Office of Research Update
Revised Proposal Submission Guidelines and Timelines
Revised guidelines and specific timelines for proposal submissions have been posted on the NSM Office of Research webpages. These guidelines include timelines for the following:
- Pre-proposals, White Papers, or Letters of Intent
- Full Proposals where UH is the Prime Recipient (Project Lead)
- Proposals with UH as a Subrecipient
Guidelines are available on this webpage.
New Proposal Submissions
In March, NSM faculty submitted 24 research proposals (including 6 to NSF, 5 to NASA, 3 to DOE, and 2 to DoD) totaling over $7.1M in funds.
Awarded Research Grants
Lawrence Pinsky (Physics) was awarded a $307K grant from the NASA Johnson Space Center (subaward from Baylor College of Medicine): “Feasibility Study for Potential Radiation Analog.”
Michael Murphy (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences) was awarded a $211K NSF grant: “Collaborative Research: Filling in The Central Himalayan Seismic Gap: A Structural, Neotectonic, and Paleoseismic Investigation of The Western Nepal Fault System.”
Aron Laszka (Computer Science) was awarded a $198K grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (subaward from Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation): “High-Dimensional Data-Driven Energy Optimization for Multi-Modal Transit Agencies (HD-Emma).”
Yuxuan Wang (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences) was awarded a $165K grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: “Synthesis Analysis of Mesoscale and Synoptic-Scale Circulation Patterns on Ozone Transport and Formation in Houston and San Antonio.”
James Flynn III (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences) was awarded a $150K grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: “Ozonesonde Launches in San Antonio and El Paso.”
Faculty Patents
Steven Bark (Biology & Biochemistry) with Jason Eriksen, Craig Vollert (Pharmacy), and Wilna Moree (University of California, San Diego): “Universal Antigen Retrieval Compounds and Methods Use.” U.S. Patent Number: 10,203,269.
Seamus Curran (Physics) with Kang-Shyang Liao (Integricote) and Alexander Wang: “Graft Polymerization Initiated on Graphic Nanomaterials and Their Nanocomposite Formation.” U.S. Patent Number: 10,208,172.
Upcoming Meetings and Workshops
NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration
Baltimore, MD
May 15–17, 2019
regionalseminars.od.nih.gov/baltimore2019
NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration
Phoenix, AZ
Nov. 6–8, 2019
Registration opens in May.