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Check out projects from the Fall 2025 Fulton Forge Student Research Expo and plan to attend the event on Tuesday, Nov. 18 from 1–3 p.m.
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Efficient DNA alignment tools accelerate disease research, genetic analysis, and personalized medicine to improve global health.
Mentor: David Claveau
Program: FURI
This research develops a method to monitor cerebral blood flow, replacing current bulky systems to improve neurostimulation therapies.
Mentor: Jit Muthuswamy
Program: FURI
Mapping and classifying event camera simulators will help researchers build smarter, faster, and more efficient vision systems.
Mentor: Bharatesh Chakravarthi
Program: FURI
Demonstrates if and how RIS can operate fully independently on solar power, allowing for sustainable and scalable deployment.
Mentor: Georgios Trichopoulos
Program: FURI
Reinforcing FeCrAl alloys with TiC will create stronger, heat-resistant metals for cleaner energy, aerospace, and nuclear systems.
Mentor: Minglei Qu
Program: MORE
Simulated space environments induce evolving radiation-induced defects, useful for the design of self-healable space electronics.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: FURI
Modulating repression of downstream amino acid synthesis can improve monoethanolamine production in E. coli while preventing auxotrophy.
Mentor: David Nielsen
Program: FURI
Transforming wasted heat from power plants into reusable energy using reversible chemical reactions that are heat storage in liquid form.
Mentor: Robert Wang
Program: FURI
Cheap and abundant carbon has the potential to replace expensive critical metals of electrodes, such as silver, for semiconductor devices.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: FURI
Studying the porosity of metal bone implants made with Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) will make them safer and more viable.
Mentor: Minglei Qu
Program: FURI
Exposing halide perovskites to radiation with energies ranging from ultraviolet to gamma exposure allows for determining space readiness.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: FURI
Developing an RL model for autonomously enabling satellites to prioritize observations in areas with high atmospheric activity.
Mentor: Paul Grogan
Program: GCSP research stipend
Studying how FemTech apps handle user data over time will help make digital health tools safer and protect people’s reproductive privacy.
Mentor: Rakibul Hasan
Program: GCSP research stipend
Detecting SOZs in pediatric epilepsy using expert-informed, LLM-based AI reduces workload and improves care in data-limited settings.
Mentor: Sandeep Gupta
Program: FURI
Using electrons to image printable perovskite films shows nanoscale crystals and defects to study how processing conditions influence film.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: GCSP research stipend
Comparing GRU and LSTM models with and without RL will advance knowledge of machine learning applications in quantitative finance.
Mentor: Michael Clough
Program: FURI
Immersive VR safety training lets fishermen practice emergencies risk-free, reducing fatalities in this high-risk industry.
Mentor: Heejin Jeong
Program: MORE
Designing T cell receptors that precisely target disease-related epitopes can accelerate personalized cancer and immunotherapy treatments.
Mentor: Heewook Lee
Program: FURI
Studying garment digitization, the generation of 3D garments from input images or text, for faster design processes in the industry.
Mentor: Pavan Turaga
Program: GCSP research stipend
Simplifying simulation modeling using visual super-ports, connections and statecharts for intuitive, reusable, integrated Digital Twins.
Mentor: Hessam Sarjoughian
Program: MORE
Investigating how efficiently special metals use sunlight to remove CO2 from the air will help combat the effects of global warming.
Mentor: Dorsa Parviz
Program: FURI
Characterizing the sol-gel chemistry aging process on HA dip coatings will help determine the optimal conditions for HA implant coatings.
Mentor: Vincent Pizziconi
Program: GCSP research stipend
Tackling a barrier of lead leaching into the environment from perovskite solar panels by capturing it with low-cost, sustainable materials.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: FURI
Production of electrospun biocompatible sericin nano-scaffolds in a self-sustaining bioreactor for regenerative orthopedic implants.
Mentor: Vincent Pizziconi
Program: GCSP research stipend
Controlling defects in β-Ga₂O₃ enhances the efficiency and reliability of next-generation power devices, leading to improved performance.
Mentor: Farida Selim
Program: FURI
Studying melt pool dynamics for laser powder bed fusion to improve the quality of metal part production.
Mentor: Minglei Qu
Program: FURI
Using artificial intelligence to optimize perovskite processing will lead to more efficient and stable cost-effective solar cells.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: FURI
Improving UAV stability and efficiency with adaptive morphing airfoils for gust-tolerant aerodynamic performance.
