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Research Prizes and Honors
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ENGINEER WINS 2009 ENRICO FERMI AWARD
The University of Texas at Austin engineering professor John Goodenough, who developed materials critical to the development of lightweight and rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, ushering in the wireless revolution, has been awarded the Enrico Fermi Award, one of the most distinguished science and technology honors given by the White House.
Goodenough will share the presidential honor with Stanford University’s Siegfried S. Hecker. Each will receive a gold medal and share the $375,000 honorarium. Both will be honored at a White House ceremony at a later date. The award is administered on behalf of the White House by the U.S. Department of Energy.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE STUDENT
SELECTED 2009 MARCONI SOCIETY YOUNG SCHOLAR
Felix Gutierrez, an electrical engineering graduate student, is one of five recipients internationally to be selected as a 2009 Marconi Society Young Scholar. The prize includes $4,000.
News and Information
UNIVERSITY PART OF WEB SITE FOR RESEARCH NEWS
The University of Texas at Austin is one of 35 leading research universities participating in Futurity (http://futurity.org/), a Web site providing news about the latest discoveries in science, engineering, the environment, health and more.
Futurity offers the public access to information about university research that will have an impact on their lives and help them better understand the world.
FUNDING AVAILABLE FROM OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH
DEADLINE SEPT. 28 FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
University Cooperative Society Undergraduate Research Fellowships for 2009-2010 in amounts up to $1,000 are awarded through two competitions, Fall 2009 and Spring 2010. Faculty, lecturers, and full-time research scientists/engineers may supervise undergraduate students in independent research projects. The deadline for the Fall 2009 competition is Sept. 28, 2009. The Spring 2010 deadline will be Feb. 1, 2010.
Special Research Grants for 2009-2010 in amounts up to $750 are awarded to tenured and tenure-track faculty throughout the year until the money is gone. Applications will be accepted beginning Sept. 1, 2009.
University Cooperative Society Subvention Grants for 2009-2010 are awarded to faculty authors and members of the research staff (Code 1000). These grants have no submission deadline, and are available until current fiscal year funding is expended.
Find more information on the Office of the Vice President for Research Web site.
Direct questions to Liza Scarborough at liza@austin.utexas.edu or 471-2877.
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.]
The Washington Post
Sept. 15, 2009
HEADLINE: Too Often, We’re Mute On Race
(Rebecca Bigler, a psychology professor, was quoted in a column about how racial attitudes are passed from parents to children.)
“White parents, unlike parents of color, do not talk about race,” said Bigler, who has done numerous studies with children on the subject. “Most parents really mean well and want to raise their children with a colorblind philosophy, but they really end up with a color-mute philosophy.”
Research Opportunities
Important university research deadlines:
Awards and Grants
Limited Submissions
AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT
The University of Texas at Austin Recovery Act Web page is online.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Computational Biology and Bioinformatic Methods to Enable a Systems Biology Knowledgebase
Search reference number DE-FOA-0000143 at FedConnect.com if the link does not go to the opportunity
Deadline: Jan. 29, 2010
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Notice of Intent to Publish a Request for Applications for 2010 NIDA Translational Avant-garde Award for Medication Development for Diseases of Addiction
Effects of Gene-Social Environment Interplay on Health and Behavior in Later Life
Deadlines: Letter of Intent, Oct. 9, 2009; Application, Nov. 9, 2009
Partnerships for Development of Therapeutics and Diagnostics for Drug-Resistant Bacteria and Eukaryotic Parasites
Deadlines: Letter of Intent, Oct. 9, 2009; Application, Nov. 9, 2009
The Human Connectome Project
Deadlines: Letter of Intent, Oct. 24, 2009; Application, Nov. 24, 2009
Dynamics of Host-Associated Microbial Communities
Deadlines: Letter of Intent, Dec. 15, 2009; Application, Jan. 15, 2010
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Interdisciplinary Research
Find recent awards through this program.
Deadline: Dec. 7, 2009
Mathematical Biology
Deadline: Jan. 13, 2010
Planetary Biodiversity Inventories
Deadline: Jan. 14, 2010
ARTS, HUMANITIES AND CULTURE
National Endowment for the Arts
NEA American Masterpieces: Dance
Deadline: Oct. 8, 2009
Society of Architectural Historians
Edilia and François-Auguste de Montêquin Fellowship
(travel costs associated with research on Iberian and Latin American Architecture)
Deadline: Oct. 16, 2009
National Endowment for the Humanities
Scholarly Editions and Translations
Deadline: Oct. 29, 2009
American Research Institute in Turkey
Arit Fellowships In The Humanities And Social Sciences In Turkey, 2010-2011
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2009
OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Pew Charitable Trusts
Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biomedical Sciences
Deadline Oct. 1, 2009
Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship
Deadline: Oct. 9, 2009
Microsoft Research Graduate Women’s Scholarship Program
Deadline: Oct. 9, 2009
American Cancer Society
Research Scholar Grants in Cancer Control: Health Services and Health Policy Research
Deadline: Oct. 15, 2009
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Sloan Industry Studies Fellowships
Deadline: Oct. 15, 2009
Texas Emerging Technology Fund
Commercialization Awards
Deadline: Oct. 20, 2009
The Volvo Environment Prize Foundation
Volvo Environment Prize 2010
(For outstanding innovations or scientific discoveries which in broad terms fall within the environmental field)
Deadline: Nov. 15, 2009
United Negro College Fund/The John Merck Fund
UNCF/Merck Science Initiative–Provides undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral support to outstanding African-American students who are pursuing studies and research careers in biological and chemical sciences
Deadline: Dec. 15, 2009
Esther A. and Joseph Klingenstein Fund
Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in the Neurosciences for 2010
Deadline: Jan. 8, 2010
Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition
Research Scholar Awards (in gastroenterology, hepatology, or related areas)
Deadline: Jan. 29, 2010
Research Project
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High-Fidelity Simulation of Bioelectromagnetic Effects on the Human Body with Petascale Computers
Researchers: Ali Yilmaz, assistant professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, principal investigator; and co-principal investigators, John Pearce, professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Robert van de Geijn, professor, Department of Computer Sciences; Leszek Demkowicz, professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering; and Victor Eijkhout, research scientist, Texas Advanced Computing Center
Agency: National Science Foundation
Amount: $1,400,000
From the abstract: This project aims to significantly advance the state-of-the-art in bioelectricmagnetics simulation, to accurately model wave interactions with the human body at resolutions never before attempted, to quantify the heating effect of wireless devices on the human body and the electromagnetic effect of the human body on device performance, and to demonstrate that results from these simulations can be used to design safer and more efficient devices.
