Agaian, Sos (PI)

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal title: RAPID: I-Corps Teams: Cloud Pathology Platform For Computer Aided Digitized Histopathology Image Processing & Analysis System
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Amount: $50,000

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Akopian, David (PI)

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal title: Texting Messaging to Promote Walking in Latinos with Peripheral Arterial Disease
Funding Agency: UTHSC at San Antonio
Amount: $33,325

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Alaeddini, Adel (PI)

Center for Advanced Manufacturing & Lean Systems (CAMLS)
Proposal title: VA777-16-G-0014
Funding Agency: U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Amount: $64,326

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Alaeddini, Adel (PI) Agaian, Sos (Co-PI)

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal title: Image-Based Process Monitoring Phase 1: Real-Time Quality Monitoring of Printing Process
Funding Agency: Harland Clarke
Amount: $77,630

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Bhaganagar, Kiran (PI) Pack, Daniel & Sharif, Hatim (Co-PIs)

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, the Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Proposal title: Novel Technology for Detection & Prediction of Spreading of Air-Borne Chemicals
Funding Agency: Minority-Serving Institutions: STEM Research & Development Consortium (MSRDC)
Amount: $258,515

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Bhounsule, Pranav (PI)

Center for Simulation, Visualization, & Real- Time Prediction (SiViRT)
Proposal title: CRII: RI: Energy Effective & Versatile Bipedal Robots Using Event-Based Switching Between Parameterized Steady- State Controllers
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Amount: $159,024

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Browning, JoAnn (PI) Merchant, Betty (Co-PI)

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, the College of Education & Human Development
Proposal title: Deep Roots: Wide-Spread Implementation of Community-Driven, Evidence- Based Pedagogy
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Amount: $223,072

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Castillo Villar, Krystel (PI)

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Proposal title: Biomass Logistics Simulations
Funding Agency: UT-Battelle LLC
Amount: $60,000

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Castillo Villar, Krystel (PI)

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Proposal title: Development of a Low-Cost Robust Circulating Fluidized Technology for Integration into a Novel Mathematical Model to Promote the Sustainable Production of Biofuels and Biobased Products
Funding Agency: UTSA Office of the Vice President for Research
Amount: $125,000

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Castillo Villar, Krystel (PI)

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Proposal title: Quantification of Dimensional Measurement Uncertainty using 3D Laser Scanners for the Assessment of Manufacturing Variability
Funding Agency: Clarkson Aerospace Corp.
Amount: $139,189

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Castillo Villar, Krystel (PI)

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Proposal title: BioEnergy and Water for Agriculture Research ann Education (BE AWARE) Network
Funding Agency: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Amount: $250,000

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Castillo Villar, Krystel (PI) Sharif, Hatim (Co-PI)

Center for Simulation, Visualization, and Real-Time Prediction (SiViRT), the Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Proposal title: Interdisciplinary Hands-on Research Traineeship & Extension Experiential Learning in Bioenergy/Natural Resources/ Economics/Rural
Funding Agency: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Amount: $275,760

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Chen, Fengshan (PI) Wan, Hung-Da (Co-PI)

Center for Advanced Manufacturing & Lean Systems (CAMLS)
Proposal title: CAMLS: Education & Mentoring Program for Lean Manufacturing Enterprise Implementation
Funding Agency: Goodheart Specialty Foods Co.
Amount: $62,000

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Diaz, Manuel (PI) Arroyo, German (Co-PI)

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Proposal title: Dwight D. Eisenhower Fellowship-2015
Funding Agency: U.S. Dept. of Transportation
Amount: $30,000

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Dong, Bing (PI)

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Proposal title: International Workshop on Implications of Occupant Behavior for Building Design & Operation: Now & the Future
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Amount: $34,911

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Dong, Bing (PI) Vega, Rolando & Shephard, Les (Co-PIs)

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute (TSERI)
Proposal title: Behavior-Driven Transactive Energy For Residential Buildings
Funding Agency: U.S. Dept. of Energy
Amount: $37,615

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Duan, Lide (PI)

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal title: CRII: SHF CSR: A High Performance & Reliable Non-Volatile Memory Framework for Handheld Platforms
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Amount: $174,371

