AY 2021/2022 Awarded Seed Grants

First Round of Seed Funding Awards

Submissions: 9 

• Type I: Competitive Proposal Enhancement (CPE) Grant: 1 submission
• Type II: Multidisciplinary Team Initiation (MTI) Grants: 3 submissions
• Type III: Trans-Discipline College Initiation (TCI) Grants: 3 submissions 
• Type IV: Education Initiative (EI) Grants: 2 submissions

 

Awards Made

Title: Variable Resolution Information Optimized Perception Planning and Control for Multi-Robot Systems 

• PI: Dr. Dipankar Maity, Dept: Electrical Engineering, College: College of Engineering 
• Co-PI: Dr. Andrew Willis, Dept: Electrical Engineering, College: College of Engineering 
• Co-PI: Dr. Artur Wolek, Dept: Mechanical Engineering, College: College of Engineering 
• Funding Type: Type II, Amount: $9,988

Title: Human-Data-Driven Optimization for Pandemic-Resilient Facility Layout Planning 

• PI: Dr. Churtzu Lim, Dept: Systems Engineering, College: College of Engineering 
• Co-PI: Dr. Kyoung-Hee Kim, Dept: School of Architecture, College: College of Arts and Architecture 
• Co-PI: Dr. Simon Hsiang, Dept: Systems Engineering, College: College of Engineering 
• Funding Type: Type III, Amount: $10,000 

Title: Neuroprotective Mechanism for Cisplatin Induced Peripheral Neuropathy 

• PI: Dr. In Hong Yang, Dept: Mechanical Engineering, College: College of Engineering 
• Co-PI: Dr. Shan Yan, Dept: Biological Sciences, College: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 
• Funding Type: Type III, Amount: $20,000 

Title: Understanding the Role of Engineering Identity in the Academic Success Patterns of Under Represented and Low Income Students Who Graduated from the College of Engineering 

• PI: Dr. Smith-Orr, Dept: Electrical and Computer Engineering, College: College of Engineering 
• Co-PI: Stephanie Galloway, Dept: Dean's Office, College: College of Engineering 
• Funding Type: Type IV, Amount: $5,000