{"id":88,"date":"2020-07-02T11:08:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T16:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/?page_id=88"},"modified":"2025-06-19T11:43:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T16:43:34","slug":"ignite-grant-recipients","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/ignite-grant-program\/ignite-grant-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Ignite Grant Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bs-component bs-tabs\">\n    <ul id=\"tab_0\" class=\"nav nav-tablist nav-tabs\">\n        <li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#2025-26\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"2025-26\" id=\"2025-26_tab_label\">2025-26<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#2024-25\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"2024-25\" id=\"2024-25_tab_label\">2024-25<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#2023-24\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"2023-24\" id=\"2023-24_tab_label\">2023-24<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#2022-23\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"2022-23\" id=\"2022-23_tab_label\">2022-23<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#2021-22\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"2021-22\" id=\"2021-22_tab_label\">2021-22<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#2020-21\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"2020-21\" id=\"2020-21_tab_label\">2020-21<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#2019-20\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"2019-20\" id=\"2019-20_tab_label\">2019-20<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#2018-19\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"2018-19\" id=\"2018-19_tab_label\">2018-19<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#2017-18\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"2017-18\" id=\"2017-18_tab_label\">2017-18<\/a><\/li>    <\/ul>\n    <div class=\"tab-content\">\n        <div data-name=\"2025-26\" id=\"2025-26\" class=\"tab-pane fade  in active\" role=\"tabpanel\"  aria-labelledby=\"2025-26_tab_label\">\n    <h3 class=\"sr-only\">2025-26<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"copy\">\n\t    <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applied Research Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Junjie Niu<br \/>\nUW-Milwaukee<br \/>\nDeveloping a High-Energy and Long-Life Battery Using Metallurgical Silicon-Based Anode Material<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Choua Xiong<br \/>\nUW-Oshkosh<br \/>\nDevelopment of Digital Humanities Toolkit to Increase Access to the Job Market<\/p>\n<p>Recipients: Siddarth Krishna and Whitney Loo<br \/>\nUW-Madison<br \/>\nDeveloping Hexanetetrol as a New Biomass-Based Monomer for the Chemical Industry<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Joshua Yue<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nCyberLabs<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Xiaoli Ma, Yin Wang, and Shangping Xu<br \/>\nUW-Milwaukee<br \/>\nDevelopment of High-Flux and Selective Membranes for Water Softening<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: John Obielodan<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nFabrication of Multifunctional and Multimaterial Structures Using low-Cost 3D Printing Process<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Brian Wallace<br \/>\nUW-Oshkosh<br \/>\nThe Effects of Sports Turf System Characteristics on Athlete Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Injury Risk<\/p>\n<p>Recipients: Shirisha Jonnalagadda and Hephzibah Kumpaty<br \/>\nUW-Whitewater<br \/>\nBoron Prodrugs of Niclosamide for the Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis<\/p>\n<p>Recipients: Mohammad Rabbani and Mark Levenstein<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nModification of Cotton Fabrics with Disinfectant Functionality and their Antibacterial Studies<\/p>\n<p>Recipients: Sayeda Farzana Aktar and Iftekhar Anam<br \/>\nUW-Green Bay<br \/>\nAI-Based Intelligent Reporting System for Enhancing Classroom Accessibility<\/p>\n<p>\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div data-name=\"2024-25\" id=\"2024-25\" class=\"tab-pane fade \" role=\"tabpanel\" hidden=\"hidden\" aria-labelledby=\"2024-25_tab_label\">\n    <h3 class=\"sr-only\">2024-25<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"copy\">\n\t    <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applied Research Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recipients: Shangping Xu, John Berges, Yin Wang, and Xiaoli Ma<br \/>\nUW-Milwaukee<br \/>\nThe Development of Algae-Based Bioreactors\/Filters for the Removal of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)<\/p>\n<p>Recipients: Sabrina Mueller-Spitz, Brant Kedrowski, and Kevin Crawford<br \/>\nUW-Oshkosh<br \/>\nPET Oligomers as a Tool for Understanding Bacterial Plastic Degradation<\/p>\n<p>Recipients: Hom Kandel and Chang-Beom Eom<br \/>\nUW-Parkside and UW-Madison<br \/>\nFabrication and Characterization of Superconducting Cuprates Heterostructures and Josephson Junction