Contracts and Grants
Funded External Grants, Research Contracts; Fund-Raising and Development Activities
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National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) Block Grant, $200,000, NACME Institutional Partnership, 2020–2022.
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Advanced Robot Solutions (ARS) Company Grant, $37,177.92, 2018–2022.
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Trefz Foundation, $800,000 per year, The Trefz School of Business Academic Fund, 2018–2020.
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TD Bank Foundation, $10,000 per year, Executive Business Speaker Series, 2018–2020.
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CTNext Entrepreneurship and Innovation Funding Program Grant for Higher Education, Establishing a Venture Creation and Technology Commercialization Center in Fairfield County, $720,000, 2017–2020.
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DECD and Connecticut Innovations – Technology Talent Bridge Grant, $148,000, 2016–2020.
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National Institute of Health Grant, “Enhancing Research Administration at an Emerging Research Institution in Urban, Southwest Connecticut,” $447,252, 2016–2021.
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Department of Education, “Improving Retention and Graduation for Deserving Students,” $220,000, 2015–2020.
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CT Innovations, University of Bridgeport and Face Checks LLC – Research & Development Funding, $87,000, 2014–2020.
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DappDevs Blockchain Program Grant, $30,000, 2018.
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Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority (GBTA), STEM on Wheels Grant, a city bus donation valued at $220,000, 2018.
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GEAR UP University of Bridgeport Partner Grant, $154,200, 2018.
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Advanced Robotic Systems (ARS) Company Grant, $27,889.92, 2018.
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The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) Discovery STEM on Wheels Project Grant, $74,870, 2018.
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Standard Oil of CT / Roy Friedman, School of Engineering Fund, $20,000, 2018.
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Standard Oil of CT / Roy Friedman, School of Engineering Fund, $20,000, 2017.
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Omega Engineering Equipment Donation for STEM Projects, $2 million, 2017.
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Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology – Small Business Incubator Program (SBIP), $186,000, 2014–2017.
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Building the Fairchild Wheeler Magnet School, including Aerospace and Biotechnology High Schools, U.S. Department of Education, $489,000, 2013–2017.
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“Quadcopter Live Streaming Inside Buildings,” Arab Science and Technology Foundation, $40,000, 2017.
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Innovation Places Planning Grant, developing strategic plans and applications for an Innovation Places implementation, CTNext, State of Connecticut, $50,000, 2016–2017.
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Student Travel Grant for the ICDL-EPIROB, $5,000, 2016.
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Society of Women Engineers Scholarship Fund, two scholarships, $40,000, May 2014.
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AWS in Education Research, $10,000 in AWS credits, 2014.
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Delmia Software Grant, $68,000, 2014.
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Unitronics PLC Equipment Grant, $95,000, 2014.
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Standard Oil Scholarship Fund, $10,000, 2014.
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Eigel Scholarship Fund, $15,000, 2013.
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“Facial Recognition for Security Applications II,” State of Connecticut SBIR Award with the UB Incubator, $25,000, October 2012–September 2013.
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“Facial Recognition for Security Applications I,” State of Connecticut SBIR Award with the UB Incubator, $25,000, April 2012–September 2012.
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“Graduate Visiting Scholar Research Program – Online Robotics,” U.S.A.–Austria Marshall Plan Program, graduate scholar support for one year, $25,000, March 1, 2010–February 28, 2011.
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“Advanced Technology in Support of Hybrid Projectiles,” FY 2010 Defense Appropriation Request, $2.4 million, January 1, 2010–January 7, 2011.
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Hybrid Projectile Vision System, Imperial Machine and Tool Company, $30,000, April 2010–July 2010.
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Development of a Travel Grant, U.S. Army Armament Research, Development & Engineering Center (ARDEC), $5,000, January 2010.
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“Hybrid Projectile Design,” U.S. Army Armament Research, Development & Engineering Center (ARDEC), $57,688, August 1, 2008–May 31, 2009.
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Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Grant for the project entitled “Center for Simulation, Modeling and Analysis for Robotic Applications,” $40,000, January 1, 2008–December 31, 2008.
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Establishing the Paul T. Bauer Scholarship Fund, $100,000, current.
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NACME Scholars Grant, $4,000–$10,000 per NACME scholar, supporting more than 80 students, 2005–2009.
