The following awards were granted in January, 2017. To see a total of all awards and breakdown of where the monies originated, see the graph below.
Spreadsheet: Awards for January 2017
Lead PI |
Project Title |
Direct Sponsor |
Prime Sponsor |
Obl Award Amnt |
| College of Arts and Sciences | ||||
| Alexandre-Jouline, Gladys | Beneficial Plant-Bacterial Interactions | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $15,038 | |
| Allison, David | Destroying Pathogenic Bacteria Using Targeted-Nanoparticles | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $15,230 | |
| Campagna, Shawn | Refining the Purine/Histidine/Thiamine Biosynthetic Pathway System in Salmonella enterica as a Model Network | University of Georgia (UGA) | US – NSF – National Science Foundation | $74,766 |
| Feigerle, Charles | Functionalized Carbon Materials and Recovery of Uranium From Seawater | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $75,000 | |
| Feigerle, Charles | Dynamics in Multi-component Polymeric Materials | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $40,000 | |
| Gordon, Kristina | Is mindfulness only for the fortonate? The development and dissemination of a brief home-based mindfulness intervention to low-income couples | Mind and Life Institute | $14,934 | |
| Gross, Louis | UT-Battelle EPA Risk-Environment Assessment and Decision Analyses | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $175,000 | |
| Heath, Barbara | Archaeological Proposal for Phase II of Assessment, Access, Dissemination, and Preservation of the Curles Neck Collections (44HE388) | Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources | $7,000 | |
| Horn, Sally | Holocene Vegetation and Fire History in Table Mountain Pine Stands of Great Smoky Mountains National Park | Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association | None | $5,000 |
| Horn, Sally | Lake-Sediment Coring with Graduate Students in Deep River Forest Reserve, Belize | Association of American Geographers | None | $2,000 |
| Howell, Elizabeth | EAGER: Identification of molecular parameters defining the fine line between thermostability and thermophilic properties | US – NSF – National Science Foundation | $193,131 | |
| Katsaras, John | Dynamics of Biologically Relevant Model Membrane Systems | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $32,000 | |
| Mannik, Jaan | CAREER: Understanding robustness of cellular organization in Escherichia coli through nanofabricated environments | US – NSF – National Science Foundation | $4,500 | |
| Mays, Jimmy | Scaled-up synthesis of deuterated isoprene | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $20,000 | |
| Papenbrock, Thomas | Theoretical Nuclear Structure | DOE – US Dept. of Energy | $152,765 | |
| Richter, Stefan | Hilbert Function Spaces 2017 | US – NSF – National Science Foundation | $45,000 | |
| Shaw, Shih-Lung | Transportation Research Support – NYSDOT (Phase II) | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $7,903 | |
| Sokolov, Alexei | Dielectric and Rheological studies of polymerized ionic liquids | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $37,500 | |
| Spanier, Stefan | US CMS BRIL Subsystem | DOE – SC – FNAL – Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory | $11,340 | |
| Steadman, Dawnie | Confidential | DOD – Department of Defense | $13,319 | |
| Taylor, Lawrence | UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE SPACE OUTREACH : ACTIVITIES IN EASTERN TENNESSEE | Vanderbilt University (Vandy) | NASA – Headquarters Washington DC | $90,675 |
| Vonarnim, Albrecht | Graduate Research – Sushmitha | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $12,253 | |
| Vonarnim, Albrecht | Comparative Genomics bioinformatics and proteomics | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $50,000 | |
| Vonarnim, Albrecht | GRA – Palumbo student stipends | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $36,500 | |
| Weitering, Harm | Tuning electronic instabilities in triangular surface lattices via subsurface doping | US – NSF – National Science Foundation | $145,090 | |
| Haslam College of Business | ||||
| Cathey, Amy | New MBA/MSBA Students for Y-12: Fall 2015 – Summer 2016 | DOE – Y12 – Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (CNS) | DOE – US Dept. of Energy | $9,756 |
| Tickle College of Engineering | ||||
| Babu, Sudarsanam | Alloy Design Rules of Additive Manufacturing | DOD – Air Force – AFRL – Air Force Research Laboratory | $30,000 | |
| Blache, Klaus | Computational Facility Complex R&M Analysis-Year2 | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $45,774 | |
| Blalock, Benjamin | Qualified Electronics for Low Temperature Environment | NASA – Jet Propulsion Laboratory | NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $50,000 |
| Braiman, Yehuda | High power blue diode laser array for underwater applications | DOD – Navy – ONR – Office of Naval Research | $100,000 | |
| Chvala, Ondrej | Dynamic model of two-fluid molten salt reactor | Flibe Energy Inc. | $37,999 | |
| Clarke, David | DOE/EPA Fuel Economy Information & Market Research | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $36,689 | |
