Register now to participate in the next session of the Research 101: Workshop Series, Subrecipient Monitoring. This session focuses on everything related to subrecipients from determining if an entity is a Subrecipient or a contractor to subrecipient monitoring itself -the procedures related to it and the roles and responsibilities involved in the process. The session will take place on February 4th from 11am-12pm via Teams.
Category: Research
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Apply for Scholastic Research Award by February 28
The Scholastic Research Award, presented by the University Research Advisory Committee, is a university-wide award for a single, significant and innovative work produced, published, performed or exhibited from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2020. Two awards, of $1,500 each, are available each year, with one reserved for tenure-track faculty and the other reserved for tenured faculty. Applications must be submitted electronically in a single PDF to sstorie@tntech.edu on or before Feb. 28, 2021. For complete application requirements, please visit the Office of Research website, and select the section for the Scholastic Research Award.
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Congratulations to those who earned externally funded awards last month
Externally sponsored award winners from December 2020:
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- Dennis Duncan (PI): Tennessee Department of Education
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- Mary Lou Fornehed (PI): National Institutes of Health via University of Tennessee Knoxville
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- Gail Gentry (PI): Private Funder
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- Syed Hasan (PI): Private Funder
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- Rory Roberts (PI): Air Force STTR via Special Power Sources
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- Arman Sargolzaei (PI): National Science Foundation via Florida Polytechnic University
- Ahmed Vaselbehagh (PI) and Satish Mahajan (Co-PI): Tennessee Valley Authority
Visit https://www.tntech.edu/research/reports/grants-awarded.php.
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Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar: Physics Advanced Laboratory Presentations
This week’s (virtual) Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar will feature Dakota Bowser and Damien DeArmitt who will present some of their work from the Physics Department’s Advanced Laboratory class. Dakota will discuss his use of a spherical pendulum to measure a magnetic moment, and Damien will describe some applications of a Michelson Interferometer. The presentations will be this Friday, December 4th at 4pm. Contact Dr. Holley (aholley@tntech.edu) for connection information to the Zoom session, and visit the seminar webpage to see full abstracts.
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Virtual Research and Creative Inquiry Day set for April 2021
Research and Creative Inquiry Day is an annual event designed to promote undergraduate and graduate student research and creative inquiry and provide a venue for presenting that work. The 16th annual event will be held in April 2021. Due to the ongoing pandemic, we are moving forward with a digital/virtual format.
The abstract submission portal will be open from Monday, Feb. 1, through Wednesday, March 10. Abstract guidelines can be found on the Office of research https://www.tntech.edu/research/research-day/index.php.
Please share this information with your students and consider including information related to Research and Creative Inquiry Day, as appropriate, in your spring course syllabi. Faculty will receive an email at the beginning of the spring semester providing additional event information and inviting you to participate as a Research and Creative Inquiry Day judge.
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Students invited to participate in virtual Research and Creative Inquiry Day
Research and Creative Inquiry Day is an annual event designed to promote undergraduate and graduate student research and creative inquiry and provide a venue for presenting that work. The 16th annual event will be held in April 2021. Due to the ongoing pandemic, we are moving forward with a digital/virtual format. We hope you will consider participating.
The abstract submission portal will be open from Monday, Feb. 1, through Wednesday, March 10. Abstract guidelines can be found on the Office of research https://www.tntech.edu/research/research-day/index.php. It is expected that each submitted abstract will be developed into a poster file to be submitted April 12.
Additional event information will be sent out in the spring, but we wanted to give you an opportunity to start thinking about your submission early.
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Research 101 Faculty Research Grant Proposals: Tips & Pitfalls Q&A
Sign up now to learn about the different funding options available and walk through the research funding process with the Office of Research during this interacting Q&A session.
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Research 101: Grant Proposals
Sign up now to learn about the different funding options available and walk through the research funding process with the Office of Research.
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Dr. Van Neste Presents in the CoE New Faculty Seminar Series
Charles Van Neste Ph.D. from the department of Electrical & Computer Engineering will be presenting his talk on “A New Wireless: Sending Power Over and Through Surfaces” on Tuesday, Nov. 17th from 4:30-5:30 p.m. via Zoom. Dr. Van Neste is 6th and final member in six series line up from the College of Engineering.
For more information visit: https://www.tntech.edu/engineering/research/seminars/2020.11.17.van-neste-research-seminar.php
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Deadline for submission of ORAU Ralph E. Powe Awards is Noon Fri., Dec. 4
The deadline for submission of ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards application materials for internal review is noon, Fri., Dec. 4. Full-time assistant professors within two years of their initial tenure track appointment (01/06/2019 – 01/06/2021) are eligible for these $5,000, one-year, grants. Research projects must fall within one of the following five disciplines: Engineering and Applied Science; Life Sciences; Mathematics/Computer Sciences; Physical Sciences; and Policy, Management, or Education. Full details about the requirements can be found on the funding program website.
The application package should contain a one-page abbreviated resume, one-page listing of publications and/or presentations, and two-page research proposal and must be submitted to the Office of Research via research@tntech.edu. An internal review will be conducted and two submissions will be selected for submission.
Selected faculty will be notified on Dec. 14 and the final deadline for application to ORAU is Jan. 6, 2021.