Colleagues,
Welcome to the last edition of the 2019-20 Research Newsletter.
In these last few weeks we experienced the bittersweet moment of celebrating the graduation of our students, and the end of a unique semester in the careers of all of us who serve at S&T.
EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS
While the world around us was changing, the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research continued to serve our faculty and our research, albeit in changed ways as well. We organized and ran a number of events, all through Zoom. Attendance of these was the best we ever had, which leads me to conclude that in the future we will offer our workshops and other events face-to-face, while also streaming.
Some of the events below were also mentioned in our last newsletter. Since most of these events were recorded and can be viewed on our web site we have added this information below.
In summary:
- We held three “Research Continuity” meetings. The goal was to have a conversation with our faculty about how our office will operate during the pandemic, the status of our research laboratories, graduate students, recruiting, etc. The meetings were held on April 3, April 17, and May 1. The next one is organized for June 4. The two April meetings can be viewed at our web page at: https://sponsoredprograms.mst.edu/covid-19/ under the respective dates.
- We continued to host “We Dig Research!” and the last event of the semester on March 24 was the most successful one with 12 presenters and more than 60 virtual participants. I am always amazed by the diversity and excellence of the research at S&T. I encourage all of you to participate in future events as a presenter and attendee. Our next event is anticipated to be held in September 2020.
- We also organized two workshops to inform our faculty about research opportunities. We opened the workshops to our graduate students, too, and had robust participation from them.
- The first workshop, held on April 5, consisted of two parts: during the first one, led by Maria Shaub, we discussed Federal funding opportunities for faculty at the beginning of their career. During the second part, led by Summer Young, we discussed how to approach proposal writing as a project management task. The workshop can be seen at https://sponsoredprograms.mst.edu/research-information/
- The second workshop, held on May 22, was organized and led by Dr. Nancy Stone. A panel of four S&T faculty (Drs. Beetner, Bristow, Moats, and O’Malley), John Woodson, our Interim Director of Technology Transfer and Economic Development, and two industry representatives, Dr. Yalamachili, Director of Corporate Quality for Gerdau Long Steel North America, and Mr. Pennell, Chief Metallurgist at Nucor-Yamato Steel Company, a division of Nucor Corporation, discussed how universities can work with industry. I found the information shared by the panelists to be extremely useful. Working with industry on R&D has its own challenges and benefits, and, if you were not able to attend, I encourage you to see the recorded event here: https://sponsoredprograms.mst.edu/research-information/
The biggest event of the past two months was the “Virtual Zoom Research Retreat.” As you all remember we had announced a Research Retreat for March 19. While our strategic plan has as one of its goals the doubling of S&T research expenditures by 2024-25 it does not provide a vision or path to achieve this goal. To start answering the question of how to reach our research goals we began organizing the March Research Retreat. The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to postpone the retreat, and we organized it again as a Zoom retreat on May 17. The “Virtual Zoom Research Retreat (VIZORR)” invited 32 faculty who were split into 5 separate groups and then asked the question of how to create a “S&T Research Ecosystem” by performing a SWOT analysis: what are our unique strengths in research and scholarship, where do we need to get better or move to new areas and agencies, what are the obstacles to increasing our research, innovation and technology transfer success, and what may threaten our progress.
Very important insights came out of VIZZOR, and we have collected them and are analyzing them. These insights will lead to a second retreat to discuss the pillars of the S&T research directions.
You can see the introduction to VIZZOR by Chancellor Dehghani and the reports and conclusions by the five groups here: https://sponsoredprograms.mst.edu/research-information/.
OTHER NEWS
- It gives me great pleasure to announce that Mr. John Woodson agreed to serve as the Interim Director of Technology Transfer and Economic Development.
- I also want to take this space to once again publicly thank the members of the expanded ad hoc committee that have worked so hard and diligently to help open our research laboratories to our faculty, staff and students, while keeping them and our community safe: Drs. Corns, Khayat, Lueking, Mormile, and O’Malley, Dr. Goodman, and Ms. Bresnahan have put in innumerable hours to this service task; they deserve the thanks of the whole S&T community. Special thanks go also the three staff persons who do all the paperwork, communicate with the PIs and the committee, and play an integral role in the continuation of our research activities: Allison Osbirn, Abbie Sherman, and Gayle Spitzmiller.
WEB SITE
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic we have added a lot of content to our web site. At osp.mst.edu you will find a new section labeled “Information Regarding COVID-19.” We are linking to S&T, State, and National sources regarding the pandemic. We also provide links to all communications from my office regarding the pandemic, the evolving rules for laboratory reopening, laboratory safety guidance, etc. We will continue to add content to our web site as it becomes available.
