Innovation Profiles
From social workers to computer programmers, geographers to mechanical engineers, from basement labs where scientists are building sensors at the nanoscale to the Western Province of Kenya where international aid groups are monitoring project sustainability, Portland State University innovations and innovators are improving the world. As the technology transfer office for PSU, IIP works with research faculty to help them see their work go beyond the walls of the university where it can do the most good.
Our innovation profiles will introduce you to many of these researchers and their projects. The profiles highlight the collaborative nature of innovation, draw attention to some of the most pressing issues facing society today, and present solutions to those issues developed here at Portland State University.
Science & Technology
Facilitating Paths to Use
Working in concert with external partners, the office of Innovation & Intellectual Property helps researchers like Dr. Carl Wamser move innovations out of the lab.
Synthesizing Solutions to Save Lives
Dr. Rob Strongin and the Strongin Group have developed a method for identifying a biomarker that may be indicative of early stage ovarian cancer.
Developing 3D Editing Technology
Professor Feng Liu answers the challenges of stereoscopic image and video editing.
Little Structures, Big Impact
Multifaceted innovations in nanotechnology developed at Portland State University by former Professor Dr. Mingdi Yan and brough to market by SuSoS AG are improving everyday objects at the nanoscale.
Shaking Up Seismic Retrofitting
Dr. Peter Dusicka is engineering a seismic brace technology for retrofitting buildings and bridges that will save infrastructure as well as lives.
kaPoW! A New Defense Against Web Attacks
Dr. Wu-chang Feng is looking to place his new defense mechanism between your favorite Internet services and attackers.
The Nanomonitor: Innovating in the Fight Against Cardiovascular Disease
Portland startup company, Pacific Nanoscience, in association with the Baker Group LLP, plans on using Portland State University innovations in an effort to ameliorate a leading cause of death worldwide: cardiovascular disease.
Where Nanoscience Meets Cancer Detection: the Onset of Innovation
From invention disclosure to provisional patent application: Dr. Raj Solanki and his team introduce a highly-specific ovarian cancer antigen binding single-stranded DNA sequence for detection of ovarian cancer.
Collaboration & Development: Applying Nanoscience to the Preparation of Solid Phase Conjugate Vaccines
Maintaining patents and seeking commercial partnerships: Dr. Jun Jiao and her research associate, Dr. Haiyan Li, collaborate with researchers at Providence health & Services Oregon to develop a nanoparticle-based vaccine adjuvant.
Modeling Software for Microgravity Fluid Mechanics
Dr. Mark Weislogel and his team of collaborators reimagine modeling software for fluid mechanics in microgravity.
Collaboration, Inspiration, Breakthrough
Dr. Robert Daasch, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Dr. Glenn Shirley, develop a method for supporting decision-making in the testing and manufacturing of semiconductors.
The Bright Side of a Heavy Metal
PSU innovators Andrea Goforth and Anna Brown see bismuth nanoparticle materials as the imaging agents of the future.
PSU Professor Robert Strongin Partners with Boulder Diagnostics
Portland State University, Dr. Robert Strongin, and Boulder Diagnostics envision the future of new tests and reagents just over the horizon.
Education & Society
Intervening for Positive Change in At-Risk Youths
Reclaiming Futures unites communities to help justice-involved teens overcome drugs, alcohol, and crime.
Bringing the Geography of Oregon into the Classroom
The Student Atlas of Oregon connects children to Oregon and the world beyond.
Dialogues for Deep Change
Diasporas in Dialogue is a manual for community reconciliation that provides a platform for bringing refugee communities together.
Revolutionizing Training Methods in Human Services
Laurie Powers and Janet Walker bring a technology-based approach to implementing advances in human services and mental health care.
Climbing the Steel Wall
Julie Rosenzweig and Eileen Brennan of the School of Social Work advocate for better work-life compatibility for parents raising children with disabilities.
Of Razor Wire and Comfort
Psychology Professor Jan Haaken makes the plea for a better understanding of residents at the Oregon State Hospital in her acclaimed documentary film, Guilty Except for Insanity.
Sustainability & The Environment
A Powerful Tool for Managing Invasive Species
iMapInvasives invites Oregonians to share information about where they've found, and what they've done about invasive species.
Building a Better Learning Environment
A public, private, and nonprofit partnership leads to the development of a groundbreaking green modular classroom.
Conserving Oregon's Rich Biodiversity
supporting biodiversity conservation: the Oregon Biodiversity Information Center at Portland State University.
Applying Nature's Lessons to Saving the Environment
Associate Professor of Biology, Radu Popa and his colleagues are using black soldier fly larvae to recycle nutrients from waste water.
New Sensors for a Better Tomorrow
Portland State and Stevens Water Monitoring Systems are partnering to address critical public health challenges in the developing world.
Entrepreneurship
2012 Lab2Market Intensive
Developing ideas, zeroing in on markets, acquiring venture capital: how 30 seconds in an elevator can make a company.
Bringing Innovation to Light
Entrepreneurial students get hands-on experience with commercializing state of the art technology in the New Venture Management course.
Profile
The Entrepreneurship Club at Portland State University »
Fostering entrepreneurship by turning ideas into businesses and organizations that impact the world and provide students with a path to pursuing their