This $169,200 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research at Carnegie Mellon University to quantify the "non-antiperiodic nonlinear electrophoresis (NANEP)" of microscale colloidal particles. The key objectives are to: 1) computationally model and predict NANEP using numerical simulations, and 2) experimentally measure NANEP particle migration in a microfluidic channel. The proposed research aims to provide the first computational and experimental data on this novel electrophoresis technique, which could lead to new methods for hierarchical particle assembly and separation schemes for lab-on-a-chip devices. The research will also have broader educational impacts through course development, undergraduate research, and outreach activities. This award runs from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2026.
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