Virtual Twin for Dialysis Systems
"(RES-MATCH) was an ultimately successful and useful learning experience. Having no prior-experience with development of a virtual twin, and only limited exposure to the software used to do so, I was able to learn the tools necessary to complete this task and utilize them quite effectively. In this way I believe that this experience has contributed much to the development of my efficacy as an engineer, and am grateful for Dr. DePaola’s guidance in this learning experience...Ultimately this was an invaluable opportunity that allowed me to grow my capabilities in the lab with the physical system and in software with the digital system, and I am grateful to those who provided me with this opportunity."
—Thomas Bullaro (Mentor: Natacha DePaola)
Visualizing Human Whistling
"Overall, the project was a success as we were able to visualize the soundwave of a whistling frequency and perform visual analysis on the collected data. The RES-MATCH project experience provided valuable insights on hypothesizing, constructing, and developing experiments. It allowed me to gain hands-on experience in 3-D printing, data analysis, and visualization techniques. I found the 3-D printing particularly intriguing as I was introduced to multiple different software’s that can be transferred over into my coursework. Overall, this experience was very informative and beneficial..."
—William Daniel (Mentor: Francisco Ruiz)
A Human-Centered Design Approach to Safe Ambulation for Individuals with Hemiplegia in Moderately Crowded Environments
"Going through the (RES-MATCH) program has been a wonderful and enlightening experience, the opportunity to work closely with professors on actual research helps understand the requirements and insights around how to tackle problems, formulate solutions and do them in a professional manner. This definitely helps in expanding one’s network and meet new and influential people, which in turn helps in having a better understanding of where we can construct our careers in and also helps foster new fields of interest, and getting to do this in the first semester itself is an added bonus. I had an amazing time working with professors Rosa, Mark and Kevin, and I am looking forward to other similar experiences in the coming semesters."
—Parth Domadia (Mentor: Nelson Rosa)
Crystallization and structural studies of the human protein DDAH2
"The project experience was enriching, offering valuable challenges and learning opportunities. It allowed me to get practical knowledge and enhanced communication, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills through team collaboration. The hands-on experience gained will be beneficial for future endeavors."
—Vaishnavi Vijay Kesarkar (Mentor: Andrew Howard)
Automatic Glove Donning
"This project has been an enriching experience, providing valuable insights into (this) glove donning issue, and the technologies and the challenges of developing automated systems."
—Hitesh Patil (Mentor: Ali Khounsary)
Determining the role of the respiratory chain metabolism in the biofilm formation of Klebsiella aerogenes
"The project (Determining the Role of the Respiratory Chain Metabolism in the Biofilm Formation of Klebsiella aerogenes) was eye-opening. (RES-MATCH) provided a first-year master’s student with a research opportunity that was a quality experience, placing me into the center of a microbiology lab. I had very little training coming into the lab, but with time and patient guidance from my (principal investigator) I was able to learn. Currently, I am leaving this experience with knowledge in aseptic techniques, working with bacteria, data analysis, and other microbiology techniques."
—Dominique Philoctete (Mentor: Karina Tuz)
Design and characterization of cryogels for wound dressing in patients with type-2 diabetes
"Overall, I would consider this research experience to be very positive and enlightening. I learned far more than I would’ve in a classroom and gained valuable, real-world experience that I can apply to my career down the line. I have learned how to effectively conduct research pertaining to a specific project, create and study both cryogels and hydrogels, and format a more professional lab report. Through this experience, I have also seen how to plan out experiments and organize studies to examine specific details for a project."
—Eloise Post (Mentor: Settimio Pacelli)
Higher-Accuracy Calculations for Light Propagation Modeling
"Participating in (a) RES-MATCH project and collaborating with Dr. Nik Sultana was an incredibly rewarding experience. The integration of Monte Carlo Modeling for Multi-Layered Media (MCML) within the IIT-CODES framework gave me valuable hands-on experience in distributed computing, computational modeling, and light propagation simulations. The program’s flexible structure and the exceptional support from coordinators fostered a seamless and productive research journey."
—Leelavathi Raja (Mentor: Nik Sultana)
Assessment of a protein docking method
"Having had a wonderful experience participating in the RES-MATCH program in the spring of 2023 as part of Professor Abhinav Bhushan’s group and expanding my biological knowledge by conducting experiments with bacteria that causes periodontitis, I was excited to learn more about the computational biochemistry research done in Professor Minh’s lab. By joining this project, I not only deepened my understanding of biochemistry, physical chemistry, and the pharmaceutical industry, but also was able to greatly improve my coding and statistical analysis skills. Before this semester, I knew very little about the challenges associated with structure-based drug design (SBDD) but had always been curious about the methods employed to screen millions of existing pharmaceuticals and select the ones worth testing in the lab. Participation in this project allowed me to learn more about the principles of drug discovery, providing the opportunity to work with the most advanced computer packages like ProDy, visualization software, e.g. ChimeraX, and AI tools such as AlphaFold that are widely used in all high-level drug development today. Overall, I enjoyed my second RES-MATCH experience and learned a lot from it. I look forward to continuing the work on the FFT project by joining Professor Minh’s group. I am excited to test various ideas to improve this promising physics-based docking approach that could potentially revolutionize molecular modeling and structure prediction."
—Liliia Shanina (Mentor: David Minh)
Construction of microfluidic devices with fins
"The professor and people that helped me make the devices were very understanding and supportive, which helped me in wanting to go to the lab to make devices and learn more."
—Adriana Torres-Cruz (Mentor: Abhinav Bhushan)
