Toward Better Child-Robot Interaction

Project Description The Brain, AI, and Child (BAIC) lab at the University of Colorado Boulder is looking for undergraduate assistants who are interested in gaining research experiences in the intersection of computer science and neuroscience. You will be a part of an interdisciplinary team to investigate the question: “How can...

Optical Transmission Line for a Plate Reader

Project Description We have shown that very weak RF and magnetic fields can both increase and decrease the growth rates of HT1080 fibrosarcoma cancer cells and bacteria. These experiments are coupled with measurements of the changes in reactive oxygen species, ROS and other signaling molecules. Currently the measurements of the...

Investigation of Honey Bee Behavior Mechanics

Project Description Western honey bee behavior and communication has been a subject of study for hundreds of years, yet much remains unknown about how they coordinate with each other to succeed as a colony without a central leader. In the Peleg lab, we investigate how they accomplish tasks such as...

Type I Diabetes Mellitus Effects on Bone Strength and Fracture

Project Description The purpose of this project is to evaluate bones from humans and mice with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), where hyperglycemia and accumulation of increased collagen cross-links embrittle bone material. Humans with T1DM have a significantly elevated risk of bone fracture. This study will involve performing mechanical testing...

Remediation of Petroleum-Contaminated Soils with Concentrated Solar Power

Project Description We are seeking an undergraduate student to assist in a using concentrated solar power to remediate hydrocarbon-contaminated soil. Research is performed in a lab facility in Denver. The student will be trained to use solar concentrators, collect temperature and power data from samples, and assess the effectiveness of...

High-Performance Algorithms for Simulation of Fluids and Structures

Project Description Fluid and solid mechanics are modeled and simulated using partial differential equations, which accounts for a large fraction of compute time in research and industry engineering. Evolving hardware has shifted the relative costs and so-called higher order methods are becoming increasingly attractive from a computational standpoint, but are...

Automatic Differentiation and Machine Learning in Scientific Simulation

Project Description Physical models based on partial differential equations (PDE) offer strong generalization and interpretability, including ability to infer unobserved properties. Calibrating such models with observed data often requires propagation of derivatives through PDE solvers, constitutive relations (which describe complex materials), and data layers such as image processing. These components...

Scientific Computing Libraries in Rust

Project Description Rust is a new systems programming language that is rapidly growing in popularity, but library support for parallel and GPU-enabled scientific computing remains limited. As compared to the status quo languages of C, C++, and Fortran, use of Rust creates the opportunity to make scientific software more accessible,...

Ecological Response of the Coal Creek Ecosystem following the Marshall Fire

Project Description The recent Marshall Fire in Boulder County dramatically changed the landscape surrounding Coal Creek, which flows through the towns of Superior and Louisville, CO. The Coal Creek Trail is an important recreational resource for the community. Our team will be evaluating how the changes in water chemistry associated...

Microbial Communities in Algal Mats in the Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Project Description The McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica is a polar desert that contains many glacial meltwater streams that flow in the summer. Perennial microbial mats composed of cyanobacteria and diatoms are freeze-dried in the winter and begin to grow once there is flow. These microorganisms in these mats are...

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