The following UTC Faculty and Staff have attracted $129,052 <\/strong>in external grant and contract awards:<\/em><\/p>\n Dr. David Levine (Physical Therapy) has received $5,000 from True Power Performance Inc for the project entitled, “Effectiveness of True Power Performance, Inc on Cutaneous Blood Flow.”<\/p>\n Dr. Yu Liang, Dr. Yingfeng Wang, Dr. Dalei Wu (Computer Science and Engineering), Dr. Katherine Elverd (Music Therapy), and Dr. Zibin Guo (Anthropology) have received $100,000 from the AI\/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity for the project entitled, “Enhancing Healthcare Equity through Large-Language-Model-Enabled Diagnostic and Therapeutic Music Modality.”<\/p>\n Dr. Donald Reising (Electrical Engineering) has requested and received $24,052 from Purdue University for the project entitled, “2020 SCALE Consortium – Radiation-Hard Microelectronics Workforce Development Consortium.”<\/p>\n The following UTC faculty and staff members submitted proposals for the potential to generate over $8,926,264 <\/strong>in external funding, if awarded:<\/em><\/p>\n Dr. Alexandra Frank (Counseling) has requested $13,004 from the Alliance of Women Philanthropists for the project entitled, “Great School Counselors Change Lives: Building Out a Program to Match Community Needs.”<\/p>\n Dr. Amy Brock-Hon, Dr. Kevin Hon (Biology, Geology and Environmental Science), Steven Kline (Center for Academic Support and Advisement) have requested $7,690 from the Alliance of Women Philanthropists for the project entitled, “Hands-On Educational Displays at the Clarence T. Jones Observatory: Sparking Curiosity and Enhancing Astronomy Education in the Chattanooga Community.”<\/p>\n Dr. Anna Kiel (Occupational Therapy), and Dr. June Hanks (Physical Therapy) have requested $10,000 from the Alliance of Women Philanthropists for the project entitled, “BrainBridge: Exploring Brain Health Across Lifespan and Recovery.”<\/p>\n Dr. Luis Sanchez Diaz (Chemistry and Physics) has requested $4,012 from the Alliance of Women Philanthropists for the project entitled, “Building Raman Spectrometer using Optomechanics for Research and Education.”<\/p>\n Dr. Marissa McElrone, Dr. Amir Alakaam, Dr. Kara Hamilton, Dr. Emily Maddux, Dr. Charlene Schmidt (Health & Human Performance) have requested $17,300 from the Alliance of Women Philanthropists for the project entitled, “Integrating a Carotenoid Scanner into Student Training, Community Health, and Nutrition-Based and Sports Science Research.”<\/p>\n Dr. Shellie Acocello, Dr. Lynette Carlson (Health & Human Performance) have requested $23,243 from the Alliance of Women Philanthropists for the project entitled, “Advancing Simulation Fidelity in Emergency Response.”<\/p>\n Dr. Susan Eckelmann (History) has requested $6,311 from the Alliance of Women Philanthropists for the project entitled, “J. B. Stoner & White Supremacy’s Explosive Networks.”<\/p>\n Dr. Keenan Dungey, Dr. Meredith Barbee, and Dr. Jared Pienkos (Chemistry and Physics) have requested $9,600 from the American Chemical Society for the project entitled, “Project SEED site in Chattanooga for 2025.”<\/p>\n Dr. Cindy Poole (Occupational Therapy) has requested $2,500 from the American Hand Therapy Foundation for the project entitled, “Hand Grip Strength and Related Health Outcomes among Older Adults: A Population-wide Perspective.”<\/p>\n Dr. Kristen Black (Psychology) has requested $110,000 from Clemson University for the project entitled, “An Intersectional Perspective on College Graduates’ Mental Health and Career Outcomes.”<\/p>\n Dr. Hunter Huckabay, Marietta Song, McKenzie Bramlett, Clara Hawkins, Keyla Hoyos, Halen McGregor, and Anne Windham (Gear Up-2) have requested $6,348,051 from the US Department of Education for the project entitled, “Hamilton County, Tennessee GEAR UP Program, 2025-2032.”<\/p>\n Dr. Jennifer Hogg (Health & Human Performance), in collaboration with Emory University, has requested $155,554 from the National Institutes of Health for the project entitled, “Improving traditional and ecologically-valid quadriceps function in patients following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Efficacy of OPTIMAL biofeedback.”<\/p>\n Melissa Laseter (Student Support Services) has requested $10,000 from the First Gen Forward for the project entitled, “First Gen Summit at UT Chattanooga.”<\/p>\n Dr. Sungwoo Yang (Chemical Engineering) has requested $499,947 from Michigan State University for the project entitled, “Aerogel-Polymer Laminates for Rapid-Manufacturing & High-Performance IGUs.”<\/p>\n Dr. Jinsoo Yeo (Management) has requested $40,000 from the University of Georgia for the project entitled, “Estimating the Heterogeneous Impact of AI on IT Labor Demand and Skill Requirements.”<\/p>\n Dr. Francesca Leasi (Biology, Geology and Environmental Science) has requested $35,000 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “The Evolution of Salinity Tolerance in Monogonont Rotifers.”<\/p>\n Dr. Shahnewaz Karim Sakib and Dr. Mengjun Xie (Computer Science and Engineering), in collaboration with Iowa State University, have requested $360,000 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Collaborative Research: SaTC 2.0: RES: Fairness-Preserving Machine Unlearning in Federated Learning: Mitigating Bias in Minority Data Removal.”<\/p>\n Dr. Tian Li (Chemistry and Physics), Dr. Christopher Cox (Mathematics), Dr. Rick Mukherjee (UTC Research Institute \/ Quantum Center), Dr. Donald Reising (Electrical Engineering), and Dr. Mengjun Xie (Computer Science and Engineering), in collaboration with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, have requested $1,250,000 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Collaborative Research: S-STEM: Building Quantum-Ready Workforce in Tennessee (QuRe-TN).”<\/p>\nGood Luck!<\/h4>\n