Tempe, AZ
Site: Arizona State University
Description: High School Project: The student will be given reading assignments to introduce the topic area and assigned activities related to the UG tasks. These tasks will guide the student into understanding the basics of key material science and mathematical principles and their applications to engineering. The student will learn how to interpret test data and conduct statistical analysis. This will help foster a collaborative environment between the HS student and UG counterparts and provide insight into core concepts in mechanics of materials, such as how materials respond to loads and how damage and degradation of properties lead to failure.

Flagstaff, AZ
Site: Northern Arizona University

Playa Vista, CA
Site: Army Research Laboratories – ARL West
Description: The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory, known as DEVCOM ARL, is the Army’s research laboratory. Nested strategically within DEVCOM and the Army Futures Command, ARL’s mission is to Operationalize Science. A hallmark of ARL’s mission is collaborative partnerships to broaden Army access to expert talent and accelerate transitions of science-enabled capabilities. This site operates on a rolling application basis. Due to the high volume of applications, not all candidates may receive an immediate response. However, all applications will remain under consideration for future opportunities as they become available. Applicants must be 16 to apply.

Berkeley, CA
Site: University of California
Description:

Project 1: Laser cooling on a transition metal
The project we propose for a student to undertake is to ablate a block of metal using a pulsed Nd:YAG laser in room-temperature buffer gas that cools the ablated meal and prevents it from ballistally flying into the walls of the cell. In the process, students will learn about the process of modulation in spectroscopy. This project allows the student to choose different types of modulation from which they will develop an understanding of amplitude modulation, frequency modulation, phase modulation, and the process of creating a phase loop lock (PLL) in order to achieve signal-to-noise to noise ratio. Additionally, students will be faced with challenges of broadening effects, including but not limited to Doppler broadening, pressure broadening, and transit time broadening. The end goal of this research/experiment will be to implement their discoveries on atomic physics into a running MOT, where students can witness the attempt of their transition metal being trapped through the process of laser cooling. The primary mentors will be graduate students Jackson Schrott and Scott Eustice. The student will present their results at the end of the program to the entire Stamper-Kurn research group.

Project 2: Analog Intensity Stabilization System
For this project, the student will create an analog intensity stabilization system. The first stage includes a photodiode and a transimpedance stage for optical power detection. In designing the circuits of each stage, the student will be guided by the requirements in the experiment, such as the desired bandwidth of the feedback circuit, expected range of optical power, etc. Throughout an experiment sequence, the optical power to be stabilized is expected to vary by two orders of magnitude or more, which proves challenging for AOM-based feedback systems. A previous design in the group that makes use of a logarithmic converter to linearize the closed-loop gain serves as a good starting point for the student to improve upon.

San Diego, CA
Site: University of California – San Diego
Description: In the project, we will focus on Discovering unknown symmetries from spatiotemporal data: Given rich spatiotemporal sensing data with unknown symmetries, we will develop DL frameworks that can automatically discover symmetry inductive biases from the data. Specifically, we will investigate adversarial training algorithms to discover the invariant sets from dynamical systems, Lie algebra convolutional networks to discover symmetry groups, as well as sparse regularization techniques to discover the intrinsic dimensions for efficient representation. We will work with video and trajectory data from cameras, LiDar, and navigational devices, using our symmetry-aware DL models as basic building blocks for dynamics learning and decision-making. We will demonstrate the practical values of our framework to solve challenging tasks including trajectory forecasting, motion planning, surrogate modeling, and video prediction.

Site: San Diego State University
Description: High school interns will work on spider silk collection, isotope labeling, and SSNMR data collecting with the assistance of a post-doc mentor, while the Undergraduate interns will work on isotope labeling and spider silk gland dissection to collect solution NMR data with the assistance of the staff research scientist.

New Haven, CT
Site: Yale University
Description: We seek students to perform numerical simulations to quantify the local stress anisotropy of frictional granular beds under different stress conditions for 10 weeks during the summer 2025. One undergraduate student will be responsible for quantifying changes in local anisotropy in response to sub-critical stresses applied in different directions in 2D. The other undergraduate students will extend these studies to 3D packings of frictionless particles. The high school students will develop DEM simulations to investigate the stress history of packings of frictional and non-spherical particles in 3D.

