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New Monthly Grant Awards Report: June and July 2024

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 June 1-31 and July 1-31, respectively. 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 June 2024 New Grant Awards

PI Name PI College/Dept. Title Sponsor  Total
Armstrong, Bridget

Arnold School of Public Health

Exercise Science

Causes and Consequences of Preschooler's Digital Media Use: The Role of Sleep, Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Social Emotional Health National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)/NIH $3,205,244
Ellermann, Melissa

College of Arts and Sciences 

Biological Sciences

Effects of host endocannabinoid signaling on Enterobacteriaceae infection National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)/NIH $2,836,269
Abraham, Michele

Darla Moore School of Business 

Small Business Dev. Ctr.

SC Small Business Development Centers Program Announcement - SBA 2024 Funding 
Opportunity (State Director's Office - Lead Center)
US Small Business Administration (SBA) $1,994,745
Liu, Chang

Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing 

Chemical Engineering

Rapid Culture-Independent Detection of Sepsis Causing Microorganism Directly from Blood National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)/NIH $1,783,876
Matta, Fabio

Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing 

Civil & Environmental Eng.

Durability and Cost-Benefit Assessment of Innovative Materials for Bridge 
Deck Maintenance and Construction
SC Department of Transportation (SCDOT)/FHWA $904,138
Lee, Dongkyu

Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing 

Mechanical Engineering

CAREER: Overcoming the trade-off between thermopower and conductivity in transition metal oxides National Science Foundation (NSF) $619,214
Meekins, Benjamin

Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing 

Chemical Engineering

Direct Seawater Electrolysis using Polybenzimidazole Membranes Office of Naval Research (ONR)/DOD $615,000
Bonilha, Leonardo

School of Medicine 

Basic Science Research

Brain Connectivity Supporting Language Recovery in Aphasia National Institute of Health (NIH) $545,747
Greytak, Andrew

College of Arts and Sciences 

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Achieving structurally indexed measures of nanocrystal surface reactivity toward advanced applications National Science Foundation (NSF) $530,909
Banerjee, Sourav

Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing 

Mechanical Engineering

Physics Deep-link and Digital Twin for Structural Health Monitoring of Naval Structures Office of Naval Research (ONR)/DOD $450,000

 

