May 15, 2020

The Center for Faculty Excellence is pleased to announce 21 faculty members who have been awarded Round 1 Faculty Excellence Grants for 2020/2021. In this uncertain time, the Center feels it is extremely important to continue to support faculty through these grants. The FEGs will have a maximum award of $5,000 each with the goal of enabling faculty to engage in activities that will enhance scholarship. Faculty in all disciplines are eligible to submit proposals.   

REMINDER: The FEGS will be offered TWO times per year. For spring funding, the announcement will come out at the end of September and proposals will be due from the Deans on November 15, 2020. Faculty will be notified by early December and the funding will begin in December. These grants will need to be spent by June of the next year (~6 months).

The following were selected from a strong pool of excellent proposals recognizing their dedication to scholarship and creativity:

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE  
Kohout, Susy Microbiology and Immunology Travel for leadership training
McNew, Lance Animal and Range Sciences

Travel for development of new textbook: Rangeland Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Plowright, Raina

Microbiology and Immunology

 Equipment for new program in eco-immunology, focused on bats and zoonotic viruses
     
COLLEGE OF ARTS & ARCHITECTURE  
Little, Jeannie  School of Music

Travel for 2020 International Trombone Festival in Osaka, Japan
Mukhopadhyay, Jaya School of Architecture

Student support to develop guidelines for Energy Efficiency and Improved Indoor Environmental Quality in Tiny Homes

Zimpel, Jim School of Art

Travel for Community Engagement in the 2021 Curitiba Biennial
     
 JABS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP  
Leary, Myleen JJCOBE Travel for study on historical development in Jewish ghettos in Venice
     
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT  
Aylward, Alex  Education Travel for Causal Inference Methods Workshop
Hughes, Bryce Education Travel to extend collaborations with colleagues at the University of Guelph and University of Toronto in Canada
McMilin, Colleen   Health & Human Development Travel to develop a translational research program in Allergic Disease at MSU
     
NORM ASBJORNSON COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Monfort, Scott  Mechanical & Industrial Engineering  Travel to visit the University of Pittsburgh to gain expertise in functional near infrared spectroscopy
Anderson, Ryan Chemical & Biological Engineering Travel to attend an international conference on heat transfer and applications in Tokyo, Japan
     
COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE
Church, Sarah  Earth Sciences Travel to attend a workshop on Systems Thinking through Texas A&M University – Kingsville
Minton, Gretchen English Travel support to present an invited paper, entitled “Shakespeare and Pedagogy”
Greenwood, Mark Mathematical Sciences Support and travel for Certified Data Carpentries workshop instructor training and workshops
John-Henderson, Neha Psychology Funding to help offset the cost of purchasing an Mindware Mobile Impedance Cardiography Unit
Laskowski, Andrew Earth Sciences Funding to purchase a dual thermal and optical drone which will be used to map geothermal features
Hoegh, Andrew Mathematical Sciences Travel to attend and present at a one-time only conference entitled ENVR 2020 Workshop: Environmental and Ecological Statistical Research and Applications with Societal Impacts
Sheehey, Bonnie History & Philosophy Course release in Fall 2020 to complete an article on racial biases in predictive algorithms
Schweppe, Peter Modern Languages & Literatures Travel to Pacific and Ancient Modern Language Association meeting & research visit, University of California Berkeley
     
 RENNE LIBRARY  
Mannheimer, Sara   Library Supporting Data Science Literacy with R Workshops (Fall 2020)
     
 COLLEGE OF NURSING  
 Running, Alice   Nursing Travel to Heart Math Certified Trainer Program