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1. Investigation
into the manufacture of BioDiesel through the use of supercritical fluid conditions.
The objective is to develop a process that will dramatically reduce the
time for the biodiesel chemical reaction and simplify the separation.
The mid-term presentaiton is here,
and the final here.
2. Exploring Fuel Cell utilization
to generate electricity from collected landfill gas.
A local land fill (Coffin Butte) is considering adding electro-generation
capacity and would like to use a fuel cell. The gas composition from the
landfill contains materials that would poison the membranes. The mid-term
presentation is here
and the final here.
3. Chemical Mechanical Polishing study
A research group wishes to utilize CMP and needs to install and characterize
a system recently acquired. The mid-term
presentation is here. The final is missing.
4. A Polymeric Optical Waveguide
for Integrated Circuit Technology
Optically transparent transistors are in development at OSU. These devices
could utilize polymeric waveguides, if they can be created by gradient
index of refraction polymers coated on the material. The mid-term presentation
is missing, the final here.
5. Chemical Vapor Deposition
of Silicon Nitride and Cleaning processes.
The cleaning process is known to dramatically affect the deposition rate.
This experiment is to learn some of the parameters that control deposition.
The mid term presentation is here,
the final here.
6. Use of Recycled Polymers
for Impact Absorbing devices
Auto bumpers, personal protection devices, and projectile deflectors
currently use very expensive engineered materials. Some of these applications
might be suitable for recycled polymers instead. The mid term presentation
is missing, the final here.
7. Analysis of Soy Sauce Fermentation
Soy sauce requires a very long fermentation cycle there may be opportunity
for process acceleration, but does the Sauce retain its characteristic
taste and other qualities? The mid term presentation is here,
the final here.
8. Plasma etching polymers for
superhydrophobic surface generation
Can one manufacture a superhydrophobic surface in a polymer through the
use of plasma etching? If so, it might be useful in biomaterials applications.
The mid term presentation is here,
the final here.
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