Proposals funded: Folmar, Holzwarth, King
Folmar
Congratulations to Steven Folmar, associate professor of anthropology, whose proposal entitled “Psychological and Social Resilience in Post-Earthquakes Nepal” has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Holzwarth
Congratulations to Natalie Holzwarth, professor of physics, whose proposal entitled “Computational Studies of Solid Electrolytes” has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
King
Congratulations to Bruce King, professor of chemistry and associate provost for research, whose proposal entitled “New Oxidation-Sensing Probes to Evaluate Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Lung Injury” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and by [subaward/subcontract from] Wake Forest University Health Sciences (WFU funding agency).
Categories: Faculty News
Whittington accepts position at National Mining Hall of Fame
Stephen L. Whittington, director of Wake Forest’s Museum of Anthropology, has accepted a position as executive director of the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum in Leadville, Colo.
As of March 3, Sara Cromwell will serve as interim assistant director and will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Museum. Steven Folmar, assistant professor of anthropology, will serve as interim academic director.
Categories: University Announcement
External support for WFU research remains strong
The following letter is adapted from director of Research and Sponsored Programs Lori Messer’s introduction to the October issue of Research News:
Reynolda Campus research had an excellent year. For fiscal year 2013, total external support for projects exceeded $9.8 million, the second-highest amount in campus history, and that was not including five fellowships for scholarship in the arts, humanities and social sciences. The total is even more remarkable when you consider that $8.4 million, about 86 percent, comes from federal sources limited by sequestration budget cuts.
FY13 saw 22 departments and centers receive sponsored research funding, and nearly all increased its total over FY12. Health and exercise science received the most, with physics running a close second.
Faculty and staff in 32 departments and centers submitted 152 external proposals, requesting more than $38 million. Chemistry submitted the most proposals and requested the most funding.
We would like to recognize two of our former CRADLE program participants, Oana Jurchescu and Timo Thonhauser, both in physics, who received prestigious CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation. WFU has received five such awards, with Patricia Dos Santos and Rebecca Alexander in chemistry and Dave Anderson in biology already gaining that distinction.
CRADLE (Creative Research Activities Development and Enrichment) is a two-year program that helps Wake Foresters develop competitive external funding proposals.
The NSF CAREER Award is a $400,000 award given to the nation’s top junior faculty members and is meant to support their research, encourage excellent teaching, mentorship and community outreach.
Another graduate of the CRADLE program, assistant professor of chemistry Lindsay Comstock-Ferguson, received her first independent federal funding. The following faculty and staff also received their first individual external grants at WFU:
Categories: Faculty News
Proposals funded: Kim-Shapiro, Miller, Folmar
Congratulations to Daniel B. Kim-Shapiro, professor of physics, who proposal entitled “Storage lesion in banked blood due to disruption of nitric oxide homeostasis” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the University of Pittsburgh (WFU funding agency) under award number 5R01HL098032-04).
Congratulations to Gary D. Miller, associate professor of health and exercise science, whose proposal entitled “Increased Plasma Nitrite, Tissue Oxygenation and Functional Changes in PAD” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Duke University (WFU funding agency) under award number 1R21HL111972-01.
Congratulations to Steven J. Folmar, assistant professor of anthropology, whose proposal entitled “Oppression and Mental Health in Nepal” has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Categories: Faculty News
