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Congratulations!\u00a0
<\/strong>The following UTC Faculty and Staff have attracted\u00a0$435,258<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0in external grant and contract awards:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Yunye Shi (Mechanical Engineering) has received $70,000 from the American Chemical Society for the project entitled, “Experimental Investigation of Light-controlled Active Droplets in Confined Environment.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Stephan Davenport and Dr. Spencer Usrey (Accounting) have received $19,999 from the  Internal Revenue Service, in collaboration with the Urban League of Greater Chattanooga. for the project entitled, “UTC IRS\/VITA Program for Students to Provide Tax Preparation Services for the Underserved.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Sherah Basham (Social, Cultural & Justice Studies) has received $99,830 from Arnold Ventures for the project entitled, “A multi-site planning of a rapid video response model: Phase I – randomized control trial planning and piloting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Rick Dierenfeldt (Social, Cultural & Justice Studies) has received $245,429 from the U.S. Department of Justice, in collaboration with the City of Chattanooga for the project entitled, “Chattanooga United to Reduce Violence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good Luck!
<\/strong>The following UTC faculty and staff members submitted proposals for the potential to generate over\u00a0$2,527,400<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\u00a0in external funding if awarded<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Jennifer Lynberg and Dr. Jason Gordon (School of Education) have requested $1,249,457 from the US Dept. of Education for the project entitled, “PATHWAYS: Preparing and Advancing Teachers for High-intensity needs with Well-being and Academic Yearlong Supports.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Zihao Wang (Computer Science and Engineering) has requested $5,000 from the Oak Ridge Associated Universities for the project entitled, “Assessment and Mitigation of Bias in Medical AI Model.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Jejal Reddy Bathi (Civil and Chemical Engineering) has requested $73,875 from Solmax for the project entitled, “Microplastics Investigation at Plastic Erosion Controls Installed Sites.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Khalid Tantawi (Engineering Management and Technology) has requested $6,000 from REpowering Schools for the project entitled, “Engaging Mechatronics Students in Solar Energy Applied Research Projects.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Jose Barbosa (Biology, Geology and Environmental Science), Dr. Stephanie Philipp (School of Education), Dr. Nagwan Zahry (Communications), Dr. Sandra Affare and Dr. Erkan Kaplanoglu (Engineering Management and Technology) have requested $714,175 from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture for the project entitled, “Community-Driven Approach to Food Desert Elimination with STEM-Education & Agricultural Projects.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Lakmali Weerasena (Mathematics), Dr. Damitha Bandara (Data Analytics), and Nyssa Hunt (IGTLab) have requested $478,893 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Pareto Set Approximation and Decision-Making in Multiobjective Set Covering Problems: Neural Network Approaches and Applications.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congratulations!\u00a0The following UTC Faculty and Staff have attracted\u00a0$435,258\u00a0in external grant and contract awards: Dr. Yunye Shi (Mechanical Engineering) has received $70,000 from the American Chemical Society for the project entitled, “Experimental Investigation of Light-controlled Active Droplets in Confined Environment.” Dr. Stephan Davenport and Dr. Spencer Usrey (Accounting) have received $19,999 from the  Internal Revenue Service,… <\/p>\n

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