Faculty Research Awards (Internal)
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- 2022-2023
Awards for 2022-2023
Track 1 PI Title PI College PI Dept. Track Total Grant Clary Gramification Initiative: A Hedonic Way to Improve Knowledge Retentic Business DSM 1 $3,000.00 Helen Hunt Special Case Research Trip A&S English 1 $3,000.00 Motoya Machida An Investigation of Langevin diffusiond and Monte Carlo Methodology A&S Mathematics 1 $3,000.00 Hyewon Park The Role of Social Identity-Associated Consumption in Giving, Trusting and Ostracism Business E,F&M 1 $3,000.00 Yi Peng The Moderating Roles of Leader-Member Exchange and Coworker Ex Business E,F&M 1 $3,000.00 Track 2 PI Title PI College PI Dept. Track Total Lynette P. Harvey The Effects of a Canine Therapy Program On Test Anxiety: A Pilot Student Nursing WHSON 2 $5,000.00 Preston Light Premiere Recording of New and Significant Works for Brass Quintet Music Music 2 $5,000.00 Michael Nattrass Assessing Agricultural data collection and processing to train machine learning models Ag Ag 2 $4,000.00 Mostafa Rahnama Adaptive Telomere Failure as A Mechanism for Fungal Genome Evolution and Adaptation A&S Biology 2 $5,000.00 Allison Toth What makes someone socially skilled? A Study of Social Behaviors in a Virtual Context Business DSM 2 $5,000.00 Track 3 PI Title PI College PI Dept. Track Total David Beck Identification and Characterization of a Serum Protein that Alters Reversion Frequency of Staphylococcus Aureus A&S Biology 3 $18,250.00 Wilson Gichuhi Joint Experimental and Quantum Chemical Investigation of Mixed Organic Valence States in Dinitrobenzene Radical Anions A&S Chemistry 3 $19,511.00 Syed Rafay Hasan Security Analysis of Model Parallelism Based Horizontally Collaborated Convolutional Neural Networks for Edge Intelligence Engineering ECE 3 $15,000.00 Queen Ogbomo Recruiting Underrepresented Education C&I 3 $14,496.00 - 2021-2022
Awards for 2022-2023 (awarded in FY 22)
Track 1 PI Title PI College PI Dept. Donadio Documentation and the Deposition Whitson-Hester School of Nursing Nursing Greathouse Preparing Preservice Teachers to Teach Online: A Mixed Methods Case Study Education Curriculum and Instruction Shibakov Floating Point Conversions and the Partial Logarithm Problem Arts and Sciences Mathematics Track 2 PI Title PI College PI Dept. Hall Integrating Multiple Environmental Stressors to Assess Developmental Tolerance Under Prediction Arts and Sciences Biology Nattrass Unmanned Aerial Systems for Optimizing TN Forage Production Management Strateiges Agriculture and Human Ecology Agriculture Rizvi A Stabilizing Reinforcement Learning Control Framework for Handling Real-World Constraints Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Younglove Night Set: A Recording Project of Original Words for Saxophone and Piano Fine Arts School of Music Track 3 PI Title PI College PI Dept. Bhattacharya Low-Frequency Metamaterial for High-Efficiency and High Power Wireless Power Transfer Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Hurt Genomic Insights into Adaptive Potential to Inform Conservation of At-Risk Species Arts and Sciences Biology Murdock Tracking How Stream Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Pollution Moves Across the Aquatic/Terrestrial Boundary to Accumulate in Terrestrial Consumers Arts and Sciences Biology Zeringue-Krosnick Bridging the Gap: Building Genomic Infrastructure in the Passionflowers Arts and Sciences Biology - 2020-2021
Awards for 2021-2022 (awarded in FY 21)
