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 July 1 and July 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 July 2025 New Grant Awards |
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PI Name |
PI College/Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Terry, Candace |
Office of the Provost USC Military Plan |
Veteran and Military Center of Excellence - HUD | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) | $10,000,000 |
| Roberts, Jane |
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences Psychology |
Onset, Development and Consequences of Autonomic and Sensory Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)/NIH | $3,584,077 |
| Rosdail, Lisa |
University of SC Sumter SMT PALMETTO COLLEGE |
Student Support Services Program | US Department of Education (USDE) | $1,742,575 |
| Sikirzhytski, Vitali |
College of Pharmacy Drug Discovery & Biomed Sci. |
Zeiss LSM 980 with Airyscan2 for Biological Studies at the University of South Carolina | Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $749,362 |
| Liu, Jihong |
Arnold School of Public Health Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
Community Health Worker Coaching to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Women After a Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy | USC Educational Foundation/The Duke Endowment | $653,000 |
| Sheth, Amit |
Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing Computer Science & Engineering |
RII Track 2 FEC: Enabling Factory to Factory (F2F) Networking for Future | Clemson University/NSF | $516,272 |
| Peryshkov, Dmitry |
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences Chemistry & Biochemistry |
Ambiphilic Phosphines Based on Redox-Active Carborane Clusters | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $508,998 |
| Truex, Nicholas (Nick) |
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences Chemistry & Biochemistry |
CAREER: Synthetic Protein Switches for Expanding the Folding Code | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $500,000 |
| Sahin, Alphan |
Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing Electrical Engineering |
CAREER: Over-the-Air Computation - Turning Wireless Networks into Computing Networks | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $499,949 |
July Awards by College
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Mcnevin, Jessie | OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY | Conservation and Stewardship Series | City of Columbia/Bloomberg Philanthropies | $5,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Smithwick, Julie | Center for Community Health Alignment | CCHA Community Health Worker Institute FY24 DOL Employment & Training Proposal | US Department of Labor | $112,000 |
| Liu, Jihong | Epidemiology & Biostatistics | Community Health Worker Coaching to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Women After a Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy | USC Educational Foundation/The Duke Endowment | $653,000 |
| Emerson, Dawn | Exercise Science | (PI - Lucy McCann) Thermoregulatory differences among premenopausal female runners using and not using hormonal contraception | NATA Research & Education Foundation | $1,000 |
| Hirsch, Katie | Exercise Science | Pistachio Snacking and Metabolic Flexibility | American Pistachio Growers | $99,990 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| McDonald, Melissa | Child Development Res. Center | SC Child Care Resource & Referral PDG Grant Year 1 | SC Department of Social Services (DSS) | $66,500 |
| Plotner, Tony | Educational & Developmental Science | Project Invest: Maximizing Career Opportunities through Industry Recognized Credentials for College Students with Intellectual Disabilities: YEAR 2 | SC Developmental Disabilities Council/HHS | $53,566 |
| Sanchez, Lenny | Teacher Education | (PI - Anthonia Awhinawhi) Bridging the Gap: Understanding and Supporting the Reading Development of Bilingual Neurodivergent Adolescents | International Literacy Association | $5,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Sikirzhytski, Vitali | Drug Discovery & Biomed Sci. | Zeiss LSM 980 with Airyscan2 for Biological Studies at the University of South Carolina | Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $749,362 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Ozturk, Orgul | Moore Sch - Div. of Research | Juvenile Incarceration, Long-Run Outcomes, and Family Spillovers | University of California - Riverside/Arnold Ventures, LLC. | $120,210 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Samuels, Joel | Law - Dean's Office | International Law Enforcement Academies (ILEA) effectiveness and impact assessment study, subaward from NORC | National Opinion Research Center (NORC)/DOS | $65,789 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Magradey, Karen | Koger Center | Koger Center for the Arts 2025-2026 Season | SC Research Foundation (SCRF)/Richland County Government | $6,000 |
| Magradey, Karen | Koger Center | Open Arts Festival: Jazz | SC Research Foundation (SCRF)/Richland County Government | $6,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Goldberg, Katherine | Anthropology | Acquisition of portable X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzer for USC's Center for Elemental Mass Spectrometry | SC EPSCoR | $48,309 |
| Peryshkov, Dmitry | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Ambiphilic Phosphines Based on Redox-Active Carborane Clusters | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $508,998 |
| Truex, Nicholas (Nick) | Chemistry & Biochemistry | CAREER: Synthetic Protein Switches for Expanding the Folding Code | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $500,000 |
| Goel, Varun | Geography | BMGF Climate Modeling | Ifakara Health Institute/Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | $118,000 |