Device<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Robert McGaff<br \/>\nUW-La Crosse<br \/>\nEnd-to-End Green Synthesis of Commodity Chemicals<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Pradeep Rohatgi<br \/>\nUW-Milwaukee<br \/>\nAl-Ce-Graphite Composites for Room Temperature and Elevated Temperature Industrial Applications<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Dipankar Mitra<br \/>\nUW-La Crosse<br \/>\nA Self-Autonomous Flexible Phased Array Antenna System for Conformal Applications<\/p>\n<p>Recipients: Zhiwei Zeng and Matthew Digman<br \/>\nUW-River Falls and UW-Madison<br \/>\nDevelopment of a Novel Liquid Manure Application Tool for Cover Crops<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Adelle Wright<br \/>\nUW-Madison<br \/>\nCan Novel Plasma Technologies Enable Resilient Agriculture in Rural Wisconsin?<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Tanvi Thakkar<br \/>\nUW-La Crosse<br \/>\nAdvancing Psychoacoustic Research and Fostering Diversity Through Cochlear Implant Studies in the La Crosse Community<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Robert Lodge<br \/>\nUW-Eau Claire<br \/>\nCreating New Mineral Prospectivity Maps and Mineral Occurrence Databases of Northern Wisconsin to Foster a Competitive Mineral Exploration Industry<\/p>\n<p>\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div data-name=\"2023-24\" id=\"2023-24\" class=\"tab-pane fade \" role=\"tabpanel\" hidden=\"hidden\" aria-labelledby=\"2023-24_tab_label\">\n    <h3 class=\"sr-only\">2023-24<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"copy\">\n\t    <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applied Research Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Wei Li<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nQuantum Dot Computer Aided Engineering Simulator Based on Multiband Models up to 14 Bands<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Ian Mckenzie and Mark Levenstein<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nAryl Fluorinated Ethers: Developing Next Generation Agrochemicals via Organic Photochemistry<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Warren Vaz and Donald Heath<br \/>\nUW-Oshkosh<br \/>\nIndoor Wayfinding Smartphone App for Blind Users<\/p>\n<p>Recipients: Shangping Xu, Sonia Brady, Yin Wang, and Xiaoli Ma<br \/>\nUW-Milwaukee<br \/>\nThe Development of Novel Biotreatment Techniques for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Using Microbial Isolates from a Heavily Contaminated Site<\/p>\n<p>Recipients: Grace Lewis and Joseph Pierre<br \/>\nUW-River Falls<br \/>\nFractionated Milk Lipid Micro-Emulsions Produced Using High-Pressure Homogenization for Use in Parenteral Nutrition<\/p>\n<p>Recipients: Joseph Pierra and Grace Lewis<br \/>\nUW-Madison<br \/>\nFractionated Milk Lipid Micro-Emulsions Produced Using High-Pressure Homogenization for Use in Parenteral Nutrition<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Ilirian Dhimitruka<br \/>\nUW-Parkside<br \/>\nExploring UV Filters of Natural Origin: Extraction from Corn Bran of Ferulic Acid, and Testing of Ferulate-Based UV Filters<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: David Higgs<br \/>\nUW-Parkside<br \/>\nGenome Editing of Algae to Increase Lipid Production for Renewable Biodiesel<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Steven Girard<br \/>\nUW-Whitewater<br \/>\nBioactive Glass-Silicide Coatings for Osseointegratable Metal Implants<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Gina Martin<br \/>\nUW-Whitewater<br \/>\nNovel Protocol RELEASE Efficacy Across Wisconsin<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Michael Hammer<br \/>\nUW-Whitewater<br \/>\nClinical Implementation of New Non-Invasive Sensory Cortical Treatment for Patients with Spasmodic Dysphonia<\/p>\n<p>\t<\/div>\n<\/div> <div data-name=\"2022-23\" id=\"2022-23\" class=\"tab-pane fade \" role=\"tabpanel\" hidden=\"hidden\" aria-labelledby=\"2022-23_tab_label\">\n    <h3 class=\"sr-only\">2022-23<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"copy\">\n\t    <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applied Research Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Mona Afifi<br \/>\nUW-Stout<br \/>\nBuilding Information Modeling (I-BIM) Platform for Sustainable Construction<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Kate Creutzinger<br \/>\nUW-River Falls<br \/>\nDeveloping a Novel Calving Blind for Group Maternity Pens<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Dawei Feng<br \/>\nUW-Madison<br \/>\nPromoting a Reliable Wisconsin Renewable Energy Transition with Safe, Sustainable, and Affordable Redox Flow Batteries<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Zhezhen Fu<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nProcessing of Ceramic Solid-State Electrolyte Through Colloidal Based Additive Manufacturing for Lithium Metal Batteries<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Elizabeth Glogowski<br \/>\nUW-Eau Claire<br \/>\nTesting of New Branched Stimuli-Responsive Polymers for Rheological Applications in Architectural Coatings<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Gokul