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Sensors
Sensors are electronic devices used in a variety of settings to detect anomalies, sabotaged goods or dangerous bio-agents such as anthrax.
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Shirley Dyke
Professor of Civil Engineering
Dyke received her doctorate from the University of Notre Dame after graduating from the University of Illinois. She has published dozens of peer reviewed articles and is active in many international conferences and professional organizations. Research interests include semi-active structural control, ...
Expertise: civil engineering, semi-active structural control, structural health monitoring, earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, system identification
Direct contact: (314) 935-5695
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Ronald S. Indeck
DAS Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering
Indeck earned his doctorate from the University of Minnesota. His research involves magnetic and optical components and systems, especially in the areas of information technology and security. He is working with extremely high density magnetic recording systems, fast searching of massive databases, ...
Expertise: object verification, public surveillance, magnetic information storage systems, magnetism
Media assistance: (314) 935-5272 / tony_fitzpatrick@wustl.edu
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Pratim Biswas
Stifel and Quinette Jens Professor
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Biswas received his Ph.D. from California Institute of Technology, has published extensively in his field and served on many international organizations and conferences. His research interests include aerosol science and engineering, nanoparticle technology, air quality engineering, combustion, materials ...
Expertise: aerosol science, nanoparticle technology, air quality engineering, combustion, material processing for environmental technologies, environmentally benign processing, environmental nanotechnology, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-5482
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First test
Study: Wireless sensors limit earthquake damage
April 16,
2007 --
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| Shirley Dyke (left) and Pengcheng Wang adjust wireless sensors onto a model laboratory building in Dyke's laboratory. |
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An earthquake engineer at Washington University in St. Louis has successfully performed the first test of wireless sensors in the simulated structural control of a model laboratory building. Shirley J. Dyke, Ph.D., the Edward C. Dicke Professor of Civil Engineering and director of the Washington University Structural Control and Earthquake Engineering Laboratory, combined the wireless sensors with special controls called magnetorheological dampers to limit damage from a simulated earthquake load. More...
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Some like it hot
Environmental engineer identifies troublesome bioaerosol
April 7,
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| A WUSTL researcher has identified a bacterium as the pathogen living on bubbles in hot water environments. |
A team of researchers, led by an environmental engineer at Washington University in St. Louis, has applied a molecular approach to identify the biological particles in aerosol responsible for making employees of a Colorado hospital therapeutic pool ill. They found: when the bubble bursts, the bacteria disperse, and lifeguards get pneumonia-like symptoms.
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Bandit, space repairman
Tiny satellite can dock with mothership
Nov. 11,
2004 --
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Failure at a university is a word with bad connotations, unless you are involved in building experimental satellites that the U.S. Air Force and NASA find interesting. An aerospace engineer at Washington University in St. Louis who works with students building experimental spacecraft says student-built spacecraft, which he calls "university-class," have a strong advantage over aerospace industry-built spacecraft: the freedom to fail.
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U.S. to Deploy Proven Technology on Borders
NPR - Morning Edition
Sept. 22,
2006 -- The Department of Homeland Security today awards a multi-billion dollar contract to beef up border security. The anticipated winner is Boeing. Despite the aerospace giant's background, Boeing's border security plan is less high tech than you might expect.
WUSTL computer science professor Robert Pless comments on surveillance technology. He is assistant director of WUSTL's Center for Security Technologies.
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