• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

HBCU Lifestyle – Black College Living

  • HBCUs
    • What is an HBCU?
    • History
    • List of HBCUs
    • Notable Graduates
  • Jobs
  • Parents
    • HBCU Rankings
    • Black College Tours
    • Admissions
    • Financing
    • Scholarships
    • College Planning
  • Current Students
    • College Life
      • Greek Life
      • Sports
      • Dorm Living
      • College Survival
    • Careers
      • HBCU Career Hub
      • Internships
      • Career Profiles
      • Entrepreneur
    • Research Paper Resources
      • Research Paper Topics: 50 Ideas to Get Started
      • How To Write An Annotated Bibliography
      • Journalism Research Paper Resources
  • Alumni
    • HBCU Shirts
    • Podcast
    • Alumni Spotlight
    • HBCU Merch
    • Jobs
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram

You are here: Home / HBCUs / History / Savannah State Applies for Patent for Research Under NASA Grant

History

Savannah State Applies for Patent for Research Under NASA Grant

Savannah State Applies for Patent. Image of Hill Hall on the campus of Savannah State University was built in 1901 and has served as a dormitory, library, classroom and administrative building, student center, book store and post office. Savannah State University (SSU) has received letter of approval from the US Patent Office for a process invented by Christopher Hintz, Ph.D., an associate professor of marine and environmental sciences, and Amber Wilkinson, graduate student.

Under a federal research grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Hintz and Wilkinson discovered an alternate way to harvest algae material using a procedure viable for space travel and colonization.


Current methods for the harvesting process are notoriously difficult and often severely damage the algae itself, making it unusable. Some systems created to solve this problem – to remove the algae from its culture medium – are very expensive and often require more energy than would ultimately be harvested. Hintz and Wilkerson’s version can be made with a few low-energy components, compressed air and plastic pipe. View the patent application.

Hintz thinks there could be multiple applications for the process, not just for space travel. Pharmaceuticals that need to make compounds and harvest yeast cells could benefit by being able to harvest without damaging cells.

Savannah State University encourages the research being done by its professors and students and supports their efforts to apply for patents. The Intellectual Property Policy at SSU is consistent with other research universities and enhances the capability of the research being done by SSU faculty.

About Savannah State University
Established in 1890, Savannah State University is the oldest public historically black college or university in Georgia and the oldest institution of higher learning in the city of Savannah. The university’s 4,800 students select majors from 30 undergraduate and six graduate programs in three colleges — Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Business Administration and Sciences and Technology — and the School of Teacher Education.

Source: Savannah State University

March 30, 2016 by HBCU Staff Reports

Post a job or upload your resume on the HBCU Career Hub



Primary Sidebar

Search

Quick Links

  • Finds Jobs: HBCU Career Hub
  • Contact Us
  • List of HBCUs by State
  • HBCU Rankings 2021
  • HBCU Shirts
  • HBCU College Tours
  • About Us
Know Thy Self T-shirt

Popular Posts

  • Happy female college student working on research paper topics. Research Paper Topics: 50 Ideas to Get Started
  • Top 10 Most Affordable HBCUs in the Country: Campus of Langston University in Oklahoma Top 10 Most Affordable HBCUs in the Country
  • Top HBCUs college scholarships (1) Top 25 Best Public HBCUs for College Scholarships
  • School of Nursing students review notes in class on the Alcorn State University, Natchez Campus. Alcorn State’s School of Nursing Ranked Among the Best in the Nation
  • Graduates celebrate at the 2018 Spring Undergraduate Commencement of Jackson State University, one of the largest HBCUs in the nation at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. Largest HBCU in the Nation: Top 10 Black Colleges by Enrollment

Join Our HBCU Community

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn

Before Footer

Join Our Mailing List

Sign up to receive our newsletter and get weekly HBCU news, tips, and advice in your inbox.

Subscribe Now

Footer

About HBCU Lifestyle

The spirit and camaraderie of black college living is a lifestyle - the HBCU lifestyle! We're committed to keeping you connected to the black college living experience, bringing you the latest on everything, from scholarships and dorm living to Greek life and alumni giving.


Contact Us

Latest from the Blog

  • McDonald’s Scholarship: Apply for the Black & Positively Golden Program
  • New HBCU Career Hub Connects Talent with the Best Opportunities
  • HBCU Bands Compete in a Powerful Tribute to the Queen of Soul
  • HBCU Homecoming 2020: The Virtual Homecoming Edition
  • Find Jobs
  • List of HBCUs
  • HBCU Rankings
  • HBCU Scholarships
  • HBCU Shirts
  • HBCU College Tours
Copyright © 2010-2021 HBCU Lifestyle, LLC. All rights reserved.
Contact Us | Sitemap | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy