Taher A Saif

University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign

$7,927,705

Attributed

$24,674,987

Total exposure

Grants

Lead (contact PI)

Attributed= this PI's even-split share of every grant they're on (the fair, additive number). Exposure = full size of all those grants.

Funding over time

peak $12.2M · FY2005–24

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Funding mix

By agency

NSF$24,674,987 · 24

By mechanism

—$24,674,987 · 24

Top collaborators

Grant awards (24)

FORce-Mediated Cognition by Exercise (FORCE)$715,500

· FY2024 · ENG · contact PI

Expeditions: Mind in Vitro — Computing with Living Neurons$12,196,000

· FY2022 · CSE

Force Pathway to Synaptic Vesicle Clustering in Embryonic Fruit Fly Neuro Muscular Junctions$737,193

· FY2019 · ENG · contact PI

An ultra-sensitive micro sensor for biophysical studies of single cells cultured in 3D extracellular matrix$420,976

· FY2019 · ENG · contact PI

EFRI C3 SoRo: An integrated approach towards computational design, fabrication and understanding of bio-hybrid soft architectures capable of adaptive behavior$2,000,000

· FY2018 · ENG

EAGER: Exploring Cell-Cell Gap as a Critical Parameter in Biological Phase Changes$312,204

· FY2017 · ENG · contact PI

Effect Of Small Size, Stress Localization And Stress Gradient On The Strength Of Silicon$370,668

· FY2016 · ENG · contact PI

Cell and Matrix Mechanobiology: Current State and Future Directions; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; October 26-28, 2015$49,240

· FY2015 · ENG · contact PI

Exploring the Impact of Mechanical Force on Synaptic Functions Using Novel Approaches$390,000

· FY2013 · ENG · contact PI

Exploring Size Dependent Brittle-to-Ductile Transition in Single Crystal Silicon Using High Temperature MEMS$360,000

· FY2011 · ENG · contact PI

NSF IGERT: Training the Next Generation of Researchers in Cellular & Molecular Mechanics and Bionanotechnology$3,201,080

· FY2010 · EDU

Regulation of Cancer Cell Metastasis by Mechanical Force$360,000

· FY2010 · ENG · contact PI

NSF-GEM4 Summer School on Cellular and Molecular Mechanics$577,271

· FY2008 · ENG

Towards a neuro-mechanical memory element$362,012

· FY2008 · ENG · contact PI

Understanding Force-Induced Learning and Memory$332,000

· FY2008 · ENG · contact PI

Interplay Between In-Homogeneity and Size Scale of Microstructure: A New Paradigm in the Mechanistic Exploration of Nano Grained Metal Deformation$335,000

· FY2007 · ENG · contact PI

A nanomechanical approach to understanding metastasis through cell adhesion measurement$300,000

· FY2007 · ENG · contact PI

Workshop: A Hands-On Summer School on Cell Mechanics for Engineers and Biologists; held Univ. of Illinois-Urbana; May 14-18, 2007$30,685

· FY2007 · ENG · contact PI

Thermo mechanical studies of cells with nano probes on a Si substrate$263,750

· FY2005 · ENG · contact PI

In-Situ TEM and SEM Studies of Fundamental Deformation and Failure Processes of Nano-Grained FCC Metals Using MEMS Stages$406,000

· FY2003 · MPS

Effect of Grain Boundary and Size on Electro-Thermo-Mechanical Properties and Internal Friction of Nano Grained Thin Metal Films Using MEMS Devices$299,000

· FY2003 · ENG · contact PI

Self assembled nano wires$80,000

· FY2003 · ENG · contact PI

BioMEMS based micro instrumentation for in-situ quantitative investigations of adhesion, structural mechanics and mechanotransduction of single living cells and Embryos$239,908

· FY2001 · ENG · contact PI

Bi-stable MEMS for Non-Volatile Information Storage and Opto-Mechanical Computing in Harsh Environments$336,500

· FY2000 · ENG · contact PI