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Excellence and Expertise

The Wrap-Up: September and October

Accolades and achievements

An Australian shepherd dog wearing a very small witches hat, during therapy dog at midterms day
Therapy Dogs at Midterms was held earlier this month (photo by Scott Kissell)
Excellence and Expertise

The Wrap-Up: September and October

Accolades and achievements

Joseph Ransdell, associate professor of Biology, received $539,920 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for a project entitled "Tsc1 Regulation of the Purkinje Neuron Axon Initial Segment and Cerebellar Function."

John Femiani, professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering, received $300,000 from the In-Depth Engineering Corporation, pass-through funds from the U.S. Department of Defense, for a project entitled "LAMDA Phase II."

Muhammad Jahan, associate professor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, received $200,000 from the National Science Foundation, of which $2,500 is for the project entitled "Evaluation of ERI: Mitigating Challenges in Machining of AM-CFRP Composites through Fundamental Understanding of Mechanics and Tribology." The remaining $197,500 of this award is designated for the lead project. 

Seonjin Kim, professor of Statistics, received $33,036 from Procter and Gamble for a project entitled "Procter and Gamble GA in Statistics - Robert Knight."

Ganiva Reyes, chair and associate professor, Racheal Rothrock, and Ann Mackenzie, associate professors of  Teaching, Curriculum and Educational Inquiry, and Angel Curl, associate professor of Family Science and Social Work, received $30,000 from the University of Cincinnati, pass-through funds from the Ohio Department of Higher Education, and the U.S. Department of Education, for the project entitled "Evaluation of Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Mental Health Teacher Education (ICMHTE)."

Beth Rimer, director of the Ohio Writing Project in the Department of English, received $25,000 from Community Initiatives for the project entitled "Network Support."

Fadel Megahed, professor of Information Systems and Analytics, Elyssa Morissette, and Mohamed Farrag in the Department of Information Systems and Analytics, and Ibrahim Yousif and Mahdi Yazdanpour in the Department of Engineering Technology, received $10,000 from Procter & Gamble for the project entitled "NextSIGHT."

Jennifer Quinn, associate professor of Psychology, and Harshini Ramesh, Psychology major, received $3,000 from Psi Chi for a project entitled "The Impact of Perinatal Methadone Exposure, Sex, and Age on the Core Components of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Hyperactivity, Impulsivity, and Attention." Quinn also received $2,000.00 for a project entitled "Paraventricular Nucleus of the Thalamus (PVT) Dopamine Signaling in Learned Safety."

Claire McLeod, associate professor, and Danielly Aguirre, master’s student, of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, received $2,400 from the Geological Society of America for a project entitled "Amphibole as a Record of Eocene Absaroka Magmatism, Wyoming."