11 Weeks in Tshinghua from the Vantage Point of a Chinese-American

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Yan (Daisy) Zheng

Civil and Environmental research was performed at Tsinghua University understanding a wastewater treatment method allowing sulfur reclamation from biodesulfurization sludge. The research abroad …

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A Comparison of Renewable Energy Potential in the US and China and the Role of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Martin Ton

The International Research and Education in Engineering (IREE) program was an extremely valuable program in accomplishing its goal in preparing and developing more globablly competent engineers. This …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4125

Adapting Efficient Subwindow Search for Embedded System Applications

09 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Andrew Michael Head

As a site-placed IREE 2010 Awardee, I spent eleven weeks at Intel China Research Center in Beijing adapting the state-of-the-art Efficient Subwindow Search (ESS)1 computer vision algorithm for its …

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Augmented Reality

09 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Richard Donal Jassel

This poster describes the activities of a student participant while conducting research towards his Master’s degree in Beijing, China from May 31, 2010 to August 19, 2010. The research opportunity …

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Calibration of Permeable Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

09 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Emily Dawn Calandrelli

The amount of power obtained from fuel cells can be measured from the flowrate of hydrogen that passes along the anode side of the cell apparatus. This hydrogen fuel is flowed through one side of the …

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Cash Flow Matching: a Dynamic versus a Risk Management Approach

09 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Michael Dziecichowicz

This award allowed for travel to Hong Kong in order to research alongside Dr. Alfred Ka Chun Ma at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Specifically, the objective of this research experience …

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Comparative characterization of two Staphylococcus aureus thermostable nuclease

12 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Kirstin Kiang Mielke

The Food Safety and Microbiology Lab of Shanghai Jiao Tong University is striving to advance the technology of bacterial contamination detection of food products. In an effort to improve upon …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4086

Cross-Cultural Competence: A Comparative Assessment of Engineering Students

30 Jun 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Yi Shen, Brent Jesiek, Yating Chang

Presentation at the 118th ASEE Annual Conference Exposition, June 26-29, 2011, Vancouver, Canada. The results presented here are based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under …

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Discovering Chinese Culture while Mathematically Modeling Tuberculosis

12 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Kyla Maletsky

During the IREE summer research opportunity in China, I furthered my education in both applied mathematics and global awareness. My orienation in Shanghai prepared me well for the cultural …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4084

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Health Monitoring Research at Hunan University

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Roger Neil Rovekamp

In the field of Earthquake Engineering the area of Structural Health Monitoring is receiving a great deal of attention. Using Structural Health Monitoring a structure can be characterized as being …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4106

Effects of Material Properties on Crack Propagation Velocity in a Polymer

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Chirona Rose Silverstein

I spent the summer at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China working in the Department of Engineering Mechanics. I was collaborating on research with a graduate student there who is studying the …

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Efficient Genetic Engineering with Rolling Circle Amplification

09 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Yueyang Frances Fei

The object of this report is two-fold: presenting relevant information about the IREE program with regards to preparation for and life in China while also providing some important details concerning …

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Electrospinning a Better Photocatalyst for Hydrolysis

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Preeta Dhawan Willemann

I spent the summer of 2010 in Xi’an, China, working in the School of Energy and Power Engineering at Xi’an Jiaotong University as part of a fellowship awarded by the International Research in …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4132

Experimental Investigation of Optimal Pressure for Commercial Air-source Transcritical CO2 Heat Pump Water Heaters

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Felipe Trabasso Ortega

I have had an excellent experience at Xi’an Jiaotong University. Throughout the entire summer, my peers in the laboratory of Heat Pump Water Heaters have been extremely hospitable. They have …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4094

Expression of Chlorella protothecoides phytoene desaturase in E. coli

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Michelle Stolzoff

Lutein is a member of the xanthophyll family of carotenoids responsible for eye health and the prevention of other oxidative damage. Humans are unable to synthesize lutein, and must obtain it through …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4117

Feature Subset Selection: A Survey

09 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Bradley Jordan Collins

With the advent of means to gather and store large amounts of data has come a proliferation of large and complex datasets. Machine learning and clustering algorithms have been developed in order to …

http://globalhub.org/resources/3975

Finite Element Analysis to Improve Dimensional Accuracy in Nanomanufacturing V-Shape Microgrooves

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Michael Patrick Sealy

This summer I had the opportunity to collaborate and work with Dr. Fengzhou Fang at Tianjin Universityâ��s College of Precision Instruments and Opto-electronics Engineering. My research focused …

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Finite-element Model of a Thin-film Solar Cell

12 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Yiyang Li

I accepted a self-placed IREE award to research at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) under the supervision of Prof Xudong Xiao. At CUHK, I developed a finite-element model of a thin-film …

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From Nanoparticle Chains to Nanorods: Control of Pb Doped ZnO Nanostructures by Laser Ablation

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Gordon Henry Waller

Pb doped ZnO nanostructures were created using millisecond pulse width laser ablation. Nanoparticle chains (NPCs) formed during ablations in air or of a pure Zn target, and when argon (Ar) flow was …

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Full Public Health Risk Modeling for Non-Motorized Transportation in Shanghai, China

09 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Brian Casey Langford

An increase in the mode share for non-motorized transportation modes can be beneficial to public health; as such an increase could lead to reduced air pollution from automobile emissions as well as …

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