The following UTC Faculty and Staff have attracted $37,592<\/strong> in external grant and contract awards:<\/em><\/p>\n Laurie Allen (Arts-Based Collaborative) has received $13,428 from Hamilton County Public Schools for the project entitled, “Battle Academy \u2013 Arts 360 Project 2023.”<\/p>\n Dr. Kevin Doyle (Counseling) has received $4,200 from the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling for the project entitled, “Understanding Clients’ Experiences in Counseling: The Client Meaningful Experiences Scale.”<\/p>\n Dr. Ignatius Fomunung (Civil & Chemical Engineering) and Dr. Trevor Elliott (Mechanical Engineering) have received $19,964 from TPT Technologies for the project entitled, “Demonstration, Testing, & Refinement of a Sustainable, Non-Stop, Autonomous, Affordable, Personalized (SNAAP) Transportation System.”<\/p>\n The following UTC faculty and staff members submitted proposals for the potential to generate over $10,591,083<\/strong> in external funding, if awarded:<\/em><\/p>\n Dr. Amir Alakaam, along with the postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Chia-Lin Chang (Health & Human Performance), have requested $74,995 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Examining Breastfeeding Equity among Individuals with Low Income in The United States.”<\/p>\n Dr. Meredith Barbee (Chemistry & Physics) has requested $55,000 from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund for the project entitled, “Expanding Covalent Mechanochemistry to Commonly Used Polymer Materials.”<\/p>\n Dr. Murat Barisik (Mechanical Engineering), in collaboration with North Carolina State University, has requested $425,000 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Role of ordered interfacial water layers in condensation heat transfer.”<\/p>\n Dr. Ignatius Fomunung, Dr. Joseph Owino, Dr. Bradley Harris, Dr. Onyango Mbakisya, Dr. Weidong Wu (Civil & Chemical Engineering), Dr. Seong Dae Kim (Engineering Management & Technology), Dr. Joseph Kizza (Computer Science & Engineering), Dr. Gary McDonald (Mechanical Engineering), and Dr. Jessica Taylor (LEAD) have requested $3,743,230 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Southern Appalachia University and Community College Engineering and Computer Science Scholarships and Supports.”<\/p>\n Austin Harris, Dr. Mina Sartipi (CUIP), and Charlie Mix (IGTLab) have requested $253,118 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Local Data Integration Plan.”<\/p>\n Dr. Erkan Kaplanoglu and Dr. Ahad Nasab (Engineering Management & Technology) have requested $300,528 from the National Institutes of Health for the project entitled, “Design and Testing of Active and Passive Magnetic-Force-Actuated Wearable Devices for Upper Extremity Essential Tremor.”<\/p>\n Dr. Mbakisya Onyango (Civil & Chemical Engineering), in collaboration with Tennessee State University, has requested $25,324 from the U.S. Department of Education for the project entitled, “Traffic Safety Education and Culture: Implication for Refugees Settled in the United States.”<\/p>\n Dr. Tony Skjellum, Dr. David Walker (SimCenter), Dr. Donald Reising (Electrical Engineering), and Dr. Tian Li (Chemistry & Physics), in collaboration with several other southeastern universities, have requested $258,486 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Beginnings: Creating and Sustaining a Diverse Community of Expertise in Quantum Information Science (EQUIS) Across the South-Eastern United States.”<\/p>\n Dr. Tony Skjellum (SimCenter), in collaboration with Auburn University and Colorado State University, has requested $71,698 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Growing the Workforce in High Performance Computing and Scalable Systems Security.”<\/p>\n Jessica Taylor and Dr. John Browne (LEAD) have requested $31,460 from the American Educational Research Association for the project entitled, “Improving Measures of Student Learning and Promoting Best Practices.”<\/p>\n Dr. Jin Wang (Mathematics) and Dr. Reetesh Ranjan (Mechanical Engineering), in collaboration with the University of Florida, have requested $299,946 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Fluid Dynamics and Infectious Diseases: An Integrated Modeling Framework.”<\/p>\n Dr. Kristina Wick, Dr. Sarah Treat, Dr. Latisha Toney (School of Nursing), Dr. Shewanee Howard-Baptiste, Dr. Amir Alakaam (Health & Human Performance), Dr. Erin Melhorn (Occupational Therapy), and Dr. Cathy Scott (Social Work) have requested $3,724,524 from the Tennessee Department of Health for the project entitled, “Mobile Health Clinic.”<\/p>\n Dr. Mengjun Xie (National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense) and Dr. Hong Qin (Computer Science & Engineering) have requested $149,999 from the National Security Agency Central Security Service for the project entitled, “Accelerating Quantum Computing Education through Hands-on Faculty Training.”<\/p>\n Dr. Mengjun Xie (National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense) and Dr. Hong Qin (Computer Science & Engineering) have requested $178,677 from the National Security Agency Central Security Service for the project entitled, “CySP 2023 Scholarship Basic Recruitment.”<\/p>\n Dr. Sungwoo Yang, Dr. Mbakisya Onyango (Civil & Chemical Engineering), Dr. Mohammad Mahtabi, and Dr. Yunye Shi (Mechanical Engineering) have requested $999,098 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Acquisition of an Advanced Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy for Multidisciplinary Research Activities.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Congratulations! The following UTC Faculty and Staff have attracted $37,592 in external grant and contract awards: Laurie Allen (Arts-Based Collaborative) has received $13,428 from Hamilton County Public Schools for the project entitled, “Battle Academy \u2013 Arts 360 Project 2023.” Dr. Kevin Doyle (Counseling) has received $4,200 from the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling… <\/p>\nGood Luck!<\/h4>\n