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Jim West

Jim West is among five of America’s best and brightest students in science, technology and engineering who will participate in a five-month program in Singapore to learn about the Asian market and create successful global businesses based on his innovative ideas.

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Michael Detamore

Michael Detamore, assistant professor in chemical and petroleum engineering at the University of Kansas School of Engineering, has won the prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. The $400,000 award, along with a $394,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health, will be used in research that will include looking at tissue regeneration and the use of umbilical cord stem cells in regeneration

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Dr. Lisa Friis

Dr. Lisa Friis (PI) and Dr. Paulette Spencer’s (Co-PI) project entitled “RET Site: Bioengineering Toolkits for 4th Grade Teachers (BET 4Teachers)” has been awarded for $500,000 (first 2 years guaranteed, 3rd year funding contingent on outcomes) by the National Science Foundation, Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program.

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Michael Detamore

Michael Detamore, BioE Track Director and Faculty Affiliate, was singled out and rewarded for his teaching excellence during the first week of the fall semester.

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Cory Berkland

For his project entitled “Drug Nanoparticle Powders in Pulmonary Medicine,” Dr. Berkland has been awarded a Phase I grant for $120,000 per year for two years.  He will compete for the Phase II award, which if awarded, would provide another $130,000 per year for two years.

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