| Clarke, David | Fuel Economy Guide | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $21,985 | |
| Coble, Jamie | Robust Online Monitoring Technology for Recalibration Assessment of Transmitters and Instrumentation | DOE – PNNL – Battelle – Pacific Northwest National Lab | $97,000 | |
| Costinett, Daniel | WBG Device Characterization and Application for Converter Design | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $21,710 | |
| Costinett, Daniel | WBG Device Characterization and Application for Converter Design | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $65,219 | |
| Cunningham, Maryanne | Dashboard Development and Hosting | Signal Centers, Inc | $19,000 | |
| Cunningham, Maryanne | Abstinence Education Program Evaluation | Decisions Choices and Options | Tennessee Department of Health | $13,800 |
| DeSmidt, Hans | VLRCOE Task 1.1, Task 1.2, Task 6.2 & Task 6.3 | Pennsylvania State University (PSU) | DOD – Army – Department of the Army | $59,830 |
| Djouadi, Seddik | Using Deep Learning to Detect Data Integrity Attacks in Control Systems | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $22,000 | |
| Gangaware, Timothy | Knox County MOU and Work Orders – Adopt-A-Watershed | Knox County | $85,690 | |
| Gao, Yanfei | Creep deformation and fracture and the effects of microstructure in Type-IV weldment failure | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $39,901 | |
| Gregor, Jens | Local Tomography | DOE – Y12 – Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (CNS) | $118,458 | |
| Hayward, Jason | Nuclear Science and Engineering Nonproliferation Research Consortium | University of California, Berkeley (UCB) | DOE – National Nuclear Security Administration | $850,000 |
| Hayward, Jason | Masters Student will assist in the testing of SiPM modules and Anger Camera detector | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $13,687 | |
| Hazen, Terry | ENIGMA subcontract | DOE – SC – LBL – Lawrence Berkely National Lab – University of California | $79,649 | |
| Hu, Bin | Revealing Key Polarization, Spin and Energy Parameters in Controlling Deeper Photovoltaic Processes in Perovskite Solar Cells By Using Unique Magneto-Optic Measurements | DOD – Air Force – AFOSR – Air Force Office Scientific Research | $250,000 | |
| Islam, Syed | Tracking the Health of Soldiers with Advanced Implantable Nano-Sensors | University of Connecticut (UCONN) | DOD – Army – Department of the Army | $39,999 |
| Jagode, Heike | A CO-DESIGN APPROACH FOR ADVANCES IN SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE | Iowa State University (ISU) | DOD – Air Force – AFOSR – Air Force Office Scientific Research | $204,313 |
| Li, Xueping | Towards World Class Maintenance Organization with the Internet of Things | DOE – Y12 – Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (CNS) | $10,000 | |
| Liu, Yong | Frequency Response Assessment and Improvement of Three Major North American Interconnections due to High Penetrations of Photovoltaic Generation | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | None | $41,657 |
| Loeffler, Frank | Performance Assessment of Past Bioremediation Approaches for Chlorinated Solvent Source Zones | CB and I Federal Services, LLC | DOD – Department of Defense | $36,633 |
| Nguyen, Ke | Impact of Lube Oil Additives on the Performance of TWCs | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | None | $6,400 |
| Ostrowski, James | Modeling Road Vulnerability to Snow | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $18,486 | |
| Parang, Masood | TLSAMP Phase III | Tennessee State University (TSU) | US – NSF – National Science Foundation | $44,000 |
| Ragauskas, Arthur | Upgrading Lignin-containing Biorefinery Residues for Bioplastics | Texas A and M University (TAMU) | DOE – US Dept. of Energy | $600,000 |
| Rose, Garrett | Deep Learning approach on HPC, Neumorphic, and Quantum Computing | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $44,000 | |
| Skutnik, Steven | Wireless Sensor Platform for Dry Spent Fuel Cask Monitoring | Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. | DOE – US Dept. of Energy | $18,052 |
| Stein, Gila | CAREER: Controlling the Morphology of Polymer/Fullerene Solar Cells | US – NSF – National Science Foundation | $165,251 | |
| Sun, Jinyuan | CLM Software Analysis Tool Enhancement-GO! Prgm | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $19,596 | |
| Sun, Kai | Research and Implementation on Adomian Decomposition to Support ORNL Parallel Power System Simulation Project | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $50,000 | |
| Tomov, Stanimire | Co-design of Highly-optimized Linear Algebra Library Routines | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $49,996 | |
| Tomsovic, Kevin | Program Income for NSF Engineering Research Center for Ultra-wide-area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Network | EPB | $10,000 | |
| Tomsovic, Kevin | Industrial Partner Agreement | NULL | $50,000 | |
