USDA AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE. “An Interdisciplinary Approach to Building the Bioproducts Workforce.” (applied but not awarded), July 2016. Four-year grant in the total amount of $2,653,854 for developing interdisciplinary online certificate programs in the area wood and timber design and engineering. The grant also targets K-12 outreach activities relating to sustainable wood structures. Co-Investigator w/ professors Pat Layton (PI), Tim Brown, Thomas Cousins, Dan Harding, Weichiang Pang, and Brandon Ross.
SOFTWOOD LUMBER BOARD. “Expanding the Use of Wood Products in South Carolina.” , April 2015. 3-year $250,000 grant to research the factors limiting the use of wood in non-residential buildings in South Carolina, and to propose strategies for promoting the expanded use of wood as a structural material in publicly-funded buildings. Co-Investigator w/ professors Pat Layton (PI), Dan Harding, Weichiang Pang, and extension associate Susan Guynn.
USDA FOREST SERVICE.. “Advanced Softwood Morphologies: Design Instruction for Emerging Wood and Timber Technologies.” (applied but not awarded), October 2014. $144,226 funding for a dedicated series of studio courses, supplemental instruction, and summer research on the topic of advanced wood design and massive timber systems. PI w/ contribution from professors Weichiang Pang, Carlos Barrios, and Pat Layton.
PRECAST CONCRETE INSTITUTE FOUNDATION “Precast Performative Morphologies.” September 2014. $100,000 awarded for a 4-year cycle of dedicated studio courses and supporting instruction on the topic of precast concrete design and construction. Co-Investigator w/ professors Carlos Barrios (PI), Ufuk Ersoy, Dan Harding, Ulrike Heine, Brandon Ross, and Scott Schiff.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. “Clemson University Solar Decathlon 2015.” February 2014. $50,000 funding in support of Clemson’s 2015 Solar Decathlon entry. Co-Investigator w/ professor Vincent Blouin (PI) and fifteen others from a wide range of University departments.
USDA AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE. "An Interdisciplinary Approach to Building the Bioproducts Workforce.” (applied but not awarded), July 2016. Four-year grant in the total amount of $2,653,854 for developing interdisciplinary online certificate programs in the area wood and timber design and engineering. The grant also targets K-12 outreach activities relating to sustainable wood structures. Co-Investigator w/ professors Pat Layton (PI), Tim Brown, Thomas Cousins, Dan Harding, Weichiang Pang, and Brandon Ross.
NSF-IUSE. “Strategies for Learning: Augmented Reality and Collaborative Problem-Solving for Building Science, Three-year grant for collaborative learning in the STEM areas using augmented and mixed reality technologies. This was a multi-university grant with three concurrent studies. Shahin Vassigh, PI; W. E. Newman, Ali Mostafavi, Amir Behzadan, $217,695.
US DOT. “University City Prosperity Project. This was a multi-year grant for infrastructure improvements, an urban planning and design study including traffic engineering, engineering, architecture and urban planning and design. Institutional Lead: SVP&CFO K. Jessell, PI: N. Rishe, Lead Facilitator: T. Gustafson, Co-PIs: S. S. Iyengar, M. Hadi (Eng), W. E Newman, N. Prabakar, P. Mozumder, C. Lisetti, R. Rovira, J. Acuna (Med), E. Murray, S. Graham, J-H. Kim, A. Azizinamini, N. Szeinblum, F. Alonso, $11,397,120.
MIAMI-DADE COUNT DISTRICT 11. “An economic and strategic development study for a populous county including strategic planning, traffic engineering, environmental impact and economic development DoR Award #: 800003393, PI/PD W. E. Newman, Co-PIs: X. Jin, E. Murray, R. Rovira, Sr. Investigators J. Chandler, T. Spiegelhalter, $95,678.
INSTITUTIONAL. “Computer Augmented Immersive Environment: A Dynamic Educational Instrument developed for research and education. PI/PD W.E. Newman, Scott Graham, Steve Luis, Eric Johnson, Mike Kirgen, Shu-Ching Chen, Nezih Pala, $502,365.
