Research

Award-winning Air Force scientist has Wright State ties

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One of seven scientists and engineers receiving the Air Force Research Laboratory’s highest honor this year has ties to Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine. Continue reading

Lightning-fast computers possible outcome of pioneering Wright State research

Photo of Dr. Lok Lew Yan Voon chair of the physics department at Wright State’s College of Science and Mathematics.

When it comes to the speed of processors that power our computers, the needle is stuck. A speed limit of sorts has been reached in processing data… Continue reading

Students design life-saving incubation station

Photo of Biomedical engineering students Jessica Hernandez (right), Joanna Newton and Jacob Durdel displayimg the incubator they designed and built. The incubator and others will be sent to the Congo in Africa.

By any measure it’s low-tech–with its plastic base and supports, a vinyl tent-like cover and a couple of heating elements. But it’s designed to be just that. And it promises to be life-saving. Continue reading

Vietnamese refugee Caroline Cao boosts Wright State’s expertise in medical imaging and human-factors engineering

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It was post-war Saigon—deep in the night. Ten-year-old Caroline Cao and her family quietly slipped out of their home and made for the coast. Continue reading

Celebrating 25 years of excellence

College of Engineering and Computer Science relishes past, embraces future
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The Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science marked its 25th anniversary on Friday, May 11, by announcing a new assistantship program that will provide scholarships, internships and a path to employment for 30 undergraduate students.
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College of Engineering and Computer Science to celebrate 25 years

University officials, former deans will review progress and preview the future
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Wright State University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science will celebrate its 25th anniversary Friday, May 11, with a Research Showcase… Continue reading

DoD basic research discovers new spectroscopic signatures from the “Stuff of Life”

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There is hardly a greater discovery during the past century than DNA–deoxyribonucleic acid–the biomolecular material in every cell of the human body. Continue reading

Wright State biology student wins fellowship to study treefrogs

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A Wright State undergraduate biology major is one of 24 nationwide who has been named an American Physiological Society (APS) 2012 Undergraduate Research Fellow. Continue reading

Human Performance Consortium Renamed AHEAD

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The Human Performance Consortium, a collaborative alliance of government, academia and industry, has changed its name to AHEAD—the Alliance for Human Effectiveness and Advancement. Continue reading

Mother’s affliction motivated student to participate in Wright State’s GRAD-PREP program

Part of the series: Opening Doors

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When doctors could not find a way to stop her mother’s epileptic seizures, Christina Estrada decided she would. Continue reading