Mentor: Yulia Peet
Program: FURI
Improving Sb₂(S,Se)₃ solar cell performance through surface engineering to enhance the viability of next-generation solar technology.
Mentor: Feng Yan
Program: MORE
Developing water-based Li₂OHCl films via blade coating for scalable, low-cost, and moisture-stable solid-state batteries.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: FURI
Improving battery health prediction extends lifespan and makes energy more reliable and sustainable for EVs and grid systems.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: FURI
Analyzing stream flows and connecting them with historical drought data to model regional streamflow in the Western U.S.
Mentor: Margaret Garcia
Program: GCSP research stipend
Developing a model for inductors and transformers at high frequencies for better understanding of magnetic power losses.
Mentor: Mike Ranjram
Program: FURI
Using laser imaging to visualize fluid flow in heatsinks with extended surfaces helps improve the design of cooling systems for electronics.
Mentor: Beomjin Kwon
Program: FURI
Identifying optimal inter-electrode spacings to minimize stimulation thresholds will enhance long-term neuromodulation treatment outcomes.
Mentor: Jit Muthuswamy
Program: FURI
Studying variable emittance coatings in a space environment will optimize energy use for thermal control, improving spacecraft efficiency.
Mentor: Liping Wang
Program: MORE
The goal is to create more affordable and sustainable musical instruments for students in school by creating a solar-powered keyboard.
Mentor: Deana Delp
Program: FURI
This research will explore LiDAR’s effectiveness in expanding maritime defensive capabilities.
Mentor: Anoop Singh
Program: FURI
Enhancing perovskite film uniformity and thickness on silicon boosts light absorption and efficiency for low-cost tandem solar cells.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: FURI
Characterizing the accumulation of a novel, targeted MRI contrast agent could improve diagnostic imaging for traumatic brain injuries.
Mentor: Kuei-Chun "Mark" Wang
Program: FURI
Studying productive capabilities of diverse pure and mixed chain elongating cultures for efficient creation of industrially useful products.
Mentor: Anca Delgado
Program: FURI
Dual-additive engineering boosts perovskite stability and performance without extra manufacturing steps for low-cost solar electronics.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: FURI
Pairing a GNN with MPC advances modeling/control of deformable bodies for more accurate and controllable real-time dynamics across ropes.
Mentor: Leixin Ma
Program: FURI
Using perovskite mixed ionic-electronic conductors as switches will enable brain-inspired computer chips for artificial intelligence.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: FURI
Enhancing drone safety with model-free neural control that detects and recovers from motor faults in real time.
Mentor: Kunal Garg
Program: MORE
Advancing powder-free continuous metal 3D printing will improve production speed and material performance in aerospace & biomedical fields.
Mentor: Xiangjia Li
Program: MORE
A framework for bias removal in ML models helps institutions protect sensitive data and leverage domain-specific constraints in their use.
Mentor: YooJung Choi
Program: MORE
This project seeks to optimize CdTe solar cell fabrication and investigate how bismuth doping influences power conversion efficiency.
Mentor: Feng Yan
Program: FURI
Analyzing the inability of generative image models to process "no," creating a diverse benchmark for evaluating and improving future models.
Mentor: Bharatesh Chakravarthi, Yiran Luo
Program: FURI
Using seaweed to filter wastewater and capture rare earth elements to create a sustainable and low-cost treatment method.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: GCSP research stipend
We model network traffic to uncover hidden attack routes, helping security systems catch elusive threats and keep users safe online.
Mentor: Jedidiah Crandall
Program: FURI
Developing AI teaching assistants that deliver accurate responses by training them on lecture materials and student questions.
Mentor: Yuli Deng
Program: FURI
Exploring diffusion-based frameworks to improve video reconstruction from data captured by event-based cameras.
Mentor: Bharatesh Chakravarthi
Program: FURI
Developing single-camera stereoscopy will help improve semiconductor production with lower costs and more reliable data.
Mentor: Xiangyu Guo
Program: FURI
Developing faster energy-efficient microwave synthesis for Na-ion batteries to advance sustainable energy storage.
Mentor: Linqin Mu
Program: FURI
Understanding how thin film alumina oxide coatings applied with an open-air spray coater protects oxide transistors from water vapor damage.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: FURI
Analyzing shifts in mHealth app policies and data behaviors over time to identify vulnerabilities and improve digital health privacy.
Mentor: Rakibul Hasan
Program: FURI
USB-powered wireless LEDs cut wiring and speed installs, enabling connector-free spaces and open designs for education and low cost.
