Announcements from the Office of Research
Research Announcements and Monthly Updates from the Office of Research
The Office of Research is pleased to announce and would like to congratulate our Dearborn faculty members on receipt of the following external funding:
U-M Principal Investigator: Youngki Kim
Project Title: Optimal control and tradeoff analysis of one-pedal driving for ride comfort and energy savings of electric vehicles
Direct Sponsor: Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI)
Awarded Amount: $105,080
These funds will provide additional support for Dr. Kim’s project which aims to develop a framework for solving an optimal speed profile for an electric vehicle and to determine the tradeoff between a driver’s ride comfort and energy savings by one pedal driving.
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U-M Principal Investigator: Junaid Farooq
Project Title: 5G Cybersecurity Reference Architecture
Direct Sponsor: Opex Systems, LLC
Awarded Amount: $50,000
The primary goal of this project is to generate documentation on cybersecurity within 5G networks. Such cybersecurity systems will then be implemented with the MxD 5G testbed and facilities to demonstrate their usage in a 5G connected industrial architecture.
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PI Name: Alireza Mohammadi
Project Title: I-Corps: Link2Source: Physics-based Automotive Cybersecurity
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Award Amount: $50,000
The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is the development of an embedded technology that may protect modern vehicles against automotive cybersecurity threats. The proposed innovation is expected to have impacts in several areas including security of modern connected vehicles, transportation safety, national security, and automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM). With the advent and proliferation of autonomous and connected vehicles, the market size for OEMs and their in-vehicle (IVN) technologies is rapidly growing and is expected to maintain a growth trajectory to about $46 billion dollars. Automotive cyberthreat analysis, detection, and localization is an integral component of this growing market. The proposed innovation has the potential to save about $300 million dollars for automotive suppliers and OEMs over the next 5 years. The benefits of the innovation to society at large are significant in the areas including transportation safety, automotive industry, and the cyber insurance business.
This I-Corps project is based on the development of security solutions to safeguard modern automobile in-vehicle networks (IVNs) against a wide array of cyberattacks. The proposed technology uses physics-based attack detection and localization in a simultaneous manner. Currently, using the existing engine control unit (ECU) diagnosis technologies, the vehicle ECU and in-vehicle cybersecurity engineers spend about 30 minutes to 1 hour for each vehicle to scan for potential security issues in IVNs. The proposed technology uses a physical fingerprinting framework consisting of embedded hardware devices and completely automatic in-vehicle network traffic analyzing algorithms to detect and localize malicious activities happening within the connected IVNs. This IVN cybersecurity tool, may protect the modern automobile IVNs against the ever-increasing number of cyberthreats and help the cybersecurity manager of OEMs and automotive suppliers to defend the IVNs of their products against the growing number of cyberattacks in a time- and cost-efficient manner.
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U-M Principal Investigator: Wencong Su
Project Title: Internet of things (IOT) safety device and system for early detection and warning of hazards in Micro mobility products
Direct Sponsor: Systems Research & Consulting LLC
Total Award Amount: $100,355.00
The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is the development of new technologies to enhance the safety of micro-mobility vehicles and fleets (bicycles, electronic bikes, and electric scooters). Micro-mobility has a high potential to reduce congestion, emissions, and noise pollution in urban settings. These vehicles can address many first- and last-mile transportation challenges. The technology developed in this project will integrate low-cost sensors, advanced machine learning and model-based algorithms with Internet of Things (IOT)-based technologies for micro-mobility safety devices. Furthermore, IOT-based early detection and warning systems can address safety concerns in the use of micro-mobility, resulting in the development of strong ecosystems.
This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project will develop and evaluate a cost-effective, innovative IOT technology and turn it into a product and service essential to the safety and reliability of micro-mobility vehicles and fleets. The technology involves predicting likely future failures in vehicle braking components and systems in advance of their occurrence as well as early detection of hazardous driving conditions (due to misbehavior of riders, road conditions, or weather conditions). The solution will issue warnings to the rider and proactive alerts with actionable recommendations (e.g., for proactive maintenance). The project will develop and evaluate model-based and machine-learning-assisted algorithms for the detection, isolation, and prediction of failures and hazardous driving conditions as well as the associated level of confidence in the accuracy of the decisions. The performance of the safety device and operation under experimental conditions and constraints will be evaluated using end-to-end simulation and a testbed.