With best Miner wishes,
Costas Tsatsoulis
Vice Chancellor of Research and Dean of Graduate Studies
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Recent Awards
February 2020
PI: Laura Nicole Bartlett
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Proposal Title: Intensive Quenching to Produce High Performance Cast Parts
Sponsor: Advanced Technology International
Award: $48,054.00
PI: Casey Canfield
Department: Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Proposal Title: Optimizing Work Zone Zipper Merge Using Federated Driving Simulators
Sponsor: Missouri Department of Transportation
Award: $13,500.00
PI: Genda Chen
Department: Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
Proposal Title: Inspecting and Preserving Infrastructure through Robotic Exploration
Sponsor: Department of Transportation
Award: $1,420,000.00
PI: Sajal Das
Department: Computer Science
Proposal Title: NSF Student Travel Grant for 2020 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom)
Sponsor: NSF Division of Computer and Network Systems
Award: $10,000.00
PI: Islam El-adaway
Department: Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
Proposal Title: Using the transmission network, consumer behavior, and market structure to maximize the value of solar generation
Sponsor: University of Tennessee
Award: $17,764.00
PI: William G. Fahrenholtz
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Proposal Title: Detonation Synthesis of Nanomaterials
Sponsor: Army Research Office
Award: $30,000.00
PI: Jun Fan
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Proposal Title: CEMC Membership Agreement for Cisco SI
Sponsor: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Award: $70,000.00
PI: Jun Fan
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Proposal Title: CEMC Membership Agreement for Intel Corporation
Sponsor: Intel Corporation
Award: $70,000.00
PI: Jun Fan
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Proposal Title: Collaborative Research: Phase III Center for Electromagnetic Compatibility—An Industry/University Cooperative Research Collaboration
Sponsor: NSF Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnership
Award: $100,000.00
PI: Chulsoon Hwang
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Proposal Title: CEMC Membership Agreement for Deere & Company
Sponsor: Deere & Company
Award: $70,000.00
PI: DongHyun “Bill” Kim
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Proposal Title: CEMC Membership Agreement for Google, LLC
Sponsor: Google, LLC
Award: $70,000.00
PI: Catherine E. Johnson
Department: Mining and Nuclear Engineering
Proposal Title: SME Career Grant 2017 Johnson CE
Sponsor: Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc.
Award: $50,000.00
PI: Kamal H. Khayat
Department: Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
Proposal Title: Superabsorbent polymers in concrete to improve durability
Sponsor: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Award: $65,486.00
PI: Xinhua Liang
Department: Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Proposal Title: US-Africa Supplement: Highly Selective, Active, and Stable Metal Nanoparticle Catalysts with Ultra-Thin-Porous Ceramic Shells for Size-Selective Chemical Reactions
Sponsor: NSF Division of Chemical, Biological, Environmental Transport
Award: $30,000.00
PI: Frank Liou
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Proposal Title: MRI Supplement: Development of an Advanced Materials Additive Manufacturing (AM2) System for Research Education—REU Supplement
Sponsor: NSF Division of Civil, Mechanical & Manufacturing Innovation
Award: $16,000.00
PI: Marek Locmelis
Department: Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Proposal Title: WORKSHOP: Resilient Supply of Critical Minerals
Sponsor: NSF Division of Chemical, Biological, Environmental Transport
Award: $18,886.00
PI: Sherry L. Mahnken
Department: Library
Proposal Title: “Americans and the Holocaust” Traveling Exhibition at the Curtis Laws Wilson Library
Sponsor: American Library Association
Award: $2,000.00
PI: Jeffrey D. Smith
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Proposal Title: Refractories for Glass Containment
Sponsor: Emhart Glass Manufacturing, LLC
Award: $44,973.00
PI: Monday Okoronkwo
Department: Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Proposal Title: Sustainable and Durable Calcium Sulfoaluminate Binders Enabled by Multi-Physics Characterization and Theory-Guided Machine Learning—REU Supplement
Sponsor: NSF Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation
Award: $16,000.00
PI: Jeremy Lee Watts
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Proposal Title: Production of SiN2O2/BN Composites and Cold Sintering Development for Sandra National Laboratories
Sponsor: Sandra National Lab
Award: $18,197.00
PI: Wan Yang
Department: Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Proposal Title: A Sedimentologic and Sequence Stratigraphic Study of Carboniferous-Permian Jiamuhe Formation and its Contribution to Petroleum Exploration in Western Junggar Basin, NW China
Sponsor: Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology
Award: $14,252
PI: Xiong Zhang
Department: Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
Proposal Title: The Missouri Transects: Climate, Plants, and Communities
Sponsor: NSF Office of Experimental Program
Award: $29,375.00
March 2020
PI: Sutapa Barua
Department: Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Proposal Title: Engineering Biofilters for Pharmaceutical Purification
Sponsor: Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
Award: $19,966.00
PI: Bridgette Anne Betz
Department: Student Financial Aid
Proposal Title: Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant FY21
Sponsor: Department of Education
Award: $250,000.00
PI: Bridgette Anne Betz
Department: Student Financial Aid
Proposal Title: Pell Grant for FY21
Sponsor: Department of Education
Award: $7,500,000.00
PI: Bridgette Anne Betz
Department: Student Financial Aid
Proposal Title: Federal Work Study Program-FY21
Sponsor: Department of Education
Award: $248,143.00
PI: Douglas A. Bristow
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Proposal Title: CAMT: Bodine Aluminum, Inc. Membership
Sponsor: Bodine Aluminum, Inc.
