The following awards were granted in June 2016. To see a total of all awards and breakdown of where the monies originated, see the graph below.
(The downloadable spreadsheet has been temporarily removed while data is amended.)
UT Knoxville Awards (6/1/16 – 6/31/16)* |
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Investigator |
Title |
Sponsor |
Prime Sponsor |
Obligated Award Amount |
College of Arts & Sciences |
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Alexandre-Jouline, Gladys |
Beneficial Plant-Bacterial Interactions |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$20,632 |
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Anderson, David |
Collaborative Research: DINAA (Digital Index of North American Archaeology): Facilitating Big Picture Research in AmericanArchaeology |
US – NSF – National Science Foundation |
$140,661 |
|
Batista, Cristian |
Cristian Batista JFA (2016-2017) |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$72,600 |
|
Bryson, Megan |
Esoteric Networks: Transregional Buddhism in the Dali Kingdom |
American Council of Learned Societies |
$35,000 |
|
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 |
$25,000 |
|
Feng, Xiaobing |
Novel numerical methods for fully nonlinear second order elliptic and parabolic Monge-Ampere and Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations |
US – NSF – National Science Foundation |
$91,555 |
|
Fomin, Nadia |
The study of high-momentum nucleons and quark distributions |
DOE – SC – Office of Science |
$75,000 |
|
Grissino-Mayer, Henri |
Tree-Ring Dating to Determine the Year of Construction of the Blount Mansion, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.A. |
Blount Mansion Association |
$1,693 |
|
Grzywacz, Robert |
Center of Excellence for Radioactive Ion Beam Studies for Stewardship Science |
Rutgers University (RU) |
DOE – National Nuclear Security Administration |
$627,494 |
Horn, Sally |
Pollen Analysis at the Rock Creek Mortar Shelter, Tennessee |
East Tennessee State University (ETSU) |
Tennessee Historical Commission |
$3,457 |
Kamyshkov, Yuri |
WATCHMAN Project |
DOE – NNSA – LLNL – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
$12,963 |
|
Kamyshkov, Yuri |
Elementary Particle Interactions |
DOE – SC – Office of Science |
$38,000 |
|
MacLean, Calvin |
Production Support of the Clarence Brown Theatre’s Season Opener |
University of Tennessee Foundation |
University of Tennessee Medical Center |
$5,000 |
MacLean, Calvin |
Clarence Brown Theatre 2016/2017 Project Support of The Crucible |
City of Knoxville |
$9,500 |
|
MacLean, Calvin |
Clarence Brown Theatre Artist Support for Violet |
Tennessee Arts Commission |
$5,100 |
|
Maroulas, Vasileios |
A distributed sparsity-cognizant framework for dynamic tracking of multiple threats |
University of Texas – Arlington (UTA) |
DOD – Air Force – AFOSR – Air Force Office Scientific Research |
$43,137 |
Mayes, Melanie |
Collaborative Research: Elucidating unifying principles of soil C-N coupling using a continental-scale grassland experimental network |
US – NSF – National Science Foundation |
$27,660 |
|
McKay, Larry |
Paleoflood Study |
Electric Power Research Institute |
$57,426 |
|
McSween, Harry |
Participation in DAWN Science Team |
Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles |
NASA – Headquarters Washington DC |
$20,000 |
Moore, Todd |
Grad student clinical placement at Crisis Stabilization Unit of Helen Ross McNabb |
Helen Ross McNabb Center |
$5,000 |
|
Moore, Todd |
Grad student clinical placement at Cherokee |
Cherokee Health Systems |
$90,000 |
|
Musfeldt, Janice |
Spectroscopic Investigations of Complex Magnetic and Electronic Materials |
DOE – US Dept. of Energy |
$10,570 |
|
Nagle, Nicholas |
Census Fellowship: Demographic heterogeneity and migration |
DOC – US Census Bureau |
$50,000 |
|
O’Meara, Brian |
CAREER: Reducing Barriers for Comparative Methods |
US – NSF – National Science Foundation |
$142,778 |
|
O’Meara, Brian |
CAREER: Reducing Barriers for Comparative Methods |
US – NSF – National Science Foundation |
$166,519 |
|
Perfect, Edmund |