Gainesville, FL
Site: University of Florida
Description: Macromolecules are conventionally considered to be thermal insulators. Interns selected for this opportunity will work to challenge this historic paradigm. Specifically, high school and undergraduate students will work to (1) develop synthetic methods to produce thermally conductive polymers and (2) establish processing methods to produce thermally conductive polymer materials in technologically relevant morphologies (e.g. conformal films or monoliths). Throughout this work, the supported junior researchers will gain experience in polymer design, synthesis, and processing.

Adelphi, MD
Site: Adelphi Laboratory Center
Description: The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory, known as DEVCOM ARL, is the Army’s research laboratory. Nested strategically within DEVCOM and the Army Futures Command, ARL’s mission is to Operationalize Science. A hallmark of ARL’s mission is collaborative partnerships to broaden Army access to expert talent and accelerate transitions of science-enabled capabilities. This site operates on a rolling application basis. Due to the high volume of applications, not all candidates may receive an immediate response. However, all applications will remain under consideration for future opportunities as they become available. Applicants must be 16 to apply.

Title: Detection of bioaerosol using polarized light scattering 
Location: On-site
Site: ARL – Adelphi Laboratory Center
Description: There is a research opportunity for AEOP High School Internship Program in the Aerosol Research Team, Atmospheric Sensing Branch, Military Information Sciences Division, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory. The opportunity is to work in developing innovative real-time, in-situ point-detection systems for detecting, discriminating, and identifying biological and chemical aerosol particles from complex atmospheric aerosol particles using laser spectroscopic methods. Students accepted in the lab will learn the fundamental knowledge & devices about lasers, electronics, optical mechanics, aerodynamics, and how to use these instruments for environmental research. Applicants must be 16 years or older to apply.

Title: Graphene as Electrode Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices
Location: On-site
Site: ARL – Adelphi Laboratory Center
Description: The student will learn about the various aspects of supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries and conduct a comparative study on the performance between graphene-based devices and conventional counterparts. This project is part of an effort to establish a road map for strengthening domestic materials supply chain for energy storage applications. There have been claims that graphene, if made appropriately, can provide higher energy density in supercapacitors than the conventional material which is activated carbon. Graphene can also be used to replace graphite which is the anode material for lithium-ion batteries. While graphene, graphite, and activated carbon are all carbon materials, their morphologies are different and have significant impact on the device performance. This project will serve as an independent evaluation against the claims and provide the student an opportunity to learn about the various allotropes of carbon. Applicants must be 16 years or older to apply.

Gunpowder, MD
Site: U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
Description: Interns will work one-on-one with mentors to develop a project that explores the health risks posed by chemical threats and/or medical approaches to combating them. They will do hands-on experiments that introduce them to common laboratory techniques in chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, and pharmacology. Interns will also participate in weekly seminars, where they will learn about the broad range of research that occurs at the USAMRICD. The internship will culminate in each student delivering a final presentation where they will share the results of their project with peers, mentors, and the Institute. Applicants must be at least 16 years old by the first day of the apprenticeship. They must also be U.S. citizens and live or have accommodations within driving distance of Edgewood, MD. It is required that all apprentices be present at the USAMRICD for the full duration of the apprenticeship. Applicants with interests in chemical/biological is helpful.
Program Dates: 23 June – 14 August 2025

Aberdeen, MD
Site: Aberdeen Proving Ground
Description: The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory, known as DEVCOM ARL, is the Army’s research laboratory. Nested strategically within DEVCOM and the Army Futures Command, ARL’s mission is to Operationalize Science. A hallmark of ARL’s mission is collaborative partnerships to broaden Army access to expert talent and accelerate transitions of science-enabled capabilities. This site operates on a rolling application basis. Due to the high volume of applications, not all candidates may receive an immediate response. However, all applications will remain under consideration for future opportunities as they become available. Applicants must be 16 to apply.

Ft. Detrick, MD
Site: United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Description: Students will have the opportunity to work alongside subject matter experts who specialize in virology, bacteriology, and diagnostic studies to learn about how USAMRIID deter and defend against current and emerging biological threat agents. Work in the laboratory includes exposure to fundamental principles that are necessary to safely operate in a BSL-2 laboratory. Students have the opportunity to learn from not only a scientist’s point of view but also a managerial perspective of the day-to-day operations that are necessary to conduct research at U S Army facility.

