Research News
February 2009 IssueTable of Contents:
CAREER Award Winner
ERIF and Starr/Fieldhouse Winners
IIT Research Scholarship Program 2009-2010
Health Workshop
Sigma Xi Research Awards Nominations
Fellowship & Scholarship Opportunities
Acknowledgements
CAREER Award Winner
Vijay Ramani (ChBE) is the receipient of a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation, titled "CAREER: Multi-functional Materials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion".
Dr. Ramani received this $400,000 award to further his research in the design of mixed-conducting non corrosive porous materials for fuel cells and electrolyzers.
ERIF and Starr/Fieldhouse Winners
ERIF Winners 2009
The Graduate College is pleased to announce that the following faculty members have been awarded an ERIF grant for 2009:
- Sandra Bishnoi (BCPS) Using Daphnia Magna and Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Imaging (SERSI) to Explore the Ecotocity of Metal Nanoparticles
- Georgia Papavasilliou (BME) Quantitative Study of the Effects of PEG Substrate Physical Properties and Degradation Kinetics on Fibroblast Cell Migration
- Jia Wang (ECE) Analysis and Optimization of Sequential Circuits under Process Variations
- Imam Samil Yetik (ECE) Registration of histology to invivo multispectral MR images for prostate cancer localization
The Graduate College is pleased to announce that the following students were awarded the Starr and Fieldhouse Fellowships for 2009:
- Starr Fellowship: Wei Tang (CS)
- Fieldhouse Fellowship: Xiaohua Tian (ECE)
IIT Research Scholarship Program 2009-2010
The Deans of the Graduate College, Armour College of Engineering, and College of Science and Letters have renewed the IIT Research Scholarship program for the 2009-2010 academic year. The Research Scholar program provides a limited number of merit-based scholarships to high-quality science and engineering graduate students. The qualifications are as follows:
- The applicant must be a Ph.D. student who will start graduate studies in the Fall 2009
- Applicants to the following departments are eligible: AM, BCPS, BME, CAEE, CHBE, CS, ECE, MMAE
- Applicants MUST be nominated by a full, assistant, or associate professor
- U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status is required
The scholarship is for one academic year and is nonrenewable. The scholarship includes 9 credits of tuition for the fall and spring semesters and a $20,000 annual stipend. The scholarship may be supplemented with additional funding from the academic unit. It is expected that academic units will provide financial support from external research funds in their unit following the scholarship period.
Academic units should submit the files of the students that they are nominating to Robert Lapointe by 5:00 pm on Friday, March 13, 2009 (lapointe@iit.edu, 7-7135, 301 MB). The nomination file should include the research scholar application form, and copies of the student's IIT application form, professional statement, transcripts, GRE scores, and recommendation letters. Each academic unit may nominate two students.
Research Scholarship Application Form
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009
Location: MTCC Ballroom
Time: 9am to 4pm
The Graduate College is organizing a Health Workshop, the purpose of which is to enhance internal collaborations and discuss extramural funding opportunities in the health research area. Please see the agenda for details.
Sigma Xi Research Awards Nominations
In recognition of the exemplary accomplishments in research, scholarship, and creative activity by faculty members and graduate students at Illinois Institute of Technology, the Office of the Provost, the Graduate College and the IIT Chapter of Sigma Xi will again sponsor the Sigma Xi / IIT Awards for Excellence in University Research. Sigma Xi, a scientific research society, is a non-profit group of nearly 75,000 scientists and engineers who have been elected to the Society because of their research achievements or potential.
Eligibility
All full-time faculty members and full-time graduate students at Illinois Institute of Technology are eligible for consideration. Four awards will be granted in recognition of the recipients� significant accomplishments in research, scholarship or creative activity while serving at IIT. A $500 award will be given to a distinguished senior member of the faculty who has consistently demonstrated extraordinary leadership in research and/or creative activity. A second $500 award will be reserved for a junior faculty member (defined as an assistant or associate professor who has been employed by IIT for less than 7 years and who has graduated with a Ph.D. degree within the last 10 years) who has demonstrated outstanding potential in research, scholarship, and/or artistic achievement. Two student awards of $250 each will be given to graduate students who have demonstrated significant promise in research and scholarship through their accomplishments while at IIT. Each of the awardees will also receive commemorative plaque honoring this accomplishment.
Faculty nominations from 2007 and 2008 will be reconsidered this year, if the nominator requests in writing.
Nominations
The nomination material should include the following:
- A letter of nomination identifying the candidate and award level.
- A brief description of the accomplishments in research, scholarship, and/or creative activity of the nominee or applicant, and the significance and impact of this work. This description should be no more than two (2) single-spaced pages in length.
- At least three letters of support that attest to the significance and value of the accomplishments of the nominee or applicant.
- Curriculum Vitae of the candidate.
Please send nominations and applications to Robert Lapointe (lapointe@iit.edu), Graduate College, Main Building, Room 301, by Friday, March 20, 2009. Questions and inquiries can be directed to Ganesh Raman, Graduate College, Associate Dean Research (raman@iit.edu), or to Carlo Segre, IIT Sigma Xi Chapter, President (segre@iit.edu).
Fellowship & Scholarship Opportunities
The Graduate College maintains a list of fellowship and scholarship opportunities available for both faculty and students. http://www.iit.edu/research/services/Fellowships_and_Scholarships.shtml
Acknowledgements
Ali Cinar, Ph.D.
Dean of the Graduate College and
Vice Provost for Research
312.567.3637
cinar@iit.edu
Ganesh Raman, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research
312.567.3554
raman@iit.edu
Julia Chase, M.S.
Editor and Production Coordinator
chasej@iit.edu
The Staff of Research Support Services:
Glenn Krell, M.P.A., C.R.A
Director
Office of Research Compliance and Proposal Development
312.567.7141
krell@iit.edu
Robert Lapointe, M.B.A, J.D.
Manager, Research Marketing & Business Development
Graduate College
312.567.7135
lapointe@iit.edu
Domenica G. Pappas, C.R.A
Director
Office of Sponsored Research & Programs
312.567.3035
pappas@iit.edu