The Virginia Tech Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS) awarded Engineering Faculty Organization (EFO) Opportunity Seed Investment Grants to two mechanical engineering faculty. 

Juliana Pacheo-Duarte was selected to receive an ICTAS EFO Opportunity Seed Investment Grant of $10,000 for the proposal, “Accelerated Experiments to Investigate Chloride-Induced Stress Corrosion Cracking.”  

Jiangtao Cheng was selected to receive an ICTAS EFO Opportunity Seed Investment Grant of $10,000 for the proposal, “Handy Seawater Desalinator by Heat Localization in Photothermal Film.”