Boston, MA
Site: ARL – Northeast
Description: The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory, known as DEVCOM ARL, is the Army’s research laboratory. Nested strategically within DEVCOM and the Army Futures Command, ARL’s mission is to Operationalize Science. A hallmark of ARL’s mission is collaborative partnerships to broaden Army access to expert talent and accelerate transitions of science-enabled capabilities. This site operates on a rolling application basis. Due to the high volume of applications, not all candidates may receive an immediate response. However, all applications will remain under consideration for future opportunities as they become available. Applicants must be 16 to apply.

Cambridge, MA
Site: Harvard University 
Description: Students will manufacture and characterize origami structures. Students will also use origami simulation software (origamisimulator.org allows students to take data very quickly, while MERLIN and software developed within the group permit more specialized simulations). Students will also be exposed the analytic theories and given chances to contribute to them.

Memphis, TN
Site: University of Memphis
Description:The high school interns will focus on injecting aerosol particles into the plasma and verifying the concentration using aerosol instrumentation and will be co-mentored by PhD students of Prof. Gopalakrishnan. Selected undergraduate interns will conduct parametric experiments wherein plasma conditions (such as electron temperature), grain size, and material (ceramic, metal, metal oxide, polymeric) are to be systematically varied to assemble data for analysis. Applicant requirements/prerequisites: Undergraduate: Student with Mechanical/Chemical Engineering/Physics/Applied Physics backgrounds and/or interest in the laboratory tasks related to plasma physics. High School: An interest in learning the basic physics of aerosols and plasmas, and design activities. GPA of 3.5 or above preferred but not a strict requirement. All candidates will be given consideration – candidates are advised to submit a personal statement explaining their interest while applying.

Site: University of Memphis
Description: Computational fluid dynamics and machine learning are important tools in understanding fundamental Army-relevant flows such as rotating blades on helicopters. The project seeks to train students in scientific computing to gain an understanding of fluid dynamics. We will explore how programming high-performance computing, and flow visualization can be used to solve aerodynamic problems.

Austin, TX
Site: ARL South
Description: The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory, known as DEVCOM ARL, is the Army’s research laboratory. Nested strategically within DEVCOM and the Army Futures Command, ARL’s mission is to Operationalize Science. A hallmark of ARL’s mission is collaborative partnerships to broaden Army access to expert talent and accelerate transitions of science-enabled capabilities. This site operates on a rolling application basis. Due to the high volume of applications, not all candidates may receive an immediate response. However, all applications will remain under consideration for future opportunities as they become available. Applicants must be 16 to apply.

Site: University of Texas at Austin
Description: This internship focuses on improving autonomous system navigation in an existing software stack, while simultaneously verifying the correctness of existing and new behaviors with the use of large language models. Specifically, this internship proposes to integrate recent results in autonomous robotics, formal methods, and large language models1,2 which utilizes robotic sensor measurements and intermediate bi-products alongside human written specifications to achieve safe autonomous navigation. The expected outcome is a functioning software stack successfully running on real world robotic hardware, in a real world unstructured environment. Unique Research Opportunities: Students will integrate large language models with an existing software stack running on real-world robotic hardware.

Valuable Communication Skills: Students will prepare two 15-minute research presentations.
Presentation 1 (Week 2): Students will define the 5W’s of their scoped project.
Presentation 2 (Week 10): Students will outline the research completed during the internship.
Publication Opportunities: Students will prepare a research poster for presentation at the Oden Institute and a brief abstract for inclusion in an AEOP program booklet.
Scientific Reasoning in Specific Domains: Students will gain a deeper understanding of Large Language Models, Autonomous Navigation, and Robotics.

Corpus Christi, TX
Site: Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi
Description: 

Dallas, TX
Site: University of Texas at Dallas
Description: The high school and undergraduate students will work with the Primary Investigator’s group to achieve the following deliverables: 1) Develop an experimental database that quantifies the impact of sand particles on flow statistics over a model rotor blade. 2) Establish a preliminary theoretical framework for identifying the key-dimensional parameters that govern particle-blade interactions and resulting in an aerodynamic penalty.

