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Indian American researchers win SUNY grant
The SUNY fund has invested more than US$4.7 million across 91 projects and generated US$41 million in follow-on funding.
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Anushka Pathak - Sat, 03, Jan 2026
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L-R: Anurag Purwar and Gurtej Singh / Courtesy: Stony Brook University (SBU)
Two Indian-American researchers, Anurag Purwar and Gurtej Singh, have secured seed funding under the State University of New York (SUNY) Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF) to advance separate early-stage projects in robotics design and wound care, respectively.
Anurag Purwar, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of SBU, received Mission TAF funding for MotionGen, a cloud-based artificial intelligence platform that automates robotic mechanism design using machine learning and kinematics. The platform is designed to reduce development costs and accelerate robotic design, simulation, and optimization.
Purwar directs the Computer-Aided Design and Innovation Lab, has authored 107 peer-reviewed publications, and holds multiple licensed patents. He began his professional career as a junior manager in design at the Centre for Engineering and Technology, Steel Authority of India Limited, Ranchi, from 1995 to 1998.
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His recognitions include the A.T. Yang Award for best paper in theoretical kinematics and several teaching awards from Stony Brook University and the American Society of Engineering Education. He earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Stony Brook University in 2005, following a B.Tech. in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur in 1995.
Gurtej Singh, research associate professor of surgery at the Renaissance School of Medicine, secured TAF support for DEVA, a bio-printed multilayered skin substitute incorporating vascular networks and antimicrobial properties. The shelf-stable technology is intended to address limitations in existing wound care options by accelerating healing in chronic wounds.
Singh’s research focuses on tissue engineering, vascularized skin substitutes, cancer models, and thrombosis, supported by multiple grants, including funding from the Feldstein Medical Foundation and Stony Brook internal programs.
He completed postdoctoral training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Privo Technologies after earning a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2012. He received his B.S. in biotechnology from IIT Guwahati in 2007.
Commenting on the awards, SUNY chancellor John B. King Jr. said, “I applaud our SUNY researchers for their visionary work and for helping secure SUNY’s position as a national leader in cutting-edge research. The SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund helps advance research that will improve New Yorkers’ lives, health, and safety.”
“These investments work to increase the societal impact of our SUNY inventors and scientists by preparing their research for commercialization,” he added.
The SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund supports critical early-stage research, including feasibility studies, prototyping, and testing, to establish commercial viability. The program is designed to shorten time to market and improve readiness for potential investors, strategic partners, and customers.
Launched in 2011, the TAF has invested more than US$4.7 million across 91 projects and generated US$41 million in follow-on funding.
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