Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences

Powering the AI Revolution: A New Voltage Regulator Enabling Direct 48-V-to-1-V Vertical Power Delivery for Next-Generation Ultra-High-Power Processors.

Materials Science and Engineering

Rare-Earth Catalysts for Low Temperature Production of Nitrogen Enriched Materials and Chemicals of High Value.

Mechanical Engineering

Smart Sensor for Crop Water Monitoring

Developing a robust, portable sensor clip for fast, cost-effective monitoring of plant water status — helping growers optimize irrigation even in challenging climate conditions.

Electrical + Computer Engineering

Photonic Hardware Security

Creating an innovative chip that uses light to generate unpredictable random numbers — making systems from personal devices to critical infrastructure highly secure against cyberattacks.

Chemical + Biomolecular Engineering

Nanotechnology for Rapid Crop Bioengineering

Exploring nanotechnology strategies to precisely deliver nucleic acids and proteins to plant germline tissue — dramatically accelerating development of climate-resilient crops.

Materials Science & Engineering

Development of low-cost, safe, earth-abundant cathode materials for lithium-Ion batteries.

Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Wafer-scale heterogeneous integration of lithium-niobate-on-silicon optoelectronics for ultralow-energy AI computing.

Neuroscience and Molecular & Cell Biology

FRET screen for glutamate receptor modulators for treatment of depression.

Electrical Engineering + Computer Science

AI-Powered Geospatial Data Communication

Cartokit Studio Team - An intuitive GIS workspace paired with AI that generates and validates geospatial code — helping journalists, civic agencies, and researchers communicate complex spatial data.

Chemistry + Biochemistry

Novel Treatment for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Developing BPN-27332, a neuroprotective drug targeting the enzyme ALOX15. In preclinical studies, this approach improved neurological outcomes by up to 85%.

Mechanical + Aerospace Engineering

FireFly: AI-assisted ground–air wildfire early warning system

FIreFly is a low-cost wildfire warning system that utilizes a network of chemical "tripwire" sensors and autonomous drones to detect and verify early combustion signatures before fires become visible to traditional satellite or camera networks.

Electrical Engineering + Computer Science

DNA origami for precision mRNA therapeutics

Engineering a programmable mRNA delivery platform using RNA–DNA origami nanostructures to overcome the targeting limitations and side effects of traditional lipid nanoparticles, aiming to provide more precise and accessible treatments for complex diseases.

Materials Science + Engineering

Desktop electronics projection lithography

Pioneering Desktop Electronics Projection Lithography (DEPL), a rapid, single-step manufacturing method that utilizes optical patterning and charge-programmed photoresists to fabricate complex 3D electronics with sub-100-nanometer resolution without the need for traditional cleanrooms.