February 6, 2020
Announcing!

Ten New Research Awards

to Support MADE in SC!
Six new research awards are made to 12 faculty researchers from Clemson University, the Medical University of South Carolina and the University of South Carolina. The awards are made as a result of the call for proposals for the GEAR (Grants for Exploratory Academic Research) program as seed funding for research to support the Materials Assembly and Design Excellence in South Carolina (MADE in SC) project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF Award #OIA-1655740). Each proposal was required to be a collaboration among at least two faculty members from research universities. The awards are one-year long with a maximum amount of $60,000 per award. 

Proposals submitted in response to the GEAR solicitation were reviewed externally (outside South Carolina) by topic experts. The outcome of the external review was then evaluated by the MADE in SC External Advisory and Review Board (EARB). The EARB recommended making the following GEAR awards:
  • Dieter Haemmerich, The Medical University of South Carolina (PI) and Marek Urban, Clemson University (Co-PI): Heat triggered polymeric nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery
  • Thompson Mefford, Clemson University (PI) and Rachel Getman, Clemson University (Co-PI): Computationally directed synthesis of substituted ferrites for enhanced energy transfer
  • Ying Mei, Clemson University (PI) and Michael Yost, MUSC (Co-PI): Computational modeling guided biomaterials development for therapeutic vascularization
  • Ulf Schiller, Clemson University (PI) and Rajendra Bordia, Clemson University (Co-PI): Integrated experiments and 3D simulations of transport in hierarchical porous electrodes for high capacity Li ion batteries
  • Morgan Stefik, University of South Carolina (PI) and Olga Kuksenok, Clemson University (Co-PI): Fluorophobic Control of Nanoparticle Dispersions within Block Polymers
  • Sheryl Wiskur, University of South Carolina (PI) and Vitaly Rassolov, University of South Carolina (Co-PI): Asymmetric Catalysis with Polymers: Understanding the Relationship between Polymer Backbone Polarity and Selectivity
Click here to view what what's been awarded in the past

The vision of MADE in SC is to discover and establish new and sustainable approaches for the design and assembly of hierarchical materials at multiple relevant length scales that service South Carolina’s STEM research, education, and workforce needs and invigorate economic development. The focus of this project is to discover and develop new intelligently designed optical, electrochemical and magnetic materials, stimuli-responsive polymeric materials, and interactive biomaterials.

Congratulations to the Award Recipients!
Four new research awards are made to 12 faculty researchers from Benedict College, Charleston Southern University, College of Charleston, Francis Marion University, University of South Carolina and Winthrop University. The awards are made as a result of the call for proposals for the GEAR CRP (Grants for Exploratory Academic Research - Collaborative Research Program) as seed funding for research to support the Materials Assembly and Design Excellence in South Carolina (MADE in SC) project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF Award #OIA-1655740). Each proposal was required to be a collaboration among faculty from research universities and Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions in the South Carolina. The awards are one-year long with a maximum funding amount of $60,000 per award.

Proposals submitted in response to the GEAR CRP solicitation were reviewed externally (outside South Carolina) by topic experts. The outcome of the external review was then evaluated by the MADE in SC External Advisory and Review Board (EARB). The EARB recommended making the following GEAR CRP awards:
  • Sophya Garashchuk, University of South Carolina (PI) and D. Allen Clabo, Jr., Francis Marion University (Co-PI): Adaptive Design of Hybrid Materials with Tunable Optoelectronic Properties 
  • Ming Hu, University of South Carolina (PI), Xiangdong Bi, Charleston Southern University (Co-PI), and Yu Gong, College of Charleston (Co-PI): Inverse Design of Organic Molecules with Superior Two-photon Absorption Characteristics by Synergetic Theory, DFT Calculation, and Experiments
  • Yi Sun, University of South Carolina (PI), Qi Wang, University of South Carolina (Co-PI), Gurcan Gomert, Benedict College (Co-PI), and Negash Begashaw, Benedict College (Co-PI):  A Hybrid Multiscale Model with Machine Learning for Sprouting Angiogenesis in Biofabrication
  • Hanno zur Loye, University of South Carolina (PI), Ming Hu, University of South Carolina (Co-PI), and Maria Gelabert, Winthrop University (Co-PI): MGI Approach to Discovering and Optimizing New Scintillators
Click here to view what what's been awarded in the past.

