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FALL 2006/SPRING 2007 MURI PROJECTS AND TEAMS

The following is the list of MURI projects and teams of Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 consisting of 31 mentors and 49 scholars that worked on 19 projects:

  1. "Improving Performance and Usability of a Computational Neuron Model." Mentor: Dr. Karen Alfrey, Lecturer of Biomedical Engineering, email: kalfrey@iupui.edu. Summary, Full Proposal. Scholars: Jimmy DuPriest (BME), Aleksandr Kotlyar (CIT), Igor Minevich (Math/BME)

  2. "Experimental Set-up Development for an On-demand All-Wheel-Drive Control System." Mentor: Dr. Sohel Anwar, Assistant Professor of Mechancial Engineering, email: soanwar@iupui.edu. Co-Mentor: Dr. Yaobin Chen, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, email: ychen@iupui.edu. Summary, Full Proposal. Scholars: John Snodgrass (ME), Gaoussou Tamboura (ECE)

  3. "Creation of a Dental Model for Orthodontic Force Measurement Using Reverse Engineeering Technology." Mentor: Dr. Jie Chen, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, email: jchen3@iupui.edu. Co-Mentor: Dr. Serkis Isikbay, Assistant Professor of Oral and Facial Development, email: sisikbasy@iupui.edu. Summary, Full Proposal. Scholars: Simon Marin (ME), Derrick Young (Dentistry Consultant), Matt Gunn (ME), Ibarra Patdu (BME)

  4. "Novel Catalyst for Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells." Mentor: Dr. Rongrong Chen, Research Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, email: rochen@iupui.edu. Summary, Full Proposal, Scholars: Michael Reed (Chem/ME/Phys), Diego Quevedo (ME)

  5. "Design and Application of Force Loading Device for Bone Formation Research." Mentor: Dr. Stanley Chien, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, email: schien@iupui.edu. Co-Mentor: Dr. Hiroki Yokota, Associate Professor of Biomedical Enginering, email: hyokota@iupui.edu. Summary, Full Proposal. Scholars: Vacant (ME), Amin Hagyousif (ECE)

  6. "Wireless Security Assessment Tool Development." Mentor: David Dellacca, Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Technology, email: ddellacc@iupui.edu. Co-Mentor: Connie Justice, Clinical Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Technology, email: cjustice@iupui.edu. Summary, Full Proposal. Scholars: Nathaniel Husted (CIT), Katie Richardson (OLS), Stephen Schuler (TCM)

  7. "Multimodal Biometric System Using Low-cost Sensors." Mentor: Dr. Yingzi (Eliza) Du, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, email: yidu@iupui.edu. Summary, Full Proposal. Scholars: Craig Belcher (ECE), Matthew Terry (ECE), Sophia Vinci-Booher (BME)

  8. "Biomechanics of Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation: Experimental Study Using an Innovative in Vitro Mechanical System – Phase III (Final Phase)." Mentor: Dr. Hazim El-Mounayri, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, email: helmouna@iupui.edu. Co-Mentors: Dr. Paul Herring, Professor of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, email: pherring@iupui.edu; Dr. Omar El-Mounayri, Ph.D. Student, Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, email: oelmouna@iupui.edu. Summary, Full Proposal. Scholars: Adam M. Ari (ECE), Hazel Gomes (BME), Jeff Snyder (ME)

  9. "Assessment of the Learning Effectiveness of the AVML Based on Multi-disciplinary Usability Study." Mentor: Dr. Hazim El-Mounayri, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, email: helmouna@iupui.edu. Co-Mentors: Julie Bohnenkamp, Director of Instructional Technology, e-mail: jbohnenk@iupui.edu; Dr. Eugenia Fernandez, Associate Professor of Computer and Information Technology, e-mail: efernand@iupui.edu. Summary, Full Proposal. Scholars: Syedur Islam (CIT), Julie Metcalf (Education), Chirag Padalia (ME)

