Research
Cross-Institution “Seed” Research
A $5M “seed” research fund will be distributed over 5 years to support research projects between Polytechnic and New York University faculty. The competitive research pool, which was established as part of the affiliation between the 2 institutions, is meant to strengthen collaborations between the schools and serve as a platform for seeking future extramural funding.
The first projects were selected in March 2009 based on the quality of the proposed science. They included research on a device to prevent epileptic seizures, an exploration of how the structure of proteins changes in response to forces and environment, and new approaches to security and privacy in today’s technologically-driven world, among others. Additional rounds of projects have been and will be selected and funded.
Seed-Funded Projects - Round 3
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Novel Medical Device
Jonathan Chao (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of NYU) and Nandor Ludvig (Department of Neurology, NYU School of Medicine)
Development of Real-Time Optimization Algorithms for Medical Visualization
Yi-Jen Chiang (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of NYU) and John Qualter (Division of Educational Informatics, NYU School of Medicine)
Soft Matter Ferrochirality
Mark Green (Department of Chemical and Biolgical Science, Polytechnic Institute of NYU) and Bart Kahr (Department of Chemistry, New York University) and Michael Ward (Department of Chemistry, New York University)
Carbon Sequestering Infrastructure Materials Through Biomineralization
Masoud Ghandehari (Department of Civil Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of NYU), Weihua Jin (Department of Civil Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of NYU), and Rachel LeGeros (Department of Biomaterials and Biomimetics, NYU College of Dentistry)
The Potential of Accelerometers
Joo H. Kim (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of NYU) and Peter Walker (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU School of Medicine)
A Miniature Vision Based Navigation and Obstacle Avoidance for Unmanned Vehicles
Farshad Khorrami (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of NYU) and Yann LeCun (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University)
Non-thermal Plasmas for Surfaces for Medical and Dental Applications
Erich E Kunhardt (Department of Physics, Polytechnic Institute of NYU) and Nelson Silva (Department of Prosthodontics, NYU School of Dentistry)
Designer Coats for Protein
Jin Kim Montclare (Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of NYU) and Kent Kirshenbaum (Department of Chemistry, New York University)
Wireless Network Discovery and Signaling via Compressed Sensing
Sundeep Rangan (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of NYU), Elza Erkip (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of NYU), and Sinan Güntürk (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University)
RNAi Mitigates Cutaneous Radiation Injury via a Novel Transdermal Delivery System
Stavroula Sofou (Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of NYU) and Pierre B. Saadeh (Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU School of Medicine) and Meredith Wetterau (Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU School of Medicine)
Understanding the Structure of the Web
Torsten Suel (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of NYU) and Panos Ipeirotis (Department of Information, Operations, and Management Sciences, Stern School of Business at NYU)
Engineering Analysis and Design of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Ice-Ocean Science
Edward K. Wong (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of NYU) and David Holland (Center for Atmosphere Ocean Science, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU)
Seed-Funded Projects - Round 2
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Influence of Air Plasma on Dental Microorganisms
Spencer Szu-pin Kuo (Polytechnic — Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Simone Duarte (NYU College of Dentistry — Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology)
Solutions to Complex Issues in Emergency Management
Shivendra Panwar (Polytechnic — Electrical and Computer Engineering), Zhong-Ping Jiang (Polytechnic — Electrical and Computer Engineering), and Lewis Goldfrank (NYU School of Medicine — Emergency Medicine)
Smart Material-Based Platform for Studies of Free Locomotion in Fluid
Maurizio Porfiri (Polytechnic — Mechanical Engineering) and Jun Zhang (NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences)
Sustainable Mobile Systems for Developing Regions
Bharat Rao (Polytechnic — Technology Management) and Lakshmi Subramanian (NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences — Computer Science)
Improved Peak Finding in Next-generation DNA Sequencing
Ivan W Selesnick (Polytechnic — Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Stuart Brown (NYU School of Medicine — Cell Biology)
Single Molecule Magnets in Resonators: Coupled Spin-Photon Modes
Vladimir Tsifrinovich (Polytechnic — Physics) and Andrew Kent (NYU College of Arts & Science — Physics)
Seed-Funded Projects - Round 1
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Nanoparticle Dynamics in the Whispering Gallery Mode Carousel
Stephen Arnold (Polytechnic — Microparticle/Photophysics) and David Grier (NYU College of Arts & Science —Physics)
Novel Medical Device for Preventing Epileptic Seizures
Jonathan Chao (Polytechnic — Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Nandor Ludvig (NYU School of Medicine — Neurology)
Biocompatible Materials Containing Stable Complexes of TSG-6 and HA
Mary K Cowman (Polytechnic — Chemical and Biological Sciences) and Hans-Georg Wisniewski (NYU School of Medicine — Microbiology)
Equipment Failure Prediction with Machine Learning Methods
Dariusz Czarkowski (Polytechnic — Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Yann LeCun (NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences — Computer Science)
Structural Characterization and Structure-based Engineering of Cutinases
Richard Gross (Polytechnic — Chemical and Biological Sciences) and Xiangpeng Kong (NYU School of Medicine — Biochemistry)
Blast and Impact Loading of Bones and Tissues: Deformation and Damage Mechanisms
Nikhil Gupta (Polytechnic — Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) and Paulo Coelho (NYU College of Dentistry — Biomaterials)
Physiological Control Mechanisms
Zhong-Ping Jiang (Polytechnic — Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Charles S. Peskin (NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences)
Nucleotide-Directed Materials Assembly
Rastislav Levicky (Polytechnic — Chemical and Biological Engineering) and James Canary (NYU College of Arts & Science — Chemistry)
CenteR for Interdisciplinary Studies in Security and Privacy (CRISSP)
Nasir Memon (Polytechnic — Computer Science and Engineering) and Helen Nissenbaum (NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development — Culture and Communications)
Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy of Fluorinated Proteins
Jin Kim Montclare (Polytechnic — Chemical and Biological Engineering) and Jasna Brujic (NYU College of Arts & Science — Physics)
The Economics of User-Generated Content in Online Social Media
Keith W Ross (Polytechnic — Computer Science and Engineering) and Anindya Ghose (NYU Stern School of Business — Information Systems)
Peptide Design for Modulation and Detection of Brain Amyloid Aggregation and Toxicity
Jin Ryoun Kim (Polytechnic — Chemical and Biological Engineering) and Jorge Ghiso (NYU School of Medicine — Pathology and Psychiatry)
Fault-Tolerant User-Centric Security Services Exploiting Social Networks
Nitesh Saxena (Polytechnic — Computer and Information Science) and Yevgeniy Dodis (NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences — Computer Science)
Emotive Association in Multimedia
Carl Skelton (Polytechnic — Humanities and Social Sciences) and Robert Rowe (NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development — Music)
Rapid Volumetric Imaging of Cardiac Perfusion With Compressive Sensing & Parallel MRI
Yao Wang (Polytechnic — Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Daniel Sodickson (NYU School of Medicine — Radiology)