| Townsend, Lawrence | Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Measurement Investigation Science Mission Phase | University of New Hampshire (UNH) | NASA – Goddard Space Flight Center | $51,870 |
| Townsend, Lawrence | IMPROVED NUCLEAR FRAGMENTATION MODELS FOR SPACE RADIATION TRANSPORT APPLICATIONS | NASA – Langley Research Center | $35,000 | |
| Vaidya, Uday | Energy efficient and low cost composite window profiles | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $40,000 | |
| Weber, William | IBML Use for ORNL BES Irradiation Project | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $21,840 | |
| Weber, William | Microstructure Experiments-Enabled MARMOT Simulations of SiC/SiC-based Accident Tolerant Nuclear Fuel System | North Carolina State University (NCSU) | DOE – NE – NEUP- Office of Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Engineering University Program | $200,000 |
| Research Centers & Institutes | ||||
| Crosby, Lonnie | CADES ORNL | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $320,000 | |
| Crosby, Lonnie | Compact Approximation for Poisson Equation | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $48,730 | |
| Logan, Jeremy | Advanced development and enhancement of emerging informatics technologies to improve the acquisition, management, analysis, and dissemination of data and knowledge in cancer research | State University of New York, Stony Brook (SUNY) | HHS – NIH – National Institutes of Health | $189,322 |
| Peterson, Gregory | XSEDE: eXtreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) | US – NSF – National Science Foundation | $12,415 |
| Riedinger, Leo | Andrew Lepore ESE Bredesen Center GRA | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $30,160 | |
| Riedinger, Leo | Erik Walker ESE Bredesen Center GRA | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $10,852 | |
| Riedinger, Leo | Yunchao Li ESE Bredesen Center GRA | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $20,000 | |
| Riedinger, Leo | Emilio Ramirez ESE student Bredesen Center GRA | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $9,055 | |
| Riedinger, Leo | Patrick Caveney ESE Bredesen Center GRA | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $13,416 | |
| Riedinger, Leo | Narendran Raghavan ESE Bredesen Center GRA | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $24,210 | |
| Riedinger, Leo | ESE Bredesen Center GRA Anna Wanhala | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $26,000 | |
| Riedinger, Leo | Bredesen Center ESE Benjamin Mohr GRA | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $13,416 | |
| Riedinger, Leo | ESE Bredesen Center Carly McKown GRA | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $13,415 | |
| Riedinger, Leo | ESE Bredesen Center Eva Muntunga GRA | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $13,416 | |
| Riedinger, Leo | Bredesen Center ESE Eric Muckley GRA | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $28,089 | |
| Riedinger, Leo | Elizabeth Norred, Bredesen Center ESE GRA | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $13,577 | |
| Riedinger, Leo | Bredesen Center ESE Christine Ajinjeru GRA | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $34,310 | |
| Riedinger, Leo | Bredesen Center ESE GRA Reed Wittman | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $11,155 | |
| Riedinger, Leo | Bredesen Center ESE GRA Kun Lou | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $1,573 | |
| Riedinger, Leo | Bredesen Center ESE GRA Kun Lou | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $10,369 | |
| Riedinger, Leo | Bredesen Center ESE John Izaak Miller GRA | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $28,312 | |
| Riedinger, Leo | Anna Furches GRA Bredesen Center ESE | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $6,012 | |
| Riedinger, Leo | Alex Pawlowski GRA Bredesen Center ESE | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $20,000 | |
| Ripp, Steven | BioEnergy Science Center, University of Tennessee, Phase II | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $660,000 | |
| Simpson, Michael | Impact of climate change drivers on virome-microbiome-plant host dynamics in relation to N and C cycling | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $20,000 | |
| Weitering, Harm | Electronic Complexity in Epitaxial Rutile Heterostructures | DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $12,000 | |
| Xu, Haixuan | CAREER: Deformation Mechanism in Concentrated Alloys from Multiscale Simulations | US – NSF – National Science Foundation | $192,590 | |
| UT Space Institute | ||||
| Bond, Ryan | General Multi-Component Gas Capability for Kestrel Simulation Software | DOD – AEDC/FMF | $100,000 | |
| Moeller, Trevor | Tennessee Space Grant Consortium Fellowship Support | Vanderbilt University (Vandy) | NASA – Headquarters Washington DC | $45,850 |
| Schmisseur, John | Database Generation for Performance of Hypersonic Vehicles and Structures | University of Dayton Research Institute | $10,000 | |
| Other | ||||
| Jacobsen, Preston | TWRA – FY17 Aquatic Stream Cleanup | Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency | $500 | |