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September 11, 2023

RECENT AWARDS

Congratulations to the following for awards received during the month of August

Lead PI: Angelyn Bass

Anthropology

Prepare Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments and Implementable Adaptation Plans at Mission Parks

Funder: National Park Service

Award: $165,000


Lead PI: Dana Bell

Co-PI: David Purcell, PhD

Cradle to Career Policy Institute

Evaluation for ECECD's Preschool Development Birth to Five Renewal Grant

Funder: State of New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department

Award: $1,500,000


Lead PI: Mark Boslough, PhD

Earth & Planetary Sciences

PI - Planetary Defense

Funder: University of California, Santa Barbara

Award: $59,890


Lead PI: Mark Boslough, PhD

Earth & Planetary Sciences

Characterizing the physical properties, composition and pre-entry orbit of meter-sized terrestrial impactors

Funder: Florida Institute of Technology

Award: $90,000


Lead PI: Joseph Cook, PhD

Biology

Collaborative Research: PurSUiT: Systematic viral discovery through structured search of host phylogeny

Funder: National Science Foundation

Award: $205,869


Lead PI: Kristine Denman

Institute for Social Research

CVRC Intimate Partner Violence Death Review Team

Funder: New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission

Award: $154,210


Lead PI: Paul Guerin, PhD

Institute for Social Research

CABQ: Peer to Peer Opiod Coordination and Outreach Project

Funder: City of Albuquerque

Award: $45,000


Lead PI: Paul Guerin, PhD

Institute for Social Research

Hidden Costs of Pretrial Detention AV

Funder: Laura and John Arnold Foundation

Award: $96,882

Lead PI: David Hanson, PhD

Biology

Enhancing Phycocyanin Production Using Thin-Film Structures

Funder: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC

Award: $13,500


Lead PI: Yi He, PhD

Chemistry

Anticancer target identification of petrichorin A

Funder: New Mexico State University

Award: $25,089


Lead PI: Marisol Juarez Rivera

Co-PI: Tyler Mackey, PhD

Earth & Planetary Sciences

NSF RAPID proposal: Is biomass mobilization at ice-covered Lake Fryxell, Antarctica reaching a critical threshold?

Funder: National Science Foundation

Award: $159,765


Lead PI: Brian Keller 

Earth Data Analysis Center

NMSOS Support

Funder: NM Secretary of State

Award: $22,246


Lead PI: Nancy Lopez, PhD

Co-PI: Claudia Diaz Fuentes, PhD

Sociology

HSI-Hubs: Intersectionality as Inquiry & Praxis: Race, Class, Gender & Ethnicity for Student Success in STEM

Funder: National Science Foundation

Award: $1,499,998


Lead PI: Michael Marcotte

Communication & Journalism

New Mexico Local News Fellowships DWS PORTION FY24

Funder: New Mexico Department of Workforce Solution

Award: $125,000


Lead PI: Akimasa Miyake, PhD

Physics & Astronomy

Quantum computational advantage via contextual measurements

Funder: National Science Foundation

Award: $275,096

Lead PI: Irene Salinas, PhD

Biology

HHMI Gilliam Fellows Program

Funder: Hughes (Howard) Medical Institute

Award: $159,000


Lead PI: Su Zhang, PhD

Earth Data Analysis Center

Spatial Analysis for Identifying Optimal Locations to Maximize Benefits of Green Infrastructure on the NMDOT Transportation System

Funder: GeoSystems Analysis, Inc.

Award: $20,430


Lead PI: Su Zhang, PhD

Earth Data Analysis Center

GeoSystems Analysis, Inc. Papua New Guinea Project Phase 5 SQL Database Expansion and Web Application Improvement

Funder: GeoSystems Analysis, Inc.

Award: $60,000


Lead PI: Mubarak Hussain Syed, PhD

Biology

Mechanisms Regulating Neural Diversity: From Stem Cells to Circuits

Funder: Sloan (Alfred P) Foundation

Award: $75,000


Lead PI: Terefe Habteyes, PhD

Chemistry

(DURIP-23) Nanoscopic Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy of Materials and Physicochemical Processes

Funder: Air Force Research Laboratory

Award: $232,320


Lead PI: Paul Guerin, PhD

Institute for Social Research

ALTSD FY24 Research

Funder: New Mexico Aging & Longterm Services Department

Award: $99,813


Lead PI: Paul Guerin, PhD

Institute for Social Research

NM AOC FY24 Pretrial Detention Revalidation

Funder: New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts 

Award: $102,593

ANNOUNCEMENTS

UNM's Grand Challenges and the Interdisciplinary Science Cooperative have teamed up this year to bring you one full day highlighting team research across campus.



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Special Sessions for Students


Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to join us for these events to network with one another and learn about research opportunities available across campus.