The vision of MADE in SC is to discover and establish new and sustainable approaches for the design and assembly of hierarchical materials at multiple relevant length scales that service South Carolina’s STEM research, education, and workforce needs and invigorate economic development. The focus of this project is to discover and develop new intelligently designed optical, electrochemical and magnetic materials, stimuli-responsive polymeric materials, and interactive biomaterials.

 
Congratulations to the Award Recipients!

Program Highlights

More details will be posted on the Conference website
 
Research Presentations:
  • Two Sessions on Materials Assembly and Design Excellence in South Carolina (MADE in SC)
  • Four Sessions on the SC EPSCoR Stimulus Research Program (Energy, Environment, and Bioengineering)
  • A session on Autonomous Vehicle Platooning and Security
  • A session on Artificial Intelligence
and 
  • A Poster Session (morning and afternoon)
Two Sessions for Students
  • Communicating Science
  • Professional Development and Social Media

Exhibiting Opportunity to Recruit Students for STEM Graduate Programs and Industry.
Luncheon Speaker:
Dr. Pedro J.J. Alvarez, Ph.D., P.E., NAE
George R. Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Professor of Materials Science and Nanoengineering and Professor of Chemistry
Founding Director of the NSF ERC on Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT)
Rice University

Dr. Alvarez will also be available to meet with faculty on the morning of April 3rd. More Details to come! Those interested in meeting with Dr. Alvarez should indicate so when registering for the Conference.

New Deadline: Deadline to Submit Poster Abstracts: 5 PM, Monday, March 2, 2020

Submit your Poster Abstract by accessing the SC EPSCoR Portal
Click here to REGISTER to attend the Conference (no registration fee)
Click here if you with to request exhibit space (Limited to STEM Graduate Programs and Industry)

Conference Contact: April Heyward, SC EPSCoR Program Manager

Click on the documents below for the Call for Poster Session Abstracts and for Exhibiting.

Volunteer for Science!
Consider supporting the SC students that will present their research at this meeting by signing up to serve as a judge. The 93rd Annual Meeting of the SCAS (SC Academy of Science) and SCJAS (SC Junior Academy of Science) will be held at Furman University in Greenville, SC on Saturday March 28th, 2020 an we are looking for volunteers to judge written research papers and oral presentations:
  • 40 judges are needed to review 150+ written papers. Judges will receive the papers electronically by February 15th and review of papers must be complete by March 15th. Judges will be asked to review no more than 15 papers.
  • 60 judges are needed to review the anticipated 300-350 oral and poster research presentations. SCJAS (HS students) has all oral presentations and SCAS (undergraduate) has both oral and poster presentations. Judges can choose which group to judge. The Annual Meeting will cover the registration costs for the meeting, provide a light breakfast, lunch and for those traveling in excess of 100 miles round trip we can provide a small travel stipend to offset your costs.  
NOTE:  Judges who are attending the annual meeting should register for the annual meeting (click here). The annual meeting registration fee of $25 will be waived!
                                   
To serve as a judge, click on the following link: Judge for 2020 SCAS/SCJAS Meeting

News, Opportunities and Deadlines

The South Carolina Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Program enables teachers to engage in a six-week immersive research experience at an institution in their local area. RET represents a full-time commitment (35-40 hours/week) and provides financial support ($3,000 each) to participants, as well as a supplies budget (up to $500) to translate summer experiences into deliverables during the participant’s academic year instruction. The Program is currently seeking faculty to mentor a teacher(s) from their local area during Summer 2020. For additional information or for any questions, please contact RET Coordinator Dr. John Kaup by email or call (864) 294-3773.


SC Sea Grant Coastal Outreach Internship
SC Sea Grant Consortium Student
 FELLOWSHIPS
John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, due Feb 21 
OTHER SEA GRANT FUNDING: 
Omnibus Proposal Grants
Program Development Grants

Questions? Contact Susannah Sheldon, SC Sea Grant Research and Fellowships Manager, (843) 953-2078, Email

Mar. 2:
2020 State Conference Poster Abstracts Due

Looking for collaborators?
Faculty:  Research Expertise Profiles 
Students:  Student Research Interests
  Profiles

Check the SC NASA EPSCoR website for news and opportunities for students and faculty.

Check the SC Space Grant Consortium website for news and opportunities for students and faculty.

Questions? Contact Tara Scozzaro, SC Space Grant and SC NASA EPSCoR Program Manager, (843) 953-5463, Email

Funding Opportunities
• SC EPSCoR

DEPSCoR (DoD EPSCoR)
• DOE  
• NASA 
• NIH 
• NSF
• USDA

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