New faculty seed grants kick-start research, creativity
Spanning biosynthetic pharmaceuticals, intermedia art, and wildfires, three College of Arts and Sciences faculty have been awarded New Faculty Seed Grants (NFSG) to encourage the development of their research, scholarly, and creative programs.
The grants support projects that will significantly contribute to the researcher’s long range goals by kick-starting a more complex project or idea. The seed funding to junior faculty helps build the foundation for their research programs, allowing recipients to gather preliminary data, build collaborations, or establish creative programs. The funding also effectively provides a basis for faculty to seek extramural funding as well as opportunities for professional growth.
The CAS faculty and their projects are:
- Deepti Singh, assistant professor in the School of the Environment, will analyze the influence of multiple climate factors that govern the extent, severity, and duration of the impacts wildfires have on air quality and water resources.
- Joe Hedges, assisstant professor in the Department of Fine Arts, will create and exhibit a new body of innovative intermedia art works that combine oil painting and new media objects, such as flatscreen televisions and tablets.
- Rock Mancini, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, will develop a new type of reaction to generate synthetic-biologic hybrids, enabling the synthesis of many new biomolecule therapeutics.
Read full descriptions of these programs on the Office of Research website.
A total of 10 proposals representing the broad range of scholarly activity taking place across WSU were selected for funding this year. The NFSG program is supported by The Office of Research, the Office of the President, and the Office of the Provost.
Originally posted at WSU Insider