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Bioengineering
Faculty: Dr.
James Brasseur, Dr.
Mary Frecker, Dr.
Stephen Piazza, Dr.
H. Joseph Sommer III, Dr.
Dan Haworth, Dr.
Gary Settles, Dr. Kendra
Sharp, Dr. Christopher
Rahn
Research
Areas: Fluid transport (blood, food, drugs), melting/freezing
of tissue, mechanical implants, advanced diagnostic visualization,
medical instruments, microdosimetry (effects of small amounts
of radiation at the sub-cellular level).
Aerodynamics of Canine Olfaction for Unexploded Ordnance
Detection - Dr. Gary Settles
"This
research being conducted at the Gas
Dynamics Lab aims at gaining
an understanding of the aerodynamics of the olfaction
process through a series of flow visualization
experiments as well as modeling efforts. Currently,
flow visualization is being used to understand
the aerodynamics of the canine nostril."
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Optimal
Design of Smart Tools for Minimally Invasive
Surgery - Dr. Mary Frecker
Research
being conducted by the Engineering
Design & Optimization
Group (EDOG), seeks to "develop
design methodologies for smart surgical instruments
for Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS). The goal is to
optimally design multifunctional tools which can be
used to perform more than one task, thus reducing tool
changeover time in MIS procedures. Topology optimization
methods are being developed to design such multifunctional
tools with integrated smart materials. Both piezoelectric
ceramic and electroactive polymer materials may be
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