Contact: Vinit Nijhawan, Interim Executive Director, 617-287-4088 BOSTON — New technologies at Massachusetts research institutions could get closer to market thanks to $195,000 in seed funding…, Vedang Chauhan, Ph.D., P.Eng., Western New England University, “Design and control system optimization testing of an electronically controlled continuously variable transmission (E-CVT) system for small engine applications”, 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…, Jingzhou (Frank) Zhao, Ph.D., Western New England University, “Production of silica-coated metal nanoparticles using electrospraying, ” 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…, Assistant Prof. Manos Gkikas, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Lowell, “Peptide scaffolds coordinate with Alzheimer’s 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…, Sameer Sonkusale, Ph.D., Tufts University, “Assessing 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…, Byung Kim, Ph.D.;, Yubing Sun, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst, “A SERS-based immunoassay for cancer biomarkers detection”, 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…, Onur Apul, Ph.D.;, James Reuther, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Lowell, “Modular 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…, Blair Perot, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst, “Wind turbine power augmenter”, 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…, Matthias Scheutz, Ph.D., Tufts University, “Developing a prototype system for instruction-based feeding”, 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’s mouth in exactly the way the…, Caitlyn Butler, Ph.D.;, Simos Gerasimidis, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst, “3D printed biomimetic biofilm supports for treatment systems”, 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…, Hongwei Sun, Ph.D.;, Jin Xu, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Lowell, “A low-cost, ultra-sensitive and label-free diagnostic tool for biomolecular interaction analysis”, 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…, Steven C. Borkan, M.D.;, Zhiyong Wang, M.D., Ph.D., Boston University; Boston University Medical Center, “Point-of-care diagnostic for acute kidney injury” , 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…, Ramaswamy Nagarajan, Ph.D.;, Jayant Kumar, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Lowell, “Bio-based intumescent flame-retardant coating for military apparel applications based on synergistic combination of tannic acid and phytic acid” , 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…, Amy Mueller, Ph.D., Northeastern University, “PRISM: Better ocean data for better ocean management”, 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…, About the Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center, MTTC accelerates research commercialization at Massachusetts public and private research institutions. The Center enables the state’s universities and medical centers to lead the nation in…
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Contact: Kate Wilkinson, 617-287-7199, kwilkinson@umassp.edu BOSTON — Eight high-achieving University of Massachusetts students have been awarded $5,000 scholarships by the James J. Karam Scholarship…, Emanuele Abi-Younes, New Bedford, – 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, – A junior majoring in bioengineering at UMass Dartmouth, Mia is a graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School., Aidan Cabral, Dartmouth, – An incoming freshman at UMass Dartmouth who intends to major in marketing, Aidan is a graduate of Tiverton High School., Sara Chedid, Dartmouth, – A senior majoring in chemistry at UMass Amherst, Sara is a graduate of Dartmouth High School., Peter DaCosta, New Bedford, – 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…, Rachel Moussa, Fall River, – A senior majoring in English at UMass Amherst, Rachel is a graduate of Bishop Stang High School., Kaleigh Patton, Fall River, – A junior majoring in Biomedical Engineering at UMass Dartmouth, Kaleigh is a graduate of Somerset Berkley Regional High School., Carly Sherman, Westport, – 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…
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