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		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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=== &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Research&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ===&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''BIOLOGY'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Stress and Cardiovascular Diseases&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;HIV/AIDS&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Neurodevelopment/Neuro-disorders&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Environmental Toxicology&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Environmental Microbiology&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Molecular Biology/Gene Expression&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bioinformatics&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Vision Science&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''CHEMISTRY'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Synthesis, Modification, Characteriation and Biological Applications of Heptamethine Near-Infrared Dyes&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Development of novel chitosan based materials for the fabrication of biosensor systems&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Development of Anion and Amines Sensors&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Crystallization of small molecules and macromolecules using metal-assisted and microwave-accelerated evaporative crystallization&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Rapid bioassays for clinically relevant biomolecules using microwave-accelerated bioassays&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''COMPUTER SCIENCE'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Artificial Intelligence&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Computer Modeling&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Computer Engineering&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Computational Sciences&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bioinformatics&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''MATHEMATICS'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Mathematical Biology&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Mathematical&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Modeling&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Topology&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Evolution Equations&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Ultrafilters&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Topological Semigroups&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bioinformatics&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''PHYSICS'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Nanomagnetic Applications&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Digital Image Processing&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Scanning, Atomic Force, and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Mössbauer Spectroscopy&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Condensed Matter Physics&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Magnetic Thin Films&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bioinformatics&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr Aslan, a P&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;rofessor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Sitther , an assistant proffesor of biology, received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad is another faculty member that leads innovation at Morgan. Mr. Muhammad serves as the &amp;quot;D&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;irector&amp;amp;nbsp;Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center&amp;quot; and single handly connects morgans resources with the students. He is currently working on multidiscipinary programs, such as the five year Engineering + M.B.A degree program.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;University-Industry Collaboration&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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=== &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the&amp;amp;nbsp;Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard&amp;amp;nbsp;Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly&amp;amp;nbsp;$96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through funding, the&amp;amp;nbsp;MSU compo&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;nent of the GESTAR Program began in May 2011. This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
=== &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The mission of the Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory &amp;amp;nbsp;(PEARL) is to engage a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students in conducting innovative research dedicated to investigating the complex interactions that define our environment. PEARL applies interdisciplinary approaches to studying the connections between complex ecological systems, while providing society with knowledge to meet the environmental challenges of the 21st Century.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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=== &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Research&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ===&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''BIOLOGY'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Stress and Cardiovascular Diseases&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;HIV/AIDS&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Neurodevelopment/Neuro-disorders&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Environmental Toxicology&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Environmental Microbiology&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Molecular Biology/Gene Expression&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bioinformatics&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Vision Science&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''CHEMISTRY'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Synthesis, Modification, Characteriation and Biological Applications of Heptamethine Near-Infrared Dyes&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Development of novel chitosan based materials for the fabrication of biosensor systems&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Development of Anion and Amines Sensors&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Crystallization of small molecules and macromolecules using metal-assisted and microwave-accelerated evaporative crystallization&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Rapid bioassays for clinically relevant biomolecules using microwave-accelerated bioassays&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''COMPUTER SCIENCE'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Artificial Intelligence&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Computer Modeling&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Computer Engineering&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Computational Sciences&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bioinformatics&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''MATHEMATICS'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Mathematical Biology&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Mathematical&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Modeling&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Topology&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Evolution Equations&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Ultrafilters&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Topological Semigroups&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bioinformatics&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''PHYSICS'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Nanomagnetic Applications&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Digital Image Processing&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Scanning, Atomic Force, and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Mössbauer Spectroscopy&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Condensed Matter Physics&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Magnetic Thin Films&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bioinformatics&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr Aslan, a P&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;rofessor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Sitther , an assistant proffesor of biology, received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad is another faculty member that leads innovation at Morgan. Mr. Muhammad serves as the &amp;quot;D&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;irector&amp;amp;nbsp;Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center&amp;quot; and single handly connects morgans resources with the students. He is currently working on multidiscipinary programs, such as the five year Engineering + M.B.A degree program.