Award: $50,000.00
PI: Douglas A. Bristow
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Proposal Title: CAMT: LMI Aerospace, Inc. Membership
Sponsor: LMI Aerospace, Inc.
Award: $50,000.00
PI: Richard Dawes
Department: Chemistry
Proposal Title: Electronic Structure Methods and Protocols with Application to Dynamics, Kinetics, and Thermochemistry
Sponsor: Department of Energy
Award: $139,571.00
PI: Jun Fan
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Proposal Title: CEMC Membership Agreement for Cisco-PDN
Sponsor: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Award: $70,000.00
PI: Xiaoming He
Department: Mathematics and Statistics
Proposal Title: Midwest Numerical Analysis Day 2020-2021–Participant Support
Sponsor: NSF Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Award: $5,000.00
PI: Greg Hilmas
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Proposal Title: SBIR: Joining of Ceramic Composites for Nuclear Engineering
Sponsor: UES
Award: $75,000.00
PI: Chulsoon Hwang
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Proposal Title: CEMC Membership Agreement for Sony EMCs-RFI
Sponsor: Sony Global MFG and Operations Corporation
Award: $70,000.00
PI: Chulsoon Hwang
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Proposal Title: CEMC Membership Agreement for Samsung Mobile
Sponsor: Samsung Corporation
Award: $70,000.00
PI: Victor Khilkevich
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Proposal Title: CEMC Membership Agreement for Juniper Networks
Sponsor: Juniper Networks, Inc.
Award: $70,000.00
PI: Chang-Soo Kim
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Proposal Title: STTR: Smart Sensor Bandage for Ulcer Monitoring
Sponsor: Stoecker & Associates
Award: $2,167.00
PI: Hongseok Kim
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Proposal Title: CEMC Associate Membership Agreement for HUWIN
Sponsor: HUWIN
Award: $35,000.00
PI: Aditya Kumar
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Proposal Title: High-fidelity Prediction of Hydration Kinectics of Multi-component Cementitious Systems—REU Supplement
Sponsor: NSF Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation
Award: $16,000.00
PI: Ming C. Leu
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Proposal Title: NRI: INT: COLLAB: Manufacturing USA: Intelligent Human-for Smart Factory
Sponsor: Research Foundation of SUNY
Award: $355,828.00
PI: Marek Locmelis
Department: Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Proposal Title: CAREER: Investigating the source, transport and deposition of economically important metals in the lower continental crust
Sponsor: NSF Division of Earth Sciences
Award: $151,693.00
PI: Jonathan Obrist Farner
Department: Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Proposal Title: LIBRE — Lake Izabal Basin Research Endeavor
Sponsor: International Continental Scientific Drilling Program
Award: $52,000.00
PI: Hank Pernicka
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Proposal Title: Enabling Formation Flying with Multi-Mode Micropropulsion
Sponsor: Space Dynamics
Award: $55,000.00
PI: Fateme Rezaei
Department: Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Proposal Title: 3D-Printed Activated Carbon Adsorbents Derived from Soybean Hulls for Use in Separation and Purification Processes
Sponsor: Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
Award: $21,782.00
PI: Ali A. Rownaghi
Department: Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Proposal Title: Development of Bifunctional Acid-Based Organocatalysts and Process for Isomerization of High Oleic Acid
Sponsor: Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
Award: $46,756.00
PI: Daniel B. Shank
Department: Psychological Science
Proposal Title: Mind Perception and Morality of Artificial Intelligence in Social Interaction
Sponsor: Army Research Office
Award: $19,108.84
PI: Keith D. Strassner
Department: Rolla Mo Enterprises
Proposal Title: Missouri Enterprises HR Contract FY 2021
Sponsor: Missouri Enterprises Business Assistance
Award: $708,582.00
PI: Paul Nicholas Worsey
Department: Mining and Nuclear Engineering
Proposal Title: Agreement of Services, Access, and Rates for Missouri S&T Experimental Mine
Sponsor: Asymmetric Solutions ASUSA Pro, LLC
Award: $26,974.14
PI: Alexey Yamilov
Department: Physics
Proposal Title: Collaborative Research: Waiver transport via eigenchannels of complex media
Sponsor: NSF Division of Materials Research
Award: $67,632.00
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Upcoming Funding Opportunities
Department of Defense
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Office - Wide Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=316838
