Funded C3RP Proposals

Project Investigator (PI)

Department

Title

Adams, Nikki

Biological Sciences

Molecular Sensors and Defenses Against Ultraviolet Radiation

Ahlgren, William & Grimes, Joseph E.

Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Design Methodologies for Analog/Mixed Signal VLSI Systems Applied to Infrared Focal Plane Arrays

Alptekin, Sema E. & DeTurris, Dianne J.

Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering & Aerospace Engineering

Development of an Autonomous Tactical Reconanaissance Platform

Arakaki, Dean

Electrical Engineering

Antenna Bandwidth Improvement and Emissions and Mounting Structure Studies

 

Development of Wideband Microstrip Geometries, RFID Tag Mounting Structures, and Radiated Emissions Testing Capabilities

Beckett, Jonathon Animal Science Validation of RFID Livestock Identification Systems

Beckett, Jonathon & Beckett, Deborah

Animal Science

Development of Multi-Marker Genetic Testing Protocols for Fresh Versus Cryopreserved Bovine Embryos

Bensky, Tom

Physics

Optical Detection Airborne Micrometer-sized Particulate Matter

 

Real-time Underwater Optical Sensing of Seawater at Avila Bay

 

Real-time Underwater Optical Sensing of Phytoplankton Activity at Avila Bay

Biezad, Daniel J.

Aerospace Engineering

Non-Linear Aircraft Simulation for Aircraft Test and Design

Birdsong, Charles & Schuster, Peter

Mechanical Engineering

Sensing System for Automatic Human Detection

Chadwell, Charles

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Seismic investigation of the rigid body rocking of portable steel wine barrel stacks.

Chadwell, Charles & Goel, Rakesh

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Seismic Safety Evaluation of Portable Wine Barrel Stacks

Chen, Katherine & Kasper, Eric & Hall, Garrett

Materials Engineering and Civil Engineering

Hydrogen and Residual Stress Effects on the Performance of NiTi Shape Memory Alloys

Chen, Katherine, Kingsbury, Kevin, Brown, Ronald & Kitts, Christopher

Materials Engineering, Chemistry, Physics & Biology

Development of Field Rechargeable Gas Mask Filters

Colvin, Kurt

Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering

Exploitation of Network Bandwidth and The Ethernet/IP Application Layer Standard for Automation Networks

Crockett, Robert & Peterson, Dan & Jimenez-Flores, Rafael

ENGR/IME, Animal Science, Dairy Science

Three-Dimensional Scaffolds for Mammary Epithelial Cell Growth

Crockett, Robert & Niebuhr, David

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering & Materials Engineering

Meso-Scale Composites via Solid Freeform Fabrication

Cummings, Russell M.

Aerospace Engineering

Gas Pocket Models for High Velocity Underwater Projectiles

Davol, Andrew

Mechanical Engineering

Heat Collection Element Glass to Metal Seal Redesign for Solar Power Generation Plant

Delagrammatikas, George & Birdsong, Charles & Murray, William

Mechanical Engineering

Development of a GDI HCCI Engine for Combustion Sensing and Control Studies

DePiero, Fred

Electrical Engineering

Range Sensing and Real-Time Registration

DeTurris, Dianne & Alptekin, Sema

Aerospace Engineering & Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Remote Sensing from an Autonomous Tactical Reconnaissance Platform

Echols, Robert

Physics

Improving Power Conversion Efficiencies of Polymer Based Solar Cells

Gragson, Derek

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Exploring the Design and Fabrication of Nanoscale Architectures Fashioned via Layer-by Layer Adsorption of Polyelectrolytes

Hanson, James Civil and Environmental Engineering Development of Compaction Procedures for Optimum Placement of Wastes in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Using GPS
Harfenist, Steven Physics Production, Characterization and Self-Assembly of Passivated and Functionalized Metal Nanoparticles

Haungs, Michael & Strohman, Rollin & Mastin, Tom

Computer Science & BRAE (Bioresource & Ag Engineering)

Rapid Delivery of Massive Geospatial Data over Internet2

Herter, Roberta

University Center for Teacher Education (UCTE)

When Johnny's Dad Can't Read:  Using Technology to Close the Adult Literacy Gap

Higgins, Brian

Mechanical Engineering

Fast, Remote, Infrared Spectroscopy of a Rocket Plume

Immoos, Chad Chemistry and Biochemistry Development of Reactive Polymer Coatings for Chemical Weapons Degradation

Jansen, Daniel & Rahim, Ashraf

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Cement Stabilized Recycled Aggregates for Roadway Base

Jin, Xiaomin Electrical Engineering VCSEL-based Optical Transmitter System Using Injection-Locking Technique

Jimenez-Flores, Rafael, Walsh, Dan & Nelson, Yarrow

College of Agriculture & College of Engineering

Correlation of Milk Composition and Fouling with Biofilm Formation and Microbial Spore Production in Heat Exchangers

Kitts, Christopher

Biological Sciences

The Effect of Probiotic Bacteria on Fecal Flora of Patients Undergoing Antibiotic Therapy

Kitts, Christopher; Jimenez-Flores, Rafael

Biological Sciences; Dairy Products Technology Center

Development of a Rapid Method for Detection of Early Spore Germination Using Molecular Probes and Electro-chemiluminescence

Klisch, Steve & Davol, Andrew

Mechanical Engineering

Nonlinear Constitutive Equations for Cartilage Growth Analysis

Koutsos, Elizabeth & Peterson, Dan

Animal Science

Production of Transgenic Chickens Expressing Phytase to Increase Nutrient Availability and Reduce Environmental Impact

Liddicoat, Albert Electrical Engineering Delay and Disruption Tolerant Network Implementation with Reconfigurable HW Support

Lindert, Lisa M.

