Research

Our projects reflect the diversity of disciplines and expertise within our community as we experiment and prototype to solve complex problems and transform concepts from idea to impact

Current Projects

Boiling Heat Transfer

Robust and scalable cladding surfaces to enhance boiling heat transfer performance in LWR conditions.

Microfluidics Laser Processing

Next-generation prototyping for microfluidics and lab-on-chip research and education.

Making the Makers

Increasing agency and social impact-driven makerspaces to grow engineering identity and self-efficacy in marginalized students.

Integrated Biofabrication

Multi-material bioprinting modulating intercellular communication integrated with other manufacturing equipment and processes.

Brain Tissue Imaging

Safe, low-hazard and high-rate sectioning of polymer perfused tissues.

Health Informatics

Environmental informatics and neutron activation analysis for addressing heavy metal contamination concerns at the community/individual scales.

UPCOMING: Moonshot for Menstruation Science

Ground zero for women’s health illuminating female-skewed diseases, to humanize biomedical research for all.

UPCOMING: Next Generation Engineered Tissues

A novel hybrid bioengineering and synthetic biology approach for guiding liver development.

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Past Projects

Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Effect of biofilm cohesiveness on sediment deposition in the channel with vegetation.

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