More than 40 posters showcasing some of the top research by Kettering University faculty and students will be on display on Saturday, May 16, from 9-11 a.m. in the Campus Center's Sunset Room as part of Kettering's Homecoming 2015 festivities.

Here's a list of what will be on display:

Modeling, Design and Implementation of a Fiber-Optic-Based Displacement and Force Sensor
Corneliu Rablau, Brandan Acre | Department of Physics

Photonics: An Essential Technology of the 21st Century
Corneliu Rablau | Department of Physics

Power electronics with vehicle electrification: Part 1
Kevin Bai | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Power electronics with vehicle electrification: Part 2
Kevin Bai | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

On the local dependence structure in politics and in reliability distributions
Boyan Dimitrov | Department of Mathematics

Fe₃O₄ hollow mesocrystal anode for advanced energy storage
Joe (Xuan) Zhou, Bi Fu, James Tong, Michael Blaisdell, Hengbing Fan,  Xiao Li Zhang (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kettering University)
Yaping Wang (School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University)
Prem  Vaishnava (Department of Physics, Kettering University)

Na₄Mn₉O₁₈ single crystal cathode for advanced energy storage
Joe (Xuan) Zhou, Bi Fu, James Tong, Michael Blaisdell, Hengbing Fan,  Xiao Li Zhang (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kettering University)
Yaping Wang (School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University)

A 4G-LTE Based Public Safety Surveillance Network
Yunsheng Wang, John Geske | Department of Computer Science

Stochastic Modeling in Practice
Srinivas R. Chakravarthy | Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering

A Stochastic Model for a Military Entrance Processing Station
Justin Maurina and Srinivas R. Chakravarthy | Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering

Renew the Avenue: a Public Safety Project of the University Avenue Corridor Coalition
Tom Wyatt, Jack Stock | University Advancement

Influence of Child Seat Center of Gravity Position on Risk of Head Injury in Side-Impact
Craig Price, Janet Fornari, Sheryl Janca, John Casci | Department of Mechanical Engineering

Crash Data in the Introductory Physics Lab
John Casci, Dan Ludwigsen (Department of Physics, Kettering University)
Janet Fornari (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kettering University)

Ankle Fracture Patterns in MVC Presenting to a Level 1 Trauma Center
Theresa Atkinson  (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kettering University)
Osy Ndubaku, MD, Aaron Wynkoop, MD, Norman Walter, MD (McLaren Flint

Optical Characterization of Reduced Graphene Oxide Thin Films
Steven Riley, Nicholas Sovis, Uma Ramabadran, Gillian L. Ryan (Department of Physics, Kettering University)
Susan Farhat (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kettering University)
Xuan Zhou (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kettering University)

Optimization of a Phase Change Material for Applications in Non-Electric Incubating Blankets
Frederick Garcia, Gillian L. Ryan, Uma Ramabadran (Department of Physics, Kettering University)
Grca Hsia, Rachel Rademacher (Wamilu LLC, Ann Arbor, Michigan)

An Excitable Model of Internal Symmetry Breaking in Dictyostelium Discoideum
Cody Grant, Gillian L. Ryan | Department of Physics

Ising Lattice Gas Model of Clathrin-Coated Pit Nucleation
Kiran Vekaria, Gillian L. Ryan | Department of Physics

Electrical discharge in enamel-insulated, hairpin copper conductors
Daniel J. Taylor, Huseyin R. Hiziroglu (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kettering University)
Peter H. Foss (GM Manufacturing Systems Research Laboratory, General Motors Global Research & Development)

A Numerical Method for Solution to Inverse Problems    of the Theory of Ground Penetrating Radars
R. Airapetyan (Hayrapetyan) | Department of Mathematics

Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL):  Enhancing Educational Value
Terri Lynch-Caris (Center for Excellence, Teaching and Learning, Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering)
Shari Luck and Cynthia Donner (Center for Excellence, Teaching and Learning)

The Future of Smart Traffic: From Autonomous RC Cars to Your Prospective Car
Dwarkesh Iyengar and Diane Peters | Department of Mechanical Engineering