Hydraulic conductivity measurements of self-sealing liners for algal cultivation facilities |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$19,819 |
|
Peterson, Cynthia |
Program for Excellence and Equity in Research (PEER) |
HHS – NIH – NIGMS – National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
$991,236 |
|
Platter, Lucas |
CAREER: Uncertainty Estimates in Low-Energy Nuclear Physics |
US – NSF – National Science Foundation |
$90,000 |
|
Riding, Robert |
Continental Microbial Carbonates: Fabrics, Processes, and Facies |
Total |
$44,220 |
|
Schulze, Timothy |
Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulation of Nanoalloy Crystal Growth |
US – NSF – National Science Foundation |
$245,180 |
|
Siopsis, George |
ARL Workshop on quantum stochastic differential equations for the quantum simulation of physical systems |
DOD – Army – ARL – Army Research Office |
$10,000 |
|
Sokolov, Alexei |
Dielectric and Rheological studies of polymerized ionic liquids |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$50,000 |
|
Su, Chunlei |
2016 Apicomplexon Genome Analysis Workshop |
HHS – NIH – NIAID – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
$6,000 |
|
Vonarnim, Albrecht |
manesh shah |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$74,451 |
|
Vonarnim, Albrecht |
Graduate Research – Sanjeev Dahal (Ussery lab) |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$10,000 |
|
Vonarnim, Albrecht |
Chen Qian GRA |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$9,385 |
|
Williams, Richard |
Operation and Maintenance of CTBTO Auxiliary Seismic Station AS107/TKL |
Southern Methodist University (SMU) |
DOD – SEC – DTRA – Defense Threat Reduction Agency |
$20,250 |
Haslam College of Business |
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Fox, William |
Tennessee Economic Environment Quarterly Updates |
Tennessee Secretary of State |
$18,676 |
|
Hewett, Kelly |
Leveraging Customer Experience to Manage Innovation Investments |
Marketing Science Institute |
$4,000 |
|
Murray, Matthew |
Economic Forecast of the TN Valley Region |
US – OIG – TVA – Tennessee Valley Authority |
$61,682 |
|
Stewart, Joseph |
Better Business Deals – Combined Synopsis/Solicitation FA8601-16-R-0023 |
DOD – Air Force – Department of the Air Force |
$431,324 |
|
College of Education, Health, & Human Sciences |
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Benner, Susan |
Teach/Here |
US – NSF – National Science Foundation |
$340,400 |
|
Crouter, Scott |
Novel Approaches for Predicting Free-Living Physical Activities in Youth |
HHS – NIH – NICHD – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
$542,228 |
|
Golden, Barry |
Aerospace Education-STEM- |
Tennessee Department of Transportation-Aeronautics Division |
$75,000 |
|
Meschke, Laurie |
COMPASS: Combating Obesity’s Multiple chronic conditions through Preparation Activities Shared among Students |
University of Tennessee – Chattanooga |
Health ResourcesandService Admin |
$39,972 |
Terry, Paul |
The African-American Cancer Epidemiology Study |
University of Virginia |
HHS – NIH – National Institutes of Health |
$19,081 |
College of Engineering |
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Babu, Sudarsanam |
Development of a Novel Close-Looped Adaptive Welding Quality Control System |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$7,000 |
|
Coble, Jamie |
Multivariate analysis to support the deployment of the Multi-Isotope Process Monitor at H-Canyon |
DOE – PNNL – Battelle – Pacific Northwest National Lab |
$30,000 |
|
Djouadi, Seddik |
Design and implementation of control laws to enable responsive building loads to offset photovoltaic (PV) sources |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$24,000 |
|
Dongarra, Jack |
Sparse Iterative Solver Benchmarking and the SparseBenchProject |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$200,000 |
|
Duty, Chad |
Dr. Chad Duty Joint Faculty appointment |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$42,490 |
|
Egami, Takeshi |
Atomistic Study of Bulk Metallic Glasses |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$70,000 |
|
Ekici, Kivanc |
