ISR welcomed 12 Research Experiences for Undergraduates students on June 2. The students will spend 10 weeks conducting research with ISR faculty members and grad students, then write a paper and make a presentation at the end of the summer.
The students, their projects, and their faculty mentors:
Suchit Bhattarai, Montgomery College (Md.), Development of a bird-inspired robot, advised by Professor S.K. Gupta (ME/ISR)
Chun Kit (Calvin) Chung, Montgomery College (Md.), Off-the-Shelf Networked Mini Robots, Assistant Professor Sarah Bergbreiter (ME/ISR)
Zachary Cummins, University of Maryland, GUI for automated biological cell manipulation tasks, Associate Professor Benjamin Shapiro (AE/ISR)
Chasity DeLoney, University of Arkansas, Voice identification using models of auditory processing, Professor Shihab Shamma (ECE/ISR) and Assistant Research Scientist Jonathan Fritz (ISR)
Mark Finkelstein, University of Maryland, Pursuit mechanisms with biological inspiration, Professor P.S. Krishnaprasad (ECE/ISR)
James Gallagher, Tulane University, Packaging Biosensors for Cell Monitoring, Associate Professor Pamela Abshire (ECE/ISR)
Brian Hunte, Syracuse University, Pursuit strategies with collision avoidance, Professor P.S. Krishnaprasad (ECE/ISR)
John Lin, University of Maryland, Steering of magnetic nano-particles with chemotherapy drugs to deep tissue tumors by active control of magnetic fields, Associate Professor Ben Shapiro (AE/ISR)
Sara Lu, Virginia Tech, and Kristen Schalliol, University of San Diego, Mass Dispensing and Vaccination Clinic Operations and Logistics, Associate Professor Jeffrey Herrmann (ME/ISR)
Rajiv Prasad Shah, St. Lawrence University, Coordination in networked mechanical systems, Assistant Professor Nikhil Chopra (ME/ISR)
Benjamin Tousley, University of Maryland, Integrated Hardware for EMG Control, Associate Professor Pamela Abshire (ECE/ISR)
June 3, 2008
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