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Professor Avedisian
Combustion of Fuel Droplets in Microgravity
Design of a Radio Controlled Micro-Air Vehicle
Photographic study of liquid droplet collision dynamics
Thermal Properties of Nano-structured Materials: Superlattices and thin films

Professor Bartel
Minimal Size Knee Replacements
Shoulder Joint Replacements

Professor Bonassar
Development of Bioreactors for Tissue Engineering
Mechanical Analysis of Cartilage Bending
Mechanical Evaluation of Tracheal Tissue
Modeling of Cartilage Tissue Assembly
Tissue Engineering using CAD and Injection Molding
Tissue Injection Molding Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Professor Booker
Efficient Data Storage/Retrieval

Professor Campbell
Human Robotic Systems for Exploration

Professor Fisher
Design Instructional Labs/Projects (Sr. Design Option - MAE 429)

Destruction of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Design of Flow Reactor
Flames with high CO2 content

Professor George
Heat Transfer in Engines
Several projects in association with FSAE race car team
Several projects in association with Automobile X Prize 100 mpg car team

Automotive Aerodynamics Project

Aerodynamic Design and Wind Tunnel testing of a race car body

Professor Erickson

Various projects in micro- and nanofluidics, nanofabrication and
Lab-on-chip devices. See http://nano.mae.cornell.edu/

Professor Kirby
Undergraduate and MEng research opportunities

for more projects, see http://www.kirbyresearch.com/index.cfm/page/rp.htm

Professor Lipson
Tensegrity-based robots

Multi-material rapid prototyping
Self-Reconfiguring Modular Robots
Stochastic mesoscale cellular robotics

Artificial intelligence in computer-aided design
Biologically-inspired Evolutionary Robotics
Micro-fluidic programmable self-assembly

Haptic interface for mechanical simulation
Freeform fabrication for tissue engineering

Professor Moon
Project #1 Design of Haptic Kinematic Mechanism for Web Based Museum
Project #2 Smart Joints in Aerospace Structures
Project #3 Solid Modelling (CAD) and Simulation of Reuleaux Kinematic Mechanisms.
Project #4 Fluid-Structural Vibrations of 1000 Elastic Fibers in a Cross-Flow
Project #5 Bio-Dynamics of Micro-Nano Fibers [Ciliated Surfaces] in Fluid Flow
Project #6 Chaotic Dynamics in Clocks

Munoz - Adjunct Asst. Professor

Characterization and Control of the electrical dynamics of cardiac tissue

Professor Peck

CUSat Student Nanosatellite Program
High-Agility, Low-Power Robotics

Professor Ruina
Better Rowing Ergometer
Bipedal Walking Robot
At least 100 other projects
What is the metabolic cost of using your muscles?

Professor Valero-Cuevas - not currently offering

Professor Warhaft
Experimental Fluid Mechanics

Professor Williamson
Exciting Fluid Dynamics
Fluid Dynamics Research Opportunities

Adjunct Professor Wu - website

Development of a 4D micro/nano scale particle tracking microscope
Statistical analysis of collective motion of swimming bacteria

Stem cell migration and differentiation in a microfluidic

Professor Zehnder

Fabrication and testing of lightweight, graphite/epoxy facesheet, aluminum honeycomb core composite systems

Professor Zhang

Modeling the Impact of Clean Diesel Technologies on Air Quality in NY

Evolution of Atmospheric Nanoparticles Near Roadways

Characterizing Diesel Emissions in NASA AMES Full-Scale Wind Tunnel