REAPERlab researchers Dr. Robert Balog (Professor and lab Director) and Mr. Moustafa Raslan (former MS Student of Interdisciplinary Engineering with the Texas A&M University) along with Dr. Ibrahim Karaman (Professor and Department Head with the Texas A&M University Department of Materials Science and Engineering) have filed for a second US Patent in the technical area of shape memory alloy actuated switch.

The patent assignee is Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development. This patent was made possible by NPRP grant # 7-299-2-124 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation). The statements made herein are solely the responsibility of the authors.