AJAS projects, 2017–2026

2D Flexible MoS2 Devices and ILG Flexible FETs

Materials Science and Engineering (inferred)

Flexible two-dimensional (2D) field-effect transistors (FETs) have gathered great interest, due to the need to solve scalability problems that are commonplace in 3D FETs. Specifically, the r…

A Bump in the Road: Modeling Efficiency of School Parking Lots

Robotics and Intelligent Machines (inferred)

Many parents drive through the L.T. Ball Intermediate School drop-off system to drop their children off. This system, like other school drop-off systems, is inefficient, blocks traffic flow,…

Active Galactic Nuclei as Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray Accelerators

Physics and Astronomy (inferred)

Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) are the most energetic particles in the universe and have been studied extensively for over 20 years; however, due to various limitations, their source…

Acute Ethanol Exposure Affecting Mechanosensory Neuron Development in C. Elegans

Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a developmental disorder characterized by physical, cognitive, and behavioral abnormalities resulting from alcohol exposure during pregnancy. To better unders…

Adaptive DAG-Based BFT Consensus Using Machine Learning

Today's large-scale distributed systems operate in untrustworthy environments where mutually distrusting entities communicate over unreliable infrastructure. In order to maintain operational…

Agentic AI Cancer Treatment Plan Generation

Currently, there is a noticeable lack of AI in the medical field to support doctors in treating heterogenous brain tumors such as Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), the deadliest human cancer in…

A Humanoid Shoulder Joint Replica for Enhancing PPG Sensor Fidelity in BP Monitoring

Biomedical Engineering (inferred)

Hypertension is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease, contributing to strokes, heart attacks, and kidney failure worldwide. Wearable devices utilizing photoplethysmography (PPG) provide…

AI-Driven Precision Metastasis Therapy

Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality, primarily due to its high metastatic potential and the difficulty of early detection. Current clinical approaches rely on a…

Analysis and Modeling of Gravitational Waves from Binary Black Hole Mergers

Physics and Astronomy (inferred)

The first gravitational wave signal detected and interpreted by humans was observed by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) on September 14, 2015 (NASA, 2015). Sinc…

Analysis of Carbon Sequestration and Ammonia Using Cyanobacteria in Ecosystems

Cyanobacteria are nitrogen-fixing photosynthetic microorganisms responsible for essential biochemical processes. With global warming, positive feedback mechanisms develop between cyanobacter…

Analyzing Etruscan Language Origins Using Persistent Homology

Language data is often difficult to analyze because of its high-dimensional nature, which causes an exponential growth of the size of the space in which the data lives as the dimension incre…

An Assessment of the Health of Eelgrass Under Varying Ocean Acidification Simulations

Earth and Environmental Sciences (inferred)

Eelgrass, or Zostera marina, is a species of submerged aquatic vegetation that grows in shallow bays and estuaries. Ocean acidification is the gradual increase in the acidity of seawater cau…

An Exoskeleton Glove for Increasing the User's Physical Performance.

Biomedical Engineering (inferred)

The project focuses on the development and construction of an exoskeleton glove, or “exoglove,” to enhance human strength, particularly in the wrist and fingers. The idea arises from the gro…

A Novel Role of Crimpy, an IGFBP, in the Etiology of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a condition that results from neurodevelopmental delays and often presents as cognitive, social, communicational, and behavioral challenges. Currently, up t…

A Novel Spider-Inspired Soft Robot with Pneumatically Actuated Locomotion

Robotics and Intelligent Machines (inferred)

This research project was designed to create a soft robot with locomotive capabilities that are well suited for unpredictable natural environments using spider-inspired pneumatic actuation.…

Applying Decision Trees to Detect Dangerous Driving Locations

In the United States, car accidents are a leading cause of death, with tens of thousands of people dying every year. Recently, new technology has emerged that uses AI to help drivers drive s…

A Small-Scale Synergistic Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine System Using Piezoelectricity

Energy and Transport (inferred)

With increasing urbanization, the feasibility of renewable energy solutions for a compact environment becomes an important area of research. VAWTs, with their compact design, omnidirectional…

A Solar Cell Chip with Built-in DC to AC Transformation

Energy and Transport (inferred)

This study presents an innovative solar cell chip that integrates micro-capacitors and micro-converters directly into the cell architecture to streamline DC-to-AC energy conversion. Traditio…

Bioinformatics Analysis of Gene Expression in Lynch Syndrome Progression

Lynch Syndrome is an inherited condition that primarily increases the risk of developing colorectal and endometrial cancers. It arises from germline mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes, r…

Calcium-Doped Biochar for Optimized Glyphosate Removal in Aqueous Media

Environmental Engineering (inferred)

Biochar has been shown to effectively adsorb glyphosate, a widely used herbicide frequently detected in aquatic environments. This study aimed to optimize the glyphosate adsorption capabilit…

Casting Polyvinylidene Difluoride on Graphene for Nanoscale Filtration Systems

Filtering molecules based on size is something that chemical engineers have been striving to achieve at a scalable level. The ability to filter molecules on size has a wide variety of applic…

Characterization of the ELOF1-CE022 Protein Complex

Characterization of the ELOF1-CE022 Protein Complex Awan Awan Lynn Vocational Technical Institute 12th Grade The primary objective of this research is to determine if ELOF1, a transcription…

Cold Shock as a Modulator of C. Elegans Gustatory Plasticity

Understanding the complex mechanisms behind the loss of memories is critical to discerning the causes of memory-related disorders. A widely used model in memory studies is C. elegans, a micr…

Comparative Analysis of Immersive Environmental Familiarity on Depression Mitigation

Behavioural and Social Sciences (inferred)

Post-operative depression remains a major barrier to recovery, while few tools enable the investigation of exactly how specific environmental features influence mood in controlled settings.…

Computational Design of Novel CD117-Specific RNA Aptamers for GBM Therapy

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), an aggressive brain tumor, is the deadliest human cancer with a median survival of 3-4 months without treatment and 12-15 months even with surgery and chemorad…

Computational Design of Small-Molecule AtlA Activators to Trigger Self-Lysis in MRSA

Antibiotic resistance is recognized by the World Health Organization as one of the most globally significant health threats of the 21st century and is estimated to cause about 10 million dea…

Computational Discovery of Quorum Sensing Inhibitors Among Fda-Approved Drugs

Microbiology (inferred)

Computational Identification of Mitochondrial Binding Sites for General Anesthetics

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (inferred)

Drug discovery relies on an accurate assessment of how a compound binds to a target and how that may influence biological function. The recent revolution in AI has now significantly expedite…

CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing in Bacteria: lacZ Gene Modification

CRISPR-Cas9 leads to the alteration of the genetic code, allowing for in-depth disease research and improvements in daily function with humans, animals, and even plants. But how does this bi…

Cuffless Blood Pressure Measurement via Pulse Transit Time Analysis and Arduino

Biomedical Engineering (inferred)

This project addresses the accessibility gap in hypertension monitoring by developing a low-cost, cuffless blood pressure device. With 48.1% of U.S. adults affected by high blood pressure, m…