Grants & Contracts for March-June 2019
February 21, 2020
Research Foundation March-June 2019 New Project Funding Activations
STEPHANIE ADAMS, Dean of Engineering, Dissertation Institute; National Science Foundation, $99,087.00.
MUGE AKPINAR-ELCI, Community & Environmental Health, MICHELE KEKEH, Need Assessment Of Healthcare Workforce In Western Tidewater Region; Obici Health Care Foundation, $20,000.00.
THOMAS ALLEN, Political Sci & Geography, The Development Of High-Resolution Flood Depth Grids For Guidance In Building-Level Damage Assessments In Newport News And Hampton, VA For Iflows; VA Institute of Marine Science, $45,100.00.
NATHANIEL APATOV, Nursing, 2019 Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships; US Public Health Service (Health Resources And Services Administration- HRSA), $18,917.00.
BRENDAN BAYLOR, Art, The Orchid House: Transforming Climate Anxiety Through Art; VA Commission of The Arts, $2,250.00.
PETER BERNATH, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Infrared Absorption Cross Sections For Planetary Atmospheres; NASA, $486,085.00.
ALEXANDER BOCHDANSKY, Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Collaborative Research: Measuring Colonization And Rates Of Remineralization Of Organic Material In The Mesopelagic Zone Using In Situ Incubations And Single-Cell Interrogation; National Science Foundation, $364,838.00.
MARK BUTLER, Biological Sciences, Using Native, Herbivorous Crabs To Improve Coral Restoration And Recruitment (Fl); National Fish And Wild Life Foundation, $96,838.49.
PHOEBE CHAPPELL, Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Exploring A Pelagic N2 Fixation "Hotspot" Along The Mid-Atlantic Bight Continental Shelf; Jeffress Research Grants Program, $120,000.00.
NIKOS CHRISOCHOIDES,Computer Science; Next-Generation Imaging Filters And Mesh-Based Data Representation For Phrase-Space Calculations In Nuclear Femtography; Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA), $50,000.00.
ANDREW COLLINS, Eng Management & Systems Eng, BARRY EZEL, CHRISTOPHER LYNCH, Department of Defense's Modeling And Simulation Technology Readiness; Naval Air Warfare Center TSD, $60,000.00.
GREGORY CUTTER, Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, 2019 SF Bay Selenium Intercalibration; San Francisco Estuary Institute, $5,800.00.
JEAN DELAYEN, Physics, JSA Fellowship for Sanjini Wijethunga; Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (Jefferson Lab), $11,000.00.
SAIKOU DIALLO,VMASC, ROSS GORE, Navy International Program Office (NIPO) International Program Opportunity Engagement For Technology (IPoet); Camber Corporation, $85,135.92.
SAIKOU DIALLO, VMASC, Socom Interoperability; Kadsci, $45,000.00.
SAIKOU DIALLO, VMASC, CRAIG JORDAN, UNOS Organ Donor Model; United Network For Organ Sharing (UNOS), $150,000.00.
HANI ELSAYED-ALI, Electrical & Computer Eng, Proof-Of-Concept: Secondary Ion Emission From Multicharged Ion Surface Bombardment; MTEQ Manufacturing Services, $15,000.00.
BARRY EZELL, VMASC, System Of Systems Operational Analytics (SOSOA) ; Applied Research Associates, Inc., $28,522.00.
BARRY EZELL, VMASC, JEROME BRINKER, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare Lean And Six Sigma Green Belt Cohort Training Workshops; Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, $14,500.00.
BARRY EZELL, VMASC, JEROME BRINKER, The Port Of Virginia Lean And Six Sigma Green Belt Cohort Training Workshops; VA Port Authority, $12,000.00.
BARRY EZELL, VMASC, Risk And Decision Analytic Support To The Commonwealth Of Virginia; Virginia Department Of Emergency Management, $232,430.00.
LARRY FILER, Center For Enterprise Innovation/Business Gateway, Region 5 Economic Growth And Diversification Plan; Reinvent Hampton Roads, $60,000.00.
JOANNA GARNER, Center For Educ Partnership, Voyages And Discoveries: Cross-Generational Reflections On The Significance Of Space Exploration; VA Space Grant Consortium, $6,600.00.
ADRIAN GHEORGHE, Eng Management & Systems Eng, Space Critical Infrastructure: Towards A Policy For Alliance; North Atlantic Treaty Organization, $56,868.00.
DIPANKAR GHOSH, Mechanical & Aerospace Eng, SHIZHI QIAN, Quantitative Understanding Of The Role Of Dielectrophoretic Forces (Dep) In The Synthesis Of Ice-Templated Hierarchical, Directionally Porous Ceramics And Structure-Property Relationships; Jeffress Research Grants Program, $120,000.00.