June 2024 Awards by College

PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Cai, Guoshuai Environmental Health Sciences Metabolic Control of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity Metabolic Control of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity $7,497
Armstrong, Bridget Exercise Science Causes and Consequences of Preschooler's Digital Media Use: The Role of Sleep, Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Social Emotional Health National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)/NIH $3,205,244
Frongillo, Edward Health Prom., Educ. & Behavior What is the relationship of cross-program utilization of Medicaid, SNAP, and WIC with diet quality and weight status of low-income children?  UC Davis/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $32,292
Munoz, Agner PASOS Countdown to Kindergarten Community Partners Funding Opportunity Summer 2024 First Steps South Carolina $10,000
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Smith, Erik Baruch Institute From maps to vision: Developing examples of site-specific nature-based solutions to increase climate resilience in Georgetown, South Carolina NOS Office for Coastal Management (OCM)/NOAA/DOC $398,411
Ellermann, Melissa Biological Sciences Effects of host endocannabinoid signaling on Enterobacteriaceae infection. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)/NIH $2,836,269
Greytak, Andrew Chemistry & Biochemistry Achieving structurally indexed measures of nanocrystal surface reactivity toward advanced applications National Science Foundation (NSF) $530,909
Dubinsky, Stanley English (PI: James Crews) Wordification: A Dialect-Based Teaching Approach College of Charleston/SC Space Grant Consortium/NASA $6,000
Nagel, Caroline Geography The Influence of Christian Geopolitical Imaginaries in Missionary Intercultural Training Religious Research Association, Inc. $2,000
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Plotner, Tony Educational & Developmental Science Project Invest: Maximizing Career Opportunities through Industry Recognized Credentials for College Students with Intellectual Disabilities SC Developmental Disabilities Council/HHS $61,808
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Adams, Swann Nursing Advance care planning and end of life in cognitively impaired older adults Clemson University/Alzheimer's Association $53,997
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Whitener, Kathryn Moore Sch  - Management Relentless Challenge Grant: Opportunity Workshops 2024 South Carolina Department of Commerce Office of Innovation $30,000
Markus, Stanislav Moore Sch - Div. of Research Agreement on Co-Financed Research concerning (Tycoon Candidates: Why Wealthy Business Candidates Get Elected for Office and How it Matters) Copenhagen Business School/Danish Research Council $35,227
Ozturk, Orgul Moore Sch - Div. of Research Evaluation of State-Funded Full-Day Four-Year-Old Kindergarten (CERDEP) – Education Oversight Committee – Technical SC Education Oversight Committee  $147,424
Von Nessen, Joseph Moore Sch - Div. of Research REV Federal Credit Union: 2024 Economic Impact Analysis REV Federal Credit Union $58,700
Abraham, Michele Small Business Dev. Ctr. SC Small Business Development Centers Program Announcement - SBA 2024 Funding Opportunity (State Director's Office - Lead Center) US Small Business Administration (SBA) $1,994,745
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Hardaway, Chad Ofc of Economic Engagement Apex Accelerator Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)/DOD $175,779
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Magradey, Karen Koger Center Koger Center for the Arts 23-24 Season SC Research Foundation (SCRF)/City of Columbia $25,000
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Birnie, Stephen UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT Bulletproof Vest Partnership 2023 Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs (OHSJP)/SCDPS/DOJ $1,784
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Lauterbach, Jochen Chemical Engineering Modular Direct Air Capture of carbon dioxide using waste materials SC Research Authority (SCRA) $15,000
Liu, Chang Chemical Engineering Rapid Culture-Independent Detection of Sepsis Causing Microorganism Directly from Blood National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)/NIH $1,783,876
Meekins, Benjamin Chemical Engineering Direct Seawater Electrolysis using Polybenzimidazole Membranes Office of Naval Research (ONR)/DOD $615,000
