Pasic, Alam, and Bayless have developed a new type of electrostatic precipitator that could help industry meet this need. One or two students are needed to construct a test facility to perform experimentation on this novel type of electrostatic precipitator. We have installed a weather and pollution monitoring station in the 4th floor of Stocker. The US EPA has provided funds for us to put this information on the world-wide web. One student is needed to implement the conversion of the existing data acquisition system to a real-time delivery system using Apache and Microsoft FrontPage.
Carbon fibers have application in sporting goods, automotive, and aerospace fields.
One student is needed to modify this system for monitoring the production of the precursor gas. No knowledge of chemistry is needed. However, an interest in thermal science is a must, and willingness to get your hands dirty is essential. International Space Station is in severe need of robotic augmentation to keep up with planned maintenance events. This project involves computer simulation, system analysis, and virtual control to test on-orbit operations.