Congratulations!
The following UTC Faculty and Staff have attracted $901,710 in external grant and contract awards:
Laurie Allen (Southeast Center for Education) has requested and received $3,800 from the Smith Center for the Performing Arts for the project entitled, “Facilitation of Arts Integration Sessions.”
Sandra Cole (Center for Community Career Education) has requested and received $7,457 from the City of Chattanooga for the project entitled, “College Knowledge, Now! (CK Now!) 2019-20.”
Dr. Michelle Deardorff (Political Science and Public Service) has received $15,000 from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission for the project entitled, “2019-20 Washington Center internship program.”
Dr. Lucien Ellington and Jeffrey Melnik (School of Education) have requested and received $82,069 from the Association for Asian Studies, Inc. for the project entitled, “Education about Asia Journal 2020.”
Drs. June Hanks (Physical Therapy) and Ron Goulet (Mechanical Engineering) have requested and received $1,440 from the Tennessee Physical Therapy Association for the project entitled, “Validity and Reliability of a Pressure Interface Monitor.”
Dr. June Hanks (Physical Therapy) has received $8,660 from the Alliance of Women Philanthropists – Giving Circle for the project entitled, “UTC Collaborative Clinical Medical Laboratory.”
Tricia Henderson and Elizabeth O’Brien Oden (Student Affairs) have received $99,884 from the use and Mental Health Services for the project entitled, “UTC GLS Suicide Prevention Project.”
Drs. Abdelrahman Karrar and Abdul Ofoli (Electrical Engineering) have received $27,273 from the Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners for the project entitled, “TBAEE 2020 Electrical Engineering Interdisciplinary Design Project Proposal + FE Exam Fees.”
Catherine Kendall (Interior Design) has received $3,878 from the Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners for the project entitled, “2019 TBAEE NCIDQ Scholarships Freshman Packets and 3D Mapping Grant Proposal.”
Dr. David Levine (Physical Therapy) has requested and received $5,000 from Thrive Tape, Inc. for the project entitled, “The Effect of Thrive Tape on Shoulder Pain and Function in Patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.”
Dr. Stephen Mandravelis (Art) has requested and received $1,786 from Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide for the project entitled, “Access to Avenues of Art: Mapping the Cultivation of Rural Art Markets through the American Agriculturist 1850-1880.”
Drs. Hong Qin and Dalei Wu (National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense) have received $617,729 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Collaborative Research: SFS Program: Strengthening the National Cyber Security Workforce.”
Dr. Jill Shelton (Psychology) has received $1,340 from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology for the project entitled, “Those Who Teach, Can Do: Development of Professional Skills through Undergraduate Teaching Experience.”
Drs. Nurhidajat Sisworahardjo and Abdul Ofoli (Electrical Engineering) have requested and received $16,394 from Robert Gonyea for the project entitled, “Initial Prototype of 200 Watts Wireless Power Transfer.”
Perry Storey (Challenger Center) has received $10,000 from the Alliance of Women Philanthropists – Giving Circle for the project entitled, “Bringing the World and More to Teachers and Students in the Tennessee Valley.”
Good Luck!
The following UTC faculty and staff members submitted proposals for the potential to generate over $8,965,913 in external funding, if awarded:
Dr. Christopher Cunningham (Psychology), in partnership with the UT College of Medicine-Chattanooga, has requested $96,984 from the Yim Foundation for the project entitled, “Finding and sustaining motivation and a sense of meaning in medicine.”
Drs. Louie Elliott (Mechanical Engineering), Dawn Ford (Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science) Stephanie Philipp (School of Education), Cecelia Wigal (Mechanical Engineering), and Sherry Marlow Ormsby (OPEIR) have requested $192,216 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Research Initiation: A Study on the Impact of Transformative Technologies in Directed Interventions to Increase Gender Equality in STEM Fields.”
Drs. Ralph Hood, Christopher Silver (LEAD) and Matthew Durham (Psychology) have requested $414,769 from the Universitat Bielefeld for the project entitled, “Faith Development Longitudinal Study Part Three.”
Dr. Hamdy Ibrahim (Mechanical Engineering) has requested $5,000 from Oak Ridge Associated Universities for the project entitled, “Surface treatments of biodegradable metals towards patient-specific bone implant applications.”
Dr. Hamdy Ibrahim (Mechanical Engineering) has requested $50,000 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “I-Corps: Treating Bone Trauma Using ResorbFix.”
Drs. Hamdy Ibrahim, Louie Elliott, Trevor Elliott, Mohammad Mahtabi (Mechanical Engineering), Soubantik Palchoudhury, Michael Danquah (Civil and Chemical Engineering), and Eleni Panagiotou (Mathematics) have requested $261,500 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “MRI: Acquisition of a customized metal additive manufacturing system for multidisciplinary research activities.”
