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JULY 2025 AWARDS AND PROPOSALS<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations! <\/em><\/strong>\u202f 
The following UTC Faculty and Staff have attracted <\/em>$2,647,843<\/em><\/strong> in external grant and contract awards:<\/em>\u202f <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Dr. Joey Shaw (Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science), in collaboration with Austin Peay State University (APSU), has requested and received $35,000 from the National Park Service for the project entitled, “2026 Natchez Trace Biology Survey.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Angela Dittmar\u00a0and Sarah Thompson\u00a0(Arts-Based Collaborative), in collaboration with\u00a0Chattanooga 2.0,\u00a0have\u00a0requested and\u00a0received $12,500 from\u00a0the City of Chattanooga\u00a0for the project entitled, “2025 UTC Arts-Based Collective Wolf Trap Teaching Artist Residencies.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Melissa Laseter, Maurice Green, and Michael Lewis\u00a0(Student\u00a0Support\u00a0Services) have\u00a0received $352,519 from the US Department of Education for the project entitled, “UTC Student Support Services Program 2025-2030.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Amber Roache (School of Nursing) has received $632,091 from the Health Resources and Services Administration for the project entitled, “Clinical-Academic Partnerships: Breaking Down Barriers to Care 2023-27.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Elizabeth O’Brien, Dr. Kevin Doyle, Dr. Alexandra Frank\u00a0(School of Professional Studies),\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Amy Doolittle, Dr. Bethany Womack (Social Work), and Dr.\u00a0Amanda Hardin\u00a0(School Psychology)\u00a0have\u00a0received $600,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration for the project entitled, “Behavioral Healthcare through Interprofessional Training (B-HIP).”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Linda Hill (School of Nursing) has received $17,567 from the Health Resources and Services Administration for the project entitled, “2020-27 HRSA Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Richard Walker (Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science) has received $5,000 from Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) for the project entitled, “The\u00a0Cicadian\u00a0Rhythm: Integrated Research\u00a0and\u00a0Education\u00a0to\u00a0Reveal\u00a0the\u00a0Cascading Effects\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0Rare\u00a0but\u00a0Massive\u00a0Terrestrial Resource\u00a0Pulse\u00a0in\u00a0Stream Ecosystem.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Rick Mukherjee\u00a0and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Sarah Chehade\u00a0(Quantum Center) have\u00a0received $16,708 from\u00a0a federal entity\u00a0for\u00a0a research project.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Austin Harris\u00a0and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Mina\u00a0Sartipi\u00a0(CUIP) have\u00a0received $150,000 from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development for the project entitled, “Enhancing Pedestrian Safety: AI-Integrated Traffic Signal Control and Dynamic Lighting.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Mina\u00a0Sartipi, Austin Harris, and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Huu Hoang Nguyen\u00a0(CUIP) have\u00a0received $350,000 from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development for the project entitled, “AI-Powered Collision Risk Assessment and Post-Crash Detection for Urban\u00a0Mobility.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Christopher\u00a0Frishcosy\u00a0(Civil and Chemical Engineering)\u00a0has received $26,731 from\u00a0the Tennessee Valley Authority\u00a0for the project entitled, “Meta-Analysis of Current and Emerging Beneficial Uses of Coal Combustion Products and Coal Combustion Residuals.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Rahul Bhosale (Civil and Chemical Engineering) has received $199,734 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “ERI: High-Temperature Thermochemical Energy Storage Using Doped Calcium\u00a0Manganites.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Xiunan\u00a0Wang (Mathematics) has received $249,993 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “LEAPS-MPS: Refining Inverse Methods and Advancing Hybrid Forecasting Approaches for Influenza Transmission Dynamics.”\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Good Luck!\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
