Missouri Compacts - Research and Creative Works, Page 24

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Wang selected for National Academies’ Gulf Research Fellowship

A Mizzou Engineer is one of six scientists from across the country selected for an Early-Career Research Fellowship (ECRF).

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Coenzyme NAD+ could be key to treating debilitating diseases

Boosting the production of a certain metabolite in the human body may be key to preventing or treating debilitating diseases such as Parkinson’s and Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

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Researcher bioengineers heart valve scaffolding

A Mizzou Engineer is developing biodegradable heart valve scaffolds that can replace damaged valves, and grow and function as native tissue valves.

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Team creating system to monitor vital signs, alert patients

A Mizzou Engineering team is developing a system that will monitor vital signs and may someday be able to alert people when they need to seek medical care.

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Custom finger clip offers a new way to measure blood pressure, other vitals

Researchers are customizing a commercial finger clip device to provide a rapid, noninvasive way for measuring and continually monitoring blood pressure.

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Team uses machine learning to train multiple drones to collaborate within a network

The team used machine learning to train drones to work together within a network to survey an area, track objects and transmit information back to a ground station.

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Occeña retires from IMSE

Associate Professor Luis Occeña, after more than 34 years in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE), retired at the end of the fall 2021 semester.

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Researcher developing sensors to measure hormone levels in water

Fidalgo has teamed up with USGS to use sensors to measure levels of testosterone in water.

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Robots, plastics and cows: Top 10 research stories of 2021

The top 10 stories of 2021 included robots, plastics and cows.

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Buttlar furthers work to add plastic wastes to asphalt mixtures

Mizzou Engineering’s Bill Buttlar and partners from Dow are looking at ways to incorporate plastic waste streams into asphalt mixtures.