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;University-Industry Collaboration&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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=== &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the&amp;amp;nbsp;Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard&amp;amp;nbsp;Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly&amp;amp;nbsp;$96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through funding, the&amp;amp;nbsp;MSU compo&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;nent of the GESTAR Program began in May 2011. This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
=== &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The mission of the Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory &amp;amp;nbsp;(PEARL) is to engage a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students in conducting innovative research dedicated to investigating the complex interactions that define our environment. PEARL applies interdisciplinary approaches to studying the connections between complex ecological systems, while providing society with knowledge to meet the environmental challenges of the 21st Century.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Category:Universities]]&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
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		<updated>2014-03-14T05:29:58Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan students currently do this:&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;BIOLOGY&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Stress and Cardiovascular Diseases&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;HIV/AIDS&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Neurodevelopment/Neuro-disorders&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Environmental Toxicology&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Environmental Microbiology&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Molecular Biology/Gene Expression&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bioinformatics&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Vision Science&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CHEMISTRY&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Synthesis, Modification, Characteriation and Biological Applications of Heptamethine Near-Infrared Dyes&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Development of novel chitosan based materials for the fabrication of biosensor systems&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Development of Anion and Amines Sensors&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Crystallization of small molecules and macromolecules using metal-assisted and microwave-accelerated evaporative crystallization&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Rapid bioassays for clinically relevant biomolecules using microwave-accelerated bioassays&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;COMPUTER SCIENCE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Artificial Intelligence&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Computer Modeling&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Computer Engineering&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Computational Sciences&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bioinformatics&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;MATHEMATICS&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Mathematical Biology&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Mathematical&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Modeling&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Topology&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Evolution Equations&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Ultrafilters&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Topological Semigroups&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bioinformatics&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;PHYSICS&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Nanomagnetic Applications&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Digital Image Processing&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Scanning, Atomic Force, and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Mössbauer Spectroscopy&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Condensed Matter Physics&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Magnetic Thin Films&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bioinformatics&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr Aslan, a P&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;rofessor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Viji Sitther&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Sitther , an assistant proffesor of biology, received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Omar S. Muhammad'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad is another faculty member that leads innovation at Morgan. Mr. Muhammad serves as the &amp;quot;D&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;irector&amp;amp;nbsp;Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center&amp;quot; and single handly connects morgans resources with the students. He is currently working on multidiscipinary programs, such as the five year Engineering + M.B.A degree program.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin is an adjunct professor of physics at Morgan State University. She currently leads the the Mid-Atlantic Consortium-Center for Academic Excellence (MAC-CAE) aims at educating students interested in areas of national security and intelligence studies. The MAC-CAE is a workforce development effort for the intelligence community with an emphasis on the South Asian region of the world.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State University is in great need of a technology office and a center where all constituents of Morgan State University can connect in the theme of &amp;quot;entrepreneurship and innovation&amp;quot;. The University Innovation collective will continue to push these needs to ensure future possibilities.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;University-Industry Collaboration&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative a&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;greement from the&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;$96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through funding, the&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;MSU compo&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;nent of the GESTAR Program began in May 2011. This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px; font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The mission of the Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory &amp;amp;nbsp;(PEARL) is to engage a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students in conducting innovative research dedicated to investigating the complex interactions that define our environment. PEARL applies interdisciplinary approaches to studying the connections between complex ecological systems, while providing society with knowledge to meet the environmental challenges of the 21st Century.