The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to share our monthly report listing new grant awards USC faculty researchers across the university system received between November 1 and November 30. 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 November 2023 New Grant Awards |
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PI Name |
PI College/Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Utter, Karen |
College of Education SC School Improvement Council |
Statewide Family Engagement Center program | Office of Innovation and Improvement/USDE | $1,000,000 |
| Hardy, Dean |
College of Arts and Sciences School of Earth, Ocean & Env. |
RII Track-2 FEC: An interdisciplinary program for research, education, and outreach on climate change and adaptive resilience in the Yazoo - Mississippi Delta | Mississippi State University/NSF | $942,782 |
| Lopez-DeFede, Ana |
College of Social Work Families in Society, Institute |
Leveraging Technology to Reduce Disparities and Improve Early Detection of and Timely Care for Postpartum Complications | Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)/PCORI | $827,383 |
| Pershyn, Yuriy |
College of Arts and Sciences Physics & Astronomy |
EFRI BRAID: Developing new classes of devices and networks based on computationally efficient history dependent neurons | University of Texas San Antonio/NSF | $490,000 |
| Dhunjishah, L. Michelle |
School of Law Children's Law Center |
South Carolina Senate Contract | South Carolina Senate | $475,000 |
| Khan, Asif |
College of Engineering & Comp. Electrical Engineering |
High Thermal Conductivity AlN-SiC templates for Northrop Grumman GaN-AlGaN SLCFET | Northrop Grumman/DARPA/DOD | $427,678 |
| Khan, Asif Harmon, Deborah |
University of SC Aiken AK Library |
Proposal for continuation of contract for DOE-SR Public Reading Room | Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (SRNS)/DoE | $403,351 |
| Wang, Yi |
College of Engineering & Comp. Mechanical Engineering |
Software Tool for Surrogate Modeling and Design of Experiments | CFD Research Corporation/Office of the Secretary of Defense/DOD | $400,033 |
| Speiser, Daniel |
College of Arts and Sciences Biological Sciences |
Mapping structural and functional connectivity of the distributed sensory system in chiton armor | International Human Frontier Science Program (HSFP) Organization | $351,000 |
| Uline, Mark |
College of Engineering & Comp. Chemical Engineering |
ARLIS Credibility Assessment Modernization Task Order | University of Maryland/DOD | $342,672 |
November 2023 Awards by College
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Cook, Larry | Office of Sustainability | S.C. DHEC Collegiate Recycling Grant for Fiscal Year 2024 | SC Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) | $10,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Lead, Jamie | Environmental Health Sciences | A nano-enabled approach to the aqueous phase removal of Karenia brevis; a mesocosm study | Mote Marine Laboratories/FWRI/FWC | $82,000 |
| Moore, Robert | Exercise Science | IPA Agreement with Dorn VA Medical Center - Modification - Robert Davis Moore | WJB Dorn VA Medical Center/VA | $33,947 |
| Stewart, Jill | Exercise Science | Behavioral and Neural Correlates of Post-Stroke Fatigue | Texas Women's University/NIH | $64,992 |
| Torres-McGehee, Toni | Exercise Science | Nutrition and Mental Health Related Factors Across Historically Black College and University Students: A Qualitative Study on the Dimensions Food Access | Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers Association (MAATA) | $1,000 |
| Winkelmann, Zachary | Exercise Science | (PI - Maegan Milliet) Interviews of Athletic Trainers’ Following the Death of a StudentAthlete by Suicide | NATA Research & Education Foundation | $1,000 |
| Bornstein, Marta | Health Prom., Educ. & Behavior | Ohio Policy Evaluation Network (OPEN) | University of Cincinnati/Anonymous (NonProfit) | $39,418 |
| Frongillo, Edward | Health Prom., Educ. & Behavior | Food Safety Experiences Scale | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) | $21,168 |
| Larson, Leila | Health Prom., Educ. & Behavior | (PI - Victoria Adebiyi) Breastfeeding Decisionmaking and Practices Among Working Mothers and Role of External Influences in Urban Nigeria | Nestle Foundation | $20,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Lusk, Tyson | Athletics General Fund | Continuation of College Grants of Primary Prevention Strategies | SC Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS)/ARPA/HHS | $75,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Kimball, Matthew | Baruch Institute | Evaluating oyster reefs as habitat: Comparing the utility of ecological metrics to assess ecosystem function | University of Michigan/National Estuarine Research Reserve Association (NERRA)/NOAA | $199,943 |
| Speiser, Daniel | Biological Sciences | Mapping structural and functional connectivity of the distributed sensory system in chiton armor | International Human Frontier Science Program (HSFP) Organization | $351,000 |
| Wang, Cuizhen (Susan) | Geography | South Carolina Water Resources Center Program Management | Clemson University/DOI | $33,448 |
| Monin, Alexander | Physics & Astronomy | Taming Non-Perturbative Dynamics in High Energy Physics | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $225,000 |
| Pershyn, Yuriy | Physics & Astronomy | EFRI BRAID: Developing new classes of devices and networks based on computationally efficient history dependent neurons | University of Texas San Antonio/NSF | $490,000 |
| Petrov, Alexey | Physics & Astronomy | Particle Physics Research Program | US Department of Energy (DOE) | $180,000 |