Announcements
Call for submissions: OVPR Anti-Racism Grants
OVPR is seeking proposals to the Anti-Racism Grants program, which launched in 2021 to advance knowledge around complex societal racial inequalities that can inform actions to achieve equity and justice. Funding is available at two levels: $25,000-$50,000 and <$100,000.
This program was developed in partnership with the Provost's Anti-Racism Initiative and is jointly administered with NCID's Anti-Racism Collaborative. During the first two cycles, OVPR awarded nearly $1 million total to support 16 interdisciplinary research teams.
Learn more and apply by June 1.
Wiley Agreement Open Access Publishing Available to U-M Authors
A new agreement between Wiley, publisher of more than 1,600 academic journals, and the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) offers new open access publishing opportunities to the U-M community.
The three-year agreement allows unlimited open access publishing in Wiley journals without any cost to U-M authors. To qualify, articles must:
- Have a corresponding author from a participating BTAA institution
- Be primary research or review articles (which includes original articles, case studies, reviews and short communications)
Authors retain rights to their work under a Creative Commons license and articles are immediately open and available to anyone. Learn more about the BTAA agreement, including step-by-step guides and lists of Wiley’s hybrid journals and Wiley or Hindawi fully open access journals.
U-M authors also are eligible for open access waivers or discounts from other publishers. Questions about open access publishing agreements can be directed to lib-oa-pub@umich.edu.
Reminder: Resources for Using SciENcv
Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv) is a researcher profile system for all individuals who apply for, receive or are associated with research investments from federal agencies. SciENcv allows researchers to document their education, employment, research activities, publications, honors, research grants, & other professional contributions to create multiple SciENcv profiles in official biographical sketch formats funding agencies such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). In addition, the SciENcv application can be used to create the official NSF Current and Pending Support document.
Any researcher can register for SciENcv and create multiple biosketches, for different research projects or different funding agencies. You can find much more information about how to use SciENcv on their FAQs page. The central Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and U-M Library have resources and previous workshops available on how to create a biosketch in SciENcv specifically focused on NSF and NIH. These resources are available linked below:
- U-M Library SciENcv Guide (including step-by-steps for creating NSF and NIH biosketches)
- NSF Biosketch and SciENcv Webinar (July 2020)
- Slide Deck (MLibrary Presentation)
- NSF Biosketch Webinar Transcript
- How to Create Your NSF Biosketch in SciENcv Step-by-step (MLibrary Handout)
- NIH Biosketch and SciENcv Webinar (May 2020)
- Slide Deck (MLibrary Presentation)
- NIH Biosketch Webinar Transcript
- Biosketch and SciENcv Step-by-Step (MLibrary Handout)
Research Events in May
- IWGR, “Money Talks: Public Engagement & Research Impacts” - Friday, May 5, 2-3 p.m., virtual
- Foundation Relations, “W.M. Keck Foundation Informational Webinar” - Tuesday, May 9, 3-4 p.m., virtual
- IRB-HSBS, “IRB On-the-Road” - Wednesday, May 17, 2-3:30 p.m., virtual drop-in
- Teaching and Technology Collaborative, “Crafting Research Impact Statements” - Tuesday, May 23, noon-1 p.m., virtual
The Office of Research website is also updated regularly with research-related events and announcements, so we would encourage you to bookmark our landing page and subscribe to our Research News email list.
Research Resource Highlight: National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (U-M Institutional Membership)
Every month, the Office of Research will feature a resource and/or tool that is available for researchers. This month we are featuring the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD), sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion and the Chief Diversity Officer.
The NCFDD is an independent center that offers a wide range of resources to support the professional development and successful transitions of faculty, post-doctoral scholars, and doctoral students throughout their academic careers. The resources are broadly applicable across academic disciplines and include webinars/workshops on topics such as how to develop a daily writing plan, strategies for increasing research productivity, managing time more effectively, how to write grant proposals, and maintaining work-life balance.
