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

Congratulations!<\/em><\/strong>
The following UTC Faculty and Staff have attracted $1,223,575<\/strong> in external grant and contract awards:<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Dr. Belinda Lee (Center for Community Career Education) has received $339,217 from the US Department of Education for the project entitled, “University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Upward Bound Program.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Karen Vann (Center for Community Career Education) has received $288,470 from the US Department of Education for the project entitled, “UTC Talent Search.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr. Keith Bridges (Center for Community Career Education) has received $325,656 from the US Department of Education for the project entitled, “Southern Appalachian Educational Opportunity Center (SAEOC).”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr. Keith Bridges (Center for Community Career Education) has received $241,332 from the US Department of Education for the project entitled, “Northwest Georgia Educational Opportunity Center (NWGEOC).”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Sybil Baker (English) has received $2,000 from South Arts for the project entitled, “Stove Works Meacham Fellow Visiting Writer Residency.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Carolyn Runyon and Molly Copeland (Library) have received $1,900 from the Tennessee State Library and Archives for the project entitled, “United Hosiery Mills Records Digitization Project.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr. Caitlin Crews-Stowe (Health & Human Performance) and Dr. David Levine (Physical Therapy) have received $25,000 from Weldon F. Osborne Foundation Inc. for the project entitled, “From Bench to Bedside to Community: Enhancing Microbiologic Identification Capacity.”<\/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 $1,912,601 <\/strong>in external funding, if awarded:<\/em> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • Charles Mix, Nyssa Hunt, and Laura Lee (Center for Applied Geospatial Data Science (CAGDS)) have requested $37,931 from Austin Peay State University (APSU) for the project entitled, “Research and Development of Southeastern Grasslands Institute Southeast Native Seed Network Hub & GIS Web Tools – Austin Peay’s Southeastern Grasslands Institute (NFWF Prime).”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr. Tian Li (Physics and Astronomy) has requested $249,223 from DENSO International America, Inc for the project entitled, “DV-CV Hybrid Quantum LiDAR Using Fock-Like Twin Beams.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr. Caitlin Crews-Stowe (Health & Human Performance), Dr. David Giles (Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science), and Dr. David Levine (Physical Therapy) have requested $44,715 from Sodexo for the project entitled, “Quantifying the Clean: A Comparative Analysis of Microbial Burden in Full Service EVS and Standard Hospitals.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Charles Mix and Nyssa Hunt (Center for Applied Geospatial Data Science) have requested $79,556 from South Central Tennessee Development District for the project entitled, “Developing a GIS Conservation Priority Model of the Duck River Watershed Planning Partnership.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr. Mina Sartipi and Dr. Huu Hoang Nguyen (CUIP) have requested $270,000 from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development for the project entitled, “LinkedEyes: AI-Powered Multi-Target Multi-Camera Tracking with Infrastructure Communication.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Austin Harris, Yasir Hassan, Dr. Mina Sartipi (CUIP), and Dr. Mohamed Fadul (Computer Science and Engineering) have requested $20,000 from the University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) for the project entitled, “Network-V2X Enabled Cloud-Based Digital Twin.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr. Huu Hoang Nguyen and Dr. Mina Sartipi (CUIP) have requested $20,000 from the University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) for the project entitled, “iCityGuardian – Human-Interactive Multi-Camera Tracking for Smart Cities.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr. Brian Choi (Mathematics) has requested $137,980 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Continuum limits and rigorous numerics for dispersive waves with memory.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr. Deborah McAllister, Dr. Jason Gordon, Dr. Jennifer Lynberg (School of Education), and Dr. Aniekan Ebiefung (Mathematics) have requested $25,000 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Graduate Yearlong Experience and Residency for Acquiring STEM Teaching Competencies.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr. Lakmali Weerasena (Mathematics), Dr. Damitha Bandara (Business), Dr. Joey Shaw (Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science), and Nyssa Hunt (Center for Applied Geospatial Data Science) have requested $737,781 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, \u201cMathematical and Learning-Based Frameworks for Enhancing Ecological Resilience in Invasive Plant Management.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr. Lingju Kong (Mathematics) has requested $271,880 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Collaborative Research: Stochastic Modeling in Theme Parks: Enhancing Visitor Experience through Applied Mathematics.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dr. James Burgess and Dr. Keenan Dungey (Chemistry) have requested $18,535 from Volkswagen Group of America for the project entitled, “Arbor Battery anode materials analysis.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      NOVEMBER 2025 AWARDS AND PROPOSALS Congratulations!The following UTC Faculty and Staff have attracted $1,223,575 in external grant and contract awards: Good Luck! The following UTC faculty and staff members submitted proposals for the potential to generate over $1,912,601 in external funding, if awarded: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2050,"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":[112,7308,14666,4960],"class_list":{"0":"post-1611","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-recent-awards-and-submissions","7":"tag-awards","8":"tag-grants","9":"tag-orsp","10":"tag-research","11":"entry"},"yoast_head":"\nNovember 2025 Sponsored Program Activity - 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