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Research Prizes and Honors
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PEPPAS WINS 2010 DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST AWARD
Nicholas Peppas, chairman of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has won the 2010 Distinguished Scientist Award from the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA).
The award includes a $20,000 honorarium. Find more information about the Distinguished Scientist Award.
Allen Bard, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, received the 2009 Distinguished Scientist Award.
News and Information
OSP REMINDER: NIH PROPOSALS DUE TO OSP ON JAN. 29
The Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) asks researchers submitting proposals due to the National Institutes of Health on Feb. 5, 2010 to get them to OSP by Jan. 29, 2010. OSP expects a high volume of proposals. Proposals submitted after the internal deadline will be reviewed and submitted in the order in which they are received. Check the Office of Sponsored Projects Web site for updates.
HAMILTON BOOK AWARD SUBMISSIONS DUE FEB. 1, 2010
The Office of the Vice President for Research is accepting submissions for The Hamilton Book Author Awards, underwritten by The University Co-operative Society. Submit nominations according to the guidelines.
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR SPRING 2009
The Office of the Vice President for Research is accepting applications for Spring 2010 Undergraduate Research Fellowships. The deadline is Feb. 1, 2010. The program provides support for specific scholarly research projects conducted by full-time undergraduate students enrolled in any department.
UNIVERSITY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARDS
The Office of the Vice President for Research is seeking nominations for The University Co-operative Society’s Research Excellence Awards. Each dean or vice president may submit one nominee for each of the two categories of Research Excellence Awards. The awards are:
Career Research Excellence Award – For a researcher who has maintained a superior research program across many years. The award comes with $10,000.
Best Research Paper Award – For a researcher who was the principal or sole author of a peer-reviewed scholarly paper reporting original research that was published during calendar year 2009 in recognized research outlets in his or her field of study. The award comes with $5,000.
Nominations are due in the Office of the Vice President for Research on Feb. 22, 2010. For more information, contact your dean or vice president, or visit Awards, Fellowships and Grants on the Research Web site.
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 New York Times
Jan. 27, 2010
HEADLINE: Searching for the Perfect Job Subsidy Plan
”I hope they enact it quickly, but knowing the way things work in Washington, they probably won’t do it until December,” said Daniel S. Hamermesh, an economics professor at The University of Texas at Austin who helped plan the 1970s new jobs tax credit. ”By that time the job market will be picking up anyway and it won’t do as much good.”
Research Opportunities
Important university research deadlines:
Awards and Grants
Limited Submissions
AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT
The University of Texas at Austin Stimulus Package Web page is online.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Prostate Cancer Research Program
Idea Development Award (with New Investigator Option)
Deadlines: Pre-Application, March 3, 2010; Proposal, June 9, 2010
Prostate Cancer Synergistic Idea Development Award
Deadlines: Pre-Application, March 3, 2010; Proposal, June 9, 2010
Multiple Sclerosis Research Program
Concept Award (Opens pdf)
Deadlines: Pre-application, March 25, 2010; Proposal, April 8, 2010
Ovarian Cancer Research
Pilot Award
Deadlines: Pre-application, March 11, 2010; Application, June 10, 2010
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Innovation Hub FOA
Deadline: March 1, 2010
Energy Innovation Hub – Fuels from Sunlight
Deadline: March 29, 2010
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Prevention and Management of Healthcare Associated Infections
Deadline: March 29, 2010
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Mechanics of Materials
Deadline: Feb. 15, 2010
Biophotonics
Deadline: March 3, 2010
Water Sustainability and Climate
Deadlines: Letter of Intent, March 15, 2010; Proposal, April 15, 2010
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office-National Science Foundation Academic Research Initiative
Deadline: April 15, 2010
Strategic Technologies for CyberInfrastructure
Deadline: April 21, 2010
Future Internet Architectures
Deadline: April 22, 1010
Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences
Deadline: April 26, 2010
ARTS, HUMANITIES AND CULTURE
White House Historical Association
The White House Historical Association Research Grants Program (on the history of the White House, preference for dissertation or post-doctoral research with plans for publication)
Deadline: March 1, 2010
–National Endowment for the Humanities
NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants
Deadline: March 23, 2010
NEH Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan
Deadline: May 4, 2010
NEH Fellowships (for advanced research in the humanities)
Deadline: May 4, 2010
OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grants
The Sloan Foundation provides grants in six major program areas: Basic Research, Science Education, Public Understanding of Science, Economic Performance and the Quality of Life, Select National Issues, and Civic Initiatives.
(letter of inquiry instructions)
Deadline: none, submit Letter of Inquiry
[Submit proposals through the Office of Sponsored Projects via the Proposal Review Form. For questions, call 471-6424 or send e-mail to osp@austin.utexas.edu.]
Research Project
[Let the Research Alert know about your research projects.]
Expert-Based Development of a Standard in CO2 Sequestration Monitoring Technology
RESEARCHER: Jean-Philippe Nicot, research scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency
AMOUNT: $899,958
The purpose of this project is to help regulators and operators alike in determining the most appropriate monitoring approaches and strategy for a given carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration site. A monitoring strategy differs from a list of tools because it is designed as a dynamic process where the type of monitoring tool selected, type of test, and the frequency with which measurements are made changes depending on the results of the last set of measurements. The monitoring strategy should be tailored to the sequestration site and based on the extensive site characterization that is the main tool to ensure that CO2 is retained in zone. However, no guidance currently exists for the site operator or regulator to determine how to match the site with the technologies.
The proposed research will:
- Quantitatively evaluate potential monitoring strategies to select an array of strategies and guidelines for application to specific sites;
- Test the results of evaluation against the growing array of field measurements, gathered from past and current BEG test sites, DOE partnership program sites, and elsewhere, especially abroad;
- Develop widespread consensus that these strategies are adequate when properly applied; and
- Compile a test/teaching set of cases for testing strategies and then train practitioners in applying the strategies to an array of sites.
