| AUG. 5, 2015 | TWEET! |
NEWS & UPDATES
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ASCENT: On the Very Edge of the Possible
The National Science Foundation’s six-year, $17.9M grant renewal for Ohio State’s Center for Emergent Materials, an NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, funds audacious long-term studies of forward-looking new materials. |
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Historian Wins Funding for NEH Summer Institute
Scott Levi, associate professor, history, is receiving $186,630 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to hold a 2016 NEH Summer Institute on "Central Asia in World History." Levi wrote the winning proposal and will serve as institute director. Twenty-five enthusiastic, dedicated teachers from across the country will be selected to take part in this intensive three-week program. |
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2015 Innovator of the Year Awards Nominations: Internal Deadline Aug. 14
The Office of Research has issued a call for nominations for the 2015 Innovator of the Year Awards; Arts and Sciences is permitted two nominations for each of the three categories. If you would like to nominate eligible faculty or students for these awards, please work with your department chair to submit a short nomination by Aug. 14. All submissions will be evaluated and full nominations will be prepared for submission to the Office of Research to meet their Sept. 15 deadline. |
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Anthropology Professor Receives NSF Grant
Mark Moritz, professor, anthropology, received a National Science Foundation EAGER (Early Concept Grants for Exploratory Research) grant for “Modeling Coupled Herd and Household Dynamics in Pastoral Systems.” The project will focus on developing an agent-based model to examine the impact of the domestic cycle of households on the demography of family herds, and ultimately on regional livestock populations. |
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Sept. 1 Deadline: Interdisciplinary Team-Taught Courses Application
Please encourage your faculty to apply for the next round of ASC grants supporting new interdisciplinary team-taught courses. The full Call for Proposals was sent to chairs and directors in May. Completed course proposals, including all of the required supplementary materials, must reach the ASCCAS (ASC Curriculum and Assessment Services) queue by Sept. 1, with the expectation that approved courses will be first offered during the 2016-17 academic year. Questions should be directed to Bernadette Vankeerbergen, director, ASC Curriculum and Assessment Services; or Associate Executive Dean Steve Fink. |
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DOE’s 2016 Early Career Research Program Funding Announcement
The Department of Energy (DOE) just released important information on the 2016 application process: Due date for pre-applications: Sept. 10, 5 p.m.; Encourage/Discourage Decisions: Oct. 8; Due date for Proposals: Nov. 19, 5 p.m. New this year: requirement for data management plans; proposals without the plan will be declined. |
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English Professor American Book Award Winner
Manuel Luis Martinez, associate professor, English, is author of the new book, Los Duros (Berkeley and Floricanto Presses, 2014), selected for the American Book Award, for outstanding contribution to American literature. Maritnez will receive the award Oct. 25 in San Francisco. |
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Earth Scientist Elected 2015 American Geophysical Union Fellow
Michael Bevis, professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar, Earth sciences, was elected to the 2015 class of American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fellows. This honor is given to AGU members who have made exceptional scientific contributions and attained acknowledged eminence in the fields of Earth and space sciences. No more than 0.1 percent of AGU’s total membership is elected annually. New fellows will be recognized Dec. 16, during the 2015 AGU fall meeting in San Francisco. |
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