Research Excellence Exhibit 2023

Research Expo is an annual public event that features exhibits that illustrate the scope of engineering and the applied sciences — and their potential for improving the world. This year’s Exhibit will celebrate the incredible academic contributions of our community and the ways in which they connect to Tandon’s seven areas of research excellence. The most exciting work being done in labs and prototyping facilities comes alive for spectators of all ages!

Stop by the Tandon Research Excellence Exhibit to view and experience 43 incredible projects, and enjoy amazing giveaways including Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, popcorn, cotton candy, a 360 photo booth, and more!

The Exhibit is free and open to the public.

Program
1:00 pm – Welcome Remarks from Dean Jelena Kovačević and President Andrew Hamilton
1:15 pm – Exhibits Open
3:30 pm – Exhibit Winners announced
4:00 pm – Research Exhibit concludes

2023 Exhibits

Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Category

• Project Mjolnir: Open Source Adaptive MTB
• Urban Microclimate: People, Space, Time
• A smart wearable device for persons with blindness or low vision (VIP Team “Sixth Sense”)
• Voltimus Prime ChemE Car
• NYU Hyperloop
• VIP M Biodevices: 3D Printed Wheelchair Arm Mobility Device
• Augmented Library Vertically Integrated Project
• ArduiKnow Mural
• Developments in Networking Applications
• Soft Rehabilitation Robot
• AI for Scientific Research
• Rogue Aerospace
• AMIGO: Autonomous Machine In Galactic Operations – Tandon’s Homemade Lunar Excavation Rover
• Wearable AI-enabled Mechanomyography: Application in XR and NeuroRobotics
• RoboMaster Team UltraViolet Robot Showcase

Areas of Excellence Category

Data Science/AI/Robotics

• Urban ad-hoc roadway construction zones: Human worker behavior evaluation towards safety notifications
• Agile Robotics and Perception Lab
• FOM-R (Fiber Optic Mounting Robot)
• Digital Twins and Robots: Modular Construction and Real-Time Scene Understanding
• Fish against the flow: how do fish know where current is coming from? (Post-doc Alain Boldini)
• Building Diagnostic Robotics

Emerging Media

• Mapping the Intersection of Greenspace, Socioeconomic Status, and Public Health to Build Resilience Against Epidemics
• Reforming the Organics Collection Program in New York City (Department of Sanitation)
• Artificial Intelligence in Stand-up Comedy
• Inclusive Indoor Navigation In Augmented Reality

Communications/IT

• Tactile Interpretations of Historical Textiles

Cybersecurity

• In Situ Monitoring of 3d Printed Composites

Urban

• FloodNet: Real-time Street-level Flood Monitoring
• Towards the application of data science in stroke telerehabilitation
• Advancing mobility and equity for persons with visual impairment (Ph.D. student Fabiana Sofia Ricci)
• Extended-Reality Interfaces for Humanoid Loco-Manipulation Control in Complex Environments

Health

• EyeSnap
• HydroGEN: An in situ gelling therapeutic hydrogel to prevent and treat osteoarthritis after traumatic joint injury
• Mental Health Awareness: Professional Development for NYU Faculty & Staff on Identifying and Addressing Mental Health Concerns of NYU Students
• Physiological Signal Processing for Mental Well-Being
• Characterizing Artificial Knee Constraint during Activities of Daily Living
• Demystify the brain
• Building a T Cell Receptor Therapy Production Plant in Genetically Engineered Mouse Models

Sustainability

• Electrifying chemical production using robots and machine learning tools
• Terrestrial Adornments
• Ethylene production from biomass waste
• Assessment of Hyperlocal Urban Aerobiome Microclimates

K-12 Stem

• Center for K12 STEM Education