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan students currently do this:&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;BIOLOGY&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Stress and Cardiovascular Diseases&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;HIV/AIDS&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Neurodevelopment/Neuro-disorders&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Environmental Toxicology&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Environmental Microbiology&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Molecular Biology/Gene Expression&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bioinformatics&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Vision Science&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CHEMISTRY&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Synthesis, Modification, Characteriation and Biological Applications of Heptamethine Near-Infrared Dyes&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Development of novel chitosan based materials for the fabrication of biosensor systems&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Development of Anion and Amines Sensors&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Crystallization of small molecules and macromolecules using metal-assisted and microwave-accelerated evaporative crystallization&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Rapid bioassays for clinically relevant biomolecules using microwave-accelerated bioassays&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;COMPUTER SCIENCE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Artificial Intelligence&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Computer Modeling&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Computer Engineering&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Computational Sciences&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bioinformatics&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;MATHEMATICS&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Mathematical Biology&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Mathematical&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Modeling&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Topology&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Evolution Equations&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Ultrafilters&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Topological Semigroups&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bioinformatics&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;PHYSICS&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Nanomagnetic Applications&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Digital Image Processing&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Scanning, Atomic Force, and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Mössbauer Spectroscopy&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Condensed Matter Physics&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Magnetic Thin Films&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bioinformatics&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr Aslan, a P&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;rofessor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Viji Sitther&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Sitther , an assistant proffesor of biology, received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Omar S. Muhammad'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad is another faculty member that leads innovation at Morgan. Mr. Muhammad serves as the &amp;quot;D&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;irector&amp;amp;nbsp;Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center&amp;quot; and single handly connects morgans resources with the students. He is currently working on multidiscipinary programs, such as the five year Engineering + M.B.A degree program.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin is an adjunct professor of physics at Morgan State University. She currently leads the the Mid-Atlantic Consortium-Center for Academic Excellence (MAC-CAE) aims at educating students interested in areas of national security and intelligence studies. The MAC-CAE is a workforce development effort for the intelligence community with an emphasis on the South Asian region of the world.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State University is in great need of a technology office and a center where all constituents of Morgan State University can connect in the theme of &amp;quot;entrepreneurship and innovation&amp;quot;. The University Innovation collective will continue to push these needs to ensure future possibilities.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;University-Industry Collaboration&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative a&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;greement from the&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;$96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through funding, the&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;MSU compo&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;nent of the GESTAR Program began in May 2011. This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px; font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The mission of the Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory &amp;amp;nbsp;(PEARL) is to engage a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students in conducting innovative research dedicated to investigating the complex interactions that define our environment. PEARL applies interdisciplinary approaches to studying the connections between complex ecological systems, while providing society with knowledge to meet the environmental challenges of the 21st Century.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr Aslan, a P&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;rofessor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Viji Sitther&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Sitther , an assistant proffesor of biology, received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Omar S. Muhammad'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad is another faculty member that leads innovation at Morgan. Mr. Muhammad serves as the &amp;quot;D&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;irector&amp;amp;nbsp;Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center&amp;quot; and single handly connects morgans resources with the students. He is currently working on multidiscipinary programs, such as the five year Engineering + M.B.A degree program.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin is an adjunct professor of physics at Morgan State University. She currently leads the the Mid-Atlantic Consortium-Center for Academic Excellence (MAC-CAE) aims at educating students interested in areas of national security and intelligence studies. The MAC-CAE is a workforce development effort for the intelligence community with an emphasis on the South Asian region of the world.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State University is in great need of a technology office and a center where all constituents of Morgan State University can connect in the theme of &amp;quot;entrepreneurship and innovation&amp;quot;. The University Innovation collective will continue to push these needs to ensure future possibilities.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;University-Industry Collaboration&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative a&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;greement from the&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;$96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through funding, the&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;MSU compo&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;nent of the GESTAR Program began in May 2011. This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The mission of the Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory &amp;amp;nbsp;(PEARL) is to engage a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students in conducting innovative research dedicated to investigating the complex interactions that define our environment. PEARL applies interdisciplinary approaches to studying the connections between complex ecological systems, while providing society with knowledge to meet the environmental challenges of the 21st Century.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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Morgan State University is heavily invested in the surrounding community.&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Universities]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
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		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