| Kuenzli, Elisabeth | History | Sustaining Community Connections Grant | American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) | $2,000 |
| Ballard, Matthew | Mathematics | Collaborative Research: FRGMS: Multigraded Commutative Algebra, Toric Varieties, and Homological Mirror Symmetry | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $137,739 |
| Dahmen, Wolfgang | Mathematics | Accuracy Controlled Optimization in Physics Informed Deep Learning | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $249,949 |
| Kisner, Matthew | Philosophy | Strengthening Democracy and Trust with South Carolina Environmental Justice Communities | Henry Luce Foundation | $200,000 |
| Jin, Rongying | Physics & Astronomy | Carl Zeiss - Single Crystal Fiber project | Carl Zeiss X-Ray Microscopy, Inc. | $24,566 |
| Nadel-Turonski, Pawel | Physics & Astronomy | Experimental studies of the 3D structure of nucleons and nuclei | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $375,000 |
| McDaniel, Heather | Psychology | Comparing Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy versus Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Autistic Adults | University of Virginia/PCORI | $52,784 |
| Roberts, Jane | Psychology | Onset, Development and Consequences of Autonomic and Sensory Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)/NIH | $3,584,077 |
| Hardy, Dean | School of Earth, Ocean & Env. | Coastal Habitat Restoration on Sapelo Island for Flood Risk Reduction | University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGRF)/National Fish and Wildlife Foundation/NOAA/DOC | $19,953 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Meekins, Benjamin | Chemical Engineering | JTEKT/Celadyne/SC-Fraunhofer Alliance: Bipolar Plate Manufacturing for Water Electrolyzers - Commerce Portion | SC Department of Commerce - Fraunhofer Program | $123,750 |
| Regalbuto, John | Chemical Engineering | IUCR Phase III at University of South Carolina: The Center for Rational Catalyst Synthesis (CeRCaS) - Lead Site | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $250,000 |
| Ritter, James | Chemical Engineering | Fabrication of a 4-Bed PSA Pilot Plant with Bi-Directional Valves | ColdStream Energy, LLC | $265,000 |
| Shimpalee, Sirivatch | Chemical Engineering | Establishment of a Vertically Integrated Domestic Manufacturing Process for Production of Nonwoven Carbon Papers Substrates Needed for Gas Diffusion Layers | AvCarb Material Solutions/DOE | $458,000 |
| Shimpalee, Sirivatch | Chemical Engineering | Development of a Single Electrochemical Sensor for Simultaneously Detecting Multiple Groups of Contaminants in Groundwater at the Savannah River Site | University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)/BSRA, LLC./DOE | $87,500 |
| Sheth, Amit | Computer Science & Engineering | RII Track 2 FEC: Enabling Factory to Factory (F2F) Networking for Future | Clemson University/NSF | $516,272 |
| Altin, Necmi | Electrical Engineering | Cyber Physical Systems Security Labarotory Development | Benedict College/SNRL | $200,000 |
| Sahin, Alphan | Electrical Engineering | CAREER: Over-the-Air Computation - Turning Wireless Networks into Computing Networks | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $499,949 |
| Downey, Austin | Mechanical Engineering | Event Camera paired with Time-series AI to Enable In-Space Melt Pool Monitoring for Metal-based Additive Manufacturing | College of Charleston/SC Space Grant Consortium/NASA | $20,000 |
| Sockalingam, Subramani | Mechanical Engineering | A novel approach combining high-speed DIC and EFEM for characterizing high strain rate delamination response of composite materials | College of Charleston/SC Space Grant Consortium/NASA | $20,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Terry, Candace | USC Military Plan | Veteran and Military Center of Excellence - HUD | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) | $10,000,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Humphrey, Mark | Family & Preventive Medicine | Short-term Infrastructure-building Opportunity to Reduce the Community Burden of Hypertension Among Populations Impacted | Prisma Health-Midlands/American College of Preventive Medicine/CDC | $4,852 |
| Rotholz, David | MDC Ctr Disability Resources | IMPACT SC Self-Advocacy Initiatives | SC Development Disabilities Council/HHS | $41,447 |
| Sen, Souvik | Neurology | Telehealth-Enhanced Assessment and Management after stroke - Blood Pressure (TEAMS-BP) | Wake Forest/PCORI | $446,093 |
| Knight, Lisa | Pediatrics | Data Coordinating and Operations Center for the ECHO IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network D4PD Protocol Chair | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences(UAMS)/NIH | $36,303 |
| Pujhari, Sujit | Pharm., Physiology & Neuroscience | Sex-Specific Epigenetic Reprogramming of Microglia in Zika Virus Infection | Augusta University/NIH | $10,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Hancock, Charles Nathan | AK Biology & Geology | Collaborative Research: TR-Tech-PGR / PlantSynBio: Intragenic genome engineering for the next generation of improved plants | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $451,139 |
| Ennis, Lisa | AK Library | Digital Humanities: Bridging the Humanities and STEM Through Research and Innovation | SC EPSCoR | $32,530 |
| Paul, Titan | AK Mathematical Sciences | Acquisition of Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) for Thermal Analysis of Advanced Materials at USC Aiken | SC EPSCoR | $49,990 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Rosdail, Lisa | SMT PALMETTO COLLEGE | Student Support Services Program | US Department of Education (USDE) | $1,742,575 |
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