Nina

Molly

Engineering Project on Wind Power Generation Utilizing Aerospace Transportation

Nathan

Brian

Paper Predicting Flying Robot Dynamics with Deep Learning

Engineering is the application of principles in mathematics and science in order to build tools and solve problems. There are many types of engineering including mechanical, chemical, electrical, civil, nuclear, and interdisciplinary. Research in Engineering reflects the range and diversity of expertise within the field – researchers tackle problems in areas as disparate as waste management, earthquake prediction, nanotechnology, highway construction, solar power, manufacturing, and medical imaging.

Research in engineering leads to the designs and processes that power our world, from our computers to our transportation systems to our agriculture. If you are most interested in hands-on STEM applications rather than abstract theories and feeling eager to make designs and build prototypes, consider research pathways in engineering.

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Over the course of the pandemic, hospitals nationwide have spent more than $3 billion on personal protective equipment (PPE) for both workers and patients alike, imposing a serious financial strain on hospitals. Also, disposing of PPE creates waste that significantly pollutes the environment. Wearable devices have been developed to decrease the necessity of PPE as an alternative to recording vital signs, however they are susceptible to flawed readings and don’t perform equally well on all individuals. Here, I investigated creating a wearable device that could autonomously measure the vital signs that are largely indicative of the onset of Covid-19. The device is a wrist and finger monitor capable of recording the heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, and temperature of patients in a non-invasive manner. The device is constructed by connecting a MAX30102 and MCP9808 sensors to an Arduino Uno. After future developments, it would record the data in a web application for workers to monitor, which could easily be shared through a Bluetooth connection. These sensors would also be linked to an OLED display and an HC-05 Bluetooth module to present and store the updated readings. This device holds prospects for significantly reducing the costs of supply chain goods for hospitals so that more funds can be allocated toward research. It’ll also aid in reducing the ecological footprint of hospitals across the world. The device would be easily accessible to low-income communities, lessening the health crisis in developing and underdeveloped nations.

Developing a Wearable Device that can Monitor the Onset of Covid-19

Developing a Wearable Device that can Monitor Vital Signs Relevant to Covid-19

Engineering systems in modern cars have become so complex that collecting and understanding information about them is exceedingly difficult. This research website, Learn Your Car, will eliminate search time by providing concise information in one convenient location. A modern car consists of three sections that are thoroughly engineered; the powertrain, chassis, and bodywork elements. Although modern cars' layouts and engineered components differ in numerous ways, they all share common characteristics with one another(like same structure for engine, transmission, electric motor type, and more). The website is structured in a way that connects all these different engineered systems, and unites them into a common layout. For example, a user navigating this website may see that there are three different types of hybrid powertrains available, but their components like electric motors and batteries, are all composed of similar features. Using this approach, the user can interact with the various configurations of a modern car's layout, while understanding the essentials of each component and how they all form a common linkage with one other. From a single Google search, a reader can use this website to gain a deeper understanding on automotive engineering, the flow of all vehicle components working together, as well as the similarities and differences between them.

Learn Your Car ~ Automotive Engineering Website

Learn Your Car

Bioprinting is the use of 3D printing technology to produce constructs using living cells and bioinks. Bioprinting is a powerful tool that can help regenerate tissue in the body or print organs to be used in transplants. This could potentially eliminate the problems of complicated reconstructive tissue surgeries and organ shortages. In recent years, 3D bioprinting has been used to print *in vitro* organs, create models for clinical trials and test new drug formulas. Although these small steps have helped the scientific community learn more about the challenges that have to be overcome during the bioprinting process, *in vivo* bioprinting, bioprinting that takes place directly in the body, is a common goal that many researchers are striving to achieve. This paper will review the most successful bioprinting processes that have been used, different bioinks that have emerged, the current research that has been conducted for *in vivo* bioprinting and how *in vivo* bioprinting combined with robot assisted surgery could improve the outcomes of musculoskeletal surgery. Also, we will offer new perspectives on how robot-assisted surgery could be combined with *in vivo* bioprinting to create new surgical technology. The musculoskeletal system requires long and invasive procedures to fix problems that occur. Most musculoskeletal injuries are caused by strains on muscles that lead to tears in ligaments and the need for soft tissue replacement, like ACL tears, or the deterioration of joints from overuse. Through *in vivo* bioprinting, the reconstruction and regeneration of skeletal tissue can be possible without long and invasive procedures. Utilization of bioprinting could bring the elimination of complicated surgeries and the implementation of newer surgical techniques, specifically surgical robots to print inside the body with greater precision than humanly possible at reduced cost.

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