Computer-Assisted Medical Imaging, Interactive Virtual Surgery, and Human-Computer Interaction
Giuseppe Turini | Department of Computer Science

Content-based image and video retrieval
Peter Stanchev | Department of Computer Science

A Zinc finger-containing RNA binding protein impacts mitochondrial gene expression in Trypanosoma brucei
Michelle L. Ammerman, Denis Volobuev (Applied Biology Program, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kettering University)
Kurtis M. Downe and Laurie K. Read (Department of Microbiology and Immunology, SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY)

Quantum Mechanics with Centroid Variables
Lindsay Orr and Pierre-Nicholas Roy (Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada
Lisandro Hernandez de la Pena (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kettering University)

Optimizing the Specific Absorption Rate of a Ferrofluid in the Néel Relaxation Regime
Nathaniel Mosher, Emily Perkins-Harbin, Ronald E. Kumon, Corneliu Rablau, Ronald J. Tackett, Prem P. Vaishnava (Department of Physics, Kettering University)
Lihua Wang (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kettering University)
Jagdish Thakur (Department of Physics & Astronomy, Wayne State University)

Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting with Helmholtz Resonators
Daniel Ludwigsen, James Shurish and Evan Hulscher | Department of Physics

Acoustic and Structural Resonance Characteristics of the Cajon
Daniel Ludwigsen and John Pehmoeller | Department of Physics

Operation Planning in Sustainable Systems
Farnaz Ghazi-Nezami, Giovanni Grossi Crema, Matte Hays, Talles Miranda (Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, Kettering University)
Sreecharan Venkatesa Sekar (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kettering University)
Bhirendra Rahul Naidu (Department of Business, Kettering University)

Economic and Crime Data Analysis for Flint, MI
Lili Tang and Leszek Gawarecki | Department of Mathematics

Size and Shape Descriptors of Two-Dimensional Polymer Sheets in Solution Near the Crossover Concentration
Salomon Turgman Cohen and Jacobi Tanner | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Localization with Negative Knowledge
Justin Huber and Saroja Kanchi | Department of Computer Science

Transesterification of Virgin Michigan Soybean Oil to produce Biodiesel using Supercritical Methanol
Jason Davis, Jonathan Wenzel, Endel Maricq, Michael Stogsdill and Ali Zand | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Polymer coatings using atmospheric pressure plasma for biomedical applications
Student contributors: La'Shyla Nelson, Nathan Dwarshuis, Julia Carson, Michael Magyar, Kaila Hart, Anastacia Shaffer
Faculty contributors: Cheryl Samaniego, Susan Farhat, Mary Gilliam, Ali Zand | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Adaptive Gesture-based Haptic Guidance for Skill Improvement
Hadi Rahmat-Khah, Ehsan Zahedi, Ali Safavi, Michael Kia, Javad Dargahi, Mehrdad Zadeh | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Learning outcomes of using real life (or everyday) examples in mechanics stream of courses
Raghu Echampati | Department of Mechanical Engineering

Industry Case Studies for Graduate Student Research
Tianwu Li, Yi Yang and Raghu Echempati (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kettering University)
Roger Fiedler (Plant Engineer, QFD Plastics, Flint, MI)

Multiple evolutionary origins of virulence factors from the causative agent of the bubonic plague
Mia Jonascu, James I. Cohen, Veronica R. Moorman | Department of Biology

QR-code based Localization for Indoor Mobile Robot with Validation using a 3D Optical Tracking Instrument
Seok-Ju Lee, Girma Tewolde, Jongil Lim, Jaerock Kwon | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Indoor Localization and Navigation for a Mobile Robot Equipped with Rotating Ultrasonic Sensors Using a Smartphone as the Robot’s Brain
Jongil Lim, Seok-Ju Lee, Girma Tewolde, Jaerock Kwon | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Computer Engineering Summer Day Camps
Girma Tewolde and Jaerock Kwon | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Cloud Based Home Monitoring and Automation System
Shruthi Raghavan and Girma Tewolde | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering