Faculty Research Awards (Internal)

 

Track 1
Author(s)	Title		Dept.	Amt.
Michael Adduci	Quantifying Relationships Between Intraoral Pressure and Sound Pressure During Performance of Wind Instruments		Music	$3,000
Greg Danner	Recording of Original Compositions for Concert Band		Music	$3,000
Stephanie Kazanas	Cognition and Emotion:  When Our Emotional State Affects Word Processing and Memory		Counseling and Psychology	$3,000
Kathryn Kozak	Principals' Perception of the School Counselor's Role		Counseling and Psychology	$3,000
Emily Lee	Bridging the Rural Healthcare Gap with FNP Clinical Preparatory Training		Nursing	$3,000

Track 2
Author(s)	Title		Dept.	Amt.
Mohammad Albakri	Elastic Meta-Structures with Localized Stress-Fields for Low-Frequency Bandgaps		Mechanical Engineering	$10,000
Pedro Arce, Co-PI: Andrea Arce-Trigatti	Leveraging the Foundry to Develop the Facilitator of Learning for a Holistic-Style STEM Professional		Chemical Engineering	$10,000
Indranil Bhattacharya	Investigating Optical Characteristics, Current Matching and Carrier Transport Mechanisms in High-Efficiency Perovskite Multijunction Solar Cells		Elec and Comp Engineering	$10,000
Pingen Chen	Developing an Open-Access Control System for Advanced Centralized Control of an Integrated Diesel Engine and Aftertreatment System		Mechanical Engineering	$10,000
Maanak Gupta	Secure Cloud Assisted Smart Farming Ecosystem		Computer Science	$10,000
Syed Rafay Hasan	Optimizing Dynamic Distribution of Intelligence for Node Level Edge Devices Based Edge Intelligence (ND-EI)		Elec and Comp Engineering	$10,000
Alfred Kalyanapu	Development and Deployment of Rapid Deployable Flood (RDF) Gages for Rural Tennessee		Civil and Enviro Engineering	$10,000
Jennifer Mabry	The Effect of Pre-Clinical Preparation on Graduate Nursing Students' Readiness for Practice in the Central Appalachian Region Using Simulation		Nursing	$10,000
Susmit Shannigrahi	Integrating Cloud Resources into Genomics Workflows Using Next-Generation Networking		Computer Science	$10,000

Track 1
Author(s)	Title		Dept.	Amt.
Edward Driggers	Improving Geology and Engineering Through Historical Case Studies		History	$1,433
Joshua Hauser, Chris McCormick, and Greg Danner	Christmas Brass:  New Arrangements of Holiday Music for Brass		Music	$3,000
Matthew Zagumny	QUEST-20 Validation Among a Diverse Global Student Population		Counseling and Psychology	$3,000
			Total	$7,433

Track 2
Author(s)	Title		Dept.	Amt.
Joseph Asante and Evan Hart	Monitoring Water Quality in Karst Systems:  What Does Electrical Conductivity Measurement Mean?		Earth Sciences	$10,000
Indranil Bhattacharya	Cobalt Free High-Energy Density and Longer Life Cycle Next Generation Sodium Ion Batteries		Electrical and Computer Engineering	$10,000
Pingen Chen	Developing Advanced Non-Uniform Cylinder-to-Cylinder Combustion Strategies for Lean-Burn Gasoline Engine		Mechanical Engineering	$10,000
Janet Isbell and Amber Spears	Jere Whitson Freedom School Research		Teacher Education and Curriculum and Instruction	$10,000
Duckbong Kim	Multi-Scale and In-Situ Investigation of Microstructure Stability and Transformation of Bimetallic Additively Manufactured Structure		Manufacturing and Engineering Technology	$10,000
Christopher Murray, Carla Hurt, and Tammy Boles	Demographic Manifestations of Chronic Endocrine Disruptor Exposure:  Do Environmental Estrogens and Androgens Yield Chryptic Bottleneck?		Biology, Biology and Environmental Studies	$10,000
Venkat Padmanabhan	Viscoelastic Behavior of Polyelectrolyte-Grafted Nanoparticle Networks for Membrane Separation:  A Molecular Dynamics Study		Chemical Engineering	$10,000
Robby Sanders and Stephanie Jorgensen	Stages Towards Development of a Skin-on-a-Chip Model for Improved Wound Healing		Chemical Engineering	$10,000
Steven Seiler	Exploring Alcohol and Drug Addiction and Dependence on TTU Campus and Development of a Collegiate Recovery Program		Sociology and Political Science	$8,457
Indu Upadhyaya	Improving Intestinal Health and Productivity in Poultry Using Natural, Plant-Derived Compounds		Agriculture	$10,000
Daniel Vandenberge, Jennifer Meadows, Leslie Suters, and Sally Pardue	Collaborative Professional Learning:  Peer-to-Peer Engineering and Education Framework		Civil and Environmental Engineering	$10,000
Christopher (Kit) Wheeler	Biodiversity-Ecosystem Function Links in Southern Appalachian Streams:  Quantifying Nutrient Inputs from and Ecosystem Responses to Migratory Suckers in Spawning Tributaries		Biology	$10,000
Jeanette Wolak	The Alta Fjord-Head Delta:  A Scandinavian Analog for Martian Deltaic Deposits		Earth Sciences	$9,761
Liqun Zhang	Investigating the Antibacterial Activity of Human Beta Defensins by a Comparative Study		Chemical Engineering	$10,000
Jiahong Zhu	Nanostructured Bifunctional Composite Catalysts for Rechargeable Metal-Air Battery Application		Mechanical Engineering	$10,000

