Ten new research projects were awarded by the IMR in January 2009, for a total investment of $20,000. The ten projects support 13 faculty researchers from seven departments within the College of Engineering and the College of Biological, Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Magnetic Force Microscopy of Magnetic Nanoparticles in Biological Systems Lead Investigator: Gunjan Agarwal, Biomedical Engineering ; Co-Investigator: Chris Hammel, Physics
- Strong NDR from Metal-Oxide/Conjugated Polymer Interfaces Enabling Low-Power, Plastic Logic, Memory and Wireless Datalinks Lead Investigator: Paul Berger, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Characterization of Multivalent Ionic Liquids for Nanolubrication Lead Investigator: Bharat Bhushan, Mechanical Engineering
- Enhance Program on Spintronic Phenomena in Organic-based Materials Lead Investigator: Arthur Epstein, Physics; Co-Investigators: Deniz Duman and Mark Murphey, Graduate Students
- Development of a Mechanically Robust Stem Cell Delivery System for Myocardial Injection Lead Investigator: Jianjun Guan, Materials Science and Engineering
- Nanoscale Modification of Diamond surface Conductivity Lead Investigator: Jay Gupta, Physics
- Development/Evaluation of Molecular Materials for Spintronics Lead Investigator: Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin, Physics; Co-Investigator: Malcolm Chisholm, Chemistry
- Fabricating Magnetic Traps to Manipulate Nanoparticles and Biological Cells Lead Investigator: R. Sooryakumar, Physics; Co-Investigator: Jessica Winter, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Development of A Hybrid Microcantilever for Bi-directional Sensing and Actuating at the Small Scale Lead Investigator: Yi Zhao, Biomedical Engineering
- Innovative Micro and Nano Channels for Signal Transmission in Ion Transmission Lines Lead Investigator: Yuan Zheng, Electrical and Computer Engineering