Herff Research Awards
Dr. Farhad Jazaei, Civil Engineering, awarded $84,444 from Brown and Caldwell with the Great Lakes Water Authority.
Dr. Ranganathan Gopalakrishnan, Mechanical Engineering, awarded $725,689 from the US Army Research Office.
Dr. Sabyasachee Mishra, Civil Engineering, awarded $99,999 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation; and $4,999 from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis with Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing of North America, Inc.
Dr. Alexander Headley, Mechanical Engineering, awarded $87,079 from Sandia National Laboratories with the U.S. Department of Energy.
Dr. Ana Doblas, Electrical and Computer Engineering, awarded $39,825 from the U.S. Embassy in Spain with the U.S. Department of State.
Dr. Jeffery Marchetta, Mechanical Engineering, awarded $36,610 from Vanderbilt University with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Dr. Mohd Ali, associate professor in the Department of Electrical Computer Engineering, was awarded $450,000 from the University of Arkansas with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for his project 鈥淐TG-22: Zero Trust: Identity & Access Management.鈥�
Dr. Brian Waldron, professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering and director of the Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering Research, was awarded $172,174 from the City of Memphis with the State of Tennessee for his project 鈥淐oM Stormwater GIS reintegration.鈥�
Dr. Ranganathan Gopalakrishnan, associate professor and graduate program coordinator in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was awarded $107,528 from the U.S. Department of Energy for his project 鈥淓xperiments to validate thermodynamic and transport models of strongly coupled dusty plasma matter.鈥�
Dr. Joel Bumgardner, professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, was awarded $9,202 from Bionova Medical Inc. for his project 鈥淐hitosan dressing & NPWT.鈥�
Dr. Mohammadreza Davoodi, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Engineering, was awarded $8,232 from the University of Texas at Arlington with the United States Army Research Laboratory (ARL) for his project 鈥淒evelopment of an AI Baseline of Lay Error in Targeting.鈥�
Dr. Mohd Ali, associate professor in the Department of Electrical Computer Engineering, was awarded $498,000 from the National Security Agency for his project 鈥淐yber Resilient 5G-Enabled Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure.鈥�
Dr. Stephanie Ivey, associate dean and professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, was awarded $403,331 from the National Science Foundation, for her project 鈥淐ollaborative Research: The Urban STEM Collaboratory - Building STEM Identity and Student Success through Academic, Financial, Social, and Career Support,鈥� and $85,000 from Battelle for her projects 鈥淭SIN - West TN STEM Hub鈥� and 鈥淪TEM Hub CS.鈥�
Dr. Scott Schoefernacker, associate director of water in the Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering Research, was awarded $139,717 from the City of Collierville for his project 鈥淐ity of Collierville Wellhead Protection and Support Services,鈥�; $132,200 from the City of Bartlett for his project 鈥淐ity of Bartlett Wellhead Protection and Support Services,鈥�; and $45,000 from the City of Germantown for his project 鈥淐ity of Germantown Wellhead Protection and Support Services.鈥�
Dr. Sabya Mishra, professor of Civil Engineering, awarded $100,000 from Memphis Area Transit Authority and FTA for his project "Accelerating Innovative Mobility - Memphis Area Transit Authority Case Study."
Dr. Claudio Meier, associate professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, was awarded $29,975 from the University of Tennessee 鈥� Knoxville with the U.S. Geological Survey for his project 鈥淎uto-Depuration Due to Hyporheic Exchange/Filtration under Bars of Headwater Streams in Tennessee.鈥�
Dr. Joel Bumgardner, professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, was awarded $22,898 from Triad Life Sciences, Inc for his project 鈥淏iomaterial Characterization.鈥�
Dr. Shahram Pezeshk, chair and professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental
Engineering, was awarded $1,000,000 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation
for his project 鈥淯niversity Technical Assistance Program (UTAP) - 糖心vlog蜜桃.鈥�
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Dr. Brian Waldron, associate professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering, was awarded $598,000 from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture for his project 鈥淭DA Phase 2.鈥�
Dr. Claudio Meier, associate professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, was awarded $337,975 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for his project 鈥淪tormwater Conveyance from Bridge Decks.鈥�
Dr. Stephanie Ivey, associate dean for research and professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, was awarded $318,455 from Federal Railroad Association for her project 鈥淲omen in Rail.鈥�
Dr. Daniel Foti, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was awarded $149,892
from the U.S. Department of Energy for his project 鈥淏uilding partnerships for development
of sustainable energy systems with atmospheric measurements.鈥�
Dr. Mohammed Yeasin, associate professor in the Department of Electrical Computer Engineering, was awarded $43,243 from the Indiana University with the National Institutes of Health for his project 鈥淣eural Dynamics Underlying the Emergence of Auditory Categorization and Learning.鈥�
Dr. Madhusudhanan Balasubramanian, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was awarded $26,552 from Alion Science and Technology with the Department of Homeland Security for his project 鈥淭esting & Evaluation Course Instruction and Research in Support of Information Technology Systems.鈥�
