Simulation of Superconducting Microwave Resonators Towards Quantum Computing

Project Description The student will use AWR, python, and GitHub to simulate superconducting microwave resonator transmission behavior and optimize python analysis code to improve accuracy and reproducibility of quality factor extraction with a variety of levels of applied noise. The student will learn how these measurements impact our understanding of...

FPGA development for Radio Frequency Communications Distortion Reduction

Project Description Transmitters used for radio frequency (RF) communications systems (cell phones, wifi, etc) need to be made linear so they don't introduce distortion into the data signal. Normally, this is done with digital signal processing techniques to "pre-distort" a signal as a way to correct for the nonlinearity of...

Optimization of Multipulse Ultrasound Imaging

Project Description Ultrasound imaging is an important tool for medical diagnostics, but we must work to develop imaging sequences that can image faster and with greater clarity to address a wider range of patients and clinical tasks. We have developed a method that involves transmitting from each element on an...

Investigating the Effects of Wildfires in Indoor Air Quality

Project Description The Vance Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder specializes in indoor and outdoor air quality investigations, with a special focus on aerosols or particulate matter (PM). PM can range from a few nanometers to micrometers in size and can be generated from a variety of sources, from...

Envisioning Future Technologies in the Work-From-Home Era

Project Description Looking for an exciting research experience in Human-computer interaction/Interaction Design? The TMI (Too Much Information) lab is recruiting DLA research assistants to support our current study! We are focused on understanding remote workers’ experiences in a work-from-home setting and envisioning future technologies for well-being and work-life balance. We...

Recovery of Hydrophobic Particles by Agglomeration with Emulsions

Project Description The conventional technology for recovery of valuable hydrophobic particles from aqueous suspension is froth flotation, where air bubbles rising through the suspension capture the particles and are collected in a froth layer at the top. However, froth flotation is not effective for particles smaller than about 10 microns...

Arctic Exploration - Electrical System

Project Description Working on a project funded through the NSF designing and prototyping a robotic arm that is able to attach to a research drone used to collect samples from ice floes in the Arctic that are too soft for researchers to walk on. This person will work with a...

Engineering for Social Justice, Literature Lead

Project Description We are looking for a student to aid in understanding the career pathways of global engineering students and building a research base on the education of these students. This study hopes to unearth some of the structures in global engineering and development that are both preventing and aiding...

Protecting Temperature-Sensitive Ecosystems from Heat Pollution by Groundwater

Project Description Geothermal energy systems (GES) use groundwater as a source or sink of heat for heating or cooling. Groundwater is extracted from an aquifer, passed through a heat exchanger, and returned to the aquifer at a temperature that is warmer (if used for cooling) or cooler (if used for...

Arctic Exploration

Project Description Working on a project funded through the NSF designing and prototyping a robotic arm that is able to attach to a research drone used to collect samples from ice floes in the Arctic that are too soft for researchers to walk on. This position is for a student...

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