A $410,000 grant was awarded to associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Anton Naumov, for research into near-infrared emissive nanomaterials that can be utilized for bioimaging and drug delivery applications. Naumov says that the complexity of cancer conditions needs to be addressed with therapeutic strategies performing multiple functions: drug delivery, molecular imaging tracing drug delivery pathways, and biological sensing of cancer environments.

Davis College Alumni Q&A: From TCU Engineering to Robotics Entrepreneurship
April 17, 2026
After studying mechanical engineering and mathematics, Lindsey Elliott ’18 built experience across industries, before co-founding Nexterity, a startup focused on hands-free robotic tools for hazardous industrial work.