Projects Archive
2017
Synthesis, Characterization, and Measurement of One-dimensional Molybdenum Oxide Nanostructures
SREU Participant: Kylen Blanchette, UNC Charlotte, Divya Sureshkannan, Providence High School, and Andrew Peterson, Charlotte Country Day School
Faculty Supervision: Dr. HaiTao Zhang
Analysis of Drug Loading and Release Kinetics of Silica Carbide Disks
SREU Participant: Randa El-Ali, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Ahmed El-Ghannam
Confined Rolling of a Magnesium Alloy and its Effects on the Microstructure and Properties
SREU Participant: Hanin Elathram, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Qiuming Wei
Mirror Mount Repeatability for a Novel Freeform Imaging System
SREU Participant: Jonthan Gaskins, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Matthew Davies
An Evaluation of Natural Deep Eutetics as Storage Media for Biologics
SREU Participant: Kaitlyn Kirkland, East Carolina University
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Gloria Elliott
Cryoprotective Agent and Nanoparticle Introduction in an Isolated Perfused Rat Liver
SREU Participant: Luke Lowry, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Charles Lee
A Paper/Nanotechnology-Based Bioanalytical Device for Detection of Organophosphate Pesticides
SREU Participant: Hussian Maanaki, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Terry Xu
Additive Manufacturing of Piezoelectric Material Polyvinylidene Fluoride through 3D Printing
SREU Participant: William Waddell-Jacobs and Austin Perez, Central Piedmont Community College
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Joshua Tarbutton
Wave Tuning in an IC Engine: Observing the Combined Effects of Variable Exhaust Valve Timing and Exhaust Pipe Diameter
SREU Participant: Michael Warstler, North Carolina State University
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Saiful Bari
Comparison of Scanning Metrology System Measurement Results
SREU Participant: Wynona Wilson and Shane Tsosie, Navajo Technical University and Anthony Anderson, NanoSure REU, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Tony Schmitz
2016
High-Speed Imaging Setup for Orthogonal Turning
SREU Participant: Ryan Copenhaver, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Tony Schmitz
Development of a Semiconductor Indentation-Rotation Testing System
SREU Participant: Elias Gilbert, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Stuart Smith and Dr. Jimmie Miller
Ultramicrotomy in Nanotechnology
SREU Participant: Tan Phan, Davidson College
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Terry Xu
Testing and Training System for Jet Engine Auxiliary Power Unit
SREU Participant: Andrew De Piante, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Peter Tkacik
Integration of On-Staged Spatiotemporal Hypoxic Microenvironment with Blood-Brain Barrier Model in Microfluidics
SREU Participant: Isaac Wetzel, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Hansang Cho
*Honorable Mention, Biomedical and Biological Sciences and Public Health
Controlling the Hydraulic Fluid Temperature and Thermal Gradient in a Temperature Controlled Enclosure
SREU Participant: Dmytro Zaytsev, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Jimmie Miller
*1st Place, Engineering, Physical Sciences, Nanotechnology and Computing
Towards Long Term Storage of Vascularizes Complex Allografts (VCAs)
SREU Participant: Christopher Zhang, Washington University in St. Louis
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Gloria Elliott
2015
Calibration of Rotary Axis using Laser Interferometry
SREU Participant: Philip Bridges, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Jimmie Miller
Buckling Behavior of Boron Carbide Nanowires on Pre-strained, UVO Treated PDMS Substrate
SREU Participant: Michael Buchbinder, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Terry Xu
Microscale Ruling for the Manufacture of Biomemetic Optics
SREU Participant: Preston Hamby, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Matthew Davies and Dr. Thomas Suleski
Interferometric Measurement of Surface Roughness
SREU Participant: Colin Jareb, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Brigid Mullany
One-dimensional Nano-cable Heterostructures for Enhanced Solar Energy Harvesting
SREU Participant: Benjamin Kantner, UNC Charlotte and Austin Anderson, Charlotte Country Day School
Faculty Supervision: Dr. HaiTao Zhang
*Honorable Mention, Engineering, Nanomaterials & Computing
A Computational Study of Buried Pipelines Subjected to External and Internal Pressures
SREU Participant: Raj Kiran, MMNIT, Allahbad
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Harish Cherukuri
A Fully Coupled Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of the Stresses in Steam Turbine Blades
SREU Participant: Adam Mills, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Harish Cherukuri
Finite Element Modeling of Thermal Conductivity of Composites Using ABAQUS
SREU Participant: Ian Mohney, UNC Charlotte and Gordon Cory, Charlotte Country Day School
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Alireza Tabarraei
2014
Manufacture of Single Crystal, X-Ray Interferometers
SREU Participant: Jaden Barney, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Stuart Smith
Effect of Processing Parameters on Silica Microstructure and Drug Binding and Release
SREU Participant: Bradley Barnhart, Purdue University and Nabeel Chowdhury, Washington University in St. Louis
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Ahmed El-Ghannam
Lab-Scale Characterization of Tethered Wind Energy Systems Using a Water Channel-Based Platform
SREU Participant: Joseph Deese, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Chris Vermillion
Design of a Test Rig for Investigation of Turbulent Mixing in Nuclear Fusion Applications
SREU Participant: Brian Foster, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Praveen Ramaprabhu
Project Contributor: Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC)
Explore the Growth of Two-dimensional Few-layer Structures via Chemical Vapor Deposition for Energy Applications
SREU Participant: Joseph Huson, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Haitao Zhang
Mechanical Responses from Different Treatment Following Sprain Ankle Joint
SREU Participant: Hollis Owens, University of Virginia