All U-M faculty can create a FREE U-M Institutional sub-account to the NCFDD that gives you access to:
- The Monday Motivator (a weekly email with productivity tips)
- Monthly productivity workshops based on NCFDD’s core curriculum
- Guest expert webinars & multi-week courses
- 14-Day Writing Challenge
- Member Library which includes audio and video recordings, slides and transcripts from all webinars
- Career Center where members can post and search job postings
- Monthly accountability buddy match
- Private discussion forum for peer-mentoring and problem solving
- Online accountability and tracking software for alumni of the Faculty Success Program and Dissertation Success Program. Both of these programs have a registration fee.
Step-by-step instructions to activate for Your Free U-M Institutional Sub-Account:
- Go to the NCFDD website
- Click on “Become a Member” or “Join NCFDD”
- Go to the box under “Select your Institution” and scroll down or begin to type, “University of Michigan-Dearborn” and click “Continue”
- On the next page that appears, click on “Activate My Membership”
- Complete the Account Information fields, and use your University of Michigan email address
- You will then receive an email to “Activate Your Faculty Diversity Account”
- After activating your account, you can begin fully using your new NCFDD membership
Upcoming Funding Opportunities
The Office of Research publishes a list of selected funding opportunities, organized by college, every month on our website under Announcements. In addition, yearly grant calendars organized by subject area provided by Hanover Research are available there as well. Contact the UM-Dearborn Office of Research if you would like more information about submitting a proposal to any of the programs.
External Awards Received
The Office of Research is pleased to announce and would like to congratulate our Dearborn faculty members on receipt of the following external funding:
U-M Principal Investigator: Birhanu Eshete, Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science
Project Title: CAREER: Towards Provenance-Driven Understanding of Machine Learning Robustness
Direct Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Awarded Amount: $619,838
The increasing use of Machine Learning (ML) in socially critical applications like self-driving cars, medicine and finance makes it susceptible to attacks that can lead to poor decisions by the models and their users. This project aims to make ML systems more robust and accountable to attacks through systematic capture and analysis of data on 'what happens' during training and inference processes. This work will help organizations and regulators assess risks, audit models, and analyze incidents. The project also includes an integrated educational plan to teach K-12, undergraduate, and graduate students about ML trustworthiness so as to empower the next generation of cybersecurity practitioners.
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U-M Principal Investigator: Hafiz Malik, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Project Title: I-Corps: LIVE: Liveness & Integrity Verification Examiner
Direct Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Awarded Amount: $50,000
This project will work toward the development of reliable real-time liveness detection and integrity authentication of digital audio data, a growing problem that concerns security of many critical applications central to modern digital lifestyle such as speaker verification, speech recognition, fintech, ecommerce, and social media platforms. The liveness detection and integrity verification of audio data framework rely on physics of acoustic and photo-acoustic processes, mathematical modeling of distortion artifacts due replay attacks and use them to detect liveness of audio at the input of voice activated devices and services. In addition, the innovation leverages acoustic environment, acquisition device, and post-processing artifacts for forensic analysis, and content integrity authentication. The audio forensic analysis tool resulting from this research could protect voice activated devices and services against a growing number of attacks, as well as providing forensic examiners and law enforcement personnel a powerful, computationally efficient, scalable, and reliable tool to perform online (as well as offline) forensics analysis.
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U-M Principal Investigator: Yunus Zeytuncu, Associate Professor of Mathematics
Project Title: REU Site: Mathematical Analysis and Applications
Direct Sponsor: National Science Foundation ($259,200) and National Security Agency ($59,963)
The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) in Mathematical Analysis and Applications has been running for several years under the direction of Dr. Zeytuncu. This eight-week program at UM-Dearborn takes place over the summer and allows undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds to participate in research that contributes to mathematical infrastructure by providing them with a rich intellectual environment to practice employing mathematical ideas to solve real-life problems.
