Greetings,<\/p>\n
Please join me in commending UTC faculty and staff who have received awards or submitted proposals for sponsored programs in August 2016. These projects are also listed on the\u00a0Office of Research and Sponsored Programs\u2019 blog<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Best regards,<\/p>\n Meredith<\/p>\n Funded Proposals (8\/1\/2016 – 8\/30\/2016)<\/b><\/p>\n CONGRATULATIONS!<\/b><\/p>\n The following UTC faculty and staff recently attracted $1,078,103 in external grant and contract awards:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Dr. Feng Bao, <\/b>Assistant Professor of <\/span>Mathematics<\/span><\/a>, has been awarded $59,944 from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in order to determine scattering functions for experiments done at ORNL\u2019s Spallation Neutron Source.<\/span><\/p>\n Mr. Andy Carroll, <\/b>Manager of <\/span>Geographic Information Systems<\/span><\/a>, has received $15,000 from the Benwood Foundation to provide geographic information system services through UTC\u2019s Interdisciplinary Geospatial Technology Lab.<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Louie Elliott,<\/b> Assistant Professor of <\/span>Civil, Chemical and General Engineering<\/span><\/a>, has secured $79,615 from Gestamp for the simulation and modeling of sheet metal forming for Gestamp Chattanooga\u2019s automobile parts.<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Zibin Guo<\/b>, Professor of <\/span>Anthropology<\/span><\/a>, has received $78,271<\/span> from the U.S. Department of Veteran\u2019s Affairs to promote a wheelchair Tai Chi Chuan (WTCC) program as a sport alternative for veterans with ambulatory limitations. During the period of this proposed project, the team will conduct WTCC instructor training workshops with VA recreational therapists and veterans with mobility limitations, as well as develop DVDs for instructors and practitioners\u2019 reference.<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Kidambi Sreenivas<\/b>, Research Professor at the <\/span>SimCenter<\/span><\/a>, has been awarded $4,000 from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in order to produce viscous flow simulations for Pelton turbines.<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Mina Sartipi<\/b>, Associate Professor of <\/span>Computer Science and Engineering<\/span><\/a>, was awarded $119,829 from the National Science Foundation to conduct research and present an energy dispatch solution for the power grid during periods of extreme temperatures.<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Mina Sartipi<\/b> also attracted $298,324 from the National Science Foundation\u2019s US Ignite program. <\/span>Dr. Sartipi\u2019s project will explore methods of coordinating fleets of massive autonomous vehicles over Chattanooga’s 10gb fiber optic network.<\/span><\/p>\n Drs. Dalei Wu, Li Yang and Yu Liang<\/b> (<\/span>Computer Science and Engineering<\/span><\/a>) have been awarded $299,884 from the National Science Foundation via a US Ignite award. Dr. Wu’s and the project team is coordinating with the University of Vermont to use high speed networks to sense conditions and improve management of underground urban utility infrastructure (water, gas, steam, etc.)<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Li Yang, <\/b>Assistant Dean of <\/span>Computer Science and Engineering<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Dr. Farah Kandah, <\/b>Professor of<\/span> Computer Science and Engineering<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> and <\/span>Dr. Jennifer Ellis<\/b>, Director of <\/span>STEM Education<\/span><\/a>, have been awarded $164,997 from the National Science Foundation\u2019s Cybercorps project in order to build security education capacity through POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning).<\/span><\/p>\n GOOD LUCK!<\/b><\/p>\n The following UTC faculty and staff members submitted proposals with the potential to generate over $5,442,489 if awarded:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Dr. Jennifer Boyd<\/b>, Associate Professor of <\/span>Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science<\/span><\/a>, has requested $356,009 from the National Science Foundation through their Research in Undergraduate Institutions program. Her collaborative research proposal is designed to address the reasons for rarity and relative commonality among species, with respect to ecological theory, rare species conservation, and overall biodiversity.