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Nigel Zheng
Development of a New Type of Hydrogen Filled Soap Bubble Generator Array for Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) Fluid Flow Measurements
SREU Participant: Akshar Patel, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Peter Tkacik
Eddy Current Damper Design and Testing for Manufacturing Energy Reduction
SREU Participant: Tyler Ransom, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Tony Schmitz
Project Contributors: Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC)
2013
Thermal Profiles in Small Volume Aqueous Samples Following Microwave Drying: Correlations with Mass Loss
SREU Participant: Joseph Sutlive, Pfeiffer University
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Gloria Elliott
Project Contributors: Dr. Lindong Weng, Michael Crown, Joseph Peller, Jason Case, and Dr. Susan Trammel
Development and Analysis of RP Parts for Classroom Applications
SREU Participant: James Haig, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Jeff Raquet
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Effects of Translocating Aquaporins in Cryopreservation
SREU Participant: Tyler McClung, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Charles Lee
Project Contributors: Dr. Mark G. Clemens
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Wind Farm Wake Loss Analysis and Mitigation Techniques
SREU Participant: Michael Koch, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Praveen Ramaprabhu
Project Contributor: Dr. Lixiang Luo and the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC)
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Phase Correction for Dynamic Measurements
SREU Participant: Timothy Muyimbwa, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Tony Schmitz
Project Contributors: John Troutman and Vasishta Ganguly
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Measurements of the Ability to Deliver Biological Molecules from Natural Products
SREU Participant: Christopher Trujillo, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Ahmed El-Ghannam
Biomorphic Control of a Swimming Robot in a Vortex Field
SREU Participant: Akshar Patel, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Peter Tkacik
Project Contributors: Dr. Scott Kelly and Peter Hassing
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Evaluation of Dynamic Measurement of Laser Trackers
SREU Participant: Matthew Bellassai, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Edward Morse
Project Contributors: Victoria Welty and the Center for Precision Metrology
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Wind Tunnel Improvement and Instrumentation
SREU Participant: Joseph Read, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Mesbah Uddin
Project Contributors: Brett Peters and the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC)
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Van der Walls Epitaxy of One-Dimensional II-VI Nanostructures
SREU Participants: Ezekiel Ogle, UNC Charlotte and Alex Owen, Charlotte Country Day School
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Haitao Zhang
Project Contributors: Tao Sheng
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Large Component Measurements Using Laser Trackers
SREU Participant: Paul Whelan, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Edward Morse
Project Contributors: Mario Valdez and the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC)
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2012
Automotive Hose Assembly Forces
SREU Participant: Kevin Berba, University of Texas at El Paso
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Nigel Zheng, Dr. Edward Morse, and Dr. Robert Hocken
Flow Past Tandem Cylinders with Heat Transfer
SREU Participant: Martin Ayers, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Praveen Ramaprabhu
Micro-Robot Optimization
SREU Participant: Joshua Leighton, Central Academic of Technology and Arts
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Stuart Smith
Laser Photogrammetry: Camera Calibration and Pitch Tool Surface Modeling
SREU Participant: Christopher DiMarco, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Brid Mullany, Dr. Ed Morse, and Dr. Angela Davies
Conversion and Optimization of a GM Diesel Engine Research Controller for Homogenous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI)
SREU Participant: Paul Whelan, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Ahmed Soliman
Movement Monitoring for Endurance Sports Activities
SREU Participant: Anna Little, Clemson University
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Nigel Zheng
Engineering Working Fluids for Absorption Refrigeration Systems: Thermodynamic Properties of Aqueous Solutions with Inorganic/Organic Salts
SREU Participant: James Smith, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Gloria Elliott
Pulsed Laser Deposition System: Construction and Testing
SREU Participant: Alexander Scott, Tennessee Technological University
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Haitao Zhang
Surface Topography of Embedded Abrasive Particles in Pitch Polishing Tools
SREU Participant: Rachael Peden, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Brid Mullany
Biomorphic Control of a Swimming Robot in a Vortex Field
SREU Participant: Daniel Barnhardt, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Peter Tkacik and Dr. Scott Kelly
Wind Tunnel Wall Boundary Effects on Yawed Stock Cars
SREU Participant: John Hilliker, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Mesbah Uddin
Vortex Machining
SREU Participant: Kate Tartt, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Stuart Smith
Affiliate’s Wettability Project
SREU Participant: Ryan Rivers, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Stuart Smith
2011
High Reynolds Number Flow Past Tandem Cylinder Configurations
SREU Participant: Scott DeVoto, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Praveen Ramaprabhu and Dr. Mesbah Uddin
Design of a Slurry Delivery System for Vortex Machining
SREU Participant: Caleb Henley, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Stuart Smith
Feasibility Study of Stereophotogrammetry in Metrology
SREU Participant: Jeffrey Hunt, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Nigel Zheng and Dr. Edward Morse
Large Scale Measurement for Assembly
