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Oct. 2, 2019
Research Showcase Highlights

The 2019 FAU Research Showcase saw more than 300 people come through the doors at FAU Tech Runway last week to hear about some of university’s top research initiatives. The showcase kicked off Thursday with a lively panel discussing artificial intelligence followed by the induction of faculty with recently awarded patents into the FAU Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors.
 
The event featured dozens of poster and live presentations throughout the day Friday. All FAU’s colleges and research institutes showed off top investigators and projects.

Watch highlights video of the event here .

Poster winners of the 2019 Research Showcase here .
Racial/Ethnic Groups Have Varying Protein Intake

Researchers from Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing co-conducted a study to evaluate any differences in protein intake, nutritional status and physical health among 40- to 60-year-old African Americans, European Americans and Hispanic Americans.

Results from the study, published in the  Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics , showed significant differences among the groups and suggested the need for interventions to improve diet and physical health.  READ MORE .

The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine  selected Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Ph.D., left, an assistant professor of biology in Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College and Yufei Tang, Ph.D., an assistant professor of computer and electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, as recipients of the 2019 Early-career Research Fellowship. These fellowships are awarded to those who demonstrate strong scientific or technical background, superior scholarship, effective communication skills and an ability to work across disciplines, among other attributes. READ MORE.
Capture Research - Win an iPad

The DOR is hosting an Art in Science photo contest open to all members of the FAU community - students, faculty and staff.

Help us highlight the cutting-edge research across the colleges, while engaging and educating others in all the unique research taking place at FAU.

As a bonus, you could win great prizes and a chance to be published in an upcoming issue of Owl Research and Innovation magazine.

Read contest guidelines and submit your photos before Nov. 1 HERE .
Spotlights
The New Space Race Has Begun

Don't miss an evening with noted space expert and author, Robert Zubrin, Ph.D., at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15 at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Friedberg Auditorium, Boca Raton campus.

Zubrin will explore how projects that sound like science fiction could actually become reality.

Register now at fau.edu/space.

Kate Arrizza, left, CEO of the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, honored Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., executive director of FAU's Brain Institute and a professor of biomedical science in Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, with the Lifetime Achievement Award during the recent 2019 STEM Innovation Awards event . The  South Florida Science Center  and  Stiles-Nicholson Foundation  hosted the second annual STEM Innovation Awards to recognize leadership, service and collaboration in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. To view photos of the STEM Innovation Awards, click HERE .
Podcast Spotlight

Listen to Colin Polsky, Ph.D., director of the Florida Center for Environmental Studies and professor of geosciences, as he talks about sea level rise, its impact on the world, and how the scientific method is applied to an issue so large that its impacts are felt across the globe.

Polsky's talk is part of the Ask a Scientist podcast with host Ata Sarajedini, Ph.D., dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. LISTEN HERE .
Published Book Spotlight

Ayse Papatya Bucak, MFA, an associate professor of English in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, recently authored the book, "The Trojan War Museum: And Other Stories," published by W.W. Norton . This book has dreamlike narratives of many stories such as the Greek God Apollo confronts his personal history, or dead girls recounting the effects of an earthquake.

Have You Recently Published a Book?

The research communications team wants to hear about your recently published (after June 2019) book, book chapter or co-authored book or book chapter, for possible inclusion in the upcoming Owl Research & Innovation magazine and/or newsletter. Submit your information HERE.
Reminders
Unlock the Power of FAU's Research Hub

Connect, collaborate and find research funding by joining the hundreds of faculty and students who have signed up for the FAU Research Hub. The hub is a new web and mobile platform that connects researchers with students, collaborators and funding opportunities. Investigators are encouraged to post projects in just minutes. LEARN MORE .
APPLY NOW : FAU Wave Application Deadline is Oct. 7

Submit your application to the FAU Wave program, an undergraduate applied research and entrepreneurial competition challenging students to develop innovative projects to solve real world problems and engage within our community.

Students are provided seed funding for development and the top 3 take home a cash prize at an end of the year awards ceremony.

Contact fauwave@fau.edu or visit our website for more details here .

To print out the flyer click here .
Recent Sponsored Research Awards
Investigator Name and Project
Sponsor Name and Total Anticipated Funding
Lawrence Taylor
Manatee Protection Systems Maintenance and Repair
Union of Evangelical Students of India–Fast Fourier transform ( UESI-FFT) United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
$169,127
Yuan Wang
Florida Women in Mathematics Day 2020
Institute for Advanced Study
$3,000
Manhar Dhanak
Low-Flow Marine Hydrokinetic Turbines for Small Autonomous Unmanned Mobile Recharge Stations
U.S. Department of Energy
$1,044,231
Warner Miller
An Optical Bench Realization of General Relativisitc Quantum Communication Experiments: "A Black Hole in a Piece of Glass"
U.S. Department for Defense (DOD)/Air Force Office of Scientific Research
$248,903
Mike Twardowski
Adapting a new ocean color algorithm to enhance water quality and validation requirements for the future Sentinel constellation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
$652,048
Sarah E. Du
Validation of Imaging and Electrical Impedance-Based Microfluidic Assays for Cell Sickling
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
$43,694
Events
6 to 7 p.m. or 7:15 to 8:15 p.m., Oct. 3, Jupiter Campus
3:30 to 4:50 p.m. Oct. 7, EE 106, Engineering East, Boca Raton Campus
11 a.m. to 12, Oct. 17, EE 303, Boca Raton Campus
2 to 3 p.m., Oct. 17, Boca Raton Public Library
8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Nov. 2, FAU's Office Depot Center
Nov. 7, FAU Tech Runway
6:30 p.m., Nov. 15, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Boca Raton Campus
Funding Opportunities
Important NIH Change Effective October

Don’t forget to link your ORCID identifier to your eRA Commons profile

From graduate students to senior scientists, everyone is encouraged to register for an ORCID account and link it to their eRA Commons personal profile. Starting Oct. 1, ORCID identifiers will be required for individuals supported by institutional research training, career development and other research education awards. READ MORE .
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