2018 Research & Innovation Seed Grant Winners

The 2018 Research & Innovation Seed Grant Competition included 56 applications and resulted in 16 new grants for a total of $800,000 being awarded to CU Boulder faculty across all disciplines, including $150,000 for three projects supporting work directly connected to the CU Boulder Grand Challenge.

2018 Funded Projects

John EvansAerospace Engineering SciencesAutomated Storm Surge Modeling from Geospatial Data Sources (Grand Challenge)
Jan LenaertsAtmospheric and Oceanic SciencesExploring the fate of meltwater on Antarctic ice shelves: an interdisciplinary approach
Stephanie BryantChemical and Biological EngineeringUncovering A New Paradign in the Host Respond to Implanted Biomaterials
Aaron ClausetComputer ScienceLeveraging machine learning to improve biological protocol accuracy
Scott TaylorEcology and Evolutionary BiologyBig data for a big problem: understanding how urbanization alters contemporary evolution using high-throughput sequencing and high-resolution animal tracking
Kendi DaviesEcology and Evolutionary BiologyLinking remote sensing, ground sensors, and biodiversity data in rapidly changing environments (Grand Challenge)
Wounjhang ParkElectrical, Computer & Energy EngineeringChip-scale mid-infrared entangled photon source based on chalcogenide
Sherri CookEnvironmental EngineeringResilient and Sustainable Sanitation Systems: Characteristics, Links, and Barriers
Irina OvereemInstitute of Arctic and Alpine ResearchFertilizing the North Atlantic Ocean; how Greenland's Icebergs Raft Sediments into the Ocean
Christopher LowryIntegrative PhysiologyGlobal survey of environmental mycobacteria for prevention and treatment of inflammatory disease
Celine VetterIntegrative PhysiologyA Toolbox for Circadian Epidemiology: From Complex Environmental Signals to Personalized Medicine
Stephen Billings; Asaf BernsteinLeeds School of BusinessInequality in the Costs to Society of Sea Level Rise
Greg RiekerMechanical EngineeringSingle-beam laser diagnostics to measure flow vorticity in real-world environments
Heather LewandowskiPhysicsHigh Resolution Spectroscopy of Catalytic Clusters
Lori HunterSociologySocio-Environmental Data Integration for Population-Environment-Health Research: A South African Illustration (Grand Challenge)
Gesel MasonTheatre & DanceNo Boundaries: Dancing the Visions of Contemporary Black Choreographers

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