Technology Enhances the Arts
Bilingual children are frequently misdiagnosed in schools and clinics because speech patterns shaped by second-language acquisition can resemble speech sound disorders. As a result, a typica…
Physics and Astronomy
Ultra-sensitive, scalable quantum computing relies on the precise control of open quantum systems, where environmental memory effects lead to non-Markovian noise. As quantum systems continue…
Software Design
Delay Differential Equations (DDEs) are a more realistic and powerful version of regular Differential Equations, and are extremely common in anatomy, chemistry, ecology, and climate research…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
?9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is among the most prevalent psychoactive drugs in the United States, with nearly 20 million users each day. Yet, detection capabilities remain limited for roads…
Materials Science
Large-scale reforestation efforts often struggle due to the large cost associated with seeding and low growth yield due to pest predation on seeds. To negate pests, blanket application of ch…
Mathematics
I investigated whether quandle colorings (homomorphisms) can detect causality for links realized as skies in a (2+1)-dimensional globally hyperbolic spacetime X. I built on the Allen–Swenber…
Biochemistry
Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) is a connective tissue disorder characterized by collagen disorganization and impaired extracellular matrix signaling (ECM), resulting in chronic jo…
Biochemistry
In 2025, an estimated 2,041,910 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the United States, and 618,120 people will die from the disease (NIH, 2025). It is a leading cause of death worldwide…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
What makes robots seem robotic? Traditional robots are stiff, making them precise and stable, but not agile; they have difficulty negotiating the variability of natural environments. In cont…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In the US, electoral redistricting frequently divides Communities of Interest (COIs) in favor of partisan-biased seat outcomes. This research addresses COI definitions by establishing a data…
Embedded Systems
Analog circuit synthesis poses complex optimization problems in high-dimensional design spaces, where integrated circuit (IC) designers must employ laborious, manual parameter tuning to sati…
Translational Medical Science
Purpose: Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) causes over 100,000 deaths annually worldwide. While adjuvant radiotherapy after surgical resection can reduce the risk of recurrence and im…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This project investigates the issue of dust accumulation on solar-powered Martian rovers, testing the efficiency of three cleaning methods: automatic tilting, wiping, and Electrodynamic Dust…
Chemistry
N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have emerged as excellent spectator ligands in homogeneous catalysis, especially in transfer hydrogenation reactions. Transfer hydrogenation, the reduction of…
Biomedical Engineering
Distal pulse assessment during closed fracture reduction in pre-hospital emergency care is typically performed intermittently and subjectively, leaving windows where vascular compromise may…
Biochemistry
Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) is a connective tissue and joint disorder that millions of people are affected with. Patients affected suffer from chronic pain and increased risk o…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infects 300 million people worldwide, causing 1.3 million annual deaths. Current treatments can suppress viral replication but fail to eliminate covalently closed cir…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Upper-limb prosthetic abandonment remains at 44%, a clinical failure rooted in the intractable complexity of human motor control: the approximately 20 degrees-of-freedom (DoF) of the hand cr…
Environmental Engineering
Purpose: The world loses billions of trees each year, and current reforestation efforts cannot keep pace. Drone-based seed planting has emerged as a promising solution, with current systems…
Translational Medical Science
Sepsis, responsible for 11,000,000+ deaths globally and 270,000+ annually in the U.S., is very time-sensitive. Mortality increases by 7.6% per hour of delayed antibiotic treatment. Bedside t…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Ovarian cancer is the deadliest gynecological cancer, with a five year survival rate that still barely exceeds 50%. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a stromal cell population in the tumor m…
Animal Sciences
This study investigated how different types of dietary fiber affect gut microbial fermentation and energy utilization in Rattus norvegicus, testing the hypothesis that soluble fiber would in…
Chemistry
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and is typically caused by atherosclerosis, or arterial plaque buildup. Photothermal gold nanoparticles are emerging in medical studies t…
Translational Medical Science
Neonatal brachial plexus injury (BPI) can lead to significant and lasting motor and sensory impairments, particularly because the brachial plexus is directly connected to the spinal cord. In…
Biomedical Engineering
Pathological hand tremors affect 5% of the world population, yet diagnosis remains a subjective 0-4 visual score, and treatments are dangerous (Beta-Blockers), ineffective (orthotics), or ex…
Translational Medical Science
Retinal degenerative diseases (RDDs) affect 300 million patients worldwide. Current imaging techniques detect RDDs in late stages after significant vision loss. Approximately 40% of Retinal…
Materials Science
Chitosan, derived from chitin in crustacean shells, is one of the most abundant biopolymers found on the earth. It is important for biomedical material drug delivery and hydrogels. It has an…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Purpose: The EPA estimates that by 2050, 12,000 metric tons of plastic will be discarded into the ecosystem. Studies have shown that a liter of bottled water may contain thousands of micropl…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is a major complication of cataract surgery, driven by the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). In this study, I investigated the mechanistic eff…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Sepsis—a global health priority declared by the World Health Organization—is a life-threatening immune response to infection and the cause of 20% of all deaths. Early recognition is crucial,…