WPI academic scholarship in engineering and applied science stems from a strong history of cross- and interdisciplinary research, industrial associations, and applications focused research initiatives.
The Research at WPI website describes research activities of the university departments and centers, consortia, and institutes. Collaborative efforts such as the Center for Comparative Neuro-Imaging (CCNI) with UMMC are also described therein.
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| Title | Research Category | Patent Application | Inventor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acrylic-tape Hybrid Microfluidic Platform | Advanced Materials Manufacturing & Mobility, Health & Biotechnology | US 62666826 | Yuxiang Liu, Yundong Ren, Subhrodeep Ray |
| Binding Plate to Reduce the Number of ACL Injuries as well as Inadvertent Releases in Alpine Skiing | Health & Biotechnology | US9339719B2 | Christopher A. Brown, John M. Madura |
| Blood Alcohol Content Sensing System | Health & Biotechnology | US 15/783,414 | Emmanuel O. Agu, Christina Aiello |
| Cell-Derived Matrix Scaffold | Health & Biotechnology | US20130345118A1 | Marsha W. Rolle, Tanja Dominko, Terri Anne Camesano, Fioleda Prifti, Denis Kole |
| Cheap, Novel Process to Obtain Scandium from Red Mud with High Selectivity | Advanced Materials Manufacturing & Mobility | US 62,504,703 | Marion H Emmert, Remya P. Narayanan |
| Controlling Network Threats | Cyber Data & Security Science and Engineering | US20170063859A1 | Craig A. Shue |
| Developing Additive Manufactured Battery Electrodes | Advanced Materials Manufacturing & Mobility | US20170062798A1 | Yan Wang, Zhangfeng Zheng, Heng Pan, Brandon Ludwig |
| Dynamically Fitting Unconstrained Nitinol Tracheal Stent | Health & Biotechnology | 62/636,608 | Harry Chartoff, Anna Kjelgaard, Tyler Marshall, Joe Switzer |
| Edge Sharpness Measurement | Cyber Data & Security Science and Engineering | US9651466B2 | Christopher A. Brown, Jocelyn Close, Jason Hopkins, Michael Dragonas, Frank Burton |
| Fixation Identification Using Density Optimization | Health & Biotechnology | US20180032816A1 | Soussan Djamasbi, Andrew C. Trapp, Wen Liu |
| Flexible Articulating Surgical Laser Probe | Health & Biotechnology | 62/818,356 | Loris Fichera, Kevin O’Brien, Zachary R. Boyer, Cory T. Brolliar, Benjamin G. Mart, Gregory S. Fischer, Kenneth Stafford and Thomas Carroll |
| Fluid Flow Control Valve | Robotics & Cyberphysical Systems | 62/802,933 | Marko B. Popovic, Shannon Moffat, Julia D'Agostino |
| Get Up ‘N’ Go | Health & Biotechnology | 62/378,828 | Alexandra Miller |
| Image-Based Computational Mechanical Analysis and Indexing for Cardiovascular Diseases | Health & Biotechnology | US7751984B2 | Zheyang Wu, Dalin Tang |
| Image-based Power Point Tracking for Photovoltaic (PV) Systems | Advanced Materials Manufacturing & Mobility | US 15/862,942 | Yousef Mahmoud, El-Sadaany Ehab |
| Immersive Head Worn Display | Robotics & Cyberphysical Systems | US9905052B2 | Robert Lindeman |
| Improving Cell Fate Yield and Reliability | Health & Biotechnology | US20170166884A1 | Marsha W. Rolle, Anthony D'Amico, Amy Peterson |
| Improving Life of Steel-Reinforced Concrete Structures by 300% | Advanced Materials Manufacturing & Mobility | US20170044379A1 | Aaron R. Sakulich, Amy Peterson, Yixi Chen, Chris Xia |
| Measurement Equipment with Outlier Filter | Advanced Materials Manufacturing & Mobility | US20180038687A1 | Christopher A. Brown, Storie Nivers, Matthew A. Gleason, David Etievant, Tomas Bartkowiak |
