualifications, there is a great need for …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1924

Bioceramic nanoparticle/collagen nanofiber composites: A nanoindentation study

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

The IREE supplement to current NSF award CMS-0555778 (PI: Stanishevsky) has been focused on the expansion of the current research program through the international collaboration with the partners at …

http://globalhub.org/resources/1928