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Development and validation of a method for testing and rating thermosyphon solar water heaters	Dynamic system models to noninvasively predict pulmonary vascular stiffness, pulmonary vascular resistance, flow and heart work in children with pulmonary hypertension

Three-dimensional finite element implementation for a dynamic solid-fluid mixture at finite strain	Development of concept inventory and assessment of instruction methods for sustainable energy

Enhanced sequential search strategies for identifying cost-optimal building designs on the path to zero net energy	In vitro flow study of a coarctation in an artificial model of the aortic arch and descending aorta

Modeling and design optimization of adhesion between surfaces at the microscale	Characterization of nanocomposite scaffolds composed of collagen and functionalized carbon nanotubes for tissue engineering applications

Effects of variations in occupant behavior on residential building net zero energy performance	Predictive optimal control of active and passive building thermal storage inventory

Mechanical properties of the human umbilical artery	Mechanics of post-microbuckled compliant-matrix composites

Wind farm wake prediction using CFD	A structural micromechanical model of large deformation behavior of red blood cells

Development of a novel micro echo particle image velocimetry system	The attrition of engineering graduates: An exploratory study on influential career choice factors

Bioaerosol inactivation using ultraviolet germicidal irradiation in flow-through control devices	Biomechanical characterization of umbilical cord arteries in normotensive and preeclamptic pregnancies

Mechanical characterization of hydrogels and biological tissues in unconfined compression	Development of a new web-based software tool for federal and commercial use that optimally sizes renewable energy systems

Design and experimental evaluation of an integrated cannula visualization system for laparoscopy	Operational modeling of an electrostatic micro-atomizer

Simulations of wind turbine wake interactions in OpenFOAM	Feasibility study for shape and topology optimization using Brinkman Volume Penalization

Design and optimization of personalized ventilation for overall improvement of thermal comfort, air quality, and energy efficiency	Micro-porosity of the intervertebral disc and its effects on fluid transport: A scanning electron microscopy and histological study

Nanomechanical and chemical characterization of degradation and cross-linking in UV exposed polystyrene	Design, fabrication and characterization of all-solid-state 3-D rechargeable Li on-chip batteries with Si rod structured electrode

Designing control system of a manual valve for natural gas distribution networks	Nickel catalyzed wall reactions in hydrogen-rich syngas combustion

Dynamic analysis of a new base excitation testing system for fatiguing wind turbine blades	Mechanical design of a base excitation test system for fatigue testing wind turbine blades

Direct numerical simulation of dense particulate flows using immersed boundary methods	Design and preliminary evaluation of a computer-controlled pressure algometer for measuring pain sensitivity

An investigation of design parameters that affect commercial high-rise office building energy consumption and demand	The Use of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles For Peak Shaving

The design and evaluation of a pediatric cardiothoracic camera system for identification and repair of ventricular septal defects	Optimizing Wind Farm Control Strategies to Minimize Wake Loss Effects

Characterization of Viscoelastic Behaviors in Bovine Pulmonary Arterial Tissue	Evaluation of the Performance of Gas Tankless Water Heaters

The Energy Implications of Air-Side Fouling in Constant Air Volume HVAC Systems	Passive Solar Collector Freeze Characteristics

A Parametric Analysis of Residential Water Heaters	Characterization of porous membranes via porometry

Biomechanics and Ultrastructure of the Ocular Lens	An Investigation of Optimal Control of Desiccant-Enhanced Evaporative Air Conditioning

Predictive Modeling of Hydrogen Assisted Fatigue Crack Growth in Pipeline Steel	NSIDC green data center project: Coolerado and modeling an application of the Maisotsenko cycle

Mathematical model for cartilage tissue-growth using a quadriphasic mixture and finite element analysis	GMR Fringe-Field Trapping and Detection of Magnetic Nanoparticles

Controlled Deformation of Light Activated Polymers	Van der Waals and capillary adhesion in microelectromechanical systems

A novel, microfabricated device for single cell studies	The effect of viscosity on the stability of a uniformly rotating liquid column

Modeling and simulation of multiphase/multicomponent flows	Thermal management of chip scale atomic clocks

The miniaturization of the colloid thruster to the micro scale	Galvanic corrosion-induced damage of miniaturized silicon structures

Ionic conductivity measurement in MgAl2O4 spinel and solid state galvanic cell with MgAl2O4 electrolyte	An integrated modeling and simulation approach for flow-generated sound prediction

