Chemistry

Rank ionic liquids for Nd and Dy separation with DFT and COSMO-RS-style modeling, then build the skills to compare selectivity and activity coefficients.

Build and validate a low-cost anodic stripping voltammeter to measure lead and copper in soil leachate with real EPA data.

Build a low-cost spectrophotometer and use matrix factorization to separate overlapping food dye signals with real calibration data.

Measure how grinding time changes Knoevenagel reaction yield and connect your results to reaction kinetics, catalysis, and DFT ideas.

Measure photoisomerization in azobenzene, build absorbance curves, and compare how light changes cis and trans populations in solution.

Build a computer vision model that classifies reaction outcomes, then test how video quality, labels, and features affect accuracy.

Build impedance curves for a homemade supercapacitor, fit a Randles circuit, and learn how small-signal analysis maps charge storage.

Build a pH-responsive hydrogel actuator and measure bending with video tracking, then model its shape change with FEM in FEniCS.

Test how Mg-Al layered double hydroxides capture phosphate, then measure how well regeneration cycles restore performance in water mimics.

Build a paper microfluidic chip that measures nitrate, phosphate, and chloride, then turn phone images into data with calibration curves.