NSF MRI Selections 2008

The following NSF MRI selections were made on the basis of likelihood of success.

The two acquisition proposals to be submitted are:

1. Acquisition of 3-D Micromanufacturing Instruments for Bioengineering Research at Drexel University
   PI: Hongseok “Moses” Noh (MEM)
   Co-PIs: Alisa Morss-Clyne (MEM), Ryszard Lec (BME), Wei-Heng Shih (MSE), Vladimir Genis (Goodwin)
   Senior Personnel: Wei Sun (MEM), Jack Zhou (MEM), Bradley Layton (MEM), Wan Shih (BME), Simon
   Giszter (DUCOM)
2. Acquisition of an Ultrafast Laser System for Sub-Picosecond Dynamics and Terahertz Spectroscopy
   PI: Jason B. Baxter, (CBE)
   co-PIs: Jonathan E. Spanier, (MSE)
   Bahram Nabet, (EE)
   Christopher Y. Li, (MSE)

and the development proposal is:
Development of a Software Defined Communications Testbed for Radio and Optical Wireless Networking
PIs: K.R. Dandekar, (ECE) T. Kurzweg, (ECE) J. Johnson (CS)