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| Project Leader: | Rachit Gupta rachitgupta@tamu.edu Chemical Engineering |
| Faculty Mentor: | Dr. Pushkar Lele, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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We will google calendar and groupme to set times on need basis. But atleast expect weekly meetings. |
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Team Size:
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3
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| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Opportunity to be a co-author on a publication
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Team Needs:
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Student trained with COMSOL or ANSYS |
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Description:
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Bacteria attach to tissue and cause disease. It is important for the bacteria to be able to sense a surface. In order to understand this mechanism, we want to build a model to predict the concentrations of endogenously-secreted chemicals experienced by motile bacteria. This will address whether surface attachment can merely be detected by chemical buildup near surfaces rather than its ability to physically sense a surface |