2020-2021 Faculty Research and Development (FRD) Award Announcement

The Office of Research would like to thank members of the University Research Council for their review of all 2020-2021 Faculty Research and Development (FRD) proposals – and congratulate the following faculty members on their successful FRD proposals:

Bin Su
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry

Targeting HSP27-Androgen Receptor signaling in glioblastoma

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Hanz Richter
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Walking Aids Compliant Support: Design, Prototyping and Proof-of-Concept Tests

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J. Mark Souther
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Department of History

Visuzlizing the Transformation of Downtown Cleveland

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Tushar Borkar
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Spark Plasma Sintering of Iron-based Soft Magnetic Alloys

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Geyou Ao
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering

Aligned Boron Nitride Nanotube Films for Thermal Management Applications

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Aimin Zhou
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry  

Rnase L mediates kidney development and function

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Aaron Severson
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of BGES

Sister chromatid cohesion in the balance: antagonistic mechanisms that promote REC-8-dependent cohesion during meiosis and destroy it during mitosis

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Kiril Streletzky
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Physics

Investigating polymeric microgel composition via light and X-ray scattering

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Mekki Bayachou
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry

Nitric Oxide Releasing Electrospun Mats with Entrapped Recombinant Enzymes for Wound Healing