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Spring 2008 New Research Awards 04/29/08- Dr. MinJun Kim (CoPI, MEM, Dr. Mira Olson, PI, CAEE) has been awarded the USDA equipment grant which will be used to purchase real-time PCR equipment for qualification of environmental pathogens. The award is for $50,000. 04/29/08-Dr. MinJun Kim has been selected as a recipient of a Drexel University Career Development Award, which will serve to organize a working group of collaborators in Imperial College of London and National Institute of Standards and Technology to visit Drexel concurrently to discuss a potential collaborative research project as well as offer a "two-day" workshop to introduce development of nanomanufacturing, single molecule analysis for nucleic acids and biomimetic design and fabrication of organic-inorganic nanoarchitectures for faculty, students, and post docs at Drexel. The award is for $10,000.
Spring 2008 News & Events
Pi Tau Sigma- Food Drive to Support Philadbundance! Transforming a Community: Mentor Profile- Dr. Lew Lama 2008 Greater Philadelphia Sea Perch Challenge! ASME Young Engineers Forum- Saturday, April 18th MEM Ph.D. Student Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship(04/09/08) Pi Tau Sigma Students Attend 2008 International ME Honors Society Convention(04/03/08) Transforming a Community: Drexel Engineering Students Travel to Tanzania to Make a Difference(04/02/08)
Winter 2008 New Research Awards
02/07/08- Dr. Alisa Morss-Clyne (PI, MEM) and Dr. Mahesh Sharma (Co-Pi, Drexel University School of Medicine, Surgery Department) were awarded a PA Department of Public Health GRID Award (Grants for Research Impact at Drexel) for their research project entitled "Vascular Complications in Diabetes: Effect of High Glucose Extracellular Matrix Alterations on Angiogenesis." The purpose of this project is to study how high blood sugar levels contribute to increased cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes. The award was for $73,000 for one year. 02/04/08- Dr. B.C. Chang (PI, MEM) was awarded funding from the Army Research Laboratory for his research project entitled “Control of Flying Munitions Using DSP Microprocessors”. The objective of the research is to develop embedded digital signal processing and control technology relevant to sensing, navigation, and control of flying munitions systems. The award was for $185,898 for two years. 01/31/08-Dr. Alexander Fridman (PI, MEM), in partnership with Ceramatec Corporation (Salt Lake City, UT), recently received funding from the US Department of Defense to develop a plasma system on board of military vehicle that will generate hydrogen from the production of JP-8 fuel. The Drexel portion of this $2.3M, two-year project is $700K. 12/27/07-Dr. Moses Noh (PI, MEM) received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his project entitled, “Engineering a Liver Sinusoid Functional Unit.” The objective of this project is to generate an innovative human liver model (bioreactor) that closely mimics the liver sinusoid functional unit. Microfabrication and microfluidics technologies will be combined with cell culture technology in collaboration with Dr. Michael Bouchard (BioChem, DUCOM) to create an authentic human liver model. The total budget for this project is $458,846. 12/27/07-Drs. Moses Noh (PI, MEM) and Mun Choi (Co-PI, MEM) were recently awarded funding from the National Science Foundation for their project entitled, “Micro-Fluidics Laboratory (MFL) Modules and Kits for Undergraduate Education.” The objective of this project is to develop and test a set of laboratory modules and kits that will allow engineering and science undergraduate students to explore microscale fluid behaviors and microfluidic devices. This will also be one of many ways Mun will continue his interactions with our college after assuming his new role as the Dean of Engineering at UConn. This grant is a 2-year project with a budget of $150K. 12/17/07-Dr. Moses Noh (PI, MEM) in collaboration with Dr. Francis Kralick (Neurosurgery) recently received funding from National Institute of Health for their project entitled “Implantable Microdevice for the Treatment of Hydrocephalus.” The objective of this project is to develop an implantable microdevice analogous to the native biological valve that diverts excessive cerebrospinal fluid from the subarachnoid space to the sagittal sinus. If successful, the project will open a new era in the treatment of hydrocephalus, which is one of the most frequently encountered problems in neurosurgery. The budget for this two-year R21 program is $387,297. Winter 2008 News & Events Dr. Howard Pearlman Selected as 2008 Boeing Welliver Fellow (03/17/08) MinJun Kim Publishes "Bacterial Microfluidics"(03/11/08) Team of MEM Grad Students Heads to '08 Baiada Business Plan Competition(03/10/08) Louis & Bessie Stein Fellowship Awarded to MinJun Kim (02/21/08) NEW: MEM Graduate Course Announcement: MEM 800-501 Microscale Transport Dr. Paul Oh & PIRE Project Featured at the National Science Foundation MEM Event- AIAA Careers in Aerospace Panel Discussion (02/08/08) Dr. Paul Oh Wins "Best Paper" Award (01/28/08) MinJun Kim’s Research Featured in Small and Nanowerks (01/22/08) Dr. Kim Chosen to Organize Microfluidics '08 Sympsoium (12/20/07)
Fall 2007 New Research Awards 12/04/07- Dr. MinJun Kim, Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics department, has received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his project entitled, "CAREER: The Integration of Biomolecular Motors for Bacterial Actuation, Sensing, and Transport (BAST) at Micro/Nanoscale." The objective is to demonstrate the use of flagellated bacteria as controllable, reconfigurable elements in a microfluidic network of microengineered systems and to adapt polymeric protein nanostructures such as bacterial flagellar filaments for use in nanoscale devices. His educational plan includes offering a course in the emerging technologies in nanoscale manufacturing and metrology for engineering and technology creating enormous potential for increasing student learning experiences. The CAREER research program will be initiated from March 1, 2008. The budget for this project will be $400K for 5 years. 10/15/07- Dr. Paul Oh (PI, MEM) in partnership with researchers from Virginia Tech, UPenn, Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr College, and international partner Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) were recently awarded the NSF-PIRE: Partnerships for International Education and Research award for their project entitled “PIRE: Humanoids - Universally Accessible Infrastructures to Advance Capabilities.” This international partnership with KAIST will bring leading roboticists from the US and Korea together to advance state-of-the-art humanoid robotics. The project will result in infrastructures that will produce far-reaching broader impacts and will enable humanoids to work and socially interact with people. The outreach plan includes collaborations with industry partners, exhibitions at the Philadelphia Please Touch Museum (400,000 visitors annually), and K-12 activities that serve to inspire and motivate students to pursue science and engineering careers. The budget for this five-year project is $2.5M.
Fall 2007 News & Events The Chronicle of Higher Education Ranks MEM 4th in Nation (12/06/07) DPI Takes Center Stage during First International Conference on Plasma Medicine(10/23/07)
(10/23/07) MEM Welcomes Dr. Ani Hsieh (10/15/07)
2007 Hill Fellowship Recipients Announced (10/3/07) Dr. Kim's Research on "Using Bacteria as a Power Source"
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