Internal RFP Research

The Internal Request for Proposals pilot project seeks to expanding the number of UTTC faculty and staff engaged in scientific research while also broadening the disciplines in which the college conducts scholarly research.  Since 2019, the Internal RFP has supported (via the NSF TCUP TEA Center award) thirty research projects and research training activities.  The follow themes and researchers have been supported. 

I. Chemistry & Materials Science

• Dr. Ram Hona - multiple projects in energy storage potential involving perovskites; food safety detection

• Dr. Gurjot Dhaliwal - soy polyurethane insulation foams

• Dr. Paul Pansegrau - reformation of methane and water-gas shift activity

II. Wildlife, Ecology, and Environmental Science

• Ms. Mara Yborra - nutrition of culturally-important plants

• Dr. Sajjad Abdullajintakam - modeling methane dynamics in regional lakes

• Ms. Mandy Guinn - waterfowl productivity modeling

• Ms. Alexa Azure - PFAS in tribal and rural communities

III. Mathematics, Mathematics Education, and Computational Science

• Dr. Boampong Asare - modeling review flow trends for ecosystem management; 

• Dr. Manohar Sar - math education research in problem solving methods; modeling water use for sustainability planning

• Dr. Niranjan Warnakulasooriya - Casmir-Polder Interaction Energy; atom polarization above a dielectric ring

IV. Research Skills Training

• Dr. Emily Biggane - data science & coding training

• Ms. Jess Logan - data science & coding training; environmental data hub development

V. Institutional Data Research

• Dr. Leah Hamann - understanding UTTC Early Alert System

• Dr. Leah Woodke - institutional research data training

• Mr. Vince Igelhart - educational research in computer science education