SREU Participant: Joseph Gwilt, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Edward Morse
Cathodoluminescence Study of Nanostructures in Scanning Electron Microscope: Setup and Measurement
SREU Participant: John Troutman, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. HaiTao Zhang
Exoskeleton Design to Aid People with Disability
SREU Participant: Jordan Wolfaardt, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Nigel Zheng
Diesel Engine Control and Testing
SREU Participant: Joseph Forest, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Ahmed Soliman
Development of Antimicrobial Bioactive Coating on Ti Alloy Orthopedic Implant
SREU Participant: Christopher Falcetti, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Ahmed El-Ghannam
Blood Pressure Measurement Probe
SREU Participant: Thomas Tkacik and Rebecca Szer
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Mesbah Uddin and Dr. Peter Tkacik
2010
Hybrid Vehicle Diesel Engine Evaluation and Integration
SREU Participant: Caleb Yow, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Ahmed Soliman
Precision Polishing of Optical Components
SREU Participant: Eric Browy, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Brigid Mullany
Enhanced Reference Lengths for Combined Optical Scattering Photogrammetry Technique
SREU Participant: Beth Konarski, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Edward Morse and Dr. Angela Davies
Scattering Module for Combined Optical Scattering Photogrammetry Technique
SREU Participant: Charles Borders, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Edward Morse and Dr. Angela Davies
Manufacture of Micro-CMM Probes Using Electrolytic Machining
SREU Participant: Johnny Tomblin, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Stuart Smith
Small Force Measurements for Modeling of Diamond Machining of Optical Materials
SREU Participant: Joseph Owen, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Matthew Davies and Mr. Brian Dutterer
Measurements of Compressible Flow Separation
SREU Participant: Den Baseda, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Peter Tkacik
Device for Dynamic Measurement of Muscle Spasticity in the Ankle
SREU Participant: Michael Alden, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Matthew Davies, Dr. Rick Peindl (CMC) and Dr. Mark Hirsch (CMC)
Computational Analysis of Vorticity, Momentum, and Energy Distribution in Discrete Models for Swimming Wakes
SREU Participant: Edward Marciano, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Scott Kelly
2012 Indy Concept Aero Study
SREU Participant: Daniel Suhay, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Mesbah Uddin
Quantifying Physical Exams with Air Muscle Robotic Technology
SREU Participant: Jeffery Thousand, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Nigel Zheng
Coating Ti Alloy Orthopedic Implant Material with Bioactive Ceramic
SREU Participant: Maro Mansourian, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Ahmed El-Ghannam
2009
The Validation Testing of a Large Water Tunnel Research Facility
SREU Participant: Brandon Caldwell, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Peter Tkacik
Diesel Engine Test Cell
SREU Participant: Brett Peters, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Ahmed Soliman
Construction and Machining of a Novel Orthopedic Fixation Device
SREU Participant: James Cox, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. El-Ghannam
Quantifying Physical Exams with Air Muscle Robotic Technology
SREU Participant: Jeffery Thousand, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Nigel Zheng
Manufacture of micro-CMM probes using electrolytic machining
SREU Participant: Ralph Strayhorn, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Stuart Smith
Selective Growth of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) One-Dimensional (1D) Nanostructures
SREU Participant: Colleen Bosak, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Terry Xu
A Comparative Study of Reaction Mechanisms in Cold-Rolled Nickel-Aluminum Foils
SREU Participant: Nathan Wingate, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Laszlo Kecskes, Army Research Laboratory
Poster Presentation Only
Formation of Multiple Micro-Scale Features in Bulk Metallic Glass Using a Heated Press
SREU Participant: Caleb Yow, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Brian Schuster, Army Research Laboratory
Poster Presentation Only
Biodegradation and Corrosion of Tungsten Heavy Alloys
SREU Participant: Caleb Yow, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Brian Schuster, Army Research Laboratory
Poster Presentation Only
2008
Design, Development and Characterization of MEMS Flow Sensing Devices Based on Hot Anemometry Principles
SREU Participant: Jean Cortes, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Horacio Estrada
The Construction of a Large Water Tunnel Research Facility
SREU Participant: Brandon Caldwell, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Peter Tkacik
Development of Vehicle Data Acquisition Laboratory Experience
SREU Participant: Dallas Dallman, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Peter Tkacik
Development of Shock Dynamometer Laboratory Experience
SREU Participant: Kevin Boehm, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Peter Tkacik
Throwing Movement and Shoulder Stability
SREU Participant: Mike Mouchet, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Nigel Zheng
Investigating the Correlation Between the Surface Topography of Bone Graft Materials and Cell Adhesion
SREU Participant: Shane Turner, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Ahmed El-Ghannam and Dr. Brid Mullany
External Participant
SREU Participant: Balan Arunchalam, Anna University
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Brid Mullany
Balan’s research is in the area of pitch tool characterization. As pitch tooling is the preferred tool for precision optical polishing, it is important to be able to assess its current condition in a polishing shop. Current methods are typically heavy on operator intuition, and not quantitative. The main objective is to determine the characteristics of pitch samples (Acculap standard and Acculap soft) using frequency response function techniques. These techniques will provide quick, easy, and quantitative ways to determine the pitch condition in chemical mechanical polishing.
