Student MURI Team Participation Forms

Plans for 2008
If you have a GPA of 3.00 or greater and have completed at least 12 credit hours in your degree program, you are eligible to apply for the MURI Scholars Program to conduct research under the mentorship of an IUPUI faculty member or researcher and earn up to $1,500 for your efforts. You can also earn honors or independent course credits for the work you will do.

MURI plans to support at least 15 projects inacademic year 2008.  The projects available and the names of the mentors will be posted on this website September 15, 2008.  MURI teams assignments will be announced before October 1st. You may want to check this website for upcoming announcements. 

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2008 Summer MURI Projects

The following MURI projects are underway in summer 2008:

1. Title: "Effects of Exposure of Human and Bacterial Cells to Tobacco.”
   Mentor: Richard L. Gregory (rgregory@iupui.edu), Professor, Department of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, IUPUI.
   Co-Mentor: L. Jack Windsor (ljwindso@iupui.edu, Associate Professor, Department of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, IUPUI.
   Co-Mentor: Fengyu Song (fesong@iupui.edu, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, IUPUI.
   Scholars: ChiaLei Ang (Biomedical Engineering), Mallory Marquie (Biological Sciences, Butler University), Eric Grow (Chemistry), Tiffany Morales (Biology), Elif Gurdogan (School of Dentistry, Yeditepe University).
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2. Title: “Fit to Breed: A virtual exhibit”
   Mentor: Youngbok Hong (youhong@iupui.edu), Assistant Professor of Visual Communication, Herron School of Art and Design, IUPUI.
   Co-Mentor: William H. Schneider (whschnei@iupui.edu), Professor of History and Director, Medical Humanities-Health Studies Program, School of Liberal Arts, IUPUI.
   Scholars: Aaron Burgess (Geography), Dustin Graham (Visual Communication), Mark McCullough (Fine Arts).
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3. Title: “Assessing Indiana’s Business Climate for Supporting Firm Activities in China and Developing Policy Implications for Indiana.”
   Mentor: Marjorie L. Lyles (mlyles@iupui.edu), OneAmerica Chaired Professor of Business Administration, Professor of International Strategic Management, Kelly School of Business, IUPUI.
   Co-Mentor: Alfred Ho (altho@iupui.edu), Associate Professor, School of Public & Environmental Affairs, IUPUI.
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4. Title: “Design and Application of Flow Chamber for Studying Endothelial Mechano-transduction on Flexible Substrate.”
   Mentor: Julie Y. Ji (jji@iupui.edu), Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI.
   Co-Mentor: Hazim El-Mounayri (helmouna@iupui.edu), Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI.
   Co-Mentor: Razi Nalim (mnalim@iupui.edu), Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI.
   Scholars: Neil Barnes (Mechanical Engineering), Jack Chiang (Biomed Engineering), Neha Bhargava (Biomedical Engineering), Matt Gunn (Mechanical Engineering).
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5. Title: "Optical Diagnostics Design for a Novel Engine Combustor."
   Mentor: Razi Nalim (mnalim@iupui.edu), Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI.
   Co-Mentor: Gautam Vemuri (gvemuri@iupui.edu), Professor, Department of Physics, School of Science, IUPUI.
   Co-Mentor: Brian Froelich (bfroelic@iupui.edu), Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI.
   Scholars: Dara Navae (Mechanical Engineering), Diana Vasquez (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Prince Bedell (Mechanical Engineering), Nojan Aliahmad (Electrical Engineering), Yigit Arisoy (Astronautical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University), Filiz Ipek Pazarci Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yeditepe University).
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6. Title: "Introduction of Undergraduate Students to Engineering Design Research."
   Mentor: Peter Orono (porono@iupui.edu), Senior Lecturer, Freshmen Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI.
   Scholars: Angelica Patino (Biomedical Engineering), Michael Gill (Mechanical Engineering), Bernadette Patino (Biomedical Engineering), Peter Omae (Biomedical Engineering), Winfred Asante (Electrical Engineering Technology).
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7. Title: "Study of the Mechanical Properties of Nanomaterials for their Applications in Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS)."
   Mentor: Guofeng Wang (wang83@iupui.edu), Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI.
   Scholars: Shunqing Yang (Mechanical Engineering), Tial Lian (Electrical Engineering), Seyed Mirbagheri (Mechanical Engineering), Ertan Dogrultan (Computer Engineering, Bogazici University).
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8. Title: "Patient Setup Error Assessment in IGRT."
   Mentor: Huanmei Wu (hw9@iupui.edu), Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Technology, School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI.
   Co-Mentor: Mark Langer (mlanger@iupui.edu), Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, IUPUI.
   Scholars: Michael Hendon (Biomedical Engineering Technology), Nhung Gammon (CIT/HIA), Monis Rahmann (Computer Engineering), Mariama Diallo (Accounting).
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