Mentor: Ayan Mallik
Program: FURI
Using affordable and user-friendly spectrometers for water and soil quality assessment for satellite-based Earth Observation calibration.
Mentor: Saurav Kumar
Program: FURI
Improving real-time vision with ML-based motion deblurring from event cameras for safer robotics, driving, drones, and surveillance.
Mentor: Bharatesh Chakravarthi
Program: FURI
Teaching AI to explain its reasoning helps stakeholders understand not just what is right, but why it is right.
Mentor: Huan Liu
Program: FURI
Improving software reliability and security by studying how program structure influences the effectiveness of automated repair tools.
Mentor: Stephanie Forrest
Program: FURI
Leveraging the mobile ions in halide perovskites to create stable, low-cost, and efficient semiconductors for memory devices.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: FURI
This research enables scalable, low-cost production of sodium solid-state electrolytes through improved material design.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: FURI
Designing an electric vehicle charging adapter to unify various charging types will accelerate the nationwide adoption of electric vehicles.
Mentor: Michael Goryll
Program: FURI
Using LLMs to plan real-world tasks improves safety, adaptability, and personalization in human-AI collaboration.
Mentor: Sandeep Gupta
Program: FURI
SSBs use a solid electrolyte instead of a liquid electrolyte to facilitate the transfer of electrons, thereby producing electricity.
Mentor: Xin Xu
Program: FURI
The reuse of graphite in lithium-ion cells shows a practical approach for anode material recycling and advancing battery sustainability.
Mentor: Yoon Hwa
Program: FURI
Enhancing perovskite solar cells’ stability for harsh conditions to withstand temperatures and pressures in underwater environments.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: FURI
Helping AI understand videos better so it can explain, predict, and reason about real-world events like traffic and safety.
Mentor: Bharatesh Chakravarthi
Program: FURI
Improving transformation efficiency will make the cyanobacterium a more effective host for developing sustainable fuels and chemicals.
Mentor: Arul Varman
Program: FURI
Studying the material characteristics of powder bed manufactured copper cubes can help illuminate proper manufacturing for medical devices.
Mentor: Leila Ladani
Program: FURI
We quantify the electrochemical processes that occur inside a battery and how they evolve over time both rapidly and non-destructively.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: FURI
Verifying and improving the resiliency of distributed intelligent computing systems by ensuring secure and reliable computing environments.
Mentor: Hokeun Kim
Program: FURI
Creating PDMS recipes with tunable diffusion to mimic skin for improved transdermal drug delivery research.
Mentor: Brent Vernon
Program: FURI
Using a low-cost microcontroller vision system to sort recyclables in real time, reducing contamination and boosting recycling efficiency.
Mentor: Ryan Meuth
Program: FURI
Enhancing the environmental stability and manufacturability of perovskite solar cells using Carbon Electrodes.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: FURI
Designing a desktop application that helps visualize battery characteristics assists individuals to compare contrasting battery data.
Mentor: Yoon Hwa
Program: FURI
Exploring how sleep affects body inflammation using multiple blood markers could help detect health risks earlier and improve sleep care.
Mentor: Bing Si
Program: FURI
Developing safer and more manufacturable solar materials for improved processability toward sustainable clean energy solutions.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: GCSP research stipend
Comparing existing and novel solder joint materials to quantify temperature-induced stress and warpage in advanced flip-chip packaging.
Mentor: Robert Wang
Program: MORE
Event-RGB fusion A/B test validates robust nighttime tracking. Demonstrating higher IDF1 and >=20% fewer ID switches will boost safety.
Mentor: Bharatesh Chakravarthi
Program: FURI
VeriLLM uses AI to simplify Verilog hardware design, automating code and debugging to make engineering faster, easier, and more accessible.
Mentor: Jeff Zhang
Program: FURI
Examining an accessible way to track heart health in patients with heart failure using wearable devices and machine learning.
Mentor:
Program: FURI
Implementing electrical impedance in the development of more accurate and less invasive methods for monitoring intracranial pressure.
Mentor: Jit Muthuswamy
Program: FURI
This project investigates alternative methods for post-wildfire soil stabilization through bio-stimulation and engineered fungal mycelium.
Mentor: Emmanuel Salifu
Program: FURI
Comparing and researching AI with other risk management tools will allow software startups to choose the best tool that fits their purpose.
Mentor: Ayca Tuzmen
Program: FURI
Developing a drag reduction strategy by utilizing streamwise and spanwise wall shear stress components in turbulent flow channels.
