Submissions FY to Date (July 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024)

Biology Department Total:  $4,997,542
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6374 Berg, MartinImpacts of Herbicide Treatment for Invasive Elodea on Ecosystem Structure and Function in Copper River Delta, AK, WetlandsU.S. Forest Service08/30/2024$15,000
6406 Delgado, JaryRegulation of PSD-95 at synapses via Pin1National Science Foundation (NSF)10/21/2024$526,905
6378 Grillo, MichaelCAREER: Integrating Forward and Reverse Genetic Approaches to Identify the Genomic Basis of Plant-Microbiome Interactions. National Science Foundation (NSF)07/24/2024$1,093,828
6245 Hoellein, TimothyChicago River Trash Team: Trapping, Tracking, and Thwarting Litter in Our WaterwaysNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration07/02/2024$707,900
6416 Hoellein, Timothy
Becky Lyons[Friends of the Chicago River]
Chicago River Trash Team: Trapping, Tracking, and Thwarting Litter in Our WaterwaysNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration07/02/2024$779,795
6467 Hoellein, TimothyNurdles in Urban Streams: Quantifying Sources, Impacts, and Policy Implications for Illinois FreshwatersIllinois Water Resources Center11/06/2024$24,331
6452 Putonti, Catherine
Banerjee, Swarnali[Mathematics & Statistics]; Matthews, Gregory[Mathematics & Statistics];
Lactobacillus-Mediation of UPEC in the Urinary MicrobiotaNational Institutes of Health10/25/2024$538,490
6454 Stuart, Yoel
Dr. Jacopo Niccolo Cerasoni[Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago]
Reconstructing the environment, assembly, and evolution of Miocene North American lake vertebrate communities using high-resolution diatomite depositsDavid B Jones Foundation 10/31/2024$204,824
6379 Wheeler, HeatherModeling the plasma proteome and metabolic syndrome in African genetic ancestry populations across the epidemiological transitionNational Institutes of Health

National Human Genome Research Institute
07/16/2024$420,080
6431 Wheeler, HeatherImputation of Gene Expression in Admixed Populations Using C-GEM.National Institutes of Health

Northwestern University
10/13/2024$39,622
6336 Whitney, MeganBRC-BIO: The Influence of Mass Extinctions on the Evolution of Mammalian Growth PatternsNational Science Foundation (NSF)07/16/2024$487,767
6404 Whitney, Megan
Trinidad Menendez, Valerie[Biology];
NSF GRFP - Valerie TrinidadNational Science Foundation (NSF)08/02/2024$159,000


Chemistry & Biochemistry Department Total:  $5,507,668
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6373 Becker, DanielCharacterization of Leishmania Donovani Calcium Channel as a Novel Anti-leishmanial TargetNational Institutes of Health

Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
12/20/2024$50,000
6417 Becker, DanielDevelopment of Novel Antibiotics Against Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Urinary Tract Infections. National Institutes of Health

Illinois Institute of Techonology
10/13/2024$120,000
6423 Becker, Daniel Characterization of Plasmodium falciparum Calcium channel and evaluation of a novel multi-stage antimalarial mechanism of actionNational Institutes of Health

Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
12/20/2024$719,205
6426 Daubenmire, Patrick2025 Chicago Region JSHS SymposiumNational Science Teachers Association (NSTA)09/30/2024$12,999
6408 Devery, JamesExpanding the Limits of Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Carbonyl-Olefin Metathesis Catalysts and MethodsNational Science Foundation (NSF)11/06/2024$671,185
6409 Devery, JamesExpanding the Limits of Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Carbonyl-Olefin Metathesis Catalysts and MethodsNational Institutes of Health11/05/2024$1,062,166
6271 Gates, ColinCAREER: Mechanism and Regulation of Photosystem II-Cyclic Electron FlowNational Science Foundation (NSF)07/24/2024$650,635
6273 Gates, ColinRegulation of Thylakoid Membrane Repair by Vipp1National Science Foundation (NSF)07/24/2024$349,245
6325 Gates, Colin
Lisa Utschig[Argonne National Laboratory]
Understanding How Temperature Affects the Inorganic Cofactors of Photosystem IIU.S. Department of Energy07/25/2024$437,706
6432 Liu, Dali
Esipova, Tatiana[Chemistry & Biochemistry]; Esipova, Tatiana[Chemistry and Biochechemistry]
Develop Novel Protein-based GABA Sensor Modules Using PLP-dependent GabR RegulatorsNational Institutes of Health11/13/2024$503,535
6427 Mahapatra, MausumiAtomic Scale Insights into the Design and Deployment of Novel Metal/Carbon Interfaces in Hydroformylation ReactionsNational Science Foundation (NSF)09/30/2024$430,360
6465 Renault, ChristopheTowards a Micro-kinetic Model of 2D Particle AdsorptionNational Science Foundation (NSF)11/06/2024$500,632


