Previous JDRD Awards
The following individuals received JDRD funding in previoius years
2011 JDRD first-year awards
Shane Foister, Department of Chemistry
Catalytic Degradation of Lignin to Low Molecular Weight Organics
(Biomass Production and Conversion for Energy and Materials, Wei Wang and Tommy Phelps)
Jens Gregor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Iterative Image Reconstruction for Neutron Tomography
David Jenkins, Department of Chemistry
Well-defined Tetra-carbene Complexes for Metal Deposition in Zeolites for Catalytic Alcohol Production
Shih-Lung Shaw, Department of Geography
Integration of Space-Time GIS with Climate Informatics for Climate Change Research
2010 first-year awards
Paul Crilly and Seddik Djouadi, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Integrated Navigation Systems for GPS-Denied Environments
(Integrated Navigation System for GPS-Denied Environments, Stephen Fulton Smith)
Joshua Fu, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Downscaling of Global Chemistry and Climate Predictions: Regional Analysis and Local Impacts
(Real-Time Simulation of Power Grid Disruptions, Steven Fernandez)
Ivan Maldonado, Department of Nuclear Engineering
Revolutionary Radiation Transport for Next-Generation Predictive Multi-Physics Modeling and Simulation
(Revolutionary Radiation Transport for Next-Generation Predictive Multi-Physics Modeling and Simulation, John C Wagner)
Stephen Paddison, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Ab initio Studies of Li+Mobility in Solid Electrolytes and their Interfaces
(Tough electrolytes for batteries – Composites inspired by nature, Nancy Dudney)
Edmund Perfect, Department of Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Neutron Imaging of Fluids in Rocks and Soils
(Neutron Imaging of Fluids Within Plant-Soil-Groundwater Systems, Hassina Z Bilheux
Mingjun Zhang, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
A Nature-derived Nanoparticle and Nanofiber-based Scaffold for Enhancing Chemical Detection and Imaging
(Standoff Detection and Imaging of Chemicals, Ali Passian)
2009 JDRD first-year awards
Itamar Arel, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
A Semi-supervised learning system using deep belief networks for multi-modal medical data analytics
(Data analytics for medicine using semi-supervised learning (DAMSEL), Barbara Beckerman)
Michael Best, Department of Chemistry
Synthesis and assembly of geometrically defined building blocks for dynamic covalent synthesis of robust higher order organic frameworks
(Controlled hierarchical self-assembly of robust organic architectures, Benjamin Hay and Radu Custelcean)
Aimée Classen and Nathan Sanders, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Developing a systems biology approach for linking genetic and environmental constraints to primary productivity — can patterns scale to the field?
(Developing a systems biology approach for linking genetic and environmental constraints to primary productivity in model and nonmodel species, David Weston)
Michael Gilchrist, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Integrating models of protein translation and gene fixation with experimental data in the archaeal system: Ignicoccus-Nanoarchaeum
Arthur Ruggles, Department of Nuclear Engineering
Molten salt cooled high temperature pebble bed reactor
Glenn Tootle, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Adaptation of water resource systems to climate change through weather modification
(Uncertainty assessment and reduction for climate extremes and climate change impacts, Auroop Ganguly)
Zhili Zhang, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
Active control of surface plasmonics for nanoscale diagnostics
2008 first-year awards
Jeffrey Becker, Department of Microbiology
Survey of fungal component of the gut microbiome (Host genetic diversity as a variable selection environment for the gut microbiome, Elissa J. Chesler)
Qiang He, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Linkage between soil microbial activities in the rhizosphere and functional characteristics of dissolved organic matter (Carbon drivers of the microbe-switchgrass rhizosphere interface, Christopher Warren Schadt)
Bin Hu, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Development of highly efficient organic white electroluminescence for solid-state lighting (Revolutionary method for increasing efficiency of white-light quantum-dot LEDs, Chad E. Duty)
Michael Langston, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
High-performance computational tools for systems genetic analysis (Host genetic diversity as a variable selection environment for the gut microbiome, Elissa J. Chesler)
Norman Mannella, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Doping control of epitaxial TiOx and TiO2 thin film hetero-structures for photo-electrochemical solar energy conservation (Bandgap narrowing of oxide semiconductors using non-compensated n-p co-doping for enhanced solar energy utilization, Zhenyu Zhang)
Janice Musfeldt, Department of Chemistry
Investigating the physical properties of magnetic nanoparticles
(Neutron scattering study of magnetic and spin dynamic behavior in amine-stabilized transition metal and transition metal oxide nanoparticles, Andrew C. Christianson)
Jennifer Schweitzer, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Plant-soil feedbacks impact carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycling: impacts of biofuel crops? (Carbon drivers of the microbe-switchgrass rhizosphere interface, Christopher Warren Schadt)
Jon Camden, Department of Chemistry
Rationally designed nanofabricated SERS substrates for ultra-sensitive detection: probing surface chemistry in mesoporous carbon electrodes (Understanding interfacial electrochemical phenomena in advanced energy storage capacitors using spectroscopy and modeling, Kevin Shuford)
For more information about the Joint Directed Research and Development Program please review our JDRD program web page.