Alexandria, VA
Site: ERDC Geospatial Research Laboratory
Description: We are looking for a research scientist/engineer intern to join our team from June to July over a six to eight-week period. The ideal candidate will have experience with basic laboratory skills and be interested in pursuing a degree within the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, geology, or related STEM areas. Responsibilities: Assist team members in gathering data and running samples using characterization instruments. Write, review, and edit technical documents. Assist in maintaining laboratory inventory and organization. Work in a multi-disciplinary team and attend virtual/in-person* meetings with collaborators. Conduct experimental design for water and wastewater treatment analytics and demonstrations. Conduct spectral data collection and develop a knowledge base for optical measurement collections from various laser sources. Conducts team lead support towards water and wastewater operations for demonstrations. Conduct experimental data analytics with ground mobile lidar and or satellite photogrammetry, airborne lidar, mobile lidar, etc. Comparing and contrasting different datasets for area of interest (AOIs). Provide geospatial context to the data, use of Google Maps or other mapping engines. Conduct 3D geospatial data visualization. High school students 16 years old and older. Must have a 2.5 or higher GPA on a 4.0 scale or equivalent. Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Atlanta, GA
Site: Georgia State University

Site: Georgia Tech
Description: Students will manufacture and characterize origami structures. Students will also use origami simulation software (origamisimulator.org allows students to take data very quickly, while MERLIN and software developed within the group permit more specialized simulations). Students will also be exposed to the analytic theories and given chances to contribute to them.

Marietta, GA
Site: Kennesaw State University
Description: Interns will conduct research in the mathematical sciences related to fractals. They will develop new numerical methods to solve certain differential equations on fractals and see the connection between the differential equations and the scattering of electromagnetic waves by fractal structures. They will get to visualize the simulations they produce in the state-of-the-art Immersive Visualization Environment research supercluster lab, consisting of a dome shape display with a 5-meter diameter and 210-degree horizontal field of view. Students will also be exposed to other relevant scientific skills for competitive entry into STEM programs and careers, such as developing an effective research poster and delivering an engaging scientific presentation.

Kennesaw, GA
Site: Kennesaw State University
Description: For the undergraduate engineering student, this project provides a unique opportunity to develop hands-on expertise in cutting-edge technologies, such as EEG, ECG, and eye-tracking systems, alongside real-time data processing frameworks like Apache Kafka. The experience gained from integrating complex hardware systems, conducting rigorous calibrations, and ensuring precise data synchronization will significantly enhance their technical skill set, preparing them for careers in fields such as biomedical engineering, data science, and human-computer interaction. Furthermore, the practical knowledge of how to design and manage sophisticated experiments will strengthen their ability to undertake independent research, potentially leading to opportunities for advanced study or innovation in their future professional endeavors.

Huntsville, AL
Site: University of Alabama in Huntsville

Philadelphia, PA
Site: University of Pennsylvania
Description:

Vicksburg, MS
Site: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
Description: Under the guidance of mentors, you will conduct research alongside staff and primary researchers. Through your participation in the AEOP program at ERDC laboratories, you will be introduced to a real-world laboratory environment as well as modern research technologies and techniques. This experience will inspire you to continue to pursue STEM disciplines as a career pursuit. Research Areas Includes:

• Military installation and contingency bases sustainability
• Enhancing socio-cultural understanding in theater operations
• Improving civil work facilities and infrastructure
• Resilient Facilities and Infrastructure
• Smart Sustainable Materials
• Installation Decision Support
• Urban and Stability Operations

Site: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
Description: GSL is seeking students interested in pursuing a degree in a STEM field. Students will be exposed to our mission to create innovative solutions to support the nation’s security, defense, public safety, and infrastructure. Our work centers on a unique combination of laboratory experimentation, materials characterization, full-scale field testing, and high-performance computational analysis. We use these techniques to develop innovative solutions in the following areas:

• Force projection and maneuver support
• Force protection and weapons effects
• Civil works and infrastructure
• Operational support and technology transfer

Our research areas include:

• Airfields and pavements
• Concrete and materials
• Geotechnical engineering and geosciences
• Impact and explosion effects
• Mobility systems
• Structural engineering
• Structural mechanics
• Survivability engineering

Site: ERDC Coastal & Hydraulics Laboratory
Description: ERDC Coastal & Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) is seeking students who will solve problems and initiate scientific discovery through a multi-faceted approach that includes field and laboratory data collection and instrumentation development, physical modeling, computational science, and data analytics.
CHL uses these techniques to develop innovative solutions in the following areas:

