Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Stevens has set a new record in research funds for the fiscal year 2021, topping the last by $4 million. There is work being done in various areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum science, healthcare analytics, and cancer research. Being supported and awarded by various independent and government organizations, such as the Department of Defense, iModal Ground LLC, National Science Foundation, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and National Institutes of Health, Stevens has accumulated a total of $50.6 million in awards.
According to the Vice President of Research and Innovation, Dilhan M. Kalyon, Ph.D., tremendous efforts have been made and novel methods have been developed in the laboratories of Stevens. A team of researchers led by chemistry professor Abhishek Sharma working on the project, “Modular Approaches to Unusual Borylated Heterocycles Using Novel Acylborons and alpha-Hydroxy Borons as Enabling Tools,” have designed some fundamentally new types of boron compounds which have medicational applications that were not possible before. Stevens’ STAR (Sensor Technology & Applied Research) Center on the other hand is working on keeping people safe above and underwater. Kalyon said that the team is working on developing “a patented acoustic system that can detect, classify, and monitor intruders in harbors, on rivers and lakes, and in the open ocean.”
For the current fiscal year 2022, $33.4 million has already been raised. Almost a third of it was awarded to Professor Dinesh Verma and his team at the System Engineering Research Center (SERC). They have collaborated with other universities to establish the “Acquisition Innovation Research Center,” which will infuse innovation and develop alternative methods to better support the technological advances that are critical to a strong defense. According to Kalyon, their primary goals are directed toward using technology to make more strategic decisions and further enhance the development of the workforce and education.
Another research awarded a large sum of money is led by Professor Shang Wang of the Department of Biomedical Engineering for his project, “Multi-contrast dynamic optical imaging to advance live developmental biology.” The purpose of this research is exactly as the title describes: to be able to use the multi-contrast imaging method to investigate the cells for a better understanding of the structures and functions of human tissues. This could potentially improve medical treatments significantly in the future.
The increase in award funding indicates advancements underway in fields such as education, medicine, and the workforce. This collaborative effort taking place on behalf of the staff and students is a catalyst for further funding increase as new research is commenced and advancements are made on previous projects such as those efforts implemented by Professor Dinesh Verma and Professor Shang Wang. The remaining act is keeping up to date with the developments made in the fields allocated the awarded funds.
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