Computer Science Department Total:  $2,453,437
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6388 Abuhamad, MohammedCAREER: Securing Large Foundation Models in RoboticsNational Science Foundation (NSF)07/24/2024$548,340
6430 Chan-Tin, DavidAI-First Cybersecurity ModelU.S. Navy10/07/2024$60,000
6324 Dligach, DmitriyDeveloping an artificial intelligence toolkit to improve patient engagement in clinical trialsPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Brigham and Women's Hospital Inc.
08/16/2024$300,962
6459 Dligach, DmitriyAugmenting diagnostic decision support systems for critically ill patients with large language modelsNational Institutes of Health11/08/2024$242,322
6396 Henriques Moreira, DanielHuman-inspired and Explainable Violent Content Detection on Live StreamsGoogle LLC07/17/2024$99,989
6434 Henriques Moreira, DanielNSF-MUR: Scientific Data Integrity Supported by Artificial Intelligence and Media ForensicsNational Science Foundation (NSF)09/30/2024$600,000
6470 Silva, YasinCreating Safer Social Media Spaces for LGBTQIA+ Communities: An Interdisciplinary and Participatory Approach for Identifying and Reducing Suicide RiskAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Arizona State University
11/15/2024$224,851
6490 Thiruvathukal, GeorgeConference: NAIRR Pilot Expansion: FA2: Capacity and Community for Research-Emerging Institutions with Small-to-Medium Computing ProgramsNational Science Foundation (NSF)

University of Wyoming
12/12/2024$20,447
6457 Stuart, Matthew
Thiruvathukal, George[Computer Science];
Finding Efficient Advances of the Mixed Hamiltonian Monte Carlo Algorithm with Continuous and Discrete ParametersNational Science Foundation (NSF)12/16/2024$356,526


Criminal Justice and Criminology Department Total:  $400,000
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6392 Olson, David
Stemen, Donald[Ctr for Criminal Justice Research, Policy&Practice];
Enhancing Criminal Justice Research and Data Availability in Cook County, IllinoisJohn D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation08/01/2024$200,000
6358 Stemen, DonaldAssessing the Effects of Data Transparency on Prosecutorial Policy and PracticeNational Institute of Justice

University of Massachusetts Lowell
07/24/2024$200,000


Ctr for Criminal Justice Research, Policy&Practice Department Total:  $474,730
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6482 Olson, David
Stemen, Donald[Criminal Justice and Criminology]; Lurigio, Arthur[Criminal Justice and Criminology];
A Process and Impact Evaluation of the Cook County Circuit Courts’ Restorative Justice Community Courts (RJCCs)Joyce Foundation11/21/2024$99,981
6321 Ward, Amanda
Olson, David[Ctr for Criminal Justice Research, Policy&Practice];
Updating Cut 50 and Beyond: Estimating and Tracking the Impact of Interventions to Reduce Women’s Criminal Justice Involvement in Illinois. Pritzker Family Foundation09/24/2024$174,749
6392 Olson, David
Stemen, Donald[Ctr for Criminal Justice Research, Policy&Practice];
Enhancing Criminal Justice Research and Data Availability in Cook County, IllinoisJohn D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation08/01/2024$200,000


Economics Department Total:  $136,188
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6428 Gangopadhyaya, AnujThe Effect of High Deductible Health Plans on Health Behaviors and MortalityNational Institutes of Health

University of Chicago
10/17/2024$136,188


Engineering Science Department Total:  $199,957
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6442 Abegaz, BrookReliability Assessment of Smart Power Grids using Quantum Machine LearningNational Science Foundation (NSF)10/09/2024$199,957


English Department Total:  $694,653
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6448 Bradshaw, Melissa
Thiruvathukal, George[Computer Science]; Hopwood, Elizabeth[Center for Textual Studies and Digital Humanities];
The Amy Lowell Letters ProjectNational Endowment for the Humanities12/03/2024$299,765
6346 Chamberlin, JulieInterpreting Legal Personhood in Animal Literature of the Middle AgesNational Endowment for the Humanities09/24/2024$60,000
6463 Chamberlin, JulieInterpreting Legal Personhood in Animal Literature of the Middle AgesInstitute for Research in the Humanities-University of Wisconsin-Madison10/01/2024$60,000
6484 Chamberlin, JulieInterpreting Legal Personhood in Animal Literature of the Middle Ages.Huntington Library10/01/2024$25,000
6469 Glover, Jeffrey
Gathii, James[School of Law]; Hopwood, Elizabeth[Center for Textual Studies and Digital Humanities];
Litigating Liberty: Freedom Suits in Colonial AmericaNational Endowment for the Humanities11/20/2024$249,888


