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 May 1 and May 31, 2025. 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 2025 New Grant Awards |
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PI Name |
PI College/Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Al-hasan, Majdi |
School of Medicine Internal Medicine |
Ryan White Part B Funding (Rebate, NHAS, MAI, EC) | SC Department of Public Health (SCDPH) | $18,075,170 |
| Trilk, Jennifer |
School of Medicine (Grvl) Medicine Greenville |
Facilitating Health System Implementation of Physical Activity Screening and Referral to Community-Based Programs: Exercise is Medicine Greenville | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)/NIH | $3,235,390 |
| Enter, Brian |
University of SC Aiken AK Operating |
AMC Service and operating contract- 0000759805 | Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC (BSRA)/DOE | $2,500,000 |
| Kiaris, Hippokratis |
College of Pharmacy Drug Discovery & Biomed Sci. |
Enhancing the utility of deer mice as a model for infectious diseases | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)/NIH | $2,496,753 |
| Al-hasan, Majdi |
School of Medicine Internal Medicine |
Ryan White Part B Funding Competitive Cycle 2025 | SC Department of Public Health (SCDPH)/HRSA | $1,166,124 |
| Melville, John |
School of Medicine Pediatrics |
SCCAMRS Administrative Contract - 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2027 - Year 1 | SC Department of Health and Human Services (SC DHHS) | $984,480 |
| Crouch, Elizabeth |
Arnold School of Public Health Health Services Policy & Mgmt |
MIECHV Coordinated Evaluation Proposal 2024-2026 | Children's Trust of South Carolina/HRSA | $359,928 |
| Liese, Angela |
Arnold School of Public Health Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
Disparities in cardiovascular health in young adults with type 1 diabetes (Subcontract to University of Colorado) | University of Colorado - Denver/NIH | $331,883 |
| Ginn, Herbert |
Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing Electrical Engineering |
Modular Multi-terminal Multi-port MVDC Converter for Remote Microgrid Connectivity (M4DC) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC/NREL/DOE | $222,000 |
| Schorne Pinto, Juliano |
Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing Mechanical Engineering |
Specific Heat and Phase Transition DSC Measurements of U-UCl3 and UCl3-UCl4 | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA)/DOE | $199,486 |
May Awards by College
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Cook, Larry | OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY | City of Columbia Youth Climate Action Fund | City of Columbia | $5,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Pope, Holly | Applied Research & Evaluation (CARE) | School-Based Oral Health Atlas | Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)/BCBS of SC Foundation | $50,000 |
| Workman, Lauren | Applied Research & Evaluation (CARE) | AccessHealth & Healthy People Healthy Carolinas Evaluation 2025 | SC Hospital Association Foundation (SCHA) | $30,000 |
| Smithwick, Julie | Center for Community Health Alignment | Building Capacity of STLT Organizations to Support and Sustain Community Health Worker Activities: CDC 24-0080 Category B Part I | Wisconsin Department of Health Services/CDC | $20,000 |
| Smithwick, Julie | Center for Community Health Alignment | Building Capacity of STLT Organizations to Support and Sustain Community Health Worker Activities: CDC 24-0080 Category B Part II Supplement Proposal | Wisconsin Department of Health Services/CDC | $20,000 |
| Hogan, Abigail | Communication Sci & Disorders | (PI: Karina Sheth) - A Longitudinal Study of the Auditory Startle Reflex in Autistic Children | Autism Science Foundation (ASF) | $4,000 |
| Sabo-Attwood, Tara | Environmental Health Sciences | Inhalation of algae and toxins associated with harmful algal blooms and novel mechanisms of pulmonary toxicity and respiratory health | University of Florida/State of Florida Department of Health | $140,712 |
| Liese, Angela | Epidemiology & Biostatistics | Disparities in cardiovascular health in young adults with type 1 diabetes (Subcontract to University of Colorado) | University of Colorado - Denver/NIH | $331,883 |
| Anderson, David | Health Services Policy & Mgmt | Measuring Changes in Medicare Part D Plan Offerings and Enrollment | University of Colorado/PCMA Foundation | $43,000 |
| Crouch, Elizabeth | Health Services Policy & Mgmt | MIECHV Coordinated Evaluation Proposal 2024-2026 | Children's Trust of South Carolina/HRSA | $359,928 |
| Lubov, Mayra | PASOS | PASOs Sisters of Charity – Breaking the Cycle 2025-2026 | Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina | $25,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Googe, Heather | Child Development Res. Center | Transitions Through Partnerships with Families and Collaboration Across the Early Childhood Mixed Delivery System (PDG 0-5 Continuation Grant) | SC Department of Social Services (DSS) | $90,000 |
| Grant, LaKeytria | Education - Dean's Office | Incentive for Carolina Collaborative for Alternative Preparation (CarolinaCAP) | RTI International | $60,000 |
| Dawes, Molly | Educational & Developmental Science | Bridging Theory and Practice: Assessing Teachers Readiness to Enact the Science of Learning and Development to Support Whole Child Development (Fellowship) | American Psychological Foundation (APF) | $23,649 |
