FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR FOR GRANTS/CONTRACTS INITIATED IN FISCAL YEAR 2007 (June 2006 - May 2007)

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Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Weiyong Gu

Biophysical Modeling of Solute Transport in Human IVD (2nd Year)

Dr. Baruch Lieber

Flow Divertors to Cure Cerebral Aneurysms

Dr. Fabrice Manns

Optical and Biometric Properties of the Primate Crystalline Lens (David Borjas - Year 4)

Dr. Peter Tarjan

Expansion of Our "Technical Entrepreneurship" Program

Dr. Weizhao Zhao

Exploratory Development of Module-based Interactive Teaching Software for Medical Imaging, Signal and Optics Curriculum (1st Year) Web-Based Visual Rating System for Alzheimer's Disease (2nd Year)

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Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering

Dr.  James D. Englehardt

Study of Reclaimed, Surface and Ground Water Quality

Dr. Antonio Nanni

CRC for Repair of Buildings and Bridges with Composites

Dr. Helena Solo-Gabriele

Leachability and Harmful Effect of Arsenic, Chromium, and Copper Associated with CCA Treated Wood On-line Sorting of Recovered Wood Waste Using Automated X-Ray Technology  Pathogen Monitoring of the St. Lucie River Estuary

Dr. Xudong Yang

Personal Displacement Ventilation

 

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Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Xiaodong Cai

Cooperative Multihop Wireless Communications and Networking: Joint Design of Error Control Codes, Media Access, and Routing Algorithms

Dr. Zhenhua Jiang

Collaborative Research: Hierarchical Integration and Control of Distributed Energy Resources

Dr. Nigel John

A Hidden Markov Model Based Segmentation Framework of MR Spectroscopy Imaging

Dr. Manohar N. Murthi

Agile Speech & Audio Transmission Over Heterogenous Networks

Dr. Shahriar Negahdaripour

Stingray ROV-Based Enhanced Configuration

Dr. Kamal Premaratne

Dempster-Shafer Modeling for Level 2 & 3 Fusion (ONR/Charles River Analytics, Inc.)

Dr. Michael Scordilis

Spoken Database Collection and Channel Modeling for Automatic Speech Recognition Training

Dr. Mei-Ling Shyu

Hurricane Loss and Projection Model

Dr. Akmal Younis

Unified Rich Media Inter-Enterprise Communications – Threats and Countermeasures

 

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Industrial Engineering

Dr. Shihab Asfour

University of Miami Industrial Assessment Center Field Monitoring of Abbotly Technologies Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Controls at Walgreens Pharmacy, Inc., Dade/Broward/Monroe County, Florida

Dr. Sohyung Cho

Quality Control of Medical Screws Using Automated Inspection System

Dr. Tarek Khalil

Occupational Safety and Health Training (2nd Year and 2nd Year Supplement) Safety Splash

Dr. Vincent Omachonu

Economic Opportunity Family Health Center Electronic Health Record System Organizational Assessment

Dr. Joseph Sharit

Center on Research and Education for Aging and Technology (CREATE II) Innovative Approach to Combat Trauma Medical Reservist Team Training Program

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Matthew Swain

Fuel Screening for Internal Combustion Engine Application

Dr. Michael Swain

Additional CFD Modeling for Plug Power Inc. Modeling of AC Transit Hydrogen Energy Station

Dr. Ge-Cheng Zha

Investigation of Co-Flow Jet Air-Foil Fundamental Working Principle Targeting Flow Non-Linearity of Fluid-Structural Interactions Using Detached Eddy Simulation of Turbulence (Year 2)

Dr. Xiangyang Zhou

Identification and Validation of Analytical Chemistry Methods for Detecting Surface Contamination and Water Moisture