Fine and Performing Arts Department Total:  $70,000
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6449 Heer, SaritaNew Foundation for Art History - Fellowship for Contingent FacultyNew Foundation for Art History (NFAH)10/11/2024$10,000
6361 Wolf, CarolineMigrant Constructions: Transnational Art and Architecture of the Arab diaspora in Modern Argentina, 1910-1955 (NEH Fellowship)National Endowment for the Humanities09/24/2024$60,000


Graduate School Department Total:  $143,000
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6440 Barman, EmilyDiversifying Higher Education in Illinois (DFI) 2024-2025Illinois Board of Higher Education10/02/2024$68,000
6446 Barman, EmilyArthur J. Schmitt Dissertation Fellowship ProgramArthur J. Schmitt Foundation11/01/2024$75,000


History Department Total:  $60,000
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6328 Weinreb, AliceAnorexia Nervosa and the Rise of Disordered Eating in the Late Twentieth Century WorldNational Endowment for the Humanities07/24/2024$60,000


Institute for Racial Justice Department Total:  $271,648
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6384 Henfield, Malik
Bedford, Amy[Institute for Racial Justice]; Aaron Price[American Meteorological Society ]
Open Skies, Open Ocean, Open Climate: Foundational Science Textbooks for AllNational Science Foundation (NSF)

American Meteorological Society
07/31/2024$146,648
6398 Henfield, MalikSouth Chicago TIF Analysis Fifth Third Chicagoland Foundation10/09/2024$50,000
6401 Henfield, Malik
Edejer, Eilene[School of Education]; Fujimoto, Ken[School of Education];
Investigating the Impact of the Illinois State Board of Education Equity Journey ContinuumSpencer Foundation09/17/2024$75,000


Mathematics & Statistics Department Total:  $474,915
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6362 Matthews, GregoryCollaborative Research: Identifying Past Environments and Their Relation to Hominin Evolution in Southern African Plio-PleistoceneNational Science Foundation (NSF)07/29/2024$118,389
6457 Stuart, Matthew
Thiruvathukal, George[Computer Science];
Finding Efficient Advances of the Mixed Hamiltonian Monte Carlo Algorithm with Continuous and Discrete ParametersNational Science Foundation (NSF)12/16/2024$356,526


Modern Languages & Literature Department Total:  $9,747
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6496 Lombardi, CristinaCurriculum Development Italian Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago12/16/2024$9,747


Physics Department Total:  $1,029,991
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6451 Abbasi, RashaCosmic ray physics with IceCube National Science Foundation (NSF)

University of Delaware
12/02/2024$154,492
6456 Abbasi, RashaObserving Optical, Radio, and Gamma-Ray Emissions from Lightning Flashes.National Science Foundation (NSF)12/16/2024$875,499


Political Science Department Total:  $656,422
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6458 Avdeyeva, OlgaResource Curse and Women’s Political Representation in Canada’s Provincial Legislative Assemblies: Analysis of Supply and Demand ExplanationsAmerican Political Science Association10/21/2024$2,400
6472 Doherty, DavidLeveraging Shared Goals to Reduce Partisan Disagreements about Voting RulesCarnegie Corporation of New York11/08/2024$199,727
6471 Forestal, JenniferIt’s Us Against the World: Platform Design, Group Identity, and Affective PolarizationCarnegie Corporation of New York11/08/2024$200,000
6400 Maboudi, TofighCollaborative Research: Evaluating Climate Laws, Institutions, Policies and Practices in nation-States (CLIPPS)National Science Foundation (NSF)07/29/2024$254,295


Psychology Department Total:  $2,805,396
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6455 Bohnert Tu, AmyTemporal relationships between sleep and menstrual pain in adolescentsNational Institutes of Health

Seattle Children's Hospital
10/21/2024$61,538
6468 Bohnert Tu, AmyNeurobiological and Environmental Predictors of Multisite Pain in YouthNational Institutes of Health11/13/2024$246,148
6414 Guy, MargaretNeurobehavioral impacts of maternal anxiety, temperament, and early social experience on infant anxiety riskNational Institutes of Health10/24/2024$1,534,745
6376 Kang, SunghaBeyond “Behavior Problems”: Harnessing Participatory Implementation Science to Reduce Racial Disproportionality in School Exclusionary DisciplineWilliam T. Grant Foundation07/02/2024$349,997
6411 Smith, ZoeCommunity-focused Capacity Building for Mental Health Equity for Black and/or Latiné YouthEndeavor Health

Family Matters
08/20/2024$306,484
6411 Smith, ZoeCommunity-focused Capacity Building for Mental Health Equity for Black and/or Latiné YouthEndeavor Health

Family Matters
08/20/2024$306,484


School of Communication Department Total:  $743,937
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6420 Chee, FlorenceCook County Digital Equity Community Helpdesks and HelplineNational Telecommunications & Information Admin.

