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 March 1 and March 31. 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 March 2024 New Grant Awards
| PI Name | PI College/Dept. | Award Title | Sponsor | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Vogler, Kenneth |
College of Education Teacher Education |
America: A Story That Must Not Be Forgotten |
US Department of Education (USDE) |
$2,320,441 |
|
Martin, Maria |
Arnold School of Public Health PASOS |
DHEC WIC and PASOs Contract for Service |
SC Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) |
$1,300,981 |
|
Norman, Robert |
Arnold School of Public Health Environmental Health Sciences |
Disease Modeling and Analytics to inform Outbreak Preparedness, Response, Intervention, Mitigation, and Elimination in South Carolina (DMA-PRIME) |
Clemson University/CDC |
$998,985 |
|
Jalilvand, Golareh |
College of Engineering & Computing Chemical Engineering |
High Capacity and Longevity Li-S Batteries |
NantG Power, LLC |
$800,000 |
|
Won, Sang Hee |
College of Engineering & Computing Mechanical Engineering |
High Speed Laser Diagnostics for Multiphase Turbulent Combustion of Enabling Fuels for Naval Decarbonization |
Office of Naval Research (ONR)/DOD |
$745,957 |
|
Martin, Maria |
Arnold School of Public Health PASOS |
DHEC-MCHB and PASOs Partnership |
SC Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) |
$600,000 |
|
Mohammadizand, Ramtin |
College of Engineering & Computing Computer Science & Engineering |
CAREER: Heterogeneous Neuromorphic and Edge Computing Systems for Realtime Machine Learning Technologies |
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
$593,156 |
|
Banerjee, Sourav |
College of Engineering & Computing Mechanical Engineering |
HiCam: P1.TPC.NDE |
National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) |
$385,547 |
|
Banerjee, Meeta |
College of Arts and Sciences Psychology |
Addressing Social Determinants of Health and Community Violence through a Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program |
PRISMA Health-Midlands/DOJ |
$305,379 |
|
Jilling, Andrea |
Arnold School of Public Health Environmental Health Sciences |
Sustainable agricultural intensification and enhancement through the utilization of regenerative agricultural management practices |
Oklahoma State University/USDA |
$250,519 |
March 2024 Awards by College
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Jilling, Andrea |
Environmental Health Sciences |
Sustainable agricultural intensification and enhancement through the utilization of regenerative agricultural management practices |
Oklahoma State University/USDA |
$250,519 |
|
Norman, Robert |
Environmental Health Sciences |
Disease Modeling and Analytics to inform Outbreak Preparedness, Response, Intervention, Mitigation, and Elimination in South Carolina (DMA-PRIME) |
Clemson University/CDC |
$998,985 |
|
Kim, Minji |
Health Prom., Educ. & Behavior |
Getting Asian Americans INFORMED to Facilitate COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination |
University of California, San Francisco/NIDA/NIH |
$6,000 |
|
Crouch, Elizabeth |
Health Services Policy & Mgmt |
Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health: Development and implementation of a culturally sensitive, comprehensive, sexual health approach to reducing STIs and HIV for rural |
National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Inc./CDC/HHS |
$189,305 |
|
Martin, Maria |
PASOS |
DHEC WIC and PASOs Contract for Service |
SC Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) |
$1,300,981 |
|
Martin, Maria |
PASOS |
DHEC-MCHB and PASOs Partnership |
SC Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) |
$600,000 |
|
Roth, Leslie |
PASOS |
PASOs Connections for Child Development and First Steps |
SC First Steps/SCDSS |
$204,963 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Smith, Erik |
Baruch Institute |
Adapting salt marsh vulnerability assessment methodologies to southeastern salt marshes |
SC DNR/University of Michigan/NOAA |
$65,101 |
|
Smith, Erik |
Baruch Institute |
NERR Capacity Building : ACE Basin |
SC Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR)/NOAA/DOC |
$118,366 |
|
Wang, Cuizhen (Susan) |
Geography |
