FUNDED RESEARCH AT CST NEW EXTERNAL GRANTS: JULY 1, 2017 TO JUNE 30, 2018 (PARTIAL LISTING)
Biology Vincenzo Carnevale • Regulation of the intestinal Ca2+ channels TRPV6, NIH Erik Cordes • Atlantic Deepwater Habitats, US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Ananias A. Escalante • Amazonian Center of Excellence in Malaria Research, NIAID • Defining the Inflammation and Immunity Transcriptome in Severe Malaria Anemia for Immunotherapeutic Discovery, NIAID Mark A. Feitelson • Development of Potent Anti-HBV Capsid Effectors, NIAID/NIH Antonio Giordano • Sbarro Health Research, Pennsylvania Department of Health Sudhir Kumar • ABI Development: Open-source, Extensible, and Cross-platform MEGA, NSF • Inferring Molecular Evolutionary Rates and Divergence Dates, NIH Sayaka Miura • Bayesian Evolution-Aware Methods for Tumor Single Cell Sequences, NIH Sergei L. Pond • HYPHY: Comprehensive, Fast and User-Friendly Software for Evolutionary Analysis, NIH
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• Modeling Epidemic Infectious Diseases Using Sequence Analysis, NIH Joshua G. Schraiber • Population Genomic Methodology for Analysis of Ancient DNA: Assessing Population Relationships and the Temporal Dynamics of Natural Selection, NIH Brent Sewall • Determining the Effectiveness of PEG8000 (Fungal Drought Inducer) as Method to Inhibit Growth of the Fungus Causing White-Nose Syndrome in Bat Hibernacula, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Rachel Spigler • Effects of Mating System Change on Population Dynamics: An Experimental Test Across Competitive Contexts, NSF • Plant-pollinator Survey of Grasslands at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA Department Military & Veterans Affairs Weidong Yang • Super-resolution Microscopy Study of Molecular Transport Mechanisms, National Institute of General Medical Sciences/ NIH/DHHS
Chemistry Eric U. Borguet • Investigating Complex SolidLiquid Interfaces Using the Vibrational Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Molecular Ions, American Chemical Society • Use of SFG Spectrometer, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company Hai-Lung Dai • Collaborative Research: Photoactivator Chemistry in Atmospheric Aerosols, NSF Alex J. Krotulski • A More-timely Process for Identifying and Analyzing Trends of Emerging Novel Psychoactive Substances in the United States, U. S. Department of Justice Robert J. Levis • Detection of Explosive Signature Molecules Using
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Rotational Raman Spectroscopy, Office of Naval Research • Effects of Environmental Variables on Ultrashort Laser Pulse Filamentation, Office of Naval Research Ronald M. Levy • CDS&E: Adaptive Biomolecular Free Energy Simulations on Massive Computational Grids, NSF • HIV Macromolecular Interactions and Impact on Viral Evolution of Drug Resistance, Scripps Research Institute Spiridoula Matsika • Combining High Level Ab Initio Calculations with Laser Control of Molecular Dynamics, DOE Christian Schafmeister • Development of a Robust, Mini-Sleb Mimic Based on Molecular Lego as a Countermeasure Against Anthrax, Department of the Army Robert Stanley • DNA Repair under Extreme Conditions—Extended Studies, NASA Ann Valentine • Interactions of Biomolecules and Bacteria with Titanium at the Mineral Microbe Frontier, NSF Vincent Voelz • Markov State Model Approaches for Folding, Binding and Design, NIH/DHHS Rongsheng Wang • Development of Chemical Probes to Study PostTranslational Modifications Key to Human Diseases, Fox Chase Cancer Center • Novel Protein Agents for Image-Guided Cancer Immunotherapy, American Cancer Society Sarah E. Wengryniuk • CAREER: Novel Synthetic Applications of Poly(cationic) Lambda-3 Iodanes, NSF • Simplified Approaches to Medium-Sized Heterocycles for the Synthesis of Bioactive Small Molecules, NIH/DHHS
Katherine A. Willets • DMREF: Collaborative Research: Nanoscale Temperature Manipulation via Plasmonic Fano Interferences, NSF Stephanie Wunder • Development of Hybrid Inorganic-Polymer Separators for Li Metal Batteries, PolyCeramX Michael Zdilla • Conformationally-flexible, Reactive Manganese Clusters to Probe Possible Mechanisms of O-O Bond Formation in Photosystem II, NSF
Computer & Information Sciences Xubin He • SHF: Small: Collaborative Research: Tailoring Memory Systems for Data-Intensive HPC Applications, NSF Bo Ji • CRII: CIF: Models, Theories and Algorithms for Timeliness Optimization in Informationupdate Systems, NSF Krishna Kant • I/UCRC Phase II Center on Intelligent Storage, HP Enterprise, Dell and Huawei Zoran Obradovic • Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) for Multiple Choice Ranking in Cancer Comorbidity, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology • Pilot to Assess Cognitive Computing to Analyze
Immunization Program Data, Abt Associates • US-Serbia and West Balkan Data Science Workshop, NSF Jamie Payton • Collaborative Research: BRIDGES 2.0: Improved Engagement, Retention and Rigor within the Undergraduate Major in Computer Science, NSF • HATCH: Staying Healthy After Childbirth, Cancer Research UK • REU Site: Research Experiences in Pervasive Computing for Smart Health, Safety and Well-being, NSF Anduo Wang • CRII: NeTS: Towards a Databasedefined Network, NSF • Student Travel Support for ACM SOSR 2017 Conference, NSF Pei Wang • AUDREY: Artificial General Intelligence Technology Development, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jie Wu • Cyber Forensic Tool Kit for Machinery Control, TDI-Brooks International • Experiences in Pervasive Computing for Smart Health, Safety and Well-being, NSF • Principles of Moving Target Defense, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command • REU Site: Research Experiences in Pervasive Computing for Smart Health, Safety and Well-being, NSF
CIS, MATH AND PHYSICS RISE
Three College of Science and Technology programs made significant gains in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings, with mathematics jumping 13 spots since it was last ranked in 2015. Computer science and physics also ascended on their lists by 10 and three spots, respectively.