<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Jennifer Ellis<\/b>, Director of <\/span>STEM Education<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Dr. Billy Jackson<\/b>, Assistant Professor of <\/span>Mathematics<\/span><\/a>, have requested $1,447,875 from the National Science Foundation through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. Their program seeks to increase the number and diversity of math, science, and computer science students entering the teaching field, while also giving those students a path towards positions of educational leadership in their respective disciplines.<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Billy Jackson<\/b>, Assistant Professor of <\/span>Mathematics<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Dr. Jennifer Ellis<\/b>, Director of <\/span>STEM Education<\/span><\/a>, have requested $48,204 from the National Science Foundation through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. Their project \u201cPreparing University of Tennessee Chattanooga for STEM Teacher Leadership\u201d looks to strengthen STEM department ties between UTC and local schools, while also developing Master\u2019s and Educational Specialist degrees in STEM education here at the university.<\/span><\/p>\n Drs. Farah Kandah, Mina Sartipi<\/b> (<\/span>Computer Science<\/span><\/a>) and <\/span>Kidambi Sreenivas<\/b> (<\/span>Mechanical Engineering<\/span><\/a>) in collaboration with <\/span>Andrew Carroll <\/b>(<\/span>IGTLab<\/span><\/a>) and <\/span>Michael Ward<\/b> (<\/span>Information Technology Division<\/span><\/a>) have requested $492,885 from the National Science Foundation in order to upgrade the campus networking infrastructure to 10Gbps, significantly improving the ability of the university to fulfill its mission of continuous learning, student success, academic research, and community outreach.<\/span><\/p>\n Drs. Kate Kemplin, Jenny Holcombe<\/b> (<\/span>Nursing<\/span><\/a>), <\/span>Jill Shelton, <\/b>and<\/span> Nicky Ozbek<\/b> (<\/span>Psychology<\/span><\/a>),<\/span> have requested $959,449 from the Department of Defense in order to create performance assessments for military medics in clinical simulations.<\/span><\/p>\n Drs. Andrew Ledoan <\/b>and <\/span>Jin Wang<\/b> (<\/span>Mathematics<\/span><\/a>) have requested $274,727 from the National Science Foundation to establish a Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) site titled \u201cNumber Theory, Probability Theory, and Dynamical Systems.\u201d This REU site will involve undergraduates in an intensive summer research and education program for applied mathematics, presenting them with tools, techniques, and authentic research problems..<\/span><\/p>\n Drs. Daniel Loveless, Donald Reising, Nur Sisworahardjo, Raga Ahmed, Abdul Ofoli<\/b> (<\/span>Electrical Engineering<\/span><\/a>), and <\/span>Aldo McLean<\/b> (<\/span>Engineering Management & Technology<\/span><\/a>) requested $354,044 from the National Science Foundation to host an REU Site called \u201cAn Interdisciplinary CubeSat Research and STEM Education Platform at UTC.\u201d The REU Site will enable undergraduate students to conduct research of important, emerging technological problems related to space sciences, while extending scholarship and practice in STEM-related fields.<\/span><\/p>\n Drs. Daniel Loveless<\/b> and <\/span>Donald Reising<\/b> (<\/span>Electrical Engineering<\/span><\/a>) each submitted a preliminary proposal to the Department of Defense to create a stochastic-based reliability modeling tool for emerging integrated circuit technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n Drs. Charles Margraves, Trevor Elliott, Abdul Ofoli<\/b> (<\/span>Engineering<\/span><\/a>) and <\/span>Jennifer Ellis<\/b> (<\/span>Education<\/span><\/a>) have requested $1,142,807 from the National Science Foundation in order to develop a pipeline program designed to increase the number and diversity of students and teachers entering STEM fields, with particular attention given to sustainable technologies. The program will use UTC\u2019s Zero+ Energy Building as a living laboratory to conduct a summer youth program where students have the opportunity to produce both small scale and large scale (using the building itself) experiments related to sustainable energy conservation and production.<\/span><\/p>\n Drs. Hong Qin, Yu Liang, Li Yang, Farah Kandah<\/b> (<\/span>Computer Science<\/span><\/a>), <\/span>Cuilan Gao<\/b> (<\/span>Mathematics<\/span><\/a>), and <\/span>Karen Adsit<\/b> (<\/span>Education<\/span><\/a>) have requested $321,489 from the National Science Foundation to create an REU site titled \u201cIComputeB2 – Engaging Undergraduates in Interdisciplinary Computing for Biological and Biomedical Research.\u201d The goal of the REU site is to stimulate and broaden undergraduate interest and participation in interdisciplinary computational science through computational research projects with social importance that can connect to undergraduates, especially those from underrepresented groups.<\/span><\/p>\n