Mustain, William Chemical Engineering Scaleup and Demonstration of a Direct Seawater Electrolyzer SC Research Authority (SCRA) $15,000
Peng, Zhenmeng Chemical Engineering Flow-cell Assisted Softening Technology (FAST): An Economical and Eco-friendly Solution for Whole Home Water Treatment WaterUS LLC/NSF $70,000
Ritter, James Chemical Engineering Structured Adsorbent Material Testing and Evaluation W.L. Gore & Associates $190,000
Matta, Fabio Civil & Environmental Eng. Durability and Cost-Benefit Assessment of Innovative Materials for Bridge Deck Maintenance and Construction SC Department of Transportation (SCDOT)/FHWA $904,138
Hikmet, Neset IIT - Engineering Graduate Student support for trial of diet in individuals enrolled in intensive cardiac rehabilitation Connecting Health Innovations, LLC $13,183
Banerjee, Sourav Mechanical Engineering Physics Deep-link and Digital Twin for Structural Health Monitoring of Naval Structures Office of Naval Research (ONR)/DOD $450,000
Downey, Austin Mechanical Engineering Artificial Intelligence for Anomaly Detection in Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing College of Charleston/NASA $35,000
Gross, Andrew Mechanical Engineering Creep Testing of W-Re-Ta-Mo High Entropy Alloy - TOA Number: 0000670683 Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC (BSRA)/SRNL/DOE $70,000
Lee, Dongkyu Mechanical Engineering CAREER: Overcoming the trade-off between thermopower and conductivity in transition metal oxides National Science Foundation (NSF) $619,214
Lee, Junsoo Mechanical Engineering (PI: Mattie Eckenrode) SC Space Grant framework for analyzing and designing control architecture in cooperative heterogeneous multi-agent systems, integrating aerial and ground vehicles College of Charleston/SC Space Grant Consortium/NASA $7,500
Shazly, Tarek Mechanical Engineering Image-based estimation of left ventricular myocardial stiffness SC Research Authority (SCRA) $15,000
Sockalingam, Subramani Mechanical Engineering A Combined Digital Image Correlation + Finite Element Approach to Characterize Traction-Separation Relations for Composite Material Interfaces College of Charleston/SC Space Grant Consortium/NASA EPSCoR $35,000
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Gibson, Robert Provost Anne Frank Summer Program for Youth (2023) SC Arts Commission $11,687
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Park, Bryant Law - Dean's Office SC Bar Foundation Public Interest Fellowship - FY2025 SC Bar Foundation $10,034
Wasilczuk, Madalyn Law - Dean's Office Pregnancy Prosecution Study Pregnancy Justice, Inc./Confidential $215,346
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Bonilha, Leonardo Basic Science Research Brain Connectivity Supporting Language Recovery in Aphasia NIH $545,747
Wenceslau, Camilla Basic Science Research Reprogramming endothelial cells to prevent and treat Alzheimer disease (AD) and Hypertension National Institute on Aging/NIH $409,750
Rotholz, David MDC Ctr Disability Resources IMPACT SC Self-Advocacy Initiatives SC Development Disabilities Council/HHS $41,447
Rotholz, David MDC Ctr Disability Resources SC Developmental Disability Council Professional Services SC Developmental Disability Council/ACL/HHS $49,461
Rhinehart, Robert Medicine, Sch of - Student Affairs Finding Your Future SC Center for Rural and Primary Healthcare/SCDHHS $40,750
Bullard, Brooke Path, Microbio. & Immunology (PI - Brooke Bullard) Benefits of panaxynol on gut resilience in colitis National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health (NCCIH)/NIH $115,059
Reagan, Lawrence Pharm., Physiology & Neuroscience IPA for Jennifer Woodruff WJB Dorn VA Medical Center/VA $173,600
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Trilk, Jennifer Medicine Greenville Creating Pathways to Advance Lifestyle Medicine Training into Undergraduate Medical Education, Part II American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) $154,489
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Grgic, Mak Music South Carolina Guitar Teachers' Summer Development
South Carolina Arts Commission/NEA $21,250
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Whitlock, Reta (Ugena) UPS College of Education Grow Your Own District 2 Funds Spartanburg School District Two $300,000
Karls, Amanda UPS INSTIT EFFECTIVENESS & RESEARC Urban Food Forest USC Upstate SC Forestry Commission/USDA $45,988
Dunlap, Shirleatha UPS Nursing USC Upstate Nurse Faculty Loan Program 2024-2025 Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)/HHS $115,653

