High Impact Research, Scholarship and Creative Works

July 12, 2022

Almasri awarded patents for harvesting energy; improving imaging; producing sensors

Mahmoud Almasri was awarded patents for harvesting energy, improving camera imaging and producing sensors.

June 29, 2022

Calyam selected to participate in MU Research Excellence Program

The award allows Calyam to recruit and hire a postdoctoral researcher in the field of cybersecurity and cloud computing

June 28, 2022

Engineers develop robot to automatically inspect heat exchangers

A Mizzou Engineering team is designing a robot that can automatically inspect heat exchangers, which are critical to generating electricity.

June 27, 2022

Personal health trackers may include smart face mask, other wearables

Zheng Yan, an assistant professor of biomedical, biological and chemical engineering recently published two studies demonstrating different ways to improve wearable bioelectronic devices.

Pollinator habitat; for MCTI national award story

June 24, 2022

Mizzou collaboration leads to national award

The Missouri Center for Transportation Innovation (MCTI) received a High Value Research award for its Pollinator Habitat Project from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

June 16, 2022

Cracking the code: Engineering team devises improved way to predict cracks

Rogelio Muñeton-Lopez, left, receives congratulations during the Engineering Mechanics Institute conference earlier this month where he was a finalist in the student paper competition for his work on predicting cracks. Cracks can cause serious problems on roads and bridges, as they compromise the strength and soundness of a structure. A Mizzou Engineering team has devised a way to better predict not only where a crack will occur but also the path it could take as it progresses. The work earned Rogelio Muñeton-Lopez, a master’s student in civil engineering, runner-up status at the Engineering Mechanics Institute conference earlier this…

June 15, 2022

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Chair to give plenary talk

Syed “Kamrul” Islam is giving a talk next week, one of many conferences he is participating in this year. The chair of electrical engineering and computer science at Mizzou Engineering is scheduled to give a plenary talk during a workshop in Lugano, Switzerland, next week. Syed “Kamrul” Islam will present work around biomedical sensors for point-of-care health monitoring systems. He is one of four plenary speakers at the fifth annual Quantum & Biomedical Applications Technologies and Sensors workshop set for June 20-21. “There is a lot of exciting work happening around sensors and technologies being used in health…

June 7, 2022

ZouSim uses simulated environment to study driver behavior

Ericka Zhou participates in a traffic study using a simulated environment with graduate student Qingzhong Zeng in Professor Carlos Sun’s ZouSim Lab. Erika Zhou is “driving” 50 in a 60-mile-per-hour zone. When she approaches road work, her speed drops to about 15 below the posted limit. A few days later, Stuart Aldrich speeds down the same stretch of interstate, slowing slightly within the work zone. Here, there’s no right or wrong way to drive. Welcome to the ZouSim Lab at Mizzou Engineering, where highways and traffic come to life in a virtual setting. The lab has a driving simulator built…

June 6, 2022

Researcher continues work to decode genome sequences

In the future, hospitals and clinics may be able to better manage diseases by pinpointing exactly how an individual’s body will respond to treatment. But first, they need a fast, efficient and secure way to analyze DNA, or human genome sequences. Enter Praveen Rao, an associate professor with joint appointments in Health Management & Informatics and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science. Rao has spent the past two years developing a software system for others to analyze and compare genomes more easily. Now, he has a two-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to expand upon that…

June 2, 2022

Heart of the matter: Oliver part of team devising new way to detect heart disease

PhD student Maggie Oliver is part of a team working on a novel way to detect heart disease. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S., many times claiming its victims without warning. Maggie Oliver, a PhD student in mechanical engineering, hopes to help to change that. She’s working with Noah Manring, Dean of the College of Engineering and Ketcham Professor, and Dr. Senthil Kumar from University of Missouri Hospital on research that would make it easier to uncover signs of cardiovascular problems. For Oliver, the work is personal. “My grandma actually died of a…