This NASA/CRE2DO Semester Long program will engage undergraduate students (Freshman/Sophomore/Junior) to conduct an individual research project under the guidance of a faculty and/or graduate student mentor at Florida International University.
Date: The NASA/CRE2DO program runs for the Fall and Spring Semester.
Important: In order to be considered for the CRE2DO Internship Experience, you will need to send your mentor’s consent/approval in your application.
Research Projects
Listed below are faculty whose projects overlap with the research theme of the NASA/CRE2DO program. However, if you are interested in conducting research with a different faculty member as part of this NASA/CRE2DO program, please discuss with the faculty member and if he/she is interested in mentoring you, let us know ASAP.
Faculty Members and Research Topics
Prof. Elias Alwan – Department of Electrical and Computing Engineering
Research Area: Smart antenna arrays and RF Systems
Prof. Raphael Raptis – Department of Chemistry
Research Area: Octanuclear Hetero metallic Clusters with High Spin Ground State
Prof. Hebin Li – Department of Physics
Research Area: Ultrafast spectroscopy of 2D semiconductors
Prof. Daniela Radu – Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Research Area: 2D Chalcogenide Materials for Advanced Optoelectronic Devices
Prof. Cheng-Yu Lai – Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Research Area: Group IV nano alloys for optoelectronic applications, Multi functional Nano carriers
for Drug delivery; Smart Micro capsules for Sanitary Cleaning.
Prof. James Webb – Department of physics
Research Area: Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei, Multifrequency Variability of Blazars, Time Series Analysis
Prof. Himanshu Upadhyay – Applied Research Center
Research Area: Applied artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, big data, cyber analytics/visualization, cyber forensics, malware analysis and blockchain
Prof. John Volakis – Department of Electrical and Computing Engineering
Research Area: Wireless communications, wearable textile antennas and electronics, antenna and arrays, ultra-wideband RF beamforming techniques.
Prof. Kevin Boutsen – Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Research Area: Aerodynamics
Please check often as more projects are coming soon.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for the 2023 NASA/CRE2DO program you must :
- Be a U.S Citizen or Permanent Resident
- Enrolled in a two-year or four-year degree program at FIU
- Minimum GPA: 2.75
Notice for Prospective Students
Applications for the 2023 NASA/CRE2DO semester-long are posted, new applicants are welcome!
Questions:
For any questions regarding the 2023 NASA/CRE2DO program, Please contact Dr. Cheng-Yu Lai (clai@fiu.edu) or Research Coordinator, Eduimar Hinestroza (ehinestr@fiu.edu)