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

Congratulations! <\/em><\/strong> 
The following UTC Faculty and Staff have attracted $2,562,367 <\/strong>in external grant and contract awards:<\/em> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Dr. Ryan\u00a0Zwart and Dr. Andrew Bailey (Health & Human Performance) have\u00a0received $4,000 from\u00a0the\u00a0Chattanooga Area Southern Offroad Bike Association (SORBA) for\u00a0the project entitled, “2025 Economic and Socio-cultural Impact Study for SORBA Chattanooga.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Mina\u202fSartipi\u00a0and Austin Harris\u00a0(CUIP), in collaboration with the City of Chattanooga,\u00a0have\u202freceived $322,222 from\u202fthe\u202fUS Department of Transportation\u00a0for\u202fthe project entitled, “A Nationally Scalable C-V2X Pilot Deployment: Advancing Interoperable Connectivity for Improving Safety and Operations in the City of Chattanooga.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Murat\u202fBarisik\u00a0and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Reetesh\u00a0Ranjan\u00a0(Mechanical\u00a0Engineering) have\u202freceived $188,410 from\u202fthe\u202fUS Department of Energy for\u202fthe project entitled, “First principles multiphase modeling of mesoscale gas transport in porous reactive systems.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Erkan\u202fKaplanoglu\u00a0(Engineering Management and Technology) has\u202freceived $7,536 from\u202fEVBots, Inc. for\u202fthe project entitled, “2025\u00a0EVBots\u00a0Testing Contract Proposal.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Kara\u202fHamilton\u00a0and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Joel Harden\u00a0(Health & Human Performance) have\u202freceived $15,000 from\u00a0Fast Break Athletics for\u202fthe project entitled, “2025-26 Fast Break Clients utilization of HHP Sports Lab (Phase 2).”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Linda\u202fHill (School of Nursing) has\u202freceived $401 from\u202fthe\u202fHealth Resources and Services Administration for\u202fthe project entitled, “2020-27 HRSA Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Brooke\u202fEpperson, Tessa Mullinax-Baker, Rosebelle Peters, Maggie Duckworth,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Jenny Holcombe, and\u00a0Michelle\u00a0Rosano\u00a0(School of Nursing) have\u202freceived $388,441 from\u202fthe\u202fHealth Resources and Services Administration for\u202fthe project entitled, “AHEAD-RN.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr. Dutch\u202fFayard (Accounting) has\u202frequested and\u00a0received $2,000 from\u202fthe\u202fInstitute of Management Accountants (IMA) for\u202fthe project entitled, “2025 IMA Memorial Education Fund grant.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Ruth\u202fWalker\u00a0and Taylor Claxton\u00a0(Psychology)\u00a0have\u202freceived $850 from\u00a0Psi Chi, International Honor Society in Psychology for\u202fthe project entitled, “2024-25 Summer Mamie Phipps Clark Diversity Research Grant from Psi Chi.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Andrew\u202fBailey (Health & Human Performance) has\u202frequested and\u00a0received $4,350 from\u00a0Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center for\u202fthe project entitled, “Reflection Riding & Arboretum Economic Contribution Analysis.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Jennifer\u202fLynberg\u00a0(School of Education) has\u202freceived $86,000 from\u202fthe\u202fTennessee Department of Education for\u202fthe project entitled, “2026 TN Governor’s School for Prospective Teachers.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Harry\u202fVan Buren (Management), in collaboration with the University of Oslo,\u00a0has\u202freceived $86,730 from\u202fthe\u202fResearch Council of Norway\u00a0for\u202fthe project entitled, “What is the Purpose of Responsible Business? Bringing Society to Stakeholder Theory (STAKES).”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Mina\u202fSartipi\u00a0(CUIP), Dr. Tian Li (Physics and Astronomy),\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Rick Mukherjee\u00a0(Quantum Center), and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Donald Reising (Electrical Engineering)\u00a0have\u202freceived $1,326,261 from\u202fthe\u202fNational Science Foundation for\u202fthe project entitled, “Advanced Cybersecurity for Power Distribution Infrastructure.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Raga\u202fAhmed, Dr. Sharief\u00a0Babikir, Dr. Abdelrahman Karrar, Dr. Abdul\u00a0Ofoli, Dr.\u00a0Nurhidajat\u00a0Sisworahardjo\u00a0(Electrical Engineering),\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Mbakisya\u00a0Onyango, Dr.\u00a0Jejal\u00a0Reddy Bathi, Dr. Weidong Wu\u00a0(Civil and Chemical Engineering),\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Stephanie Philipp\u00a0(School of Education),\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Wolday\u00a0Abrha, Dr.