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Research Prizes and Honors
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SCIENTIST RECEIVES AWARD FROM ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCH GROUP
Dr. Mark Crawford, a research scientist at the Institute for Advanced Technology at The University of Texas at Austin, has received the Peter Mark Medal at the 15th EML Symposium.
The medal, presented by the EML Symposium Committee, recognizes an individual’s continuing outstanding technical and educational contributions to electromagnetic launch technology. It was presented in the meeting in Brussels, Belgium.
News and Information
RESEARCH BLOG NOW ON UT IPHONE APPLICATION
Further Findings, the university’s research blog, has recently been added to the university’s application for the iPhone. News and information from the Texas Advanced Computing Center also has been included in the app.
Learn more about the university’s official iPhone app and how to download it to an iPhone.
Of course, the Further Findings research blog can be found on the Web.
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.]
Associated Press
June 8, 2010
Headline: Oil spill facts seem as murky as stricken waters
(From an article about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico)
University of Texas at Austin engineering professor Paul Bommer, a member of the Coast Guard team that’s trying to determine how much oil is still leaking, told The Associated Press it’s possible that estimates the team will generate could be a bit higher than current government estimates.
BP announced plans recently to swap out the current cap with a bigger one next month that can capture more oil, raising questions about why such plans weren’t in place at first as a backup.
“I know it takes some time to fabricate these things,” Bommer said. “It’s not something you just go to Wal-Mart and buy.”
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.
The university has received $74.5 million in ARRA funds for 172 projects through June 7, 2010, according to the Office of Sponsored Projects.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Unconventional Fossil Energy Funding Opportunity
Deadline: July 29, 2010
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Various open grants in air quality (indoor and outdoor), resource conservation, agriculture, hazardous waste, pesticides, methane recovery and more can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/ogd/competition/open_awards.htm
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) for Individual Predoctoral Fellows in Nursing Research
Deadline: Aug. 8, 2010
Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Cooperative Research Projects
Deadlines: Letter of Intent, Aug. 14, 2010; Application, Sept. 14, 2010
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Chemical Synthesis
Deadline: Aug. 2, 2010
Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry
Deadline: Aug. 2, 2010
Environmental Chemical Sciences
Deadline: Aug. 2, 2010
Chemistry of Life Processes
Deadline: Aug. 2, 2010
Chemical Measurement and Imaging
Deadline: Aug. 2, 2010
Particle and Nuclear Astrophysics
Deadline: Sept. 29, 2010
Materials Research Centers and Teams
Deadlines: Preliminary Proposals, Sept. 1, 2010, for Centers, and Sept. 3, 2010, for Teams
Full Proposals, Jan. 11, 2011 for Centers, and Jan. 13, 2011 for Teams
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Faculty Development Grant, Fiscal Year 2011
Deadline: Aug. 27, 2011
ARTS, HUMANITIES AND CULTURE
National Endowment for the Humanities
America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations: Implementation Grants
Deadline: Aug. 18, 2010
America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations: Planning Grants
Deadline: Aug. 18, 2010
Bridging Cultures through Film: International Topics
Deadline: July 28, 2010
We the People Program (proposals for projects that explore significant events and themes in our nation’s history and culture)
Deadlines: All NEH deadlines for programs. Please see http://www.neh.gov/grants/grants.html
CANCER PREVENTION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS
Cancer Prevention Microgrants
Deadline: Sept. 21, 2010
Evidence-Based Primary Prevention, Early Detection and Survivorship Services
Deadline: Sept. 21, 2010
Health Promotion, Education and Training for Public and Health Care Professional Audiences
Deadline: Sept. 21, 2010
OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Partnership for Clean Competition
Research Grants, 2010, second round
Deadlines: Pre-applications, July 1, 2010; Full applications, Aug. 1, 2010
Dreyfus Foundation Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry
Deadline: Aug. 12, 2010
NARSAD, Brain and Behavior Research
Distinguished Investigator Award Program
Deadline: July 1, 2010
Research Project
[Let the Research Alert know about your research projects.]
iDTV-HEALTH: Inclusive services to promote health and wellness via digital interactive television
RESEARCHERS: Celia Quico, Universidade Lusófona of Humanities and Technologies, principal investigator, and Michael Mackert, assistant professor, Department of Advertising, co-principal investigator
AGENCY: Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (Portugal)
AMOUNT: $222,000
The iDTV Health project has as its main objective to evaluate the potential of digital interactive television (iDTV) to promote original services, formats and content that can be relevant to support personal health care and wellness of individuals over 55 years of age in the Portuguese territory.
The results of this study will provide the theoretical knowledge base needed to develop future interventions addressing health disparities in disablement among Mexican American women.