Support of the Standard Modular Hydropower Project |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$30,000 |
|
Ekici, Kivanc |
Support of the Standard Modular Hydropower Project |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$25,000 |
|
Frankel, Jay |
A Novel Calibration Method for Estimating Transient Surface Heat Flux under Hypersonic Heating Conditions for Global Reach Vehicles |
DOD – Air Force – AFRL – Air Force Research Laboratory |
$14,000 |
|
Gao, Yanfei |
Evolution of Structural and Deformation Heterogeneities across Multiple Length Scales in Metallic Glasses |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$47,598 |
|
Han, Lee |
Passenger and Freight Transportation Policy Analysis |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$7,131 |
|
Hayward, Jason |
Time Correlated Measurements with Nuclear Materials Identifications System – 1 |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$5,584 |
|
Hayward, Jason |
Time Correlated Measurements with Nuclear Materials Identifications System – 2 |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$5,000 |
|
Heilbronn, Lawrence |
Nuclear Energy Fellowship/Scholarship Program |
DOE – US Dept. of Energy |
$258,849 |
|
Heilbronn, Lawrence |
Continuation of Isotope Production at Accelerator and Reactor Facilities |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$5,765 |
|
Hines, J |
Moderator Demonstration Facility |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$7,560 |
|
Hu, Bin |
Addressing Donor:acceptor Interface and Electrode Interface for Enhancing Photovoltaic Actions in Organic Solar Cells |
US – NSF – National Science Foundation |
$6,000 |
|
Islam, Syed |
Alarm Processing in Power Systems |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$20,541 |
|
Jin, Mingzhou |
PEV Pricing Under ZEVs |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$18,169 |
|
Kalyanaraman, Ramakrishnan |
Nanosecond MagnetoThermal (MaTh) Optical Switching |
US – NSF – National Science Foundation |
$314,910 |
|
Kalyanaraman, Ramakrishnan |
Nanosecond MagnetoThermal (MaTh) Optical Switching |
US – NSF – National Science Foundation |
$314,910 |
|
Komistek, Richard |
In Vivo Determination of Knee Kinematics for Subjects Having either a DePuy Attune or ConforMIS PS TKA |
ConforMIS |
$290,474 |
|
Komistek, Richard |
In vivo comparison of knee kinematics for subjects implanted with either a Smith & Nephew Journey PCR or BCR TKA |
Smith and Nephew, Inc and Affiliates |
$385,500 |
|
Komistek, Richard |
In vivo hip analyses using both an inverse and forward solution mathematical models |
DePuy Products Incorporated |
$308,357 |
|
Liaw, Peter |
Fundamental Study of Low-Cycle-Fatigue Behavior of High-Entropy Alloys |
US – NSF – National Science Foundation |
$134,284 |
|
Liaw, Peter |
Computational Materials Assessment of High-Entropy Alloys and Entropic Stabilization of Nickel Superalloys for Turbine Applications |
QuesTek Innovations, LLC |
DOE – US Dept. of Energy |
$10,000 |
Ma, Zhongguo |
Study of Alkali-Silica Reaction Effects on Stressed-Confined Concrete Nuclear Thick Structures |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$400,000 |
|
Maldonado, Guillermo |
Performance Assessment of Enhanced Accident Tolerant Fuels within Aggressive Operational Power Histories |
DOE – US Dept. of Energy |
$220,963 |
|
Papanicolaou, Athanasios |
Support of the Standard Modular Hydropower Project |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$62,000 |
|
Penumadu, Dayakar |
The Effect of Marine Environment on the Compression Behavior and Fatigue Loading of CFVE Sandwich Structures |
DOD – Navy – ONR – Office of Naval Research |
$30,000 |
|
Penumadu, Dayakar |
NDI System for Quantification of Subsurface Residual Stress in the Laboratory |
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. |
DOD – Navy – Department of the Navy |
$10,000 |
Rack, Philip |
LSU Subcontract to UT Physics forPortion of DOE SISGR Project |
Louisiana State University (LSU) |
DOE – US Dept. of Energy |
$65,000 |
Rack, Philip |
Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$1 |
|
Rack, Philip |