\u00a0Gokhan Erdemir,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Erkan\u00a0Kaplanoglu\u00a0(Engineering Management and Technology), and\u00a0Mengjun\u00a0Xie\u00a0(Computer Science and Engineering)\u00a0have\u202freceived $99,000 from\u202fthe\u202fNational Science Foundation for\u202fthe project entitled, “Noyce RESS-Research Experiences in Microelectronics and Artificial Intelligence: A Path for Recruiting, Retaining and Empowering STEM Teachers in Urban and Rural Schools in Hamilton County, TN and Beyond.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr.\u00a0Deborah\u202fMcAllister\u00a0and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Jennifer\u00a0Lynberg\u00a0(School of Education), in collaboration with Vanderbilt University (Vandy),\u00a0have\u202freceived $31,166 from\u00a0the\u00a0National Aeronautics and Space Administration\u00a0for\u202fthe project entitled, “STEM Topics for Pre-service Teachers.”\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Good Luck!<\/em><\/strong> 
    The following UTC faculty and staff members submitted proposals for the potential to generate over $7,555,385 <\/strong>in external funding, if awarded:<\/em> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • Dr. Jannatul Ferdoush (Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science) and Satyajit David (Chemistry) have requested $199,882 from the American Heart Association for the project entitled, “AHA AIREA: Elucidation of the expression of TATA box-binding protein-associated factor 2 in eukaryotic cells.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Sarah Chehade (Quantum Center) has requested $75,000 from the American Mathematical Society for the project entitled, “Mathematical foundations of quantum computing.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Charles Mix, Nyssa Hunt, and Laura Lee\u00a0(Center for Applied Geospatial Data Science) have\u00a0requested $34,999 from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) for the project entitled, “Appalachian Trail Landscape Partnership RFP:\u00a0\u00a0 Conservation Project Portfolio Tool Development: A GIS\/web-based intake, review, approval, tracking, and sharing tool.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Ryan Zwart,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Andrew Bailey, and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Eric\u00a0Hungenberg\u00a0(Health & Human Performance) have\u00a0requested $20,011 from the Chattanooga Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc. for the project entitled, “2025-26 Chattanooga Tourism Company – UTC Health and Human Performance Visitation Research.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Charles Mix (Center for Applied Geospatial Data Science) has requested $7,500 from the Chattanooga Area Southern Offroad Bike Association (SORBA) for the project entitled, “SORBA Chattanooga Mountain Biking Trail Guide Cartography.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Mina\u00a0Sartipi, Austin Harris,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Seyedmehdi\u00a0Khaleghian\u00a0(CUIP),\u00a0and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Vahid\u00a0Disfani\u00a0(Electrical Engineering)\u00a0have\u00a0requested $502,798 from the City of Chattanooga for the project entitled, “An End-to-End Decision Support System for Integrated Transportation System and Smart Grid Management.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Mina\u00a0Sartipi, Austin Harris,\u00a0Seyedmehdi\u00a0Khaleghian, and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Huu Hoang Nguyen\u00a0(CUIP) have\u00a0requested $18,002 from the US Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “End-to-End Data Architecture and Analytics Pipeline for Safe and Adaptive Autonomous Vehicles.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Andrew Van Slyke,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Morgan Smith, and Hunter Whitehead\u00a0(Sociology,\u00a0Anthropology,\u00a0and\u00a0Geography)\u00a0have\u00a0requested $7,499 from the Institute of Nautical Archeology for the project entitled, “Columbus’ Caravels: Subsurface Testing of the Fisherman’s Beach Ballast Pile in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Charles Mix\u00a0and Nyssa Hunt\u00a0(Center for Applied Geospatial Data Science) have\u00a0requested $10,741 from the Lula Lake Land Trust for the project entitled, “Lula Lake Land Trust Conservation Priority Modeling.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Donald Reising\u00a0and Dr. Joshua Tyler\u00a0(Electrical Engineering)\u00a0have\u00a0requested $1,197,539 from\u00a0SRI\u00a0International for the project entitled, “AUTOGRAD.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Donald Reising\u00a0and Dr. Joshua Tyler\u00a0(Electrical Engineering)\u00a0have\u00a0requested $736,137 from\u00a0SRI\u00a0International for the project entitled, “2025 IARPA End-Gen-TA2.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Kristina Wick\u00a0and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Meagan Oslund\u00a0(School of Nursing) have\u00a0requested $64,444 from the Tennessee Department of Health for the project entitled, “Connecting Community Partners: Breaking Down Barriers to Heart Health.