Announcements
2023 UM-Dearborn - UM-Flint Collaborative Research Grant
Applications Due May 1, 2023 by 5:00 PM
As a part of the 2023 UM-Dearborn – UM-Flint Collaborative Research Series hosted by the University of Michigan Dearborn Office of Research and the University of Michigan Flint Office of Research & Economic Development, faculty from both campuses are invited to apply for collaborative research grants ranging from $20,000 to $40,000. The award criteria will focus on developing cross-campus research collaborations with potential for external funding. Applications must include at least one PI from both campuses to be eligible. View the complete grant guidelines here and apply within the InfoReady application portal.
Looking for a collaborator? View the Research profile database of interested collaborators.
Recordings of the Series’ Lighting Talks:
- Lightning Talks in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cognition, Learning and Communication Recording (February 24th)
- Lightning Talks in Health, Engineering and Analytics Event Recording (March 17th)
- Lightning Talks in Community Engaged Research, Equity, Education and Urban Living Event Recording (March 24th)
Reminder: Resources for Using SciENcv
Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv) is a researcher profile system for all individuals who apply for, receive or are associated with research investments from federal agencies. SciENcv allows researchers to document their education, employment, research activities, publications, honors, research grants, & other professional contributions to create multiple SciENcv profiles in official biographical sketch formats funding agencies such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). In addition, the SciENcv application can be used to create the official NSF Current and Pending Support document.
Any researcher can register for SciENcv and create multiple biosketches, for different research projects or different funding agencies. You can find much more information about how to use SciENcv on their FAQs page. The central Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and U-M Library have resources and previous workshops available on how to create a biosketch in SciENcv specifically focused on NSF and NIH. These resources are available linked below:
- U-M Library SciENcv Guide (including step-by-steps for creating NSF and NIH biosketches)
- NSF Biosketch and SciENcv Webinar (July 2020)
- Slide Deck (MLibrary Presentation)
- NSF Biosketch Webinar Transcript
- How to Create Your NSF Biosketch in SciENcv Step-by-step (MLibrary Handout)
- NIH Biosketch and SciENcv Webinar (May 2020)
- Slide Deck (MLibrary Presentation)
- NIH Biosketch Webinar Transcript
- Biosketch and SciENcv Step-by-Step (MLibrary Handout)
Research Events in April:
- COB “College of Business Research Seminar” - Friday, April 7, 10-11:15 a.m., in-person located at Fairlane Center North Room 120/121
- Research Data Stewardship Initiative “RSDI April Seminar” - Friday, April 7, noon-1 p.m., virtual
- IRB-HSBS “IRB On-the-Road” - Wednesday, April 19, 2-3:30 p.m., virtual drop-in
- MICHR, “Conducting and Obtaining Valid Informed Consent” - Thursday, April 20, 10 a.m.-noon, virtual
The Office of Research website is also updated regularly with research-related events and announcements, so we would encourage you to bookmark our landing page and subscribe to our Research News email list.
Research Resource Highlight:
OVPR’s Multidisciplinary Research Initiatives
Every month, the Office of Research will feature a resource and/or tool that is available for researchers. This month we are featuring the Office of the Vice President of Research’s (OVPR) Multidisciplinary Research Initiatives.
The university has invested in several major research initiatives, including those featured below, which bring together the perspectives of diverse disciplines, as well as of industry and other partners, to address emerging challenges and opportunities in areas of broad potential impact. Many of these initiatives offer events, workshops, internal funding opportunities and/or opportunities to engage in research. Faculty interested in the initiatives are encouraged to check out the individual websites and sign up for the newsletters to receive updates about the work, events and funding opportunities available.
- The Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention (IFIP) collaborates with communities and harnesses the research might of the University of Michigan to address the root causes of, and potential solutions for, the most important issues surrounding firearm violence. Sign up for the IFIP email list.
- The Institute for Research on Women & Gender (IRWG) is an interdisciplinary unit of the University of Michigan Office of Research, supporting research on women, gender, and sexuality. IRWG provides direct funding to U-M faculty research efforts focusing on women, gender and sexuality, offers administrative coordination, stimulation and support for extramural research proposals, and facilitates communication about scholarship on women, gender and sexuality to the U-M campus and public through publicity, events, and intellectual dialogue. Sign up for the IRWG email list for notifications of funding opportunities, research support, and upcoming events.
