1. Educating Tomorrow's Technology Leaders for Career Success CAE features a large and diverse number of REU opportunities in funded and unfunded current projects. Based on students’ interest, the ideal approach is direct contact with the faculty. The graduate brochure, among others, lists the areas of interest of all CAE faculty members (visit: https://umshare.miami.edu/web/wda/engineeringfiles/CAE/CAEGrad 101413.pdf) https://umshare.miami.edu/web/wda/engineeringfiles/CAE/CAEGrad 101413.pdf The next slides offer a sample of possible projects in: a) energyb) environment/water c) materials d) Computer-aided engineering CAE Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Dr. Antonio Nanni, Chair

2. Educating Tomorrow's Technology Leaders for Career Success Operational Energy Efficiency for Chiller Plants at United States Naval Academy (Sponsored by US Department of Defense) Sustainable Building Systems Laboratory Simulation of Chlorine Gas Distribution For Emergency Management (Sponsored by US Dep. of Homeland Security) Net-zero Energy Community on Anna Maria Island, FL (Collaboration with Industry) Energy & Water Efficient Hotel at Miami Beach, FL (Sponsored by Industry) (Dr. Zuo) Website: http://www.coe.miami.edu/zuo/http://www.coe.miami.edu/zuo/

3. Educating Tomorrow's Technology Leaders for Career Success Environmental Nanotechnology (Dr. Joo) Nano-toxicology & potential public health impact of nanoparticles In collaboration with UM Medical School & EPA In-vivo and in-vitro studies Nano-food Bioaccumulation and gut functional changes Environmental dynamics of nano- products in heterogeneous systems In collaboration with Chemistry Dept. & EPA Nano-metal oxides: nano-products Impact of nano-metal oxides on the ocean environment NSF CAREER

4. Educating Tomorrow's Technology Leaders for Career Success Study of the relationship between land use and water quality Delineation of protection zones around water-supply sources Design of low-impact stormwater management systems Mathematical modeling of water-resources and environmental systems Water-Resources and Environmental Engineering (Dr. Chin)

5. Educating Tomorrow's Technology Leaders for Career Success Nanotechnology in Materials/Structures (Dr. Ghahremaninezhad) Multifunctional nanostructured composite energy storage-structural material systems High performance nanoparticle composites in infrastructures Ballistic fracture and high speed imaging

6. Educating Tomorrow's Technology Leaders for Career Success Computer-Aided Structural Engineering (Dr. Rhode-Barbarigos) Generate equilibrium forms Analyze their structural behaviorDesign, construct and test Form-finding and analysis Identifying equilibrium shapes and analyzing structural behaviors Structurally integrated adaptive structures Integrating shape changes in the structural behavior Structural design and optimization Identifying feasible solutions using computing algorithms