2007 first-year awards
Mongi Abidi Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
3D Blind Deconvolution of STEM Data (Imaging Energy Materials in Operandi with Atomic Resolution STEM, Albina Y. Borisevich)
Alison BuchanDepartment of Microbiology and Gladys Alexandre Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology
Assessing the Role of Sensory Mechanisms in Defining Microbial Activities (Novel Approaches for Uncovering Total Environmental Gene Expression Patterns, Martin Keller)
Shengting Cui and Bamin Khomami Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Atomistic Simulation of Interfacial Metal Ion Extraction (Developing a Science Base for Fuel Reprocessing Separations in Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, Valmore de Almeida)
Veerle Keppens Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Resonant Ultrasound Studies of Quasi-2D Cobalt Oxide Thermoelectric (Nanostructured Thermoelectrics for Power Generation: Smaller is Cooler, Rongying Jin)
Cheng-Xian (Charlie) Lin and Don Dareing Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering
Investigation of Nano-Scale Thermo/Electro/Mechanical Energy Conversions (NanoePower – Nanoscatalytic Direct-Fuel Thermoelectric Generator, Zhiyu (Jerry) Hu)
Phillip Rack Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Nanofabricated Scanning Probe Microscopy Tips for Enhanced Detection of Molecular Photo Electrochemical Processes (Energy Flow and Conversion on the Molecular Level: a View of Molecular Photo Electromechanical Machines, Sergei V. Kalinin)
John Sanseverino Center for Environmental Biotechnology and Paul Frymier Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
An Investigation of Anaerobic Microbial Fuel Cell Performance (Electricity and Biohydrogen Production via Systems Level Understanding of Microbial Fuel Cells, Abhijeet P. Borole)
2006 first-year awards
Sandeep Agnihotri Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Characterization of Physical Properties of Nanocarbons for Adsorption and Energy Storage (Novel Carbon Materials for Advanced Energy Storage, David DePaoli)
David C. Baker Department of Chemistry
Sculpting the Surface of Nanoparticles with Carbohydrates (Photoregulated Peptide-Protein Interaction Systems for Bionanotechnology Applications, Robert F. Standaert)
Jeffrey M. Becker Department of Microbiology
Membrane Proteins and Their Use in Neutron Scattering Studies (Infrastructure Development for Neutron Scattering for Biomembranes and Biomimetic Membranes, William T. Heller)
Brian Edwards and David Keffer Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Multi-scale Modeling: Application to Hydrogen and Helium in Steels 9Multi-scale Modeling: Application to Hydrogen and Helium in Steels, Don M. Nicholson)
Hong Guo Department of Biochemical and Cellular and Molecular Biology
Large-Scale Exploration of Protein Models for System Biology Applications: Understanding and Predicting Protein Structures (Large-Scale Exploration of Protein Models for System Biology Applications, Andrey A. Gorin)
Gregory Peterson Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Enabling Computational Science on Advanced High Performance Reconfigurable Computing Architectures (Exploring Reconfigurable Computing Programming Models to Accelerate High-Performance Computing Applications, Olaf O. Storaasli)
Ronald Pevey Department of Nuclear Engineering
Terascale Simulation Tools for Next-Generation Nuclear Energy Systems (Terascale Simulation Tools for Next-Generation Nuclear Energy Systems, Kevin T. Clarno)
Jayne Wu Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
AC Electrokinetic Synthesis of Nanocomposite Dielectrics/Polymer: Applications for Electric Power Grid (Nanocomposite Dielectrics: New Smart Materials for Electric Power Applications and the Advanced Grid, Isidor Sauers)
JDRD Point of Contact
Lynne E. Parker
865 974-4394 or 865-974-6765