March 2025 |
Dr. Prabaha Sikder, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (MCE), has been awarded new funding from the National Institutes of Health to improve the treatment of severe muscle loss injuries. The $3 million, five-year R01 award from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) is titled, “An Intelligent Biorobot for the Regenerative Rehabilitation of Volumetric Muscle Loss Defects.” This is Dr. Sikder’s second R01 award, adding to a grant awarded in 2024 from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
Dr. Sikder will work alongside Dr. Chandra Kothapalli, a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (CBE), and Dr. Koyal Garg from Saint Louis University, to develop and test a biorobot that improves nerve growth in muscle tissues that are regrown after a significant muscle loss incident, improving the outcomes of treatments for severe musculoskeletal injuries. Learn More »
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The Federal Government has issued multiple executive orders, memoranda, and other statements relating to Federally Funded research. Many of these orders affect CSU grant awards, and some of the orders have been the subject of litigation. A web page has been created to provide information and guidance to Cleveland State University researchers who are involved with Federally Funded grants or developing new proposals to Federal agencies. |
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Highlighting Our PI Summary Reports Chris Pokorny, Manager of IT Services for the Office of Research, presented at the Higher Education User Group's Alliance 2025 conference in March. His presentation, titled, "BI Publisher & Connected Query - Intimidating? Lets Make it Easy!" highlights the PeopleSoft reporting technologies used for many of the reports that research faculty at CSU receive regarding their grants or internal awards, including the Notice of Award and PI Summary Report. Read More » |
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CSU Patent Review Committee The Patent Review Committee approved an invention disclosure submitted by Dr. Zhiqiang Gao, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the Center for Advanced Control Technologies (CACT), and his student Yu Hu, titled MASON RESET BASED CONTROL. The novel technology has the potential to replace all proportional integral derivative (PID) controllers used in industry today because it addresses a nagging problem of trial-and-error PID tuning. The control mechanism of the subject invention is transparent and science-based. |
MAGNET Advanced
MAGNET: The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network is launching its second Advanced Manufacturing Fund (AMF) to continue the work of the first fund. The AMF is designed to help Ohio manufacturing startups bridge the early gap in their funding needs. Any Ohio-based companies that are early-stage startups in the manufacturing/hard tech space are encouraged to apply. With Jumpstart, the Fund will have $4 Million to invest and it has already started screening companies. For an introduction to the AMF, contact Jack Kraszewski, Director, TTO., please contact Jack Kraszewski. |
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