ISSO Y2003 Annual Report

Contents

Director’s Report
David R. Criswell, ISSO

Miniature Optical Sensors for Detection of Water and Air Contaminants
Abdelhak Bensaoula, UH / David Starikov, UH / Chris Boney, UH

Miniature Multifunction Fluorescence Sensors on Si Substrates
Abdelhak Bensaoula, UH / David Starikov, UH / Chris Boney, UH / Nasr-Eddine Medelci-Djezzar, UH / Clement Joseph, UH / Rajeev R. Pillai, UH / Zoulikha Mouffak, UH

Optimization of a Genetically Engineerable Evolvable Program (GEEP) for Improved Data Understanding
Gary D. Boetticher, UHCL / Kimberly Kaminsky, UHCL

A Recursive Application of a Support Vector Machine for Protein Spot Detection in 2-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis
Gary D. Boetticher, UHCL / Hisham Al-Mubaid, UHCL / Karen Frasier-Scott, UHCL

Dynamic Properties of Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Motors for Space Robotics Applications
James B. Dabney, UHCL / Thomas L. Harman, UHCL

The Effect of Modeled Microgravity on Microbial Gene Expression
George E. Fox, UH / Richard C. Willson, UH / Duane L. Pierson, NASA-JSC / Don L. Tucker, UH

Linear Parameter-Varying Anti-Windup Control for Active Microgravity Isolation
Karolos M. Grigoriadis, UH / Ian J. Fialho, The Boeing Company / Feng Zhang, UH

Development of Quantum-Cascade Laser Based Biosensor Technology
Thomas L. Harman, UHCL / Frank K. Tittel, Rice / John C. Graf, NASA-JSC / Yury Bakhirkin, UHCL

Using Dynamic Foot Pressure as a Countermeasure to Muscle Atrophy
Charles Layne, UH / Mark S. F. Clarke, UH / Daniel A. Martinez, UH / Daniel L. Feeback, NASA-JSC / Antonios Kyparos, UH

An Investigation of Stacked and Embedded Cylindrical Dielectric Resonator Antennas
Stuart A. Long, UH / Andrew G. Walsh, UH / Christopher S. DeYoung, UH

Synthesis of Fire-Safe Polymers For Aerospace Applications
Jack Y. Lu, UHCL

Dielectric Responses of Living Organisms
John H. Miller, Jr., UH / James R. Claycomb, HBU

Fuel Cells for Space Application
John H. Miller, Jr., UH / James R. Claycomb, HBU

Monte Carlo Radiation Transport Simulations for Astrophysics and Space Science
Lawrence S. Pinsky, UH / Thomas L. Wilson, NASA-JSC / Victor Anderson, UH

MRI Imaging: An Array of Superconducting Coils for Space and Clinical Applications
Jarek Wosik, UH

A Framework for Collaborative Open Source Courseware Development
Kwok-Bun Yue, UHCL / Andrew Yang, UHCL / Ping Chen, UHD / Wei-Ding, UHCL

ISSO Progress Reports
Milko Iliev, UH / Vemuri Balakotaiah, UH / Demetre J. Economou, UH / George E. Fox, UH / Jack Y. Lu, UHCL / Theron Sage, UHCL / Irving N. Rothman, UH

Researchers Look to the Future

Appendices
Research Teams PDF (789K)
Directory of Researchers PDF (574K)

Y2003 Annual Report PDF (18.7MB)

Institute for Space Systems Operations - Y2003 Annual Report
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