 

Summary of Large July 2024 New Grant Awards

PI Name PI College/Dept. Title Sponsor Total
Nagarkatti, Mitzi

School of Medicine 

Path, Microbio. & Immunology

Center for Dietary Supplements and Inflammation (CDSI) COBRE - (Phase III) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)/NIH $5,580,915
Wilcox, Sara

Arnold School of Public Health 

Exercise Science

The USC PRC: Community-Based Participatory Research to Study Church 
Implementation of an Evidence-Based Social Support Intervention to 
Increase Physical Activity among Older African American Adults
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/HHS $4,992,232
Donaldson, Bobby

College of Arts and Sciences 

History

Florence C. Benson Elementary School Building Preservation Project National Park Service (NPS)/DOI $4,250,000
Potter, Elizabeth

Arnold School of Public Health 

Exercise Science

Increasing Use of SNAP Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Programs for Families with Food Insecurity National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)/NIH $3,220,739
Pocivavsek, Ana

School of Medicine 

Pharm., Physiology & Neuroscience

Kynurenic Acid and Sleep: Focus on Maternal and Offspring Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)/NIH $2,642,160
Nasiri, Adel

Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing 

Electrical Engineering

A Compact Direct Medium Voltage Megawatt Charger Charge America, Inc.  $1,264,550
Wang, Qian

College of Arts and Sciences 

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Biomanufacturing of bioactive glycolipids and glycolipids-based liposomal for pharmaceutics applications SC Research Authority (SCRA) $859,791
Kfoury, Elie

Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing 

IIT - Engineering

Collaborative Research: CyberTraining: Implementation: Medium: CyberTraining on Accelerating Infrastructure Workloads using Next-Generation SmartNICs/DPUs National Science Foundation (NSF) $790,000
Morris, James