N00421-19-S-0002
White Papers Due 06 June 2020
Disruptive Capabilities for Future Warfare
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=316977
HR001119S0054
Applications Due 11 June 2020
DSO Office-wide Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=316971
HR001119S0071
Applications Due 12 June 2020
Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-Wide
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=316971
HR001118S0045
Full Proposals Due 12 June 2020
Polyplexus Pilot 3
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=318024
HR001119S0075
Applications Due 02 July 2020
Information Innovation Office (I2O) Office-Wide BAA
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=308968
HR001118S0057
Abstract Submissions Due 17 July 2020
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ROSES 2020: Earth Science U.S. Participating Investigator
NNH20ZDA001N-ESUSPI
Notices of Intent Due 18 June 2020
ROSES 2020: Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics Networks (TCAN)
NHH20ZDA001N-TCAN
Proposals Due 23 June 2020
D.4 University Leadership Initiative (ULI)
NNH19ZEA001N-ULI
Proposals Due 30 June 2020
ROSES 2020: New Frontiers Data Analysis
NNH20ZDA001N-NFDAP
Preliminary Proposals Due 09 July 2020
ROSES 2020: Ecological Forecasting
NNH20ZDA001N-ECOF
Notices of Intent Due 17 July 2020
Department of Energy
Research, Development and Training in Isotope Production
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=325726
DE-FOA-0002301
Applications Due 15 June 2020
National Institutes of Health
Limited Competition: Analysis of Data from NIA’s Alzheimer’s Disease Sequencing Project Follow-Up Study (U01)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-17-214.html
PAR-17-214
Applications Due 05 June 2020
Leveraging Population-Based Cancer Registry Data to Study Health Disparities (R01)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-17-289.html
PA-17-289, PA-17-288
Applications Due 05 June 2020
Quantitative Imaging Tools and Methods for Cancer Response Assessment (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-17-289.html
PAR-18-919, PAR-18-248
Applications Due 05 June 2020
BRAIN Initiative: Secondary Analysis and Archiving of BRAIN Initiative Data (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-20-120.html
RFA-MH-20-120
Applications Due 11 June 2020
NHGRI Technology Development Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-20-019.html
RFA-HG-20-019
Applications Due 24 June 2020
Notice of Special Interest: Digital Technology for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AG-20-017.html
NOT-AG-20-017
Applications Due 09 July 2020
National Science Foundation
Multimodal Sensor Systems for Precision Health Enabled by Data Harnessing, Artificial Intelligence, and Learning
https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf20556
20-556
Applications Due 08 June 2020
Spectrum Innovation Initiative: National Center for Wireless Spectrum Research
https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf20557
20-557
Full Proposals Due 12 June 2020
Perception, Action and Cognition
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5686
PD 09-7252, 17-120
Full Proposals Due 15 June 2020
Expeditions in Computing
https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf20544
20-544
Preliminary Proposals Due 16 June 2020
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf20563
20-563
Full Proposals Due 22 June 2020
The Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence Program
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505731
PD-17-127Y
Applications Due 08 July 2020
Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)
https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=504790&ods_key=nsf19506
19-506
Full Proposals Due 08 July 2020
Engineering Research Visioning Alliance (ERVA): Future Research Directions for the Engineering Research Community
https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf20551
20-551
Letters of Intent Due 08 July 2020
Leading Engineering for America’s Prosperity, Health, and Infrastructure (LEAP HI)
https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf17602
17-602
Letters of Intent Due 15 July 2020
Social Psychology Program
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5712
98-1332, 17-120
Full Proposals Due 15 July 2020
Developmental Sciences (DS)
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=8671
08-1698, 17-120
Full Proposals Due 15 July 2020
Department of Agriculture
Soil Science Collaborative Research Proposals
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=326575
USDA-NRCS-NHQ-SOIL-20-NOFO0001003
Applications Due 11 June 2020
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