April 04, 2012

National Science Foundation awarded NYU-Poly a Research Experience for Teachers Site Award for a proposal titled: "RET Site: Science and Mechatronics Aided Research for Teachers with an Entrepreneurship expeRience (SMARTER)." The annual award amount is $162,499 and under NSF's continuing grant mechanism, the award is expected to be of three year duration for a total of: $487,497 (May 2012 to April 2015). Prof. Vikram Kapila is the PI of this grant and following NYU-Poly faculty/staff will serve as Senior Personnel: Mr. Ben Esner and Profs. Nikhil Gupta, Magued Iskander, Oded Nov, and Maurizio Porfiri.

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December 1, 2011

Mechatronics Lab graduate student wins 3rd prize in the Simulink Student Video Challenge.

Mathworks today announced its winners for the Simulink Student Video Challenge (See Here). The competition received 23 student entries. NYU-Poly graduate student Jared Alan Frank, who conducts his research in the Mechatronics Lab, won the 3rd prize for his submission "iPhone-Controlled Laboratory". Jared conducted his research under NSF's Research Experience for Teachers Site project at NYU-Poly. Since 2009, he has worked on the development of iPhone Apps for robot control in collaboration with NYC middle and high school teachers.
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September 20, 2011

ASME features our iPhone Apps for Robot Control (see video).

September 23, 2008

An article on the "RET Site: Science and Mechatronics Aided Research for Teachers (SMART)" project is available on the Poly website.

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August 18, 2008

Under the Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Site program, Division of Engineering Education and Centers of the National Science Foundation has awarded Polytechnic Institute of NYU a grant titled "RET Site: Science and Mechatronics Aided Research for Teachers (SMART)." This award provides funding in the amount $166,667/year. Under NSF's continuing award instrument, the project duration is expected to be three years. Professor Vikram Kapila, will serve as the PI and director of the SMART project. The following Polytechnic faculty will serve as senior personnel on the SMART project: Professor Nikhil Gupta, Professor Magued G. Iskander, and Professor Maurizio Porfiri.

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July, 2008

Central Brooklyn Robotics Initiative (CBRI) has received the following grants for AY 2008: (1) Independence Community Foundation (ICF): $125,000 (7/08—6/09); (2) J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation : $60,000 (7/08—6/09); (3) Motorola Innovation Generation Grant: $50,000 (8/08—7/09); and (4) New York Space Grant Consortium : $20,000 (9/08—8/09). The project is led by Professor Vikram Kapila, Professor Noel N. Kriftcher, and Professor Magued G. Iskander.

February 29, 2008

An article on the "New, GK12: Applying Mechatronics to Promote Science (AMPS)" project is available on the Poly website.

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February 27, 2008

Under the GK-12 Fellows program, Division of Graduate Education of the National Science Foundation has awarded Polytechnic University a grant titled "New, GK12: Applying Mechatronics to Promote Science (AMPS)." This award provides funding in the amount $600,000/year. Under NSF's continuing award instrument, the project duration is expected to be five years. Professor Vikram Kapila, will serve as the PI and director of the AMPS project. The Co-PIs of the AMPS project include Professor Magued G. Iskander and Professor Noel N. Kriftcher. In addition, the following Polytechnic faculty will serve as the senior personnel on the AMPS project: Professor Dariusz Czarkowski, Professor Rastislav Levicky, and Professor Maurizio Porfiri.

February 15, 2008

An article on the "Central Brooklyn Robotics Initiative (CBRI)" project is available on the Poly website.

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February 5, 2008

An article on the "Central Brooklyn Robotics Initiative (CBRI)" project is available on NY Daily News.

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January 30, 2008

An article on the "Central Brooklyn Robotics Initiative (CBRI)" project is available on Brooklyn Daily Eagle.

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December 16, 2007

An article on the "Central Brooklyn Robotics Initiative (CBRI)" project is available on Our Time Press

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August 12, 2007

An article on the summer Workshop in Instrumentation, Sensors and Engineering (WISE) is available on the Poly website.

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July 20, 2007

An article on the the Summer Mechatronics Institute for Teachers (SUMMIT) is available on the Poly website.

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July 2007

The Independence Community Foundation and the J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation have awarded Polytechnic University a $226,449 grant titled "Central Brooklyn Robotics Initiative (CBRI)." The project is led by Professor Vikram Kapila and Professor Noel N. Kriftcher.

April 25, 2007

Under the Engineers of the Future Program, New York State Education Department has awarded Polytechnic University a $240,654 grant titled "Summer Mechatronics Institute for Teachers (SUMMIT)." The project is led by Professor Vikram Kapila (PI) and Professor Noel N. Kriftcher (Co-PI).

