Research Experience for Undergraduates program wraps up
| Published: 08/08/2012 |
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Nine undergraduate students from around the country were selected to participate in Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), an innovative 10-week summer program at MSOE. As part of the REU program, students researched projects advancing state-of-the-art applications in the biomedical, aerospace, manufacturing, composite, biomolecular and fluid power industries.
REU is an innovative, interdisciplinary program funded by the National Science Foundation, MSOE’s Rapid Prototyping Center, MSOE’s Fluid Power InstituteTM and the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) to give undergraduates hands-on experience in research. This program focuses on applications of fluid power and rapid prototyping technology.
Hands-on access to solid freeform fabrication devices and fluid power laboratories, close partnerships with advisors, industry mentors and other educational institutions, paired with a creative learning environment provided students with a high probability of success in research focused on solving industrial problems through advanced manufacturing technology.
Students conducted research, took field trips to visit professionals and problem solved with advisors from the MSOE faculty, teammates and other resources. They participated in poster sessions, group discussions, research documentation, learned new software, attended Rapid Prototyping Consortium and Fluid Power Institute meetings, made presentations, built models, designed and completed experiments and wrote research papers.
Participants
Maya Bates, Milwaukee School of Engineering, biomolecular engineering major
Hometown: Milwaukee
Project: Three-Dimensional Mammalian Cell Culture Using Hydrogel Filled Scaffold
Advisor: Dr. Vipin Paliwal, associate professor, Physics and Chemistry Department
Laura Biersteker, Vanderbilt University, biomedical engineering major
Hometown: Grayslake, Ill.
Project: Creation of Patient-Specific Bone Densitrometry Models from 3D Imaging Data
Advisor: Dr. Jeff LaMack, assistant professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
Tyler Capek, UW-River Falls, math and physics major
Hometown: Gilman, Wis.
Project: Modeling the Human Brain’s Major Structures and White Matter Connectivity Using Magnetic Resonance Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Advisor: Dr. Subha Kumpaty, professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
Marissa Castoro, Hofstra University, mechanical engineering major
Hometown: Beechhurst, N.Y.
Project: Impact of Laser Power on the Mechanical Properties of Selectively Laser Sintered Parts
Advisor: Dr. Subha Kumpaty, professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
Paul Hausch, Ripon College, science, math and art major
Hometown: Madison, Wis.
Project: Creation of a Physical 3D Homo Sapiens Single-Cell Model Using Confocal Microscopy Data via Rapid Prototyping
Advisor: Dr. Vipin Paliwal, associate professor, Physics and Chemistry Department
Courtney Kodweis, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, biomedical engineering major
Hometown: Hilton, N.Y.
Project: Three-Dimensional Modeling of the Pediatric Airway
Advisor: Dr. Subha Kumpaty, professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
Khaled Mougharbel, University of South Florida, electrical engineering major
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
Project: Creation of a Flow-Through Replica of a Diseased Arterial Segment for Recreating Realistic Hemodynamic Environment
Advisor: Dr. Jeff LaMack, assistant professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
Chris Stovall, Illinois Institute of Technology, aerospace engineering major
Hometown: Chicago
Project: An Experimental Investigation of Aeration in Hydraulic Sensors
Advisor: Paul Michael, research chemist, Fluid Power InstituteTM
Men Young, Florida International University, mechanical engineering major
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
Project: Applications of Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting for use in Fluid Power Systems
Advisor: Doug Cook, research engineer, Rapid Prototyping Center
MSOE is an independent, non-profit university with about 2,500 students. MSOE offers 18 bachelor’s degrees and nine master’s degrees in the engineering, engineering technology, building and infrastructure engineering, health-related engineering, computer, business and nursing fields. The university has a national academic reputation; longstanding ties to business and industry; dedicated professors with real-world experience; and extremely high placement rates and the highest starting salaries of any Wisconsin university according to PayScale Inc. MSOE graduates are well-rounded, technologically experienced and highly productive professionals and leaders.