• Hydrology
• River and Estuarine Engineering
• Coastal Science and Engineering
• Fluid-Structure Interaction
• Maritime Operations

High school students 16 years old and older. Must have a 2.5 or higher GPA on a 4.0 scale or equivalent. Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Site: ERDC Environmental Laboratory
Description: Environmental Laboratory (EL) is seeking students who will solve problems and initiate scientific discovery to deliver vital engineering solutions, in collaboration with our partners, to secure our Nation, energize our economy, and reduce disaster risk.
EL conducts research in the following areas:

• Ecosystem science and technology
• Environmental resiliency
• Environmental sensing
• Ecological modeling and forecasting
• Risk and decision science
• Environmentally sustainable material
• Systems biology
• Climate change
• Environmental security

High school students 16 years old and older. Must have a 2.5 or higher GPA on a 4.0 scale or equivalent.

Site: ERDC Geotechnical & Structures Laboratory
Description: Geotechnical & Structures Laboratory (GSL) is seeking students who will solve problems and create innovative solutions to support the nation’s security, defense, public safety, and infrastructure. GSL’s work centers on a unique combination of laboratory experimentation, materials characterization, full-scale field testing, and high-performance computational analysis.
GSL conducts research in the following areas:

• Airfields and pavements
• Concrete and materials
• Geotechnical engineering and geosciences
• Impact and explosion effects
• Mobility systems
• Structural engineering
• Structural mechanics
• Survivability engineering

High school students 16 years old and older. Must have a 2.5 or higher GPA on a 4.0 scale or equivalent. Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Site: ERDC Information Technology Laboratory
Description: Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) is seeking students who will help provide innovative solutions to the nation’s most complex information technology and computational challenges. Student will focus on research and development in informatics, computational science, and computational engineering with an emphasis on high-performance computing, computer-aided and interdisciplinary engineering, computer science, systems engineering, and instrumentation systems.
ITL conducts research in the following areas:

• Data science
• High-Performance data analytics
• Software engineering
• Systems engineering
• Augmented and virtual reality
• Artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Cybersecurity

High school students 16 years old and older. Must have a 2.5 or higher GPA on a 4.0 scale or equivalent. Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Silver Springs, MS
Site: WRAIR – Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Description: WRAIR has two main centers – Center for Infectious Disease Research and Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience. WRAR’s mission: To discover, design, develop, and deliver globally impactful solutions for military-relevant infectious diseases, brain health, and performance optimization through innovative research. Visit Army Home (health.mil) for more information on the research done at WRAIR.

WRAIR provides undergraduate students seeking summer internship opportunities to participate in research at WRAIR while being mentored by experienced Army researchers. A wide range of opportunities are available, especially in the areas of infectious disease and brain health research. The 8-12 week internship concludes with submitting an abstract and a public poster presentation.

WRAIR also provides opportunities for academically advanced high school students to participate in hands-on research experiences in research laboratories under the direction of scientists-mentors during the summer. HSAP students gain scientific experience and present their research at the STEM Expo at the end of the summer program.

Ft. Collins, CO
Site: Colorado State University
Description:

Intern project 1: Modeling the impacts of chemical conditions and community composition on xylan degradation. The intern for this project will apply modeling tools to soil microbial metabolic models to explore and predict how the chemical condition of the environment and/or the composition of the microbial community influence the microbial metabolic interactions and the resultant xylan degradation performance. Interesting predictions can benefit the construction of synthetic communities for the ARO project and will be tested experimentally by other team members of the ARO project. Through this intern project, the intern will learn and appreciate how computational modeling can aid biotechnology research and predict microbial metabolism based on science and engineering principles.

Knowledge and skills the intern will learn: basics in microbial metabolism, microbial interactions and ecology, metabolic modeling, artificial intelligence (reinforcement learning), and Python programming

Intern project 2: Modeling the effects of regulatory circuits for xylanase expression on xylan degradation The intern for this project will apply the same modeling tools as in Intern project 1 but with a different goal of modeling the impact of different regulatory circuits for controlling xylanase expression, including for example constitutive expression, xylose-negative feedback inhibition, quorum sensing activation. This helps evaluate potential engineering strategies to be used for the ARO project. Interesting predictions will be tested experimentally by other team members of the ARO project. Through this intern project, the intern will learn and appreciate how computational modeling can guide engineering efforts. Knowledge and skills the intern will learn: basics in microbial metabolism, synthetic biology circuits in regulation of gene expression, metabolic modeling, artificial intelligence (reinforcement learning), and Python programming

