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Anthony Skjellum (SIMCenter) and Craig Tanis (Computer Science and Engineering) have requested and received $100,000 from the Department of Energy via Sandia National Laboratories for the project entitled, &#8220;Partitioned Communication Project.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Drs. Anthony Skjellum (SIMCenter), Farah Kandah (Computer Science and Engineering), and Donald Reising (Electrical Engineering) have received $250,000 from the State of Tennessee Appropriations for the project entitled, &#8220;REVV: Development of a sensor to detect and monitor potential health risks in the home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4><strong><em>The following UTC faculty and staff have attracted emergency funds for COVID-19 relief:<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Tyler Forrest (Business &amp; Financial Affairs) has requested and received $9,513,779 in emergency relief funds from the U.S. Department of Education under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Lane (WUTC) has requested and received $75,000 in emergency relief funds from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><em>The following UTC faculty and staff have received individual awards: <\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Dr. Fang Yu Hu (History) has received $6,000 from the American Association of University Women for the project entitled, &#8220;Book Manuscript: \u2018Good Wife, Wise Mother\u2019: Educating Han Taiwanese Girls in the Japanese Empire, 1895-1945.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Good Luck!<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>The following UTC faculty and staff members submitted proposals for the potential to generate over <strong>$3,693,269<\/strong> in external funding, if awarded:<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Drs. Jennifer Ellis (School of Education) and Joseph Kizza (Computer Science and Engineering) have requested $298,576 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, &#8220;GigCity CS4All: Creating an Inclusive 21st Century Gig-Enabled Teaching and Learning Community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Drs. Loren Hayes (Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science), Craig Tanis (Computer Science and Engineering), and Jin Wang (Mathematics) have requested $610,809 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, &#8220;Comparative and computational analyses of climatic and life history drivers of variable social organization in mammals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. David Levine (Physical Therapy) has requested $4,972 from the Ehlers-Danlos Society for the project entitled, &#8220;The Effects of Physical Therapy on Patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Drs. James Newman, Kidambi Sreenivas (Mechanical Engineering), and Craig Tanis (Computer Science and Engineering) have requested $535,125 from the University of Dayton Research Institute for the project entitled, &#8220;Hypersonic Vehicle Structure Critical Technology Gaps.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Drs. Mina Sartipi (CUIP) and Chandra Ward (Social, Cultural, and Justice Studies) have requested $120,000 from the Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority for the project entitled, &#8220;AI-Engine for Optimizing Integrated Service in Mixed Fleet Transit Operations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Drs. Mina Sartipi (CUIP), Yu Liang, Dalei Wu (Computer Science and Engineering), and Osama Osman (Civil and Chemical Engineering) have requested $1,893,168 from the Department of Energy for the project entitled, &#8220;Developing an Energy-Conscious Traffic Signal Control System for Optimized Fuel Consumption in Connected Vehicle Environments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Drs. 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The following UTC Faculty and Staff have attracted $465,484 in external grant and contract awards: Dr. Chris Cunningham (Psychology), in partnership with Dr. Mukta Panda at the UT College of Medicine &#8211; Chattanooga, has received $99,484 from the Yium Family Foundation for the project entitled, &#8220;Finding and sustaining motivation and a sense of meaning&hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/research-sponsored-programs\/2020\/06\/04\/may-2020-sponsored-program-activity\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1452,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14654],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-893","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-recent-awards-and-submissions","7":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>May 2020 Sponsored Program Activity - ORSP News &amp; Events Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"May 2020 Sponsored Program Activity - ORSP News &amp; Events Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Congratulations! 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