List of Announcements (details below):
* Seminar: Bioengineering: May 1, 12pm
* NSF Seeks Representatives for Advisory Committees
* New NSF Mathematical Sciences Innovation Incubator
* Qiliang Li Receives Funding from NIST
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*Seminar: Bioengineering: May 1, 12pm*
/Title:/Microfluidic Platforms for Cell Studies
/Speaker: /Darwin R. Reyes, Ph.D., National Institutes of Standards and
Technology
Thursday, May 1
12pm
Engineering Building, room 3507
/Abstract/
We have developed a number of approaches for cell manipulation spanning
from polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) microfluidic patterns to
dielectrophoretic (DEP) trapping in microfluidic multilayer systems.The
electrostatic interactions between PEMs and cells have shown excellent
results as a "universal glue" for cell attachment in our fluid flow
field systems.We have engineered a hybrid cell adhesive material (hCAM)
and integrated in a microfluidic system with DEP trapping forces
resulting in rapid cell adhesion.Moreover, cell viability and function
were maintained under DEP conditions.This system has also shown promise
for the development of multilayer microfluidic devices, where cells can
be trapped on opposite sides of a permeable polyester (PET) membrane
that separates two channels running perpendicular to each other.These
approaches can be used for studies such as cell-cell communication, cell
migration and many other applications.
/Speaker Bio/
Dr. Reyes is a principal investigator in the Nanoscale Metrology Group
in the Semiconductor & Dimensional Metrology Division of the Physical
Measurement Laboratory (PML) at the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST).He received his Ph.D. and B.S. in chemistry from the
University of Puerto Rico.He also received a M.S. in Applied Biomedical
Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University.His research history
covers diverse scientific fields, i.e., from toxicology and
environmental analytical chemistry, to biomedical engineering and
microfluidic systems.In his doctoral work, he chemically characterized
airborne particulate matter from an area in Puerto Rico of high
incidence of cancer, asthma, and other respiratory diseases, using
cell-based toxicological assays.After completing his Ph.D. he was
awarded with a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship to
work with Professor Andreas Manz at Imperial College, London, U.K.During
this postdoctoral experience, he worked with microfluidic devices in
developing two-dimensional separation systems and analog computing using
glow discharge in microfluidic chips.
Dr. Reyes joined NIST as a National Research Council postdoctoral
fellow.There he started integrating his previous research experiences in
cell-based measurements and microfluidics with electronics manipulation
and measurements developing bioelectronics-related technology.Dr. Reyes
has been developing microfluidic devices with integrated
dielectrophoretic manipulation for long-term cell survival, and recently
he started working towards the development of measurement tools for
dynamic forces in mechanobiology.Overall, his work has been cited more
than 2,700 times.At NIST, his work has been funded through various
intramural programs including Advanced Technology Program (ATP),
Director's Reserve Funds, and Innovations in Measurement Science (IMS)
Program.
Dr. Reyeswas the co-chair of the 1st Annual Diversity Day celebrated at
NIST in 2006 and was awarded the NIST EEO Diversity Award (2008) for his
contribution in organizing that event. He was also an executive
committee member of the NIST Sigma Xi Chapter.Dr. Reyes is currently a
member of the Nanoparticle Safety Committee as well as the NIST
Biosafety Committee.
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*NSF Seeks Representatives for Advisory Committees*
[Adapted from an email message that I received. SGN]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) requests recommendations for
membership on its scientific and technical federal advisory committees.
Self recommendations are accepted. Committee members serve varying term
lengths. NSF has 13 scientific and technical advisory committees, including:
Advisory Committee for Education and Human Resources [some members'
terms expire May 30, 2014]
http://www.nsf.gov/ehr/advisory.jsp
Advisory Committee for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
http://www.nsf.gov/cise/advisory.jsp
Advisory Committee for Cyberinfrastructure
http://www.nsf.gov/od/oci/advisory.jsp
Advisory Committee for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
http://www.nsf.gov/mps/advisory.jsp
Advisory Committee for International Science and Engineering
http://www.nsf.gov/od/oise/advisory.jsp
Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering
http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/activities/ceose/http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/activities/ceose/index.jsp
<http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/activities/ceose/http:/www.nsf.gov/od/oia/activities/ceose/index.jsp>
For a full list of committees and additional information on recommending
yourself or someone else, see:https://federalregister.gov/a/2014-08976
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*New NSF Mathematical Sciences Innovation Incubator*
[Adapted from an email message that I received. SGN]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences
(DMS) aims to enhance the synergistic relationships between the
mathematical sciences and other NSF-supported disciplines through the
Mathematical Sciences Innovation Incubator (MSII) activity. The MSII
activity encourages and supports new research collaborations among
mathematical scientists and other scientists and engineers working in
NSF-supported research areas of high national priority by:
* facilitating DMS co-review and co-funding of multi-disciplinary
research collaborations involving mathematical scientists;
* providing leverage for investments of non-DMS NSF programs in
projects that include mathematical scientists; and
* providing a uniform mechanism through which collaborative research
teams involving mathematical scientists can request DMS co-review.
The ideas, tools, and language of mathematics and statistics play
important roles in every area of science and engineering research
supported by the NSF, and it is widely recognized that interactions
between the mathematical sciences and other fields catalyze developments
in both.
... The Division of Mathematical Sciences wishes to foster the
participation of more mathematical scientists, from every area of
mathematics and statistics, in such important interdisciplinary work. In
support of this goal, the MSII activity provides funding to catalyze the
involvement of mathematical scientists in research areas where the
mathematical sciences are not yet playing large roles.
The MSII activity will emphasize scientific research areas of high
national priority that would benefit from innovative developments in
mathematics and statistics. ... Areas of national high-priority
scientific research in fiscal year 2014 identified by the U.S. Office of
Science and Technology Policy include:
* Advanced Manufacturing
* Clean Energy
* Global Climate Change
* Research and Development for Informed Policy-Making and Management
* Information Technology Research and Development
* Nanotechnology
* Biological Innovation
National Science Foundation programs addressing these areas of national
priority in which mathematical scientists are not yet playing large
roles are listed on the MSII web page:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505044&org=DMS
To apply for MSII support, after submitting a proposal to a non-DMS
program for a research project that involves mathematical scientists, or
a supplement request to include new mathematical scientists in a
research project supported by a non-DMS award, the Principal
Investigator must send an e-mail message specifying the name(s) and
affiliation(s) of the mathematical scientist(s) and the NSF proposal ID
to [ [log in to unmask] ]. Transmission of this e-mail message will
constitute a request that DMS consider the proposal or supplement
request for MSII funding.
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*Qiliang Li Receives Funding from NIST*
Qilian Li of the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department received
$50K from the National Institute of Standards and Technology for his
project, "Two-Dimensional Atomic Crystal Field Transistors with
Ultra-High Sensitivity."
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