Author: Jackson Burnett | Major: Mechanical Engineering | Semester: Fall 2022 My name is Jackson Burnett and during the Fall 2022 term, I worked on the topic of 3D printed running shoe parts under the direction of Dr. Han Hu. I am a Mechanical Engineering...
Investigating Inductively Heated Nanoparticles for Driving Chemical Reactions
Author: Bree Scott | Major: Mechanical Engineering | Semester: Fall 2022 I am a mechanical engineering student taking additional biomedical engineering courses and conducting research in the lab of mechanical engineering professor Dr. David Huitink. I received an...
Sounding Off
Author: Jackson Marsh | Major: Mechanical Engineering | Semester: Fall 2022 When I describe to my family my research from the Fall 2022 semester, I simply stated I was listening to water boil. However, this oversimplification of my work sensing the acoustic emissions...
Educating the Educators
Author: Jackson Marsh | Major: Mechanical Engineering | Semester: Fall 2022 My name is Jackson Marsh, and I am a junior mechanical engineer major, minoring in mathematics. This semester I was able to attend and present at the American Society for Engineer Education...
Proposing Curriculum Changes Inspired by Research Experience
Author: Stephen Pierson | Major: Mechanical Engineering | Semester: Summer 2022 I travelled to the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Midwest Section 2022 Conference to present my paper on the topic of introducing hands-on manufacturing education into...
Harnessing Nanoparticle Heating to Drive Chemical Reactions
Author: Bree Scott | Major: Mechanical Engineering | Semester: Spring 2022 My name is BreeAnna Scott, and I am a mechanical engineering student taking additional courses in biomedical engineering with the goal to engineer devices used for medical treatments. Over the...
Durability of Non-metallic Materials for Additively Manufactured Heat Spreader Fabrication
Author: Rafael Estrella | Major: Mechanical Engineering | Semester: Spring 2022 My name is Rafael Estrella, and I am a senior mechanical engineering student and an aspiring researcher. At the end of the first semester of my sophomore year, I was invited to work in the...
Scalable Method for High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries
Author: Matthew Sullivan | Major: Mechanical Engineering | Semester: Spring 2022 This semester, with support funding from the University of Arkansas Honors College, I was able to conclude my research on 3D-printed high energy cathode materials for lithium-ion...
Alternative Solar-Powered 3D Printing for Space Mission Use
Author: Stephen Pierson | Major: Mechanical Engineering | Semester: Spring 2022 My name is Stephen Pierson, and I am majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Back in the fall of 2021, I met my current mentor, Dr. Han Hu, and toured the Mechanical Engineering Department’s...
Manufacturing Methods for Microgravity Use
Author: Timothy Loftness | Major: Mechanical Engineering | Semester: Spring 2022 During the Spring Semester of 2022 I worked in Dr. Han Hu’s Nano Energy and Data-Driven Discovery Laboratory. As a current Mechanical Engineering Major at the University of Arkansas I was...