SESSIONS


Undergraduate Student Workshop: 

Team Research Using Sound Data Management


Team Research Student Networking Pizza Lunch


UNM Student Research Programs Open House


Co-op Collaboration Series:

"How Research Put Me a Step Ahead"





ALAN T. WATERMAN AWARD


The NSF is seeking nominations for the Alan T. Waterman Award for exceptional early career investigators. This is the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Highest Honor. In addition to a medal, the awardee receives a grant of $1,000,000 to use over a five-year period for scientific research or advanced study in the mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, social, or other sciences at the institution of the recipient's choice.


Nominations are due September 15


More information here

LEADERSHIP INNOVATION FOR FACULTY TRANSFORMATION (LIFT): A WeR1 Faculty Success Program


The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) invites UNM faculty to submit applications to the Leadership Innovation for Faculty Transformation (LIFT) program for calendar year 2024. The LIFT program provides concrete support and mentoring to a small cohort of tenured, research-intensive faculty, thereby enabling them to pursue opportunities and professional development that will increase their own professional standing as well as the university’s renown on a national level in research, scholarship and inclusive practices. Fellows will identify and pursue specific ambitious goals to develop their research and scholarship achievement beyond current levels.


Applications are due September 15


More information here

IN THE NEWS

FROM THE UNM NEWSROOM




FROM THE COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES



NEW PUBLICATIONS

Implications of population changes among the Arvicolinae (Rodentia, Mammalia) in El Mirón Cave (Cantabria, Spain) for the climate of the last c. 50,000 years

Co-Author: Lawrence Straus, Ph.D

Department: Anthropology

Publication: Quaternary Science Reviews


Doutoramento em património, tecnologia e território: Competing Perspectives and Agendas in Stone Age Archeological Research

Co-Author: Lawrence Straus, Ph.D

Department: Anthropology

Publication: Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa


Evidence of differential phenotypic plasticity in a desert mustard

Co-Author: Diane Marshall, Ph.D

Department: Biology

Publication: Ecology and Evolution


Patterns of drinking behavior around a treatment episode for alcohol use disorder: Predictions from pre-treatment measures

Co-Author: Katie Witkiewitz, Ph.D

Department: Psychology

Publication: Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research

Mindfulness-based resilience training for aggression, stress and health in law enforcement officers: study protocol for a multisite, randomized, single-blind clinical feasibility trial

Co-Author: Katie Witkiewitz, Ph.D

Department: Psychology

Publication: Trials


The impact of postresettlement stressors and access to health care on health outcomes in recently resettled immigrants in the United States

Co-Author: Jessica Goodkind, Ph.D

Department: Sociology & Criminology

Publication: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

RESOURCES

& FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES



Bruce and Jane Walsh Grant in Memory of John Holland - Applications due September 15


John Z. Duling Grant Program - Letters of inquiry due September 15


Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program 2024-25 - Applications due September 15


Simons Fellows in Mathematics - Applications due September 27


Steven O. Walfish Competition - Due September 30


Whitehall Foundation - Letters of intent due October 1


Scott and Paul Pearsall Grant - Due October


The New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation (NM AMP) - various deadlines


American Philosophical Society Franklin Research Grant - Due October 2


American Psychological Foundation Division 54 Lizette Peterson-Homer Injury Prevention Grant - Due October 15




UNM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FUNDS


A&S Writing Subvention Program - due September 15


A&S Travel Support - due September 15


Technology Enhancement Fund (TEF) - due September 15


Fall 2023 Provost Professional Conference Support funds - Applications due: August 4th, September 18, or October 16


Rainforest Accelerator Program - Applications due September 24


WeR1: Program for Enhancing Research Capacity (PERC) - Proposals due October 27

LIMITED COMPETITIONS



Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences - Statement of interest due September 12


DoD, Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and

Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions Equipment/Instrumentation - Applications due September 15


EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2

Focused EPSCoR Collaborations - Statement of Interest due September 25


USDA Forest Service IRA Forest Landowner Support - SOI due noon September 13


REVIEWERS NEEDED

The Faculty Research Development Office (FRDO) is always recruiting volunteers to join their pool of prospective reviewers for limited competitions. If you are interested, the sign-up form can be accessed here.




FOR STUDENTS


Undergraduate Research, Arts & Design Network Opportunities


Internships and fellowships with DoD through ORISE


Spring/Spring Intersession 2024

UNM Study-Abroad Program at Schloss Dyck, Germany - Proposals due October 30th

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UPCOMING

EVENTS

NSF GRFP Application Support

July - September

Webinar: International Proposal Development and International Subawards

September 13

2:00 - 4:00 PM

ASPIREational Talk and Social Hour

Sept. 12, Oct. 4, Oct. 24, Nov. 14, Dec. 5

4 - 5 PM

Draft & Table

UNM SUB

Better Together: Grand Challenges Day & Team Research Symposium

Thursday, September 14

UNM SUB


Register Now

New Mexico Postdoctoral Research Symposium

September 22

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

CETI 20th Anniversary Symposium

Friday, October 6

9:00 - 5:00 PM

UNM SUB Ballroom B & C

Annular Solar Eclipse

Saturday, October 14

8:30 - 12:30 PM

Johnson Field


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