Cook County
09/24/2024$743,937


School of Education Department Total:  $1,261,892
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6473 Bohanon, Hank
Thomas, Kristlyn[Provost];
Special Education Dissertation Research Fellowship ProgramU.S. Department of Education

Institute of Education Sciences
11/14/2024$10,352
6371 Hendrickson, MitchellFY25 CSI - Tilton AdultChicago Public Schools07/01/2024$2,641
6397 Hendrickson, MitchellISBE 21st CCLCIllinois State Board of Education (ISBE)08/16/2024$150,000
6419 Hendrickson, MitchellFY25 ISBE After-School, Non-DistrictU.S. Department of Education

Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
09/24/2024$750,000
6422 Hendrickson, MitchellStudent Invention Program at Clinton Elementary, CME Group Foundation09/24/2024$5,648
6475 Hendrickson, MitchellFY25 FSCS - Sullivan AdultChicago Public Schools11/25/2024$55,638
6477 Hendrickson, MitchellActNow/FSCS Clinton InstructionalChicago Public Schools11/25/2024$130,077
6478 Hendrickson, MitchellActNow/FSCS Clinton Non-InstructionalChicago Public Schools11/25/2024$84,465
6479 Hendrickson, MitchellActNow/FSCS Clinton AdultChicago Public Schools11/25/2024$73,071


School of Environmental Sustainability Department Total:  $1,164,761
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6382 Brito-Millan, MarleneBRC-BIO Dimensions of Indigenous Campesin@ Socio-Environmental Systems: Characterization and Dynamics of Water, Land, and Sociocultural-ScapesNational Science Foundation (NSF)07/01/2024$499,376
6444 Getzinger, GordonIdentifying Chemical Stressors Limiting the Spread of Invasive Crayfish in the Chicago Area Waterway System Using Toxicity Identification EvaluationIllinois Water Resources Center10/29/2024$19,961
6330 Keller, ReubenStarry Stonewort and Invasive Crayfishes in Northeast IllinoisU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Illinois Department of Natural Resources
09/23/2024$399,981
6443 Ohsowski, BrianEvaluating the effects of biochar amendment and soil microbial community structure on the restoration of wild rice (Manoomin; Zizania palustris and Zizania aquatica) populations in the Great Lakes region Walder Foundation 10/08/2024$245,443


School of Law Department Total:  $25,000
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6441 Ceko, TheresaIllinois Equal Justice Foundation 2024-2025Illinois Equal Justice Foundation09/26/2024$25,000


School of Social Work Department Total:  $285,560
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6399 Freire, PriscilaMSW Scholarships for Northern Lake County Illinois residentsHealthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County08/01/2024$65,000
6413 Northcut, TerryPathway to PhD: Advancing Racial Equity in Social Science Doctoral ProgramsSpencer Foundation09/17/2024$74,790
6474 Phillippo, KatherineAntiracist School Social Work Practice: Informing Change With a Rigorous National SurveyNational Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work (NADD)11/15/2024$10,000
6389 Vidal De Haymes, Maria
Rai, Abha[School of Social Work];
Alliance for Leadership in Immigrant-Integration, Training, and Service (ALITAS)Rincon Family Services07/10/2024$36,448
6402 Vidal De Haymes, MariaEvaluation of the Ladders of Opportunity Component of the PEI Parent Mentor Program and Ladder of Opportunities Evaluation StudyIllinois Department of Human Services

Southwest Organizing Project
08/05/2024$57,297
6403 Vidal De Haymes, Maria
Celeste Sanchez[School of Social Work]
Evaluation of the Parent Mentor School and Community Engagement Component of the PEI Parent Mentor Program and Ladder of Opportunities Evaluation StudySouthwest Organizing Project09/24/2024$42,025


Sociology Department Total:  $720,138
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6366 Gonzales, TeresaCAREER: Bridging social divides and increasing social cohesion for marginalized communities through collective playNational Science Foundation (NSF)07/24/2024$680,138
6405 Jung, MinwooQueer Geopolitics: Rights Projects in Contested AsiaWenner-Gren Foundation09/24/2024$40,000


Student Academic Services Department Total:  $1,361,820
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6394 Manzano, Lester
Everett, Michele[Student Academic Services];
ACE Student Services 2025-2030U.S. Department of Education07/12/2024$1,361,820


Student Success Department Total:  $175,000
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6425 Wilson, WilliamArrupe Continuing Scholars Chicago Community Trust10/10/2024$175,000


University Library Department Total:  $3,500
Proposal# Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Agencies Agency Submission Date Funds Requested
6453 Cheng, Jocelyn
Ryan, Marianne[University Library];
FY25 Hoellen Family Foundation (special collections)Hoellen Family Foundation10/22/2024$3,500






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