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Principal
Investigator Interviews
Dr. Christos Cassandras Professor of Manufacturing
Engineering and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Boston Univesity
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“Dr. Cassandras discusses
his interest in control systems and computer engineering.
He details how his systems engineering research applies to
manufacturing and city planning.”
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Dr. David Castañon Professor of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, Boston University, and Associate Director, Gordon
Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems, Northeastern
niversity
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"Dr. Castañon discusses
his research on high-resolution imaging and how it relates to
security. He relays the importance of image processing and its
effect on detection. He also discusses the importance of sensitivity
and specificity in detection parameters.”
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Dr. Jay Keasling Professor of Chemical Engineering
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Director, Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center, University
of California
at Berkeley |
“Dr. Keasling discusses
his research in synthetic biology. In particular, he relates
his current research to future sustainable energy production.
He also conveys how he seeks to engineer organisms for fuel
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Dr. Cato Laurencin Professor of Chemical Engineering,
Professor
of Biomedical Engineering, and Lillian T. Pratt Distinguished
Professor and Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia
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“Dr. Laurencin discusses
his pursuit of improving tissue engineering. He outlines his
efforts in regenerating tissues. He also details his future
aspirations of creating limbs.”
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Dr. Chad Mirkin
George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Medicine,
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Director of
the International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern
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“Dr. Mirkin discusses
his research on nanotechnology. Focusing on health aspects,
he seeks to create simplified and more expeditious mechanisms
for assessing human health.”
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Dr. Daniela Rus Professor of Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science Principal Investigator, Computer Science
and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT
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"Dr. Rus discusses her investigations
into complex systems using physical and mathematical processes.
Using robots, she creates an exciting platform for observing
self-assembly and self-organization.” Play
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