The 2015 Innovative Seed Grant Competition resulted in 17 new grants for a total of $786,154 being awarded to Boulder faculty across all disciplines. There were 81 submissions and 17 projects were funded.听
2015 Funded Projects
| Corrie Detweiler | Molecular, Cellular and Developemental Biology | A Novel In-Cell Screen for Antibacterials |
| Zygmunt Frajzyngier | Linguistics | Tracking human migration through language contact: A case study based on the Chadic family |
| Peter Hamlington | Mechanical Engineering | High Fidelity Numerical Simulations of Wildland Fire Combustion |
| Deborah Hollis | University Libraries | The Stainforth Library of Women's Writing |
| Mija Hubler | Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering | Cement Particle Toxicity during the Lifetime and Collapse of Civil Infrastructure |
| Gregory Johnson | Religious Studies | Center for Native and Indigenous Studies, the Humanities, and Law: Charting a Collective Research Trajectory and Creating an Endowment |
| Heather Lewandowski | Physics | Ultracold Chemistry with Free-Radical Molecules |
| Chris Link | Integrative Physiology | Role of the beta-amyloid peptide as an immune modulator in the brain |
| Emily Moore | Physics | Accessible Interactive Science Simulations for All Learners |
| Wounjhang Park | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Plasmon-enhanced optoporation of bladder cancer cells for highly targeted drug delivery |
| John Price | Physics | Many-Body Localization in Nuclear Spin Systems by Solid-State NMR |
| Harihar Rajaram | Civil Environmental and Architectural Engineering | Improving Models of Meltwater Retention in Greenland for Reliable Sea Level Rise Projections |
| Jennifer Shannon | Museum and Field Studies | Documenting Everyday Life in the North Dakota Oil Boom on the Fort Berthold Reservation |
| Ivan Smalyukh | Physics | Engineering of Energy-Efficient Dynamic Windows with Independent Control of Transparency in Visible and Infrared Spectral Ranges |
| Wil Srubar | Civil Environmental and Architectural Engineering | Sustainable Synthesis of Gelatin Foams |
| Zhongping Tan | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Development of a New Mass Spectrometric Method for Quantitative Analysis of Protein Glycosylation |
| Wei Zhang | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Design, Synthesis and Li Ion Conductivity Study of Organic Framework Materials for Solid State Li Ion Battery Applications |
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