Office of Research Update
Announcements
National Science Foundation Biosketches
Beginning in January 2020, NSF will only accept biosketches generated through an NSF-approved format. Currently, the only approved format is NIH’s SciENcv (Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae). Please plan ahead and prepare your NSF biosketch now with SciENcv.
Read the NSF Biosketch Advisory
New Proposal Submissions
In August, NSM faculty submitted 9 research proposals (including 4 to NSF and 1 to TCEQ) corresponding to more than $5.5M in requested funding.
Awarded Research Grants
Tai-Yen Chen (Chemistry) was awarded a $1.9M MIRA grant from NIH/NIGMS: “Quantitative Cu-homeostasis in live mammalian cells at the single-molecule level.”
Judy Wu (Chemistry) was awarded a $1.9M MIRA grant from NIH/NIGMS: “Computational explorations of unconventional approaches to control noncovalent interactions.”
Ognjen Miljanic (Chemistry) was awarded a $456K grant from NSF: “Stimuli-responsive porous molecular crystals.”
Robert Azencott, Andreas Mang, and Jiwen He (Mathematics) were awarded a $406K grant from NSF: “Data mining for large data sets of shapes deformations.”
Eric Bittner (Chemistry) was awarded a $398K grant from NSF: “COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Unravelling many-body correlations in two-dimensional hybrid semiconductors.”
Kresimir Josic (Mathematics) was awarded a $395K grant from NSF: “COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MODULUS: A synthetic biology approach to understanding environment sensing in multicellular systems.”
James Flynn (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences) was awarded a $260K grant from TCEQ: “Exceptional event PM2.5 speciation monitoring at the West Liberty (CAMS 699) Monitoring.”
Aibing Li (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences) was awarded a $205K grant from BRASKEM: “Independent review of Brazilian seismic activity and subsidence – Phase 1.”
Andrew Renshaw (Physics) was awarded a $142K grant from NSF: “WOU-MMA: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: A next-generation supernova early warning system for multimessenger astronomy.”
Scott Gilbertson (Chemistry) was awarded a $40K grant from Baylor College of Medicine (Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas): “Development of a precision drug to target STAG2 (SA2) mutant Ewing Sarcoma.”
Arne Lekven (Biology & Biochemistry) was awarded a $31K grant from Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (NIH/NINDS): “Imaging enhancer-promoter interaction dynamics during embryonic brain development.”
John Miller (Physics) was awarded a $30K pilot grant from the UH HEALTH Research Institute: “Physical mechanisms of prostate cancer metabolism.”
Faculty Patents
P. Shiv Halasyamani and Hongwei Yu (Chemistry) were awarded the following patent: “A Nonlinear Optical Material and Methods of Fabrication.” U.S. Patent Number: 10,409,138.
Upcoming Meetings and Workshops
September 19
JLABS x UH: Startup Pains: From Academia to Startup
5–7 pm; UH Technology Bridge, Innovation Center, Building 4, Floor 2
September 24
50-in-5 Town Hall; Noon–1:30 pm; UH Hilton, Shamrock Ballroom
September 25
University Research Explained: Getting Setup in PIVOT & Grant Forward
11 am–1 pm; Faculty Cafe, E. Cullen, Ground Level, Rm 31
October 2
University Research Explained: Getting Setup in PIVOT & Grant Forward
11 am–1 pm; Faculty Cafe, E. Cullen, Ground Level, Rm. 31