Dr. Moses Noh (PI, MEM) along with Dr. Alisa Morss Clyne (Co-Pi, MEM), Dr. Ryszard M. Lec (Co-PI, Biomed), Dr. Wei Sun (Co-PI, MEM), and Dr. Wei-Heng Shih (Co-PI, MSE) were awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant entitled, "MRI: Acquisition of 3-D Micromanufacturing Instruments for Bioengineering Research at Drexel University".  The goal of this project is to improve the quality and expand the scope of bioengineering research and training at Drexel University by providing shared 3-D micromanufacturing instrumentation. Two 3-D micromanufacturing instruments will be acquired: a micro stereolithography system and an excimer laser ablation system.  Micro stereolithography is an additive 3-D printing technique that can build complex microstructures via a layer-by-layer curing process while excimer laser ablation is a subtractive laser machining technique that can be used for non-planar structures made of various materials such as plastics, glass, metals, ceramics, and semiconductors. 

 The 3 year project award from NSF totaled $344,330, but with Drexel cost sharing the total award value for this project is $491,900.