Track 1
Author(s)	Title		Dept.	Amt.
Holly Anthony	High School Mathematics Teachers' Beliefs and Perceptions of Integrated Mathematics		Curriculum and Instruction	$3,000
Laura Chavez	Introduction of Carbon Molecular Sieves into Polymeric Membranes for Enhanced Removal of Small Neutral Molecules from Drinking Water and Wastewater		Chemical Engineering	$3,000
Joshua Hauser	Contributions:  Original Compositions and Arrangements for Trombone		Music	$2,995
Ahmed Kamal	Effect of Yoga Practicing on Autonomic Function Assessment of Alzheimer's Disease Patients Using Kernel Method and Entrainment Techniques		Manufacturing and Engineering Technology	$3,000
Stephanie Kazanas	Creativity and Cognition:  Investigating the Role of Divergent Thinking in Adaptive Memory		Counseling and Psychology	$3,000
Mark Loftis	The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences, Alexithymia and Suicide Risk in College Students		Counseling and Psychology	$3,000
Chad Luke	Ethical Considerations for Counselors Integrating Neuroscience into Clinical Practice and Training		Counseling and Psychology	$3,000
Tony Michael	State vs. Trait:  The Relationship Between Early Childhood Parental Attachment and Suicide-Related Thoughts and Behaviors in College Students		Counseling and Psychology	$3,000
Alexander Shibakov	Stochastic Learning and Artificial Intelligence		Mathematics	$3,000

Track 2
Author(s)	Title		Dept.	Amt.
Indranil Bhattacharya	Improving Energy Density Through Synthesis, Characterization and Investigation of Diffusion Mechanisms in Layered Structure Sodium Ion Batteries		Electrical and Computer Engineering	$10,000
David Gallop and Jeremy Blair	VRAE Virtual Reality Arts Education		Art	$9,998
Seth King	Project VIBE:  Immersive Virtual Instruction in Behavioral Education		Curriculum and Instruction	$10,000
Mohamed Mahmoud	Towards Secure and Private-Preserving Intelligent Traffic Management Systems		Electrical and Computer Engineering	$10,000
Keith Morris	The Development of Soil Properties in In-Situ Conditions to Develop "Soil Management/Mapping Units" Using High-Resolution Remotely Sensed Data Sets		Agriculture	$9,922
Leslie Suters	Developing Math and Science Computational Thinking Practices for Teaching at the Elementary, K-5 Level		Curriculum and Instruction	$10,000
Yunbo Zhang	Investigation of Multi-directional Additive Manufacturing Process and Design Method		Mechanical Engineering	$10,000

