Sponsored Research Programs at University of Houston (since Sep. 2008)
- Awarded $ 4 M funding from ARPA-E in Rare-Earth Critical Technologies program. Program duration Jan. 2012 – Dec. 2014
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Acquired $ 2.3 M program on second-generation High Temperature Superconductors, funded equally by SuperPower and the U.S. Department of Energy. Additionally, acquired from SuperPower state-of-the-art equipment fully installed
(over $ 6 M), full-time services of five senior scientists, $ 8.8 M cost share for Emerging Technology Fund. - Awarded as a co-PI a $ 3.5 M program from the Emerging Technology Fund (ETF) from the state of Texas for Research Superiority status centered on my presence at the University.
- Participant in $ 20.2 M DOE Smart Grid program (50% funded by DOE) on Fault Current Limiting Superconducting Transformer in collaboration with Waukesha Electric Systems, SuperPower, Southern California Edison, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
- Participating in $ 4.2 M ARPA-E program on Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage system especially for renewable energy in collaboration with ABB, SuperPower, and Brookhaven National Laboratory.
- Established a sponsored research program with Bruker, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR) equipment.
- Created a new program in the College of Engineering on thermoelectric materials and also began collaboration with Hi-Z Technology, a company developing thermoelectrics. This program is funded by NSF-STTR.
- Created a new program in the College of Engineering on Photovoltaics in collaboration with the Center for Advanced Materials at the University of Houston. Program funded by DOE-EERE office and NSF-STTR, the latter in collaboration with Ampulse, a company developing thin film photovoltaics.
- NSF funded program on “Epitaxial Growth of Superconducting Films on Templates with Prefabricated Nanowires”
- Participating in $ 4 M Army Research Laboratory-funded program on Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage system DOD microgrids with SuperPower, and Brookhaven National Laboratory and MTech Laboratories.
- Participating in $ 2.1 M ARPA-E program on Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage Cable with Tai-Yang Research and North Carolina State University.
MANAGEMENT
- Currently at UH, managing nine externally-funded programs on superconductors, photovoltaics, and thermoelectrics sponsored by two companies, ARPA-E, DOE-EERE, NSF, and the state of Texas. Research expenditures of $ 2.3 M in CY 2012, $ 3.1 M in CY 2011, over $1.8 M in CY 2010 and over $ 950 K in CY 2009.
- Currently at UH, managing a group of 24 members (11 Graduate Students, two Research Faculty, five Research Scientists, one post-doc, three Engineers, one Safety Manager and one Facility/Business Director)
- Graduated ten M.S. students during Sep. 2008 – Aug. 2013. Group presently consists of eight Ph.D. students and three M.S. students. 30 papers published during Sep. 2008 – Aug. 2013 with student co-authors.
- Director of the Applied Research Hub of the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TCSUH), established through a $ 3.5 M program from the Emerging Technology Fund (ETF) from the state of Texas.
- Currently managing seven externally funded programs on superconductors, photovoltaics, and thermoelectrics, sponsored by four companies, DOE, NSF and the state of Texas
- Managed a team of 42 scientists, engineers, and technicians (80% of all company staff).
- Managed a $ 11 M/year budget ($ 8.5 M for R&D and $ 2.5 M for Capital Equipment).
- Managed five externally funded programs with DOE, Air Force Research Laboratory, AFOSR, Title III Office at an annual funding level of $ 5.5 M.
- Managing Cooperative Research & Development Agreements with four National Laboratories at an annual budget of $ 3 M.
- Managed Research Agreements with five Universities at an annual budget of approximately $ 300 k.
- Created, and Managing a Technology Roadmap for the company.
- Managing Intellectual Property Portfolio of Materials Technology of the company.