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February 13, 2023



NEW

AWARDS



Congratulations to the following on new awards received during the month of January

Lead PI: Kari L. Schleher, PhD

Anthropology

Documentation and Consultation of the Chaco Canyon collections from the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology

Funder: National Park Service

Award: $99,346



Lead PI: Keith M. Prufer, PhD

Anthropology

Origins of the Maya: Early Human Adaptation in the Tropics of Central America

Funder: Alphawood Foundation Chicago

Award: $75,000



Lead PI: Brian J. Keller

Earth Data Analysis Center

Irrigated Turf Analysis

Funder: Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utlility Authroity

Award: $25,158



Lead PI: Diana Dragomir, PhD

Physics and Astronomy

Determining the Atmosphere Composition of the Super-Earth 55 Canci e

Funder: Space Telescope Science Institute

Award: $23,755



Lead PI: Francis-Yan Cyr-Racine, PhD

Physics and Astronomy

Exploring the dark sector with correlation anisotropies

Funder: Space Telescope Science Institute

Award: $136,346



Lead PI: Ivan H. Deutsch, PhD

Physics and Astronomy

Quantum computational sensing

Funder: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia

Award: $112,574



Lead PI: Mansoor Sheik-Bahae, PhD

Co-PI: Alexander Albrecht, PhD

Physics and Astronomy

High Brightness Sodium Laser Guide Stars

Funder: Hart Scientific Consulting International

Award: $67,991


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DEPARTMENTAL NEWS




ANNOUNCEMENTS

Globally-Engaged Research Awards:


Nominations due March 10, 2023

Regents' Winrock Minority Doctoral Fellowship

Nominations - Graduate Students


Due March 5, 2023

Ovation Awards for Research & Scholarship

for Chairs, Deans, and Program Directors


Nominations due February 28, 2023

Email Assistant VPR Melissa Emery Thompson



NEW PUBLICATIONS

Host Phylogeny and functional traits differentiate gut microbiomes in a diverse natural community of small mammals

Co-Author: Seth D. Newsome, PhD

Department: Biology

Publication: Molecular Ecology


Convergent Community Assembly among Globally Separated Acidic Cave Biofilms

Co-Author: Diana E. Northup, PhD

Department: Biology

Publication: Microbial Ecology

The onset of rare earth metallosis begins with renal gadolinium-rich nanoparticles from magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent exposure

Co-Authors: Adrian J. Brearley, PhD; Abdul-Mehdi Ali, PhD; and James H. Degnan, PhD

Departments: Earth and Planetary Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics

Publication: Scientific Reports



RESOURCES & FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES


American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Collaborative Programming Grants - proposals due February 15, 2023


American Psychological Foundation Esther Katz Rosen Fund - Submissions due March 1, 2023


American Philosophical Society Philips Fund for Native American Research - Submission deadline March 1, 2023


American Psychological Foundation Wayne F. Placek Grant - Submission due March 1, 2023


American Psychological Foundation Lorraine D. Edye Fund Grants program - applications due March 15, 2023





UNM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FUNDS


College of Arts & Sciences Writing Subvention Support Program - proposals due February 15, 2023


College of Arts & Sciences Travel+ Support Fund - proposals due February 15, 2023


Rainforest Accelerator - February 20, 2023


LAII Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships for AY 2023-2024 - Applications due February 22, 2023


LAII Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships for Summer 2023 - Applications due February 22, 2023


LAII Faculty Field Research Grants - Applications due March 22, 2023


Grand Challenges Level 2 - Application Deadline: May 1, 2023, 5:00pm MDT; Information Session: Wednesday Feb 1, 2023, 1-2pm MT via Zoom


Provost's Professional Conference Support Program - Submissions due February 20; March 20; April 17, 2023

FOR STUDENTS


Internships and fellowships with DoD through ORISE


Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Scholarships -applications due March 6, 2023


The Savannah River Environmental Sciences Field Station - applications being accepted through March 15, 2023


UNM Divison for Equity and Inclusion: Indigenous Research Experience & Scholarship (I-RES) - application deadline March 11, 2023


Quantum Undergraduate Research Experience at CHTM (QU-REACH) - applications due March 17, 2023


LAII Student Field Research Grants - Applications due March 22, 2023


2023 UNM Southwestern Archaeology Field School - Applications due April 1, 2023


Undergrad Research, Arts & Design Network Opportunites





LIMITED COMPETITIONS


NSF Pathways into the Earth, Ocean, Polar and Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences (GEOPAths) - SOIs due February 17, 2023


NSF: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track 4: EPSCoR Research Fellows (NSF 23-535) - SOIs due February 22, 2023


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UPCOMING EVENTS

IRB Workshops


January 26 - February 16, 2023


A range of topics will be covered via Zoom throughout this four-week series.

Early Career Lunch-and-Learn Series


February-April 2023

Fridays from 11:00 AM -12:30 PM


Registration required.

Seeking & Winning Grants Series


February 13th & 14th, 2023


CTLB 110

ASPIREational Talks + Social Hour

featuring Jeng Hann Chong


Tuesday, February 14th, 2023

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM


SUB - Draft & Table

2023 Virtual Art & Science of Data


February 15, 2023


Register here

"Human Metabolism and the Evolution of Hunting and Gathering" - 2023 Ancestors Lecture

featuring Dr. Ian Wallace


Thursday, February 16, 2023

6:30 PM


Hibben Center for Archaeological Research, Room 105

Maxwell Museum

A Reception with artist Karen Collins & historian Dr. Timothy E. Nelson


Thursday, February 23, 2023

3 PM


UNM Maxwell Museum Center Gallery

Blackdom, NM: The significance of the Afro-Frontier

featuring Dr. Timothy E. Nelson


Thursday, February 23, 2023

5PM


UNM Maxwell Museum Hibben Center Rm 105

Indigenous Cartographies


Public Panel

Monday, February 27, 2023

2 PM - 4 PM

Mitchell Hall 122


Open Classroom Q&A

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

11 AM - 12 PM

Ortega Hall 335



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