Collaborative Research: Computations, Modeling and Experiments of Self and Directed Assembly for Nanoscale Liquid Metal Systems |
US – NSF – National Science Foundation |
$195,999 |
|
Rack, Philip |
Self and Directed Assembly of Metal Nanoparticles and Correlation of their Plasmonic Behavior |
University of Notre Dame |
DOE – US Dept. of Energy |
$33,880 |
Sarles, Stephen |
ModulEAR: a modular platform for passive collection, amplification, and spectral analysis of acoustic energy and other stimuli |
DOD – Air Force – AFOSR – Air Force Office Scientific Research |
$192,941 |
|
Sawhney, Rapinder |
Lean Summer Program 2016 |
Jiangnan University |
$14,000 |
|
Tomov, Stanimire |
Programming with OpenMP4 for Exascale Investigations (POMPEI) |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$36,603 |
|
Tomsovic, Kevin |
Program Income for NSF Engineering Research Center for Ultra-wide-area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Network |
US – OIG – TVA – Tennessee Valley Authority |
$50,000 |
|
Townsend, Lawrence |
IMPROVED NUCLEAR FRAGMENTATION MODELS FOR SPACE RADIATION TRANSPORT APPLICATIONS |
NASA – Langley Research Center |
$30,000 |
|
Wade, Eric |
Quantifying and Reducing Motor Compensation After Stroke in Ambient Settings |
HHS – NIH – NICHD – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
$349,048 |
|
Weber, William |
IBML Use for ORNL BES Irradiation Project |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$48,020 |
|
Wirth, Brian |
Diagnostics and Modeling in Support of Boundary Physics Research on NSTX Upgrade |
DOE – SC – Office of Science |
$168,469 |
|
Xu, Donghua |
Modeling Hydride Formation in Zirconium |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$120,000 |
|
Zawodzinski, Thomas |
Anion Exchange Membranes for use in Alkaline Fuel Cells |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$19,000 |
|
Zawodzinski, Thomas |
Studies of Mass Transport of Components of Electrochemical Systems for Energy Storage, Conversion and Beyond using Broadband NMR Diffusion and Imaging |
DOD – Navy – ONR – Office of Naval Research |
$730,000 |
|
College of Nursing |
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Gunther, Mary |
University of Tennessee Nurse Faculty Loan Program |
HHS – HRSA – Health Resources and Services Administration |
$190,902 |
|
College of Social Work |
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Patterson, David |
VMC Matching Funds FY 17 |
Volunteer Ministry Center |
$2,000 |
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Patterson, David |
Catholic Charities Matching Funds FY16-17 for HUD/HMIS |
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee, Inc. |
HUD – Housing and Urban Development |
$500 |
RCI |
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Crosby, Lonnie |
Dr. Carrillo research in the area of structure and dynamics of soft matter materials |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$56,009 |
|
Crosby, Lonnie |
Odbadrakh Coarse Grained Density |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$12,921 |
|
Crosby, Lonnie |
Analysis & Understanding of Large Volumes of Structured & Unstructured Data-C. Stahl |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$501 |
|
Glasby, Ryan |
Aerodynamic Separation Element Continuum Modeling |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$43,265 |
|
Gross, Louis |
NIMBioS: National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis |
US – NSF – National Science Foundation |
$3,600,000 |
|
Hall, Howard |
Technical Evaluations of Nonproliferation Strategies and Technologies |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
DOE – National Nuclear Security Administration |
$12,970 |
Hall, Howard |
Support of Project-level activities associated with INSEP Program |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$10,864 |
|
Layton, Alice |
Renewal of Integrated Watershed Management in Oostanuala Creek Watershed, Tennessee: stakeholder education, improving targeting and understanding of stakeholder behavior to improve implementation of best management practices for water quality |
University of Tennessee – Institute of Agriculture – AgResearch |
