The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to share our monthly report listing new grant awards UofSC faculty researchers across the university system received between September 1 and 30, 2021. Please note that some awards received toward the end of that period might have missed the reporting cut-off. In such cases, the award will be listed in the next monthly report. Our office is proud to share these successes with the university research community. Please join us in congratulating our excellent researchers on their new grant awards.
Get the September 2021 New Grant Awards Report (pdf).
Summary of Large September 2021 Grant Awards |
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PI Name |
PI College/Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
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Nolan, Melissa
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Arnold School of Public Health - Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
South Carolina's Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities |
SC Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC)/CDC |
$5,480,832 |
|
Harik, Ramy |
College of Engineering & Comp. - Mechanical Engineering |
RII Track 2 FEC: Enabling Factory to Factory (F2F) Networking for Future Manufacturing |
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
$3,832,325 |
|
Nolan, Melissa
|
Arnold School of Public Health - Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
Improving mosquito control methodologies through development of technology-driven traps and artificial intelligence guided detection of mosquito breeding habitats |
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID)/NIH |
$3,719,912 |
|
Nagarkatti, Prakash
|
School of Medicine - Path, Microbio. & Immunology |
Role of the environmental sensor, AhR on colitis (Resubmission) |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)/NIH |
$2,472,149 |
|
Pate, Russ |
Arnold School of Public Health - Exercise Science |
Understanding Community Obesity Initiatives and Informing Tailored Community Interventions to Reduce Childhood Obesity |
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)/NIH |
$1,520,375 |
|
Ilieva, Yordanka |
College of Arts and Sciences - Physics & Astronomy |
NSF-BSF: The Study of Nuclear Physics with Intermediate Energy Probes |
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
$1,350,000 |
|
Huang, Kevin |
College of Engineering & Comp. - Mechanical Engineering |
Developing Stable Critical Materials and Microstructure for High-Flux and Efficient H2 production through Reversible Solid Oxide Cells |
US Department of Energy (DOE) |
$1,000,000 |
|
Li, Xiaoming |
Arnold School of Public Health - Health Prom., Educ. & Behavior |
Multi-level Determinants of Racial Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID)/NIH |
$886,188 |
|
Samuels, Joel |
School of Law – Dean’s Office |
Empowering Workers for Justice in Bangladesh |
US Department of State (DOS) |
$740,740 |
|
Donaldson, Bobby |
College of Arts and Sciences - History |
National Park Service: African American Civil Rights Grant Opportunity |
National Park Service (NPS)/DOI |
$500,000 |
12 October 2021