College of Arts and Sciences 

Baruch Institute

LTREB Long Term Studies of Salt Marsh Primary Production National Science Foundation (NSF) $599,999
Narayanan, Vignesh

Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing 

Computer Science & Engineering

Learning-Enabled Collaborative Autonomy for Networked CPS AFOSR/USAF/DOD $599,996

 

July 2024 Awards by College

PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Fairman, Ciaran Exercise Science Feasibility and Effectiveness of an Exercise Medicine Program for Individuals with Cancer Prisma Health - Midlands $47,341
Potter, Elizabeth Exercise Science Increasing Use of SNAP Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Programs for Families with Food Insecurity National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)/NIH $3,220,739
Wilcox, Sara Exercise Science The USC PRC: Community-Based Participatory Research to Study Church Implementation of an Evidence-Based Social Support Intervention to Increase Physical Activity among Older African American Adults Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/HHS $4,992,232
Crouch, Elizabeth Health Services Policy & Mgmt C-CBCAP-2023-2025-RMHRC-1 Children's Trust Fund of South Carolina/ACF/HHS $7,500
Crouch, Elizabeth Health Services Policy & Mgmt MIECHV Coordinated Evaluation Proposal 2023-2025
Children's Trust of South Carolina/HRSA $315,179
Martin, Maria PASOS MIECHV Children's Trust of South Carolina 2024 Children's Trust of South Carolina/HRSA 41,669
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Morris, James Baruch Institute LTREB Long Term Studies of Salt Marsh Primary Production National Science Foundation (NSF) $599,999
Dallas, Tad Biological Sciences Linking environmental variability and species-environment relationships to understand fluctuating populations National Science Foundation (NSF) $199,814
Pena, Maria Biological Sciences The Role of Early Life Exposure to Antibiotics on Risk of Early Onset Colorectal Cancer National Cancer Institute (NCI)/NIH $372,142
Li, Jie Chemistry & Biochemistry 2024 ACS Project Seed at USC American Chemical Society (ACS) $12,000
Shimizu, Linda Chemistry & Biochemistry Validation of novel LY6K targeting small molecule inhibitors and their structural analogues for treatment of triple negative breast cancer The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc./DOD $206,106
Wang, Qian Chemistry & Biochemistry Biomanufacturing of bioactive glycolipids and glycolipids-based liposomal for pharmaceutics applications  SC Research Authority (SCRA) $859,791
Wiskur, Sheryl Chemistry & Biochemistry ACS New Directions American Chemical Society (ACS) $125,000
Thibault, Annie Colorectal Cancer Prevention Network Increase Health Equity of CRC screening in Spanish speaking, low-income, medically underserved and uninsured individuals in SC - FOCUS Program Exact Sciences Corporation $72,443
Donaldson, Bobby History Florence C. Benson Elementary School Building Preservation Project National Park Service (NPS)/DOI $4,250,000
Altschul, Brett Physics & Astronomy REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Physics at the University of South Carolina National Science Foundation (NSF) $354,017
Almor, Amit Psychology Doctoral Dissertation Research: The Effects of Anthropomorphic Linguistic Framing on the Online Sentence Processing of Texts about AI National Science Foundation (NSF) $17,817
Deng, Anqi Psychology Connect through PLAY Physical Literacy Intervention: Feasibility in Afterschool Programs SHAPE America $1,000
Wedell, Douglas Psychology DDRI:  Choice Overload in the Digital Age: A Cognitive Neuroscience Approach National Science Foundation (NSF) $29,949
Duffy, Peter Theatre and Dance Rooster Tales Summer Camp - SC Arts Commission Summer Arts Education Project Grants SC Arts Commission $22,500
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Perkins, Katherine Child Development Res. Center Together for Beaufort County (T4BC) Early Childhood Report Data and Analyses Services Joseph P. Riley Jr. Center for Livable Communities at College of Charleston/Beaufort County $5,000
Brian, Ali Education - Dean's Office (PI: Michael Ertel) The effects of NP-UDL on MVPA in general physical education SHAPE America  $1,000
Miedema, Sally Physical Education Walking to Academic Mental Physical (AMP) Health Literacy USC Educational Foundation/The Duke Endowment $410,000
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Bradshaw, Kathleen Advanced Prof Nursing Practice University of South Carolina Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)/HHS $118,381
Donevant, Sara Biobehavioral Health & Nursing Science Demonstration of the Connected Asset at Lexington Medical Center South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) $100,000
Donevant, Sara Biobehavioral Health & Nursing Science (PI - Clement) A Portable Account of Student Skills (PASS) for Competency Assessment and Skill Remediation South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) $10,000
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Owens, Otis (Shaun) Social Work - Dean's Office Optimization of an at-home Continuous Multi-domain Monitoring and Assessment System to Improve Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Clinical Trials - a SBIR Administrative supplement  LifeAnalytics/NIH $167,984
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Von Nessen, Joseph Moore Sch - Div. of Research SC Technical College System: readySC Analysis SC Technical College System $58,250
Von Nessen, Joseph Moore Sch - Div. of Research OceanaGold Corporation: Economic Impact Analysis OceanaGold Haile Gold Mine $52,250
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Magradey, Karen Koger Center Justin Varnes Jazz Concerts at Koger Center for the Arts-South Arts South Arts, Inc. $2,125
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Syfert, Tom Health and Safety Programs Disaster Resistant University Grant (FEMA) SC Emergency Management Division/FEMA $109,953
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Ziehl, Paul Civil & Environmental Eng. Cost-effective screening, assessment, and repair of timber piles Clemson/SCDOT $420,000
Narayanan, Vignesh Computer Science & Engineering Collaborative Research: SaTC: Core: Small: Vulnerability Characterization of Learning-Based Controllers in Networked Cyber-Physical Systems National Science Foundation (NSF) $300,027
Narayanan, Vignesh Computer Science & Engineering Learning-Enabled Collaborative Autonomy for Networked CPS AFOSR/USAF/DOD $599,996
Nasiri, Adel Electrical Engineering A Compact Direct Medium Voltage Megawatt Charger Charge America, Inc.  $1,264,550
Kfoury, Elie IIT - Engineering Collaborative Research: CyberTraining: Implementation: Medium: CyberTraining on Accelerating Infrastructure Workloads using Next-Generation SmartNICs/DPUs National Science Foundation (NSF) $790,000
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Gibson, Robert Provost Anne Frank Summer Program for Youth (2023) SC Arts Commission $11,687
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Barlow, Shayne Office Research - General Provision of Veterinary Services for the DVAMC (2024 IPA) WJB Dorn VA Medical Center/VA $107,810
Price, Robert Office Research - General Collaborative resource that facilitates multidisciplinary research to understand, treat, prevent, and eradicate diseases caused by novel, emerging, and highly virulent viruses. WJB Dorn VA Medical Center/VA $20,000
PI Name
PI Dept.
Award Title
Sponsor
Total
Howard, Shalon Basic Science Research Program Support- Seed Grant Initiative  SC Center for Rural and Primary Healthcare/SCDHHS $20,000
Evans, Colin Cell Biology & Anatomy Promoting Endothelial Survival in Sepsis-Induced Lung Injury American Heart Association (AHA) $300,000
Humphrey, Mark Family & Preventive Medicine USC School of Medicine Columbia / Prisma Health Preventive Medicine Residency Program Public and Rural Health  SC Center for Rural and Primary Healthcare/SCDHSS $120,979
Al-hasan, Majdi Internal Medicine Housing First Program for Persons with Disabilities City of Columbia $260,000
Rotholz, David MDC Ctr Disability Resources South Carolina Accessibility Boot Camp SC Developmental Disabilities Council (SCDDC)/HHS $10,000
Nagarkatti, Mitzi Path, Microbio. & Immunology Center for Dietary Supplements and Inflammation (CDSI) COBRE - (Phase III) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)/NIH $5,580,915
Pocivavsek, Ana Pharm., Physiology & Neuroscience Kynurenic Acid and Sleep: Focus on Maternal and Offspring Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)/NIH $2,642,160

To request a PDF copy of this report, please contact Elizabeth Renedo at renedoe@mailbox.sc.edu


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