Research

Florida International University (FIU) is conducting a series of D&D Tech Talks focusing on several D&D topics relevant to the DOE EM Complex. On April 25, 2023, FIU will feature a Tech Talk from Hansell Gonzalez-Raymat a Senior Scientist at the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL). This talk focuses on the DOE-EM project that is funding a National Laboratory team from Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory…

Dr. Aravelli is a Research Specialist and an adjunct faculty at Florida International University (FIU). Her research and industrial experience span multidisciplinary areas of engineering that include sensors, robotics, building energy systems modeling, engine emissions, optimization, and structural health monitoring. She recently presented her research on Structural Health Monitoring in Nuclear Waste Transfer System using Acoustic Sensing and Machine Learning at the University of Texas Arlington Research Institute (UTARI). The…

Miami, Florida September 27 and 28, 2022 Florida International University and the US Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) and Office of Legacy Management (DOE-LM) completed a two-day review of FIU’s Cooperative Agreement (CA). FIU’s applied research is performed under the DOE-FIU Cooperative Agreement (under Contract # DE-EM0005213) and provides technical support to DOE-EM and DOE-LM in the area of environmental remediation, environmental stewardship, and STEM minority student…

RICHLAND, Wash. – Robot technology is providing new ways to monitor the integrity of underground double-shell waste-storage tanks at the Hanford Site. Under a cooperative agreement with DOE, Florida International University (FIU) recently worked with EM Office of River Protection (ORP) tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) to test a miniature magnetic rover, deploying it at a tank in the site’s AP Tank Farm. “It is always great to see the research that the students…

Miami, Florida April 7, 2016 – Florida International University The Applied Research Center (ARC) at Florida International University conducted a 3 day Research Program Review covering all technical research areas under the US Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) and Florida International University’s Applied Research Center Cooperative Agreement (Contract # DE-EM0000598). Since 1995, the Applied Research Center (ARC) at Florida International University (FIU) has provided critical technical support…

Our group strives to assist federal agencies and industry partners in aspects related to fundamental research and applied engineering.

Florida International University’s Marine Sciences Program is committed to enhancing our understanding and stewardship of the world’s oceans, especially coastal ecosystems. Our interdisciplinary program is based in a newly opened building on the Biscayne Bay Campus but includes faculty from diverse departments on two campuses. With unique access to diverse coastal ecosystems of South Florida and the Caribbean and long-term programs worldwide, the Marine Science Program at Florida International University…

The Applied Research Center is developing strategies that use natural processes to control contamination in soil and groundwater.

Researchers at the Applied Research Center have conducted research on many defense science and technology projects over the past decade.