Author: Jackson Marsh | Major: Mechanical Engineering | Semester: Spring 2023 My name is Jackson Marsh, and I am a mechanical engineering major in the college of engineering. I have been doing research for the past three semesters with Dr. Han Hu in the mechanical...
3D Printing Shoes
Author: Jackson Burnett | Major: Mechanical Engineering and German | Semester: Spring 2023 My name is Jackson Burnett and during the 2022-2023 academic year, I worked on the topic of 3D printed running shoe parts under the direction of Dr. Han Hu. I am a Mechanical...
Producing Magnetically Induced Ionic Thrust from DBDs
Author: Ethan Graef | Major: Mechanical Engineering and German | Semester: Spring 2023 Electric transportation is the future of human society, but why do we not have many electric aircraft yet? When we’re talking about electric aircraft development, a typical idea...
Driving Chemical Reactions with Inductively Heated Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles
Author: Scott Bree | Major: Mechanical Engineering | Semester: Spring 2023 After finishing Spring 2023 and completing my fourth semester of nanoparticle research in Dr. David Huitink’s mechanical engineering lab, I have learned so much about the research process and...
Development of High-Performance Air-Cooled Heat Sinks
Author: Ethan Weems | Major: Mechanical Engineering | Semester: Spring 2023 My name is Ethan Weems, and I am a Junior Honors Mechanical Engineering student. My research focuses on ways to improve current electronic cooling methods. Specifically, I have been...
The Overlooked Step in Quantum Devices
Author: Lance Yarbrough | Majors: Mechanical Engineering and Physics | Semester: Spring 2023 Blurb: My name is Lance Yarbrough, and I am in both the Engineering College and Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. I’m a senior in Physics and Mechanical Engineering, and...
Inaugural Experience Presenting at The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Conference
Author: Mattie McLellan | Majors: Mechanical Engineering, Physics | Semester: Spring 2024 I am developing scientific instrumentation for small satieties that obtain atmospheric content data. Using light to measure wavelength absorption in the atmosphere, the chemical...
AIAA Student Conference Recap
Author: Benjamin Harp | Majors: Mechanical Engineering, Physics | Semester: Spring 2024 I am currently doing research with Dr. Huang in mechanical engineering. Our lab is designing a miniature satellite that is to be launched into orbit to do atmospheric research. My...
Attending the Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium
Author: Emma Paulus | Major: Mechanical Engineering | Semester: Spring 2024 The common phrase “pain is relative” may have more scientific backing than most people would think. My research delves into the role that expectation plays in pain tolerance, threshold, and...
La Vie Française d’un Américain: Learning as a Foreigner in Grenoble
Author: Cole McCallum | Majors: Mechanical Engineering, Physics | Semester: Summer 2023 During the summer of 2023 I chose to participate in a language immersion program in the French city of Grenoble. This study abroad offered me the opportunity to change the way I...