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Fall 2020

Zhanbyrtayev, Madi

The ubiquity of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices in everyday life allows various sensors to be utilized in networked systems for solving a number of real-world problems. Models utilizing specific sensing modalities achieve impressive performance in understanding human activity and are used in...

Spring 2023

Gibeau, Bradley J

The fluid mechanics literature suggests that the ability to manipulate the very-large-scale motions (VLSMs) that exist within turbulent boundary layers (TBLs) would provide influence over the unwanted drag forces, noise, and vibrations associated with these flows. The ability to suppress these...

Spring 2020

Meng, Lingju

Flexible electronics integrate functional electronic devices on paper and plastic substrates and fill niches complementary to silicon electronics in applications where bending and stretching of devices are required or preferred. Yet, most flexible devices are still more or less facing performance...

Spring 2014

DeLancey, Evan R.

This research compared the variability/diversity of spectral information captured with spectrometers at the airborne, field, and leaf level to tree species diversity. Airborne measurements were made over the North Saskatchewan River Valley while field and leaf measurements were done with...

Spring 2018

Jiang, Keren

Developing miniature instrumentation for biosensing has attracted an extensive interest due to the demand for selective and sensitive detection of multiple targets at extremely low concentrations with exceedingly small sample volumes. Micro/nano mechanical sensors, such as microcantilevers (MCL),...

Spring 2018

Lehmann, Thomas D

Needle insertion is a minimally invasive intervention for procedures involving drug delivery, biopsy, and radiation therapy. In the prominent radiation therapy procedure prostate brachytherapy, rice grain sized radioactive seeds are introduced into soft tissue via needles in and around the...

Spring 2012

Rodriguez Nunez, Jose R.

Silicon nanocrystals (Si-NCs) have been suggested for sensing and lasing applications due to their low-toxicity and compatibility with existing microelectronic technologies. Their broad luminescence, due to homogeneous (150 meV or 40 nm at room temperature) and inhomogeneous broadening, may...

Spring 2018

Cao, Yong

Small-molecule metabolites (MW < 1,000 Da) are now emerging as an important type of biomarkers, thanks to the rapid development of systems biology such as metabolomics. Compared to nucleic acids and protein, metabolite is closer to the phenotype. Rapid detection and quantification of metabolites...

Spring 2017

Gonzalez, Christina M.

Silicon nanocrystals (SiNCs) have been explored as active materials in a variety of prototype applications including photovoltaics, electronics, photonics, and sensors based on their optical and electronic properties. Using SiNCs are appealing because their source material (i.e., silicon) is...

Fall 2013

Heppner, Ian N

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAm) microgel-based etalons are photonic materials that exhibit color based on temperature or other environmental stimuli. These materials provide a new and unique method for biosensing and other applications. Therefore it is important to understand these materials...