Gopalakrishnan<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nPassive Fiber Alignment in the 3D Printing of Short Fiber Composites<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Xiaoguang Ma<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nMicrogrid Cybesecurity Testbed in UW-Platteville<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Robert McGaff<br \/>\nUW-La Crosse<br \/>\nCatalytic Air-Oxidations Producing Commodity Chemicals: Novel Cost-Advantaged Synthetic Methods Employing a True Zero-Cost Feedstock and Inexpensive Iron-Based Catalysts<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Junjie Niu<br \/>\nUW-Milwaukee<br \/>\nRecycling and Re-Manufacturing Spent Lithium Ion Batteries Using a Green Technology<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Shangping Xu<br \/>\nUW-Milwaukee<br \/>\nThe Use of Pore-Scale Contaminant Transport Simulation Framework to Facilitate the Development of Next Generation Water Filters<\/p>\n<p>\t<\/div>\n<\/div> <div data-name=\"2021-22\" id=\"2021-22\" class=\"tab-pane fade \" role=\"tabpanel\" hidden=\"hidden\" aria-labelledby=\"2021-22_tab_label\">\n    <h3 class=\"sr-only\">2021-22<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"copy\">\n\t    <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applied Research Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Mandeep Bakshi<br \/>\nUW-Green Bay<br \/>\nSurface Active Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Purification of Contaminated Freshwater<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Zhezhen Fu<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\n3D-Printing Composite Solid-State Electrolyte for Solid-State Batteries<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Kelly Gorres<br \/>\nValeria Stepanova (Co-PI)<br \/>\nUW-La Crosse<br \/>\nInterruption of Epstein-Barr Virus Infection by Novel, Pure Curcuminoids<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Kishore Joseph<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nDeveloping and Nurturing Tomorrow\u2019s Workforce Through Project-Based Applied Commodity Research<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Sylvia Kehoe, UW-River Falls<br \/>\nJohn Obielodan (Co-PI), UW-Platteville<br \/>\nAn Easy to Use, Practical Applicator for Caustic Paste Disbudding in Dairy Calves<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Seth King<br \/>\nUW-La Crosse<br \/>\nEvaluation of the Antibacterial and Antiviral Properties of ZnO\/Graphene Nanocomposite Thin-Films<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Junjie Niu<br \/>\nUW-Milwaukee<br \/>\nPhotocatalytic Degradation of PFAS Contaminants in Water<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Stephanie Spehar<br \/>\nUW-Oshkosh<br \/>\nAssessing Public Risk Perception of Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Winnebago to Improve Policy and Outreach<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Muthu Venkateshwaran<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nDeveloping a Unique Consortium of Mycorrhizosphere-Competent Bioinoculants to Boost Crop Growth and Health<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Lynne Woehrle<br \/>\nUW-Milwaukee<br \/>\nAddressing Systemic Racism at the Neighborhood Level Through Integrating Wellness, Social Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development<\/p>\n<p>\t<\/div>\n<\/div> <div data-name=\"2020-21\" id=\"2020-21\" class=\"tab-pane fade \" role=\"tabpanel\" hidden=\"hidden\" aria-labelledby=\"2020-21_tab_label\">\n    <h3 class=\"sr-only\">2020-21<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"copy\">\n\t    <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applied Research Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recipient: William Schwan<br \/>\nUW-La Crosse<br \/>\nIdentifying the Lethal Factor Protein Induced by SK-03-92 Treatment in Staphylococcus aureus<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Robert McGaff<br \/>\nUW-La Crosse<br \/>\nVersatile Low-cost Iron-based Systems for Green Catalytic Desulfurization<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Alex Timmer<br \/>\nUW-Milwaukee<br \/>\nMobile Design Box Retrofit: Addressing Urban Vacancy through Entrepreneurial Infrastructure<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Junjie Niu<br \/>\nUW-Milwaukee<br \/>\nA New Design Of Lithium Ion Battery With Improved Energy Density For Electronic Devices And Cordless Power Tools<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Sabrina Mueller-Spitz<br \/>\nUW-Oshkosh<br \/>\nProtecting Vegetable Crops using Bioactive Enzymes Targeting Bacterial Communication<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Jeffrey Sachse<br \/>\nUW-Oshkosh<br \/>\nA Strategic Framework for Wisconsin&#8217;s Paper Industry: Growing, Innovating, and Sustaining<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Francis Mann<br \/>\nUW-Parkside<br \/>\nGeneration of Carotenoids for Animal Feed and Pigmentation<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: David Higgs<br \/>\nUW-Parkside<br \/>\nGenetic Analysis of Nitro Algae: A New Algal Strain with Improved Biomass Yield on Reduced