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		<updated>2014-03-14T05:10:40Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr Aslan, a P&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;rofessor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Viji Sitther&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Sitther , an assistant proffesor of biology, received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Omar S. Muhammad'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad is another faculty member that leads innovation at Morgan. Mr. Muhammad serves as the &amp;quot;D&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;irector&amp;amp;nbsp;Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center&amp;quot; and single handly connects morgans resources with the students. He is currently working on multidiscipinary programs, such as the five year Engineering + M.B.A degree program.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin is an adjunct professor of physics at Morgan State University. She currently leads the the Mid-Atlantic Consortium-Center for Academic Excellence (MAC-CAE) aims at educating students interested in areas of national security and intelligence studies. The MAC-CAE is a workforce development effort for the intelligence community with an emphasis on the South Asian region of the world.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State University is in great need of a technology office and a center where all constituents of Morgan State University can connect in the theme of &amp;quot;entrepreneurship and innovation&amp;quot;. The University Innovation collective will continue to push these needs to ensure future possibilities.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;University-Industry Collaboration&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative a&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;greement from the&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;$96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through funding, the&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;MSU compo&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;nent of the GESTAR Program began in May 2011. This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The mission of the Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory &amp;amp;nbsp;(PEARL) is to engage a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students in conducting innovative research dedicated to investigating the complex interactions that define our environment. PEARL applies interdisciplinary approaches to studying the connections between complex ecological systems, while providing society with knowledge to meet the environmental challenges of the 21st Century.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;Morgan State University is heavily invested in the surrounding community.&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6053</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6053"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T05:09:09Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr Aslan, a P&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;rofessor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Viji Sitther&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Sitther , an assistant proffesor of biology, received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Omar S. Muhammad'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad is another faculty member that leads innovation at Morgan. Mr. Muhammad serves as the &amp;quot;D&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;irector&amp;amp;nbsp;Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center&amp;quot; and single handly connects morgans resources with the students. He is currently working on multidiscipinary programs, such as the five year Engineering + M.B.A degree program.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin is an adjunct professor of physics at Morgan State University. She currently leads the the Mid-Atlantic Consortium-Center for Academic Excellence (MAC-CAE) aims at educating students interested in areas of national security and intelligence studies. The MAC-CAE is a workforce development effort for the intelligence community with an emphasis on the South Asian region of the world.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State University is in great need of a technology office and a center where all constituents of Morgan State University can connect in the theme of &amp;quot;entrepreneurship and innovation&amp;quot;. The University Innovation collective will continue to push these needs to ensure future possibilities.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;University-Industry Collaboration&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[File:Gestar logo rgb.jpg|thumb|none]]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative a&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;greement from the&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;$96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through funding, the&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;MSU compo&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;nent of the GESTAR Program began in May 2011. This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The mission of the Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory &amp;amp;nbsp;(PEARL) is to engage a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students in conducting innovative research dedicated to investigating the complex interactions that define our environment. PEARL applies interdisciplinary approaches to studying the connections between complex ecological systems, while providing society with knowledge to meet the environmental challenges of the 21st Century.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;Morgan State University is heavily invested in the surrounding community.&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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		<updated>2014-03-14T05:06:23Z</updated>

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		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6050</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
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		<updated>2014-03-14T05:03:11Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr Aslan, a P&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;rofessor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Viji Sitther&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Sitther , an assistant proffesor of biology, received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Omar S. Muhammad'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad is another faculty member that leads innovation at Morgan. Mr. Muhammad serves as the &amp;quot;D&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;irector&amp;amp;nbsp;Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center&amp;quot; and single handly connects morgans resources with the students. He is currently working on multidiscipinary programs, such as the five year Engineering + M.B.A degree program.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin is an adjunct professor of physics at Morgan State University. She currently leads the the Mid-Atlantic Consortium-Center for Academic Excellence (MAC-CAE) aims at educating students interested in areas of national security and intelligence studies. The MAC-CAE is a workforce development effort for the intelligence community with an emphasis on the South Asian region of the world.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State University is in great need of a technology office and a center where all constituents of Morgan State University can connect in the theme of &amp;quot;entrepreneurship and innovation&amp;quot;. The University Innovation collective will continue to push these needs to ensure future possibilities.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;University-Industry Collaboration&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through funding, the MSU component of the GESTAR Program began in May 2011. This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The mission of the Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory &amp;amp;nbsp;(PEARL) is to engage a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students in conducting innovative research dedicated to investigating the complex interactions that define our environment. PEARL applies interdisciplinary approaches to studying the connections between complex ecological systems, while providing society with knowledge to meet the environmental challenges of the 21st Century.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;Morgan State University is heavily invested in the surrounding community.&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6048</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
