Recently Funded Projects
SOURCES OF FUNDING
The University of Delaware derives its research funding from a broad base of sources reflecting a diversity of initiatives across our seven colleges. This page includes contracts and grants that are received for research projects, public service/extension projects, education activities and equipment over the course of the month highlighted below. To view previous activity select the month/year in the Archive sidebar.
February 2020 (55 Projects)
| PROJECT | SPONSOR | AMOUNT |
|---|---|---|
Adaptable Sensors for Shipping Container Screening, (8 mo.) | DHS | $ 55,010 |
Samuel Fielding Delaware Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship 2020, (1 yr. 1 mo.) | DOC | $ 69,000 |
Realizing Large-Scale Integrated RF Photonic Signal Processing Systems, (10 mo.) | DOD | $ 40,664 |
Throughput Optimization for the Tailorable Universal Feedstock for Forming (TuFF) Process, (5 mo.) | DOD | $ 75,000 |
Predictive Approaches for Stability of Therapeutic Proteins, (1 yr.) | DOD | $ 91,660 |
In Silico Prediction of Fate and Risk-Determining Properties of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), (3 yr.) | DOD | $ 200,027 |
Barrier Island Hydrodynamics and Morphodynamics During an Extreme Event, (3 yr.) | DOD | $ 254,999 |
Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing for Printable Chemical Sensor, (1 yr. 4 mo.) | DOD | $ 300,000 |
A Human-Machine Symbiotic System for the Extraction of High-level Behaviors from a Macroscopic View of Swarms, (1 yr. 5 mo.) | DOD | $ 524,258 |
Light-weight and Conformable Solar Modules, (3 mo.) | DOE | $ 12,500 |
Irex Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, (8 mo.) | DOS | $ 200,000 |
Synthesis Study of Jointless Bridge Design and Detailing, (2 yr.) | DOT | $ 69,295 |
Bonding of Overlays to Ultra-High Performance Concrete, (1 yr. 4 mo.) | DOT | $ 98,743 |
Structural Performance Verification of Structural Pipe Liners for Corrugated Metal Pipes, (1 yr. 4 mo.) | DOT | $ 108,304 |
An Evaluation of Turning Around North Carolina’s Lowest Performing Schools: A State Partnership Evaluation, (1 yr.) | ED | $ 83,477 |
Evaluation of the Regional Educational Laboratories, (1 yr. 11 mo.) | ED | $ 220,782 |
Delaware’s Special Education Administrative Leadership (SEAL) Program, (4 yr. 8 mo.) | ED | $ 1,434,794 |
ABC Training, (1 yr.) | HHS | $ 5,000 |
Comprehensive Tools and Models for Addressing Exposure to Mixtures During Environmental Emergency-Related Contamination Events, (7 mo.) | HHS | $ 18,662 |
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Study, (6 mo.) | HHS | $ 39,999 |
Management of the Delaware Medical Reserve Corps Unit, (6 mo.) | HHS | $ 83,490 |
Renewal of Delaware Center for Neuroscience Research, (1 yr.) | HHS | $ 1,100,143 |
Testing of Lightweight, Impact-Resistant, Hybrid Composites with STF Energy Absorbing Layers, (6 mo.) | NASA | $ 34,549 |
U.S. Students Participation of the 22nd Course of ISCRA, (1 yr.) | NSF | $ 15,000 |
NSF Student Travel Grant for 2020 ACM SIGCOMM Symposium, (1 yr.) | NSF | $ 15,000 |
University of Delaware IUCRC: Center for Heirarchical Emergent Materials (CHEM), (1 yr.) | NSF | $ 15,000 |
Testing the Fidelity of Neodymium Isotopes as a Paleocirculation Tracer in the Southeast Indian-Southern Ocean, (8 mo.) | NSF | $ 37,023 |
The Evaluation of Ocean Reanalyses in Determining Trends in Global Ocean Heat Content, (1 yr. 1 mo.) | NSF | $ 168,494 |
