News
2022
Ellie Schlake wins the prestigious NSF GRFP award.
Ellie Schlake from BSU won the prestigious NSF GRFP award. Showcasing her research activity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMhVAHu5Ypw
Read the full article “Kandadai named to Accomplished Under 40 list”
Ellie Schlake wins HERC Fellowship
September 2021
Tevin Poudrier and Joshua Reser joined the group.
August 2021
June 2021
Dr. Nirmala Kandadai and Dr. Harish Subbaraman were awarded IGEM commerce grant with Fiberguide Industries for researching Novel optical coating on Optical Fibers
May 2021
Javier Corona joined FLAIR group
April 2021
We mourn the sudden and tragic loss of David Vogel.
We lost a dedicated, hardworking, and compassionate colleague. David in addition to being an amazing Engineering was a world record bicyclist. In his memory, please read Interview: Davy and Daryl Vogel, Pan-American cyclists.
Anupama Dhamala passed her qualifiers!!!
January 2021
David Vogel joined FLAIR
December 2020
Dr. Todd Otanicar awarded DOE SIPS project with Dr. Nirmala Kandadai
September 2020
Devyn Duryea joined the FLAIR group
June 2020
Sohel Rana passed his proposal
Congratulations Sohel!
September 2019
Dr. Nirmala Kandadai and Dr. Subbaraman awarded $198,000 to investigate In pile instrumentation
August 2019
Dr. Nirmala Kandadai receives HERC Incubation Fund
Dr. Nirmala Kandadai has received a $75,000 award to purchase a femtosecond laser system. Read more about HERC incubation award here
July 2019
Great Job Ashley Rivera at the LSAMP presentation!!!
May 2019
Congratulations to Prof Dave Estrada- New AD for CAES!!
May 2019
Congratulations Prof Subbaraman for winning NASA EPSCOR along with Dr’s Nirmala Kandadai, Dave Estrada, Jim Browning and Ken Cornell
April 2019
Bahareh Badamchi Passes Her PhD Comprehensive Exam
Congratulations Bahareh!
April 2019
Paper accepted for oral presentation at Optical Sensors and Sensing Conference
A paper submitted by Sohel Rana titled ” Role of Metal Coating Parameters on the Reflective Long Period Grating Spectrum,” has been accepted for oral presentation. Congrats Sohel!
April 2019
Sohel Rana Passes His PhD Comprehensive Exam
Congratulations Sohel!
April 2019
Dr. Nirmala Kandadai Joins ECE Faculty
The FLAIR Lab congratulates Dr. Nirmala Kandadai on accepting an offer to join the Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty as a tenure track Assistant Professor. Dr. Kandadai brings a great deal of expertise in materials science and fiber optic sensors for harsh radiation and other extreme environments to the College of Engineering at Boise State University!
February 2019
Dr. Nirmala Kandadai accepted into 2019 CAES Summer Visiting Faculty Program
Dr. Nirmala Kandadai has been accepted into the 2019 CAES Summer Visiting Faculty Program. The summer program has been designed to bring university faculty and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) researchers together to interact, build new relationships/networks, and develop joint funded research programs. Congratulations Dr. Kandadai!
January 2019
Dr. Marcus Pearlman joins FLAIR Lab
Dr. Marcus Pearlman joined the FLAIR lab to lead IR Thermography experiments. Welcome!
January 2019
Undergraduates James Lamb and Attila Rektor join FLAIR Lab
Materials Science undergraduates, James Lamb and Attila Rektor joined the FLAIR lab to work on IR Thermography experiments. Welcome!
September 2018
FLAIR Researchers Granted DOE Grant to Pursue Radiation Hardened Optical Fiber Research
Dr. Nirmala Kandadai (PI), Dr. Harish Subbaraman (co-PI), and a Materials Science faculty Dr. Lan Li (co-PI) are awarded a DOE grant through the In-Pile Instrumentation program to research optical fiber materials and dopants for extreme environments
September 2018
FLAIR Researchers Granted DOE Grant to Pursue IR Thermography for Imaging Cracks in Extreme Environments
Dr. Harish Subbaraman (PI) and Dr. Nirmala Kandadai (co-PI) are awarded a DOE grant through the In-Pile Instrumentation program to research IR Thermography to image real-time crack formation in nuclear fuels
May 2018
Sohel Rana Awarded INL Fellowship
Graduate student, Sohel Rana, was recently awarded the INL Fellowship to continue research of fiber-optic sensors design and fabrication. Congratulations!
Aug 2017
Two PhD Students Join FLAIR Lab
Graduate students Sohel Rana and Bahareh Badamchi join the FLAIR Lab. Welcome!
June 2017
Dr. Harish Subbaraman Awarded DOE NEUP Project
Dr. Harish Subbaraman and another ECE faculty Dr. Maria Mitkova were awarded a DOE NEUP project titled “Integrated silicon/chalcogenide glass hybrid plasmonic sensor for monitoring of temperature in nuclear facilities”. This 3-year $712,000 award will enable the researchers to develop temperature sensors capable of providing real-time temperature information inside nuclear reactors.