Students learn from Yanhai Du, Ph.D., an assistant professor in Kent State’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, in a lab in the college’s new Aeronautics and Technology building.

Research Laboratories

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Advanced Medical Robot Lab (AMRLab)

The Advanced Medical Robot Lab (AMRLab) is dedicated to exploring advanced robots for medical application.
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Cognitive Robotics and AI (CRAI) Lab

The Cognitive Robotics and AI lab aims to conduct cutting-edge cognitive robotics research, designing the robot “Mind” for seamless cooperation with humans.
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Extended Reality (XR) Research Lab

The XR Research Lab features 4 virtual reality (VR) stations for students and faculty to explore programs that enhance traditional classroom materials.
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Fuel Cell Research Lab

The Fuel Cell Research Lab is dedicated to providing research, insights, and breakthroughs to the ever-evolving field of Fuel Cells, a practical technology for major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
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Materials Research Lab

The Materials Research Lab uses x-rays and optical microscopy to study new liquid crystalline materials.
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Metal 3D Printing Lab

The Metal 3D Printing Lab houses an EOS M100 3D printer to produce small, complex, and highly detailed steel parts via an additive manufacturing process.

Virtual Laboratories

Control, Automation, and Mechatronics (CAM) Lab

Administered by Dr. Hossein Mirinejad, the CAM lab is focused on advancing the design, modeling, testing, and control of autonomous systems using fundamentals of dynamical systems and automatic control theory. Research covers a wide range of applications, including aerospace systems, robotics, and healthcare domains, and integrates several key areas, including computational modeling, optimization strategies, and control engineering techniques, to develop effective, functional strategies for autonomous systems in human life support systems.

Green and Advanced Mobility Engineering (GAME) Lab

Administered by Dr. Syed Shihab, the Green and Advanced Mobility Engineering (GAME) lab focuses on developing data-driven, intelligent decision-making systems for aviation based on artificial intelligence/machine learning, optimization, and operations research techniques. Research applications in aviation include supply chain design and planning, aircraft surveillance network design, wildlife hazard management, airspace design, pricing and revenue management, scheduling/dispatching, and route/network planning.

Research Laboratories