Nitrogen<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Edoardo Rubino<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nFlow Energy Harvesting with Piezoelectric Beams<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Joshua Seaver<br \/>\nUW-Stout<br \/>\nEncouraging Empathetic Communication in Electronic Messaging Services to Improve Project Outcomes from Collaborative, Cross-Disciplinary Teams<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Jennifer Grant<br \/>\nUW-Stout<br \/>\nNanoparticle- and Biotin-Based Probes for Inclusion in a Citrulline Detection Kit<\/p>\n<p>\t<\/div>\n<\/div> <div data-name=\"2019-20\" id=\"2019-20\" class=\"tab-pane fade \" role=\"tabpanel\" hidden=\"hidden\" aria-labelledby=\"2019-20_tab_label\">\n    <h3 class=\"sr-only\">2019-20<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"copy\">\n\t    <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applied Research Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Hom Kandel, UW-Parkside<br \/>\nChang-Beom Eom (Co-PI), UW-Madison<br \/>\nNanofabrication of YBa2Cu307 (YBCO) based Superconductor (S)-Insulator (I)-Superconductor (S) Tunneling Sandwich-Type Josephson Junction<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Elena Marshall<br \/>\nUW-Stout<br \/>\nDAGIStRll: Decrease the Achievement Gap and Increase Student Retention through lntercultural Innovation<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Robert Mitchell, UW-Oshkosh<br \/>\nSean Schoville (Co-PI), UW-Madison<br \/>\nOlfactory-Based Pest Control of the Colorado Potato Beetle<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Muthu Venkateshwaran<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nDevelopment of Natural and Safe Pesticides as Novel Alternatives for Sustainable Plant Disease Management<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Yin Wang<br \/>\nUW-Milwaukee<br \/>\nDevelopment of Tailored Adsorbents for the Removal of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Dazhong Zhao<br \/>\nUW-Milwaukee<br \/>\nDeveloping a New Two-Line Male Sterility System for Sorghum Hybrid Breeding<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applied Research-WiSys Technology Advancement Grant Match Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Samuel Alvarado<br \/>\nUW-River Falls<br \/>\nProducing Polymer-Quantum Dot Composite Materials through Direct Ligand Reaction<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: John Obielodan<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nTowards the Commercialization of PLA\/organosolv Lignin Filament for 3D Printing<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Matthew O&#8217;Reilly<br \/>\nUW-River Falls<br \/>\nDiscovery of Emmacin Related Dihydropyrimidine Analogs as Dihydrofolate Reductase Inhibitors with Narrow and Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Activity<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Kim Pierson<br \/>\nUW-Eau Claire<br \/>\nEfficient Low-Cost Solar Water Heater Panel<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Sujat Sen<br \/>\nUW-La Crosse<br \/>\nElectro-synthesis of Platform Chemicals via Catalytic Coupling of Carbon Dioxide and Alkenes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ignite &#8211; Prototype Development<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Tiffany Hoage<br \/>\nUW-Stout<br \/>\nPreparing the CRISPR\/Cas9 In Vitro for Commercialization<\/p>\n<p>\t<\/div>\n<\/div> <div data-name=\"2018-19\" id=\"2018-19\" class=\"tab-pane fade \" role=\"tabpanel\" hidden=\"hidden\" aria-labelledby=\"2018-19_tab_label\">\n    <h3 class=\"sr-only\">2018-19<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"copy\">\n\t    <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applied Research Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Heather Clarke<br \/>\nUW-Green Bay<br \/>\nModerators of the Effects of Social Isolation, Loneliness and Work-Family Conflict on Long Haul Driver Well-Being and Turnover<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Xiaohua Peng<br \/>\nUW-Milwaukee<br \/>\nROS-Activated Prodrugs that Target Cancer Cells<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Heidi Wagner<br \/>\nUW-Extension<br \/>\nDeveloping Assessment Measures for Women&#8217;s Building Construction Trade Pre-Apprenticeship Andragogy<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Weizhong Wang<br \/>\nUW-Milwaukee<br \/>\nDevelopment of Secure Secret\/Private Key Management Method for the Edge Nodes of the Internet of Things (IoT) Networks<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applied Research-WiSys Technology Advancement Grant Match Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Serguei Bezroukov<br \/>\nUW-Superior<br \/>\nWireless Devices for School Security<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: James Boulter<br \/>\nUW-Eau Claire<br \/>\nContinuous Monitoring of Airborne Silica for Worker Safety and OSHA Compliance<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Elizabeth Glogowski<br \/>\nUW-Eau Claire<br \/>\nStimuli-Responsive Polymer Dispersants for Architectural Coating Applications<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Md