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Congratulations!
\n<\/strong>The following UTC Faculty and Staff have attracted $1,399,723<\/strong> in external grant and contract awards:<\/em><\/h4>\n

Drs. Michael Danquah (Chemical Engineering), Dalei Wu (Computer Science), Henry Spratt (Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science), and Khalid Tantawi (Engineering Management and Technology) have received $450,000 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “High-precision monitoring of foodborne pathogens in food manufacturing facilities.”<\/p>\n

Dr. Dawn Ford (Health & Human Performance) has received $3,000 from the American College Health Association for the project entitled, “UTC COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Peer Ambassador Program.”<\/p>\n

Bryan Lane (WUTC) has received $108,415 from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for the project entitled, “2021-23 Radio Community Service Grant for WUTC.”<\/p>\n

Drs. Jennifer Lynberg and Kim Wingate (School of Education) have received $60,571 from the Tennessee Department of Education for the project entitled, “Tennessee Governors School Teacher Prep.”<\/p>\n

Dr. Abdul Ofoli (Electrical Engineering) has requested and received $5,000 from the Electric Power Research Institute for the project entitled, “Machine Vision Application for Damaged Solar Panels Detection.”<\/p>\n

Dr. Priscilla Simms-Roberson (School of Nursing) has received $2,000 from the CVS Health Foundation for the project entitled, “2021 CVS Health Foundation Advance Practice Nurse and Physician Assistant Scholarship Program.”<\/p>\n

Dr. Tony Skjellum (SIMCenter) has received $30,000 from the National Nuclear Security Administration – Sandia National Lab for the project entitled, “ATSE Spack 2020-2021.”<\/p>\n

Drs. Kristina Wick (School of Nursing) and Jessica Freeman (Communication) in collaboration with the Tennessee Department of Health have received $745,737 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the project entitled, “National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities.”<\/p>\n

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The following UTC faculty and staff members submitted proposals for the potential to generate over $1,495,003<\/strong> in external funding, if awarded:<\/em><\/h4>\n

Dr. Olumide Ayodele (Chemical Engineering) has requested $208,176 from the Tennessee Valley Authority for the project entitled, “Synthesis of zeolite-graphene nanocomposite for continuous CO2 capture and chemical synthesis.”<\/p>\n

Dr. Meredith Barbee (Chemistry and Physics) has requested $5,000 from the Oak Ridge Associated Universities for the project entitled, “Tracking single-chain polymer folding processes through colorimetric host-guest interactions.”<\/p>\n

Dr. Dawn Ford (Health & Human Performance) in collaboration with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation have requested $11,731 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the project entitled, “Lead Testing of Drinking Water in Hamilton County Child Care Facilities.”<\/p>\n

Dr. Yingfeng Wang (Engineering and Computer Science) has requested $305,000 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, \u201cA Comprehensive Computational Platform for Peptide and Protein Identification \u2013 COOLAPI.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Jin Wang (Mathematics) has requested $805,174 from the \u2013\u2013National Science Foundation for the project entitled, \u201cFluid Dynamics in Plant Cell Growth: Experimentation, Modeling, and Simulation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Mengjun Xie (National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense), Chang Phuong, and David Schwab (Engineering and Computer Science) have requested $149,972 from the National Security Agency Central Security Service for the project entitled, “UTC GenCyber Student Program.”<\/p>\n

Dr. Sungwoo Yang (Chemical Engineering) has requested $4,950 from the Branch Technology for the project entitled, “Synthesis of Sustainable Rigid Polyurethane Foam via Glycolysis using Polyurethane Scrubs from Construction Insulators.”<\/p>\n

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