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Advancing Wire-Arc Direct Energy Deposition for Large-Format Metal Additive Manufacturing

The Cold Spray Research Group was awarded a $4.38 million grant by the Army Research Laboratory to advance wire-arc direct energy deposition (WA-DED) for large-format metal additive manufacturing. The work will be led by MIE Professor Sinan Müftü and Assistant Professor Ozan Özdemir. The team will include collaboration from Professors Ozlem Ergün, Mohammad Taslim, and […]

Assessing the Environmental Impact of Discarded Unexploded Ordnances

CEE/MES Associate Professor Loretta Fernandez explains the environmental risks of unexploded munitions and the toxic heavy metals they contain being left underwater. Lead and mercury, among other toxic chemicals, can leach into ocean water, ground water, and soil sediment. 

Developing Tools to Analyze Individual RNA Molecules

COS/BioE Professor Meni Wanunu and Assistant Professor Sara Rouhanifard, in collaboration with Anna-Marie Pyle from Yale University, were awarded a $4.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) for “Direct RNA sequencing using electro-optical zero-mode waveguides and custom click fluorescent nucleotides.”

Building a Floating Pier to Provide Aid to Gaza

CEE/MES Professor Qin Jim Chen says the construction of a floating pier to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza will present many engineering challenges, but none are insurmountable.