USDA – NIFA – National Integrated Water Quality Program |
$8,794 |
Riedinger, Leo |
Yunchao Li ESE Bredesen Center GRA |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$3,911 |
|
Riedinger, Leo |
Akinola Oyedele ESE Bredesen Center GRA |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$17,290 |
|
Riedinger, Leo |
Yunchao Li ESE Bredesen Center GRA |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$6,000 |
|
Riedinger, Leo |
Bredesen Center ESE Clarissa Bleker GRA |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$10,000 |
|
Riedinger, Leo |
Bredesen Center ESE GRA Scott Satinover |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$6,672 |
|
Riedinger, Leo |
Modeling plasma surface interactions involving hydrogen and helium bombardment of tungsten |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$62,022 |
|
Riedinger, Leo |
Bredesen Center ESE GRA Swapnil Desai |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$8,685 |
|
Riedinger, Leo |
Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling and Analysis of High-Heat Flux Water-Cooled Divertor Components |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$54,330 |
|
Riedinger, Leo |
Bredesen Center ESE Clarissa Bleker GRA |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$33,000 |
|
Riedinger, Leo |
Bredesen Center ESE GRA Sarah Eichler Inwood |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$8,467 |
|
Riedinger, Leo |
Yunchao Li ESE Bredesen Center GRA |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$6,697 |
|
Riedinger, Leo |
Emilio Ramirez ESE student Bredesen Center GRA |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$22,638 |
|
Riedinger, Leo |
Narendran Raghavan ESE Bredesen Center GRA |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$10,000 |
|
Riedinger, Leo |
Bredesen Center ESE GRA Kristine Cabugao |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$53,602 |
|
Riedinger, Leo |
Bredesen Center ESE Kokouvi Akato GRA |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$62,137 |
|
Riedinger, Leo |
William McClintic ESE Bredesen Center |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$18,110 |
|
Riedinger, Leo |
Blake Palles ESE Bredesen Center GRA |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$1,300 |
|
Riedinger, Leo |
Jessica Velez GRA, Bredesen Center ESE |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$5,667 |
|
Riedinger, Leo |
Sudershan Gangrade GRA Bredesen Center ESE |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$6,117 |
|
Sims, Charles |
Reconciling Methods for Measuring US Oil Dependence |
DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
$24,998 |
|
Stainback, Joseph |
Nuclear Safeguards Curriculum Development Workshop for Sub-Saharan Africa University of Tennessee July 18-22, 2016 |
DOE – SC – ANL – Argonne National Lab |
$21,812 |
|
UTSI |
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Davis, Lloyd |
Novel Analysis Tools for Producing Higher Indican Yielding Plants for Bio-based Indigo Production |
Stony Creek Colors |
$1,200 |
|
Schmisseur, John |
A Systematic Characterization of the Structure and Dynamics of Transitional Shock/Boundary Layer Interactions |
DOD – Navy – ONR – Office of Naval Research |
$363,542 |
|
Vasconcelos da Costa, Jose |
Process FemtoSci supplied nanodiamond in laboratory. |
International FemtoScience, Inc. |
$5,000 |
*NOTE
- Awards that were excluded in this list:
- Awards with negative or zero award amount
- The salary payments for Joint Appointment like Governor’s Chairs, distinguished scientists, and Joint Faculty
- Restricted awards (awards with restircted flag checked)
- Format for Investigator column: All based on investigator home department except ‘Campus Centers and Institutes’.
Campus Centers and Institutes column : {award admin center_institute / Investigator_home_college_school}. - Format for Sponsor column : {direct sponsor / prime sponsor} if there is a prime sponsor
- Award data was pulled based on Award Notice Date (data entry date).
- Data was pulled on 12/16/2015
- Sponsor Name might be changed at a later time because the official name has not yet been setup in the system as of December 16, 2015