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SC EPSCoR is pleased to announce the 2019 Grants for Exploratory Academic Research (GEAR) and GEAR Collaborative Research (GEAR CRP) award recipients.
GEAR Program recipients are teams of faculty researchers at SC’s three comprehensive research universities (CRUs), Clemson University, the Medical University of South Carolina, and UofSC Columbia, who will work in a collaboration to compete effectively for research funding to support the research clusters associated with South Carolina’s NSF RII Track 1 award, Materials Assembly and Design Excellence in South Carolina (MADE in SC) – Multi-scale Modeling and Computation Core, Thrust 1 – Optical, Electrochemical and Magnetic Materials, Thrust 2 – Stimuli-responsive Polymeric Materials, and Thrust 3 – Interactive Biomaterials.
GEAR CRP (Collaborative Research Program) recipients are teams of faculty researchers consisting of at least one member located at one of the three SC CRUs and one member from one of SC’s predominately undergraduate institutions (PUIs) with the goal of building collaborative CRU/PUI academic research teams that will compete effectively for research funding. GEAR CRP grants build and enhance the network of scientists in the state that conduct research related to MADE in SC.
Both programs provide up to $60,000 per project. This year's recipients are:
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The SC EPSCoR Program invites speakers and poster presenters to submit abstracts for presentation at the Annual SC EPSCoR State Conference. This one-day conference is intended for faculty, researchers, undergrad and grad students and postdocs. Conference presentations this year will build on the themes of the last two years promoting collaboration among faculty at South Carolina colleges and universities.
The next opportunity to hear a presentation by a MADE in SC speaker will be on
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RII Track-4 provides opportunities for non-tenured investigators to further develop their individual research potential through extended collaborative visits to the nation’s premier private, governmental, or academic research centers. During these visits, the EPSCoR Research Fellows will be able to learn new techniques, develop new collaborations or advance existing partnerships, benefit from access to unique equipment and facilities, and/or shift their research toward potentially transformative new directions. The experiences gained through the fellowships are intended to have lasting impacts that will enhance the Fellows’ research trajectories well beyond the award period. These benefits to the Fellows are also expected to in turn improve the research capacity of their institutions and jurisdictions more broadly. Those submitting proposals must either hold a non-tenured faculty appointment at an institution of higher education or an early-career career-track appointment at an eligible non-degree-granting institution. Deadline to apply is March 12.
The Clemson student chapters of Materials Research Society and Optical Society of America are organizing the 14th Annual Poster Competition for both undergrad and graduate students on March 14, 5 to 9 pm, Clemson University. Students from other SC colleges and universities working on materials, and optical systems and devices to participate. Keynote speaker will be Dr. Brian Benicewicz. Cash prizes offered for top posters. Abstract deadline is 5 pm on March 1. 
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