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Feng, Yusheng (PI)

Center for Simulation, Visualization, and Real-Time Prediction (SiViRT)
Proposal title: Radical Cystectomy Compared with Combined Moda Treatment for Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial
Funding Agency: UTHSC at San Antonio
Amount: $10,140

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Feng, Yusheng (PI)

Center for Simulation, Visualization, and Real-Time Prediction (SiViRT)
Proposal title: RAPID: I-Corps Teams: Portable, Hands-Free Medical Suction Device for Combat & Emergency Medicine
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Amount: $50,000

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Finol, Ender (PI)

Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
Proposal title: Clinical Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) Using Patient-Specific Tissue Mechanics
Funding Agency: American Heart Association
Amount: $52,000

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Furl, Chad (PI)

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Proposal title: RAPID: Forensic Hydrological Field Investigation of the Blanco River Flood - May 2015, Wimberley, TX
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Amount: $26,531

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Gatsis, Nikolaos (PI)

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal title: EAGER-DynamicData: Machine Intelligence for Dynamic, Data-Driven Morphing of Nodal Demand in Smart Energy Systems
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Amount:$73,303

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Giacomoni, Marcio (PI)

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Proposal title: Proposal Enhancement Program for NSF CAREER Award
Funding Agency: UTSA VPR Office
Amount: $20,000

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Giacomoni, Marcio (PI) Shipley, Heather (Co-PI)

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Proposal title: Modeling Stormwater Runoff at UTSA Main Campus
Funding Agency: San Antonio River Authority
Amount: $15,000

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Giacomoni, Marcio (PI) Shipley, Heather (Co-PI)

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Proposal title: Monitoring Stormwater Quality at UTSA Main Campus
Funding Agency: Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance (GEAA)
Amount: $27,800

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Guda, Teja (PI) Ong, Anson (Co-PI)

Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
Proposal title: Evaluation in the rat Femoral Segmental Bone Defect (SBD) Model
Funding Agency: StemBioSys Inc.
Amount: $45,105

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Guda, Teja (PI) Ong, Anson (Co-PI)

Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
Proposal title: Micro-CT Evaluation of Craniomaxillofacial Models In Vivo
Funding Agency: U.S. Dept. of Defense
Amount: $78,939

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Guo, Ruyan (PI) Bhalla, Amar (Co-PI)

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal title: Phase I - Measure
Funding Agency: FBD Partnership LP
Amount: $36,000

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Han, Hai-Chao (PI)

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Proposal title: A New Treatment for Diastolic Heart Failure: Trabecular Cutting
Funding Agency: UTHSC at San Antonio
Amount: $8,153

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Huang, Yufei (PI)

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal title: 2016 Workshop on Bioinformatics for Precision
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Amount: $10,000

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Kelley, Brian (PI)

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal title: IPA-Brian Kelley
Funding Agency: U.S. National Security Agency
Amount: $106,090

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Krishnan, Ramnarayan (PI)

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal title: CAREER: Group-Centric Secure Information Sharing - Models, Properties, & Implementation
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Amount: $544,376

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Krishnan, Ramnarayan (PI) Sandhu, Ravinderpal (Co-PI)

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Institute for Cyber Security
Proposal title: Fine-Grained, Dynamic, Virtual Resource Separation in Cloud Platforms for Assured Delivery of Cloud-Based Services
Funding Agency: U.S. Dept. of the Army
Amount: $593,514

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Krishnan, Ramnarayan (PI) Sandhu, Ravinderpal (Co-PI)

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, College of Science
Proposal title: Design & Implementation of Cybersecurity Risk Metrics for Cloud-Based IT Infrastructure
Funding Agency: LMI Research Institute
Amount: $50,000

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Lin, Wei-Ming (PI) Xu, Kefeng & Sandhu, Ravinderpal (Co-PIs)

Center for Simulation, Visualization, and Real- Time Prediction (SiViRT), Dept. of Management Science & Statistics, College of Science
Proposal title: EAGER: Collaborative: IC Supply Chain Security & Quality Control in a Business & Social Context
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Amount: $179,997

