Faculty and Staff of the Gallogly College of Engineering

   Nominate an Undergraduate Student for the  Fern L. Holland Award TO: All Faculty and Staff The Fern L. Holland Award is a $1,000 cash award recognizing a full-time undergraduate woman bearing the same spirit of Fern Holland, a desire to make a significant difference in the world around us in areas such as democracy, human rights, women's issues, or leadership. The award, sponsored by Student Affairs and Delta Gamma Fraternity, honors Fern Holland, a 1992 University of Oklahoma graduate, who was the first U.S. civilian killed in Iraq in 2004. Fern was an active student while at OU, involved on campus and in Delta Gamma Fraternity and the OU Panhellenic Association. AWARD PROCESS: Faculty and staff are asked to complete this nomination form for a current, full-time female student bearing the same spirit as Fern Holland, a desire to make a difference in the world around us via efforts impacting democracy, human rights, women's issues, or leadership. DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIO...

Dear Colleagues,   We are excited to announce that the Data Institute of Societal Challenges (DISC) and Stephenson Cancer Center (SCC) are co-hosting a seed funding teaming session to connect OU researchers across disciplines in support of data-science enabled cancer research. This event will take place on   Friday, October 29th, from 12-1pm.   To facilitate research in this area, DISC and SCC will be providing   seed funding of up to $100k   to 1-2 research teams based on the review of submitted one-page project descriptions.  Additional details on how to craft a one-pager will be discussed during this meeting.     Tentative Timeline: Nov 15th – Submit One-Pagers for Feedback Nov 22nd – Feedback will be sent back to teams December 6th – One-Pagers Due To register, please   click here .   After registering, you will receive the Zoom link for the meeting.     Please reach out with any questions. We look forward to seeing you at ...

  Please find attached an updated flyer highlighting current funding opportunities available at NIH & NIEHS.   We also wanted to let you know that   NIH is hosting a Virtual Seminar   which will be held   November 1-4, 2021 .   You can register for this free event at:   https://nihvirtualseminar2021.vfairs.com/   This seminar is a great opportunity for those new to the NIH process to learn about the NIH grant process, and for attendees to meet with experts from grants, program, and review from across NIH. Similarly to last year this event will be 100% virtual with concurrent sessions in the afternoon and an exhibit hall where each IC, including NIEHS, will have a booth.   A few of the sessions on the agenda include: Nov. 1 st : ·            Fundamentals of the NIH Grants Process and Need-to-Know Resources (for those completely new to NIH) ·          ...

Funding Opportunity: EPA Releases STAR Solicitation for Cumulative Health Impacts at the Intersection of Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and Vulnerable Populations   Lewis-Burke Associates LLC – September 21, 2021   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development has issued a request for applications (RFA) for community-based research intended to inform solutions to address environmental health-related disparities as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants program. In particular, the solicitation seeks proposals for transdisciplinary research to understand environmental health impacts at the intersection of climate change, environmental justice (EJ), and vulnerable populations and life stages that can be utilized by state, tribal, and local environmental programs as well as communities.  This RFA is aligned with several Biden Administration priorities, including addressing climate change and incorporating equity acro...

Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) released the first fiscal year (FY) 2022 funding call for its Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program. The $14 million funding opportunity announcement is an annual funding call focused on   atmospheric system research .  Applications are open to universities, industry, federal agencies, and nonprofit research institutions, although in the past research universities are primarily funded.    Pre-applications are required and are due on November 3.       Research will mainly focus on interactions between clouds, aerosols, and precipitation processes and interactions.  Specifically, the funding call is looking for proposals that address: aerosol-cloud interactions   that affect the Earth’s energy balance and water cycle; aerosol processes affecting cloud lifecycle, properties, and/or processes ;   convective cloud processes , including the occurrence, frequency, lifecycle, precipitation, and...

Lewis-Burke Associates LLC – September 17, 2021     The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) has released new topics for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 and FY 2023 Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program:   Engineered Living Systems (ELiS) , and   Brain Inspired Dynamics for Engineering Energy Efficient Circuits and Artificial Intelligence (BRAID).   EFRI provides interdisciplinary/convergent research teams the opportunity to conduct innovative fundamental engineering research in emerging areas.      EFRI proposals should describe plans to significantly transform the breadth of knowledge on fundamental engineering in these topic areas with a lasting impact on national need or a grand challenge.  This is an interagency solicitation, in collaboration with the Department of Defense (Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)) and the National Aeron...

  Federal Highway Administration Local Aid Support Presents   Innovation Exchange Webinar on Evaluation of New Data Collection Technology   for Visitor Use Patterns on Federal Lands Thursday, September 16, 2021 | 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET Recreation travel is fundamentally different than commuter or freight travel patterns.  Federal Land managers are interested in better data to understand how to manage visitor travel while providing great visitor experiences and protecting resources.  The Evaluate Use of New Technology for Visitor Use Patterns study evaluated whether this new technology would advance understanding of visitor travel patterns and origin/destination for recreation travel.  The National Park Service, Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) and the US Fish and Wildlife Service cooperated to conduct the pilot at four parks/units: Arches National Park (National Park Service) Colorado National Monument (National Park Service) Joshua Tree National Park (N...