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Materials Characterization
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Miller | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Materials Science and Engineering |
Sponsor: Northern Michigan University(NMU)
Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)
Research Focus: Materials and Manufacturing
Copper Harbor Cemetery Survey
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Grace Griffin | |
| College/School: | Great Lakes Research Center |
| Department(s): | Great Lakes Research Center |
Sponsor: Grant Township
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing
ReCell Michigan Tech FY24 Project
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Lei Pan | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Chemical Engineering |
Sponsor: Argonne National Laboratory
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability
Capacitating machine vision research at FWS Green Bay Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Timothy Havens | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Evan Lucas | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Phillipe Wernette | |
| College/School: | College of Computing |
| Department(s): | Computer Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of the Interior/US Fish and Wildlife Service(FWS)
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Ocean Sciences| Computation Data Electronics & Sensing
Development of a parameter-efficient deep learning algorithm for medical image segmentation as an effort to mitigate the disparities in access to healthcare resources for skin cancer in the Michigan Upper Peninsula
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Dukka KC | |
| College/School: | College of Computing |
| Department(s): | Computer Science |
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Research Focus: Health
Lake Superior Community Partnership- SBHS
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Laura Marohnic | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: James Baker | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Daniel Yoder | |
| College/School: | Administration |
| Department(s): | Innovation & Commercialization |
Sponsor: Lake Superior Community Partnership
Research Focus:
Field testing of prototype engineered hardwood lumber of northern species for trailer decking applications (2402)
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Joseph Eskola | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Tara Bal | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College Forest Resources & Envr Sci |
Sponsor: Superior Sustainable Solutions
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability
HF Radar East Installation in the Straits of Mackinac
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Timothy Havens | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Guy Meadows | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Christopher Pinnow | |
| College/School: | College of Computing |
| Department(s): | Computer Science |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Natural Resources(DNR)
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Ocean Sciences
Collaborative Research: SHF: Medium: Heterogeneous Architecture for Collaborative Machine Learning
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Zhenlin Wang | |
| College/School: | College of Computing |
| Department(s): | Computer Science |
Sponsor: Clemson University
Center/Institute: Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing
Development of a Joint Modeling- and Experimental-Based Methodology to Evaluate Heat Checking Resistance in Open-Die Forge Tooling
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Joshua Mueller | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Materials Science and Engineering |
Sponsor: Forging Industry Educational and Research Foundation
Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)
Research Focus: Materials and Manufacturing
BITWISE: Benthic Investigation Technology for Waters in the Great Lakes with Improved Survey Efficiency
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Hayden Henderson | |
| Investigator: Evan Lucas | |
| Investigator: Christopher Pinnow | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Jamey Anderson | |
| College/School: | Great Lakes Research Center |
| Department(s): | Great Lakes Research Center |
Sponsor: Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS)
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Ecology| Ecosystems| and Environmental Policy| Computation| Data| Electronics| and Sensing| Atmospheric and Space Sciences| Ocean Sciences| Robotics and Mechanics
Development of High Strength High Toughness Materials for Impulsively Loaded Pressure Vessels
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Joshua Mueller | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Materials Science and Engineering |
Sponsor: Triad National Security LLC
Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)
Research Focus: Materials and Manufacturing
Integrating migratory bird stopover requirements into management action across the Great Lakes Basin
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Jared Wolfe | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College Forest Resources & Envr Sci |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture/US Forest Service/Northern Research Station
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Congressional Add-Electrification 23
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Paul Bergstrom | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Sponsor: ThermoAnalytics Inc
Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)
Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability| Materials and Manufacturing| Computation| Data| Electronics| and Sensing
FractionalNets: Using Symmetric Neural Networks to Calculate Fractional-Order Derivatives
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Tan Chen | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Sponsor: Oak Ridge Associated Universities(ORAU)
Center/Institute: Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC)
Research Focus:
Classification and Prediction of Thrombus Grades after Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Hoda Hatoum | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Biomedical Engineering |
Sponsor: American Heart Association Inc
Center/Institute: Health Research Institute (HRI)
Research Focus: Health
Computationally-Driven Next Generation Carbon-Carbon Composite Material Development
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Gregory Odegard | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engrg-Engrg Mechanics |
Sponsor: US Dept of Defense/Air Force/Air Force Research Laboratory(AFRL)
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Aerospace Engineering Research Center (MARC)
Research Focus: Macro Micro and Nano Sciences
Multi-sensory cognitive modeling for geospatial decision making and reasoning
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Jason Harman | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Cognitive & Learning Sciences |
Sponsor: US Dept of Defense/Navy/Naval Research Laboratory(NRL)
Center/Institute: Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC)
Research Focus: Human Factors & Psychology
Improving climate resiliency and economic return of Michigan's labor-intensive produce using low-cost| modular robotic fleets
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Jung Bae | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Vinh Nguyen | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Myoungkuk Park | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engrg-Engrg Mechanics |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Agriculture and Rural Development(MDARD)
Center/Institute: Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC)
Research Focus: Robotics & Mechanics
Deciphering the relationship between bioresorbable magnesium alloy corrosion and the inflammatory microenvironment of the neotinima
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Jeremy Goldman | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Biomedical Engineering |
Sponsor: Marquette University
Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)
Research Focus: Health| Materials and Manufacturing
Smart Meter-Driven Distribution Grid Visibility and Control
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Daniel Fuhrmann | |
| College/School: | College of Computing |
| Department(s): | Applied Computing |
Sponsor: Arizona State University
Center/Institute: Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing
Collaborative Research: Research Initiation: Understanding the Opportunities and Impacts of Undergraduate Engineering Students' Adoption of Software Engineering Practices and Tools
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Michelle Jarvie-Eggart | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Engineering Fundamentals |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation(NSF)
Center/Institute: Research and Innovation in STEAM Education (RISE)
Research Focus: Education & Outreach
Modeling of Dark Anticyclonic Vortex Formation on Ice Giant Planets
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Shawn Brueshaber | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engrg-Engrg Mechanics |
Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Aerospace Engineering Research Center (MARC)
Research Focus: Atmospheric & Space Sciences
Rubber modified bridge deck overlay
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Qingli Dai | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Zhanping You | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil| Environ & Geospatial Engrg |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Environment Great Lakes and Energy(EGLE)
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI)
Research Focus: Transportation & Infrastructure
CRII: RI: Towards Robust and Efficient Bipedal Robot Locomotion on the Moon through Reinforcement Learning
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Tan Chen | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation(NSF)
Center/Institute: Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC)
Research Focus: