Honda Initiation Grant 2008 Winners
| Research Proposal |
Investigator |
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Detecting Patterns in Vector Fields |
H. Quynh Dinh
Stevens Institute of Technology |
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Low Cost and Light Weight Multifunctional Polymer Nanocomposites |
Kyriaki Kalaitzidou
Georgy Institute of Technology |
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Rationally Designed Nanocomposite Si/C Anodes for High Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries with Long Cycle Life |
Gleb Yushin
Georgia Institute of Technology |
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Assistive Robotics for Children with Learning and Social Disabilities |
Mark Colton
Brigham Young University |
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Hybrid Materials for Control of Interfacial Hole-Transfer Photochemistry |
Mathew Shores
Colorado State University |
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Controlling the Catalytic Activity and Selectivity by Tailoring the Size and the Composition of Bimetallic Nanoparticles |
Gabor Somorjai
University of California, Berkeley |
Honda Initiation Grant 2007 Winners
| Research Proposal |
Investigator |
| • |
Adaptive Seat Belt System Using Smart Material Technologies |
Marcelo Dapino
The Ohio State University |
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Three Dimensional Natural Interfaces in Vehicle |
Tarek El Dokor
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University |
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Dendrite Composite Nano-catalysts for Auto Emmisions Control |
Pu-Xian Gao
University of Connecticut |
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Face Recognition: When Lighting and Pose Vary |
David Jacobs
University of Maryland |
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Trip Based Optimal Power Management for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles |
Yaoyu Li
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
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Combinatorial Screening of Proton Conductors for Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cells |
Paul McGinn
University of Notre Dame |
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Computational Optical Three-Dimensional Imaging and Sensing |
Rafael Piestun
University of Colorado at Boulder |
Honda Initiation Grant 2006 Winners
| Research Proposal |
Investigator |
| • |
Automotive Intelligence in Swarm Environment |
Daniel DeLaurentis
Purdue University |
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Combinatorial Toolkit for Step-Change Innovation of Fuel Cell Membranes |
Carson Meredith
Georgia Tech |
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Non-Invasive Brain-Machine Interfaces for Robot-Augmented Human Manipulation |
Mandayam Srinivasan
MIT |
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Development of Colloidal Dampers for Semi-Active Isolation and Suspension Systems |
L. Sun
University California, Irvine |
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Novel Materials for Lean Low-Temperature Nox Catalysts |
Margaret Wooldridge
University of Michigan |
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Waste Heat Recovery Using Nanoengineered Interface Design |
Taofang Zeng
North Carolina State |
Honda Initiation Grant 2005 Winners
| Research Proposal |
Investigator |
| • |
Single-step scaleable synthesis and characterization of nanocatalyst-support composites |
Arijit Bose
University of Rhode Island |
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Analysis of driver alertness by monitoring motions imparted by the driver to the steering wheel and gas pedal |
Aman Haque
Pennsylvania State University |
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Applying biologically inspired principals of auditory cortical processing to analysis and representation of sound |
Shihab Shamma
University of Maryland |
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Synthesis of a new class of motorized vehicles at the smallest scale possible: nanocars |
James Tour
Rice University |
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Development of microstructure-based material models of soft tissue, particularly liver tissue |
Kumar Vemaganti
University of Cincinnati |
Honda Initiation Grant 2004 Winners
| Research Proposal |
Investigator |
| • |
Synthesis of shape-specific Pt or Pt-Ru metal nanoparticles: structurally designed electrocatalysts for PEM of DMFCs |
Charles M. Lukehart,
Vanderbilt University |
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Development of ceramic proton exchange membranes for H2-O2 fuel cells for advanced power and transportation applications |
Steve W. Martin,
Iowa State University |
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Hybrid Cellular Automata: A structural synthesis and shape optimization tool for crashworthiness design and safety |
John E. Renaud,
University of Notre Dame |
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Hydrogen selective membranes and their use in a catalytic NOx membrane |
Lanny D. Schmidt,
University of Minnesota |
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Stochastic spatio-temporal grammars for event recognition in video |
Jeffrey Mark Siskind,
Purdue University |
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