Notre Dame Research has provided eight researchers or research groups from three Colleges and Schools with awards from the Equipment Restoration and Renewal (ERR) grant program for 2017. The ERR grant program was created to assist in the restoration, replacement, and renewal of the facilities needed for faculty research, scholarship, and creative endeavor.
In describing the awards, Richard E. Billo, Associate Vice President for Research, said, “The Equipment Restoration and Renewal grant program was developed to help Notre Dame researchers gain access to the resources and equipment they need to be successful. By doing so, we can continue to foster an environment that encourages research, scholarship, and creative endeavor across all seven Colleges and Schools at the University.”
The 2017 grant awardees are:
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Satish Adusumilli, director and attending veterinarian, for a steam sterilizer at the Freimann Life Science Center.
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Patricia L. Clark, Rev. John Cardinal O’Hara C.S.C. Professor of Biochemistry, to replace the fast protein liquid chromatography systems for the new biophysics instrumentation core.
- Michael Elwell, assistant professional specialist of industrial design, for digital visualization and fabrication upgrades.
- Holly Goodson, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, preparative centrifuge equipment, instrumentation for a biophysics core facility.
- Allen Oliver, research professor of chemistry and biochemistry and facility manager of the Molecular Structure Facility, for the renewal of an X-ray diffractometer monochromator and associated stereomicroscope.
- Alan Seabaugh, Frank M. Freimann Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering, to upgrade and enhance a spectroscopic photocurrent measurement system.
- David Severson, professor of Biological Sciences, for renewal of the Galvin Life Sciences third floor insectaries.
- Matthew Webber, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, for the replacement and expansion of campus soft materials characterization capabilities.
The competition for the ERR grant program is announced during the winter, with deadlines typically falling in February. For more information, including how to apply for next year’s competition, please visit https://research.nd.edu/our-services/funding-opportunities/faculty/internal-grants-programs/equipment-restoration-and-renewal-program/.
Notre Dame Research’s Internal Grants Program supports faculty researchers and programs with the goal of advancing the University’s research enterprise. For more information on research funding opportunities, including the Internal Grants Program, please see research.nd.edu.
Contact:
Brandi Klingerman / Communications Specialist
Notre Dame Research / University of Notre Dame
bklinger@nd.edu/ 574.631.8183
research.nd.edu / @UNDResearch
About Notre Dame Research:
The University of Notre Dame is a private research and teaching university inspired by its Catholic mission. Located in South Bend, Indiana, its researchers are advancing human understanding through research, scholarship, education, and creative endeavor in order to be a repository for knowledge and a powerful means for doing good in the world. For more information, please see research.nd.edu or @UNDResearch.
Originally published by at research.nd.edu on March 20, 2017.