Funding
2017 UMass Life Sciences Moment Fund (LSMF), “A Catheter Based Temperature Monitoring System for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Procedures”, has been chosen for funding by the Steering Review Committee as part of the UMASS Clinical and Translational Science Award (UMCCTS) pilot award program. PI.
MTTC Innovation Commercialization Seed Fund (Phase 2) , CBU (Catheter Based Ultrasound) fiber optic temperature distribution measurement system for controlling the radiofrequency ablation, PI: Xingwei Wang, 09/30/2015 - 03/30/2016, $40,000 (Catheter Based Ultrasound fiber ).
The S&T Award, Concussion Prevention and Diagnosis Initiative, (James Sherwood, Constance Moore, Xingwei Wang (Co_PI), J. Herbert Stevenson, Christopher Niezrecki), 07/01/2015 - 06/30/2016, $35,000.
The NSF Award, 2015 Concussion Prevention and Diagnosis Workshop, PI: Xingwei Wang, Co_PI:
James Sherwood and Christopher Niezrecki, 07/01/2015 - 12/31/2015, $15,100.
Department of Energy, Distributed fiber sensing systems for 3D combustion temperature field monitoring in coal-fired boilers using optically generated acoustic waves, PI: UMass Lowell Xingwei Wang, Subcontractor: UConn, Industry partner: Alstom, 07/2014-07/2017, $400,000.
NSF, Distributed Active Acoustic Sensing using a Single Optical Fiber for Interfacial Structural Health Monitoring of Reinforced Concrete Structures, PI: Xingwei Wang, Co_PI: TzuYang Yu, 04/14/2014-03/17/2017, $297,000.
CVIP, A Miniature Fiber Optic High Frequency High Resolution Ultrasound Imaging Transducer, Xingwei Wang (sole-PI), 3/2014-2/2015, $25,000 (direct cost).
NSF, I-CORPS: Commercialization Feasibility Research and Demonstration Preparation for Miniature Optical Ultrasound Transducers, Xingwei Wang (sole-PI), 05/01/2014-10/31/2014 $50,000.
Youngstown State University, “Novel High Speed Fiber-Optic Pressure Sensor Systems”, (Xingwei Wang and Christopher Niezrecki), 8/1/2013-3/2014, $4300.
NSF, Collaborative Research: Enabling Non-contact Structural Dynamic Identification with Focused ultrasound Radiation Force, (Thomas Huber, Peter Avitabile, Christopher Niezrecki, and Xingwei Wang), 09/2013-08/2016, $500,000.
CVIP Technology Development Fund, Miniature disposable blood pressure sensor for cardiologist use, (Xingwei Wang, and Kurt Barringhaus), 04/2011 - 04/2012, $25,000 (direct cost).
NSF Career Award, "Novel Mechanism for Generation and Receiving of Ultrasound on a Single Fiber Using Nanoparticles ", July 1/ 2011 - June 30 /2016, $400 K.
Raytheon, "Optical Sensor Network for Evaluation of Helmet Design against Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)", 11/2010-11/2011, $30K.
National Science Foundation Grant, MRI-R2: Acquisition of a Focused Ion Beam - Scanning Electron Microscope (FIB-SEM) for Nano/Micro Fabrication/Characterization, (Xingwei Wang, Earl Ada, Carol Barry, David Kazmer, Mengyan Shen), 08/01/2010-07/31/2013, $1,150,000.
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center New Investigator Matching Grant, Miniature Label-free Biosensing Probes for Rapid Detection of Virus, Bacteria, and cells, 09/2008 - 08/2011, ~$ 599,775.
CVIP Technology Development Fund, Miniature disposable blood pressure sensor for cardiologist use, (Xingwei Wang, and Wenhui Wang), 05/2009 - 04/2010, $25,000 (direct cost).
AfiSci, Inc., Standalone Feed and Water Feeder. 03/01/2009-08/31/2009, $5400.
National Science Foundation Grant, Fundamental Research on Titanium Drilling with Rotary Ultrasonic Machining, in collaboration with Professor Zhijian Pei of Kansas State University, 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2012, $33,115.
National Science Foundation Grant, MRI: Acquisition of a Nanoimprint Lithography System for Nanomanufacturing and Nano/Micro Fabrication, (co-PI; H.Sun as PI), 09/01/2009 - 08/31/2012, $507,980.
VasoTech Corporation, Lowell, MA, Miniature Blood Pressure Sensor, PI, 09/01/09 - 12/31/09, $13,400.
