Welcome to the Weekly Research Report

Announcements from the Office of Research

October 11, 2021

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Welcome from the Associate Dean of Research

The research being done at the University of New Mexico College of Arts & Sciences has been our best kept secret – until now. The Research Report is your new weekly highlight on the ground-breaking work occurring at the College and I am excited to have the opportunity to bring this to you in my new role as associate dean for research at the College.

As the largest College on campus, our efforts ultimately impact the University – and the state of New Mexico - as a whole. The Research Report is dedicated completely to our research faculty, staff, and students who are leading the way in developing creative solutions to some of our most pressing issues.

No matter which of our 46 departments or programs you belong to, we want to hear from you. Please submit notifications of achievements amongst your research faculty, staff, or students through this e-mail address: ResearchWins@unm.edu.

The recognition that occurs in the Research Report will not just stay here. Over the coming weeks and months, the College is going to be undertaking a broader effort to widen our research communications in order to ensure that your work receives the support and recognition that it deserves. I look forward to working with you in sharing just why WeR1 at the College of Arts & Sciences.

Thank you for everything you do to make a difference in the lives of our students and our community. The Office of Research at the College of Arts & Sciences looks forward to sharing in your successes and we hope that you enjoy this first issue of the Research Report.

Warmly,

Christopher D. Lippitt, PhD

Associate Dean for Research

UNM College of Arts & Sciences

Congratulations to the following on

new awards received during

the month of September

Lead PI: Stephen Boyd, PhD

Physics & Astronomy

Magnetic Microcalorimeter Optimization and Testing for Nuclear Safeguards

Funder: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Award: $100,000

Lead PI: Shirley Baros, GISP

Earth Data Analysis Center

Annual Sandoval County Regional Emergency Communications Center (SCRECC) GIS Data Support - Yr2
FEMA PM SOW 8
MAS 19 Rio Grande Santa Fe Watershed BLE
MAS 20 Western Estancia Watershed Discovery

Funder: City of Rio Rancho and Federal Emergency Management Agency

Award: $479,906

Lead PI: Melissa Binder, PhD

Master of Public Policy (MPP) Program

Evaluation of the New Mexico Domestic Violence Offender Treatment Intervention (DVOTI)

Funder: NM Children Youth & Families Department

Award: $24,204

Lead PI: Jessica Goodkind, PhD

Center for Health Policy

Multilevel Community-Based Mental Health Intervention to Address Structural Inequities and Adverse Disparate Consequences of COVID-19 Pandemic on Latinx Immigrants and African Refugees

Funder: National Institutes of Health

Award: $745,674

Lead PI: Naomi Shin, PhD

Linguistics Department

Lobo Language Acquisition Lab

Funder: WK Kellogg Foundation

Award: $304,975

Lead PI: Benjamin Warner, PhD

Geography Department

Understanding institutional scale in New Mexican drinking water governance

Funder: Environmental Defense Fund

Award: $20,000

Lead PI: Russell Greaves, PhD

Office of Contract Archeology

Proposal to the Department of the Army, Environmental Division, White Sands Missile Range, for Phase 2 of Archaeological Identification, Damage Assessment and Protection of Cultural Resources at LA 104864, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico

Funder: US Army Garrison White Sands

Award: $226,500

Katie Witkiewitz

Department of Psychology

Congratulations to Professor Katie Witkiewitz who is the first recipient of the UNM Alumni Association's Research Award which recognizes outstanding research being conducted at the University of New Mexico. Witkiewitz, along with her fellow Fall 2021 Alumni Award recipients, will be honored on October 13th at the Alumni Association's Awards Dinner.

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

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

W.M. Keck Foundation Grant Opportunity – Virtual Lightning Pitch and Networking Event - due October 20, 2021

FY22 Accelerated Collaborative Research Nucleus (ACORN) Program - due October 29, 2021

UNM Center for Metals in Biology and Medicine Pilot Project Awards - November 12, 2021

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

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

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

RESOURCES

Excel Magic for the Research Administrator - pre - recorded workshop from the 2021 Research Administrators Symposium

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UNM Faculty Lightning Lounge - October 13, 2021

American Mathematical Society (AMS) Western Sectional Meeting - October 23 - 24, 2021

National Endowment for the Humanities Virtual Presentation - November 3, 2021

LoboBITES - November 3, 2021

Shared Knowledge Conference - November 8, 2021

Team Research Symposium - April 19 - 21, 2022

Submit Your Announcements

To celebrate the impact our research community at the College of Arts & Sciences is making and to inspire new collaborations, we want to hear about the work that you or a colleague are doing.

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