Do you need help identifying appropriate funding avenues for your research projects? Are you seeking assistance with honing your proposal narrative or white paper? Would you like some support to find potential collaborators at Drexel for planned submissions? Chad Morris and Andy Sabol are here to assist with your research planning efforts. 

Are you looking for faculty development opportunities or have suggestions for future sessions? Did you want to explore applying for promotion or planning for retirement? Are you considering a Fulbright application or looking to be nominated for an award? Please reach out to Dorilona Rose to discuss these possibilities. 

Jeffrey Stanley, visiting assistant professor in screenwriting & playwriting at the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, will present a Faculty Fulbright Talk and Q&A on January 27 at noon. As a Fulbright Ambassador, Stanley will share information about the Fulbright Scholar experience and how to apply for the prestigious award. The program runs approximately 30 minutes followed by 15 minutes for Q&A. This is a virtual event and registration is required.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are hosting three workshops on the mathematical, statistical, and computational foundations of digital twins. These input gathering workshops are part of a larger National Academies' study on research gaps and future directions for digital twins. For more information on the workshops, see the Faculty Advancement channel in Teams.

In collaboration with the Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), Dickinson College is inviting faculty and educators from other colleges and universities to participate in their Valley & Ridge Faculty Development Workshop. If you are thinking about integrating social, economic and/or environmental sustainability into your undergraduate teaching, this workshop is for you. Valley & Ridge brings together educators from all academic disciplines to work collaboratively to introduce and enhance sustainability content in new and existing courses across the curriculum. The workshop will be held May 23-25 in person in Carlisle, PA. See the link for more information.

The College of Engineering Faculty Senate Caucus is soliciting nominations for someone to sit temporarily on the Faculty Senate Committee on Academic Affairs (SCAA) as soon as possible. In particular, this person would be the college's representative for undergraduate curricular assessment. As we have several programs and courses going through the process right now, it is critical to have that representation. If you are interested in serving in this role, please email Chris Weyant at cmw329@drexel.edu by Monday morning, January 30.

Peter Deak, PhD, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, received an award from the Margaret Q. Landenberger Research Foundation for his project “Leveraging Push/Pull Immunomodulation to Treat Autoimmune Disease via TolDCs.” Deak and his team are looking to reinitialize the natural mechanism of immune tolerance as a potential cure for autoimmune disease using novel combinations of immune stimulatory and inhibitory signals directed towards innate immune cells, the cells responsible for initial immune responses. By generating more tolerizing innate immune cells, they hope to generate long-term tolerance against autoimmune responses, removing the need for chronic immunosuppressant therapies in these patients. 

Franco Montalto, PhD, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, and Antonio Martinez-Molina, PhD, associate professor of architecture, received an award from the William Penn Foundation for their project “Academic Network to Support Urban Resilience (ANSUWR).” This project harnesses the knowledge and resources of three local universities, Drexel University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Villanova University, to make Philadelphia more resilient to climate change, emphasizing the application of nature-based solutions to a variety of urban water challenges. 

Jin Wen, PhD, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, associate dean for faculty advancement, and interim associate dean for research, received an award as part of an international collaboration among the U.S., Sweden, and Denmark from the National Science Foundation for their project “PIRE: Building Decarbonization via AI-empowered District Heat Pump Systems.” This group will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, including researchers from engineering, information science, and social science, on innovating Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques with an understanding of human need and behaviors to enable an efficient, human-centered, resilient, and socially justifiable operation of district- and community-scale heat pump systems that promote a regional scale adoption of building decarbonization.  

Research by Yury Gogotsi, PhD, Distinguished University and Bach professor, looking at using MXene materials to make a switchable coating that blocks electromagnetic radiation, was mentioned in a Jan. 20 Semiconductor Engineering industry news roundup story.

An NPR "StateImpact Pennsylvania" story about new statewide limits on PFAS chemicals in drinking water that cited research led by a team from Drexel's College of Medicine, College of Engineering, and Dornsife School of Public Health, was picked up by WESA-Radio (Pittsburgh) on Jan. 16.

Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Core Programs, Large Projects 

Strengthening American Infrastructure (SAI) 

Full Proposal Deadline: March 15, 2023

DCL: Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Supplemental Funding in Computer and Information Science and Engineering 

DOE: Building Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) -  [Concept Paper (required) Deadline: February 7, 2023

NIH: Biological Basis for how Environmental Exposures Impact Risk for Psychiatric Disorders (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 

NSF recently made enhancements to the biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support fillable pdf formats. The updated formats are consistent with the PAPPG and are available on the NSF biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support websites. 

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a National In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) Implementation Plan to advance the United States' strategic vision outlined in the first-ever ISAM National Strategy. You can view the full announcement here. 

The NSF SBIR/STTR Phase II application deadline is March 1, 2023. To be eligible for this solicitation, you must have received a Phase I award. You can view the Phase II solicitation here. 

Onsite Energy Technical Assistance Partnerships 

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office FOA in Support of Hydrogen Shot 

Clean Hydrogen Electrolysis, Manufacturing, and Recycling 

Reducing Carbon Intensity and Protecting Algal Crops (RACIPAC) 

2023 Conversion R&D FOA