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Richard Walker (Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science) has requested $1,800 from\u00a0Trout\u00a0Unlimited for the project entitled, “Evaluating the Use and Benefits of Periodical Cicada Resource Pulses for Freshwater Fishes.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Reetesh\u00a0Ranjan (Mechanical\u00a0Engineering), in collaboration with the University of Alabama, Huntsville (UAH),\u00a0has requested $31,727 from\u00a0Titomic\u00a0for the project entitled, “Computational and Experimental Development of a High-Speed Cold Spray Gun Prototype.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Aruna\u00a0Ranhotige\u00a0(Computer Science and Engineering) has requested $350,230 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Collaborative Research: CSR: Hardware-Firmware Co-Verification of Embedded Systems.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Aruna\u00a0Ranhotige\u00a0(Computer Science and Engineering) has requested $350,000 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Collaborative Research: SaTC 2.0: RES: Security Validation of Trusted Architectures for Confidential Computing Co-Verification for Resource-Constrained Systems.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Fatma\u00a0Ayca\u00a0Cetinkaya (Mathematics) has requested $525,102 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Reconstruction on Quantum Graphs from Finite Measurements: Stars, Trees, and Cyclic\u00a0Networks.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Gokhan Erdemir, Dr. Erkan\u00a0Kaplanoglu,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Serkan Varol\u00a0(Engineering\u202fManagement and Technology),\u00a0Dr. Yu Liang (Computer Science and Engineering),\u00a0and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Victoria Bryan\u00a0(Academic Affairs)\u00a0have\u00a0requested $973,719 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “CER: Development of Bloom-Driven Collaborative AI and Robotics Programming Environments for Undergraduate Computing Education.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Khalid Tantawi\u00a0(Engineering\u202fManagement and Technology)\u00a0and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Lynette Carlson\u00a0(Health and Human Performance)\u00a0have\u00a0requested $225,000 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Development of an Energy Storage Certification Program for the Northern Illinois Region.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Shahnewaz\u00a0Karim Sakib (Computer Science and Engineering) has requested $199,955 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Collaborative Research: III: Trustworthy Human-Machine\u00a0Teaming: Integration\u00a0of Large Language Model.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Shahnewaz\u00a0Karim Sakib\u00a0and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Mengjun\u00a0Xie\u00a0(Computer Science and Engineering)\u00a0have\u00a0requested $360,000 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled,\u00a0“Collaborative Research: SaTC 2.0: RES: Fairness-Preserving Machine Unlearning in Federated Learning: Mitigating Bias in Minority Data Removal.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Shahnewaz\u00a0Karim Sakib (Computer Science and Engineering) has requested $199,975 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “ERI: PAEON: A Framework for Privacy-Aware Explanations in Distributed Sensing Networks.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Venkateswara Kode (Civil and Chemical\u00a0Engineering)\u00a0has requested $199,516 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “ERI: Renewable Water Harvesting Using Tunable Solid Bio-Desiccants for Low-Energy Regeneration.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Yu Liang, Dr. Dalei Wu,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Yukun\u00a0Yuan (Computer Science and Engineering),\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Gokhan Erdemir,\u00a0and\u00a0Dr. Erkan\u00a0Kaplanoglu\u00a0(Engineering Management and Technology)\u00a0have\u00a0requested $1,179,059 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “SCH: Smart Stride Aid: An Adaptive Multi-DOF Ankle Prosthesis Powered by LLM-Informed\u00a0Reinforcement Learning\u00a0for Robust Fall Prevention in Complex Terrains.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Dalei Wu (Computer Science and Engineering) has requested $60,000 from the US Department of Agriculture for the project entitled, “Real-Time Adaptive\u00a0Aptasensing\u00a0of Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens.”\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr.\u00a0Kristina Wick (School of Nursing), in\u00a0collaboration with Vanderbilt University,\u00a0has requested $24,750 for the project entitled, “Evaluating the TN Dementia ECHO Program to Enhance Community-Based Dementia Care Delivery.”\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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