Projects

Geometric Big Data Analysis of COVID-19 Lung X-ray Images & CT Scans

The goal of this project is to perform multimodal Geometric Deep Learning for Diagnosing COVID-19 Pneumonia from both Chest CT-Scan and X-Ray Images and compare the results with that of only using

5 sp. | 0 appl.

Fall - Part Time (+3)

Computer Science

3-D Printed Computational Microscopy using Fourier Ptychography

The goal of this project is to develop a computational microscope using the UC2 system, a 3-D printed, reconfigurable optics platform that can be used to build compact and flexible optical systems.

2 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time (+1)

Signal Processing (+2)

A bio-inspired robotic prey fish

The SotoLab and LAIR are developing bio-inspired robotics to investigate the behavior and locomotion of fishes.

2 sp. | 1 appl.

Spring - Part Time (+1)

Air Pollution Modeling via Mobile Sensor Networks

Air pollution modeling is a complex problem involving high dimensional data and sparsity of high quality sensor data. Due to its high cost, high quality sensors are deployed primarily by the

2 sp. | 1 appl.

Spring - Part Time (+1)

Computer Science (+4)

Automatic decoding of honey bee waggle dance communications

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1 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology for Marine Life Tracking

This work will develop Autonomous Underwater Vehicle tracking technology, and apply it to a nurse shark and sea turtle monitoring study in Costa Rica.

4 sp. | 1 appl.

Spring - Part Time (+1)

Biomechanics (+2)

Bacterial gene regulation in response to stress

Project Overview: Bacteria respond to stressful changes in their environment by changing their patterns of gene expression. The RpoS protein coordinates E. coli’s general stress response, allowing the

3 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Biodiversity and Biogeography of Coral Reef Octocorals

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2 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Biomechanics of extreme animal movements

We will work with our collaborators in biology, materials science, and robotics to further develop our model of spring-driven biomechanics and apply the model to different species of mantis shrimp.

1 sp. | 1 appl.

Spring - Part Time (+1)

Biomechanics (+2)

Biomechanics of Skateboarding

Skateboarding has gone from surfing wannabe to the most rad of all Olympic sports. It’s a sport rich in creativity and athleticism. As a biomechanist and longtime (yet, mediocre) skateboarder, Prof

2 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time (+1)

Engineering (+3)

Computational Fluid Dynamics of Cone Snail Feeding Strikes

This project seeks to develop a simplified computational fluid dynamics model to characterize the biomechanics and fluid mechanics behind cone snail feeding strikes.

1 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Biomechanics (+3)

Computational materials science: novel lead-free brass

Due to the severe health impacts of environmental lead, there is an urgent need to eliminate it from infrastructure and products, with a particular focus on the lead-containing brass alloys used in

1 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time (+1)

Critical Reflection as a High Impact Practice in Learning Engineering

Critical reflection is a deliberate process wherein students focus on their practice and consider the thinking and mindsets that led to particular actions, what happened, and what they are learning

1 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Engineering Education

Designing an artificial array of flowers for honey bee experiments

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1 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Designing Materials at the μscale with Computational Fluid Mechanics

Human-made biomaterials have the potential to unlock biological mysteries and transform human health. For a biomaterial to be useful, it must mimic the properties of living tissues and present cues to

2 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Microfluidics (+3)

Developing a Design Pipeline for Micromachines

Are you interested in learning about the design process for micromachines like accelerometers, gyroscopes, and actuators for microrobots? This project will focus on the design and layout of

1 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Drone Radio Telescope Calibration

Fly a transmitter to calibrate radio telescopes. Drone building, amateur radio, amateur astronomy, FPGA programming, or digital signal processing experience required. Commitment of 4, 8, or 12 hrs/wk.

2 sp. | 2 appl.

Spring - Part Time (+1)

Electronic Properties of Quantum Materials

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. | 3 appl.

Spring - Part Time (+1)

Condensed Matter Physics (+2)

Evaluating the Complex Properties of Synthetic Biomaterials

Human-made biomaterials have the potential to unlock biological mysteries and transform human health. For a biomaterial to be useful, it must mimic the properties of living tissues and present cues to

1 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Materials Science (+2)

Exploring Limits to the Achievable Density of Electrochemical Sensors

We explore limits to the sensitivity and density of biosensors. Our current research addresses the question: How close together can two electrochemical biosensors be and still report accurate results?

