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Division of Research

Clemson Core Incentivized Access (CU-CIA)

Deadlines for the 2023-2024 rounds of the CU-CIA R-Initiative funding program will be released in August of 2023.

Application deadline:
  • Round 1: November 7, 2023
  • Round 2: March 27, 2024

Funding:Time allotments in core research facilities

Call for Proposals

CU-CIA Award Recipients

Year 2018-2023

2023 CU-CIA Awardees

Project Team Department College Facility(s) used Proposal Title
Dr. Haiying Liang Genetics and Biochemistry College of Science Clemson Light Imaging Facility CU-CIA Round 1: An Integrated Approach to Understanding Rooting Recalcitrance

2022 CU-CIA Award Recipients

Project Team Department College Facility(s) used Proposal Title
Dr. Goutam Koley Electrical and Computer Engineering College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences Clemson University Micro Fabrication Facility CU-CIA Round 2: Fabrication of Piezoelectric Polymer Device Array for Biomonitoring Applications
Dr. Khaled Abdelaziz Animal and Veterinary Sciences College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences Godley-Snell Research Center CU-CIA: Developing a Nanoparticle-Based Campylobacter Subunit Vaccine And Probiotic- Based Strategies for Control of Campylobacter Infection In Broiler Chickens
Dr. Jessica Larsen Chemical And Bioengineering College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences Aquatic Animal Research Lab Cu-Cia Round 2: The Development and Treatment of a Zebrafish Model for Parkinson's Disease

2021 CU-CIA Award Recipients

Project Team Department College Facility(s) used Proposal Title
PI: Dr. Angela Alexander Bryant Bioengineering College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences Godley-Snell Research Center CU-CIA: Delivery of RNAi Therapeutics via a Novel Tandem Peptide for Treatment of Ovarian Cancer In Vivo
PI: Dr. Nicole Martinez Electrical Engineering and Earth Sciences College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences Aquatic Animal Research Lab CU-CIA-Facility Name: Aquatic Animal Research Lab Examining the Effects of Multiple Stressors on Marine Sentinel Species
PI: Dr. Thomas Mefford Materials Science and Engineering College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences Electron Microscopy Facility CU-CIA-Electron Microscopy Imaging to Measure Interparticle Distance In Relation to Magnetic Properties of Magnetic Nanoparticles
PI: Dr. William R. Harrell Electrical and Computer Engineering College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences Clemson University Micro Fabrication Facility CU-CIA: Fabrication of Organic Thin-Film Transistors Employing Interface Engineering

2020 CU-CIA Award Recipients

Project Team Department College Facility(s) used Proposal Title
Dr. Valery Bliznyuk Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences (1) Clemson Light Imaging Facility, (2) Electron Microscopy Facility CU-CIA: Microfluidic Sensor Systems Based on 3D Photolithography Patterns Modified with Nanostructured Polymer Scintillators
Dr. Jessica Larsen Chemical and Bioengineering College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences Godley-Snell Research Center CU-CIA: Improved Computed Tomography Contrast Agents: Polymersome-Mediated Delivery of Gold Nanoparticles
Dr. Thompson O. Mefford Materials Science and Engineering College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences Electron Microscopy Facility CU-CIA: Electron Microscopy Imaging To Measure Structure-Property Relationships Of Mixed Ferrite Magnetic Nanoparticles
Dr. Kara Powder Biological Sciences College of Science (1) Clemson Light Imaging Facility, (2) Aquatic Animal Research Lab CU-CIA: Electron microscopy imaging to measure structure-property relationships of mixed ferrite magnetic nano-particles
Dr. Valery Bliznyuk Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences (1) Clemson Light Imaging Facility, (2) ) Electron Microscopy Facility CU-CIA: Microfluidic sensor systems based on 3D photoli-thography patterns modified with nanostructured polymer scintillators

2019 CU-CIA Award Recipients

Project Team Department College
Alexis Stamatikos Food, Nutrition and Packaging Clemson Light Imaging Facility and the Godley-Snell Research Center
Rodrigo Martinez-Duarte Mechanical Engineering Clemson Light Imaging Facility and Electron Microscopy Facility
Prasad Rangaraju Civil Engineering Electron Microscopy Facility
Susan Chapman Biological Sciences Godley-Snell Research Center
Dan Simionescu Bioengineering Godley-Snell Research Center
Agneta Simionescu Bioengineering
Eric Patterson Genetics and BioChemistry Godley-Snell Research Center and the Electron Microscopy Facility
Feng Ding Physics and Astronomy Electron Microscopy Facility
Congyue Peng Genetics and Biochemistry College of Science

2018 CU-CIA Award Recipients

Project Team Department College
Jianbo Gao Physics Electron Microscopy Facility and Micro Fabrication Facility
Kai He Materials Science & Engineering Electron Microscopy Facility and Micro Fabrication Facility
Garrett Pataky Mechanical Engineering Electron Microscopy Facility
Marian Kennedy Materials Science & Engineering
Apparao Rao Physics Electron Microscopy Facility
Jessica Kelly Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Electron Microscopy Facility
Olin Mefford Materials Science & Engineering Electron Microscopy Facility
Chris Kitchens Chemical Engineering Electron Microscopy Facility
Lisa Bain Biological Sciences Clemson Light Imaging Facility
Yanzhang (Charlie) Wei Biological Sciences Clemson Light Imaging Facility
Julia Kerrigan Plant & Environmental Sciences Clemson Light Imaging Facility
Ezra Cates Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences Clemson Light Imaging Facility
Tzuen-Rong Tzeng Biological Sciences Godley-Snell Research Center
Olin Mefford Materials Science & Engineering Electron Microscopy Facility