Graduate Research

Graduate students in the College of Engineering & Computing work with faculty and undergraduates on important research projects.

Chemical, Paper & Biomedical Engineering  Dr. Sparks speaking with two students in her office

For more information about graduate research in the CPB Department, check out the CPB graduate research page. Some current graduate research projects include:

  • CO 2 reforming of methane
  • Photo catalytic oxidation of fuel vapors
  • Hierarchical Composite Constructs as Tissue Engineering Scaffolds
  • Using Ionic Liquid Mixtures for the Extraction of Organosulfur Compounds from Petroleum Streams

Computer Science & Software Engineering

For more information about graduate research in the CPB Department, check out the CSE graduate research page. Some current graduate research projects include:

  • Enhanced Immersive Virtual Environment Reorientation: Intelligent Imperceptible Alignment
  • Real-Time Prediction of Virtual Environment Motion Sickness Using Postural Sway
  • Miami Illinois Language User Extensible Dictionary
  • Artificial Potential Field Redirected Walking

Electrical & Computer Engineering  An ECE professor helping a student with a lab

For more information about graduate research in the ECE Department, check out the ECE graduate research page. Some current graduate research projects include:

  • Reconfigurable RF Systems
  • Software-defined multi-functional LPI/LPD adaptive radar for network-centric applications
  • Automatic Modulation Classification Systems
  • Fingerprint Enhancement Algorithm

Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering 

For more information about graduate research in the MME Department, check out the MME graduate research page. Some current graduate research projects include:

  • Optimization of Control Surface Parameters Towards Active Aeroservoelastic Control Using the Method of Receptances
  • Reduction of Vibration by Oscillating Boundaries and its Application in Rotordynamics
  • Structural Response of Conical Structures due to Combined Thermal and Structural Loading using Reduced Order Modeling
  • A Numerical Model of a Two-Pass, Cross-Flow Conformal Heat Exchanger for Aerospace Applications