- The Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering (MICDE) is the focal point for the wide spectrum of research in computational science and engineering at the University of Michigan. This includes the development and deployment of sophisticated models from nearly every aspect of science and engineering on high performance computers (HPC) to support basic research, product development, and forecasting. Sign up to receive MIDAS and/or MICDE emails here.
- The Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS) strengthens the University of Michigan’s preeminence in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and enables their transformative use in a wide range of research disciplines to achieve lasting societal impact. Currently, MIDAS focuses on five pillars: responsible research, data, analytics, AI, emerging initiatives and boosting emerging research priorities. MIDAS supports the five pillars through research activities, training programs, community building and partnership development. Sign up to receive MIDAS and/or MICDE emails here.
- Bold Challenges, an Office of Vice President for Research initiative, leads events and programs to empower researchers to create dynamic teams, produce transformative discoveries, and improve the quality of life for our communities, state, nation, and world. Bold Challenges events and programs are designed to support the objectives of increasing cross-school collaboration, public impact, and U-M’s competitiveness for large grants on essential challenges, forecasting funding opportunities and identifying comparative advantages, and offering broad and inclusive pathways to large-scale external research funding. Sign up for the Bold Challenges email list.
The Office of Research is pleased to announce and would like to congratulate our Dearborn faculty members on receipt of the following external funding:
Principal Investigator: Hugo Casquero, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Project Title: Removing locking from spline-based discretizations
Funded by: Ansys, Inc.
Award Amount: $90,000
This project seeks to extend CAS elements to remove volumetric locking existent in the spline-based discretizations of nearly incompressible solids that are currently implemented in LS-DYNA. The development of efficient spline-based discretizations that overcome volumetric locking is key for the deployment of IGA technology into biomechanics applications (e.g., soft biological tissues) as well as conventional engineering applications that involve plasticity.
Announcements
2023 UM-Dearborn - UM-Flint Collaborative Research
Grant Guidelines & Application Portal Now Available
Register for the 2023 UM-Dearborn – UM-Flint Collaborative Research Series hosted by the University of Michigan-Dearborn Office of Research and the University of Michigan-Flint Office of Research & Economic Development.
The series’ three events include research lightning talks by faculty from both campuses and networking, to help participants find potential research collaborators. At the conclusion of the series, teams led by PIs from both campuses (one PI from Dearborn and one PI from Flint) will have an opportunity to apply for collaborative research grants ranging from $20,000 to $40,000. The award criteria will focus on developing cross-campus research collaborations with potential for external funding. The grant guidelines and application portal are now available.
Please use the RSVP form to register to attend any of the networking events and/or to create a research profile. A Research profile database of other participants is available to help find collaborators. Attendance to one of the networking events is strongly encouraged but not required to apply for a grant. To attend one of the events registration is required and only registered participants will receive the events' call-in information.
Networking Events:
- March 17, noon-1:30 p.m.: Health, Engineering and Analytics. Lightning Talks Speakers include:
- Alireza Mohammadi, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UM-Dearborn
- Khalil Khanafer, Assistant Professor of Engineering, UM-Flint
- Mathumai Kanapathipillai, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, UM-Dearborn
- Charlotte Tang, Associate Professor of Computer Science, UM-Dearborn
- Antonios Koumpias, Assistant Professor of Economics, UM-Dearborn
- Amy Yorke, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, UM-Flint
- March 24, 10-11:30 a.m.: Community Engaged Research, Equity, Education and Urban Living. Lightning Talks Speakers include:
- Jennifer LaCosse, Assistant Professor of Psychology, UM-Flint
- Jacob Napieralski, Professor of Geology and Geographic Information Systems, UM-Dearborn
- Heather Dawson, Professor of Biology, UM-Flint
- Fred Feng, Assistant Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, UM-Dearborn
- Kazuko Hiramatsu, Associate Professor of Linguistics, UM-Flint
- DeLean Tolbert Smith, Assistant Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, UM-Dearborn
New IRB Liaison & Upcoming Human Subjects Information Session
Effective February 1, 2023, Elizabeth Molina became the new IRB-HSBS staff liaison for UM-Dearborn.
