Weekly Research Report

Announcements from the Office of Research

November 8, 2021

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Interim Dean Mafi lead PI on new Directed Energy Center

Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences unveils first PhD in Communication Sciences and Disorders in the state of New Mexico

Communication & Journalism chair publishes Op-Ed in Albuquerque Journal

Sociology associate professor invited to largest meeting with intersex advocates at Biden White House

Physics & Astronomy assistant professor awarded NSF grant to improve monitoring of the cosmic microwave background

Applications now being accepted for Physics and Astronomy Research Experience for Undergraduates

Congratulations to the following on

new awards received between

November 1 - 5, 2021

Lead PI: Kim Eichhorst, PhD

Department of Biology

Time to Restore: Connecting People, Plants and Pollinators

Funder: University of Oklahoma

Award: $25,845

Lead PI: Joseph Cook, PhD

Museum of Southwestern Biology

Phyllotis Phylogeography

Funder: University of Montana

Award: $156,016

Lead PI: Brandon Schmandt, PhD

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Machine learning analysis of distributed acoustic sensing data from the North Slope

Funder: Sandia National Laboratories

Award: $80,000

Lead PI: Terry Loring, PhD

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Spatially resolved topological projection of corner states

Funder: Sandia National Laboratories

Award: $46,393

Lead PI: Adrian Brearley, PhD

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Formation and alteration of early solar system materials: Insights from coordinated micro and nanoscale mineralogic, spectroscopic, and isotopic studies

Funder: National Aeronautics & Space Administration

Award: $1,053,009

UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES

Request for Proposals for Faculty-Led Study-Abroad Programs, AY 2021-2022,

Study Abroad Allocations Committee

The Annual Community-Engaged Scholarship Lecture Award

Experimental evidence that physical activity inhibits osteoarthritis: Implications for inferring activity patterns from osteoarthritis in archeological human skeletons

Lead Author: Ian J. Wallace, PhD

Department: Anthropology

Publication: American Journal of Biological Anthropology

Taxonomic implications of recent molecular analyses of Spectacled (Symposiachrus trivirgatus) and Spot-winged (S. guttula) Monarchs (Passeriformes: Monarchidae)

Lead Author: Jenna M. McCullough, PhD Candidate

Co-Authors: Ethan F. Gyllenhaal, PhD Candidate; Xena M. Mapel, PhD Candidate; and Michael J. Andersen, PhD

Department: Biology

Publication: Emu - Austral Ornithology

Transnational Chicanx Perspective on Ana Castillo

Author: Bernadine Hernández, PhD

Department: English

Publication: University of Pittsburgh Press

TESS-Keck Survey. V. Twin Sub-Neptunes Transiting the Nearby G Star HD 63935

Co-Author: Diana Dragomir, PhD

Department: Physics and Astronomy

Publication: The Astronomical Journal, Volume 162, Number 5

Putting out fires: The varying temporalities of disasters

Author: Maricarmen Hernández, PhD

Department: Sociology

Publication: Poetics

A Mixed-method Study of the Effects of Post-migration Economic Stressors on the Mental Health of Recently Resettled Refugees

Lead Author: Jessica Goodkind, PhD

Co-Author: R. Neil Greene, PhD Candidate

Department: Sociology

Publication: Society and Mental Health

Risk of an Adverse Event in Individuals Who Aspirate: A review of Current Literature on Host Defenses and Individual Differences

Lead Author: Phyllis M. Palmer, PhD

Department: Speech and Hearing Sciences

Publication: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Jennifer Kavka not only supports the development and execution of research proposals as a faculty resource development officer at A&S, but also serves as the manager of research administration at the Center for Evolutionary & Theoretical Immunology (CETI). Jennifer is also a member of the UNM Staff Council and is currently the co-chair of the rewards & recognition committee.

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

UNM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FUNDS

UNM Center for Metals in Biology and Medicine Pilot Project Awards

- due November 12, 2021

UNM Substance Use Disorders (SUD) Grand Challenge RFP

- due November 12, 2021

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

- due December 10, 2021

EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES

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

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

FOR STUDENTS

UNM DEI Student Research Assistant Opportunities - Round 1 funding deadline: November 15, 2021

Grand Challenges Sustainable Water Resources Undergraduate Research Communication Scholarship

- due November 24, 2021

Arts & Sciences Support for Undergraduate Research Experience (ASSURE)

- due November 29, 2021

Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral and Visiting Scholars Program

- due January 24, 2022

LIMITED COMPETITIONS

Limited Competition: NSF: Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) NSF 19-506 (PFI-Research Partnerships track only) - pre-proposals due November 17, 2021 with full proposals due January 12, 2022

Limited Competition: Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards - statement of interest due November 18, 2021 with full proposals due January 7, 2022

Limited Competition: NSF Centers for Innovation and Community Engagement in Solid Earth Geohazards (NSF 21-628) - required letters of intent are due November 30, 2021 with full proposals due March 15, 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

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Collaborative System Modeling for

Resilient and Sustainable Water Resources

Workshop Series - November TBD

New Mexico Research Symposium

- November 8 - 12, 2021

UNM Faculty Lightning Lounge - November 10, 2021

Albuquerque International Association presents

Is It OK to Criticize the American President?

European Media Criticisms of U.S. Leaders (and vice versa) - November 12, 2021

Team Research Symposium - April 19 - 21, 2022

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