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To mark the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Further Findings highlighted vignettes of ways The University of Texas at Austin and its people touched or were touched by the mission. Read the vignettes.
Research Prizes and Honors
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FOUR UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN RESEARCHERS RECEIVE
PRESIDENTIAL EARLY CAREER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AWARDS
Four assistant professors at The University of Texas at Austin have received Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
They are among 100 researchers from around the country to win the awards, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on young professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.
The University of Texas at Austin recipients are:
- Seth Bank, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
- Christopher Bielawski, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences
- Gregory A. Fiete, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
- Xiaoqin Li, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
All received their awards from the Department of Defense. They will receive up to $1 million over five years to further their study in support of critical government missions.
News and Information
APPLICATIONS FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FUND WANTED
The Central Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (CenTex RCIC) is seeking applications for start-up funding from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund. Central Texas-based entrepreneurs, inventors and businesses seeking early-stage investment in new, technology-based, private entrepreneurial entities that collaborate with a Texas public or private institution of higher education may qualify. Applications are due July 28, 2009.
Find more information at CenTex RCIC or by contacting the center at 512-322-5677 or mholody@austinchamber.com.
QuotedUT Researchers in the News
[A sampling of recent quotes by university faculty members and researchers. To be included in this section, let the Research Alert know when you or a colleague have been quoted.]
Los Angeles Times
July 14, 2009
HEADLINE: GOP AIMS TO PAINT SOTOMAYOR AS BIASED
(From an article about the confirmation hearings for Sonia Sotomayor to become a member of the U.S. Supreme Court.)
“I am somewhat at a loss to understand what they are doing,” said University of Texas professor Lucas A. “Scot” Powe Jr., a historian of the Supreme Court. “Her decisions are so middle of the road. Maybe they are trying to make the case that unless you agree with Roberts, Scalia, Thomas and Alito, you are necessarily biased.”
Research Opportunities
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Awards and Grants
Limited Submissions
AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT
The University of Texas at Austin Stimulus Package Web page is online.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Recovery Act (ARRA) – Early Career Research Program
Deadlines: Letter of Intent, Aug. 3, 2009; Application, Sept. 1, 2009
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Psychological Health Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program Concept Award
Deadlines: Pre-application, Aug. 21, 2009; Application, Aug. 28, 2009
Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Advanced Technology/Therapeutic Development Award
Deadlines: Pre-application, Aug. 14, 2009; Invited full application, Oct. 28, 2009
Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Deadlines: Pre-application, Aug. 14, 2009; Invited full application, Oct. 28, 2009
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Biological Systems Research on the Role of Microbial Communities in Carbon Cycling
Deadlines: Pre-application, Aug. 25, 2009; Application, Nov. 9, 2009
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Collaborative Neurological Sciences Award
Deadlines: Letter of Intent, Aug. 25, 2009; Application, Sept. 25, 2009
Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment
Deadlines: Letter of Intent, Sept. 5, 2009; Application, Oct. 5, 2009
NINDS Cooperative Program in Translational Research – Multi-Component Research Projects
Deadline: Sept. 25, 2009
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Geotechnical Engineering
Deadline: Oct. 1, 2009
ARTS, HUMANITIES AND CULTURE
National Endowment for the Humanities
Interpreting America’s Historic Places: Implementation Grants
Deadline: Aug. 26, 2009
OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
American Cancer Society
Request for Applications: The Role of Healthcare and Insurance in Improving Outcomes in Cancer Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment
Deadline: Oct. 15, 2009
Research Project
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