Elizabeth will hold regularly-scheduled virtual sessions for anyone interested in learning more about working with human subjects and/or the IRB application and approval process. The first session will be held on March 15 from 2-3:30 p.m. You do not need to register, this is a drop-in session that can be accessed by following this link, so be sure to mark your calendar!
Any UM-Dearborn faculty, staff, or students with questions about the IRB process can contact Elizabeth by email at molinael@umich.edu, by phone at 734-936-1943 or by dropping into the monthly Zoom sessions offered. Additional information about working with human subjects can be found at the IRB Health Sciences and Behavioral Sciences website.
OVPR to host ARPA-H information session
OVPR is hosting a virtual information session on March 16, 3-4 p.m., on the funding opportunities expected from the newly launched Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).
ARPA-H supports transformative research to drive biomedical and health breakthroughs – ranging from molecular to societal – to provide transformative health solutions for all. The program works to advance high-potential, high-impact biomedical and health research that cannot be readily accomplished through traditional research or commercial activity.
OVPR’s Bold Challenges Initiative - New Events & Programs Launched
Bold Challenges, an Office of Vice President for Research initiative, leads events and programs to empower researchers to create dynamic teams, produce transformative discoveries, and improve the quality of life for our communities, state, nation, and world. Two upcoming events have been announced for this month:
March 10, 10 a.m.: New Opportunities from Bold Challenges: Programs, Funding Opportunities, and Better Ways to Meet Collaborators
Learn more about the opportunities offered by the U-M Bold Challenges Initiative for researchers to meet collaborators, build great teams and develop competitive proposals for external funding. Bold Challenges programs provide expertise and financial support for cross-disciplinary teams with large-scale funding goals. Events offer skill-building, networking, communication, and leadership activities for the entire U-M community. Register for the March 10th Bold Challenges Event.
March 31, 10 a.m.: How to build a great proposal and communicate with funders
Are you looking for advice on how to develop a grant proposal that is more compelling to funders and more competitive for funding? Bold Challenges brings together two national experts on these topics. Each expert will give a presentation with powerful pointers and strategies for success. The Q&A sessions will provide an opportunity to seek additional insights and advice. Register for the March 31st Bold Challenges Event.
More information is available on the Bold Challenges website. Questions may be directed to Bold-Challenges@umich.edu.
Competitive Campus Grants Update
The Office of Research is currently reviewing Competitive Campus Grant Applications submitted prior to the February 15, 2023 deadline. Award decisions are anticipated in mid-May. If you submitted an application, we appreciate your patience as we go through our review process.
This was the final cycle for Research Initiation & Development Grants and UM-Dearborn Scholar Grants for this fiscal year. If funding is available, Thematic Research Planning Grants will have a third cycle with a June 15th, 2023 5:00PM submission deadline. If funds are exhausted, the next cycle of Competitive Campus Grants will open again in fiscal year 2024 for the fall and winter cycles.
We will continue to accept applications for the Open Invitation Campus Grants until the end of the fiscal year, through June 30, 2023 or until funds are exhausted. For more information about all of our Campus Grants programs (competitive and open invitation) and eligibility information, please visit our Campus Grants webpage. If you have any questions, please email us at umdearborn-orsp@umich.edu.
Research Events in March:
- College of Business Research Seminar, “Motivation, Incentives, and Experiential vs. Material Rewards” - Friday, March 10, 10-11:15 a.m., in-person located at Fairlane Center North Room 120/121
- OVPR Bold Challenges, “New Opportunities from Bold Challenges: Programs, Funding Opportunities, and Better Ways to Meet Collaborators” - Friday, March 10th 11 a.m.- noon, virtual
- Office of Research, “Early-Career Funding Opportunities for Junior Faculty Seminar” - Friday, March 10th, 2:30-3 p.m., in person located at CASL Room 2021
- IRB-HSBS, “IRB On-the-Road Session” - Wednesday, March 15 2-3:30 p.m., virtual
- Office of the Vice President for Research, “ARPA-H information session” - Thursday, March 16, 3-4 p.m., virtual
- UM-Dearborn - UM-Flint Collaborative Research Series, “Health, Engineering and Analytics Light Talks & Networking Event” - March 17, noon-1:30 p.m., virtual
- OVPR Research Development Webinar, “How to Find Research Funding” - Wednesday, March 22, 2-3 p.m., virtual
- UM-Dearborn - UM-Flint Collaborative Research Series, “Community Engaged Research, Equity, Education and Urban Living Lightning Talks & Networking Event” - Friday, March 24, 10-11:30 a.m., virtual
- OVPR Bold Challenges, “How to build a great proposal and communicate with funders” - Friday, March 31, 10-11 a.m., virtual
The Office of Research website is also updated regularly with research-related events and announcements, so we would encourage you to bookmark our landing page and subscribe to our Research News email list.
