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Sathish Kumar Awarded NSF Grant to Develop Quantum Circuits
Dr. Sathish Kumar, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), has been awarded a new National Science Foundation (NSF) research award to develop new designs for programmable quantum sensor circuits.
The three-year, $799,985 award is titled "Reinforcement Learning for the Optimal Design of Programmable Quantum Sensor Circuit." The proposal includes a sub-award with Dr. Murray Holland, a Physics professor at the University of Colorado Boulder who studies quantum gases and optomechanical transducers.
The team will utilize machine learning (ML) techniques to develop sensors and measurement circuits that take advantage of quantum entanglement and superposition. To date, quantum sensors have been used to measure magnetic and electric fields, but the sensors have been limited to simple circuits with only a few elements. It is expected that this research will enable the development of the next generation of quantum sensors and narrow the gap between the current quantum sensor performance and the fundamental limits set by quantum physics. Improved quantum sensors would provide a platform for more precise measurement systems for use many scientific fields. In addition, Dr. Kumar and his team will partner with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District to introduce quantum concepts to K-12 students to help create a more diverse talent pipeline of scientists in the future.
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Meet CSU's Faculty
Liqun Ning, Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Liqun Ning is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (MCE). Before joining CSU, he was a postdoctoral scholar at Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology, where he developed biomaterials and biomanufacturing strategies to engineer perfusable platforms for cardiovascular disease and cancer modelling. He earned his Ph.D. in 2018 in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan, pursuing research on bioprinting artificial tissue scaffolds for damaged nerve regeneration.
Dr. Ning's research interests are in the areas of mechanical and biomedical engineering, with particular emphasis on developing the next generation of tissue analogues by integrating advanced biomanufacturing techniques, materials/biomaterials, and cell /stem cells techniques for human disease modelling and regenerative medicine. He has engineered a variety of highly tunable tissue models/scaffolds for studying the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying cardiovascular diseases and pediatric cancers, and for damaged nerve regeneration. He also developed non-invasive CT imaging methods to visualize the response of soft tissue scaffolds to diverse physiological milieus. His research has led to 30 publications, 2 book chapters, 8 issued patents, and over 10 conference presentations and proceedings.
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Featured Research Center
Center for Integrated Modeling for Energy, Resiliency, and Sustainability (IERS)
The multidisciplinary and collaborative Center for Integrated Modeling for Energy, Resiliency, and Sustainability (IERS) aims to advance research and education in two major domains: energy systems modeling and built-environment resiliency and sustainability. The center is led by Dr. Yong Tao, the Betty L. Gordon Endowed Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (MCE), and MCE faculty members Dr. Navid Goudarzi, and Dr. Wei Zhang.
The center combines experts in integrated, physics-informed and data-driven modeling, multi-scale multi-domain modeling, and renewable energy integration with applications in energy sustainability, infrastructure resiliency, and energy in transportation. |
Research Resources
Proposal Writing Seminar
In partnership with Northeast Ohio’s public universities, Cleveland State will sponsor a proposal writing seminar to support faculty seeking external research funding. The seminar is suitable for all fields of research and scholarship, and should be useful to early career faculty and senior faculty.
AtKisson Training Group (ATG) will lead the training, which will be held online from February 27-March 2, with 2 hour sessions each day from 1-3 pm. Faculty interested in attending the seminar must obtain approval from their college dean prior to attending.
The cost for the seminar is free and will include a grant writing textbook (in e-book format), but participants must apply ahead of time and CSU is currently limited to a maximum of 40 participants.
Apply for the seminar using this registration link.
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Inspired Creativity
Anita Gabrosek's and Maria Gigante's M I L K
Anita Gabrosek (pictured left) and Maria Gigante (right), both assistant professors in the School of Film and Media Arts (FMA), screened their new short film M I L K on December 2. M I L K is a narrative comedic short film exploring how women learn to be women - and whether or not we should reject those teachings.
The film was shot in August 2022 as a collaboration between FMA students and faculty, including adjunct faculty member Andrew Gorell Worm who served as assistant director. Ms. Gabrosek and Ms. Gigante received a 2022 SPACES Urgent Art Fund to help complete post-production. The Urgent Art Fund is supported by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture and funds the creation of "urgent art" that is socially, politically, or culturally responsive.
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News from the Technology Transfer Office
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TeCK Fund Phase 3 Award
The TeCK Fund held its Selection Committee Meeting on November 30, 2022 and selected the CSU proposal for funding. The CSU submission was provided by Chelsea Monty-Bromer, an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (CBE), and was titled Vertically Stacked ZRA Sensor Array for Real-time Water Quality Monitoring. This project will help validate an innovative and reliable approach to monitoring water quality in freshwater systems to help prevent illness and death for both humans and animals. One key focus of the vertically stacked zero resistance ammetry system will be on phosphate monitoring. Phosphorous is known to be the primary cause of algal blooms but the process is unclear.
The TeCK Fund is accepting Letters of Intent until January 10th, 2022. Contact Jack Kraszewski for information regarding the TeCK Fund and technology transfer. |
Save the Date: Innovation Day Friday March 24
On Friday, March 24, Northeast Ohio's public universities (CSU, KSU, UAkron, NEOMED, and YSU) will present an Innovation Day showcasing innovation, collaboration, commercialization, and workforce development.
The all day event will be held on Kent State’s campus.
Registration and presentation information will be shared with faculty in the coming weeks.
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