2019 Research & Innovation Seed Grant Winners
The 2019 Research & Innovation Seed Grant Competition resulted in 25 new grantsÌýfor a total of over $1.2M being awarded to CU Boulder faculty across disciplines, including two projects in this year's special category: Center Planning Grants.
2019ÌýFunded Projects
| PI Name | PI Department | Review Category | Project Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanya Alderete | Integrative Physiology | Biomedical SciencesÌý | Exposure to Air Pollutants and Green Space: Implications for the Gut Microbiome and Metabolome in Hispanic Adolescents Living in Denver, Colorado |
| Allison Atteberry | Research and Evaluation Methodology Program | Social Sciences & Professional Schools | Mind the Gap: Partnering to Narrow Denver’s Achievement Gaps by Retaining Top Teachers |
| Jeffrey Cameron | Biochemistry | Grand Challenge | Light and Life |
| Carolyn Crow | Geological Sciences | Geological & Environmental Sciences | Investigating Noble Gas Adsorption Properties of Microporous Materials: Improving Systems for Detecting Underground Nuclear Explosions |
| Xioyun Ding | Mechanical Engineering | Biomedical Sciences | A Microfluidic System for T Cell-Based Immunotherapies |
| Lori Emerson | English / Intermedia Arts, Writing and Performance | Arts & Humanities | Handbook for Feminist Labs |
| Kira Hall | Linguistics | Social Sciences & Professional Schools | Accent Imitation as Social Resource on the Autism Spectrum |
| Mija Hubler | Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering | Engineering & Applied Sciences | Extremely Durable Concrete using Methane Decarbonization Nanofiber Byproducts |
| Keith Julien | Applied Mathematics | Basic Physical Sciences | Exploring Doubly-Diffusive Turbulence in Extreme Environments |
| Sebastian Kopf | Geological Sciences | Grand Challenge | Measuring the pulse of global change at the interface of Earth & Life |
| Joel Kralj | Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology | Biomedical Sciences | Uncovering mechanical-electrical coupling in neurons |
| Stefan Leyk | Geography | Grand Challenge | Measuring Vulnerability of the Built Environment in Coastal Communities of the United States: A Geospatial Framework |
| Abbie Liel | Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering | Engineering & Applied Sciences | Building seismic resilience of incrementally-constructed buildings |
| Henry Lovejoy | History | Arts & Humanities | Conservation, Recovery and ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18y of 2D and 3D Cultural Heritage on SlaveryImages.org |
| Robert McLeod | Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering | Engineering & Applied Sciences | Remote stereolithography of 3D heterogeneous tissues within sealed microfabricated platforms to enable in vitro biomedical research |
| John O'Loughlin | Geography | Social Sciences & Professional Schools | Climate Change, Livelihood Security, and Violence Exposure: Tracking the Effectiveness of Peace Initiatives with a SMS Panel Survey in Kenya |
| Alessandro Roncone | Computer Science | Engineering & Applied Sciences | Programmable and reconfigurable soft robots for symbiotic soft/rigid robotic systems |
| Teri Rueb | Critical Media Practices | Special Category 2019: Center Planning Grants | Center for Documentary and Ethnographic Media |
| Hanspeter Schaub | Aerospace Engineering Sciences | Engineering & Applied Sciences | Electrostatic Control in Low-Earth Orbit Plasma Wakes |
| Thomas R. Schibli | Physics | Basic Physical Sciences | Mid-Infrared Frequency Comb Sources for High-Speed Infrared ÌýHyperspectral Microscopic Imaging |
| Nathan Schneider | Media Studies | Special Category 2019: Center Planning Grants | Media Enterprise Design Lab |
| Stacey Smith | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Geological & Environmental Sciences | Can flowers take the heat? Modeling the effects of climate change on flower color |
| Wil Srubar | Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering | Engineering & Applied Sciences | Cement from Sunlight:ÌýExploiting Biosynthetic Pathways in Photosynthetic Microalgae to Produce Cementitious Materials |
| Ashutosh Trivedi | Computer Science | Engineering & Applied Sciences | Learning to Control Safety-Critical Systems |
| Luis Zea | Aerospace Engineering Sciences | Grand Challenge | Biological Approach to Extracting Resources in Space and on Earth |