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Research - Active Grants

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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR GRANTING AGENCY PROJECT
David F. BahrNSFDevelopment and Implementation of an Intensive Short Course, Seminar, and Mentoring for Introducing Undergraduate to Research in Engineering.
David F. BahrSandiaMechanical Behavior of Metallic Films on Compliant Substrates for Flexible MEMS and NEMS Devices.
David F. BahrVLOC Inc.Characterization of Defects in Single Crystals for Optical Applications.
David F. BahrNSFREU: Characterization of Advanced Materials.
David F. BahrAcademy of Applied Science2008 Research and Engineering Apprenticeship Program.
David F. BahrREC Solar Grad Silicon, LLCMicrostructural Characterization of Polysilicon Grown in Fluidized Bed Reactors.
Amit BandyopadhyayWSU Foundation, Keck FoundationKeck Foundation award for Bio-Medical Materials Research Laboratory.
Amit BandyopadhyayNSFPorous Nitinol for Load Bearing Implants Using Rapid Prototyping.
Amit BandyopadhyayNSFREU Supplement: Porous Nitinol for Load Bearing Implants Using Rapid Prototyping.
Susmita BoseNSFCAREER: Development of Bioactive Implants using Calcium Phosphate Nanopowders.
Susmita BoseNSFREU Supplement for CAREER: Development of Bioactive Implants using Calcium Phosphate Nanopowders.
Jow-Lian DingSandia National LabPhase Transformation Under Ramp and Shock Wave Loading.
Jow-Lian DingPNNLA Comparative Study of the Dynamic Mechanical Behavior of Three Types of Metallic Materials for Automotive Applications.
Indranatha DuttaNew Mexico TechNanostructured Adaptive Solders for Microelectronic Packaging.
Indranatha DuttaNaval Postgraduate SchoolInterfacial Creep in Thin Film Interconnect Structures in Micro-Systems.
Indranatha DuttaSemiconductor Research CorporationFracture Properties of Microelectronic Lead Free solder Joints under Dynamic Loading Conditions.
Indranatha DuttaPurdue UniversityAging Effects on Microstructure and Mechanical Property Evolution in Sn-Ag Based Solder Interconnects.
Prashanta DuttaNSFCTS: A Four-Dimensional (4D) Microchip for Proteomics.
Prashanta DuttaLife Science Discovery FundLSDF: Rapid fingerprinting of cardiac biomarkers.
David P. FieldBrigham Young UniversitySoftware to Interpret EBSD data for Parent Grain Identification and Lath Packet Spacing Measurement.
Sankar JayaramPACCARVirtual Assembly Technology Consortium
Sankar JayaramBoeingWeb-Based Viewing of Large CATIA Models.
Uma JayaramNSFAdaptive Design Evaluations - Ontology-Based Semantic Approach for Real-Time Collaboration and Communication between Engineering Applications.
Uma JayaramNSFREU Supplement: Adaptive Design Evaluations - Ontology-Based Semantic Approach for Real-Time Collaboration and Communication between Engineering Applications.
Konstantin MatveevAdvanced Marine ConceptsAir Induction System for Reducing Drag of Marine Vehicles.
Sinisa MesarovicDOEEducational strategies and Critical Problems in Thermo-mechanics of Materials, Northwest Consortium for Multiscale Mathematics and Applications.
Sinisa MesarovicNSFCrystal Plasticity on the Nano and Micro Scales. Michromechanical Theory and Experiments.
Sinisa MesarovicNSFREU Supplement: Crytal Plasticity on the Nano and Micro Scales. Micromechanical Theory and Experiments.
Charles PezeshkiPSNSME 416 Capstone Design Project 0955
Charles PezeshkiPSNSME 416 Capstone Design Project 0958
Cecilia D. RichardsNSFNIRT: Nanotube based structures for high resolution control of thermal transport.
Cecilia D. RichardsNSFREU Supplement: NIRT -Nanotube Based Structures for High Resolution Control of Thermal Transport
Cecilia D. RichardsNSFREU: Introduction to Multiscale Engineering.
Lloyd V. SmithFederal Aviation AdministrationThe Effect of Surface Treatment on the Degradation of Composite Adhesives.
Lloyd V. SmithBoeingCompatibility of Commercial Aerospace Fluids with Reinforced Thermosets and Their Adhesives.
Lloyd V. SmithASA/USATest Methods for Softball and Softball Bat Performance.
Lloyd V. SmithBoeingDiffusion of Jet Fuel in Reinforced Thermosets.
Lloyd V. SmithNCAAPerformance of New Fast Pitch Softball Bats.
Hussein M. ZbibDOEInvestigating Deformation and Failure Mechanisms in Nanoscale Multilayer Metallic Composites.
Katie ZhongNSFNIRT: Total Chemical Synthesis, Property and Modeling Studies of Nanoparticle/Polymer Hybrid Materials.
Katie ZhongNSFGOALI/Collaborative Research: Fabrication of Multifunctional Nanofoams from Polymer Nanocomposites.
Katie ZhongBoeingMultifunctional Nanofoamed Thermoplastic Nanocomposites for Reduced Profusion of Airplane Interior Materials and Improved Fuel Efficiency.
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