A new National Institutes of Health (NIH) High-Risk, High-Reward grant will allow Penn State's Dr. Steven Schiff and team to explore a radically changed approach to predicting, preventing and treating infectious disease at the individual level at point-of-care. This venture provides the researchers an opportunity to explore a new way of addressing critical unmet needs, especially in the developing world.>>
OCTOBER 2018
FEATURES
New non-invasive biopsy method for cancer diagnosis focus of $2.3M NIH grant
Development of a non-invasive liquid biopsy that enables cancer detection and monitoring even when tissue samples are scant or unavailable is the focus of a five-year, $2.3 million National Institutes of Health grant.
The principal investigator for the grant is Siyang Zheng, associate professor of biomedical engineering and electrical engineering.>>
NSF funds $3M graduate training program focused on Food-Energy-Water
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $3 million grant to an interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers to create a new graduate program that will train students to find solutions to real-world problems facing Food-Energy-Water (FEW) systems. The project, "Landscape-U, Impactful partnerships among graduate students and managers for regenerative landscape design," focuses on societal issues around food, energy and water in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and globally.>>
Basu receives NSF funding to make 3D-printed parts more structurally sound
Saurabh Basu, an assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering, has received more than $260,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve the reliability of 3D-printed parts that are operated under extreme stress. "Hybrid-Compatible Deformation Processing of Performance Critical Components" is a three-year collaborative research project that focuses on bettering the structural integrity of metal parts made using additive manufacturing that are used in U.S. aerospace, defense and energy applications.>>
$490K grant funds unique Greenland glacier study
A more comprehensive way to understand the fracturing of Greenland's Helheim Glacier may now be possible thanks to a $489,000 grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation to a team of Penn State researchers to launch a feasibility study.
Fighting new disease outbreaks before they can spread
Infectious diseases account for one quarter of global deaths and massive economic loss. Effective proactive virus discovery to help prevent future catastrophic disease outbreaks is the focus of a four year, $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. Receiving the grant is Siyang Zheng, associate professor of biomedical engineering and electrical engineering.>>
McWhirter and Stevens honored with Alumni Fellow Award
College of Engineering alumni John R. McWhirter and Patricia W. Stevens received the lifelong title of Alumni Fellow, the highest award given by the Penn State Alumni Association. McWhirter received an M.S. and Ph.D. in chemical engineering, and Stevens received a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering. >>
RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS
Aerospace engineering's Melton elected to International Academy of Astronautics>>
Wong honored with ASME's 2018 Sia Nemat-Nasser Early Career Award >>
Lian receives Junior Investigator Award for stem cell breakthrough>>