External Participant
SREU Participant: Nagarjuna Arekuti, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Jay Raja
Nagarjuna is evaluating micro/nano level features like geometric dimensions and tolerances using White Light Interferometer. Obtained results and SEM images will be analyzed using the Mat Lab program developed. Validation of the software developed will be reported. Possibility of including various micro-feature analysis techniques in the developed software will be studied. An attempt to develop a Web Based Micro-Feature Analysis System will also be made.
External Participant
SREU Participant: Joy Dutta, Jadavpur University
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Harish Cherukuri
Joy is developing two- and three-dimensional finite element models for the prediction of residual stresses and distortion during quenching of extruded thin-walled shapes made of an aluminum alloy. The two-dimensional models will be based on the generalized plane-strain theory which can capture the out-of-plane bending-type deformations. Three-dimensional models will also be developed for more realistic simulations of the quenching of extruded shapes. Comparisons of the results from these two sets of models will be made and the suitability of the generalized plane-strain models for solving quenching problems will be investigated.
External Participant
SREU Participant: Sumit Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology Kharapur
Faculty Supervision: Dr.Praveen Ramaprabhu
Sumit’s research involves numerical modeling of turbulent mixing in a spherical implosion. An implosion device such as an Inertial Confinement Fusion capsule consists of a fuel material surrounded by a spherical metal shell. During the implosion of these devices, triggered by laser bombardment, the turbulent mixing that occurs between the layers is of paramount importance, largely affecting the performance of the device. Thus, mathematical models need to be developed to simulate the turbulent mixing. We simulate the mixing in such an implosion in spherical geometries. The results obtained from these simulations can be used for validating the existing engineering models and in designing control strategies to maximize performance of fusion fuel capsules. The turbulent mixing studied here also occurs prominently in supernova formation, where it is regarded as the primary mechanism of detonation.
External Participant
SREU Participant: Diego Sanchez Zapata, National University of Colombia
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Qiuming Wei
Diego is working in the area of characterizing microstructure and mechanical properties of ultrafine grained (UFG tungsten from bottom-up method. Ultrafine grained tungsten can be produced using bottom-up or top-down methodologies. In the first, ultrafine powders consisting of nanometer-sized particles are compacted into bulk form, using ways similar to those applied in conventional powder metallurgy. In this project, the quasi-static and dynamic compressive behavior of the UFG tungsten produced by bottom-up method will be evaluated. Quasi-static compression tests will be performed using an MTS machine at room temperature, and uni-axial dynamic compressive tests will be performed on the Kolsky bar (or split-Hopkinson pressure bar, SHPB) system. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) will be used to observe the post-loading surfaces of the deformed samples to understand the deformation and failure mechanisms under quasi-static and dynamic compression.
Control and Measurement of Compressible Flow Induced Vibrations
SREU Participant: Robert Oakes, Lenoir-Rhyne University
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Nilabh Srivastava, Dr. Russ Keanini, and Dr. Peter Tkacik
Micro Robot Research
SREU Participant: Barry Soloman, University of Florida
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Stuart Smith
Biodiesel
SREU Participant: Chantry Johnson, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Gloria Elliott
Cell Preservation
SREU Participant: Kimberly Thibert, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Gloria Elliott
Thermal Imaging in Biological Tissues
SREU Participant: Brian Park, UNC Charlotte
Faculty Supervision: Dr. Charles Lee and Dr. Matt Davies