Research Resource Highlight: SciENcv
Every month, the Office of Research will feature a resource and/or tool that is available for researchers. This month we are featuring the resources and information about creating a biosketch in SciENcv.
Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv) is a researcher profile system for all individuals who apply for, receive or are associated with research investments from federal agencies. SciENcv allows researchers to document their education, employment, research activities, publications, honors, research grants, & other professional contributions to create multiple SciENcv profiles in official biographical sketch formats funding agencies such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). In addition, the SciENcv application can be used to create the official NSF Current and Pending Support document.
Any researcher can register for SciENcv and create multiple biosketches, for different research projects or different funding agencies. You can find much more information about how to use SciENcv on their FAQs page. The central Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and U-M Library have resources and previous workshops available on how to create a biosketch in SciENcv specifically focused on NSF and NIH. These resources are available linked below:
- U-M Library SciENcv Guide (including step-by-steps for creating NSF and NIH biosketches)
- NSF Biosketch and SciENcv Webinar (July 2020)
- Slide Deck (MLibrary Presentation)
- NSF Biosketch Webinar Transcript
- How to Create Your NSF Biosketch in SciENcv Step-by-step (MLibrary Handout)
- NIH Biosketch and SciENcv Webinar (May 2020)
- Slide Deck (MLibrary Presentation)
- NIH Biosketch Webinar Transcript
- Biosketch and SciENcv Step-by-Step (MLibrary Handout)
New IRB Liaison for Dearborn Campus: Elizabeth Molina
Effective Feb. 1, 2023, Elizabeth Molina became the new IRB-HSBS staff liaison for UM-Dearborn. Elizabeth is an intermediate research compliance specialist and has been a member of the IRB staff since 2020. Any UM-Dearborn faculty, staff, or students with questions about the IRB process can contact Elizabeth by email at molinael@umich.edu or by phone at 734-936-1943. Elizabeth will be happy to meet with you and discuss your project, as well as to assist with your IRB application.
The Dearborn Office of Research will also be working with Elizabeth to present campus-wide “IRB On-the-Road” sessions that will allow you to ask questions about the IRB process. Additional information about working with human subjects can be found at the IRB Health Sciences and Behavioral Sciences website.
Save the Date: 2023 UM-Dearborn - UM-Flint Collaborative Research Series
Please save the date for the upcoming cross-campus collaborative research series supported by Chancellor Grasso and Chancellor Dutta, and hosted by the University of Michigan Dearborn’s Office of Research and the University of Michigan Flint’s Office of Research & Economic Development.
- Feb. 24, noon-1:30 p.m. - Computer Science, AI / Cognition, Learning and Communication
- March 17, noon-1:30 p.m. - Health, Engineering and Analytics
- March 24, 10-11:30 a.m. - Community Engaged Research, Equity, Education and Urban Futures/Living
Additional information about the above networking events and funding opportunity as a part of this collaboration are anticipated to be announced in mid-February. Subscribe to our Research News email list to receive updates.
Competitive Campus Grants - Due Feb. 15 by 5 p.m.
The winter cycle of Competitive Campus Grants are accepting applications until Feb. 15, 2023 (5 p.m.). Faculty can apply to one of our three available competitive programs:
- Thematic Research Planning (TRP) Grants will fund proposals of strong multidisciplinary teams (requiring at least two different UM-Dearborn academic units involved) addressing urgent and challenging issues with well-defined work plans for engaging local communities (including non-profits, municipal, city and community organizations, small businesses and industry), conducting preliminary research activities, and pursuing external funding to sustain the proposed research. The following priority research areas are of particular interest: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Sustainability, & Biomedical, Health and Healthcare. Award floor $15,000, award ceiling $30,000.
