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 Sunday, May 1 and Tuesday, May 31, 2022. 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.
Summary of Large May 2022 Grant Awards |
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PI Name |
PI College/Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Yell, Mitchell |
College of Education Educational Studies |
Academic Alliance of South Carolina (AASC) | SC Office of Special Education Services (OSES)/SC Department of Education (SCDE)/USDE | $4,264,137 |
| Abraham, Michele |
Darla Moore School of Business Small Business Development Center |
SC Small Business Development Centers Program Announcement - SBA 2022 Funding Opportunity | US Small Business Administration (SBA) | $1,965,904 |
| Rosdail, Lisa |
University of SC Sumter Sumter |
University of South Carolina Upward Bound Sumter Campus | US Department of Education (USDE | $1,488,005 |
| Roth, Kendall |
Darla Moore School of Business Dean's Office |
Centers for International Business Education (CIBE) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.220A; Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): International Foreign Language Education (IFLE) | US Department of Education (USDE) | $1,442,286 |
| Yow, Jan |
College of Education Instruction & Teacher Education |
University of South Carolina Science and Mathematics Teachers Initiative Phase 3 (USC-SMTI): Continuing to Improve Teacher Preparation & Retention | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $1,187,578 |
| Martin, Maria |
Arnold School of Public Health PASOS |
Tobacco Use Among Hispanic/Latinos in SC | SC Department of Health and Environmental Control(DHEC)/CDC | $644,533 |
| Wang, Hui |
College of Arts and Sciences Chemistry & Biochemistry |
Ligand Dynamics and Chemistry on Locally Curved Metallic Nanoparticle Surfaces | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $487,098 |
| Shimizu, Linda |
College of Arts and Sciences Chemistry & Biochemistry |
Functional nanotubes from self-assembling bis-urea macrocycles | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $470,150 |
| Dow, Kirstin |
College of Arts and Sciences Geography |
Addressing geographical and social diversity in heat-health messaging | National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/DOC | $450,000 |
| Hastings, Tessa |
College of Pharmacy Clinical Pharm & Outcomes Sciences |
Improving Immunization Information System Implementation in Community Pharmacies | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)/NIH | $421,233 |
May 2022 Awards by College
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Arent, Shawn | Exercise Science | Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Crossover Study to Evaluate the Effects of a Novel
Hydration Beverage Formula on Rehydration in Healthy Adults |
Nutrasource Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Services, Inc. | $127,200 |
| Arent, Shawn | Exercise Science | Acute Nerve Stimulation for Enhancing Human and Cognitive Performance | The Board of Medicine | $214,261 |
| Moore, Robert | Exercise Science | A Wearable Wrist-Worn Nerve Stimulator for Remediating Persistent Symptoms in Adolescents
with PCS and Chronic Headache |
The Board of Medicine | $73,685 |
| Chen, Brian | Health Services Policy & Mgmt | Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of a Proactive Smoking Cessation
Electronic Visit for Scalable Delivery via Primary Care |
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)/NIH | $86,495 |
| Martin, Maria | PASOS | SC AgWHP Enabling CHW Services | SC Primary Health Care Association/SC Agricultural Worker Health Program/HHS |
$58,080 |
| Martin, Maria | PASOS | Tobacco Use Among Hispanic/Latinos in SC | SC Department of Health and Environmental Control(DHEC)/CDC | $644,533 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Li, Jie | Chemistry & Biochemistry | American Society of Pharmacognosy Starter Grant | American Society of Pharmacognosy | $5,000 |
| Shimizu, Linda | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Functional nanotubes from self-assembling bis-urea macrocycles | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $470,150 |
| Tang, Chuanbing | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Collaborative Research: Mechanochemistry of Metallocenes | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $395,000 |
| Wang, Hui | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Ligand Dynamics and Chemistry on Locally Curved Metallic Nanoparticle Surfaces | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $487,098 |
| Dow, Kirstin | Geography | Addressing geographical and social diversity in heat-health messaging | National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/DOC | $450,000 |
| Li, Zhenlong | Geography | Creating a GIS-Based Siting Tool for Mariculture Site Selection | SC Sea Grant Consortium/NOAA | $34,993 |
| Kulkarni, Varsha | Physics & Astronomy | Unraveling the Structure and Star Formation History of Polar Ring Galaxies | College of Charleston/SC Space Grant Consortium/NASA | $16,000 |
| Kornbluh, Mariah | Psychology |
Truth: Empowering flourishing through epistemic vigilance & QUB/University of South Carolina - Sub-contract agreement (C09483) |
Queen's University of Belfast/World Templeton Charity Foundation | $6,533 |
| Whitehead, Dustin | Theatre and Dance | South Carolina Film Training Partnership | SC Film Commission - SC Department of Parks Recreation and Tourism | $100,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Yell, Mitchell | Educational Studies | Academic Alliance of South Carolina (AASC) | SC Office of Special Education Services (OSES)/SC Department of Education (SCDE)/USDE | $4,264,137 |
