NIRT: Tuning the Electronic and Molecular Structures of Catalytic Active Sites with Oxide Nanoligands (#0609018)

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

ABSTRACT: The following report describes the NSF IREE experience of Charles A. Roberts in conjunction with the current NSF NIRT award(#0609018; PI: Israel E. Wachs of Lehigh University). The host …

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A novel microwave technique for rapid thermal processing of silicon carbide wide bandgap semiconductor

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

The NSF SBIR Phase II grant 0646184 was awarded to LT Technologies LLC. I am the PI of the project. The objective of the project is to develop a novel microwave technique for high temperature, rapid …

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A novel microwave technique for rapid thermal processing of silicon carbide wide bandgap semiconductor

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

The NSF SBIR Phase II grant was awarded to Dr. Yonglai Tian of LT Technologies. The main project task to be completed under the NSF award was the development of a protective cap that can prevent the …

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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 …

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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 …

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CAREER: Biomechanics and Energetics of Human Locomotion with Powered Exoskeletons

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

Previous studies from our laboratory have demonstrated that the choice of control algorithm greatly affects how a human adapts to a robotic lower limb exoskeleton. We have shown that proportional …

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CAREER: Computer modeling of short pulse laser interaction with metals

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

The supplementaryIREE award, CBET # 0738159, supports a collaboration and student exchange between the University of Virginia (UVa) and ISAS - Institute for Analytical Sciences, Dortmund, Germany. An …

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Career: Rapid Production of Plastic Microstructures

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

The main objectives of this NSF sponsored CAREER project are to develop novel processing methods for rapid production of plastic microstructures and to advance fundamental understanding of polymer …

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CAREER: The Role of Turbulence, Coherent Structures, and Intermittency for Controlling Transport in Multiphase Plumes in the Environment

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

As a result of an International Research and Education in Engineering Program grant, three students from Texas A&M University were given the opportunity to work at the Institute for …

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Center for e-Design: IT Enabled Design and Realization of Products and Systems - Supplement for International Collaboration with South Korea

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

ABSTRACT: The Center for e-Design has ongoing research efforts in planning modular family and platform approaches to product development. Our goal with this supplement to the existing NSF center …

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Chemical Microsystem based on Vertical Integration of Sensor Array and CMOS Circuit

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

ABSTRACT: Results of a 6-month IREE research trip to ETH Zurich in Switzerland are presented. During the trip, the researcher performed gas phase experiments with a chemical microsensor platform to …

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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 …

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Collaborative Research: Development of Multifunctional Nanocomposites with Engineered Carbon Nanopaper

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

This International Research and Education in Engeineering grant was awarded by National Science Foundation to Univerisity of Central Florida. The award provided the necessary funds for one graduate …

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Collaborative Research: Evaluating Long-Term Impacts on Final Covers - Exhumation of the ACAP Test Sections

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

This report summarizes the research performed by two US-based researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison at the Universidad Nacional Autònoma de Mèxico (UNAM) during the summer of 2008 as …

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Collaborative research: Large numerical simulations of turbulence and Reynolds, Schmidt and Rossby number scalings

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

An IREE supplement allowed the PI's PhD student (a US citizen) to visit and work with a senior foreign host mentor in Australia for three summer months in 2008. Significant progress in research on …

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DDDAS -SMTP: A Framework for the Dynamic Data Driven Fault Diagnosis of Wind Turbine Systems

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

The overall goal of this NSF research is to develop a dynamic data driven fault diagnosis framework for wind turbine systems. An important component of the research is the development of wireless …

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Ecophysiology of Nitrifying and Denitrifying Microbial Communities and their Interactions in Microbial Flocs

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

The research described in the current NSF project is applying a multidisciplinary approach to characterize the factors that control microbial community structure and function in nitrogen-transforming …

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Energy-Efficient and Reconfigurable Network-on-Chips for IP Integration in Complex SoC Systems - IREE Program

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

ABSTRACT: The supplement IREE award to our NSF project award entitled "Energy-Efficient and Reconfigurable Network-on-Chips for IP Integration in Complex SoC Systems" provides the fund to support the …

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Engineering Research Center for Collaborative and Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA)

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

ABSTRACT: A research collaboration between CASA and the J.S. Marshall Radar Observatory (MRO) is part of the NSF International Research and Education in Engineering (IREE) proposal, where Mr. Jorge …

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Experimental and Computational Investigation of Fracture Patterns in Thin Films and Multilayers

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

Two undergraduate students and one graduate student from the University of South Florida Department of Mechanical Engineering visited Dr. Meyers’s group at Technical University of Dresden Germany, …

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