Awards for 2022-2023 (awarded in FY 22)

Track 1
PI	Title	PI College	PI Dept.
Donadio	Documentation and the Deposition	Whitson-Hester School of Nursing	Nursing
Greathouse	Preparing Preservice Teachers to Teach Online:  A Mixed Methods Case Study	Education	Curriculum and Instruction
Shibakov	Floating Point Conversions and the Partial Logarithm Problem	Arts and Sciences	Mathematics

Track 2
PI	Title	PI College	PI Dept.
Hall	Integrating Multiple Environmental Stressors to Assess Developmental Tolerance Under Prediction	Arts and Sciences	Biology
Nattrass	Unmanned Aerial Systems for Optimizing TN Forage Production Management Strateiges	Agriculture and Human Ecology	Agriculture
Rizvi	A Stabilizing Reinforcement Learning Control Framework for Handling Real-World Constraints	Engineering	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Younglove	Night Set:  A Recording Project of Original Words for Saxophone and Piano	Fine Arts	School of Music

Track 3
PI	Title	PI College	PI Dept.
Bhattacharya	Low-Frequency Metamaterial for High-Efficiency and High Power Wireless Power Transfer	Engineering	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Hurt	Genomic Insights into Adaptive Potential to Inform Conservation of At-Risk Species	Arts and Sciences	Biology
Murdock	Tracking How Stream Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Pollution Moves Across the Aquatic/Terrestrial Boundary to Accumulate in Terrestrial Consumers	Arts and Sciences	Biology
Zeringue-Krosnick	Bridging the Gap:  Building Genomic Infrastructure in the Passionflowers	Arts and Sciences	Biology

Awards for 2021-2022 (awarded in FY 21)

Track 1
PI	Title	PI College	PI Dept.
Olsen, Michael	Teacher-Talk Database for L2 Spanish	Arts & Sciences	Foreign Languages
Peng, Yi	Consumer Animosity:  The Moderating Roles of Brand Familiarity and Country-Brand Image Congruence	Business	Economics, Finance & Marketing
Shibakov, Alexander	Quantum Push-Down Machines and Their Classical Applications	Arts & Sciences	Mathematics

Track 2
PI	Title	PI College	PI Dept.
Bhattacharya, Indranil	Investigating Effects of Smaller-Ionic Radius Vanadium Doping on Stability and Electrochemical Performance of Next Generation Sodium-Ion Batteries	Engineering	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Carrick, Jesse	Exploration of Resorcylic Acid Lactones as Sources of Potentially Novel Anticancer Chemotherapeutics	Arts & Sciences	Chemistry
Datta, Tania	Quantifying Microplastics from Tennessee's Wastewater Treatment Plants into Receiving Streams	Engineering	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Gichuhi, Wilson	A Deeper Look at Non-Born Oppenheimer Effects in the Negative Ion Photoelectron Spectra of Selected Polyaromatic Anions	Arts & Sciences	Chemistry
Henderson, Robert	Development of an Engineering Research Center for Construction and Building Information Modeling (CCBIM)	Engineering	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Idem, Stephen	Optimization of Biodiesel Production From Waste Vegetable Oil	Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Leckie, Brian	Cover Crop Allelopathic Impacts on Subsequent Market Crops	Agriculture
Rice, Cynthia	Selectively Gas Permeable Anode Flow Field for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells	Engineering	Chemical Engineering
Sargolzaei, Arman	Secure Design of Connected Automated Vehicles under System Identification Attacks	Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Ulybyshev, Denis	Mobile Navigation, Object Detection, Recommendation and Notification Software Assistant for Visually Impaired People in Campuses and Smart Cities	Engineering	Computer Science
Vaselbehagh, Ahmad	Understanding and Modeling of Thermal Transport Processes within Near-Ground Atmosphere in the Presence of Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaics (PV) Plants	Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Zhang, Liqun	Interactions of Human Beta Defensin and SARS-CoV-2 Spike RBD Natural Mutants	Engineering	Chemical Engineering

 

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 Tech 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