Development of a custom designed echo particle image velocimetry system for realtime multi-component hemodynamic measurements	Carbon nanostructures for thermal applications: Synthesis and characterization

Dynamics modeling and loads analysis of an offshore floating wind turbine	Nanodevices for applications in life sciences and engineering; Fabrication and mechanical characterization

Numerical modeling of acoustic timescale detonation initiation using the Adaptive Wavelet-Collocation Method	Detecting heat exchanger fouling automatically with an embedded data-driven agent using expert signature maps

Hydrodynamic and thermal modeling of two-dimensional microdroplet arrays for digitized heat transfer	The motion of bubbles and particles in oscillating liquids with applications to multiphase flow in Coriolis meters

Novel applications of SU-8 and ALD materials in fabrication of micro- and nano-scale devices	Morphology and hemodynamics of large arteries using phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging to assess cardiovascular pathology

Design, fabrication and characterization of tunable external cavity diode laser and atom trapping chips for atomic physics	Adaptive settle-optimal control of servomechanisms

Characterization of Hertzian rolling microslip in precision revolute joints for deployable space structures	Design and experimental characterization of broad-bandwidth capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers using Multi-user MUMPs for vascular flow measurement

Air pollutant sources and exposure: Organic tracers for source identification of exposure to fine particles and effects of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on ozone concentrations in Colorado	Development of a model compound-based reaction mechanism for lignin thermochemical conversion

Predicting fatigue crack growth through residual stress fields	Experimental and theoretical investigations of synthetic jets

Sustainable fouling management for spacecraft fluid handling systems	Topology optimization for wave propagation and vibration phenomena in elastic and piezoelectric solids

The role of elastin in pulmonary hypertensive conduit artery stiffening	A novel ultrasound-based velocimetry technique (Echo PIV) for quantitative assessment of cardiovascular hemodynamics: Recent improvement, in vitro and in vivo validation, and its initial application in vascular profiling of human carotid arteries

Electrochemical insertion of lithium into polymer derived silicon oxycarbide and oxycarbonitride ceramics	Multiscale analysis of surface-dominated nanomaterials

Low-cost high-effectiveness microchannel heat exchanger: Fabrication, modeling, and validation	Characterization and measurement standardization of lunar dust abrasion for spacecraft design and operations

Mechanics of light-activated network polymers	Numerical methods for simulating multiphase electrohydrodynamic flows with application to liquid fuel injection

Finite deformation constitutive modeling of soft active materials: Thermally responsive polymers	Galvanic porous silicon: Processing and characterization for nanoenergetics

Nanoindentation of bio- and geo-mineralized composites: Contribution of microstructure and composition	CMOS compatible thin-film ALD tungsten nanoelectromechanical devices

Biaxial mechanical characterization and microstructure-driven modeling of elastic pulmonary artery walls of large mammals under hypertensive conditions	Integrated Sensors for Real-Time Monitoring of Filtration Performance during Membrane-Based Liquid Separations

ALD Enabled Wafer Level Polymer Packaging for MEMS	Manipulation and detection of superparamagnetic beads with spin-valves

An analytical and numerical model for a piezoelectric axially driven membrane microcompressor for optimum scaled down design	Adaptive Wavelet-Based Ocean Circulation Modeling

An ambient-pressure absorption heat pump using microporous membranes: Design, modeling, and experimental investigation	A Chemo-Mechanical Approach to Model Cell Contraction and Spreading on Elastic Substrates

Design and development of multilayer vascular graft	Phonon transport across dissimilar material interfaces and in nanostructured materials

Development, fabrication, and experimental study of flat polymer micro heat pipes	Mechanical characterization of the small intestine for in vivo robotic capsule endoscope mobility

Offline Model Predictive Control of Mixed Mode Buildings for Near-Optimal Supervisory Control Strategy Development	Hierarchical Multiscale Adaptive Variable Fidelity Wavelet-based Turbulence Modeling with Lagrangian Spatially Variable Thresholding

Predictive modeling of tissue mechanical response for rolling motion	Experimental and modeling studies on solder self-alignment for optoelectronic packaging

Fluid Flow Effects on Micro Cryogenic Coolers with Mixed Refrigerant	Mechanics of Interaction between Cell Membrane and a Rigid Substrate

Micromechanics and constitutive models for soft active materials with phase evolution