| Yow, Jan | Instruction & Teacher Educ. | University of South Carolina Science and Mathematics Teachers Initiative Phase 3 (USC-SMTI):
Continuing to Improve Teacher Preparation & Retention |
National Science Foundation (NSF) | $1,187,578 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Meekins, Benjamin | Chemical Engineering | Novel dense-PBI membranes for photoelectrochemical hydrogen | Greenway Energy, LLC/DOE | $30,000 |
| Mandal, Krishna | Electrical Engineering | Development of an Advanced Compact Nuclear Detector with Ultra-High Energy Resolution | Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC (BSRA)/SRNL/DOE | $79,998 |
| Mandal, Krishna | Electrical Engineering | Radiation Hard and Machine Learning Reinforced 4H-SiC Radiation Detectors for Space Applications | College of Charleston/SC Space Grant Consortium/NASA EPSCoR | $35,000 |
| Farouk, Tanvir | Mechanical Engineering | Unravelling the Coupled Physics of Piezoelectric and Plasma Behavior in Piezoelectric
Stimulated Plasma Sources |
National Science Foundation (NSF) | $406,006 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Wu, Linwan | Journalism & Mass Comm. | Burrell Research Proposal | Burrell | $31,831 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Corbett, Cynthia | Nursing | Integrating Virtual Home Assistant Use into Prisma Health SeniorCare PACE Participants' Care Plans | Prisma Health - Upstate | $19,942 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Fabel, Patricia | Pharm - Clin Pharm & Outcomes Sciences | Development of a digital health training program | National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation (NACDS) | $20,000 |
| Hastings, Tessa | Pharm - Clin Pharm & Outcomes Sciences | Improving Immunization Information System Implementation in Community Pharmacies | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)/NIH | $421,233 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Roth, Kendall | Moore Sch - Dean's Office | Centers for International Business Education (CIBE) Program, Assistance Listing Number
84.220A; Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): International Foreign Language Education (IFLE) |
US Department of Education (USDE) | $1,442,286 |
| Von Nessen, Joseph | Moore Sch - Div. of Research | Greenville Peace Center: Economic Impact Analysis | Peace Center - Greenville | $54,500 |
| Abraham, Michele | Small Business Dev. Ctr. | SC Small Business Development Centers Program Announcement - SBA 2022 Funding Opportunity | US Small Business Administration (SBA) | $1,965,904 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Swartz Hilton, M.A., Katherine | Provost | Intra-UofSC Campus Alliance to Advance Entrepreneurism - SC Commerce 2022 Relentless Challenge Grant Program (Award Notification Received) | Office of Innovation - SC Department of Commerce | $65,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Morris, Carolyn | Children's Law Center | DJJ Contract for Curriculum | SC Department of Juvenile Justice/DOJ | $12,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Spinale, Francis | Basic Science Research | IPA-Modification-Lisa Freeburg (modification for recent salary increase-requesting required overage amount only) | US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) | $76,300 |
| Azhar, Mohamad | Cell Biology & Anatomy | Preclinical assessment of a compliance matched biopolymer vascular graft | University of Pittsburgh/NIH | $94,489 |
| Rotholz, David | Family & Preventive Medicine | South Carolina Expanding the Public Health Workforce within the Disability Network Program | Administration for Community Living/HHS | $113,670 |
| Sen, Souvik | Neurology | Strokenet COEE Supplement | MUSC/SC SmartState Centers of Excellence | $5,000 |
| Rotholz, David | Pediatrics | IMPACT SC Self-Advocacy Initiatives | SC Development Disabilities Council/HHS | $41,447 |
| Reagan, Lawrence | Pharm., Physiology & Neuroscience | IPA for Dr. Jim Fadel | WJB Dorn VA Medical Center/VA | $40,008 |
| Reagan, Lawrence | Pharm., Physiology & Neuroscience | IPA for Kevin Ayala | WJB Dorn VA Medical Center/VA | $86,400 |
| Ryan, Michael | Pharm., Physiology & Neuroscience | IPA: Noelle Frambes (Ryan) - Renal Mechanisms of Hypertension in Autoimmunity | WJB Dorn VA Medical Center/VA | $77,320 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Pappas, Lydia | Univ Libraries - Dean's Office | MIRC Regional Film Roadshow | South Carolina Humanities/NEH | $9,931 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Williams, Lynnette | AK Childrens Center | Building Blocks Grant | SC Department of Social Services (DSS)/HHS | $57,263 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Sevim, Volkan | BFT Math & Comp. Science | USCB Summer Math Camp 2022: Math Opportunities in the Summer (MOS) | PowerED Foundation | $13,552 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Ammons, Robert | Lancaster | Upward Bound | US Department of Education (USDE) | $297,529 |
| Criswell, Stephen | Lancaster | South Carolina Lowcountry Native American Oral History Project Funded by the Gaylord
and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation |
UofSC Educational Foundation/Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation | $25,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Rosdail, Lisa | Sumter | University of South Carolina Upward Bound Sumter Campus | US Department of Education (USDE) | $1,488,005 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Oswald-Hensley, Anna | UPS Achieve | ACHIEVE Resiliency Funding | Upstate Workforce Investment Act/DOL | $27,900 |
To request a PDF copy of this report, please contact Elizabeth Renedo at renedoe@mailbox.sc.edu