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In today’s world of accelerating climate change effects, a community's capacity to plan for and build resilience to disasters, homeland security threats, and extreme weather is of increasing importance. The ability of public safety organizations and local governments to effectively communicate with community members in emergency situations is critical, especially in the immediate aftermath of la ...

The impact of accelerating human industrial activities on the environment and climate are becoming increasingly clear. Petroleum-derived colorants used in consumer goods are of particular concern due to their toxicity profile, persistence, and tendency to leach into the environment. As more companies make the switch to bio-based/biodegradable plastics, greater access to bio-based dyes will be need ...

Michigan Aerospace proposes to retrofit the Egret LIDAR technology to improve operation stormwater management infrastructure. The Egret LIDAR is a novel sensor that can monitor stormwater without submersion. Using LIDAR remote sensing, the Egret can measure turbidity, surface height, water depth, flow speed, and suspended particle sizes from above the water surface. The Egret measures water proper ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened awareness of the role airborne pathogens play in transmitting infection and will leave a legacy of focused attention on indoor air quality for the foreseeable future. Indoor enclosed spaces are high-risk environments for increased transmission of aerosolized pathogens like COVID-19, SARS, influenza, and other yet-to-emerge diseases. Many situations, including o ...

In order to promote human and environmental health, infrastructure must become safer, longer lasting, and more sustainable. Telecommunication structures with resiliency to extreme conditions are particularly beneficial because they allow communications to continue even in emergency situations. IsoTruss Inc. will develop a composite-reinforced concrete foundation that will increase resiliency witho ...

The primary goal of this proposed project is to develop a general-purpose technique for the problem of algorithm parameter selection (APS) that achieves the best performance of the algorithm and demonstrates its effectiveness within graph analysis, for the problem of community detection, or clustering.  Cell Matrix Corporation (CMC) will develop a means to greatly simplify the tweaking typically ...

CoVar’s DOCTRINAIRE is a new approach to computer aided object annotation that is modeled after the way expert end-users leverage generic, robust background information (e.g., what wheels look like) and known doctrine (the size and shape of components on a pickup truck) to perform reliable, explainable object detection and annotation. Our approach solves the robustness problem by training a reli ...

The safety, security and survivability of mankind are dependent on clean water. Nearly 41% of Earthfs population lives in water]stressed areas, and this will be exacerbated by continuing population growth. To obtain an adequate and sustainable supply of water, it is important to improve already existing methods and develop new and effective technologies for water reuse, reclamation and purific ...

Taskforces, utilities, and manufacturers must adapt to contaminants of emerging concern. The most prevalent, persistent, and problematic of these pertinent pollutants are per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Resource managers need reliable and resilient technologies that convert waste streams to value streams and satisfy regulations. Current state of practice for management of PFAS-laden so ...

Mass transit ridership in every major metropolitan city has precipitously dropped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A wide range of technologies are needed to bring the SARS-CoV-2 virus under control and prevent future viral outbreaks. Infectious quantities of viruses can survive on contaminated surfaces for days requiring continuous cleaning to ensure clean, virus free surfaces. The objective of this ...