The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to share monthly report listing new grant awards UofSC faculty researchers across the university system received between April 1, 2021 and April 30, 2021. Please note that some awards received toward the end of that period might have missed the reporting cut-off. In such cases, the award will be listed in the next monthly report. Our office is proud to share these successes with the university research community. Please join us in congratulating our excellent researchers on their new grant awards.
Get the April 2021 New Grant Awards Report (pdf).
Summary of Large April 2021 Grant Awards |
||||
PI Name |
PI College/Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Dougal, Roger |
College of Engineering & Comp. - Electrical Engineering |
Electric Ship Research and Development Consortium (ESRDC) 2021 – 2025 |
Florida State University/ONR |
$7,097,638 |
|
Turner-McGrievy, Gabrielle |
Arnold School of Public Health - Health Prom., Educ. & Behavior |
Ensuring the cultural relevance of Dietary Guidelines diet patterns among African Americans: Increasing dietary quality and reducing type 2 diabetes risk |
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases(NIDDK)/NIH |
$3,426,100 |
|
Harmon, Sarah |
University of SC Aiken - AK Biology & Geology |
Workforce Opportunities in Regional Careers (WORC I) Renewal |
SRS Community Reuse Organization(SRSCRO)/NNSA/DOE |
$841,000 |
|
Sullivan, Jessica |
University of SC Aiken - AK Biology & Geology |
Topographic Controls on Overmarsh Circulation and Sedimentation Along a Salt Marsh - Forest Continuum |
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
$808,867 |
|
Vento, Peter |
College of Arts and Sciences - Psychology |
Role of nucleus accumbens D2-expressing neurons in punished cocaine seeking |
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)/NIH |
$743,352 |
|
Maas, Carl |
College of Social Work - Social Work - Dean's Office |
Power UP! 2021 |
SC Vocational Rehabilitation Department (SCVRD)/USDE |
$632,771 |
|
Jaja, Cheedy |
College of Nursing - Nursing |
The Nurse Champion Model for Sickle Cell Disease Early Diagnosis and Care Access |
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)/NIH |
$503,932 |
|
Pujhari, Sujit |
School of Medicine - Pharm., Physiology & Neuroscience |
Identification and validation of Zika virus receptor(s) in the midgut lumen of Aedes aegypti |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)/NIH |
$416,126 |
|
O'Kane, Jason |
College of Engineering & Comp. - Computer Science & Engineering |
REU Site: Applied Computational Robotics |
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
$405,000 |
|
Knight, Travis |
College of Engineering & Comp. - Mechanical Engineering |
University of South Carolina Next Generation Engineering Fellowship Program |
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) |
$400,000 |
12 May 2021