Professional Interests:

Computational biomodeling and fabrication,  tissue engineering, nano/micro-scale modeling and manufacturing, rapid prototyping, and product realization.

Grant Support:

Current:

• U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (research grant), period: 2010-2011, Amount: $800,000 (subcontracted amount: $400,000), “Wound Status Sensor and 3D Construct Development”, Co-PI: B. Koc with PIs:  W. Hicks, J. Gardella, and Co-PIs: F. Bright, A. Cartwright, R. Hard. (project plan is in progress)


• U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (research grant), period: 9/1/08-8/30/10, Amount:  $933,000 (subcontracted amount: $266,888), “Burn Fluid Analysis as a Prognosticator of Aberrant Wound Repair and Keloid Formation”, Co-PI: B. Koc with PI:  J. Gardella, and Co-PIs: F. Bright, A. Cartwright.

Past:

• Software grant, SimCAD from CreateASoft Inc., (September 2008) PI: B. Koc.


• Precision Abrasives, Buffalo, NY with SPIR/TCIE, period: 1/06-5/06, "Conceptual design and automation improvements for abrasive pad folding process," one graduate student supported, PI: B. Koc.


• Precision Abrasive, Buffalo, NY with SPIR/TCIE, period: 9/05-11/05, "Machine design and automation improvements for abrasive band cutting process," one student supported. PI: B. Koc.


• Lockheed Martin IS&S Supply Chain Management Systems and Solutions Business Unit/Orincon, period: 6/05-9/05, “Graph Theory and Information Fusion," Co-PI: B. Koc, PIs: James Llinas, Moises Sudit and Rakesh Nagi.


• University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Interdisciplinary Research and Creative Activities Fund (IRCAF) with ISE matching fund, period: 11/03-12/04, “Rapid Prototyping Equipment for Biomedical Engineering Research,” PI: B. Koc, Co-PIs: S. Bauer, S. T. Andreadis


• University at Buffalo, Educational Technology Grants Program, period: 7/04-6/06, "Integrated digital product realization and analysis environment,” PI: B. Koc.


• University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Interdisciplinary Research and Creative Activities Fund (IRCAF), period: 11/02-10/03, “Nanotechnology and Nanobiotechnology Workshop”, PI: H. Suga, Co-PIs: B. Koc, P. Alexandridis, S. T. Andreadis, P. Bianco, F. Bright, J. Cerne, R. Cheng, B. Gong, H. Luo, A. Markelz, T.J. Mountziaris, F. Sachs, M. Swihart, A. Titus

Patents:

1. IPD #: R-6313 “Replenishable  Porcine Primary Oral Epithelial Cell Source and Culture Method,” W. L. Hicks, J. A. F. Bright, A. Cartwright, D. Cohan, J. A. Gardella, Jr.,  B. Hard, B. Koc, L. Sigurdson, D.  Stoler, Co-inventors, (submitted on: 5/20/2008).


2. US Patent # 7,417,174, "Resorbable Laminated Repair Film and Method of  Using Same" W. L. Hicks, J. A. Gardella, Jr., R. Bizios, B. Hard, F. Bright, J. L. Mukasa, B. Koc, A. Cartwright, Co-inventors, (issued on: August , 2008).