Dr. Abdelrahman Karrar (Electrical Engineering) has requested $1,068 from the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association for the project entitled, “2020 Lab Demonstrations for Tennessee Valley Public Power Association, Inc.”
Drs. Jisook Kim, Titus Albu, John Lee, Jared Pienkos, Wang Yong Yang (Chemistry and Physics), Michael Danquah (Civil and Chemical Engineering), David Giles (Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science), and Hong Qin (Computer Science and Engineering) have requested $398,345 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “MRI: Acquisition of a High Resolution Accurate Mass QTOF LC-Mass Spectrometer for UTC and the Chattanooga Region.”
Melissa Laseter (Student Support Services) has requested $284,746 from the U.S. Department of Education for the project entitled, “UTC Student Support Services Program.”
Tara Mathis (Minority Affairs) and Linda Hinkle (Veteran Student Services) have requested $136,778 from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission for the project entitled, “UTC Veteran Reconnect.”
Dr. Deborah McAllister (School of Education) has requested $4,000 from the Vanderbilt University for the project entitled, “Elementary and Middle Grades STEM.”
Charles Mix (IGT Lab) has requested $105,828 from the Lyndhurst Foundation for the project entitled, “IGTLab Conservation GIS Support Grant.”
Dr. Eleni Panagiotou (Mathematics) has requested $7,128 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “AI Institute: Planning: Artificial Intelligence for Chemical Synthesis (AICS).”
Dr. Eleni Panagiotou (Mathematics) has requested $5,000 from the Oak Ridge Associated Universities for the project entitled, “Topological Field Theory and Simulations.”
Dr. Brooke Persons (Social, Cultural, and Justice Studies) has requested $1,991 from WTCI – TV for the project entitled, “A Phase I Archaeological Survey of Approximately 2 Acres on Signal Mountain in Hamilton County, Tennessee.”
Dr. Christina Policastro and Karen McGuffee (Social, Cultural, and Justice Studies) have requested $41,320 from the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence for the project entitled, “2020 Tommy Burks Victims Assistance Academy.”
Drs. Vahid Rasouli Disfani and Abdul Ofoli (Electrical Engineering) have requested $4,952 from the Electric Power Research Institute for the project entitled, “Deep AI Based Energy Management System.”
Drs. Mina Sartipi (CUIP), Farah Kandah, Dalei Wu (Computer Science and Engineering), Reinhold Mann (Vice Chancellor for Research), Donald Reising (Electrical Engineering) and Austin Harris (CUI) have requested $1,247,090 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “CCRI: Medium: Collaborative Research: A Sandbox for Fostering Smart City Development.”
Drs. Mina Sartipi (CUIP), Elizabeth Crawford (Learning and Leadership), Jennifer Ellis (School of Education), Cuilan Gao (Mathematics), Charles Mix (IGT Lab), David Rausch (Learning and Leadership), Kidambi Sreenivas (Mechanical Engineering), Chandra Ward (Social, Cultural, and Justice Studies), and Dalei Wu (Computer Science and Engineering) have requested $2,961,874 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “NRT-HDR: Data in GigCity: A Unified and Comprehensive Platform for Education and Research on Data Science and Engineering to Improve Accessibility in an Urban Environment.”
Dr. Mina Sartipi (CUIP) has requested $46,717 from the City of Chattanooga for the project entitled, “Hamilton County Accident Prediction Project.”
Dr. Mina Sartipi (CUIP) has requested $46,717 from the City of Chattanooga for the project entitled, “Pedestrian Tracking.”
Dr. Mina Sartipi (CUIP), Nyssa Hunt (IGT Lab), Drs. Yu Liang, Dalei Wu (Computer Science and Engineering), Reinhold Mann, and Charles Mix (IGT Lab) have requested $471,022 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “From Smart City to Smart Region: An Integrative AI-Enabled Approach to Optimize Mobility Planning, Economic Development, and Environmental Sustainability.”
Dr. Zachary Simoni (Social, Cultural, and Justice Studies) has requested $400 from the St. Luke’s United Methodist Church for the project entitled, “Assessment of the “Loans to Neighbors” Program.”
Drs. Anthony Skjellum (SimCenter) and Farah Kandah (Computer Science and Engineering) and Bailey Kirby (SimCenter) have requested $249,713 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “CC* CRIA: Planning a Regional Research Network Infrastructure for Central Tennessee.”
Drs. Anthony Skjellum (SimCenter), Farah Kandah, Craig Tanis (Computer Science and Engineering), Francesca Leasi (Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science), and Mina Sartipi (CUIP) have requested $1,930,755 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “MRI: Acquisition of a High-Performance, Machine-Learning-Centric Cluster for Cross-Disciplinary Scientific Inquiry.”