| Method and Apparatus for Modeling Electromagnetic Fields using Hermite Finite Elements | Cyber Data & Security Science and Engineering | 62/689,307 | L. Ramdas Ram-Mohan, Sathwik Bharadwaj, Siddhant Pandey |
| Method for Making a Recommendation for a Package of Food | Health & Biotechnology | 16/256,805 | Soussan Djamasbi, Prateek Jain |
| Method of enzymatic crosslinking of fibrin microthread scaffolds for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine | Health & Biotechnology | 62/714,356 | George D Pins, Jeannine M Coburn, Meagan Carnes, Rebecca Mooney |
| Multi-Channel Electrophysiologic Signal Data Acquisition System on an Integrated Circuit | Health & Biotechnology | US20060173364A1 | Edward A. Clancy, John A. McNeill, William R. Michalson |
| Multi-Modal RF Coil for Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Health & Biotechnology | US7084630B2 | Reinhold Ludwig, Gene Bogdanov, Aghogho Obi |
| Nano-scale Quantum Transport Design and Manufacturing System | Cyber Data & Security Science and Engineering | 62/673,504 | Sathwik Bharadwaj, L. R. Ram-Mohan |
| Network Security at Home | Cyber Data & Security Science and Engineering | US20170180382A1 | Craig A. Shue, Curtis Taylor |
| Non-Braille Assistive Keyboard for Individuals with Visual Impairments | Learning Sciences & Technology | 62,754,762 | Sreshtaa Rajesh, Eesha Verma, Itihaas Kommanavancha |
| Non-invasive Device for Equine Lung Function Testing | Health & Biotechnology | 15/916,628 | Lucy Garvey, Lubna Hassan, Kyla Nichols, Allison Paquin |
| Novel Biomarker Necessary for Survival of Pre-cancer and Cancer Cells | Health & Biotechnology | US20160168647A1 | Tanja Dominko, Sarah Hernandez |
| Printing Large 3D Scale Structures | Advanced Materials Manufacturing & Mobility | US20170095973A1 | Sarah Chamberlain, Richard Eberheim |
| Retrofitting Buildings for Energy Efficiency | Advanced Materials Manufacturing & Mobility | US20160001508A1 | Steven Van Dessel |
| Robotic Platform Technologies to Improve Evaluation and Outcome of Autism Therapy | Learning Sciences & Technology, Robotics and Health | US10176725B2 | Gregory S. Fischer, Professor Laurie Dickstein-Fischer, Hao Su, WPI Student Inventor, Kevin Harrington, WPI Student Inventor, Elizabeth Harrington, WPI Student Inventor |
| Shock Absorbing Skate | Health & Biotechnology | US9089763B2 | Christopher A. Brown, Karin E. Greene, Devon L. Rehm |
| Stylus Writing Aid | Learning Sciences & Technology | 62/831,365 | Shane Whittaker ’19, Thomas Ward ’19, Nathan Rose ’19 |
| Sugar: A Revolutionary Diabetes Application | Health & Biotechnology | US20150119721A1 | Peder C. Pedersen, Diane M. Strong, Emmanuel O. Agu, Bengisu Tulu, Lei Wang, Qian He |
| Supported Molten-Salt Electrolyte Unitized Regenerative Hydrogen-Halogen Fuel Cell (SMSC-URHHFC) for Electrical Storage | Advanced Materials Manufacturing & Mobility | US9431672B2 | Ravindra Datta, Drew Martino |
| The Compact Retract: Drop Foot Orthotic | Health & Biotechnology | 62/651,911 | Julia Dunn, Steven Franca, Lauren Guertin |
| The Pick Me Up Stander Walker | Health & Biotechnology | 62/733,701 | Caleigh Waskowicz |
| Two Degree of Freedom Powered Orthosis | Health & Biotechnology | US8246559B2 | Allen H. Hoffman, Michael Scarsella, Steven P. Toddes, Daniel N. Abramovich |
| Use of Chloroplasts for Oxygen Production in Cell Cultures | Health & Biotechnology | 62/734,314 | Glenn R. Gaudette, Tanja Dominko, Joshua Gershlak, Brent Perlman |
| Warming Antiseptic Applicator | Health & Biotechnology | US 62 835,683 | Kalyn Ricciuti '19, Alicia Costi ’19 , Emily Kolaya ‘19, Ravneet Kaur ‘19, Dr. Sarwat Hussain – UMass Medical School, Evan Ruppell – Umass Medical School |