Grants

The Northeast Hub, hosted by the Data Science Institute at Columbia, will accelerate community-driven innovation in data science with a $4 million NSF grant. The grant, a second round of NSF funding, validates the Hub's efforts to harness the data-science revolution in ways that benefit society.

Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, TEES, were recently awarded a grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study and develop super-repellent and anti-fouling surfaces for foods.

Jingsong Zhou is investigating the theory that ALS affects the physiology of the whole body through defective cells in multiple organs.

'Imagine a software system that can detect its own bugs and generate the patches to fix it.'

New research from the University of Pittsburgh will develop a neuromorphic vision system that takes a new approach to capturing visual information that is based on the human brain, benefitting everything from self-driving vehicles to neural prosthetics.

HIV testing is expensive ($50 to $200 per test), technically complex, and requires trained technicians. Researchers are developing a rapid, disposable, automated, and low-cost HIV viral load assay to increase timely access to HIV care and to improve treatment outcomes. The technology is highly sensitive, inexpensive (less than $1), and quick (results in 45 minutes or less). Moreover, the technology is highly stable, and doesn't require refrigeration or a regular electric supply to enable HIV viral load at point-of-care settings.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced the second phase of funding for the regional Big Data Innovation Hubs (Hubs). Each of the Hubs will receive $4 million over four years for a total investment of $16 million.

John Sample, assistant professor in the Department of Physics, and his team will launch a stadium-sized balloon from Sweden in 2022 to take the first ever high resolution images of a phenomenon similar to the northern lights.

A University of Texas at Arlington researcher who has done extensive research on Texas watersheds received a $499,981 grant to analyze regional drainage and propose recommendations for future flood prevention in nine counties in southeast Texas.