Track 1 PI Title PI College PI Dept. Olsen, Michael Teacher-Talk Database for L2 Spanish Arts & Sciences Foreign Languages Peng, Yi Consumer Animosity: The Moderating Roles of Brand Familiarity and Country-Brand Image Congruence Business Economics, Finance & Marketing Shibakov, Alexander Quantum Push-Down Machines and Their Classical Applications Arts & Sciences Mathematics Track 2 PI Title PI College PI Dept. Bhattacharya, Indranil Investigating Effects of Smaller-Ionic Radius Vanadium Doping on Stability and Electrochemical Performance of Next Generation Sodium-Ion Batteries Engineering Electrical & Computer Engineering Carrick, Jesse Exploration of Resorcylic Acid Lactones as Sources of Potentially Novel Anticancer Chemotherapeutics Arts & Sciences Chemistry Datta, Tania Quantifying Microplastics from Tennessee's Wastewater Treatment Plants into Receiving Streams Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering Gichuhi, Wilson A Deeper Look at Non-Born Oppenheimer Effects in the Negative Ion Photoelectron Spectra of Selected Polyaromatic Anions Arts & Sciences Chemistry Henderson, Robert Development of an Engineering Research Center for Construction and Building Information Modeling (CCBIM) Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering Idem, Stephen Optimization of Biodiesel Production From Waste Vegetable Oil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Leckie, Brian Cover Crop Allelopathic Impacts on Subsequent Market Crops Agriculture Rice, Cynthia Selectively Gas Permeable Anode Flow Field for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells Engineering Chemical Engineering Sargolzaei, Arman Secure Design of Connected Automated Vehicles under System Identification Attacks Engineering Mechanical Engineering Ulybyshev, Denis Mobile Navigation, Object Detection, Recommendation and Notification Software Assistant for Visually Impaired People in Campuses and Smart Cities Engineering Computer Science Vaselbehagh, Ahmad Understanding and Modeling of Thermal Transport Processes within Near-Ground Atmosphere in the Presence of Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaics (PV) Plants Engineering Mechanical Engineering Zhang, Liqun Interactions of Human Beta Defensin and SARS-CoV-2 Spike RBD Natural Mutants Engineering Chemical Engineering - 2019-2020
Track 1 Author(s) Title Dept. Amt. Michael Adduci Quantifying Relationships Between Intraoral Pressure and Sound Pressure During Performance of Wind Instruments Music $3,000 Greg Danner Recording of Original Compositions for Concert Band Music $3,000 Stephanie Kazanas Cognition and Emotion: When Our Emotional State Affects Word Processing and Memory Counseling and Psychology $3,000 Kathryn Kozak Principals' Perception of the School Counselor's Role Counseling and Psychology $3,000 Emily Lee Bridging the Rural Healthcare Gap with FNP Clinical Preparatory Training Nursing $3,000
Track 2 Author(s) Title Dept. Amt. Mohammad Albakri Elastic Meta-Structures with Localized Stress-Fields for Low-Frequency Bandgaps Mechanical Engineering $10,000 Pedro Arce, Co-PI: Andrea Arce-Trigatti Leveraging the Foundry to Develop the Facilitator of Learning for a Holistic-Style STEM Professional Chemical Engineering $10,000 Indranil Bhattacharya Investigating Optical Characteristics, Current Matching and Carrier Transport Mechanisms in High-Efficiency Perovskite Multijunction Solar Cells Elec and Comp Engineering $10,000 Pingen Chen Developing an Open-Access Control System for Advanced Centralized Control of an Integrated Diesel Engine and Aftertreatment System Mechanical Engineering $10,000 Maanak Gupta Secure Cloud Assisted Smart Farming Ecosystem Computer Science $10,000 Syed Rafay Hasan Optimizing Dynamic Distribution of Intelligence for Node Level Edge Devices Based Edge Intelligence (ND-EI) Elec and Comp Engineering $10,000 Alfred Kalyanapu Development and Deployment of Rapid Deployable Flood (RDF) Gages for Rural Tennessee Civil and Enviro Engineering $10,000 Jennifer Mabry The Effect of Pre-Clinical Preparation on Graduate Nursing Students' Readiness for Practice in the Central Appalachian Region Using Simulation Nursing $10,000 Susmit Shannigrahi Integrating Cloud Resources into Genomics Workflows Using Next-Generation Networking Computer Science $10,000 - 2018-2019
