The Vice President for Research Office announced the 2018 Research Excellence Fund (REF) awards and thanked the volunteer review committees, as well as the deans and department chairs, for their time spent on this important internal research award process. The awardees in the College of Engineering are listed below:
Infrastructure Enhancement (IE) Grants
- Daisuke Minakata (CEE/IMP) – SUNTEST XLS+Solar Light Simulator
- Joseph Lacavoli (MSE/IMP) – Laser Welder
- Jeremy Bos (ECE) – Interchangeable Parts – Sensor Pods
- Noel Urban (CEE/GLRC) – DMA8232 Mercury Analyzer
- Paul Fraley (MSE/IMP) – Testing Load Frames
Portage Health Foundation (PHF) Infrastructure Enhancement (IE) Grants
- Jingfeng Jiang “JJ” (BME/LSTI) – Electromechanical Biomechanical testing apparatus (ACUMEN [3KN systems])
Research Seed (RS) Grants
- Trisha Sain (MEEM)
- Anjana Asthana (MSE/IMP)
- Zequn Wang (MEEM)
Portage Health Foundation (PHF) Mid-Career (MC)
- Feng Zhao (Bio Med)
- Judith Perlinger (CEE)