Congratulations!
The following UTC Faculty and Staff have attracted $3,016,507 in external grant and contract awards:
Dr. Jose Barbosa (Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science), Dr. Sandra Affare (Engineering Management and Technology), Dr. Melissa Powell (Health and Human Performance), and Dr. Angelique Ramnarine (Mathematics) have received $100,000 from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture for the project titled, “Agriculture and Nutrition for Girls while Encouraging Leadership & STEM-Enrichment (ANGELS).”
Jamie Booth (International Education) has requested and received $6,500 from the University Studies Abroad Consortium for the project entitled, “USAC Ambassador Program.”
Twyler Boykin (Center for Community Career Education) has received $297,601 from the U.S. Department of Education for the project entitled, “University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Upward Bound Math & Science.”
Dr. Keith Bridges (Center for Community Career Education) has received $232,050 from the U.S. Department of Education for the project entitled, “Northwest Georgia Educational Opportunity Center NWGEOC.”
Dr. Keith Bridges (Center for Community Career Education) has received $313,131 from the U.S. Department of Education for the project entitled, “Southern Appalachian Educational Opportunity Center (SAEOC).”
Dr. Ethan Carver (The Graduate School), in collaboration with faculty mentors Dr. Jennifer Boyd and Dr. Loren Hayes (Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science), have received $92,000 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Award.”
Dr. Lucien Ellington (School of Education) has requested and received $2,500 from The Jack Miller Center for Teaching America’s Founding Principles and History for the project entitled, “2022 Constitution Day Lecture.”
Dr. Dawn Ford and Emma Sampson (Health & Human Performance), in collaboration with the City of Chattanooga, have received $14,061 from the Office of Minority Health for the project entitled, “UTC MPH Program Support of City of Chattanooga’s CARE Coalition.”
Cindy Hornsby (Children’s Center), in collaboration with the TN Department of Human Services, has requested and received $141,246 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the project entitled, “Child Care Stabilization Funds – Battle Academy.”
Cindy Hornsby (Children’s Center) in collaboration with the TN Department of Human Services, has requested and received $215,206 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the project entitled, “Child Care Stabilization Funds – Brown Academy.”
Dr. Hunter Huckabay, Shamira Freeman, Elizabeth Eaves, Michelle Oliver, Keith Mayes (Center for Community Career Education), and Dr. Sarah Sandefur (School of Education) have received $749,776 from the U.S. Department of Education for the project entitled, “UTC GEAR UP Project.”
Melissa Laseter (Center for Community Career Education) has received $338,961 from the U.S. Department of Education for the project entitled, “UTC Student Support Services Program.”
Dr. Brooke Persons (Social, Cultural, and Justice Studies) has requested and received $20,452 from the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority for the project entitled, “Feeder 7E Underground Archaeological Monitoring Project in Cruz Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.”
Dr. Brooke Persons (Social, Cultural, and Justice Studies), in collaboration with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, has received $133,148 from the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority for the project entitled, “Feeder 7E Underground Archaeological Monitoring Project in Cruz Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.”
Dr. Joey Shaw (Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science) has received $26,500 from the Association of Southeastern Biologists for the project entitled, “Wildflower Pilgrimage Graduate Assistant.”
Dr. Tony Skjellum (SimCenter), in collaboration with Boston University, has received $16,000 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Intelligent Communication Fabrics to Facilitate Extreme Scale Computing.”
Dr. Tony Skjellum (SimCenter) has received $40,000 from the Sandia National Lab for the project entitled, “ATSE Spack.”
Karen Vann (Center for Community Career Education) has received $277,375 from the U.S. Department of Education for the project entitled, “UTC Talent Search.”
Good Luck!
The following UTC faculty and staff members submitted proposals for the potential to generate over $2,337,606 in external funding, if awarded:
Dr. Jejal Reddy Bathi (Civil and Chemical Engineering) has requested $12,500 from the City of Chattanooga for the project entitled, “Black Creek Stormwater Capture & Reuse.”
Jennifer Ellis (School of Education) has requested $131,307 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Extension of NSF Program Director Assignment 2022-23.”
Dr. Hamdy Ibrahim (Mechanical Engineering) and Dr. Stephanie Philipp (School of Education) have requested $524,289 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “CAREER: Degradation control of coated magnesium toward patient-specific biomedical implants.”
Dr. Francesca Leasi (Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science) has requested $657,016 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “The Evolution of Salinity Tolerance in Monogonont Rotifers.”
Donald Reising (Electrical Engineering) has submitted a preliminary proposal to the U.S. Department of Energy for the project entitled, “Heisenberg-limited sensing across quantum networks.”
Dr. Mina Sartipi (CUIP), Dr. Osama Osman (Civil and Chemical Engineering), and the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, have requested $209,997 from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Center for Transformative Mobility and Traffic Management.”
Dr. Mina Sartipi (CUIP), Dr. Donald Reising (Electrical Engineering), and Dr. Osama Osman (Civil and Chemical Engineering), in collaboration with Texas Tech University, have requested $319,999 from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Center on Automated Roads Inclusive of All Road Users: Unifying Infrastructure-Based Sensors.”
Dr. Mina Sartipi (CUIP), Dr. Osama Osman (Civil and Chemical Engineering), and Dr. Vahid Disfani (Electrical Engineering), in collaboration with Vanderbilt University, have requested $350,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “National Mobility Accelerator.”
Dr. Serkan Varol, Dr. Erkan Kaplanoglu, Dr. Seong Dae Kim, and Dr. Ahad Nasab (Engineering Management and Technology) have requested $82,498 from The Hearst Foundation, Inc. for the project entitled, “Engineering Management and Technology (EMT) Scholar Program.”
Dr. Kimberly Wingate (School of Education), has requested $50,000 from the TN Department of Education for the project entitled, “UTC Teacher Apprenticeship Program (UTC TAP).”