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Interdisciplinary Intercampus Research Program

The application period for the Interdisciplinary Intercampus Research Program closes on Friday, March 1.  

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Objective

This program is intended to increase interdisciplinary and intercampus research collaborations to leverage the intellectual capital and resources at the four University of Missouri campuses.

Click here to read the official announcement of the program. 

 

Program Guidelines

Proposals must involve faculty from at least two UM campuses and from at least two different disciplines. Each faculty member may request up to $25,000; therefore, the maximum funding requested will depend on the number of faculty collaborating in the proposed study. The funding can be used to support undergraduate students, graduate students or post-doctoral fellows, and materials and supplies. By design, the proposal submission requirements have been kept simple, however, a budget summary/justification is required upon submission. Also, faculty will be responsible for obtaining required internal approvals before submitting their proposals.

Faculty interested in seeking collaborators can use the Teaming/Collaboration feature within this University of Missouri internal website to submit their research ideas and connect with faculty who have the necessary expertise. Or, they may use their networks to identify collaborators.

A faculty member can serve as a principal investigator or co-principal investigator on only one (1) proposal in this program.

 

Funding

A total of $1M will be awarded with each campus receiving $250K. It is anticipated that 10 to 15 proposals will be funded.

The fund is $1 million for the first round witn $125,000 contributions from each of the four campuses and a $500,000 match (from the strategic initiative fund) from the system.

Each faculty memeber may request $25,000; therefore, the maximum funding requested will depend on the number of faculty collaborating on the research project.

 

Timeline

Proposals Due: Friday, March 1, 2013
Award Notification: May 1, 2013
Award Period of Performance: June 1, 2013 - August 31, 2014 (time extensions beyond August 31, 2014 will not be approved)
Poster Presentations of Results: September 9, 2014

 

How to Apply

Faculty may use the Teaming/Collaboration feature within a UM internal website(please use your university email address and associated password to login) to submit research ideas and connect with other faculty, across the UM campuses and disciplines, who have the necessary expertise. This feature allows users to submit an idea that can later be searched by researchers interested in the same area.

To submit an abstract/idea that is ready for collaboration, click on Request Collaboration Site and fill out all fields. Upon submission, a collaboration site will be requested and the principal investigator will be notified when the site is built. Once the site is built, a discussion board will be enabled that allows faculty to work together on building a solid proposal.

The Principal Investigator then can add users to their assigned discussion board for additional collaboration. PI User Guide (if prompted, please login with university email address and associated password)

After collaboration is complete, you may submit your final proposal using the Proposal Submission webpage.

 

 

Review Process

Review Criteria:

An internal panel consisting of the four research officers and the UM Vice President for Research and Economic Development, who will serve as the chair, will review and select the proposals to be funded using the following criteria:

  1. Novelty of the proposed research.
  2. Merit of proposed approach.
  3. Potential for follow-on extramural support.
  4. Extent to which the collaboration is new.

 

Deliverables

Award recipients will:

  1. Present their research results in a poster session on September 9, 2014 (exact time and place to be announced); and
  2. Submit a one-page report, the format for which will be provided with the award notification letter.

Funding Recipients

Principal Investigator: Paul Rulls, UMKC
Co-principal Investigator: Jianlin Cheng, MU
Neural network driven ab initio electronic structure calculations of complex bio-materials

Principal Investigator: Amanda S. Bruce, UMKC
Co-principal Investigators: S. N. Balakrishnan, Missouri S&T
Seung Lark Lim, UMKC 
A Quantum Leap

Principal Investigator: Frank W. Booth, MU
Co-principal Investigator: George Taylor, UMSL
Dennis Miller, MU
Effects of high and low voluntary running genetics on stress and depression outcomes in females

Principal Investigator: Charlotte Phillips, MU
Co-principal Investigator: Laura Schulz, MU
Sarah Dallas, UMKC
Yong Wang, UMKC
Impact of Maternal Myostatin Levels During Fetal Development on Bone Strength in Adulthood: A New Potential Therapeutic Target for Bone Health

Principal Investigator: Jennifer Lundgren, UMKC
Co-principal Investigator: Matthew Thimgan, Missouri S&T
Jeffrey Price, UMKC
Chen Hou, Missouri S&T
Insomnia and Obesity

Principal Investigator: Grace Y. Sun, MU
Co-principal Investigator: Rensheng Luo, UMSL
Todd Schachtman, MU
Kevin Fritsche, MU
Anti-inflammatory effects of acai (Euterpe oleracea Martius)

 Principal Investigator: Henry M. Miziorko, UMKC
Co-principal Investigator: John Walker, UMSL
Brian Geisbrecht, UMKC
Collaborative Discovery, Design and Evaluation of Anti-infective Agents

Principal Investigator: Manashi Nath, Missouri S&T
Co-principal Investigator: Kattesh Katti, MU
Collaborative Venture for Designing Novel Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Investigating Their Potential Application in Biomedical Platforms

Principal Investigator: Xiaodong Yang, Missouri S&T
Co-principal Investigator: Shubhra Gangopadhyay, MU
Plasmonic Nanostructures and Optical Metamaterials Enhanced High-Efficiency Solar Cells

Principal Investigator: Bethany K. Zolman, UMSL
Co-principal Investigator: Gayla Olbricht, Missouri S&T
Chang-See Kim, Missouri S&T
Using New Technologies to Dissect Root Initiation Pathways

Principal Investigator: Faith Dogan, Missouri S&T
Co-principal Investigator: Prakash Reddy, Missouri S&T
Yangchuan Xing, MU
Eric Majzoub, UMSL
An Interdisciplinary Research Program on Development of Safe and High Energy Density Lithium-Air Batteries

Principal Investigator: Yahong Rosa Zheng, Missouri S&T
Co-principal Investigator: Lixin Ma, MU
Ultra-fast 4D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for characterizing diastolic dysfunction

Principal Investigator: Gary Baker, MU
Co-principal Investigator: George Gokel, UMSL
Sheila Baker, MU
Tailored Synthesis of Carbon Quantum Dots and a Pilot Examination of Their Potential in Solar Cells

 Principal Investigator: Ceki Halmen, UMKC
Co-principal Investigator: Haitao Li, UMSL
Decision Support Tool Model for Scheduling and Resource Allocation in Contruction Projects

 Principal Investigator: Dincer Konur, Missouri S&T
Co-principal Investigator: James Campbell, UMSL
Analysis of Carbon Emission Regulations in Supply Chains with Volatile Demand


Contact

309 University Hall

573-882-1714

 

Ashley Wilson

Funding Programs Assistant

309 University Hall

573-882-1714

wilsonak@umsystem.edu

 

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