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Matamoros, Adolfo (PI

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Proposal title: Static & Dynamic Testing of Energy-Absorbing Connectors for Blast-Loaded Components
Funding Agency: Protection Engineering Consultants, Inc
Amount: $5,276

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Millwater, Harry (PI)

Center for Simulation, Visualization, and Real-Time Prediction (SiViRT)
Proposal title: Probabilistic Modeling of Random Variables & K-Solution Developments for General Aviation - Extensions to the SMART|DT Software
Funding Agency: U.S. DOT Federal Aviation Admn.
Amount: $400,000

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Millwater, Harry (PI) Montoya Rodriguez, Arturo & Wilkerson, Justin (Co-PIs)

Center for Simulation, Visualization, and Real-Time Prediction (SiViRT)
Proposal title: Three-Dimensional Fracture Mechanics Capability for Structures Operating in High Temperature Thermal Environments
Funding Agency: U.S. Dept. of the Army
Amount: $397,843

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Montoya Rodriguez, Arturo (PI)

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Proposal title: A Novel Fracture Characterization Approach for Materials Exhibiting Inelastic Behavior Based on the Multicomplex Finite Element Method
Funding Agency: UTSA VPR Office
Amount: $20,000

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Montoya Rodriguez, Arturo (PI) Gorski, Waldemar (Co-PI)

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Dept. of Chemistry
Proposal title: Potential Risk of Hydrogen Embrittlement of ZnNi-Coated, High-Strength Steel
Funding Agency: Southwest Research Institute
Amount: $66,028

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Najafirad, Peyman (PI)

Open Cloud Institute
Proposal title: Kubernetes & Docker Configuration
Funding Agency: Indiana University
Amount: $8,000

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Najafirad, Peyman (PI)

Open Cloud Institute
Proposal title: OpenStack Internship Program
Funding Agency: Intel Corporation
Amount: $229,473

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Najafirad, Peyman (PI) Huang, Yufei; Jamshidi, Mohammad & Agaian, Sos (Co-PIs)

Open Cloud Institute
Proposal title: Machine Learning Cloud Research TestBed BioInformatics & Brain Health
Funding Agency: UTHSC at San Antonio
Amount: $25,000

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Pack, Daniel (PI) Akopian, David (Co-PI)

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal title: Extending GPS Operation in GPS-denied Areas through Cross-Correlation Jamming Cancellation
Funding Agency: U.S. Dept. of the Air Force
Amount: $194,800

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Papagiannakis, Athanassios (PI)

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Proposal title: Testing of Asphalt Concretes Incorporating Dry-Process PP
Funding Agency: Dr. Earl M. Stenger
Amount: $14,115

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Potter, Lloyd (PI) Alaeddini, Adel (Co-PI)

College of Public Policy, College of Engineering
Proposal title: Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma
Funding Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Amount: $33,000

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Reilly, Matthew (PI) Bizios, Rena (Co-PI)

Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
Proposal title: Torsional Indirect Traumatic Neuropathy (TITON): Animal Model for Diagnostics, Drug Delivery, & Therapeutics for Central Nervous System Injury
Funding Agency: U.S. Dept. of Defense
Amount: $1,000,000

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Saygin, Can (PI)

Center for Advanced Manufacturing & Lean Systems (CAMLS)
Proposal title: San Antonio Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center
Funding Agency: UTHSC at San Antonio
Amount: $33,998

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Saygin, Can (PI) Alaeddini, Adel; Wan, Hung-Da; Castillo Villar, Krystel (Co-PIs)

Center for Advanced Manufacturing & Lean Systems (CAMLS)
Proposal title: Predictive Maintenance - Phase 2: From Data to Performance Metrics
Funding Agency:Harland Clarke
Amount: $90,000

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Shadaram, Mehdi (PI)

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal title: Summer Engineering Camp for Texas Students
Funding Agency: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 781
Amount: $13,998

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Sharif, Hatim (PI)

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Proposal title: Seepage Study of the Potential Turkey Watershed Reservoir
Funding Agency: Crystal City
Amount: $11,000

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Sharif, Hatim (PI) Weissmann, Jose & Dessouky, Samer (Co-PIs)