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		<updated>2014-03-14T04:57:41Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr Aslan, a P&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;rofessor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Viji Sitther&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Sitther , an assistant proffesor of biology, received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Omar S. Muhammad'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad is another faculty member that leads innovation at Morgan. Mr. Muhammad serves as the &amp;quot;D&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;irector&amp;amp;nbsp;Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center&amp;quot; and single handly connects morgans resources with the students. He is currently working on multidiscipinary programs, such as the five year Engineering + M.B.A degree program.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin is an adjunct professor of physics at Morgan State University. She currently leads the the Mid-Atlantic Consortium-Center for Academic Excellence (MAC-CAE) aims at educating students interested in areas of national security and intelligence studies. The MAC-CAE is a workforce development effort for the intelligence community with an emphasis on the South Asian region of the world.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State University is in great need of a technology office and a center where all constituents of Morgan State University can connect in the theme of &amp;quot;entrepreneurship and innovation&amp;quot;. The University Innovation collective will continue to push these needs to ensure future possibilities.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;University-Industry Collaboration&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through funding, the MSU component of the GESTAR Program began in May 2011. This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The mission of the Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory &amp;amp;nbsp;(PEARL) is to engage a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students in conducting innovative research dedicated to investigating the complex interactions that define our environment. PEARL applies interdisciplinary approaches to studying the connections between complex ecological systems, while providing society with knowledge to meet the environmental challenges of the 21st Century.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;Morgan State University is heavily invested in the surrounding community.&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Universities]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6047</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
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		<updated>2014-03-14T04:55:55Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr Aslan, a P&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;rofessor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Viji Sitther&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Sitther , an assistant proffesor of biology, received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Omar S. Muhammad'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad is another faculty member that leads innovation at Morgan. Mr. Muhammad serves as the &amp;quot;D&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;irector&amp;amp;nbsp;Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center&amp;quot; and single handly connects morgans resources with the students. He is currently working on multidiscipinary programs, such as the five year Engineering + M.B.A degree program.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin is an adjunct professor of physics at Morgan State University. She currently leads the the Mid-Atlantic Consortium-Center for Academic Excellence (MAC-CAE) aims at educating students interested in areas of national security and intelligence studies. The MAC-CAE is a workforce development effort for the intelligence community with an emphasis on the South Asian region of the world.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State University is in great need of a technology office and a center where all constituents of Morgan State University can connect in the theme of &amp;quot;entrepreneurship and innovation&amp;quot;. The University Innovation collective will continue to push these needs to ensure future possibilities.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;University-Industry Collaboration&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through funding, the MSU component of the GESTAR Program began in May 2011. This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The mission of the Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory &amp;amp;nbsp;(PEARL) is to engage a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students in conducting innovative research dedicated to investigating the complex interactions that define our environment. PEARL applies interdisciplinary approaches to studying the connections between complex ecological systems, while providing society with knowledge to meet the environmental challenges of the 21st Century.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6046</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6046"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T04:55:39Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr Aslan, a P&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;rofessor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Viji Sitther&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Sitther , an assistant proffesor of biology, received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad is another faculty member that leads innovation at Morgan. Mr. Muhammad serves as the &amp;quot;D&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;irector&amp;amp;nbsp;Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center&amp;quot; and single handly connects morgans resources with the students. He is currently working on multidiscipinary programs, such as the five year Engineering + M.B.A degree program.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin is an adjunct professor of physics at Morgan State University. She currently leads the the Mid-Atlantic Consortium-Center for Academic Excellence (MAC-CAE) aims at educating students interested in areas of national security and intelligence studies. The MAC-CAE is a workforce development effort for the intelligence community with an emphasis on the South Asian region of the world.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State University is in great need of a technology office and a center where all constituents of Morgan State University can connect in the theme of &amp;quot;entrepreneurship and innovation&amp;quot;. The University Innovation collective will continue to push these needs to ensure future possibilities.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;University-Industry Collaboration&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through funding, the MSU component of the GESTAR Program began in May 2011. This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22.66666603088379px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The mission of the Patuxent Environmental &amp;amp; Aquatic Research Laboratory &amp;amp;nbsp;(PEARL) is to engage a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students in conducting innovative research dedicated to investigating the complex interactions that define our environment. PEARL applies interdisciplinary approaches to studying the connections between complex ecological systems, while providing society with knowledge to meet the environmental challenges of the 21st Century.