Lexie Adams, junior chemical engineering major, is one of only 396 students across the nation to receive this yearÂ’s Goldwater Scholarship, regarded as the most prestigious awards that an undergraduate STEM major can earn.
Recently, his first paper of 2020, titled "Learning a Dynamic Map of Visual Appearance" was accepted to this year's Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference (CVPR). CVPR is one of the top and most well-known conferences in the computer science field.
The new module, "Under Pressure" explores "Modeling, Simulation, Analysis and Design for Deep Sea Exploration." This involves structural engineering as well as understanding the complex, deep sea environment.
Through RAPIDS, Miami's main campus and regional campuses received a total of over $300,000. The funds have been used to purchase robotics kits that are being used in classes like ECE471 (Robotics-Vision & Control).
The patent, titled Nano/micro scale porous structured alloys using selective alloying process based on elemental powders, took approximately four years to complete. He began the process while he was earning his master's degree at The University of Texas System.
In 2013, David Mead graduated from Miami University with a degree in chemical engineering and a concentration in paper science, unaware of the amazing opportunities that lie ahead.