Track 1 Author(s) Title Dept. Amt. Edward Driggers Improving Geology and Engineering Through Historical Case Studies History $1,433 Joshua Hauser, Chris McCormick, and Greg Danner Christmas Brass: New Arrangements of Holiday Music for Brass Music $3,000 Matthew Zagumny QUEST-20 Validation Among a Diverse Global Student Population Counseling and Psychology $3,000 Total $7,433 Track 2 Author(s) Title Dept. Amt. Joseph Asante and Evan Hart Monitoring Water Quality in Karst Systems: What Does Electrical Conductivity Measurement Mean? Earth Sciences $10,000 Indranil Bhattacharya Cobalt Free High-Energy Density and Longer Life Cycle Next Generation Sodium Ion Batteries Electrical and Computer Engineering $10,000 Pingen Chen Developing Advanced Non-Uniform Cylinder-to-Cylinder Combustion Strategies for Lean-Burn Gasoline Engine Mechanical Engineering $10,000 Janet Isbell and Amber Spears Jere Whitson Freedom School Research Teacher Education and Curriculum and Instruction $10,000 Duckbong Kim Multi-Scale and In-Situ Investigation of Microstructure Stability and Transformation of Bimetallic Additively Manufactured Structure Manufacturing and Engineering Technology $10,000 Christopher Murray, Carla Hurt, and Tammy Boles Demographic Manifestations of Chronic Endocrine Disruptor Exposure: Do Environmental Estrogens and Androgens Yield Chryptic Bottleneck? Biology, Biology and Environmental Studies $10,000 Venkat Padmanabhan Viscoelastic Behavior of Polyelectrolyte-Grafted Nanoparticle Networks for Membrane Separation: A Molecular Dynamics Study Chemical Engineering $10,000 Robby Sanders and Stephanie Jorgensen Stages Towards Development of a Skin-on-a-Chip Model for Improved Wound Healing Chemical Engineering $10,000 Steven Seiler Exploring Alcohol and Drug Addiction and Dependence on Tech Campus and Development of a Collegiate Recovery Program Sociology and Political Science $8,457 Indu Upadhyaya Improving Intestinal Health and Productivity in Poultry Using Natural, Plant-Derived Compounds Agriculture $10,000 Daniel Vandenberge, Jennifer Meadows, Leslie Suters, and Sally Pardue Collaborative Professional Learning: Peer-to-Peer Engineering and Education Framework Civil and Environmental Engineering $10,000 Christopher (Kit) Wheeler Biodiversity-Ecosystem Function Links in Southern Appalachian Streams: Quantifying Nutrient Inputs from and Ecosystem Responses to Migratory Suckers in Spawning Tributaries Biology $10,000 Jeanette Wolak The Alta Fjord-Head Delta: A Scandinavian Analog for Martian Deltaic Deposits Earth Sciences $9,761 Liqun Zhang Investigating the Antibacterial Activity of Human Beta Defensins by a Comparative Study Chemical Engineering $10,000 Jiahong Zhu Nanostructured Bifunctional Composite Catalysts for Rechargeable Metal-Air Battery Application Mechanical Engineering $10,000 - 2017-2018
