Every year, WiSys collaborates with UW System Administration to offer two faculty grant programs geared toward applied research: the Applied Research Grant (ARG) and the Applied Research-WiSys Technology Grant (AR-WiTAG). This year, 11 projects were funded, totaling more than $450,000.
There were a record number of grant proposals this year, with 53 faculty members submitting full proposals. Funded projects range from research focused on the well-being of long haul truckers, wind energy, and school security, among others.
2018 Grant Recipients & Their Projects:
UW-Eau Claire
- James Boulter: Continuous Monitoring of Airborne Silica for Worker Safety and OSHA Compliance (AR-WiTAG)
- Elizabeth Glogowski: Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Dispersants for Architectural Coating Applications (AR-WiTAG)
UW-Extension
- Heidi Wagner: Developing Assessment Measures for Women’s Building Construction Trade Pre-Apprenticeship Andragogy (ARG)
UW-Green Bay
- Heather Clarke: Moderators of the Effects of Social Isolation, Loneliness and Work-Family Conflict on Long Haul Driver Well-Being and Turnover (ARG)
- Md Maruf Hossain: Mechanically Integrated Wind Power Generation Systems (AR-WiTAG)
UW-Milwaukee
- Xiaohua Peng: ROS-Activated Prodrugs that Target Cancer Cells (ARG)
- Weizhong Wang: Development of Secure Secret/Private Key Management Method for the Edge Nodes of the Internet of Things (IoT) Networks (ARG)
UW-Parkside
- Francis Mann: Microbe-Facilitated Anthocyanin Extraction of Fruit Waste (AR-WiTAG)
UW-Platteville
- Hanwan Jiang: Development of a Non-Destructive Technique for Interior Cracking
Detection and Stress Evaluation for Concrete Structures Based on Diffuse Ultrasound Coda-wave Interferometry and Three-Dimensional Imaging (AR-WiTAG) - John Obielodan: Development of Thermoplastic Biocomposite for 3D Printing (AR-WiTAG)
UW-Superior
- Sergeui Bezroukov, UW-Superior: Wireless Devices for School Security (AR-WiTAG)
Funding differs for each project to allow faculty and staff to utilize their expertise and apply their scholarship to support economic development in Wisconsin throughout the 2018-19 academic year. This year's funded projects also had impact on job creation, industry collaborations and scientific publications.
To learn more about WiSys' grant programs, click here.