Curriculum Vitae Thenkurussi (Kesh) Kesavadas - Mechanical and ...

GRANTS
Pending
“Collaborative Project: An Inter-University Curriculum Initiative In Virtual
Engineering For Emerging Process Domains” Co-PIs J. Cecil, New Mexico
State University and Amar Banerjee, Texas A&M University, Submitted to NSF
$399,467 (SUNY Share), Submitted January, 2008
“In-Room Computational Tools for Image Guided Surgery” PI: T. Kesavadas, Co-
PIs: Kenneth Hoffmann et al., resubmission to NIH R01 $1, 997, 661
resubmission planned based on last reviews, March 2008 (new PI program).
“A New Haptic System for Rehabilitation of Writing Skills” PI: T. Kesavadas. Full
proposal resubmitted to Veteran Administration, Merit Review, Rehabilitation
Research, June 15, 2007, $720,000 (resubmitted after changes).
Awarded
Funded By: National Science Foundation (NSF)
PI: T. Kesavadas
Co-PI: Ann Bisantz
Project Title: “Sympathetic Haptics: Learning through Computer Mediated Skill
Transfer”
Dates: August 2007 – September 2010
Amount: $325,000 (CURRENT)
Funded By: Margret L. Wendt Foundation and Rosewell Park Cancer Institute
PI: T. Kesavadas
Co-PI: Kurshid Guru
Dates: June 2007 – May 2009
Project Title: “Robotic Surgery Enhancement through Simulation and Haptics”
Amount: Labor: $128,000 Equipment: $ 150,000 (CURRENT)
Funded By: Oishei Foundation and Rosewell Park Cancer Institute
PI: T. Kesavadas
Dates: October 2006 – December 2008
Project Title: “A VR Simulator for Training Surgical Skills on da Vinci® Robot”
Amount: Year 1: $120,402 (CURRENT)
Funded By: National Institute of Health (NIH)
PI: K.R. Hoffman
Co-PI: T. Kesavadas, N. Hopkins, S. Rudin
Dates: November 2003 to October 2007
Project Title: "Image-guided Treatment Planning for Neuro-intervention"
Amount: $1,362,275
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