| D'Amico, Leigh | Research, Eval., & Measurement | SC First Steps Kindergarten Transition Academy | SC First Steps | $75,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Mulkey, Malissa | Biobehavioral Health & Nursing Science | Evaluating the Longitudinal Effects of Frequent Neurological Assessments on Sleep and Delirium in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Brain Injury | Agnes Marshall Walker Foundation (AMWF) | $5,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Kiaris, Hippokratis | Drug Discovery & Biomed Sci. | Enhancing the utility of deer mice as a model for infectious diseases | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)/NIH | $2,496,753 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Savage, Jeffrey | Moore Sch - Div. of Research | Hanford Roadmap USDOE-EM Award #277994 | Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC (BSRA)/DOE | $32,174 |
| Von Nessen, Joseph | Moore Sch - Div. of Research | SC Chamber of Commerce: 2025 Analysis | SC Chamber of Commerce | $5,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Mourtgos, Scott | Criminology & Criminal Justice | Assessing the Causal Impact of Deceptive Interrogation Bans on Juvenile Case Outcomes: A Multi-State Analysis | Arnold Ventures - Laura & John Arnold Foundation | $30,653 |
| Regoeczi, Wendy | Criminology & Criminal Justice | The Effects of Drones on Crime Clearance | Arnold Ventures, LLC. | $79,302 |
| Wang, Sicheng | Geography | Spatial and Social Disparities in Subjective and Objective Transportation Accessibility to Healthcare Services and Their Relationship to Long-Term COVID Effects | University of Michigan/NIH | $30,000 |
| Waheed, Sarah | History | The Muslim South, 1950-Present: Oral History and Archival Repository Project | SC Humanities/NEH | $7,500 |
| Parrish, Lori | Psychology | Pee Dee School-based Behavioral Health Pilot | CaroNova, Inc. | $17,329 |
| Zhao, Jun | Sociology | Georgia Family Connection Partnership | Georgia State University Research Foundation (GSURF), Inc./Georgia Family Connection Partnership | $9,500 |
| Duffy, Peter | Theatre and Dance | Rooster Tales Summer Camp | SC Arts Commission | $22,500 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Mustain, William | Chemical Engineering | Electrochemical Decarbonization of Limestone | Battelle Savannah River Alliance (BSRA)/SNRL/DOE | $60,000 |
| Sadati, Monirosadat | Chemical Engineering | Engineering Sustainable Structural Batteries for Greener Aviation | College of Charleston/SC Space Grant Consortium/NASA | $23,500 |
| Taheri-Qazvini, Nader | Chemical Engineering | 3D-Printable High Solid Formulations for Integrated Radiation Protection in Space Habitats | College of Charleston/SC Space Grant Consortium/NASA | $23,500 |
| White, Ralph | Chemical Engineering | Investigation of electrochemical performance for Structural Batteries with Ultrasonic Coating | College of Charleston/SC Space Grant Consortium/NASA | $32,000 |
| Jamshidi, Pooyan | Computer Science & Engineering | Modular Performance Modeling and Analysis for Multi-Component Distributed ML Systems | Carnegie Mellon University/NSF | $100,620 |
| Ginn, Herbert | Electrical Engineering | Modular Multi-terminal Multi-port MVDC Converter for Remote Microgrid Connectivity (M4DC) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC/NREL/DOE | $222,000 |
| Huang, Xinyu | Mechanical Engineering | Ring Tensile Test and Axial Tensile Test at USC | Westinghouse Electric Company LLC | $92,355 |
| Schorne Pinto, Juliano | Mechanical Engineering | Specific Heat and Phase Transition DSC Measurements of U-UCl3 and UCl3-UCl4 | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA)/DOE | $199,486 |
| Widawsky, Joshua | Mechanical Engineering | Paris Air Show | SC Department of Commerce | $3,100 |
| Yuan, Lang | Mechanical Engineering | Metal Casting Process Simulation for Macrosegregation and Microsegregation Prediction in Large Castings | UT-Battelle, LLC/ORNL/DOE | $35,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Al-hasan, Majdi | SC Department of Public Health (SCDPH) | Ryan White Part B Funding Competitive Cycle 2025 | SC Department of Public Health (SCDPH)/HRSA | $1,166,124 |
| Al-hasan, Majdi | SC Department of Public Health (SCDPH) | Ryan White Part B Funding (Rebate, NHAS, MAI, EC) | SC Department of Public Health (SCDPH) | $18,075,170 |
| Narasimhan, Meera | Neuropsychiatry | ICARE: Innovative Technology to Deliver Comprehensive, Affordable, Healthcare and Research | Prisma Health - Midlands/SCCRPH/SCDHHS | $135,660 |
| Melville, John | Pediatrics | SCCAMRS Administrative Contract - 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2027 - Year 1 | SC Department of Health and Human Services (SC DHHS) | $984,480 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Trilk, Jennifer | Medicine Greenville | Facilitating Health System Implementation of Physical Activity Screening and Referral to Community-Based Programs: Exercise is Medicine Greenville | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)/NIH | $3,235,390 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Enter, Brian | AK Operating | AMC Service and operating contract- 0000759805 | Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC (BSRA)/DOE | $2,500,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Montie, Eric | BFT Natural Sciences | Analyzing Historical Datasets to Understand the Impacts of Dredging and Commercial Vessel Noise on Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops erebennus) and Their Prey in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina | South Carolina Aquarium (SCA)/Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust & Oliver S. and Jennie R. Charitable Trust | $40,000 |
| Sawyer, Caroline | BFT Social Sciences | Voices of St. Helena Island Schools | SC Humanities/NEH | $2,500 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Criswell, Stephen | LAN PALMETTO COLLEGE | Navigating Indigenous Identity in South Carolina: A Cultural Documentation Project and Exhibit | SC Humanities/NEH | $20,000 |
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