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Universities]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6045</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6045"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T04:53:28Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|700px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr Aslan, a P&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;rofessor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Viji Sitther&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Sitther , an assistant proffesor of biology, received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad is another faculty member that leads innovation at Morgan. Mr. Muhammad serves as the &amp;quot;D&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;irector&amp;amp;nbsp;Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center&amp;quot; and single handly connects morgans resources with the students. He is currently working on multidiscipinary programs, such as the five year Engineering + M.B.A degree program.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin is an adjunct professor of physics at Morgan State University. She currently leads the the Mid-Atlantic Consortium-Center for Academic Excellence (MAC-CAE) aims at educating students interested in areas of national security and intelligence studies. The MAC-CAE is a workforce development effort for the intelligence community with an emphasis on the South Asian region of the world.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State University is in great need of a technology office and a center where all constituents of Morgan State University can connect in the theme of &amp;quot;entrepreneurship and innovation&amp;quot;. The University Innovation collective will continue to push these needs to ensure future possibilities.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;University-Industry Collaboration&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through funding, the MSU component of the GESTAR Program began in May 2011. This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Universities]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6044</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6044"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T04:51:54Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|700px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr Aslan, a P&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;rofessor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad is another faculty member that leads innovation at Morgan. Mr. Muhammad serves as the &amp;quot;D&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;irector&amp;amp;nbsp;Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center&amp;quot; and single handly connects morgans resources with the students. He is currently working on multidiscipinary programs, such as the five year Engineering + M.B.A degree program.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin is an adjunct professor of physics at Morgan State University. She currently leads the the Mid-Atlantic Consortium-Center for Academic Excellence (MAC-CAE) aims at educating students interested in areas of national security and intelligence studies. The MAC-CAE is a workforce development effort for the intelligence community with an emphasis on the South Asian region of the world.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State University is in great need of a technology office and a center where all constituents of Morgan State University can connect in the theme of &amp;quot;entrepreneurship and innovation&amp;quot;. The University Innovation collective will continue to push these needs to ensure future possibilities.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;University-Industry Collaboration&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through funding, the MSU component of the GESTAR Program began in May 2011. This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Universities]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6038</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6038"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T04:33:27Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr Aslan, a P&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;rofessor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad is another faculty member that leads innovation at Morgan. Mr. Muhammad serves as the &amp;quot;D&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;irector&amp;amp;nbsp;Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center&amp;quot; and single handly connects morgans resources with the students. He is currently working on multidiscipinary programs, such as the five year Engineering + M.B.A degree program.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin is an adjunct professor of physics at Morgan State University. She currently leads the the Mid-Atlantic Consortium-Center for Academic Excellence (MAC-CAE) aims at educating students interested in areas of national security and intelligence studies. The MAC-CAE is a workforce development effort for the intelligence community with an emphasis on the South Asian region of the world.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;University-Industry Collaboration&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through funding, the MSU component of the GESTAR Program began in May 2011. This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Universities]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6036</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6036"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T04:32:28Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|700px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr Aslan, a P&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;rofessor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad is another faculty member that leads innovation at Morgan. Mr. Muhammad serves as the &amp;quot;D&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;irector&amp;amp;nbsp;Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center&amp;quot; and single handly connects morgans resources with the students. He is currently working on multidiscipinary programs, such as the five year Engineering + M.B.A degree program.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin is an adjunct professor of physics at Morgan State University. She currently leads the the Mid-Atlantic Consortium-Center for Academic Excellence (MAC-CAE) aims at educating students interested in areas of national security and intelligence studies. The MAC-CAE is a workforce development effort for the intelligence community with an emphasis on the South Asian region of the world.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;University-Industry Collaboration&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through funding, the MSU component of the GESTAR Program began in May 2011. This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6034</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6034"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T04:27:40Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|700px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr Aslan, a P&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;rofessor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad is another faculty member that leads innovation at Morgan. Mr. Muhammad serves as the &amp;quot;D&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;irector&amp;amp;nbsp;Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center&amp;quot; and single handly connects morgans resources with the students. He is currently working on multidiscipinary programs, such as the five year Engineering + M.B.A degree program.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin is an adjunct professor of physics at Morgan State University. She currently leads the the Mid-Atlantic Consortium-Center for Academic Excellence (MAC-CAE) aims at educating students interested in areas of national security and intelligence studies. The MAC-CAE is a workforce development effort for the intelligence community with an emphasis on the South Asian region of the world.