Projects

Biomechanical modeling of extreme animal movements

Certain biological organisms use elastic energy to drive repeatable, ultra-fast motion. For example, some species of mantis shrimp can accelerate their hammer-like appendages 10,000 g's of…
2 sp. | 0 appl.
Time commitment
Fall - Part Time (+1)
Fall - Part TimeSpring - Part Time
Project categories
Physics (+2)
BiologyPhysicsBiomechanics

Creative Computing Studio: Studio Assistants

Project Description The Creative Computing Studio explores the intersection of computing, technology, and art through the production of original artworks. This year, I am looking for Creative…
3 sp. | 0 appl.
Time commitment
Fall - Part Time
Project categories
Engineering (+8)
Computer ScienceEngineeringHumanities, Social Sciences, and the ArtsCircuit DesignComputer VisionHuman-Computer InteractionMechanical EngineeringRoboticsVisual and Performing Arts

Mechanical (re)design of a high-rate recoil instrument

The Physics of Soft Matter Lab (posmlab) performs novel high-rate material characterization using a custom-built tensile tester. We use this instrument to stretch materials to a prescribed…
2 sp. | 0 appl.
Time commitment
Fall - Part Time (+1)
Fall - Part TimeSpring - Part Time
Project categories
Soft Matter Physics (+4)
EngineeringPhysicsMaterials ScienceMechanical EngineeringSoft Matter Physics

Electrical Measurement of Insect Feeding - Software Team

Piercing-sucking insects (mosquitoes, ticks, aphids, sharpshooters) are vectors for animal and plant diseases that cause immense human suffering and that pose grave agricultural threats. For instance…
1 sp. | 0 appl.
Time commitment
Fall - Part Time (+1)
Fall - Part TimeSpring - Part Time
Project categories
Circuit Design (+2)
Computer ScienceEngineeringCircuit Design

Characterizing tendon material properties

In this project, students will build upon a Amelia Acker's ('26) senior thesis " Characterizing the Viscoelastic Behavior of the Bullfrog Plantaris Tendon ". The goal is to perform dynamic mechanical…
2 sp. | 0 appl.
Time commitment
Fall - Part Time (+1)
Fall - Part TimeSpring - Part Time
Project categories
Materials Science (+3)
PhysicsBiomechanicsMaterials ScienceSoft Matter Physics

Oh snap! Ultrafast snapping recoil of elastic materials

Elastic biological materials like tendon play a vital role in animal locomotion, yet their complexity makes their mechanical characterization challenging. These materials often have a highly non…
2 sp. | 0 appl.
Time commitment
Fall - Part Time (+1)
Fall - Part TimeSpring - Part Time
Project categories
Physics (+2)
EngineeringPhysicsMaterials Science

Decomposition Mechanisms in Metal-Organic Frameworks

Background: Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are (Nobel-prize-winning!) porous materials that are able to capture greenhouse gases, like CO2 and methane. We are particularly interested in "hybrid" MOFs…
2 sp. | 0 appl.
Time commitment
Fall - Part Time
Project categories
Chemistry (+1)
ChemistryMaterials Science

Eco-friendly molecule making

Do you want to do chemistry that is good and beautiful, green and clever? Do you want to be a legit molecule maker? Join us! We are developing eco-friendly reactions to rapidly create organic…
2 sp. | 0 appl.
Time commitment
Fall - Part Time
Project categories
Chemistry (+3)
ChemistryMolecular DesignPharmaceuticalsSustainability

A New Surgical Microscope for Materials Physics Research

Our lab investigates how electrons behave in solids — such as crystals, glasses, metals, superconductors, van-der-Waals (2D) materials, spin-liquid magnets, charge-ordered oxides and amorphous…
2 sp. | 0 appl.
Time commitment
Fall - Part Time
Project categories
Biomedical Engineering (+6)
ChemistryEngineeringPhysicsBiomedical EngineeringCondensed Matter PhysicsMaterials ScienceRobotics