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UW System funds 11 faculty projects through Applied Research grant programs

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.