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;University-Industry Collaboration&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through funding, the MSU component of the GESTAR Program began in May 2011. This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6033</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6033"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T04:26:44Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|700px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr Aslan, a P&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;rofessor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad is another faculty member that leads innovation at Morgan. Mr. Muhammad serves as the &amp;quot;D&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;irector&amp;amp;nbsp;Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center&amp;quot; and single handly connects morgans resources with the students. He is currently working on multidiscipinary programs, such as the five year Engineering + M.B.A degree program.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin is an adjunct professor of physics at Morgan State University. She currently leads the the Mid-Atlantic Consortium-Center for Academic Excellence (MAC-CAE) aims at educating students interested in areas of national security and intelligence studies. The MAC-CAE is a workforce development effort for the intelligence community with an emphasis on the South Asian region of the world.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;University-Industry Collaboration&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through funding, the MSU component of the GESTAR Program began in May 2011. This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6032</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=6032"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T04:25:50Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|700px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr Aslan, a P&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;rofessor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Omar S. Muhammad is another faculty member that leads innovation at Morgan. Mr. Muhammad serves as the &amp;quot;D&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;irector&amp;amp;nbsp;Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center&amp;quot; and single handly connects morgans resources with the students. He is currently working on multidiscipinary programs, such as the five year Engineering + M.B.A degree program.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Arlene Maclin is an adjunct professor of physics at Morgan State University. She currently leads the the Mid-Atlantic Consortium-Center for Academic Excellence (MAC-CAE) aims at educating students interested in areas of national security and intelligence studies. The MAC-CAE is a workforce development effort for the intelligence community with an emphasis on the South Asian region of the world.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;University-Industry Collaboration&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: larger; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through funding, the MSU component of the GESTAR Program began in May 2011. This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5998</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5998"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:50:49Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|700px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Morgan Innovation Day'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;University-Industry Collaboration&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through this funding, the MSU component of the&amp;amp;nbsp;GESTAR Program began in May 2011.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;line-height: 23px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5997</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5997"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:50:22Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|700px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Morgan Innovation Day'''&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:medium;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through this funding, the MSU component of the&amp;amp;nbsp;GESTAR Program began in May 2011.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;line-height: 23px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5996</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5996"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:49:24Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|700px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through this funding, the MSU component of the&amp;amp;nbsp;GESTAR Program began in May 2011.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;line-height: 23px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5994</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5994"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:47:58Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|500px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
= University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through this funding, the MSU component of the&amp;amp;nbsp;GESTAR Program began in May 2011.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;line-height: 23px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5991</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5991"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:47:07Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|500px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: 12px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: 12px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
text goes here&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through this funding, the MSU component of the&amp;amp;nbsp;GESTAR Program began in May 2011.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;line-height: 23px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5987</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5987"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:45:18Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|500px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: 12px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: 12px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: 12px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
text goes here&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through this funding, the MSU component of the&amp;amp;nbsp;GESTAR Program began in May 2011.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;line-height: 23px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5985</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5985"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:45:03Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|500px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: 12px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
text goes here&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through this funding, the MSU component of the&amp;amp;nbsp;GESTAR Program began in May 2011.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;line-height: 23px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5984</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5984"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:44:48Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|500px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: 12px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
