Funded research

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

• 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 Solid- Liquid 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

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 Post- Translational 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

CIS, MATH AND PHYSICS RISE

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

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.

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CRISTIAN E. GUTIÉRREZ ELECTED 2018 AMS FELLOW

Professor Cristian E. Gutiérrez has been elected to the 2018 Class of the American Mathematical Society (AMS). The honor recognizes his research contributions to the areas of partial differential equations and harmonic analysis and his exemplary service to the community.

Along with professors Shiferaw Berhanu, department chair Irina Mitrea, Igor Rivin and Daniel Szyld, Gutiérrez is the fifth CST mathematics professor to become an AMS fellow in the past four years.

Dean’s Office

Susan A. Varnum

• 2017-18 Carver HSES Stem Scholars Program at Temple U., Jack Kent Cooke Fdn.

• 2017 STEM-UP Pre-College Leadership Experience Support, Naval Surface Warfare Center

• Compute-STEM, Office of Naval Research

• Early Grades Instructional Leadership (EGIL) Project, Pa. Dept. of Education

• Frances Velay Women’s Science Research Fellowship Program, Panaphil/Uphill Fdn.

• Greater Philadelphia Region LSAMP-Philadelphia AMP Initiative, NSF

• REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates Temple Materials Institute, NSF

Earth & Environmental Science

Nicholas Davatzes

• Geothermal Play-Fairway Analysis of Washington State Prospects, Washington State Department of Natural Resources

Atsuhiro Muto

• Geophysical Habitat of Subglacial Thwaites (GHOST), NSF

• Thwaites-Amundsen Regional Survey and Network (TARSAN) Integrating Atmosphere-Ice-Ocean Processes affecting the Sub- Ice-Shelf Environment, NSF

Jonathan Nyquist

• A geoscience pathway field experience in near-surface geophysics to promote recruitment and retention of transitional students in quantitative geosciences, NSF

Laura Toran

• Evaluating Urban Stream Stressors and Mitigation Strategies in the Upstream Suburban Philadelphia Cluster, William Penn Foundation

Mathematics

David Futer and Matthew Stover

• Graduate Student Conference in Algebra, Geometry and Topology, Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences/NSF

Yury Grabovsky

• Instabilities in Materials Science, NSF

Isaac Klapper

• Linking Microbial Metabolism to Host-Microbe Environment, Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Maria Lorenz and Irina Mitrea

• Mathematical Confluences: Partnership Between Temple and Philadelphia High School for Girls, Mathematical Association of America

Brian Rider

• Operator Limits of Random Matrices, NSF

Benjamin Seibold

• Collaborative Research: Overcoming Order Reduction and Stability Restrictions in High-Order Time-Stepping, Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences/NSF

Matthew Stover

• Discrete Groups and Character Varieties, Simons Foundation

Samuel J. Taylor

• Negative Curvature in Fiber Bundles and Counting Problems, NSF

Physics

Martha Constantinou

• A New Era for Lattice QCD: Unveiling the Mysteries of a Proton, NSF

Maria Iavarone

• Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy and RF Investigations of Effect of Strong Currents on Superconducting Properties and Surface Resistance of High Performance Materials for Accelerator Cavities, NSF

• Spectroscopic Study of the Coupling Effect between the Two Gaps of Magnesium Diboride on its RF Properties, Office of Science/DOE

Svetlana Kotochigova

• Effect of Conical Intersections on Chemical Reactivity of Ultra-cold Molecules in Optical Potentials, Department of the Army

C. J. Martoff

• Direct Search for Dark Matter with Underground Argon at LNGS, NSF

• Search for Sterile Neutrino Dark Matter with K-Capture Nuclear Decay in an Atom Trap, W. M. Keck Foundation

Zein-Eddine Meziani

• Nuclear Research Using the Electromagnetic Probe, DOE

Adrienn Ruzsinszky

• FLO-SIC: Efficient Density Functional Theory Calculations without Self-Interaction, DOE

Bernd Surrow

• Design and Assembly of Fast and Light-Weight Barrel Forward Prototype Tracking

Detector, Brookhaven National Laboratory

Jianmin Tao

• Adsorption of Molecules, Clusters, and Layered Materials on Surfaces, U.S. Department of Energy

Rongia Tao

• Mass Spectroscopy Measurement for Ionized Air by Various Isotopes and Other Gas Ionizers, Naval Research Laboratory

Xiaoxing Xi

• Metamaterial Superconductors, Towson University

SCIENCE SCHOLARS PROGRAM SUCCESS

The goal of CST’s Science Scholars Program is to identify exceptionally prepared, academically strong incoming freshman who have a passion in science and technology and provide them with opportunities to begin advanced research experiences in their first year.

Each Science Scholar receives $4,000 in summer funding for three years to complete research projects within the college, at Temple or at another institution. Their first summer research project, however, must be completed with a CST faculty member. Other benefits include: special seminars, workshops, conferences and colloquia; access to faculty, graduate student and professional mentors; and preparation for awards, scholarships and external research opportunities.

Launched in 2013, more than 80 Science Scholars have been selected and 24 have graduated. This past May, eleven Science Scholars graduated—the college’s largest cohort to date. Graduates are going to top medical schools, doctoral study at Duke University, University of California Berkeley, University of Maryland and Rutgers University, and research work at the Scripps Institute and an internship at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab.

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