Maruf Hossain<br \/>\nUW-Green Bay<br \/>\nMechanically Integrated Wind Power Generation Systems<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Hanwan Jiang<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nDevelopment of a Non-Destructive Technique for Interior Cracking Detection and Stress Evaluation for Concrete Structures Based on Diffuse Ultrasound Coda-wave Interferometry and Three-Dimensional Imaging<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Francis Mann<br \/>\nUW-Parkside<br \/>\nMicrobe-Facilitated Anthocyanin Extraction of Fruit Waste<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: John Obielodan<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nDevelopment of Thermoplastic Biocomposite for 3D Printing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prototype Development Fund Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Gokul Gopalakrishnan<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nShape Sensitive Molecular Sieving using Customized Nanoporous Silicon Membranes<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Gokul Gopalakrishnan<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\n1Swipe Prototype v2.0<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Seth King<br \/>\nUW-La Crosse<br \/>\nFabrication and Characterization of Zno\/Graphene Nanocomposite Thin-Films<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: David Lewis<br \/>\nUW-Eau Claire<br \/>\nEnantiodivergent Synthesis of Benzybornyl Derivatives<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Wei Li<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nDevelopment of the Prototype for a Semiconductor Quantum Dot Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) Simulator<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Wei Li<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nContinued Development of the Prototype for a Semiconductor Quantum Dot Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) Simulator<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: William Parker<br \/>\nUW-Parkside<br \/>\nRetrofit Peltier Device for Cooler T180052US<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\t<\/div>\n<\/div> <div data-name=\"2017-18\" id=\"2017-18\" class=\"tab-pane fade \" role=\"tabpanel\" hidden=\"hidden\" aria-labelledby=\"2017-18_tab_label\">\n    <h3 class=\"sr-only\">2017-18<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"copy\">\n\t    <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applied Research Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Paul Block<br \/>\nUW-Madison<br \/>\nBuilding Precipitation &amp; Groundwater Forecast Tools for Wisconsin&#8217;s Central Sands<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Samantha Foley<br \/>\nUW-La Crosse<br \/>\nOnRamp: A Parallel and Distributed Computing Learning Environment<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Ionel Popa<br \/>\nUW-Milwaukee<br \/>\nDevelopment of Protein Hydrogels-based Antibody Purification Columns<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Paul Van Auken<br \/>\nUW-Oshkosh<br \/>\nFinding Their Place: A Comparative Study of Refugee Resettlement in Local Communities and Economies<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Muthu Venkateshwaran<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nDevelopment of Materials Capable of Controlled Delivery of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) to Plans for Defense Against Pathogens<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Jae-Hyuk Yu<br \/>\nUW-Madison<br \/>\nDevelopment of Application of Natural Food Preservatives<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applied Research-WiSys Technology Advancement Grant Match Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Harold Evensen<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nNanoscale Vacuum-channel Field Effect Transistors from Aligned Carbon Nanotubes<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Dmitry Kadnikov<br \/>\nUW-Stout<br \/>\nModular Chemical Probes for Detection of Citrulline Amino Acid<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Daehee Kim<br \/>\nUW-Stevens Point<br \/>\nEfficient Big Data Transfer Service (BigDTS) through Networks<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Seth King<br \/>\nUW-La Crosse<br \/>\nLow-Cost Zinc Oxide\/Graphene Nanocomposite Thin Films for use as Transparent Conductors<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Wei Li<br \/>\nUW-Platteville<br \/>\nComputer Aided Engineering of Semiconductor Quantum Dots: Design and Non-Destructive Characterization<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Daryl Sauer<br \/>\nUW-Parkside<br \/>\nIdentification and Isolation of Novel and Safe Disinfectants from Sustainable Wisconsin Based Sources<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prototype Development Fund Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recipient: Cheng-chen Huang<br \/>\nUW-River Falls<br \/>\nNovel Chemotherapeutic Compounds that Reduce Melanoma Cancer Stem Cells<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: David E. 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