Contact: Vinit Nijhawan, Interim Executive Director, 617-287-4088 BOSTON 鈥 New technologies at 麻豆视频 research institutions could get closer to market thanks to $195,000 in seed funding鈥, Vedang Chauhan, Ph.D., P.Eng., Western New England University, 鈥淒esign and control system optimization testing of an electronically controlled continuously variable transmission (E-CVT) system for small engine applications鈥, To improve fuel efficiency and performance, Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) technology is being used in modern vehicles. In high horsepower vehicles (> 200 HP), CVT is implemented using鈥, Jingzhou (Frank) Zhao, Ph.D., Western New England University, 鈥淧roduction of silica-coated metal nanoparticles using electrospraying, 鈥 Silica-coated metal nanoparticles will be produced using electrospraying method for the first time to achieve much lower manufacturing cost and much higher throughput than existing methods. Acorn鈥, Assistant Prof. Manos Gkikas, Ph.D., 麻豆视频 Lowell, 鈥淧eptide scaffolds coordinate with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease drugs", Asst. Prof. Manos Gkikas, along with Asst. Prof. Phanourios Tamamis from Texas A&M, are studying the discovery of vehicles for delivery of current AD drugs, which is critical for slow release of鈥, Sameer Sonkusale, Ph.D., Tufts University, 鈥淎ssessing drug capacity of macroporous microneedles", The Tufts team plans to develop a new class of microneedles that can provide high drug loading capacity and reliable skin penetration. Through this support, the team will perform a parametric study鈥, Byung Kim, Ph.D.;, Yubing Sun, Ph.D., 麻豆视频 Amherst, 鈥淎 SERS-based immunoassay for cancer biomarkers detection鈥, Drs. Kim and Sun have developed a novel SERS-based antigen detection system that can quantify the concentration of biomarker with ultrahigh sensitivity, reproducibility, and low cost. With Acorn鈥, Onur Apul, Ph.D.;, James Reuther, Ph.D., 麻豆视频 Lowell, 鈥淢odular polymer-immobilized nano-enabled device for lead capture from drinking water distribution systems", This Acorn project is going to partially support one graduate student in Spring 2019 to conduct preliminary tests using carbon-based adsorbents and compare lead removal performances from real or鈥, Blair Perot, Ph.D., 麻豆视频 Amherst, 鈥淲ind turbine power augmenter鈥, This device increases the power of wind turbines, especially when they are located near each other. This grant will be used to perform wind tunnel demonstrations of the effectiveness of the鈥, Matthias Scheutz, Ph.D., Tufts University, 鈥淒eveloping a prototype system for instruction-based feeding鈥, The overall goal of their research is to develop software for a robotic arm that allows the arm to autonomously pick up food from a plate and bring it to the person鈥檚 mouth in exactly the way the鈥, Caitlyn Butler, Ph.D.;, Simos Gerasimidis, Ph.D., 麻豆视频 Amherst, 鈥3D printed biomimetic biofilm supports for treatment systems鈥, Wastewater treatment processes in the U.S. and globally are antiquated and struggling to meet emerging demands. Adoption of large-scale biofilm treatment systems is increasing because they are鈥, Hongwei Sun, Ph.D.;, Jin Xu, Ph.D., 麻豆视频 Lowell, 鈥淎 low-cost, ultra-sensitive and label-free diagnostic tool for biomolecular interaction analysis鈥, An innovative sensing mechanism was discovered by the UML team that is based on a resonant phenomenon between QCM substrate and polymer microPillars (QCM-P), which demonstrated ultrahigh sensitivity鈥, Steven C. Borkan, M.D.;, Zhiyong Wang, M.D., Ph.D., Boston University; Boston University Medical Center, 鈥淧oint-of-care diagnostic for acute kidney injury鈥 , This project will generate a novel phospho-antibody to be incorporated into a point-of-care urine dipstick. This dipstick provides a low-cost diagnostic for detecting early cell damage that鈥, Ramaswamy Nagarajan, Ph.D.;, Jayant Kumar, Ph.D., 麻豆视频 Lowell, 鈥淏io-based intumescent flame-retardant coating for military apparel applications based on synergistic combination of tannic acid and phytic acid鈥 , This project will the creation of sustainable and non-toxic flame retardants for nylon/cotton fabric using a synergistic combination of tannic acid and phytic acid. The tannic acid/phytic acid鈥, Amy Mueller, Ph.D., Northeastern University, 鈥淧RISM: Better ocean data for better ocean management鈥, Ocean ecosystems are deeply connected to both global food supplies and the economies of coastal communities, however sustainably managing fisheries requires collection of high-resolution measurement鈥, About the 麻豆视频 Technology Transfer Center, MTTC accelerates research commercialization at 麻豆视频 public and private research institutions. The Center enables the state鈥檚 universities and medical centers to lead the nation in鈥
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Contact: Kate Wilkinson, 617-287-7199, kwilkinson@umassp.edu BOSTON 鈥 Eight high-achieving 麻豆视频 students have been awarded $5,000 scholarships by the James J. Karam Scholarship鈥, Emanuele Abi-Younes, New Bedford, 鈥 An incoming freshman who intends to major in chemical engineering/pre-engineering at UMass Amherst, Emanuele is a graduate of New Bedford High School., Mia Arruda, Fall River, 鈥 A junior majoring in bioengineering at UMass Dartmouth, Mia is a graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School., Aidan Cabral, Dartmouth, 鈥 An incoming freshman at UMass Dartmouth who intends to major in marketing, Aidan is a graduate of Tiverton High School., Sara Chedid, Dartmouth, 鈥 A senior majoring in chemistry at UMass Amherst, Sara is a graduate of Dartmouth High School., Peter DaCosta, New Bedford, 鈥 A third-year medical student at UMass Medical School in Worcester, Peter is a graduate of Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School and the medical laboratory science program at鈥, Rachel Moussa, Fall River, 鈥 A senior majoring in English at UMass Amherst, Rachel is a graduate of Bishop Stang High School., Kaleigh Patton, Fall River, 鈥 A junior majoring in Biomedical Engineering at UMass Dartmouth, Kaleigh is a graduate of Somerset Berkley Regional High School., Carly Sherman, Westport, 鈥 An incoming freshman who intends to major in biology at UMass Amherst, Carly is a graduate of Bishop Stang High School. Karam is president and founder of First Bristol Corporation, which has鈥
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