College of Engineering

Faculty Research

Faculty Research Projects

Project Title	Investigator	Department


A Glucose NanoSensor for Continuous Glucose Monitoring withing Living Cells	Ye Kaiming	Biological Engineering
A Novel Electrical Micro fluidics System Actuated by Biological Cell Motors	Steve Tung	Mechanical Engineering
A Novel Technology for Synthesis and Fabrication of Solid Lubricant and Hard Material Composite Coatings	William Brown	Mechanical Engineering
Application of Lidar to the Determination of Minor Components, Structures and Flows in Planetray Atmospheres	Richard Ulrich	Chemical Engineering
BIC: Large-Scale DNA Associative Memories	Russell Deaton	Computer Science & Computer Engineering
Biodiesel Production from Varying Grades of Beef Tallow and Chicken Fat	R. E. Babcock	Chemical Engineering
Building a Pathway Connecting Innovation to Commercialization	Ashok Saxena	Mechanical Engineering
CCLI-EMD: Development of a Finite Element Method Learning Enviroment for Undergraduates	Joseph Rencis	Mechanical Engineering
Collaborative Research: Development of Nano-Electrical Discharge Machining (NANO-EDM) For Advanced Manufacturing	Ajay Malshe	Mechanical Engineering
Collaborative Research: Efficient Bioseparation by Intertwining Strain, Chromatography, and Affinity Tail Design	Robert Beitle	Chemical Engineering
Collaborative Research: SGER: Feasibility of a New Nano-Composite cBN Coating Method for Next Generation Cutting Tools for Hard Machining	Ajay Malshe	Mechanical Engineering
Design and Fabrication of a Micro Flagellar Motor Based Dynamo	Steve Tung	Mechanical Engineering
Design of a Photocatalytic Reactor Using Immobilized Thin TiO2 Films on Quartz Rod	Greg Thoma	Chemical Engineering
Development of a Bacterial Sources Tracing and Apportionment Methodology using DNA Micro Arrays and Luminex Micro Beads and its Application in the Ozark Plateau	Greg Thoma	Chemical Engineering
Development of a Bacterial Sources Tracing and Apportionment Methodology using DNA Micro Arrays and Luminex Micro Beads and its Application in the Ozarks	Greg Thoma	Chemical Engineering
Development of an Improved Sample for the Robotic Return of Asteroid Surface Samples	Larry Roe	Mechanical Engineering
Endothelial Cell Dysfunction: Role of Oxidative Stress and Nitric Oxide	Mahendra Kavida	Biological Engineering
Ethanol and Water Diffusion through Oak Barrels	Tom Spicer	Chemical Engineering
Florescence Liftetime Microscopy Imaging (FLIM) of Intracellular Glucose in Blood Glucose Control Related Cells	Ye Kaiming	Biological Engineering
GOALI: Development of a PVD Crystalline Alumina Coating for Cutting Tools by a Novel Inverted Cylindrical Magnetron Sputtering Process	Deepak Bhat	Mechanical Engineering
GOALI: Water-Level and Chip-Scale Packaging (WL-CSP) of Mems	Ajay Malshe	Mechanical Engineering
Infrastructure for Manufacturing Nano and Micro Materials Integrated Durable Miniaturized System	Ajay Malshe	Mechanical Engineering
Micro Propulsion	Larry Roe	Mechanical Engineering
MRI: Acquisition of a Comprehensive Plasma Diagnostic System for Research and Education	Matt Gordon	Mechanical Engineering
Multiscale Computational Design of Super-Lubricant Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings	Sulin Zhang, Ajay Malshe	Mechanical Engineering
NER: Exploration of a Nano-engineered Flagellar Motor Based TNT Detection System	Min Zou	Mechanical Engineering
NUE: Integrating Nanoscale Science and Technology into Introductory Computer Science Courses	Russell Deaton	Computer Science & Computer Engineering
RDE DEI: Opening Chemical Engineering Design for Visually Impaired	Robert Beitle	Chemical Engineering
Realization of Advanced Two Phase Nanolubricants (NanoLube) Composites for Improving Energy Efficiecny and Durability of Engines and Machines	Ajay Malshe	Mechanical Engineering
SGER: Smart Integrated System for Water Health Monitoring & Decontamination: Addressing Aftermath of Hurrican Katrina & Alike Situations	Ajay Malshe	Mechanical Engineering
SGER: Team-Based Challenge Learning in Chemical Engineering with Atypical Students	Robert Beitle	Chemical Engineering
Small K-12 Utiity Assessments and Utility Manager Workshop Curriculum	Darrin Nutter	Mechanical Engineering
Tibology of Nano-Patterned Surfaces	Min Zou	Mechanical Engineering
U.S.- India Planning Visit for Developing Collaborative Research on Carbon Nanotube Synthesis, Applications and Undergraduate, Cirriculum Development	Deepak Bhat	Mechanical Engineering
Using Plants to Remediate Petroleum-Contaminated Soil	Greg Thoma	Chemical Engineering
Water Level and Chip Scale Packaging of RF MEMS Devices	Ajay Malshe	Mechanical Engineering