2 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Fish-Inspired Propulsion through a Water-Air Interface

We use mechanical and computational models to study the fluid mechanics of jumping fish and evaluate jumping strategies for use in bioinspired underwater vehicles.

4 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Green Organic Synthesis

We are developing eco-friendly reactions to rapidly prepare complex molecules (many of which have never been synthesized before) with potential medical and optical applications. We aim to prepare

2 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Honey bee communication and collective decision-making

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1 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Laboratory Development in the Freshman Chemistry Laboratory

The goal of this research project will be to propose and develop a new laboratory experiment for the freshman chemistry course at Harvey Mudd College. A literature search in the field of chemistry

1 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Low-Cost Open-Source Three-Dimensional Fluid Flow Measurement

We develop, test, and document open-source codes for 3D flow imaging. We will also design validation experiments for these techniques and develop methods of analyzing the resultant 3D flow fields.

2 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Computer Vision (+3)

Machine Learning Meets Molecular Dynamics

Molecular simulations, often likened to a computational microscope, offer atomic-level resolution of complex chemical behavior and phenomena beginning from the underlying fundamental physics. Such

1 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Computer Science (+4)

Manufacturing Transformation

This fellowship provides exciting opportunities to pursue applied and basic research initiatives in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Quality Engineering. Design, and Engineering

5 sp. | 0 appl.

Summer - Full Time

Mathematical Modeling of the U.S. Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court has tremendous power in shaping American politics and society at large. Because justices have lifetime appointments, it is politically advantageous to ensure that a party or

1 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Monitoring the Rizosphere with Optics

Light is a key factor for the growth of plant life. Most are familiar with the need for plants to be exposed to light for photosynthesis, but recent findings have found that light is not only

2 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Music Information Retrieval Research

The goal of the MIR Lab is to train machine learning and signal processing ninjas using music & audio as a playground. Some ongoing projects include: - predicting the composer of a fragment of music

2 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time (+1)

Machine Learning (+1)

Nanocomposite Gas Separation Membranes

The Nanocomposite Gas Separation Membrane Team examines the performance of inorganic-polymer composites with the aim of designing membranes for energy-efficient gas separation.

2 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time (+1)

Materials Science (+1)

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

1 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time (+1)

Engineering (+2)

Operations Research Models for Public Policy

Three projects: 1. Network Analysis of Fake News Propagation on Social Media 2. International Pricing of Pediatric Vaccines 3. Covert Network Disruption through Vitality Maximization

3 sp. | 1 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Operations Research (+1)

Quantum-Dot-Based Photovoltaics

Research in the Van Ryswyk laboratory centers upon the materials chemistry of low-cost photovoltaics for the conversion of sunlight to electricity. There are two major thrusts: tailoring the surface

3 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Materials Science (+1)

Saliency Model Library (SMILER) Development

Saliency models are a type of computer vision model designed to predict what aspects or elements of an image are most attention grabbing in an image. Saliency models can be used in a wide variety of

2 sp. | 1 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Computer Vision (+1)

Sending Entangled Photons 10km

We will build a system to send entangled photons through a telescope up into the mountains to be received by another telescope. Commitment of 4, 8, or 12 hours/week.

2 sp. | 1 appl.

Spring - Part Time (+1)

Squishy crystals - materials physics of imperfections

All crystalline materials are imperfect, and their defects determine their properties. Established theories of how defects interact and evolve are beautiful and elegant, but unfortunately also wrong

3 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Synthesizing Novel Catalysts for Biomaterial Formation

Human-made biomaterials have the potential to unlock biological mysteries and transform human health. For a biomaterial to be useful, it must mimic the properties of living tissues and present cues to

1 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Chemical Engineering (+1)

Transdermal Transport

The Transdermal Research Team investigates the effects of changes in the skin's microstructure due to varying hydration levels and mechanical stretching on the transport of chemicals across the skin.

2 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time (+1)

Biomedical Engineering (+3)

Understanding the Earth’s atmosphere via machine learning

Understanding the composition of Earth’s atmosphere through machine learning: can machine learning give us insight into the mechanisms controlling air quality and climate? Through concentrated field

3 sp. | 0 appl.

Spring - Part Time

Numerical Modeling (+6)