Talker-orientation information in large-aperture microphone array improves beamforming and source-location/tracking algorithms and allows better camera selection in a video conference situation. Chu and Warnock, 2002 …
This thesis deals with two problems in viscous flow.In the first part, fluid-structure interactions were investigated, with connections to swimming microorganisms. Motivated by a numerically …
There is great interest in protective applications of two-dimensional nanomaterial films. These films are formed of hundreds or more layers of nanosheets held together by …
As CMOS downscaling continues, new materials and devices are needed in order to meet the requirements of the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS). The …
Whiskers are electrically conducting filaments that form spontaneously in Sn systems and are a reliability risk in electronics. Despite being extensively studied, a fundamental understanding …
Vapor intrusion (VI) investigations, the effort to determine the exposure and associated human health-risk at a VI impacted building, are often complicated by significant spatial …
Whiskers are conductive filaments that spontaneously form on Sn-based coatings. They are a critical reliability issue as they can cause short circuits in electronic systems. …
With increasing awareness of lead's harmful effects to the environment and human health, there is a large drive toward lead free products. One of the …
The ability to predict the risk posed by a chemical released into the environment relies on a fundamental understanding of its fate, transport, and concentration …
We present new methods of vehicle class recognition for four classes of vehicles (specifically, SUV, mini-van, sedan, and pickup truck) using one or more fixed …
Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) has been extensively employed in recent decades due to its capacity to minimize the trauma, decrease the recovery time, and enhance …
Vapor intrusion modeling generally involves solving the soil gas flow and volatile organic compound vapor transport equations in the soil subsurface and from there into …
The vortex dynamics of laminar flow past a rectangular cavity is investigated using numerical simulations and microfluidic experiments. The flow is inherently three-dimensional and is …
We present experimental investigations on two classes of problems that are inspired by bat flight—vortex wakes and compliant membrane wings. Aerodynamic experiments with flapping animals …
Phononic crystals are periodic, composite solids that exhibit phononic band gaps – frequency ranges in which elastic waves are prohibited. When made from soft elastomers, …
Antibiotic resistance and the emergence of multidrug resistant bacteria poses a great public health threat and complicates treatment of infections. One of the most impactful …