Research Forum - April 2017
Awardees
Section | Project Title | PI | CoPI | Sponsor | Unit | |
Business Administration | SKOV ETHICS COMPETITION ON BUSINESS ETHICS 2016-2017 | Fernanda Wagstaff | FRIENDS OF TEXAS HOLOCAUST & GENOCIDE COMMISSION | Marketing and Management | ||
Education | Literacies in Engineering for Access and Participation Conference | Alberto Esquinca | NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION THROUGH TERC | Teacher Education | ||
Education | BUILDING CAPACITY FOR ELEMENTARY ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION | David Carrejo | THE BOEING COMPANY | Teacher Education | ||
Education | ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF TEXAS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS ACADEMIES ON STUDENTS' LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AND CAREER PATH DECISIONS | David Knight | David Carrejo, Stephen Kotok | NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION | Center for Education Research and Policy Studies | |
Engineering | THE FY17 DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER TRANSPORTATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM LOCAL COMPETITION | Imad Abdallah | FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION - US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Center for Transportation Infrastructure Systems (CTIS) | ||
Engineering | AIR MODELING | Wen-Whai Li | TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Civil Engineering | ||
Engineering | HIGH VOLTAGE PULSE GENERATOR WITH VARIABLE PULSE WIDTH | Valentin Bolborici | US ARMY WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE | Electrical and Computer Engineering | ||
Engineering | SOUTHERN PLAINS UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTER | Soheil Nazarian | Cesar Carrasco, Vivek Tandon, Kelvin Cheu, Carlos Chang, Salvador Hernandez | FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION - US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THROUGH UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA | Center for Transportation Infrastructure Systems (CTIS) | |
Engineering | START NOW: STUDENT TRAINING IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH TECHNIQUES BY NOVEL OCCUPATIONAL WORKSHOPS | Heidi Taboada Jimenez | Jose Espiritu Nolasco | US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THROUGH TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - KINGSVILLE | Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering | |
Engineering | CURRICULUM INNOVATION: BRINGING I-CORPS TO THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE | Meagan Kendall | VENTURE WELL | Engineering Education and Leadership | ||
Engineering | RECOVERY OF BLOWDOWN WATER AT EP ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION FACILITIES | Anthony Tarquin | EL PASO WATER UTILITIES PSB | Center for Inland Desalination Systems (CIDS) | ||
Engineering | STTR I: HARDNESS SENSOR USING CATION EXCHANGE FIBERS | Shane Walker | NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION THROUGH ATLAS REGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES | Center for Inland Desalination Systems (CIDS) | ||
Engineering | INNOVATIVE COMPACT ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED ELECTRIC MOTOR | Ryan Wicker | David Roberson, David Espalin | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | W.M. Keck Center for 3-D Innovation | |
Engineering | LET'S TALK ABOUT WATER (LTAW) CHALLENGE | Ali Mirchi | Jennifer Clifton | CONSORTIUM OF UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCEMENT HYDROLOGIC SCIENCE | Center for Environmental Resource Management (CERM) | |
Engineering | TRANSPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | Wen-Whai Li | Bill Hargrove, Leah Whigham, Joan Staniswalis | US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION THROUGH TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY | Civil Engineering | |
Engineering | UNCOVER: UNDERSTANDING NETWORK DATA FOR CONQUEST AGAINST ADVERSARIES | Michael McGarry | ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY THROUGH STANFORD UNIVERSITY | Electrical and Computer Engineering | ||
Engineering | DEFEATING THE DARK TRIAD IN CYBERSECURITY USING GAME THEORY | Chris Kiekintveld | Dan Jones | ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Computer Science | |
Engineering | CLEAN WATER 3-REDUCE, REMEDIATE, ALTERNATIVE WATER RESOURCES AVAILABILITY AND USE TO INCREASE PROFITABILITY IN SPECIALTY CROPS | Saurav Kumar | VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY | Civil Engineering | ||
