During Research Week, we celebrate our researchers and their areas of expertise.
Faculty Researchers
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STEPHEN CAIN
Advancing the use of wearable sensor systemsDeveloping algorithms that utilize data from body-worn inertial sensors to quantify human movement and physiology outside of the lab and during daily life.
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BHASKARAN GOPALAKRISHNAN
Energy, Water and Waste Reduction, Productivity
The WVU IAC and MARICE focus on energy efficiency, as well as water and waste reduction in efforts to improve productivity.
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JUHYEONG RYU
Enhancing apprentices through advanced craft training systems
Researching the enhancement of safety, health, and productivity in apprentices through advanced craft training systems that can translate expert-based motion into functional learning.
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NITHI SIVANERI
Invented a new composite plate finite element
Invented a composite plate higher order finite element called MONNA. Results consisting of static and dynamic analysis with this element indicate faster convergence and better accuracy.
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JIGNESH SOLANKI
Application of AI to Smart Grid
Equipped with smart grid technologies, their Energy System Laboratory is aiming to utilize AI-driven algorithms to identify anomalies to significantly improve the grid's reliability and resilience.
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SOUMYA SRIVASTAVA
Designing Microfluidic tools for health
Researching the many capabilities of utilizing electrokinetics to identify disease conditions.
Graduate Student Researcher
CHRIS ANDERSON
Antimicrobial Resistance in Rural Wastewater
Studying the dissemination of antibiotic-resistant bacterial genes in wastewater across West Virginia to provide insight on downstream infection risks and to preserve rural community health.
EVA BRIDGES
Studying the microbial communities in drinking water
Researching the composition of microbial communities within chlorinated drinking water in distribution system storage tanks.
ALIREZA GHASEMI
Showcasing the potential of ChatGPT-4
Researching ChatGPT-4's ability to estimate construction costs against real bids to show its potential in enhancing bidding procedure.
SYED KHALEDUZAAMAN
Low-Powered Remote Sensing System for Industries
Developing a low-powered remote sensing system for real-time monitoring of critical industrial environments.
MIHIRI KULKARNI
Non-oxidative coupling of methane
Researching the development of catalysts for methane conversion to ethylene, via kinetics studies.
MOHAMMAD SAMIN MANSUR
Virtual Reality (VR) in Engineering Education
Researching VR technology and gauging the user experience of VR-assisted learning in the context of engineering education.
ANSAN POKHAREL
Extraction of critical minerals from the e-waste
Investigating the recovery of critical materials from e-waste & performing numerical simulations to design the microwave system.
DEEPANJALI ROY
Sorption selective CMS membrane for gas separation
Researching carbon capture and utilization for the separation of same-sized gas molecules.
VINILA VASAM
Evaluation of Contribution of EPS in DBP formation
Researching the quality of water in drinking water distribution systems and the formation of disinfectant by-products within & these water systems.
Undergraduate Student Researcher
WALKER DAGGETT
AMR at Wastewater Facilities in West Virginia
Researching the spatiotemporal surveillance of antimicrobial resistance at wastewater treatment facilities throughout areas of rural West Virginia.
ALYSSA MIZE
Membrane Transport and Separations
Researching the development of advanced membranes for modular on-board inert gas generation units on aircrafts/spaceships.
JAMES PRITZ
Electrification of Monongalia School Bus Fleet
Analyzing the conversion of the Monongalia County school bus fleet from propane/diesel to all-electric, as well as the benefits.
MARIA RINCON PEREZ
Degradation and separation of perfluorooctanoic acid
Researching the use of membrane technology to remove PFOA from water, microwave technology to degrade it, and ways to combine these technologies in the future.