April 25, 2007

Under the Engineers of the Future Program, New York State Education Department has awarded Polytechnic University a $297,455 grant titled "Summer Workshop in Instrumentation, Sensors and Engineering (WISE)." The project is led by Professor Magued G. Iskander (PI), Professor Vikram Kapila (Co-PI), and Professor Noel N. Kriftcher (Co-PI).

February 9, 2006

Professor Vikram Kapila presented Mechatronics Outreach @ Poly to the members of Polytechnic University Board of Trustees.

January 21, 2006

Professor Vikram Kapila presented Mechatronics Outreach @ Poly at "Why Science, Technology and Invention are Fun for Youth/Minority Youth?" a seminar organized by Wilbert Murdock an electrical engineer turned entrepreneur at the Schomburg Library Auditorium at 103 West 135th St, in Harlem, New York.

November 9, 2005

Professor Vikram Kapila has presented Introduction to Robotics to over 200 Polytechnic freshmen in the freshmen engineering course EG1004.

November 8, 2005

Mr. Sang-Hoon Lee, a member of Poly’s SMART team, presented an overview of the project to New York City physics teachers at a conference titled “Physics for All: A Celebration of the World Year of Physics 2005” held at Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY.

October 24, 2005

Dr. Charlie Camarda, a Polytechnic alumni '74 and a NASA Astronaut who flew on the 2005 Discovery Space Shuttle mission STS-114, visited Polytechnic University and the Mechatronics Laboratory.

October 1, 2005

SMART DAY @ Poly

Location: Regna Lounge, Polytechnic University, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY, 11201.

Date/Time: October 1, 2005 (Saturday), 10:00 A.M. -12:00 noon.

June 29, 2005

Click here for 2005 SMART Orientation Program.

April 18, 2005

The 2005 SMART program selection have been made. Selected finalists must complete a signed statement indicating their intent to participate in the 2005 SMART program. This document can be downloaded here. (DEADLINE: This document must be received by April 29, 2005).

February 16-18, 2005

Professor Vikram Kapila presented a poster on the SMART Project at NSF's 2005 Engineering & Computing Education Grantee Meeting.

October 27, 2004

SMART Program hosted over 30 assistant principals of science from New York City area High Schools.

October 23, 2004

SMART DAY @ Poly

Location: Regna Lounge, Polytechnic University, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY, 11201.

Date/Time: October 23, 2004 (Saturday), 10:00 A.M.-12:00 noon.

October 20, 2004

Professor Vikram Kapila has presented Introduction to Robotics to over 200 Polytechnic freshmen in the freshmen engineering course EG1004.

October 16, 2004

Dr. Ronald N. Occhiogrosso presented a poster on the SMART Project at the 2004 INSPIRE conference.

October 13, 2004

SMART Program hosted over 30 assistant principals of science from New York City area Junior High Schools.

Summer 2004

Saul Harari, a member of Mechatronics @ Poly, has been awarded a graduate fellowship by the Department of Homeland Security.

June 25, 2004

Click here for 2004 SMART Orientation Program.

April 12, 2004

The 2004 SMART program selection have been made. Selected finalists must complete a signed statement indicating their intent to participate in the 2004 SMART program. This document can be downloaded here. (DEADLINE: This document must be received by April 30, 2004).

December 19, 2003

Under the GK-12 Fellows program, Division of Graduate Education of the National Science Foundation has awarded Polytechnic University a three year grant titled "Track1, GK-12: Revitalizing Achievement by using Instrumentation in Science Education (RAISE)." Professor Vikram Kapila, the PI and director of the SMART project, will serve as the PI and director of the RAISE project. The following Polytechnic faculty will serve as the Co-PIs on the RAISE project: Professor Magued G. Iskander and Professor Noel N. Kriftcher. Click here for more details.

November 24, 2003

SMART Project Nugget for the 2004 NSF Design, Service and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference.

October 8, 2003

Professor Vikram Kapila has presented Introduction to Robotics to over 300 students.

September 22-23, 2003

Professor Vikram Kapila presented a poster on the SMART Project at NSF's 2003 Engineering & Computing Education Grantee Meeting.

September 13, 2003

SMART DAY @ Poly

Location: Regna Lounge, Polytechnic University, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY, 11201.

Date/Time: September 13, 2003 (Saturday), 10:00 A.M. -12:00 noon.

The SMART Day @ Poly is being organized to showcase exciting and imaginative projects developed by the 2003 SMART participants. New York City pre-college administrators and teachers of science and math are invited to see and understand SMART teachers' projects in order that these teachers might assist them in introducing these concepts in their school districts. You are cordially invited to attend this event and support the SMART teachers.