DIPANKAR GHOSH, Mechanical & Aerospace Eng, Collaborative Research: Understanding The Role Of Directional Porosity In Transport And Mechanical Properties Of Hierarchical Sintered Metal Oxide Electrodes; National Science Foundation, $8,000.00.
DIPANKAR GHOSH, Mechanical & Aerospace Eng, Collaborative Research: Understanding The Role Of Directional Porosity In Transport And Mechanical Properties Of Hierarchical Sintered Metal Oxide Electrodes; National Science Foundation, $20,000.00.
TINA GUSTIN, Nursing, CAROLYN RUTLEDGE, Telemedicine Consulting; MITRE Corporation, $39,520.00.
HOLLY HANDLEY, Eng Management & Systems Eng, Development Of Architecture Framework For Data Analytics For Driving Simulator Studies; Volvo Technology Of America, $35,000.00.
ZHI JULIE HAO, Mechanical & Aerospace Eng, LERYN REYNOLDS, Eager: Non-Invasive Montoring Of Arterial Parameters Via Model-Based Analysis Of Arterial Pulse Signals Measured By A Microfluidic-Based Tactile Sensor; National Science Foundation, $199,935.00.
PATRICK HATCHER, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Collaborative Research: The Chemistry Of Lignin's Photochemical Transformation In The Environment: Implications For Global Carbon Cycling; National Science Foundation, $8,050.00.
ALVIN HOLDER,Chemistry & Biochemistry, DESH RANJAN, MARC Undergraduate Student Training In Academic Research Program At Old Dominion University; US Public Health Service (National Institutes Of Health-NIH), $331,950.00.
FANG HU, Mathematics & Statistics, TD- Fast (Time Domain Fast Acoustic Scattering Toolkit) Application And Enhancement; National Institute of Aerospace Associates, $65,580.00.
CHARLES HYDE,Physics, EIC Background Studies And The Impact On The IR And Detector Design; Brookhaven National Laboratory, $55,731.00.
VUKICA JOVANOVIC, Engineering Technology, MUJDE ERTEN-UNAL, GEORGE MCLEOD, CYNTHIA TOMOVIC, BALSA TERZIC, ODU Blast 2019 (Building Leaders For Advancing Science And Technology); VA Space Grant Consortium, $42,319.00.
SANDEEP KUMAR, Civil & Environmental Eng, Flash Hydrolysis Of Zivo's Proprietary Algae Feedstock For Fractionating Valuable Compounds; Zivo Bioscience, $20,000.00.
MURAT KUZLU,Engineering Technology, Development Of Intelligent Algorithms For Control Of Energy Resources And Loads To Enhance Energy Sustainability For The International Space Station; VA Space Grant Consortium, $10,000.00.
RAFAEL LANDAETA, Dean, Engineering, Engineering Early Advantage Program (EEAP) 2019; VA Space Grant Consortium, $11,000.00.
SELENA LAYDEN, Comm Disorders & Special Ed, Determining Needs And Experiences Of Board Certified Behavior Analysts Working In Public Schools In Virginia; VA Dept Of Education, $2,500.00.
YAOHANG LI, Computer Science, QCD Theory And Machine Learning For Global Analysis; Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA), $38,398.00.
ZHANPING LIU,Computation Modeling And Simulation Engineering, YUZHONG SHEN, Improving Analysis Of Large Multidimensional Data Through Parallel Processing And Explorative Visualization; Frontier Technology Inc., $11,895.43.
JINGDONG MAO, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Collaborative Research: Manganese (Iii) - Driven Carbon Oxidation At Oxic-Anoxic Interfaces; National Science Foundation, $57,999.00.
JAMELA MARTIN, Nursing, Building Capacity And Bridging Education Gaps: Expanding The Social Determinants Of Health And Food Insecurity Health Learning Hub; American Association Of Colleges Of Nursing, $3,900.00.
ROBERT MCNAB, Economics, Analytical And Strategic Support For An International Trade Plan For The Commonwealth Of Virginia; George Mason University, $31,000.00.
GON NAMKOONG, Electrical & Computer Eng, Research Experience Of Thermal Stability Of Perovskite Solar Cells Using Nano Particles/Polymer Composites; VA Space Grant Consortium, $10,000.00.
YIANNIS PAPELIS, VMASC, HELEN CROMPTON, VR Enable Learning System For Aviation Contextualized Knowledge And Skills; Newport News Public Schools, $149,856.00.
DIMITRIE POPESCU, Electrical & Computer Eng, LEE BELFORE, Development Of Spectrum Monitoring System For Standard And Non-Standard Based Wireless Protocols; WR Systems, Ltd, $44,070.00.
DIMITRIE POPESCU, Electrical & Computer Eng, LEE BELFORE, Development Of Spectrum Monitoring System For Standard And Non-Standard Based Wireless Protocols; WR Systems, Ltd, $11,015.00.
