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Office of the Vice President for Research

New Monthly Grant Awards Report: November 2025

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.

 

Get the November 2025 New Grant Awards Report (pdf).

 

Summary of Large November 2025 New Grant Awards

PI Name

PI College/Dept.

Award Title

Sponsor

Total

Imran, Jasim

Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing

Civil & Environmental Eng.

Antifragile Infrastructure Approach for Naval Installations and Coastal Host Communities

Office of Naval Research (ONR)/DOD

$1,375,000

Walsh, Michael

School of Medicine

Neuropsychiatry

RSA:  Rehabilitation Long Term Training Program: Training Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors, CFDA 84.129B

US Department of Education (USDE)

$791,180

Twiss, Jeffery

McCausland College of Arts and Sciences

Biological Sciences

Noninvasive nanoparticle-directed therapy to the peripheral nervous system

Clemson University/NIH

$754,892

Wuest, Thorsten (Thor)

Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing

Mechanical Engineering

Enhancing spot weld quality in car body production using process-integrated AI-driven quality prediction and parameter adaptation - DOC portion

SC Department of Commerce/Fraunhofer USA Coalition

$683,781

All, Jessica

University of SC Salkehatchie

SA PALMETTO COLLEGE

Workforce Opportunities in Regional Careers II Renewal (WORC II Renewal)

SRS Community Reuse Organization (SRSCRO)/NNSA/DOE

$674,772

Harmon, Sarah

University of SC Aiken

AK Biology & Geology

Workforce Opportunities in Regional Careers II (WORC II) Renewal

SRS Community Reuse Organization (SRSCRO)/NNSA/DOE

$670,450

White, Ralph

Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing

Chemical Engineering

Exploring electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) signatures

Analog Devices

 

$627,271

Maxwell, Morgan

Joseph F. Rice School of Law

Children's Law Center

FY26 Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children

South Carolina Senate

$580,000

Fritz, Stacy

Arnold School of Public Health

Exercise Science

Mitigating Injurious Falls in Older Adults Through Non-Injurious Fall and Gait Analysis From Floor Vibrations - STTR Sub-contract with Advanced Smart Systems and Evaluation Technologies, LLC (ASSET)

Advanced Smart Systems and Evaluation Technologies, LLC (ASSET)/NIH

$421,709

Whitehead, Dustin

McCausland College of Arts and Sciences

Theatre and Dance

Get on Set - 2026

SC Film Commission - SC Department of Parks Recreation and Tourism

$420,000


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