PITA Fiscal Year 2003 Projects

Biomedical and Health Engineering

• Hemodynamics of Compliant Patient-Specific Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
  
  
• Transport Modeling Within Engineered Tissues
  
  
• Tissue-Engineered Guides for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
  
  
• Implantable, Telemetry-Based MEMS Bone Sensor (FY2003 renewal of BBET-026)
  
  
• Physiological Body Monitors to Prevent Falls in the Aging Population
  
  
• Computational Modeling of Tissue Formation and Growth
  
  
• Gaining Control Over Angiogenesis in Tissue Engineered Bone Constructs
  
  
• Tissue Engineered Design of a Proximal Attachment Mechanism for Endovascular Grafts Used in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
  
  

Environmental Technology

• Slag as a Passive Treatment Method for Acid Mine Drainage
  
  
• Boiler Optimization for Mercury Emission Control
  
  
• NAPL Residual Saturation at Pennsylvania Manufactured Gas Plants
  
  
• Bridging the Gap Between Brownfields Cleanup and Development
  
  
• Nanoparticle Technology for Pesticide Treatment/Detoxification
  
  
• Flexible On-Site Infrastructure – Bridging the Gap Between Brownfields Cleanup and Development
  
  
• Identification of the Sources of Carbonaceous Aerosols Using Scanning and Transmission Electronic Microscopy
  
  
• Raman Chemical Imaging Spectroscopy for Evaluation of Biological Agents in Water
  
  

Infrastructure Assessment And Renewal Technology

• Review and Development of Design Criteria for Signal Structure Base Plates
  
  
• Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Steel-Concrete Structures
  
  
• Strength Testing of Bronx-Whitestone Bridge Model Deck ((FY2003 renewal)
  
  
• Feasibility Experiments-Core Drilling Method for the Nondestructive Evaluation of Stress in Concrete Structures
  
  
• Evaluation of State-of-the-Art Precast Diaphragm Connectors
  
  

Innovative Infrastructure Systems

• MEMS Transducers for Acoustic Emission Testing of Structural Materials (FY2003 Renewal)
  
  
• Multi-Scale Processing and Mechanisms of Next Generation Steel Coatings(FY2003 Renewal)
  
  
• Remaining Life Assessment of Waterwall Tubes in Coal Fired Power Plants
  
  
• Development of Low Cost Weld Overlay Coatings for Low NOx Waterwall Tubes
  
  
• Fatigue Improvement of HPS-100W Welded Details Using Ultrasonic Impact Treatment (UIT)
  
  
• Joints Between an Advanced Double Hull and a Composite Sandwich Structure
  
  
• SBS Fiber Optic Sensor for Truly-Distributed Strain, Temperature and Liquid Phase Quantification on Surfaces and Sub-surfaces
  
  
• Pervasive Information Infrastructure for Augmented Reality Enhanced Maintenance and Manufacturing
  
  
• Multiple Networks as Smart Pervasive Information Infrastructure
  
  
• Exploration for the Development of a Framework and Algorithms for Effective Distributed Scheduling on Construction Projects
  
  
• Exploring the Use of Automatic, Real-time Photographic Data Acquisition and Archival for Construction Project Documentation
  
  
• Exploratory Research into Sensor Deployment and Networking for Building and Facility Management
  
  
• Evaluation of Fe-Al Kinetic Metallization Coatings for Low NOx Waterwall Tubes
  
  
• Bridge Girders with Rectangular Tube Flanges
  
  
• Analytical Evaluation of Corrugated Web I-Girders
  
  
• Development of Structural Damper Utilizing Ultra High Damped Elastomer
  
  
• Fatigue Improvement of HPS-100W Welded Details Using Ultrasonic Impact Treatment (UIT)
  
  
• Panting Fatigue - Behavior of Large Welded Components for Advanced Double Hull
  
  

Information And Systems Technology

• Algorithms, Compilers, Architectures, and Tools for Network Processors, Digital Signal Processing, and Embedded Systems
  
  
• Multiple Transmit and Receive Antenna (MIMO)
  
  
• Computer Modeling and Graphical User Interface (GUI) Development
  
  
• General Theory of Critical Embedded Networks
  
  
• Automatic Mining on Sensor Data
  
  
• Optimal Design or Default Operations in Complex Engineered Systems
  
  
• The Universal Computer - Introducing Computer Science with Multimedia
  
  

Product And Process Design And Optimization

• Enterprise-wide Planning and Optimization
  
  
• Intelligent Sootblowing of Coal Fired Utility Boilers
  
  
• Design and Control Issues for Retrofitting Chemical Processes
  
  
• Optimization and Control for Pressure Swing Adsorption Operations
  
  
• Nanocrystalline Coatings and Inductive Device Products by Radio-Frequency Plasma Synthesis
  
  
• Exploration of Necessary Support for Information Access and Communication on Construction Sites for Construction Manager
  
  
• Micro and Nano-scale Thermal Transport in Infrared Focal Plane Array (IRFPA) Sensors
  
  
• Simulation and Optimization of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
  
  
• Development of an Advanced Micro Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
  
  
• Design Automation and Optimization of Plastic/Metal Hybrid Structures
  
  
• Rapid Displacement Immunoassay on a Microfluidic Platform
  
  
• Investigation of Silicon Carbide for High-Temperature, High Power and High Frequency Electronics
  
  
• Modeling and Simulation of Phonon Transfer in Nanotechnology
  
  
• A Market Design Simulation Environment to Study and Model Markets for Public Goods and Utilities
  
  
• Optimization and Control for Load Following Pressure Swing Adsorption Operations
  
  
• Enterprise Wide Planning and Optimization
  
  
• Handling Variety in Language Creating Cross Disciplinary Ontologies
  
  
• Systematic Understanding and Control of Ink Jetting-Based Technologies Involving Complex Fluids
  
  
• Model Based Control of Pressure Swing Adsorption
  
  

Courses And Outreach Programs

• S.T.A.R. Academy (FY2003 Renewal)
  
  
• ICES/PITA Education and Outreach (FY2003 Renewal)
  
  
• Rapid Prototyping in Education at CMU (FY2003 Renewal)
  
  
• Engineering Design Projects Course (FY2003 Renewal)
  
  
• S.T.A.R. Academy (FY2003 Renewal)
  
  
• Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates Program
  
  
• A SURE (Summer Undergraduate Research Experience) Thing