Mapping Oyster Reef Habitat to Support Resilience Planning and Wild Oyster Harvest in South Carolina |
CORE SC at College of Charleston |
$49,902 |
|
Banerjee, Meeta |
Psychology |
Addressing Social Determinants of Health and Community Violence through a Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program |
PRISMA Health-Midlands/DOJ |
$305,379 |
|
Ziolkowski, Lori |
School of Earth, Ocean & Env. |
Resource for Assistance and Community Training - Region 4 (REACT4EJ) |
RTI International/EPA |
$20,820 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Vogler, Kenneth |
Teacher Education |
America: A Story That Must Not Be Forgotten |
US Department of Education (USDE) |
$2,320,441 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Jalilvand, Golareh |
Chemical Engineering |
High Capacity and Longevity Li-S Batteries |
NantG Power, LLC |
$800,000 |
|
Shimpalee, Sirivatch |
Chemical Engineering |
Electrochemical Sensor Development for Long-Term In-Situ Monitoring of Chlorinated Organics in Groundwater at the Savannah River Site |
University of Las Vegas/BSRA LLC/DOE |
$86,884 |
|
Imran, Jasim |
Civil & Environmental Eng. |
RII Track 2 FEC: PROTECT: Partnership for Resilience, Opportunities, Technology, Education, and Community Transformation (Planning Grant) |
SC EPSCOR |
$7,000 |
|
Mohammadizand, Ramtin |
Computer Science & Engineering |
CAREER: Heterogeneous Neuromorphic and Edge Computing Systems for Realtime Machine Learning Technologies |
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
$593,156 |
|
Chandrashekhar, MVS |
Electrical Engineering |
NASA SBIR Phase 1: Optimal Radiation Tolerant High Intensity High Temperature Photovoltaics |
Structured Materials Industries/NASA |
$35,750 |
|
Banerjee, Sourav |
Mechanical Engineering |
HiCam: P1.TPC.NDE |
National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) |
$385,547 |
|
Banerjee, Sourav |
Mechanical Engineering |
Feasibility Study on Thickness Measurement on Wet Coating During Curing -- Fraunhofer Project -- Commerce Funding |
SC Department of Commerce |
$61,500 |
|
Barazanchy, Darun |
Mechanical Engineering |
Application to fund JEC World attendance |
SC Department of Commerce |
$5,000 |
|
Won, Sang Hee |
Mechanical Engineering |
High Speed Laser Diagnostics for Multiphase Turbulent Combustion of Enabling Fuels for Naval Decarbonization |
Office of Naval Research (ONR)/DOD |
$745,957 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Copeland, Clayton |
School of Information Sciences |
A Resource Guide for Equitable Access to Information for Blind, Visually-Impaired, and Print Disabled Students |
American Library Association |
$5,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Browne, Teri |
Social Work - Dean's Office |
Health System Outreach to Eliminate Disparities in Living Kidney Transplants |
Wake Forest University/NIDDK/NIH |
$18,598 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Savage, Jeffrey |
Moore Sch - Div. of Research |
EM Enterprise System Planning: University of South Carolina – Darla Moore School of Business |
Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC (BSRA)/DOE |
$62,500 |
|
Von Nessen, Joseph |
Moore Sch - Div. of Research |
Santee Cooper: Camp Hall Economic Impact Analysis |
Santee Cooper |
$88,550 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Pennington-Gray, Lori |
Hotel, Restaurant & Tour Mgmt |
Value and Benefit for Expanding Conservation Land Acquisition in SC: Historical, Site Specific and Aggregate benefits to the State of South Carolina |
Coastal Carolina University (CCU)/SC Office of Resilience (SCOR) |
$30,000 |
|
Oh, Haemoon |
HRSM - Dean's Office |
Improving Social Mobility for Effective Workforce Development in the Lodging Industry |
American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) Foundation |
$48,299 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Raj, Claire |
Law - Dean's Office |
Intergovernmental Personnel Assignment Agreement |
Ford Foundation |
$144,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Rotholz, David |
MDC Ctr Disability Resources |
2024 Assistive Technology Expo |
SC Developmental Disabilities Council (SCDDC)/HHS |
$10,000 |
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