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 …

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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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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, …

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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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IREE: Integration of International Collaboration into a PreNEESR Project to Advance a Prefabricated Structural System for Seismic Design

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

Over the past two decades, experimental and analytical research has demonstrated the performance of precast structural wall systems using unbonded post-tensioning for seismic applications. However, …

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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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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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Statistical Elastodynamic Inversion For Pavement Nondestructive Evaluation

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

ABSTRACT: As an awardee institution of the NSF award CMMI-0408390, the Catholic University of America was granted the supplementary award of this NSF-IREE program to support international travel of …

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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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Service-Learning Integrated throughout a College of Engineering: Implementation

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

Three months were spent traveling to 44 villages in rural Ancash, Peru, to evaluate the impact of an ongoing service-learning program for international development, the Village Empowerment Project, …

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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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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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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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Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for Affordable Nanoengineering of Polymeric Biomedical Devices (CANPBD)

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

ABSTRACT: This project brings together research teams of A/Prof. Fariba Dehghani of the University of Sydney and Prof. David Tomasko of The Ohio State University to develop a new non-destructive …

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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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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

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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Novel Memory Devices Based on Silicon Nanocrystal Pyramid-Dot Complexes

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

ABSTRACT: The process of the design and manufacture of hi-tech products currently involves a global effort and multinational teams. In this environment, US engineering students should be proficient …

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In-Situ Detection Of Cryptosporidium Using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

ABSTRACT: In the United States and elsewhere in the developed world, there is great interest in trying to detect and quantify viruses in water supplies and treated drinking water. To achieve this …

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Synthesis and Chaarctezation for Titanium Magnesium Oxynitride via PLD and RBS methods

09 Jun 2009 | Publications

ABSTRACT: During the summer of 2008 pulsed laser deposition (PLD) experiments were performed at Nagaoka University of Technology (NUT). Traditionally Chromium Magnesium Oxynitride thin films have …

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