Mentor: Yulia Peet
Program: FURI
Using pre-training data to find the root of LLM bias will help develop safe and reliable AI architectures and development practices.
Mentor: Ben Zhou
Program: FURI
Investigating how to prevent gelation in silk fibroin solutions will enable their use in biocompatible non-metallic internal implants.
Mentor: Vincent Pizziconi
Program: FURI
Meeting the need for improved thermal performance of increasingly small packages will enhance microchip reliability and maintain efficiency.
Mentor: Leila Ladani
Program: FURI
My research builds an AI co-tester that finds why app checks fail and auto-fixes them, shrinking downtime and boosting trust for users.
Mentor: Brian Atkinson
Program: MORE
Predicting whether an AI plan will work, which will help teams avoid failed runs, save time and computation, and choose better models.
Mentor: Lindsay Sanneman
Program: MORE
Predicting human risk-taking during communication delays so remote robots (space, disaster, rescue, etc.) act safer and prevent accidents.
Mentor: Wenlong Zhang
Program: FURI
Detecting cadmium in spinach using hyperspectral imaging can help keep our food safer and protect public health without harming the crop.
Mentor: Saurav Kumar
Program: FURI
Open-air plasma could replace UV ozone by improving surface roughness, wettability, adhesion, and reliability in semiconductor packaging.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: FURI
Designing a miniature cooling device will help provide effective and safe treatment to people with drug-resistant epilepsy.
Mentor: Tianyu Yang
Program: FURI
Investigating varying materials' effect on liquid release from blister packs in microfluidic devices will improve storage and usability.
Mentor: Jennifer Blain
Program: FURI
Transforming noisy EMS calls into accurate transcripts will help hospitals prepare faster and improve patient care.
Mentor: Nakul Gopalan
Program: FURI
Using ML and non-invasive signals to build real-world algorithms for detecting undiagnosed sleep apnea.
Mentor: Md Mobashir Hasan Shandhi
Program: MORE
Investigation of production of Hydro-Treated biodiesel as a new green-derived corrosion inhibitor and fuel source.
Mentor: Shuguang Deng
Program: FURI
Creating material-specific particle-surface adhesion coefficients enables more accurate simulation predictions for real-world situations.
Mentor: Heather Emady
Program: FURI
Identifying the mechanisms that cause damage to neural cells during electrical stimulation will enhance the efficacy of neural therapies.
Mentor: Jit Muthuswamy
Program: FURI
Studying ozone nanobubbles in fresh and brackish water to assess their effectiveness and sustainability for harmful algal bloom treatment.
Mentor: Jesus Moron-Lopez, Sergi Garcia Segura
Program: FURI
Examining how robots can learn efficiently from simulations, reducing real-world data collection while maintaining safety and stability.
Mentor: Hua Wei
Program: FURI
Using machine learning to analyze maximum thermal performance of chiplets will allow for optimization to decrease energy consumption.
Mentor: Tianyu Yang
Program: FURI
Finding security vulnerabilities in autonomous robot navigation will improve the safety of these systems in the future.
Mentor: Muslum Ozgur Ozmen
Program: FURI
Researching air-sensitive materials requires a vessel that can maintain an airtight space and open with a spring lock when in a vacuum.
Mentor: Xin Xu
Program: FURI
Developing Bi-doped CdTe Solar Cells marks the beginning of a new era in stable, low-cost, and high-efficiency photovoltaic energy.
Mentor: Feng Yan
Program: FURI
Designing a switched resistor array to test pulsed power converters with medical, semiconductor fabrication, and defense applications.
Mentor: Mike Ranjram
Program: FURI
Enabling batteryless devices to securely communicate with traditional devices to make these eco-friendly devices safer for practical use.
Mentor: Muslum Ozgur Ozmen
Program: FURI
Training UAVs to intelligently intercept aerial threats will help build more adaptive autonomous defense systems for airspace security.
Mentor: Kunal Garg
Program: MORE
Investigating why safety-trained AI models deceive users will help create assistants that users can trust with sensitive data.
Mentor: Huan Liu
Program: GCSP research stipend
By creating a sensor that mimics a seal's whiskers, my research will allow us to track fish by the invisible trails they leave in the water.
Mentor: Leixin Ma
Program: FURI
AI that compresses and rebuilds soil images to make carbon mapping faster and land use more sustainable.
Mentor: Nakul Gopalan
Program: FURI
By automating data extraction and analysis, agentic AI enhances the precision and effectiveness of data mining for model development.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
Program: FURI