2005 Projects

Click on any of the Project Names below to see the details for that project.

Advanced Traveler Information System - Trust Methodology

Link to project details.

Author(s): Amy Giacheri, Anthony Czunchnicki, Matthew Haringa, Zhi Yi Huang (Civil Engineering)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: George List

An Introductory Analysis to the Access to Medical Treatment Act

Link to project details.

Author(s): Jessica Lyons (STS)

Category: Theoretical

Faculty Adivisor: David Hess

Catalog of Properties: Proposed Fifth Avenue Historic District, Troy, New York

Link to project details.

Author(s): Alexandra Epstein (Architecture)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Barbara Nelson

Cell Function on Gel Substrates

Link to project details.

Author(s): Caitlyn McCullough (Biomedical Engineering)

Category: Theoretical

Faculty Adivisor: Jan Stegemann

Collision Detection of Superquadrics

Link to project details.

Author(s): Eric Smith, Jufeng Peng, Nilanjan Chakraborty (Computer Science)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Srinivas Akella

Determination of Carbon Nanotube Concentration in Collagen-Nanotube Constructs

Link to project details.

Author(s): Brendan Laurenzi (Biomedical Engineering)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Jan Stegemann

Determining the Target of a Novel Cell Cycle Inhibitor

Link to project details.

Author(s): Michael DiMaio (Biology)

Category: Theoretical

Faculty Adivisor: Robert Palazzo

Developing a Simple Model to Characterize Glass

Link to project details.

Author(s): Tressa Adelia Fruchtnicht (Materials Science Engineering)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Minoru Tomozawa

Development of a Casting Tool for a Fuel Cell Membrane Solution

Link to project details.

Author(s): Jonathan Berg (Mechanical Engineering)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Daniel Walczyk

Dirty Images: Locating MinD Protein in E. coli

Link to project details.

Author(s): Shannon Hitchcock, Oswaldo Sanchez, Vera Valakh (Biochem, Biophys, Mathematics)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Donald Drew

Effect of Ethanol on F-actin Distribution in Axonal Growth Cones: The Role of Rac1 GTPase

Link to project details.

Author(s): Samit Shah (Biology)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Michael Hanna

Efficient Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Link to project details.

Author(s): John Ziegler (Mechanical/Aero Engineering)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Kurt Anderson

Electrolyte Concentration Effects In Polybenzimidazole Fuel Cell Membranes

Link to project details.

Author(s): Derek Benicewicz (Chemistry)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Ru Chen

Expression of Exogenous c-myc-tagged Focal Adhesion Kinase Within Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells upon Retroviral Infection

Link to project details.

Author(s): Genevieve Weber (Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: George Plopper

Growth of Branched Nanopillars

Link to project details.

Author(s): Ken Girardin (Materials Science Engineering)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Daniel Gall

Integration of Computer Aided Design (CAD) in Monte Carlo Transport Solutions

Link to project details.

Author(s): Mark Furler, Jessica Leone, Seth May (Nuclear Eng and Eng Physics)

Category: Theoretical

Faculty Adivisor: George Xu

Involvement of BCL11B in Activation of Proinflammatory Cytokines

Link to project details.

Author(s): Sailaja Ghanta (Biology (7 year med program))

Category: Theoretical

Faculty Adivisor: Dorina Avram

Java Applets for Kinetics in Materials

Link to project details.

Author(s): Wei Yang (Computer Systems)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Afina Lupulescu

LEGUP (Logic Engine for Grid-Using Puzzles)

Link to project details.

Author(s): Joseph Moskie, Drew Housten, Adam Spina, Tyler Hinman, Lan Guo, Timothy Tesluk (CS and Psyc)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Bram van Heuveln

Low Frequency Characterization of Light Emitting Diodes

Link to project details.

Author(s): Serguei Roumiantsev, Nezih Pala, Shayla Sawyer, Ankit Khanna (Electrical Engineering)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Michael S. Shur

Low Temperature Melting of Copper Nanorods

Link to project details.

Author(s): James DeLuca (Physics)

Category: Theoretical

Faculty Adivisor: Toh-Ming Lu

Low-Energy and Passive Cooling Systems for Hot-Humid Climates

Link to project details.

Author(s): David Fannon (Architecture)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Mark Mistur

Making and Breaking Liquid Connections with a Capillary Switch

Link to project details.

Author(s): Robin Chin (Mechanical/Aero Engineering)

Category: Theoretical

Faculty Adivisor: Amir H. Hirsa

Mobile Studio

Link to project details.