text goes here&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through this funding, the MSU component of the&amp;amp;nbsp;GESTAR Program began in May 2011.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;line-height: 23px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5976</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5976"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:41:58Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|500px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= About Morgan =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programsleading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through this funding, the MSU component of the&amp;amp;nbsp;GESTAR Program began in May 2011.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;line-height: 23px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5972</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5972"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:40:23Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: Undo revision 5968 by Jaarr1 (talk)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|500px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= About Morgan =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programsleading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through this funding, the MSU component of the&amp;amp;nbsp;GESTAR Program began in May 2011.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;line-height: 23px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5967</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5967"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:36:40Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|500px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= About Morgan =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programsleading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:large;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Innovation Day&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through this funding, the MSU component of the&amp;amp;nbsp;GESTAR Program began in May 2011.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;line-height: 23px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5965</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5965"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:36:07Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|500px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= About Morgan =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programsleading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Morgan Innovation Day&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through this funding, the MSU component of the&amp;amp;nbsp;GESTAR Program began in May 2011.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;line-height: 23px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5964</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5964"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:35:50Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|500px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= About Morgan =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programsleading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Morgan Innovation Day ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through this funding, the MSU component of the&amp;amp;nbsp;GESTAR Program began in May 2011.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;line-height: 23px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5963</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5963"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:35:25Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|900px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= About Morgan =&lt;br /&gt;
Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programsleading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Morgan Innovation Day ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through this funding, the MSU component of the&amp;amp;nbsp;GESTAR Program began in May 2011.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;line-height: 23px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5962</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5962"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:34:48Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|900px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Morgan Innovation Day ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through this funding, the MSU component of the&amp;amp;nbsp;GESTAR Program began in May 2011.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;line-height: 23px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5961</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5961"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:34:23Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= [[File:MSULOGOheader.png|900px|MSULOGOheader.png]] =&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Morgan Innovation Day ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:larger;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through this funding, the MSU component of the&amp;amp;nbsp;GESTAR Program began in May 2011.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;line-height: 23px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5949</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5949"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:27:17Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|900px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:smaller;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= The University Technology Transfer Function&amp;amp;nbsp; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:smaller;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;Through this funding, the MSU component of the&amp;amp;nbsp;GESTAR Program began in May 2011.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: smaller; line-height: 23px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5945</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5945"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:23:02Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|900px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Actively Supporting The University Technology Transfer Function =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5942</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5942"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:21:16Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|900px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Actively Supporting The University Technology Transfer Function =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5941</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5941"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:20:51Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|9000px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Actively Supporting The University Technology Transfer Function =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5940</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5940"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:20:35Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png|1000px|MSULOGOheader.png]]&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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= Actively Supporting The University Technology Transfer Function =&lt;br /&gt;
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= Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
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= Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5936</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5936"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:16:56Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png]]&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
= Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
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{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
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= Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Actively Supporting The University Technology Transfer Function =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5934</id>
		<title>School:Morgan State University</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Morgan_State_University&amp;diff=5934"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:16:33Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:MSULOGOheader.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=niCBmc_O-UM}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Dr. Kadir Aslan, Professor of Chemistry at Morgan State University, has recently described and demonstrated the use of a new crystallization technology, called metal-assisted and microwave-assisted evaporative crystallization (MA-MAEC). The MA-MAEC technology was the subject of Morgan’s first ever patent full application in its over 140-year history.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Actively Supporting The University Technology Transfer Function =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=File:MSULOGOheader.png&amp;diff=5926</id>
		<title>File:MSULOGOheader.png</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=File:MSULOGOheader.png&amp;diff=5926"/>
		<updated>2014-03-14T03:12:13Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Khirhenderson: Morgan State University Logo (TM)&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Morgan State University Logo (TM)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Khirhenderson</name></author>
		
	</entry>
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