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CU-CIA Award Recipients

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  • 2025 CU-CIA Award Recipient
    Project Team Department College Title
    PI: Dr. Kimberly Weirich Materials Science and Engineering CECAS CU-CIA Round 2: Characterization of actin bundle structure via transmission electron microscopy
  • 2024 CU-CIA Award Recipients
    Project Team Department College Title
    PI: Dr. Angela Alexander-Bryant BioEngineering CECAS CU-CIA Round 1: Investigating a Novel Therapeutic Strategy to Improve the Treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme Brain Cancer
    Megan Pitz BioEngineering CECAS
    PI: Dr. Lisa Bain Biological Sciences Science CU-CIA Round 1: Using Transgenic Zebrafish Models to Understand Chemical Toxicity
    Dr. Subham Dasgupta Biological Sciences Science
    Dr. Charles Rice Biological Sciences Science
    Dr. Peter Van den Hurk Biological Sciences Science
    PI: Dr. Suvra Laha Materials Science and Engineering CECAS CU-CIA Round 1: Clemson Electron Microscope Facility
    Dr. O. Thompson Mefford Materials Science and Engineering CECAS
    PI: Dr. Cheng Sun Mechanical Engineering CECAS CU-CIA Round 1: Understanding the gas bubble growth in solids under irradiation
    PI: Dr. Suvra Laha Materials Science and Engineering CECAS CU-CIA Round 2: Clemson Electron Microscope Facility
    Dr. O. Thompson Mefford Materials Science and Engineering CECAS
    PI: Dr. Mary Ellen Wright School of Nursing CBSHS CU-CIA Round 2 March 27, 2024 Rat Offspring Outcomes after Perinatal Exposure to Fermented and Non-Fermented Types of Kratom
    Dr. Veronica Parker School of Nursing CBSHS
    Dr. John Whitcomb School of Nursing CBSHS
    PI: Dr. Rodrigo Martinez-Durate Mechanical Engineering CECAS CU CIA Round 2: Part 1. In situ EM studies to support design of carbon materials and Part 2. Production of experimental devices to enable translational research in healthcare diagnostics
  • 2023 CU-CIA Award Recipients
    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