Chemical Engineering

• Confined Dynamics of Drops, Capsules and Cells: Dr. Ali Borhan
• Bioreactor Design for Plant Root and Cell Culture: Dr. Wayne Curtis
• Computational Methods to Understand Electrochemical Interface Reactions: Michael Janik
• Microwave-driven Catalysis in Continuous Flow Reactors:
  Dr. Seong Kim
• Synthesis and stabilization of Colloidal Nanoparticles:
  Dr. Themis Matsoukas
• Bioprocessing, Protein Purification, Membrane Systems:
  Dr. Andrew Zydney

Civil & Environmental Engineering

• Structural Systems and Components: Dr. Andrea Schokker
• Protective Technology Center: Dr. Andrea Schokker

Electrical Engineering

• Design of Mostly-Passive Magnetic Bearings for Flywheel Energy Storage Systems: Dr. Heath Hofmann
• International Center for Actuators and Transducers (ICAT):
  Dr. Kenji Uchino

Engineering Science & Mechanics

• Computational Modeling of Protein Adsorption on Hydrophobic Surfaces: Dr. Melik Demirel
• Fuel Cell: Exploring the Performance of H2 and Methanol Fuel Cells: Dr. Mirna Urquidi-MacDonald
• Corrosion for Pipelines: Dr. Mirna Urquidi-MacDonald
• Material Performances of Nuclear Waste: Dr. Mirna Urquidi-MacDonald
• Biological Data Mining: Data Mining Heart, Cancer, and Alzheimer Deceases: Dr. Mirna Urquidi-MacDonald

Industrial Engineering

• Cumulative Trauma Disorders: Dr. Andris Freivalds
• Penn State Metalcasting Lab: Dr. Robert Voigt

Mechanical Engineering

• Surgical Instrument Design and Testing: Mary Frecker
• Experimental Setup Development for Nano and Bio Materials:
  Dr. Aman Haque
• Determination of Subject-Specific Ankle Kinetics & Mechanics of Stairclimbing: Dr. Steven Piazza

Radiation Science & Engineering Center

• Radiation and Reactor Applications: Candace Davison

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