Track 1
Author(s)	Title		Dept.	Amt.
Allen Driggers	Boundary Stones:  Communities of Medico-Chemistry and the Atlantic		History	$2,971
Mark Loftis	Alexithymia and Suicide Risk in Nonclinical Populations		Counseling and Psychology	$3,000
Tony Michael	The Adult Scale of Parental Attachment:  Item Selection, Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties		Counseling and Psychology	$3,000
Julie Stepp	The Impact of Full-Time Libraries on Student Achievement in K-12 Schools in Tennessee		Curriculum and Instruction	$3,000

Track 2
Author(s)	Title		Dept.	Amt.
Indranil Bhattacharya	Development and Modeling of High-Energy-Density Solid State Lithium Sulfur Battery		Electrical and Computer Engineering	$10,000
Syed Hasan	Towards Run-Time Hardware Trojan Detection Using Circuit Behavior Profiling:  Leveraging Game Theory and Formal Verification		Electrical and Computer Engineering	$10,000
Xiaohua Jiang	Studying the Mechanism of Thiosemicarbazone Inhibiting Topoisomerase II		Chemistry	$10,000
Ethan Languri/Wayne Johnson	Innovative Diamond Nanofluid for Enhanced Electronics Thermal Management		Mechanical Engineering/Electrical and Computer Engineering	$10,000
Brian Lecke	Characterization of Southern Appalachian Heirloom Green Bean		Agriculture	$10,000
Jennifer Pascal	Optimizing Dielectrophoretic Separation of Circulating Tumor Cells from Blood		Chemical Engineering	$10,000
Donald Walker	Spatial and Temporal Changes of Fish Communities, the Fish Microbiome and Fungal Pathogenicity Under Conditions of Increased Human Water Use		Biology	$9,987
Xuanzhi Zhan	The Self-Activation Mechanisms of Apoptosis Signal-Regulating Kinase I		Chemistry	$10,000

Track 1
Author(s)	Title		Dept.	Amt.
Kim Wonkak	Artist Recital at the 2015 International Clarinet Fest in Madrid, Spain:  World Premiere Performance of Works by American Composers		Music	$3,000
Terezie Tolar Mosby	Development of Tool to Teach Low Literacy Caregivers about Nutrition		School of Human Ecology	$2,961
Matthew Zagumny	Psychometric Analysis of the Modified Religious Identity Ondex (RII-5):  A Theoretical Examination of Religious Extremism		Counseling and Psychology	$3,000
Martin Sheeham	New Visions:  Photographic Representation, Perception and Reception in the German Teacher		Foreign Languages	$3,000
Kristen Deiter	John Milton and the Tower of London		English	$3,000
Michael Phillips/Jason Beach/Michael Cathey	Examining the Reliability and Validity of the Hexoskin Wearable Body Metrics Shirt		Exercise Science/Physical Ed Wellness/Curriculum and Instruction	$2,276
Colleen Hays	Negotiating "Racial" Differences or Reinforcing Stereotypes?:  French-North African Relationships in "Il reste du jambon" and "Mohamed Dubois"		Foreign Languages	$2,250

Track 3
Author(s)	Title		Dept.	Amt.
Justin Murdock/Andrew Calendar	Development of a Rapid Spectroscopic Screening Process for Assessing Algal Response to Environmental Change		Biology/Chemistry	$10,000
Joshuah Perkin	Multidisciplinary and Ecosystem-Level Evaluation of Aquatic Biodiversity Response to Future Water Shortages in Southeastern U.S. Streams		Biology	$9,997
Cynthia Rice/Jeffrey Rice/Jennifer Pascal	Electrochemical Biosensors for Detection of Glycosylated Proteins for Early Cancer Diagnosis		Center for Manufacturing Research/Chemical Engineering	$10,000
Alireza Pezhman Shirvanian	Development of Guidelines for Optimal Design of Photo Catalytic Materials for Solar Hydrogen Production		Mechanical Engineering	$10,000
Steven Anton	Integrated Sensing and Energy Harvesting in Total Knee Replacement Implants		Mechanical Engineering	$10,000
Tania Datta	An Investigation of Simultaneous Biological Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal at Full-Scale Wastewater Treatment Facilities		Water Center/Civil and Environmental Engineering	$10,000
Marissa Hartwig	Predicting Class Attendance and Performance:  Students' Expectations and Characteristics		Counseling and Psychology	$7,900
Stephanie Richards/Kristen Trent	Anti-Bullying Campaign Using Exemplary Texts		Curriculum and Instruction	$5,615