Collaborative Research Projects

Extremely Dense Gamma-Ray Pulses in Electron Beam-Multifoil Collisions

Intense sources of high-energy gamma-ray photon beams are of great interest for scientific endeavors in fundamental and applied sciences…

Accelerating Physics-based Models with Generative Neural Networks

Over the past few years, the potential of machine learning methods that can generate text and images has expanded significantly.…

African Airs

Inside-Out Earth, the larger project of which

Under Pressure: Microbial Carbon Sequestration in the Deep North Atlantic Ocean

Microorganisms living in the deep sea (>200 m water depth) have the potential to play important roles in shaping global chemistry and…

Probabilistic Phonology: Formal Analysis & Empirical Assessment of Two Theories

Phonology is the sub-discipline of linguistics that studies the sound systems of languages. Over the past two decades, phonology…

The Languages of Democratic Decline in India

This interdisciplinary project explores the effects of political language on democracy when it transitions to authoritarianism. Speeches by politicians, media houses and…

Improving Perioperative Care for Children Receiving Solid Organ Transplantation

Pediatric liver transplantation is a very challenging surgical procedure that saves lives for children that are born or develop severe liver disease. The pediatric liver…

AI-based Computational Modeling Tools with Applications to Psychiatric Disorders

The ability to orient attention to dynamic changes in the environment is an essential cognitive skill. Aberrations in this ability are often observed in many psychiatric and…

Mapping the Early Cape

This project will digitally map Le Vaillant’s journey from the account of his journey into the interior of the Cape of Good Hope (1781-83). The Voyage de M. le Vaillant dans…

Sustainable Transitions of Global South's Socio-Ecological Systems

Identifying ways to reduce or reverse natural resources depletion trends while maintaining population well-being

Gene Editing in the Treatment of SAVI Syndrome

SAVI (Sting Associated Vasculopathy with Onset in Infancy) is a rare and an incurable disorder, with an early age of onset. It is caused…

Ontology of the Medieval Image

This collaborative team-based project focuses on the meaning of images in medieval culture as defined by Scripture, theology, and science; it analyzes iconography though…

Advanced Diagnostics for Astrophysical Beam-Plasma Experiments in the Laboratory

The interaction of highly energetic particles with plasmas plays a major role in the evolution of the universe and gives rise to many…

Population Genetics of Cancer Evolution

Cancer develops when evolutionary forces act on mutated cells. When mutations and natural selection repeat over time, cancerous cell…

The Constitution of Individuals and Groups in the Biological Sciences: Implications of an Ecological Framework for Understanding Cancer

Recent biological and biomedical research has featured the idea that living things are not “individuals” but collectives. …