Dr. Joel Bumgardner, professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, was awarded $1,500 from Karamedica for his project 鈥淐hitosan characterizations.鈥�
Dr. Daniel Foti, assistant professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering, was awarded $406,825 from the University of Central Florida with the United States Army Research Laboratory for his project 鈥淗igh energy laser targeting.鈥�
Dr. Kevin Berisso, assistant professor and AutoID Lab director in the department of Engineering Technology, was awarded $255,000 from the GS1 U.S. Incorporated for his project 鈥淕S1 U.S. Bar Code Test Lab.鈥�
Dr. Sabyasachee Mishra, associate professor and Faudree professor in the departments of Civil Engineering, was awarded $250,000 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation with the Federal Highway Administration for his project 鈥淪trategies for Improved Behavior within Work Zones;鈥� $149,932 from the National Science Foundation for his project 鈥淔W-HTF-P: Science of Hazard Identification and Evasion of Laborers and Drivers (SHIELD) for Building Human-Technology Safety Partnerships in Roadside Work Zones;鈥� $99,000 from the Florida Atlantic University with the U.S. Department of Transportation for his project 鈥淢odeling household e-commerce delivery rates and assessing their equity and freight travel impacts;鈥� $20,000 from the National Science Foundation for his project 鈥淚UCRC Preliminary Proposal Planning Grant 糖心vlog蜜桃: Center for Electric and Autonomous Transportation in Agile Freight Supply-Chains;鈥� and $20,000 from the National Science Foundation for his project 鈥淚UCRC Preliminary Proposal Planning Grant University of Memphis: Center for Autonomous Transportation in Agile Freight Supply-Chains.鈥�
Dr. Michail Gkolias, faculty in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, was awarded $225,000 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for his project 鈥淚dentification of Simulation Calibration Parameters using Urban Freeway Data,鈥� $121,243 from the Florida Atlantic University with the U.S. Department of Transportation for his projects 鈥淒ata Analytics and Support Tools for Inland Waterways鈥� and 鈥�2022 UTC FMRI Admin.鈥�
Dr. Brian Waldron, associate professor in the department of Civil Engineering and director if the Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering Research, was awarded $181,295 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation with the Federal Highway Administration for his project 鈥淭DOT Pollinator Habitat.鈥�
Dr. Mitchell Withers, associate research professor in the Center for Earthquake Research and Information, was awarded $154,194 from the U.S. Geological Survey for his project 鈥淥peration of the Mid-America Integrated Seismic Network 2020-2024-CERI.鈥�
Mr. Scott Schoefernacker, associate director of Water in the Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering Research, was awarded $96,313 from the City of Millington for his project 鈥淢illington Wellhead Protection, Education Outreach and Water Quality.鈥�
Dr. Brian Waldron, associate professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering, was awarded $1,095,798 from Memphis Light, Gas and Water.
Dr. Stephanie Ivey, associate dean for research and professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, was awarded $201,420 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation with the Federal Highway Administration, $20,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation and $35,000 from Gannett Fleming Inc. with the Panasonic Corporation of North America.
Dr. Michail Gkolias, faculty in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, was awarded $150,074 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation with the Federal Highway Administration.
Dr. David Arellano, associate professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, was awarded $149,999 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation with the Federal Highway Administration.
Dr. Jessica Jennings, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, was awarded $112,729 from the National Science Foundation.
Dr. Shahram Pezeshk, chair and professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, was awarded $80,333 from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Dr. Christodoulos Kyriakopoulos, assistant professor at the Center for Earthquake Research and Information, was awarded $67,930 from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Dr. Chris Cramer, research professor at the Center for Earthquake Research and Information, was awarded $51,327 from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Dr. Carl Herickhoff, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, was awarded $30,000 from the American Heart Association.
Dr. Thomas Goebel, assistant professor in the Center for Earthquake Research and Information, was awarded $549,995 from the U.S. Department of Energy for his project 鈥淎ssessing the relative contributions of fluid pressure and elastic stress to induced seismic energy release.鈥�
Dr. Aaryani Sajja, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, was awarded $50,000 from Northwell Health for her project 鈥淭he Research Jump-Start Pilot Program.鈥�
Dr. Jeffrey Marchetta, professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was awarded $50,000 from the Tennessee Technological University and the US Department of Energy for his project 鈥淭N 3-Star Industrial Assessment Center.鈥�
Dr. Aaron Robinson, associate professor and graduate studies coordinator in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was awarded $45,000 from the Invariant Corporation in collaboration with the US Department of Defense for his project 鈥淰isual Based Navigation.鈥�
Dr. Stephanie Ivey, associate dean for Research and professor in the Herff College of Engineering, was awarded $10,110 from Gannett Fleming Inc in collaboration with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials for her project 鈥淭SMO Workforce Summit.鈥