Track 1 Author(s) Title Dept. Amt. Holly Anthony High School Mathematics Teachers' Beliefs and Perceptions of Integrated Mathematics Curriculum and Instruction $3,000 Laura Chavez Introduction of Carbon Molecular Sieves into Polymeric Membranes for Enhanced Removal of Small Neutral Molecules from Drinking Water and Wastewater Chemical Engineering $3,000 Joshua Hauser Contributions: Original Compositions and Arrangements for Trombone Music $2,995 Ahmed Kamal Effect of Yoga Practicing on Autonomic Function Assessment of Alzheimer's Disease Patients Using Kernel Method and Entrainment Techniques Manufacturing and Engineering Technology $3,000 Stephanie Kazanas Creativity and Cognition: Investigating the Role of Divergent Thinking in Adaptive Memory Counseling and Psychology $3,000 Mark Loftis The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences, Alexithymia and Suicide Risk in College Students Counseling and Psychology $3,000 Chad Luke Ethical Considerations for Counselors Integrating Neuroscience into Clinical Practice and Training Counseling and Psychology $3,000 Tony Michael State vs. Trait: The Relationship Between Early Childhood Parental Attachment and Suicide-Related Thoughts and Behaviors in College Students Counseling and Psychology $3,000 Alexander Shibakov Stochastic Learning and Artificial Intelligence Mathematics $3,000 Track 2 Author(s) Title Dept. Amt. Indranil Bhattacharya Improving Energy Density Through Synthesis, Characterization and Investigation of Diffusion Mechanisms in Layered Structure Sodium Ion Batteries Electrical and Computer Engineering $10,000 David Gallop and Jeremy Blair VRAE Virtual Reality Arts Education Art $9,998 Seth King Project VIBE: Immersive Virtual Instruction in Behavioral Education Curriculum and Instruction $10,000 Mohamed Mahmoud Towards Secure and Private-Preserving Intelligent Traffic Management Systems Electrical and Computer Engineering $10,000 Keith Morris The Development of Soil Properties in In-Situ Conditions to Develop "Soil Management/Mapping Units" Using High-Resolution Remotely Sensed Data Sets Agriculture $9,922 Leslie Suters Developing Math and Science Computational Thinking Practices for Teaching at the Elementary, K-5 Level Curriculum and Instruction $10,000 Yunbo Zhang Investigation of Multi-directional Additive Manufacturing Process and Design Method Mechanical Engineering $10,000 - 2016-2017
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Author(s) Title Dept. Amt. Allen Driggers Boundary Stones: Communities of Medico-Chemistry and the Atlantic History $2,971 Mark Loftis Alexithymia and Suicide Risk in Nonclinical Populations Counseling and Psychology $3,000 Tony Michael The Adult Scale of Parental Attachment: Item Selection, Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties Counseling and Psychology $3,000 Julie Stepp The Impact of Full-Time Libraries on Student Achievement in K-12 Schools in Tennessee Curriculum and Instruction $3,000 Track 2
Author(s) Title Dept. Amt. Indranil Bhattacharya Development and Modeling of High-Energy-Density Solid State Lithium Sulfur Battery Electrical and Computer Engineering $10,000 Syed Hasan Towards Run-Time Hardware Trojan Detection Using Circuit Behavior Profiling: Leveraging Game Theory and Formal Verification Electrical and Computer Engineering $10,000 Xiaohua Jiang Studying the Mechanism of Thiosemicarbazone Inhibiting Topoisomerase II Chemistry $10,000 Ethan Languri/Wayne Johnson Innovative Diamond Nanofluid for Enhanced Electronics Thermal Management Mechanical Engineering/Electrical and Computer Engineering $10,000 Brian Lecke Characterization of Southern Appalachian Heirloom Green Bean Agriculture $10,000 Jennifer Pascal Optimizing Dielectrophoretic Separation of Circulating Tumor Cells from Blood Chemical Engineering $10,000 Donald Walker Spatial and Temporal Changes of Fish Communities, the Fish Microbiome and Fungal Pathogenicity Under Conditions of Increased Human Water Use Biology $9,987 Xuanzhi Zhan The Self-Activation Mechanisms of Apoptosis Signal-Regulating Kinase I Chemistry $10,000