College of Engineering recipients of previous Berkman Faculty Development Grants

2008 - 2009 awardees

Shawn Litster, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Understanding Two-phase Flow in Fuel Cell Micro-channels: Experimental Analysis and Model Development

James B. Miller, Research Scientist, Chemical Engineering
Nanostructured Zinc Oxide for Selective Chemiresistive Gas Sensors

Craig Maloney, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Multi-scale Structure of Dense Granular Flows

2007 - 2008 awardees

Erica Fuchs, Assistant Professor, Engineering and Public Policy
Understanding the Managerial and Technological Underpinnings of Firm Outsourcing

Levent Burak Kara, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Optimization-based Three Dimensional Template Creation for Automotive Styling Design

Bruno Sinopoli, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Secure Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems through Robust Estimation, Control, and Detection

Yongjie Zhang, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Dynamics Modeling and Bioheat Transfer Analysis of Laser Therapy for Lung Cancer Treatment Planning

2006 - 2007 awardees

Kris Dahl, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Microinjection Systems for Adherent Cell Lines

John Kitchin, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Biofuel-based Fuel Cells

Jelena Kovacevic, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Mathematical and Computational Tools for Next-Generation Bioimaging Systems

Priya Narasimhan, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Trinetra: Assistive Technologies for Grocery Shopping for the Blind

Kerem Pekkan, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Building Micro-scale Three-dimensional Transparent Anatomical Replicas of the Developing Heart for Studying Embryonic Hemodynamics

James Schneider, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Rapid, Gel-free Sequencing of DNA Using Surfactant Micelles

2005 - 2006 awardees

Michael Bockstaller, Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
High-Pressure Studies on Ion-Binding to Neutral Polymers in Solution

Francisco Veloso, Assistant Professor, Engineering and Public Policy
An Endogenous Approach to the Evaluation of Research Groups: Method Development with an Application to Mexico and Brazil

2004 - 2005 awardees

Elena Di Martino, Research Scientist, ICES
Quantification of Regional Cardiovascular Mechanics from Dynamic CT Data

Burak Ozdoganlar, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Investigation of the Micromilling Process for Three-Dimensional Micro-Manufacturing

Hoon Sohn, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Portable Multi-Purpose Active Sensing Development for Structural Health Monitoring

2003 - 2004 awardees

Shelley Anna, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
A Microfluidic Tensiometer

C. Fred Higgs, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Mechanical Polishing of Thin Film Read/Write Heads

Paul Sides, Professor, Chemical Engineering
Shock and Resuscitation Interstitial Monitoring Probe