Engineering students receive 2019-20 UROP funding
The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) at Wayne State University announced that 60 students, including 13 from the College of Engineering, were offered funding for the 2019-20 award period. The UROP awards are designed to enhance opportunities for students from disciplines across the university to participate in research and creative activities with mentorship from faculty experts.
To be considered for funding, students submitted project proposals sponsored by faculty members with whom they wished to collaborate. Projects were focused on developing and testing a hypothesis or theory using methods relevant to one or more academic disciplines.
Undergraduates involved in research projects can receive grant funding, earn special recognition for their work, obtain financial support to present their results at state and national conferences, and apply to participate in the university's annual Undergraduate Research Conference.
2019-20 College of Engineeirng UROP awardees
Siva Chinthalapudi
Development of 3D printed electrode materials for Li-ion battery applications
Major: Electrical engineering
Advisor: Leela Arava
Eric Ellis
HA-CNT nanofibers with electrically-triggered drug release for enhanced nerve regeneration
Major: Chemical engineering
Advisor: Harini Sundararaghavan
Charles Gabrion
Design of an osteochondral plug from microencapsulated differentiated mesenchymal stem cells
Major: Chemical engineering
Advisor: Howard Matthew
Marcella Gatti
Electrochemical gas sensor using MEMS technology
Major: Electrical engineering
Advisor: Yong Xu
Daryna Gopchenko
Development of nickel doped transition metal dichalcogenides for lithium sulfur batteries
Major: Mechanical engineering
Advisor: Leela Arava
Aleksandra Gryko
Synthesis of nanostructured non-precious mixed metal electrocatalysts for advancement of energy conversion systems
Major: Chemical engineering
Advisor: Eranda Nikolla
Dimitrios Kakaris Porter
Waste to resource: coal fly ash benefication
Major: Civil engineering
Advisor: Timothy Dittrich
Ryan Mangulabnan
3D bioprinting of microvascular hollow fibers for use in tissue engineering
Major: Chemical engineering
Advisor: Howard Matthew
Krishna Patel
Fundamental insights into oxygen electrocatalysts on non-stoichiometric mixed metal oxides for regenerative fuel cells and metal-air batteries
Major: Chemical engineering
Advisor: Eranda Nikolla
Grace Sexton
Intelligent suspension systems of autonomous vehicles with incorporation of environmental perception
Major: Mechanical engineering
Advisor: Chin-An Tan
Tanyeem Shaik
Photoacoustic thermometry during endogenous laser ablation procedures: calibration studies
Major: Biomedical engineering
Advisor: Mohammad Mehrmohammadi
Molly Straight
Coronary stent effects on increased proteoglycan production to induce intimal hyperplasia
Major: Mechanical engineering technology
Advisor: Mai Lam
Andrew Touma
Development of an economical data acquisition system for a low-cost photoacoustic probe for measurement of skin layer thickness
Major: Biomedical engineering
Advisor: Kamran Avanaki