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Congratulations! <\/em><\/strong> 
The following UTC Faculty and Staff have attracted $3,001,582 <\/strong>in external grant and contract awards:<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Mengjun Xie (National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense) has received $80,106 from the US Department of Defense for the project entitled, “2025 DOD SEC NSA Cybersecurity Scholarships and Outreach.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twyler Boykin (Center for Community Career Education) has received $309,505 from the US Department of Education for the project entitled, “University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Upward Bound Math & Science.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Takeo Suzuki (Center for Global Education) has received $4,125 from the Institute of International Education for the project entitled, “2025 IIE American Passport Project at UTC.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charles Mix and Nyssa Hunt (IGTLab) have received $208,706 from a private, non-profit foundation for a research project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Donald Reising and Dr. Joshua Tyler (Electrical Engineering), in collaboration with Purdue University (PU), have received $125,000 from the US Army for the project entitled, “2020 SCALE Consortium – Radiation-Hard Microelectronics Workforce Development Consortium.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Angela Dittmar (Arts-Based Collaborative) has received $9,630 from the Tennessee Arts Commission for the project entitled, “Arts Integration in Midtown: A Catalyst for Community Learning.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Kimberly Wingate, Dr. Allen Pratt, and Dr. Stephanie Brennan (School of Education) have received $969,265 from the Tennessee Department of Education for the project entitled, “UTC Teacher Apprenticeship Program.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Donald Reising and Dr. Joshua Tyler (Electrical Engineering) have requested and received $30,000 from the University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) for the project entitled, “2025 UTRF Post-Doc Fellowship.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Mengjun Xie (National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense) has received $765,245 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Collaborative Research: Renewal: Strengthening the National Cybersecurity Workforce.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Raga Ahmed, Dr. Sharief Babikir (Electrical Engineering), Dr. Mbakisya Onyango, and Dr. Stephanie Philipp (School of Education) have received $500,000 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Noyce RESS-Research Experiences in Microelectronics and Artificial Intelligence: A Path for Recruiting, Retaining and Empowering STEM Teachers in Urban and Rural Schools in Hamilton County, TN and Beyond.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good Luck!<\/em><\/strong> 
The following UTC faculty and staff members submitted proposals for the potential to generate over $873,504 <\/strong>in external funding, if awarded:<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Abdel Karrar (Computer Science and Engineering) has requested $43,600 from the Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners for the project entitled, “2026 TBAEE Annual Grant – Engineering.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carolyn Runyon and Molly Copeland (Library) have requested $4,568 from the Tennessee State Library and Archives for the project entitled, “United Hosiery Mills Records Digitization Project.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catherine Kendall and Jessica Etheredge (Interior Design) have requested $26,486 from the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance-Board of Architects and Engineers Examiners for the project entitled, “2026 TBAEE – Interior Design.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charles Mix and Nyssa Hunt (IGTLab) have requested $70,000 from Skytec, LLC for the project entitled, “TN Blueways Mapping and Spatial Analysis.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Deborah McAllister and Dr. Jennifer Lynberg (School of Education) have requested $10,350 from Vanderbilt University for the project entitled, “STEM Topics in Workforce Development for Teachers.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Jejal Reddy Bathi (Civil and Chemical Engineering) and Dr. Joshua Tyler (Electrical Engineering) have requested $148,799 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “REU Site: Research Experience for Tracing Microplastic Pathways in Urban Water Environment.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Marissa McElrone (Health & Human Performance) and Charles Mix (IGTLab) have requested $101,881 from the Tennessee Department of Health for the project entitled, “Strengthening Healthy Food Environments in Hamilton County: Building Capacity for Policy, Systems, and Environmental (PSE) Strategies in Food Pantries.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Ruth Walker and Taylor Claxton (Psychology) have requested $850 from Psi Chi, International Honor Society in Psychology for the project entitled, “2024-25 Summer Mamie Phipps Clark Diversity Research Grant from Psi Chi.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sybil Baker (English) has requested $2,000 from the South Arts for the project entitled, “Stove Works Meacham Fellow Visiting Writer Residency.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Yingfeng Wang and Jannatul Ferdoush (Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science) have requested $464,970 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “REU Site: Interdisciplinary Computational Biology (iCompBio).”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congratulations!  The following UTC Faculty and Staff have attracted $3,001,582 in external grant and contract awards:  Dr. Mengjun Xie (National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense) has received $80,106 from the US Department of Defense for the project entitled, “2025 DOD SEC NSA Cybersecurity Scholarships and Outreach.” Twyler Boykin (Center for Community Career Education)… <\/p>\n

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