    The following UTC faculty and staff members submitted proposals with the potential to generate $5,890,360<\/strong> in external funding, if awarded:<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • Dr. Ryan Zwart and Dr. Andrew Bailey (Health & Human Performance) have requested $4,000 from the Chattanooga Area Southern Offroad Bike Association (SORBA) for the project entitled, “2025 Economic and Socio-cultural Impact Study for SORBA Chattanooga.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Ryan Zwart\u00a0and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Andrew Bailey\u00a0(Health & Human Performance) have\u00a0requested $4,000 from the Chattanooga Area Southern Offroad Bike Association (SORBA) for the project entitled, “2025 Economic and Socio-cultural Impact Study for SORBA Chattanooga.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Azad Hossain (Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science) has requested $227,172 from the City of Chattanooga for the project entitled, “Evaluating the effects of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Friar Branch Creek Using Geospatial, Watershed, and Hydrodynamic Models with Emphasize on Channel Widening and Sediment Transport.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Murat\u00a0Barisik\u00a0(Mechanical\u00a0Engineering)\u00a0has requested $600,000 from the US Department of the\u00a0Army for\u00a0the project entitled, “Advanced Materials Manufacturing for Army Modernization.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Erkan\u00a0Kaplanoglu\u00a0(Engineering Management and\u00a0Technology)\u00a0has requested $7,536 from\u00a0EVBots, Inc. for the project entitled, “2025\u00a0EVBots\u00a0Testing Contract Proposal.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Kara Hamilton\u00a0and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Joel Harden\u00a0(Health & Human Performance) have\u00a0requested $15,000 from Fast Break Athletics for the project entitled, “2025-26 Fast Break Clients utilization of HHP Sports Lab (Phase 2).”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr. Rick\u00a0Dierenfeldt,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Courtney Crittenden,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Tammy Garland,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Katelyn Hancock\u00a0(Criminal Justice), and Shelley Kay\u00a0(Journey Health Foundation Research Center)\u00a0have\u00a0requested $159,995 from the Hamilton County Government for the project entitled, “2025 Subaward from Hamilton Co DOJ COSSUP Award.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Donald Reising\u00a0and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Joshua Tyler\u00a0(Electrical Engineering) have\u00a0requested $125,000 from Purdue University (PU) for the project entitled, “SCALE – Microelectronics Workforce Development Project for RAD Hard.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Mengjun\u00a0Xie (National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber\u00a0Defense)\u00a0has requested $132,755 from Purdue University Northwest (PNW) for the project entitled, “2025 CAE Community National Center (CNC) – Subaward from PNW.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Jennifer\u00a0Lynberg\u00a0(School of Education) has requested $86,000 from the Tennessee Department of Education for the project entitled, “2026 TN Governor’s School for Prospective Teachers.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Kimberly Wingate,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Allen Pratt, and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Stephanie Brennan\u00a0(School of Education) have\u00a0requested $969,265 from the Tennessee Department of Education for the project entitled, “UTC Teacher Apprenticeship Program.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Harry Van Buren (Management) has requested $79,195 from the University of Oslo for the project entitled, “What is the Purpose of Responsible Business?\u00a0Bringing Society to Stakeholder Theory (STAKES).”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Austin Harris (CUIP) has requested $124,551 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Collaborative Research: An Intelligent Coordinated Traffic System to Optimize Vehicle and Pedestrian Flows for Urban Events.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Luis Sanchez Diaz (Physics\u00a0and Astronomy) has requested $753,182 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “CAREER: Structure and Rheology of Passive and Active Silica-Protein Colloidal Systems.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Rahul Bhosale (Civil and Chemical Engineering) has requested $575,036 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “CAREER: Toward Solar Jet Fuel: Solar-Driven Isothermal Chemical Looping Reforming of CH4 Coupled with H2O\/CO2 Conversion for Syngas Production.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Thien Le (Mathematics) has requested $734,355 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “CAREER: Statistical Inference and Prediction in Network-Based Models of Complex Systems.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Tian Li (Physics\u00a0and Astronomy) has requested $530,063 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “CAREER: Deploying Encoded Quantum Repeaters and Cultivating the Quantum Workforce on a Commercial Metro-Scale Fiber Network Testbed.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Xiunan\u00a0Wang (Mathematics) has requested $467,262 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Modeling and Forecasting Cognitive Animal Foraging and Migrations.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Zihao Wang,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Yu Liang, and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Shaogang\u00a0Ren\u00a0(Computer Science and Engineering) has requested $299,993 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Collaborative Research: Adaptive, Risk-Aware Generative Imaging for Next-Generation Point-of-Care Biomedical Systems.”\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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