  10. "In Vitro Assessment of Mechanical and Biological Properties of a Novel Silorane-based Dental Composite." Mentor: Dr. Hazim El-Mounayri, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, email: helmouna@iupui.edu. Co-Mentor: Dr. Jie Chen, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, email: jchen3@iupui.edu. Summary, Full Proposal. Scholars: Bashar Alkhatib (Biology), Zachary Lightner (ME), Bart Sudhoff (ME)

  11. "Renewable Energy Source through Photovoltaic and Fuel-Cell Technologies." Mentor: Dr. Andrew Hsu, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, email: anhsu@iupui.edu. Summary, Full Proposal. Scholars: Alan Benedict (ME), Tyson Fish (ECE), Joel Phelps (ECE)

  12. "Failure and Bursting of Elastomeric Materials: Experimental Study Using Novel Mechanical Systems." Mentor: Dr. Alan Jones, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, email: alsjones@iupui.edu. Summary, Full Proposal. Scholars: Gerhard Novianto (ME), Steve Saed (ECE)

  13. "Construction Supply-chain Management Based on RFID Technology." Mentor: Dr. Chul Kim, Assistant Professor of Construction Technology, email: cskim@iupui.edu. Summary, Full Proposal. Scholars: Matthew Boyle (CNT), Jin Sung Hong (ECE)

  14. "Creation of 4D Dynamic PET Phantom Data sets for Testing PET Kinetic Models and Parameter Estimation Strategies." Mentor: Dr. Evan Morris, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, email: emorris@iupui.edu. Co-Mentor: Dr. Paul Salama, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, e-mail: psalama@iupui.edu. Proposal Scholars: Joel A. Phelps (ECE), Kaithlin Tulloh (BME)

  15. "Noise Reduction in Analog CMOS VLSI Circuits Using Guard Rings for Gigahertz Frequency Transmission of Microvolt Level Bioelectric Signals." Mentor: Dr. Maher Rizkalla, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, email: mrizkall@iupui.edu. Co-Mentor: Dr. John Schild, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, email: schild@iupui.edu. Summary, Full Proposal. Scholars: Nilashis Dey (ECE), Kevin Mauser (BME)

  16. "Nanoelectronic Interconnect-Repeater Design and Simulation Toolbox." Mentor: Dr. Wei Wang, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, email: ww3@iupui.edu. Co-Mentor: Dr. Hazim El-Mounayri, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, email: helmouna@iupui.edu. Summary, Full Proposal. Scholars: Chichi Aneke (ECE), Dung Quoc Hong (ECE), Jeremy Johnson (ME)

  17. "Multi-Disciplinary Assessment of the Pedagogical Value of the AVML." Mentor: Jamie Workman, Associate Professor of Mechancial Engineering Technology, email: jkworkma@iupui.edu. Co-Mentors: Dr. Hazim El-Mounayri, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, e-mail: helmouna@iupui.edu; Julie Bohnenkamp, Director of Instructional Technology, e-mail: jbohnenk@iupui.edu; Dr. Eugenia Fernandez, Associate Professor of Computer and Information Technology, e-mail: efernand@iupui.edu. Proposal Scholars: Matthew W. Arvin (MET), Rochel Beam (EDU), Chirag Padalia (ME)

  18. "Transportation Accident Data Analysis for Active Safety Measures." Mentor: Dr. Huanmei Wu, Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Technology, email: hw9@iupui.edu. Co-Mentor: Dr. Sohel Anwar, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, email:soanwar@iupui.edu. Summary, Full Proposal. Scholars: Nhung Gammon (CIT/HIA), Harikrishna Rajabather (ECE)

  19. "Extreme Wind and Air Pollution Simulation of Indianapolis Downtown Area." Mentor: Dr. Erdal Yilmaz, Senior Research Associate of Mechanical Engineering, email: eyilmaz@iupui.edu. Summary, Full Proposal. Scholars: Adam Campbell (Geography), Braden Duffin (ME)


SPRING 2006 MURI PROJECTS AND TEAMS

The following is the list of MURI projects and team members of Spring 2006 consisting of 9 mentors and 24 scholars:

 

FALL 2005 MURI PROJECTS AND TEAMS

The following is the list of MURI projects and team members of Fall 2005, consisting of 7 mentors and 19 scholars: