Sanjeevi Sivasankar (Bob Elbert, Iowa State Univ.)
Ten individual researchers and teams at Iowa State University in Ames have received grants to develop technologies and processes with potential to grow the state of Iowa’s economy. The state Board of Regents recently approved the grants, totaling more than 942,000, from this year’s Grow Iowa Values Fund.
The largest grant, $120,075, was awarded to Sanjeevi Sivasankar (pictured right), an Iowa State assistant professor of physics and astronomy and an associate of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory. He will collaborate with Novascan Technologies Inc. of Ames to commercialize a new instrument that improves the study of single biological molecules. Sivasankar first developed this technology as a postdoctoral fellow and refined it further since joining the Iowa State faculty.
Other awardees of grants from $40,000 to $118,000 include …
– Ayman Fayed, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, who will work with Rockwell Collins Inc. to develop switching power regulators that are appropriate for sensitive, portable communication and navigation devices.
– Vasant Honavar, professor of computer science and director of Iowa State’s Center for Computational Intelligence, Learning and Discovery, with Collaborative Health Solutions LLC of Austin, Texas will work on advanced algorithms and software tools for health care computer applications.
– Sri Sritharan, professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering, who will work with three companies to develop and test his concept for ultra high performance concrete to build taller towers for wind energy turbines that can reduce costs and increase power output.
– Byron Brehm-Stecher, assistant professor of food science and human nutrition, with Advanced Analytical Inc. of Ames will study how an instrument developed by the company can be used to quickly detect foodborne pathogens and increase food safety.
– Rick Sharp, professor of kinesiology and director of Iowa State’s Kinesiology Laboratories, who will collaborate with Metabolic Technologies Inc. of Ames to develop a new gel system to deliver a dietary supplement that reduces muscle damage and inflammatory response after exercise while promoting muscle recovery.
– Patrick Halbur, professor and chair of veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine and executive director of Iowa State’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, and five other veterinary medicine colleagues, will work with the Ames Center for Genetic Technologies to develop a genetic test of cattle embryos for inherited diseases and other traits.
– Hui Hu, associate professor of aerospace engineering, with the Goodrich Engine Components Division of West Des Moines, will develop advanced diagnostic techniques to quantify spray characteristics that can improve fuel nozzles for gas turbine engines to enable better fuel efficiency and fewer emissions.
– Suraj Kothari, professor of electrical and computer engineering, will collaborate with EnSoft Corp. of Ames to develop new tests of the reliability of software used in the transportation control systems of cars and planes.
– Diane Janvrin, associate professor of accounting, and two business department or development colleagues, will work with WebFilings LLC of Ames and Los Altos, California to research markets for the company’s software that helps businesses complete reports for the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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