Ornithopter, optical microsensor win ISR seed grants

The Institute for Systems Research has its own program with funding to stimulate new multidisciplinary topics of research for its faculty. Congratulations to the winners of our 2009 ISR Strategic Investment Fund Seed Grants competition!

An Ornithopter with Enhanced Maneuverability
Assistant Professor Sarah Bergbreiter (ME/ISR) and Professor S.K. Gupta (ME/ISR)

A TNT Optical Microsensor Utilizing a Virus-Structured Receptor Layer
Professor Reza Ghodssi (ECE/ISR) and Professor Jim Culver (UMBI Center for Biosystems Research)

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May 20, 2009

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