Congratulations to the funded 2023 Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) research collaborations.
$10,000 Award
SHIELD
Project Title: “Multi-medium robot smart skin for extreme environmental applications”
Team Members: Principal Investigator Merlyn Pulikkathara, Ph.D., Prairie View A&M University; Robert Kelley Bradley, Ph.D., Lamar University; Justin Carter, TEES; R. Gavin Jones, Lamar University; Masoumeh Ozmaeian, Ph.D., West Texas A&M University; Manish Vasoya, Ph.D., TEES; and Qiang Xu, Ph.D., Lamar University.
The SHIELD project addresses the need for protection of electromechanical components in military, space, emergency response, oil and gas exploration and many other applications. The $10,000 award will allow Pulikkathara and a team of six others from TEES regional division partners to develop a prototype for demonstrating applicability and effectiveness of a smart skin for relevant industries, including military, space, emergency response, oil and gas exploration, and more.
In addition to the prototype, the team hopes to develop a STEM pipeline from their project to encourage underrepresented K-12 students to explore STEM majors as well as creating potential patents and publications between the team members and their universities to strengthen current and future collaborations.
$5,000 Award
Team IMPACT
Project Title: “IMPACT: Intelligent Management of Pain Through Algorithm Control Therapy”
Team members: Principal Investigator James Henry, Ph.D., Lamar University; Ngozi Mbue, Ph.D., Texas Women’s University; Kazeem Olanrewaju, Ph.D., Prairie View A&M University; Gerald Fudge, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Commerce; Jonathan Thomas, Sam Houston State University.
This project will allow health care providers to shift from classic, discrete open-loop pain management to a sensor-based, data-driven continuous closed-loop drug delivery relaying an array of sensors and patient feedback to minimize opioid usage and decrease the likelihood of abuse, addiction and death.
Supercharged
Project Title: “A new charging paradigm for electric mobility”
Team members: Principal Investigator Nourouddin Sharifi, Ph.D., Tarleton State University; Alexandru Herescu, Ph.D., Tarleton State University; Thang Nguyen, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Nuri Yilmazer, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Irvin Osborne-Lee, Ph.D., Prairie View A&M University; Nathan Howell, Ph.D., West Texas A&M University; Shayan Sean Niknezhad, Ph.D., TEES; Bahman Yazdani, TEES; Mirley Balasubramanya, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-San Antonio; Md. Monirul Islam, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Kingsville
This project will develop an optimized battery-supercapacitor system for safe, fast, compact vehicle, extended battery life and increased range.
TEES NextGen
Project Title: “Next Generation Mobility Logistics for Airports”
Team members: Principal Investigator Shayan Sean Niknezhad, Ph.D., TEES; Nourouddin Sharifi, Ph. D., Tarleton State University; Alexandru Herescu, Ph.D., Tarleton State University; Thang Nguyen, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Nuri Yilmazer, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Irvin Osborne-Lee, Ph.D., Prairie View A&M University; Nathan Howell, Ph.D., West Texas A&M University; Bahman Yazdani, TEES; Mirley Balasubramanya, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-San Antonio; Md. Monirul Islam, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Kingsville
This project will develop an autonomous mobility system for moving things and people in an airport. It will revolutionize intre-airport transportation systems for lower environmental footprint while elevating the airport workforce, enhancing safety and lowering operational costs.
$2,500 Award
Hurricanes
Project Title: “Assessing Coastal Resilience to Climate Change Focusing on Transportation Infrastructure”
Team members: Principal Investigator Walter Den, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-San Antonio; Nripojyoti Biswas, Ph.D., TEES; Ning Luo, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
This project will develop a risk monitoring tool for coastal communities in the Gulf of Mexico using a data-driven approach to increase resilience to catastrophic climate events and to prioritize rehabilitation sections.
ZTAC
Project Title: “Zero Trust Access Control Using Post-Quantum Gyptography”
Team members: Principal Investigator Mehdi Sookhak, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Carlos Rubio-Medrano, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Srujan Kotikela, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Commerce; Amy Hays, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Commerce; Bin Wei, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
This project will develop zero trust security architecture based on trustworthy identities. A trustworthy identity is created using Quantum-proof lattice cryptography and protected by a permissioned block-chain network.