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Announcements from the Office of Research

November 29, 2021

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Congratulations to the following on

new awards received between

November 22 - 26, 2021




Lead PI: Richard Bernknopf, PhD

Department of Economics

Ocean observing valuation best practices

Funder: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Award: $46,424

Ancestral relations and late prehispanic dynamics between the Mimbres and Casas Grandes cultures of the American Southwest/Mexican Northwest region

Author: Thatcher Seltzer-Rogers, PhD Candidate

Department: Anthropology

Publication: Journal of Anthropological Archaeology



Virus-derived sequences from the transcriptomes of two snail vectors of schistosomiasis, Biomphalaria pfeifferi and Bulinus globosus from Kenya

Co-Author: Si-Ming Zhang, PhD; Sarah Buddenborg, PhD; and Eric Loker, PhD

Department: Biology

Publication: PeerJ



The Lungfish cocoon is a living tissue with antimicrobial functions

Lead-Author: Ryan Heimroth, PhD Candidate

Co-Authors: Elisa Casadei, PhD; Ottavia Benedicenti, PhD; and Irene Salinas, PhD

Department: Biology

Publication: Science Advances


The hidden legacy of megafaunal extinction: Loss of functional diversity and resilience over the Late Quaternary at Hall's Cave

Lead-Author: Carson Hedberg, PhD Candidate

Co-Author: Felisa Smith, PhD

Department: Biology

Publication: Global Ecology and Biogeography


Understanding the Photochemical Properties of Polythiophene Polyelectrolyte Soft Aggregates with Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate for Antimicrobial Activity

Lead-Author: Maksim Livshits, PhD

Co-Authors: Jeffrey Rack, PhD and David Whitten, PhD

Department: Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Publication: Applied Materials and Interfaces



On the Horizon: Desiring Global Queer and Trans* Studies in International and Intercultural Communication

Author: Shinsuke Eguchi, PhD

Department: Communication and Journalism

Publication: Journal of International and Intercultural Communication



Grain size dependent high-pressure elastic properties of ultrafine micro/nanocrystalline grossular

Lead Author: Jin Zhang, PhD

Co-Authors: Ming Hao, PhD Candidate; Ying-Bing Jiang, PhD; and Adrian Brearley, PhD

Department: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Publication: Scientific Reports

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From Absorption to Precipitation of U(VI): What is the Role of pH and Natural organic Matter?

Co-Authors: Adrian Brearley, PhD; Abdul Mehdi S. Ali, PhD; and Stephen Cabaniss, PhD

Department: Earth and Planetary Sciences and Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Publication: Environmental Science and Technology

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England's Asian Renaissance

Co-Editor: Carmen Nocentelli, PhD

Department: English Language and Literature

Publication: University of Delaware Press


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Oil, Banks, and Politics

Author: Linda B. Hall, PhD

Department: History

Publication: University of Texas Press




Improving social congition and skills in adult ASD: a tDCS pilot study

Lead Author: Claudia Tesche, PhD

Department: Psychology

Publication: Brain Stimulation



The Children's English and Spanish Speech Recognition Test (ChEgSS): Normative data

Co-Author: Barbara Rodriguez, PhD

Department: Speech and Hearing Sciences

Publication: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

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As the Financial Analyst for Research at the A&S Dean's Office, Eva prepares financial reports for management, distributes start-up and other research allocations, and reviews departmental financial transactions. Eva also provides help for departments with their financial needs, including policy and procedure related guidance, as well as accounting transactions.

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Eva Sanchez

Financial Analyst for Research



To nominate A&S research faculty, staff, or students for a future Highlight, please send an e-mail to ResearchWins@unm.edu



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UNM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FUNDS


WeR1: Investing in Faculty Success Faculty Scholarship Time (FaST)

- due December 10, 2021




EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES


University Student Design challenge 2021-2022 (USDC-6) - due December 3, 2021


American Council of Learned Societies Sustaining Public Engagement grant program - due December 7, 2021


NIH NIGMS COBRE Phase III Pilot Project Program - due December 17, 2021


Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) - due January 10, 2022


U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Funding Opportunities - multiple opportunities through September 30, 2022


BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program - due January 18, 2022


Nasa Glenn Faculty Fellowship Program - due January 21, 2022


The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award (YFA) - due January 25, 2022

FOR STUDENTS


Arts & Sciences Support for Undergraduate Research Experience (ASSURE) - due November 30, 2021


Sobel Duncan Science for Health in Indigenous Populations (SHIP) Award - due December 10, 2021


Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral and Visiting Scholars Program 

- due January 24, 2022


LAII Field Research Grant - due March 11, 2022


Museum Research Traineeship - applications now open






LIMITED COMPETITIONS


Limited Competition: NSF: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (RII Track-2 FEC), NSF 22-523 - required letters of intent due December 20, 2021 with full proposals due January 31, 2022


Limited Competition: Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program - pre-proposals due December 10, 2021 with full proposals due February 2, 2022


Limited Competition: The Brain Research Foundation (BRF) Faye/Frank Seed Grant Program - required letters of intent are due January 4, 2022 with full proposals due March 30, 2022


View more opportunities here

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ACCESS THE FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ONLINE HERE

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NSF Human Networks and Data Science Webinar - November 30, 2021


Informational meeting - Santa Fe Collaborative Modeling Project - December 9, 2021

2-3 PM MST

Zoom Link



2021 Hyperspace Summit - December 2, 2021



Team Research Symposium - April 19 - 21, 2022

PUNNY STORY


Have a Punny Story to share? Please send it to ResearchWins@unm.edu if you'd like us to include it in a future Research Report.


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Submit your announcements to ResearchWins@unm.edu to be featured in a future issue of the Research Report.