Engineering | TIER 1 UTC: CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH (CTECH) | Kelvin Cheu | Wen-Whai Li, Carlos Chang | FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION - US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THROUGH CORNELL UNIVERSITY | Center for Transportation Infrastructure Systems (CTIS) | |
Engineering | FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS CONTRACT (FDOC) | Cesar Carrasco | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION THROUGH LEIDOS INNOVATIONS | Future Aerospace Science and Technology Center (FAST) | ||
Engineering | SANDIA ED PROJECT | Tom Davis | SANDIA NATIONAL LABS | Center for Inland Desalination Systems (CIDS) | ||
Engineering | ELECTROMAGNETIC MATERIALS AND SVAMS FOR 3D PRINTING | Raymond Rumpf | ROGERS CORPORATION | Electrical and Computer Engineering | ||
Engineering | WATER RECOVERY FROM FILTER BACKWASHING AND REWASHING OPERATIONS | Anthony Tarquin | US BUREAU OF RECLAMATION THROUGH EL PASO WATER UTILITIES PSB | Center for Inland Desalination Systems (CIDS) | ||
Engineering | EVALUATION OF CERRO PROCESS FOR TREATING QUENCH TOWER WATER FROM CERAMIC TILE PRODUCTION | Anthony Tarquin | INDUSTRIAL WATER SERVICES | Center for Inland Desalination Systems (CIDS) | ||
Engineering | FABRICATION OF NIOBIUM COMPONENTS USING SELECTIVE LASER MELTING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY | Ryan Wicker | LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY | W.M. Keck Center for 3-D Innovation | ||
Engineering | OCCVIZ: PLATFORM TO MANAGE AND SHARE WATER RESOURCES DATA | Saurav Kumar | VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY | Civil Engineering | ||
Engineering | ADVANCED HPC MODELING AND SIMULATION FOR COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE | Martine Ceberio | Miguel Argaez | STANFORD UNIVERSITY | Computational Science | |
Engineering | REMOTE SENSING AND IMAGING PHYSICS: DEVELOPING NEW METRICS FOR DEEP TURBULENCE EFFECTS ON LASER PROPAGATION THROUGH LONG PATH | Vinod Kumar | AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Mechanical Engineering | ||
Health Sciences | EDTECH-HPV: A COMMUNITY APPROACH USING EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE HPV VACCINATION | Eva Moya | NIH-NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE THROUGH MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | Social Work | ||
Health Sciences | A NOVEL APPROACH TO ENHANCING UPPER EXTREMITY COORDINATION IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER | Jason Boyle | ORGANIZATION FOR AUTISM RESEARCH | Kinesiology | ||
Health Sciences | HEALTHY MINER SEXPOSITIVE PEER EDUCATION PROGRAM | Thenral Mangadu | PASO DEL NORTE HEALTH FOUNDATION | Center for Interdisciplinary Health Research and Evaluation | ||
Health Sciences | A STUDY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND GENETIC FACTORS AFFECTING ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE OF BACTERIA FROM THE RIO GRANDE RIVER | Delfina Dominguez | Wen-Yee Lee | MARSH FOUNDATION | Clinical Lab Science | |
Health Sciences | SEXUAL HEALTH HAZARDS AND BORDER SECURITY IN INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL | Yok-Fong Paat | US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY THROUGH OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION | Social Work | ||
Health Sciences | EVIDENCE-BASED SCREENING FOR OBESITY, CARDIORESPIRATORY DISEASE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES IN LOW-INCOME EL PASO HOUSEHOLDS | Joao Ferreira-Pinto | CITY OF EL PASO | Department of Public Health | ||
Liberal Arts | STARTALK AT UTEP | Maissa Khatib | NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY | Women`s Studies | ||
Liberal Arts | COMMUNICATION AMONG LOW-CARBON ENERGY TCHNOLOGY SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS | Tarla Peterson | NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION | Communication | ||
Liberal Arts | LECTURE HOUR AND Q&A WITH PLAYWRIGHT OCTAVIO SOLIS | Kim McKean | HUMANITIES TEXAS | English | ||
Liberal Arts | A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND WATER CHALLENGES IN THE MEXICO CITY METROPOLITAN REGION | Irasema Coronado | US DEPARTMENT OF STATE THROUGH PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS FOUNDATION | Political Science | ||
Liberal Arts | OFFICER-CITIZEN INTERACTIONS AND DE-ESCALATION OF FORCE | Jeffrey Rojek | NATIONAL INSITUTE OF JUSTICE THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA | Center for Law and Human Behavior | ||