Modeling and Analysis of Sensorimotor Dynamics in Inter-leg Coupling Leads to Novel Model-based Approach to Human Gait Rehabilitation, (1 yr. 1 mo.) | NSF | $ 194,640 |
Evaluating the Causes of Protracted Explosive Eruptions at Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, (2 yr.) | NSF | $ 255,595 |
CAREER: Neuromechanics of Human-Robot Interaction Via Robot-Assisted In-Vivo Imaging of Neuromuscular Function, (5 yr.) | NSF | $ 500,007 |
CAS: Lignocellulosic Building Blocks Towards High-Performance and Sustainable Polysulfones and Polyurethanes, (3 yr.) | NSF | $ 511,883 |
CAREER: A New Class of Microfluidic Ex Vivo Culture Models to Understand Whole Organ Physiology and Disease, (5 yr.) | NSF | $ 550,000 |
Career: The Measurement and Influence of Mathematics Motivation in a Digital Context, (5 yr.) | NSF | $ 978,021 |
4H Positive Youth Development Programming, (1 yr.) | USDA | $ 10,000 |
NER Crop Pest Management Program – Integrated Solutions and Performance Research, (1 yr.) | USDA | $ 25,000 |
Emergency Poultry Disease Response and Policy (EPDRP) International Symposium, (1 yr.) | USDA | $ 375,638 |
Functional Characterization of the Human Retina-Specific ABCA4 Transporter in Virus-Like Particles, (1 yr.) | Sigma Xi | $ 2,500 |
Richenthal Foundation Support for Garden, (1 yr.) | Richenthal Foundation | $ 7,500 |
Resilience: The New Face of Consciousness., (1 yr.) | Vanderbilt University | $ 8,100 |
PhD Graduate Student Funding Plan, (4 mo.) | The Nemours Foundation | $ 9,500 |
Evaluation of a Portable Electromyography Biofeedback Device and its Effects on Gait and Associated Cortical Activity in Stroke Patients, (1 yr.) | American Heart Association | $ 10,000 |
Social Causes of Arrests and Criminal Processing in Delaware, (9 mo.) | SOD Admin Office of the Courts | $ 11,927 |
Understanding the impact of Tennessee’s Achievement School District and Ongoing School Improvement Under ESSA, (10 mo.) | Kentucky, University of | $ 14,364 |
Girls Inc PADE 19/20 Partner Organization, (11 mo.) | Girls Incorporated of Delaware | $ 14,500 |
The Korea Institute of Marine Science and Technology Promotion, (7 mo.) | Korea Inst. of Marine Sci & Tech Promo. | $ 17,000 |
Data Meets Cotton: Use Resources and Edited Business Analytic Tools in the Classroom to Analyze Sourcing Strategies for Sustainable Cotton Apparel, (1 yr.) | Cotton Incorporated | $ 25,270 |
Determination of Flood Elevations and Hydrology of Delaware Roadways, (8 mo.) | Delaware Department of Transportation | $ 46,748 |
Analysis of the Presence of Cyclospora in Waters of the Mid-Atlantic and Evaluation of Removal and Inactivation by Filtration, (1 yr. 6 mo.) | The Center for Produce Safety | $ 49,170 |
Determine the Effect of Exogenous Enzyme on Milk Production in Lactating Cows, (1 yr.) | DuPont Company | $ 61,243 |
Advanced Leadership Training for Professionals, (11 mo.) | Texas Tech University | $ 64,710 |
Fostering Local Strategic Outreach: Wind Energy Challenges and Opportunities in Worcester and Sussex Counties, (4 mo.) | First State Marine Wind | $ 71,618 |
Tuning Degradation Rates of Dry Powder Hydrogel Nanoparticle Formulations to Drive Antigen-Specific Immune Responses in the Lung, (1 yr.) | Pharmaceutical Res and Manu of American | $ 100,000 |
Community Mobile Healthcare and Wellness Initiative, (1 yr.) | Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of DE | $ 223,160 |
Cell-Derived Microparticles and Vesicles for Transfusion-Medicine Applications and Stem-Cell Targeting Gene Therapies, (2 yr.) | CSL Behring LLC | $ 250,000 |