The Office of Research would like to thank members of the University Research Council for their review of all 2024-2025 Faculty Research and Development (FRD) proposals – and congratulate the following faculty members on their successful FRD proposals:

Brice Grunert
College of Arts & Sciences
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences

Expanding Foundational Knowledge of Backscattering Alongside Heritage Observations of Chlorophyll-a Concentration in Aquatic Systems

Aimin Zhou
College of Arts & Sciences
Department of Chemistry

Rnase L Mediates Insulin Sensitivity

Thijs Heus
College of Arts & Sciences
Department of Physics

Multi-GPU capabilities in the MicroHH computer model to study the organization of cumulus clouds

Chelsea Monty-Bromer
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering

Prediction and monitoring the effectiveness of cathodic protection in minimizing microbially induced external corrosion

Liqun Ning
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Exploring Cellular Tropism of Neurotropic Viruses Through Bioprinted Human Brain Models

Aviva Vincent
College of Health
School of Social Work

Examining the Link between Interpersonal Violence and Animal Abuse: An Evaluation of Ohio’s House Bill 33