Liberal Arts | MEXICAN INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, CHICANA IDENTITY, AND PHILOSOPHY FOR CHILDREN | Amy Reed-Sandoval | AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION | Philosophy | ||
Liberal Arts | SC2: FUNCTIONAL STUDIES OF ANTIDEPRESSANT EXPOSURE DURING ADOLESCENCE ON THE BRAIN | Sergio Iñiguez | NIH - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES | Psychology | ||
Liberal Arts | SCREENING AND BRIEF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVENTION IN THE PASO DEL NORTE REGION | Craig Field | PASO DEL NORTE HEALTH FOUNDATION | Psychology | ||
Liberal Arts | KTEP FY 16-18 | Patrick Piotrowski | CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING | KTEP | ||
School of Nursing | NURSING INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM | Ronnie Stout | Hector Olvera Alvarez | TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD | School of Nursing | |
School of Pharmacy | PHARMACY RESIDENCY EXPANSION GRANT | Jeri Sias | Jacquelyn Navarrete, Liliana Lunares | AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS (ASHP) | Pharmacy | |
Science | ARCTIC RESEARCH MAPPING APPLICATION 2016 | Craig Tweedie | NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION THROUGH CH2MHILL CONSTRUCTORS, INC. | CyberShare | ||
Science | FORMATION MECHANISMS CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND INTERFACIAL REACTIVITY OF (MIXED) METAL SULFIDE NANOPARTICLES PRODUCED VIA BIOLOGICAL VERSUS ABIOTIC SYSTEMS | Jie Xu | US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY THROUGH VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY | Geological Sciences | ||
Science | EVALUATION OF SMARTPHONE TECHNOLOGIES FOR USE AS A GEOLOGIC COMPASS | Terry Pavlis | NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION THROUGH JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY | Geological Sciences | ||
Science | CENTER FOR LIGNOCELLULOSE STRUCTURE AND FORMATION | James Kubicki | US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Geological Sciences | ||
Science | LINKAGE FELLOWS AWARD | Kristine Garza | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES THROUGH AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CELL BIOLOGY | Biological Sciences | ||
Science | JAMP FY17 | Kristine Garza | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM - JOINT ADMISSION MEDICAL PROGRAM | Undergraduate Studies | ||
Science | HYPOTHESES OF ELEVATIONAL SPECIES RICHNESS IN TREEFROGS OF THE ALBERTINE RIFT WITH UPDATED ASSESSMENTS FOR THEIR CONSERVATION | Eli Greenbaum | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY | Biological Sciences | ||
Science | DIRECT TARGETING OF THE FKBP52 COCHAPERONE FOR THE TREATMENT OF CASTRATION-RESISTANT PROSTATE CANCER | Marc Cox | CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM | Biological Sciences | ||
Science | PRECLINICAL MODELS OF CIRCULATING COLON CANCER CELLS TO EVALUATE ANTI-CANCER THERAPIES | Giulio Francia | NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES THROUGH TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY | Biological Sciences | ||
Science | THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES TO TREAT HIGH-RISK RELAPSE CHILDHOOD CANCERS | Robert Kirken | Georgialina Rodriguez | MARSH FOUNDATION | Biological Sciences | |
Science | TESTOSTERONE AND CORTISOL LEVELS IN INFANT HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT | Xiaogang Su | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT THROUGH DUKE UNIVERSITY | Mathematical Sciences | ||
Science | LTER. BEAUFORT SEA LAGOONS: AN ARCTIC COASTAL ECOSYSTEM IN TRANSITION | Vanessa Lougheed | Craig Tweedie | NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION THROUGH UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Biological Sciences | |
Science | EVALUATION OF METRONOMIC CHEMOTHERAPY REGIMENS IN OVARIAN CANCER MODELS | Giulio Francia | NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES THROUGH UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | Biological Sciences | ||
Science | SC1: MEMBRANE INTERACTION OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS VIRULENCE FACTORS | Jianjun Sun | NIH - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES | Biological Sciences | ||
Vice President for Student Affairs | ECHS GREATER TEXAS FOUNDATION SCHOLARS 2.0 | Ivette Savina | GREATER TEXAS FOUNDATION | Student Affairs |