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Past Student Research Projects

Summer 2026

NOVA: An Edge AI Autonomous Robotic Assistant for Intelligent Construction Site Inspection (Shreem Dixit)
Direct Ink Writing of Inorganic-Organic Composites for High Performance Energy Materials (Kyneiq Stallings Garner)
Density Functional Theory Analysis of AlMgB14 (Derek Heidenfelder)
Desktop Bio-Fiber Spinner (Wyatt Hodges)
Expanding wave energy converters deployment time to enhance production of potable water (Vincent Jimenez)
Development and Testing of Marine Energy Technologies (Sanjay Kashyap)
Real-time Integration of Multi-device Networks to Optimize Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Processes (Riley Lauer)
Accelerated Discovery of Electride Materials Using Generative AI and Hierarchical Screening (Joshua Malonda)
Extrusion Based Ceramic 3D Printing for In-Space Manufacturing (Noah Marsico)
Artificial Intelligence Powered Autonomous and Distributed Multi-Drone Platform (Daniel Miner)
Building MultiphaseHUB: Autonomous Data Extraction from Scientific Literature Using PlotPick and Large Language Models (Erik McKeithen)
The Evolution of High-Efficiency Multijunction Concentrator Solar Cells: A Review (Schadrac Nkanga)
Mechanical Behavior of Strained Coherent and Semicoherent Layered Metal Halide Perovskites (Joshua Oxendine)
Uncertainty-Aware Modeling of Structural Reliability in Energy Systems (Ethan Piburn)
From Ancient Canals to Climate Futures: Water Heritage and Climate Resilience in the Andes (Colleen Reynolds)
Uncovering feature significance in Alzheimer’s Disease via statistics and machine learning (Jenifer Roque-Martinez)
Direct Observation of Phonon-Dislocation Scattering in Lithium Fluoride via Molecular Dynamics (MD) (John Fillmore Rosero)
Design and Evaluation of a Low Cost In-Situ 3D Vibration Sensing Array for an LPBF Recoater Arm (Zack Rothmann)
Multi-Agent AI Framework for Self-Supporting Topology Optimization (Gustavo Sanchez-Uribe)
Developing AI Agents for Efficient Topology Optimization (Tyler Steffy)
Performance Optimization of Ocean Current Turbine Blades (Alejandro Velasquez)

Summer 2025

Instrumentation of Wave Energy Converter (Jade Bercik)
Scoring the Convenience of EV Ownership in US Cities (Bryan Campbell)
Flexible Wearable Sensors for Injury Prevention (Spencer Carpentier and Ava Parks)
Realistic Simulation for a Distributed & Coordinated Multi-Drone System (Rishita Chawla and Akhil Garre)
Modeling a Swivel-Based Mooring System to Improve Reliability of Wave Converters in Coastal NC (Reagan DeCaro)
Tellurium Nanostructures via New Liquid-Phase Exfoliation Method (Krishna Didugu)
Examining Runoff Predictions Under Climate Change (Justin Gifford)
Design and Analysis of WEC/Swivel Joint Technology (Jacob Hawkins)
Development of Injectability Drug-Loaded SiC Particles for Intratumoral Treatment (Savannah Leaird and Arash Ghalandarzadeh)
Mathematical Modeling of Aircraft Wings Encountering Gusts (Sebastian Mares)
Characterizing Motion Errors in Metal Additive Manufacturing (Gabriel McAnuff)
Survey of Mental Health Resources for North and South Carolina Fire Departments (Katie McCarthy)
Automated Measurement System for Laser Focus Errors in Laser Powder Bed Fusion (Samuel Parsons)
Enhancing the Strength and Sustainability of Olefin Plastics Using Cellulose Fiber Reinforcement (Madhava Aditya Bharadwaj Pinapati)
Advanced Oxidation: Theoretical vs. Actual Values (Laisa Mena Rivera and Nicole Bonilla-Cruz)
Lansing Temporary Bridge Design (Emily Schuman)
Measurement of Gas Flow in Laser Powder Bed Fusion Machines (Morgan Scotten-White)
Real-Time Sensor Integration and Control for Autonomous Golf Cart (Hyun Seo)
Transparent Surgical Device Tips with Fiber Optic Delivery for Laser-Based Tissue Sealing and Cutting (Max Sommer)
Operation of a Battery-Powered Glass Crusher (Isaac Tumey)
Prompt-to-Geometry: Voxel-Based Architectural Generation via Cellular Automata and LLMs (Andrei Vince)
Dessicant Packet Registration (Cooper Wozniak)