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$2.4 million in scholarships for the Connecticut Pre-Engineering Program, November 2007.
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Initiated fundraising campaigns in the Schools of Engineering and Business at the University of Bridgeport, 2006–2007.
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Carstenson Hall at the University of Bridgeport renovation, private donor, $20,000, September 2006.
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Co-established student-staffed IT Support Services at the University of Bridgeport, with an annual funded cost of $36,000–$40,000, February 2006–December 2007.
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Sikorsky Aircraft UTC Grant, $5,000, 2006.
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Bodine Inc., $10,000, CAD Workshop, 2006.
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ConnCAP Summer 2006 Grant, Department of Education, $5,000, 2006.
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Robotic Musicians Display, cost reimbursement, Discovery Museum, 2005–2006.
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GE Foundation, $8,000, Educational Funds, 2005.
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Pitney Bowes Literacy and Education Scholarship Fund, scholarship for the School of Engineering, $8,000, 2005–2007.
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NSF Workshop, “Mathematical Models in Engineering Education,” Purdue University, February 2005, $5,000.
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NASA CT Space Consortium Grant, “Five Year EPSCoR and CT Space Grant,” National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program Consortium, involving the University of Bridgeport, University of Hartford and a consortium of four other universities, NASA, $2,369,085, multi-year since 2013, current.
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School of Engineering Academic Scholarships, GE Development Fund Grant, $15,000, 2003–2006.
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“Low Bandwidth, Animated, Streaming Audio-Based Distance Learning,” Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium (CTDLC), $11,200, March 1, 2003–February 29, 2004.
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“Development of a High-Reliability, Multi-Algorithm Facial Recognition System Based on Web Services,” IQ Inc., $80,000 plus 750,000 shares, June 2002–December 2003.
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“NSF Engineering Design Workshop,” NSF, held on the University of Bridgeport campus in April 2002.
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“Exploring Academic and Industrial Training and Exchange Possibilities in Germany,” Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Fund, $7,500, March 2002.
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Kiran Gopu Scholarship, Kiran Gopu family, scholarship endowment seed for the School of Engineering, $20,000, 2002.
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“Rapid Prototyping in Support of Manufacturing and Automation,” United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Transfer of Knowledge through Expatriate Nationals (TOTKEN) Fund, $3,500, December 2001.
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“NSF Engineering Assessment Workshop,” NSF, held on the University of Bridgeport campus in September 2001, $4,500.
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Visiting Deans Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, May 2001.
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Data Solutions, Inc., $124,000 grant to work on software compliance and certification in hospital environments, 2000.
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“Budget and Equipment to Build the Robotics, Intelligent Sensing and Control (RISC) Laboratory,” internal proposal for matching funds, University of Bridgeport, $16,500, 1997.
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“Tolerance Analysis for Sensing, Design, and Manufacturing,” Future Engineering Systems, $76,234, May 1996–September 1999.
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“Establishing the Robotics, Intelligent Sensing and Control (RISC) Laboratory at the University of Bridgeport,” Future Engineering Systems, $16,500, January 1996–May 1997.
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“Utah Center for Human Genome Research,” NIH, September 1994–August 1999, $37,603,924. Senior Investigator.
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“Utilizing URK (Utah Robot Kit) through Multimedia Technology,” Office of Naval Research, July 1, 1994–March 31, 1995, $40,000.
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“CISE Research Instrumentation,” NSF, January 1, 1994–December 31, 1994, $37,310 plus $18,656 in University of Utah matching funds.
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“Sensing Strategies for Advanced Manufacturing,” Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), September 1, 1993–August 31, 1996, $886,718.
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“Reverse Engineering of Mechanical Parts,” The Alpha_1 Graphics Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Utah, June 15, 1993–September 15, 1993, Student Research Fellowship.
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“Sensing for Inspection and Reverse Engineering,” Augmentation Awards for Science and Engineering Research Training, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) / Office of Naval Research (ONR), July 1, 1993–June 30, 1996, $244,470.
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“Real-Time Control Systems,” University of Utah Research Equipment Support Funds, July 1, 1993–June 30, 1994, $14,225.
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“CISE Research Instrumentation,” NSF, January 1, 1993–December 31, 1993, $57,606 plus $28,803 in University of Utah matching funds.
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“Computer-Aided Reverse Engineering,” University of Utah Research Committee, November 1992–October 1993, $4,924.