We are pleased to announce that the following Academic Plan proposals will be funded in FY’17. It was heartwarming and gratifying to see the depth, breadth, exceptional quality and sheer number of proposals submitted in response to the ‘call for proposals.’ All proposals were reviewed by one of two faculty panels, one to review STEM and the other to review the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities. We are convinced that funding these projects will help build on our success in many academic endeavors including teaching, research and service, in alignment with UConn’s Academic Plan. We thank everyone who submitted a proposal and those who participated in the review process. We ask that you join us in congratulating the awardees (some titles have been truncated):
LEVEL 1 – Awards between $200,000 and $300,000 over a multi-year term
TSC2 Variant without Clinical Findings of Tuberous Sclerosis as a Risk Factor for Idiopathic Autism Spectrum Disorder
Inge-Marie Eigsti (PSYC), Stormy Chamberlain (UCH), Louise Kalsner (CCMC)
AP Goal Alignment: Research & Scholarship
Strategic Area: Genetics, Genomics & Personalized Medicine
Biological Risk and Big Data: Sustainability and Resilience in the Era of Global Change
Mark Urban (EEB), Carol Auer (PLSA), Chris Ephick (EEB), Gene Likens (EEB), Carl Schlichting (EEB)
AP Goal Alignment: Research & Scholarship and Graduate Education
Strategic Area: Sustainability & Resilience: Environment & Energy
A Genetics, Genomic & Counseling Program at the University of Connecticut; A Professional Sciences Masters from the Institute for Systems Genomics
Marc Lalande (UCH), Judy Brown (AHS), Ginger Nichols (UCH)
AP Goal Alignment: Graduate Education
Strategic Area: Genetics, Genomics & Personalized Medicine
Next-Generation Materials Discovery
Steven Suib (CHEM), Rampi Ramprasad (MSE)
AP Goal Alignment: Research & Scholarship
Strategic Area: Materials & Manufacturing
Bayesian Design of Tests for Fault Detection and Isolation in Complex Systems
George Bollas (CBE), Krishna Pattipati (ECE), Parasara Duggirala (CSE), Ming-Hui Chen (STAT)
AP Goal Alignment: Research & Scholarship
Strategic Area: Complex Systems & Big Data
Business and Human Rights Engaged Research Project
Glenn Mitoma (EDCI/HRI), Molly Land (Law/HRI), Stephen Park (Business Law)
AP Goal Alignment: Research & Scholarship
Strategic: Human Diversity, Disparity & Rights
EQUIPMENT – Awards between $80,000 and $300,000
Acquisition of A State-of-the-Art Close-loop Liquid Cell (S)TEM Sample Holder – Nanomaterials for Energy. Environmental and Biomedical Applications
Pu-Xian Gao (MSE/Physics), Mark Aindow (MSE)
AP Goal Alignment: Research & Scholarship
Strategic Area: Materials & Manufacturing; Health & Wellness; Sustainability & Resilience: Environment & Energy
Computational Resources for Materials Genomics and Advanced Manufacturing Modeling
S. Pamir Alpay (MSE), Rainer Hebert (MSE), Jason Hancock (Physics)
AP Goal Alignment: Research & Scholarship
Strategic Area: Materials & Manufacturing
Customized Inkjet-Printing Platform for Flexible Electronics
Anson Ma (CBE), Ki Chon (BME), Bahram Javidi (ECE), Faquir Jain (ECE/BME), Yu Lei (CBE), Julian Norato (ME)
AP Goal Alignment: Research & Scholarship
Strategic/Emerging Area: Materials & Manufacturing
Manufacturing of Bionic Force-Sensing Cartilage
Thanh Nguyen (ME), Cato Laurencin (UCH)
AP Goal Alignment: Research & Scholarship
Strategic Area: Materials & Manufacturing
LEVEL 2 – Awards between $125,000 and $150,000 over a multi-year term
The UConn Climate Corps: Serving Connecticut’s Communities while Providing a Unique Undergraduate Learning Experience
Chester Arnold (Extension), Juliana Barrett (Extension), Mark Boyer (GEOG), Maria Chrysochoou (CEE), Sylvain De Guise (PVS), Bruce Hyde (Extension), John Volin (NRE)
AP Goal Alignment: Undergraduate Education; Public Engagement
Strategic Area: Sustainability & Resilience
Development of Novel Tools to Treat Vaso-Occlusive Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
George Lykotrafitis (ME), Biree Andemariam (UCH)
AP Goal Alignment: Research & Scholarship
Strategic Area: Health & Wellness
Collaboratory on School and Child Health (CSCH)
Sandy Chafouleas (EPSY), E. Carol Polifroni (Nursing/Public Engagement)
AP Goal Alignment: Research & Scholarship
Strategic Area: Health & Wellness
Ensemble-in-Residence Program
Anne D’Alleva (SFA), Eric Rice (Music), Terrence Cheng (Stamford), Joe Madaus (Avery Point), Michael Menard (Hartford), Bill Pizzuto (Waterbury/Torrington)
AP Goal Alignment: Undergraduate Education & Public Engagement
Strategic Area: Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Counterproof Press Initiative
Laurie Sloan (AAH), Penelope Pelizzon (ENGL)
AP Goal Alignment: Research & Scholarship
For more information, contact: The Office of the Provost at provost@uconn.edu