Intern project 3: Modulating xylanase expression in Bacillus subtilis The intern for this project will modulate the expression of xylanase in B. subtilis using synthetic biology tools. Possible methods of modulation include constructing a library of differential constitutive expression levels using synthetic promoters and ribosomal binding sites, deregulation of catabolite repression, or a synthetic circuit based on xylose feedback or quorum sensing. The engineered B. subtilis strain will be tested in synthetic communities by other team members of the ARO project. Through this intern project, the intern will be introduced to the exciting field of synthetic biology. Knowledge and skills the intern will learn: basics in microbiology and molecular biology, synthetic biology approaches for modulating gene expression

Intern project 4: Characterizing xylan-degrading soil microbial communities The intern for this project will determine microbial functions and interactions by co-culturing soil microorganisms, the model organism B. subtilis, and/or its derivatives under selected xylandegrading conditions. The intern will learn to configure a liquid handling robot for high throughput culturing of microbial communities. The intern will characterize the growth, metabolite conversion, xylanase activity, and composition of a synthetic community of interest and its sub-communities. The data generated will be used for modeling the communities and designing engineering strategies by other members of the ARO project. Through this intern project, the intern will appreciate the complexity of microbial communities and interactions, and the opportunities in engineering them.

Ames, IA
Site: Iowa State University
Description:

Study 1: Design, synthesis, and grafting of 2D frameworks for detection and retention of CWAs and industrial toxins.
Study 2: Achieve the electrojet printing of activated and doped MOFs and functional materials on soft, nonconductive, and porous textile substrates.
Study 3: Identify the efficiency of filtration and decontamination for MOF-grafted fibers and textiles for CWAs and industrial toxins (in collaboration with Dr. Gregory Peterson at the Army Research Laboratory)

Specifically, the students will:

• Learn the principles of electrojet printing and its application in advanced materials research.
• Participate in the preparation and optimization of MOF-based inks suitable for e-jet printing.
• Investigate the interactions between MOF-based inks and textile substrates, focusing on ink adhesion, resolution, and electrical properties.
• Contribute to the development of scalable methods for printing functional materials on textiles.

Lincoln, NE
Site: University of Nebraska 
Description:

• Nanoparticle synthesis and characterization involving spectroscopy and surface analysis.
• Optical lithography to fabricate LeFET in Saraf lab.
• Electrochemical characterization of the LeFET using SEED.
• Chip fabrication and other nanoprobe characterization at the UNL central facilities.

Clemson, SC
Site: Clemson University
Description: Project 1: Electronic control of cellular biological processes. In the host project, we have shown that nanopores on artificial membranes exhibit both nonlinear and hysteresis (memristive) behaviors, which depend on electrolyte ion species and concentrations as well as applied voltage amplitude and frequency. Additionally, we developed RF sensors that enable long-term, noninvasive measurement of single cells in a microfluidic culture chamber. In this project, we plan to have two undergraduate students work together and conduct parametric studies of electronic control of cell growth, which involves various stresses, including DC/AC fields, temperature, drugs, and nutrients. Candida cells are our selected model cells. Ideally, one of the two students will come with a biology background and the other from electrical and computer engineering or bioengineering. Thus, the biology student will be more focused on cell growth and cell metabolisms while the other focuses on the engineering implementation of cell control (e.g., microfluidic control), accurate application of stresses (e.g., DC/AC voltage and frequencies), RF detection, and analysis.

Project 2: develop and test a novel bacteria filtration and concentration device for sample preparation. To apply the sensing technique developed in the host project, sample preparation is needed. This project explores such techniques. The device includes tangential flow filtration membranes, illustrated in Fig. 1 [1], and spiral microfluidic channels (not shown). The research involves the co-design of two components, where the membrane is commercially available, and the spiral channel is a new feature. The novelty flow-impedance match design for high filtration/concentration efficiency as well as high cell recovery rate. Such designs have not been reported before. It is expected that advanced calculus is needed in this mostly hands-on project, which requires the use of Solidworks for device layout, basic motor control for operation automation, microscope use for cell-particle observation, and 3D printing for channel and filter chamber fabrication. We plan to have a high school student and a mechanical engineering undergraduate student to work together on this project.