ERIN PURCELL, Chemistry & Biochemistry, CRAIG BAYSE, Mechanistic Investigations Of Host Defense Metallopeptide Interactions With Bacterial Cell Membranes; College Of William And Mary, $52,933.00.
PHILIP REED, Stem Ed/Prof Studies, VDOE Safety Training Workshops; VA Dept Of Education, $3,535.00.
STACIE RINGLEB, Mechanical & Aerospace Eng, Rugged Touchscreen Button With Positive Indication Feedback; VR Rehab, Inc., $42,266.00.
ROBERT ROBINSON, VMASC, Go Virginia-Virginia Cyber Alliance Local Matching Fund Use; City Of Suffolk, $50,000.00.
MARY SANDY, VA Space Grant Consortium, Virginia Space Grant Consortium 5th Year Extension; NASA, $714,400.00.
SACHIN SHETTY, Computation Modeling And Simulation Engineering, Towards Community Resilience Through Comprehensive Risk Assessment For Business Continuity; University Of Illinois (All Campuses), $116,472.00.
GYMAMA SLAUGHTER, Electrical & Computer Eng, Collaborative: A Mobile Smart Glucose Monitoring System; National Science Foundation, $330,000.00.
GYMAMA SLAUGHTER, Electrical & Computer Eng, A Non-Invasive And Cost-Effective Sputum Assay For Lung Cancer Screening; National Science Foundation, $319,739.00.
GYMAMA SLAUGHTER, Electrical & Computer Eng, Career: A Self-Powered Biosensing Microsystem: National Science Foundation, $195,401.00.
MICHAEL STACEY, Center For Bioelectrics, Utilization Of Bioprinting To Control Cell Behavior In The Treatment Of Sarcomas; Breeden-Adams Foundation, $10,000.00.
BALSA TERZIC, Physics, Career: Comprehensive Paradigm For Computation Of Radiation Spectra In Compton Sources; National Science Foundation, $100,000.00.
STEPHEN TONELSON, Comm Disorders & Special Ed, ROBERT GABLE, State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG3) - Year 2; VA Dept of Education, $453,008.00.
STEPHEN TONELSON, Comm Disorders & Special Ed, VDOE/VTSS Events; VA Dept Of Education, $104,336.97.
STEPHEN TONELSON, Comm Disorders & Special Ed, Advanced Tiers Program; VA Dept Of Education, $80,000.00.
TANCY VANDECAR-BURDIN, Social Science Research Center, Life In Hampton Roads Oversample; City Of Chesapeake, $3,968.00.
TANCY VANDECAR-BURDIN, Social Science Research Center; 2019 DBHDS Family Survey; City Of Virginia Beach, $43,887.00.
TANCY VANDECAR-BURDIN, Social Science Research Center, RANDY GAINEY, Boost'Em In The Back Seat; Eastern Virginia Medical School, $17,260.00.
TANCY VANDECAR-BURDIN, Social Science Research Center, Life In Hampton Roads Survey 2019; Old Dominion University, $20,000.00.
TANCY VANDECAR-BURDIN, Social Science Research Center, MHSIP & YSSF Mail Survey 2019 With Optional Telephone Follow-Ups; VA Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Services, $39,934.00.
TANCY VANDECAR-BURDIN, Social Science Research Center, VA Arts Fest Williamsburg Live Intercept Survey; Virginia Arts Festival, $7,500.00.
ERIC WALTERS,Biological Sciences, Collaborative Research: Evolution Of Cooperation In Social Woodpeckers; National Science Foundation, $82,077.00.
ERIC WEISEL, VMASC, Advanced Ship-Handling Simulators; D'Angelo Technologies LLC, $37,500.00.
RACHEL WHITE,Ed Found & Leadership, School District Leaders' Perceptions Of And Engagement In State Education Policymaking; Spencer Foundation, $47,072.00.
LYNN WILES, Nursing, JANICE HAWKINS, KAREN HIGGINS, JAMELA MARTIN, BETH TREMBLAY, Vet-PRN-Veterans Education And Training As Primary Care RNs; US Department Of Health & Human Services, $461,553.00.
CHUNSHENG XIN, Electrical & Computer Eng, TAMMI DICE, DYLAN WITTKOWER, Gencyber: Preparing Tomorrow's Heroes To Secure The Cyberspace; National Security Agency, $96,100.00.
YUESHENG XU, Mathematics & Statistics, Collaborative Research: Sparse Optimization In Large Scale Data Processing: A Multiscale Proximity Approach; National Science Foundation, $125,000.00.
JUITA WEI YUSUF, School Of Public Service, JOSHUA BEHR, MICHELLE COVI, Measure Community Stress-Support Disaster Resilience; University Of North Carolina (All Campuses), $24,619.00.