Seed Breeding, Smart Insoles Receive UNHInnovation Fund Grants_188体育app_188体育在线-平台官网

Allison Bell
Thu, 01 Jun 2023 15:15 -0400

Two disparate faculty research projects — squash and pumpkin seeds and smart insole sensors — got a boost from the inaugural UNHInnovation Fund recently. The fund awarded two $50,000 grants to help Christopher Hernandez, assistant professor of agriculture, nutrition and food systems, and assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering Diliang Chen move their innovations closer to licensing and commercialization. assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering Diliang Chen. Photo by Brooks Payette. The funding to Hernandez will support efforts to expand commercialization opportunities for UNH’s cucurbit breeding program. Hernandez aims to develop new varieties of squash, pumpkins and melons with improved characteristics such as increased market yield, disease...