Mentor Areas
My expertise are in fluid mechanics and heat transfer, In recent years, I have been working on micro and nano fluidics and in point of care diagnostics. For more information, please visit my research website and my list of publications.
Description:
Am I safe to go to school today? The ability to test frequently and obtain test results quickly is critical for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and other diseases. We wish to develop a home test for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases that is simple to use and inexpensive. We seek students able and interested in helping us in developing smartphone and/or processor for our test.
Preferred Qualifications
The interested student needs to be skilled in one of the following:
- Android Programming: Program a smartphone to read test results with the phone camera, analyze the acquired data, instruct and counsel the patient, and communicate test results and spatiotemporal data to the cloud.
- Mechatronics: Design, construct, and test a processor capable of controlling incubation temperature and an actuator.
- Heat Transfer / Chemistry: Formulate an active material (based on magnesium alloy as in meals ready to eat) and phase change material to incubate our reaction electricity-free at 65C.
Project Website
Learn more about the researcher and/or the project here. Micro and Nano Fluidics Lab
Details:
Preferred Student Year
First-year, Second-Year, Junior, Senior
Academic Term
Fall, Spring, Summer
I prefer to have students start during the above term(s).Volunteer
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to volunteers.Paid
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to paying students they engage in their research, regardless of their work-study eligibility.Work Study
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to hiring work-study-eligible students.