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Mechanistic Study of the Cyclin-Dependent Kinase PfPK5/Pfcyc-1 from the Malarial Parasite, Plasmodia falciparum

Macedo, Jose

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Registration of Color Images in Non-Rigid Environments

Marshall, David Aerospace Engineering Development of a Parallel Computational Framework for Computational Fluid Dynamic Simulations
Mehiel, Eric Anthony Aerospace Engineering The Cal Poly Momentum Management System and Stable Platform Space Simulator
Merayyan, Saad Civil and Environmental Engineering Assessment of Contaminant Movement into Groundwater from Selected Landfill Sites in the State of California

Moline, Mark A

Biological Sciences

Access to the Central Coast's Marine Environment Through A Real-time/Archived Data Interface

Moritz, Max

Geography/Social Science

Geographic Forecasting, Part 2: Simulation and Analysis of Fire Patterns

Moss, Robb & Fiegel, Gregg Civil and Environmental Engineering Evaluating the Effects of Aging on Liquefiable Soil Deposits

Mukherjee, Parna

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Understanding the Adversity of Perchlorate Contamination in Water by Permeation Studies Through Reverse Osmosis (RO) / Nanofiltration (NF) Membranes

Murray, William & Carpenter, Thomas Mechanical Engineering Development of a Hybrid Rocket Motor Facility for Advanced Nozzle Research

Nico, Phil & Smith, Hugh

Computer Science

Cal Poly Computer Network Performance Research Laboratory

Pan, Jianbiao (John)

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Reliability Study of Lead-Free Solder Joints

 

Effect of Reflow Profile and Metallization on Lead-Free Solder joint Reliability

Pohl, Jens

Architecture

A Service-Oriented Distributed Approach to Disaster Management Decision -Support Systems

Puig-Suari, Jordi & Turner, Clark

Aerospace

Development of Attitude Control Systems for Pico-Satellites

Rahim, Ashraf Civil and Environmental Engineering Recycled Waste Materials as Additives to Improve the Performance of Soil-Cement - A Laboratory Investigation

Saghri, John

Electrical Engineering

A Viable Remote Sensing Multispectral/Hyperspectral Compression with Region-of-interest Prioritization Capability

Saunders, Karl Physics Modeling the Strong Electro-Optical Response of "de Vries" Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals

Savage, Richard

Materials Engineering

Development of a Micro System Actuator Employing Shape Memory Alloys for Exploring the Nanotechnology World

Schuster, Peter

Mechanical Engineering

Biomechanical 'Leg-form' for Pedestrian Impact Tests

Schwartz, Peter

Physics

Construction of Tetrahedral Photonic Bandgap Crystal:  Demonstrating Three-Dimensional Self-Assembly using DNA Linkage (Renewed Funding)

 

The Annealing and Stabilization of DNA-linked Polystyrene Microspheres

Seng, John & Keen, Diana

Computer Science 

Large-Scale Distributed Wireless Networks

Sharpe, John Physics A Novel, Passive, Directionally Sensitive Laser Doppler Velocimeter

Taufik

Electrical Engineering

Building Photovoltaic Facility

 

Investigation of Efficiency Improvement in High-Density Light-Weight DC-DC Converter

Thorncroft, Glen & Pascual, Christopher

Mechanical Engineering

Development of Technologies for Semiconductor Processing:  A Partnership with Applied Materials Corporation

Turner, Clark S. & Puig-Suari, Jordi

Computer Science & Aerospace Engineering

Development of Launch Interfaces for the CubeSat Program

Waldorf, Daniel Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Nano-Grain Cutting Tool for Machining High-Temperature Aerospace Materials

Wendt, Dean E.

Biological Sciences

Establishment of a Field Site for Testing Non-Toxic, Fouling-Release Marine Coatings to Aid in the Control of Biofouling and Corrosion

Wood, Zoe & Slivovsky, Lynne

Computer Science & Electrical Engineering

3D Digital Data Acquisition and Interaction

Wu, Xi & Meagher, James Mechanical Engineering Crack Diagnosis of a Rotor from Torsional/Lateral Coupling Mechanisms

Yu, Xiao-Hua (Helen)

Electrical Engineering

Real-time Error Detection using Artificial Intelligence

 

Adaptive Controller Design with Artificial Neural Networks

Zhang, Jane

Electrical Engineering

Screen Data Compression for Improved VNC

 

Visual Speech Analysis in Real-Life Environment