Author(s): Jason Coutermarsh (CSCI/CSYS)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Don Millard

Modeling and Simulation of a Laser-Powered Lightcraft Using Advanced Simulation Tools

Link to project details.

Author(s): John A. Evans (Applied Math)

Category: Theoretical

Faculty Adivisor: Kurt S. Anderson

Modeling the Dynamics of a 2D Chain

Link to project details.

Author(s): Jill Kowalski, Ronak Talati (Math/Phil)

Category: Theoretical

Faculty Adivisor: Donald Drew

Nanocomposites for Field Grading Materials

Link to project details.

Author(s): Tolga Goren (Materials Science Engineering)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Linda Schadler

Nitric Oxide Causes Relaxation of an Endothelial Cell Layer by a Guanylyl Cyclase οΎ– Independent Mechanism

Link to project details.

Author(s): Brielle Spataro (Biology)

Category: Theoretical

Faculty Adivisor: George Plopper

Novel Method of Trabeculae Extraction and Experimental Method of Determining Trabecular Structural Parameters Identified

Link to project details.

Author(s): Glenn Berard, Simon Tang (Undeclared)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Deepak Vashishth

Patch Segmentation Fusion for Membrane Image Segmentation

Link to project details.

Author(s): Nicholas Penwarden (Computer Systems Engineering)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Qiang Ji

Path Selection by Highway

Link to project details.

Author(s): Jason Sanchez (Comp Sci, Physics)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Konstantine Busch

Re-Evaluation of Horseradish Peroxidase Inhibitors for the Detection of Multiple mRNAs Using Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization with Tyramide Signal Amplification

Link to project details.

Author(s): Sejal Amin (Biology (BIAM))

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Gang Liu

Sediment Remediation Treatment

Link to project details.

Author(s): Ainiz Z. Abdul Rahim (Environmental Engineering)

Category: Theoretical

Faculty Adivisor: Marianne Nyman

Seminal Music Electronic Circuits

Link to project details.

Author(s): David Shoudy (Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Don Millard

Sensor Data Aggregation Using a Mobile Robot

Link to project details.

Author(s): Gabe Mulley (Computer Systems)

Category: Theoretical

Faculty Adivisor: Wes Huang

Shipping Containers Reused

Link to project details.

Author(s): Travis Frankel, David Fannon, Mike Blancato, Nick Liberis (Architecture)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Michael Oatman

Solubilization of Carbon Nanotubes Using Proteins Toward the Preparation of Biocatalytic Films

Link to project details.

Author(s): Edward Sellitto (Chemical Engineering)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Ravi Kane

Study of Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Link to project details.

Author(s): Shefali H. Sanghvi (Architecture)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Frances Bronet

Study of Spin-Polarized Conductance in Carbon Nanowires

Link to project details.

Author(s): Mitch Mailman (Physics)

Category: Theoretical

Faculty Adivisor: Saroj Nayak

Surface Analysis of Epitaxial Chromium Nitride Films

Link to project details.

Author(s): Nicholas Dolinsky (Mechanical and Materials Science Engineering)

Category: Theoretical

Faculty Adivisor: Daniel Gall

Sustainable Container Shelter

Link to project details.

Author(s): Edmund Yu (Architecture)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Anna Dyson

Synthesis and Evaluation of Polybenzoxazoles as Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Canidates

Link to project details.

Author(s): Michael Kienzler (Chemistry)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Brian Benicewicz

The Investigation of EDA+FN Protein Expression due to Changes in the Microenvironment in Co-Cultures and Mixed Cultures of MG-63 Osteosarcoma Cells and Human Foreskin Fibroblast Cells

Link to project details.

Author(s): Dipti Laxmikant Bhoiwala, Rebecca Lock (Biochem and Biophys)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: George Edick

Understanding Right-Handed Preference of Beta-Alpha-Beta (β-α-β) Units

Link to project details.

Author(s): Benjamin Cole (Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology)

Category: Theoretical

Faculty Adivisor: Christopher Bystroff

Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Display Critical Interdependent Infrastructure Systems of Manhattan and the Los Angeles Area

Link to project details.

Author(s): Ikenna Okoli (Industrial Management Engineering)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: William A. Wallace

Wireless Multicasting

Link to project details.

Author(s): Ankur Singhal (Electrical Engineering)

Category: Applied

Faculty Adivisor: Al-Hussein Abouzeid