| Hardy, Dean | School of Earth, Ocean & Env. | RII Track-2 FEC: An interdisciplinary program for research, education, and outreach on climate change and adaptive resilience in the Yazoo - Mississippi Delta | Mississippi State University/NSF | $942,782 |
| Ryker, Katherine | School of Earth, Ocean & Env. | JSHS Regional Science Fair 2024 | National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)/DOD | $34,150 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Van Buren, Cindy | Education - Dean's Office | State Apprenticeship Expansion, Equity, and Innovation (SAEEI) | Apprenticeship Carolina - SC Technical College System | $135,000 |
| Dickenson, Tammiee | Research, Eval., & Measurement | Evaluation of the Young Men United Program Year 2 | United Way of the Midlands | $60,500 |
| Lewis, Ashlee | Research, Eval., & Measurement | South Carolina Arts Assessment Program | SC Department of Education (SCDE) | $84,000 |
| Utter, Karen | SC School Improvement Council | Statewide Family Engagement Center program | Office of Innovation and Improvement/USDE | $1,00,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Meekins, Benjamin | Chemical Engineering | SBIR with Advanced Cooling Technologies (DEFOA-0002555) | dvanced Cooling Technologies, Inc./DOE | $65,003 |
| Uline, Mark | Chemical Engineering | ARLIS Credibility Assessment Modernization Task Order | University of Maryland/DOD | $342,672 |
| Sheth, Amit | Computer Science & Engineering | Artificial Intelligence Institute (“AIISC”) of University of South Carolina (“USC”) and WIPRO LIMITED (“Wipro”) | Wipro Limited | $24,000 |
| Khan, Asif | Electrical Engineering | "Understanding High Field Electron Transport and Trapping in UWBG AlGaN Heterostructures." | University of WisconsinMadison/USAF/DOD | $264,898 |
| Khan, Asif | Electrical Engineering | High Thermal Conductivity AlN-SiC templates for Northrop Grumman GaN-AlGaN SLCFET | Northrop Grumman/DARPA/DOD | $427,678 |
| Knight, Travis | Mechanical Engineering | South Carolina Advanced Nuclear Technology Feasibility Study | USC Educational Foundation/Tides Foundation/Google | $100,000 |
| Lee, Junsoo | Mechanical Engineering | (PI: Kavan Bojappa) Study of Particle Swarm Optimization for Multi-agent Dynamical Systems | College of Charleston/SC Space Grant Consortium/NASA | $7,500 |
| Shazly, Tarek | Mechanical Engineering | (PI: Mia Kazel) SC Space Grant: Investigating the material properties of the snapping shrimp's helmets that dampen shockwaves | College of Charleston/SC Space Grant Consortium/NASA | $7,500 |
| Wang, Yi | Mechanical Engineering | Software Tool for Surrogate Modeling and Design of Experiments | CFD Research Corporation/Office of the Secretary of Defense/DOD | $400,033 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Tu-Keefner, Feili | School of Information Sciences | Creating a Sustainable and Sharable Disaster Information Services Repository Website | MUSC/NLM/NIH | $19,872 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Dawson, Robin | Nursing | (PI: Mia Barron) Assessing and Improving Communication Among African American Individuals with Lupus | University of Rochester/Lupus Foundation of America | $4,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Lopez-DeFede, Ana | Families in Society, Institute | Leveraging Technology to Reduce Disparities and Improve Early Detection of and Timely Care for Postpartum Complications | Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)/PCORI | $827,383 |
| Flynn, Cynthia | Social Work - Dean's Office | Fatherhood FIRE/H2O Program Evaluation Year 4 | SC Center for Fathers and Families (SCCFF)/HHS | $109,733 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Von Nessen, Joseph | Moore Sch - Div. of Research | SCA Regional Development Alliance: Jasper County Economic Impact Analysis | SCA Regional Development Alliance | $42,500 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Gibson, Robert | Provost | 2023 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) | SCRF/South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) | $149,973 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Dhunjishah, L Michelle | Children's Law Center | South Carolina Senate Contract | South Carolina Senate | $475,000 |
| Dhunjishah, L Michelle | Children's Law Center | Addressing Minority Youth Contact with Law Enforcement: An Approach to Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the South Carolina Juvenile Justice System | Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs (OHSJP)/SCDPS/DOJ | $68,544 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Azhar, Mohamad | Cell Biology & Anatomy | Targeted nanoparticle therapy for reversal of thoracic aortopathy (COBRE) | Clemson University/NIH (COBRE) | $50,000 |
| Rotholz, David | MDC Ctr Disability Resources | 2023 SC Assistive Technology Leadership Conference | SC Developmental Disabilities Council (SCDDC)/HHS | $1,500 |
| Velazquez, Kandy | Path, Microbio. & Immunology | Development of Ojeok-san as a Safe and Effective Analgesic to treat Chronic Pain | South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund (SCORF) | $184,826 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Harmon, Deborah | AK Library | Proposal for continuation of contract for DOE-SR Public Reading Room | Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (SRNS)/DoE | $403,351 |
| Lott, Nicholas | AK University Police | Aiken Scholars Academy School Resource Officer (SRO) Program | SC Department of Public Safety (SC DPS) | $135,601 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Waldrop, Susannah | UPS Academic Affairs Admin | Avanzando Through College (2023-24) | UnidosUS | $20,000 |
| Karls, Amanda | UPS Inst. Effectiveness & Research | SC DHEC Collegiate Recycling Grant | SC Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) | $10,000 |
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