March 11, 2026
Underwater Video Analyses for Fishery Science
Estimating the abundance of specific populations of commercially significant fish is critical in oceanography and fisheries science. Automated fish-counting provides necessary estimates, although fish are often caught using bottom and midwater trawls via fishing nets pulled by boats, meaning that automated methods face the challenge of being underwater. To overcome this problem, video data can…
Waveguide-Integrated Superconducting Detectors in Diamond
On-chip, efficient, single photon detection will be required for scalable quantum communication. Nanowire superconducting detectors are developed in our gallium phosphide-on-diamond integrated quantum photonic platform to meet this need.
An On-chip Entanglement Generation Device
Quantum entanglement is a computational resource in quantum information processing applications. This project integrates a gallium phosphide optical waveguiding layer with single defects in diamond toward realizing an on-chip quantum entanglement device.
Donors and Acceptors in Semiconductors as Quantum Bits
We investigate the optical and spin properties of donors and acceptors in numerous semiconductors (including InP, GaAs and CdTe) to determine their suitability as quantum bits and ensemble-based quantum memory.
Nanoscale magnetic sensor for biophysical imaging
We have developed a wide-field magnetic sensor, based on the quantum properties of defects in diamond, capable of detecting single 19 nm diameter magnetic particles at ambient conditions. The platform is being developed further to enable the study of biophysical phenomena via magnetic labels.
Self-cleaning Surfaces Based on Asymmetric Micro-Texture
Anisotropic ratchet conveyors (ARCs) propel liquid droplets across a micro-textured surface. The energy for droplet motion comes from vibration; the ARC converts this oscillation into controlled, directed droplet motion. We use this phenomenon to create, for example, transparent, optically flat coatings for self-cleaning solar panels.
Nonstationary Acoustic Models
Passive sonar signals — and, in particular, those that are modulated — open a new dimension of statistical signal processing called complementary statistics. We are exploring the efficiency of complementary statistics by experimenting on common signals such as environmental sounds and speech. Our research has shown promising results in detecting speech events in environments as…
Toward Continuous Monitoring of Intraocular Pressure
Monitoring eye pressure is the main path toward preventing and managing glaucoma. However, the medical instrumentation available today is inaccurate due to indirect pressure measurements and the inability to capture fluctuations in intraocular pressure throughout the day. We investigate techniques for mobile and continuous monitoring for patients at higher risk of developing glaucoma by upgrading…
Shared Use of Energy Storage Devices
Because the cost of battery energy storage systems is still high, justifying their installation requires multiple revenue streams. This project investigates how a battery installed by a distribution utility can be used not only to assist in the operation of the distribution network but also to reduce congestion in the transmission network operated by another…
Installation of PV panels, smart inverters and batteries on the UW campus
Besides installing a significant amount of PV panels, we are equipping them with smart inverters that will help control the voltage on the UW campus. We are also installing a battery energy storage system and testing algorithms for controlling all of these devices.
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