Recently Funded Projects

Integrated Modeling for Predictive Analysis of Coastal Terrains (IMPACTS)
LENGTH: 4 yr.
SPONSOR: US Army Engineer RSCH & DEV CNTR
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Yan Jin, Yao Hu, Christopher Meehan, Amy Slocum

University of Delaware Bio Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Equipment
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: National Institute-Standards/Technology
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Kelvin Lee

Longitudinal Impact of Midlife Cerebrovascular Pulsatility on Brain Tissue Integrity and Cognitive Aging
LENGTH: 4 yr. 9 mo.
SPONSOR: National Institutes of Health
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Christopher Martens, Matthew Cohen, Curtis Johnson, Ryan Pohlig

Reusable Polymer Technology: Circularity of Polymers Enabled Through Dynamic Covalent Chemistry
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: U.S. Army CCDC Army Research Laboratory
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: LaShanda Korley, Thomas Epps

State MOU
LENGTH: 2 yr.
SPONSOR: State of Delaware
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: J Bowman

Modulated Electrification of Chemical Manufacturing
LENGTH: 4 yr.
SPONSOR: US Department of Energy
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Weiqing Zheng, Dionisios Vlachos

Connecting Pest Management Resources and Technology to Delaware Stakeholders
LENGTH: 3 yr.
SPONSOR: National Institute of Food & Agriculture
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: David Owens, Alyssa Betts, Deborah Delaney, John Emerson, Emmalea Ernest, Brian Kunkel, Robert Moore, Jill Pollok, Mark VanGessel

Large-Scale CoPe Hub: Rising Voices, Changing Coasts: The National Indigenous and Earth Sciences Convergence Hub
LENGTH: 3 yr.
SPONSOR: Haskell Foundation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Jenniffer Santos Hernandez

Advanced Undersea Composites
LENGTH: 2 yr.
SPONSOR: Office of Naval Research
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Mark Mirotznik, Jesse Brown, Aidan Ford, David Roseman, Shridhar Yarlagadda

DE Network for Excellence in Autism
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Delaware Dept of Health & Social Service
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Sarah Mallory

DPAA Mission Designation 24-7FM
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Henry M. Jackson Foundation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Mark Moline

Alternative Routes to Certification Educator Preparation Programs
LENGTH: 1 yr. 10 mo.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Education
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Shernette Hayward

SBA Cyber Prize Competition
LENGTH: 2 yr.
SPONSOR: Small Business Administration
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: J Bowman

STEM of Sustainability
LENGTH: 3 yr.
SPONSOR: The Chemours Company
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Mary Schorse, Christopher Williams

EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF: Understanding the Effects of Morphology and Spectator Ions in the Electro-Conversion of Furfural
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: National Science Foundation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Emil Hernandez-Pagan

Delaware Department of Education Support for University of Delaware Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Education
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Carlos Asarta Pedraza

Federal and State Technology (FAST) Technology Program
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Small Business Administration
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: J Bowman

Alternative School Leader Preparation Program Support
LENGTH: 1 yr. 10 mo.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Education
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Alison Travers

Planning and Delivery of Three Professional Learning Programs Within the Governor’s Institute for School Leadership
LENGTH: 9 mo.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Education
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Kevin Fitzgerald

Morphologically Adaptive Nanocomposite Elastomers
LENGTH: 3 yr.
SPONSOR: Pennsylvania State University
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Christian Pester

Study Addressing PFAS, Nitrates and Emerging Pollutants Concerns
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: US Environmental Protection Agency
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Kent Messer, Diya Ganguly, Martin Heintzelman, Maik Kecinski

Delaware Desegregation Historical Research Study
LENGTH: 2 yr.
SPONSOR: National Park Service
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Hannah Kim, Bonnie Lewis

Myths, Misconceptions and Omissions in the American Narrative
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Library of Congress
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Barry Joyce

Delaware Groundwater Monitoring Network With the Delaware Geological Survey
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Natural Resources
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Rachel McQuiggan, Changming He

enVision Math PL and Support
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Education
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Steven Skolfield

The Impacts of Global Large-Scale Land Acquisitions on Local Socio-Ecological Systems
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Schlumberger Foundation Inc.
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Kopo Veronicah Oromeng

Supported Decision-Making and Transition-Age Youth
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: DE Developmental Disabilities Council
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Sarah Mallory

Resident Ensemble Players (REP Artists and Productions)
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Delaware Division of The Arts
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Steve Tague

Mobilizing a Great Lakes Microplastic Action Network
LENGTH: 4 yr.
SPONSOR: Wayne State University
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Weisong Shi

Improving the Accessibility of DNREC Groundwater Well Data
LENGTH: 9 mo.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Natural Resources
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Kevin Brinson