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Proposal title: Safety & Economic Impact of Texas Travel Information Centers: Update
Funding Agency: Texas Department of Transportation 601
Amount: $80,000

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Sharif, Hatim (PI) Weissmann, Jose & Dessouky, Samer (Co-PIs)

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Proposal title: Traffic Safety Challenges & Strategies in the Eagle Ford Shale Area
Funding Agency: Texas Department of Transportation 601
Amount: $266,603

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Shephard, Les (PI)

Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute (TSERI)
Proposal title: Transforming & Modernizing the Electric Sector
Funding Agency: City Public Service
Amount: $620,000

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Shephard, Les (PI) Vega, Rolando & Dong, Bing (Co-PIs)

Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute (TSERI) & the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Proposal title: Topic Area 3: Integrated Systems: Omnetric Corp Duke Energy Cps Energy The University of Texas at San Antonio
Funding Agency: Omnetric Corporation
Amount: $203,368

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Shipley, Heather (PI) Bizios, Rena; Castillo Villar, Krystel & Guo, Ruyan (Co-PIs)

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal title: S-STEM: UTSA's Scholarship Program for Undergraduates' Retention & Success (SPURS)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Amount: $626,890

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Taha, Ahmad (PI) Dong, Bing and Gatsis, Nikolaos (Co-PIs)

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Proposal title: Dynamic Cyber-Attack Detection & Mitigation for Secure Smart Grids
Funding Agency: UTSA Vice President for Research Office
Amount: $30,000

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Tang, Liang (PI)

Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
Proposal title: IFSEEN - Integrating Food Science/Engineering & Education Network: A Partnership to Integrate Efforts & Collaboration to Shape Tomorrow's™ Hispanic Food Safety/Science Leaders
Funding Agency: University of Texas at Pan American 736
Amount: $186,386

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Testik, Firat (PI)

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Proposal title: Advanced Optical Disdrometer for Precipitation Observations
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Amount: $22,254

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Testik, Firat (PI)

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Proposal title: Critical Raindrop Characteristics: Fall Speed, Shape, & Size Distributions
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Amount: $135,177

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Wan, Hung-Da (PI) Saygin, Can; Chen, Fengshan; Castillo Villar, Krystel; and Alaeddini, Adel (Co-PIs)

Center for Advanced Manufacturing & Lean Systems (CAMLS)
Proposal title: Harland Clarke CAMLS Membership 2015-17
Funding Agency: Harland Clarke
Amount: $62,000

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Wang, Xiaodu (PI) Zeng, Xiaowei (Co-PI)

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Proposal title: Multiscale Modeling of Ultrastructural Origins of Bone Fragility
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Amount: $368,931

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Weissmann, Jose (PI)

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Proposal title: Development of Pavement & Bridge Consumption Cost Library
Funding Agency: Texas Department of Transportation 601
Amount: $50,000

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Weissmann, Jose (PI)

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Proposal title: Evaluate Specialized Hauling Vehicles with Regard to Pavement and Bridge Deterioration and Posting Limits
Funding Agency: Texas Department of Transportation 601
Amount: $155,556

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Wilkerson, Justin (PI)

Center for Simulation, Visualization, and Real-Time Prediction (SiViRT)
Proposal title: A Simple Constitutive Framework for Anisotropic Dynamic Ductile Failure
Funding Agency: John Hopkins University
Amount: $25,000

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Xie, Hongjie (PI) Sharif, Hatim; Lambert, Lance & Gao, Yongli (Co-PIs)

Center for Water Research, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Proposal title: Minority Improvement in Earth Science & Environmental Engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio
Funding Agency: U.S. Dept. of Education
Amount: $748,705

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Ye, JingYong (PI)

Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
Proposal title: Preliminary Study for Label-Free Detection of Prostate Cancer Cells
Funding Agency: UTSA Vice President for Research Office
Amount: $19,250

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Ye, JingYong (PI)

Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
Proposal title: Quantifying Cancer Molecular Signatures with a Double-Clad Fiber Optic Probe
Funding Agency: San Antonio Area Foundation
Amount: $30,000

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Zeng, Xiaowei (PI)

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Proposal title: Numerical Investigation of Collective Cell Migration
Funding Agency: NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Amount: $441,000

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