Drs. Kristen Black and Christopher Cunningham (Psychology) have requested and received $49,870 for Applied Industry Research \u2013 Employee Survey<\/p>\n
Drs. Ricki Dierenfeldt, Tammy Garland, Christina Policastro, and Courtney Crittenden (Social, Cultural, and Justice Studies) have received $50,000 from the Tennessee Department of Human Services for the project entitled, “Drug Abuse and Recovery in Rural Communities: A Needs Assessment.”<\/p>\n
Dr. Charles Margraves (Engineering Mechanical) has received $14,225 from the Healthy House Check Lab Inc. (HHC Lab) for the project entitled, ” Sensor System to Evaluate Air Quality Inside and Outside of a Residential Building.”<\/p>\n
Drs. Anthony Skjellum (SimCenter) and Craig Tanis (Computer Science and Engineering) have requested and received $49,999 from the Sandia National Lab for the project entitled, “Systems Software Performance and Optimization on Emerging Scalable Platforms.”<\/p>\n
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Ms. Sandra Cole (Center for Community Career Education) has requested $100,000 from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission for the project entitled, “Each One Reach One – 2019-2021.”<\/p>\n
Drs. Michael Danquah and Soubantika Palchoudhury (Civil and Chemical Engineering) have requested $136,513 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Multifunctional Antimicrobial Nanoforumlation for Enhanced Food Packaging During Disaster Management.”<\/p>\n
Dr. Michael Danquah (Civil and Chemical Engineering) has requested $122,845 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “One-Step Detection of Opiates in Saliva for Rapid Screening of Drivers at Checkpoints.”<\/p>\n
Drs. Preston Foerder (Psychology), Hope Klug (Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science), and Farah Kandah (Computer Science and Engineering) have requested $134,205 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for the project entitled, “A Human-Animal Interactive Video Therapy System.”<\/p>\n
Drs. Ignatius Fomunung, Jejal Reddy Bathi (Civil and Chemical Engineering) and Alexandr Sokolov (Engineering Management & Technology) have requested $192,321 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “A Framework for Quantitative Assessment of the Environmental, Social, and Economic Benefits of TDOT Infrastructure Projects.”<\/p>\n
Drs. Seong Dae Kim, Endong Wang, and Alexandr Sokolov (Engineering Management & Technology) have requested $194,897 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Rapid emergency evacuation planning\/assessment for tourist attractions and isolated communities.”<\/p>\n
Drs. Reinhold Mann (VC Research), Mina Sartipi (CUIP), Beverly Brockman, and Ms. Libby Santin (Marketing) have requested $217,401 via a partnership with The Company Lab for an EDA i6 project entitled, “Smart Cities Accelerator Leading Entrepreneurship through Urban Partnerships (SCALE UP).”<\/p>\n
Dr. Marcus Mauldin (Political Science & Public Service) and Mr. Darrell Walsh (Social, Cultural, and Justice Studies) have requested $82,515 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Evaluating Transit Equity and Accessibility to Affordable Housing in Tennessee.”<\/p>\n
Dr. Mbakisya Onyango (Civil and Chemical Engineering), Ms. Rosebelle Peters (School of Nursing) and Dr. Jennifer Ellis (School of Education) have requested $124,998 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Opioid Crisis and Transportation Investments in Tennessee.”<\/p>\n
Drs. Soubantika Palchoudhury and Michael Danquah (Civil and Chemical Engineering) have requested $199,891 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Evaluation of an Integrated Nanophotocatalytic and Bioremediation Approach with Rain Barrels as A Green Infrastructure for Storm Water Management.”<\/p>\n
Drs. Donald Reising, Thomas Loveless (Electrical Engineering), and Mina Sartipi (CUIP) have submitted a white paper to the Army Research Office for the project entitled, “Securing the Internet-of-Things using Specific Emitter Identification.”<\/p>\n
Drs. Alexandr Sokolov, Seong Dae Kim, and Mr. Robert Baggett (Engineering Management & Technology) have requested $145,888 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Understanding Freight Impacts on Tennessee Communities (RNS #11).”<\/p>\n
Mr. Takeo Suzuki (International Education) and Ms. Michelle Rigler (Counseling Center) have requested $24,826 from the U.S. Department of State for the project entitled, “Building Bridges Beyond Disabilities.”<\/p>\n
Drs. Endong Wang (Engineering Management & Technology), Mbakisya Onyango (Civil and Chemical Engineering), Yu Liang (Computer Science and Engineering) and Thomas Wilson (Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science) have requested $199,923 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “A Framework for Quantitative Assessment of the Environmental, Social, and Economic Benefits of TDOT Infrastructure Projects.”<\/p>\n
Drs. Dalei Wu, Yu Liang, and Mengjun Xie (Computer Science and Engineering) have requested $149,943 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Drones and Other Technologies to Assist in Disaster Relief Efforts.”<\/p>\n
Drs. Weidong Wu, Ignatius Fomunung (Civil and Chemical Engineering), Endong Wang (Engineering Management & Technology), and Cuilan Gao (Mathematics) have requested $149,623 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Drones and Other Technologies to Assist in Disaster Relief Efforts.”<\/p>\n
Drs. Sungwoo Yang and Michael Danquah (Civil and Chemical Engineering) have requested $149,974 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Developing a Sustainable, Passive Solar Thermal System for Efficient Disaster Relief Applications.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Congratulations! The following UTC Faculty and Staff have attracted $164,094 in external grant and contract awards: Drs. Kristen Black and Christopher Cunningham (Psychology) have requested and received $49,870 for Applied Industry Research \u2013 Employee Survey Drs. Ricki Dierenfeldt, Tammy Garland, Christina Policastro, and Courtney Crittenden (Social, Cultural, and Justice Studies) have received $50,000 from the… <\/p>\n