Apply for a Thematic Research Planning Grant.
- Research Development & Initiation (RID) Grants aim to assist faculty and research staff with the development of innovative, collaborative proposals that will advance the UM-Dearborn mission. Inclusion of plans for writing a proposal to an identified external sponsor’s program and submitting it at the end of the proposed project period will be expected. Award floor $10,000, award ceiling $25,000.
Apply for a Research Initiation & Development Grant.
- UM-Dearborn Scholars (SCH) Grants are intended to support research and scholarship, including creative activities in the arts. This program is primarily for projects with funding needs not addressed by other support programs within or outside the University. Award floor $8,000, award ceiling $15,000.
Apply for a UM-Dearborn Scholar's Grant.
For more information about the Campus Grants Program, frequently asked questions about Competitive Campus Grants and previously awarded Campus Grants, please visit our webpages below:
- About the Campus Grants Program
- Frequently Asked Questions & Answers
- Previously Awarded Campus Grant Projects
Small Planning Grants Available for Collaborative Research in Detroit
Detroit Urban Research Center has announced its Small Planning Grants Program for 2023-2024. The program is designed to foster the establishment of new community-academic partnerships formed to carry out collaborative health research efforts and support existing partnerships who are seeking support for new or expanded collaborative health research efforts in Detroit.
These small planning grants are to enhance the capacity of new and existing community-academic partnerships to conduct and disseminate research focused on the social and physical environment and health equity and translate research findings into action, with the aim of improving the health and quality of life of Detroit residents.
Grants may be funded for up to $5,000 with a grant period of one year. For details about this opportunity, including a link to the downloadable RFP and application, please visit the Small Planning Grants webpage. A Technical Assistance Workshop discussing areas of the application and fielding questions about the small planning grants is available to attend on Wednesday, February 8th via Zoom (register here).
Research Events in February:
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Detroit URC, “Small Planning Grants Technical Assistance Workshop” - Wednesday, Feb. 8, noon-1 PM, virtual
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Hanover Research, “NSF CAREER: Educational Activities & Broader Impacts Webinar” - Thursday, Feb. 23, noon
- SAVE THE DATE: UM-Dearborn-UM-Flint Collaborative Research Series “Computer Science, AI / Cognition, Learning and Communication Research Lightning Talks” - Friday, Feb. 24, noon-1:30 p.m., virtual
The Office of Research website is also updated regularly with research-related events and announcements, so we would encourage you to bookmark our landing page and subscribe to our Research News email list.
Research Resource Highlight: Guide for Contacting Program Officers
Every month, the Office of Research will feature a resource and/or tool that is available for researchers. This month we are featuring the Office of Research’s Guide for Contacting Program Officers.
Vessela Vassileva-Clarke, assistant director of Research Development has developed a Guide for Contacting Program Officers available to view to the UM-Dearborn community. The guide provides reasons to contact a program officer (PO), a step-by-step guide for doing so, and suggesting questions to ask a PO. The Office of Research is also available to help you along the way - our office can help with revisions, edits, searches for different programs/solicitations, or even possible collaborators whose experience might increase the competitiveness of your proposal.
External Awards Received
The Office of Research is pleased to announce and would like to congratulate our Dearborn faculty members on receipt of the following external funding:
Principal Investigator: Zhen Hu, Assistant Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Project Title: Innovative Technologies in Structural Health Monitoring for Condition Assessment and Future Reliability Prediction
Funded by: Department of Defense, Army, through the University of California-San Diego
Award Amount: $106,051
Inland waterway structures are essential elements to allow navigation in inland waterways. More than half of these structural assets have surpassed their 50-year economic design life. This project aims to develop novel reliability assessment techniques for inland waterway structures using physics-based modeling, online health monitoring, and human inspection data. It plays an essential role in enhancing the reliability and resilience of inland waterway infrastructures.
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Principal Investigator: Wencong Su, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Project Title: I-Corps: Machine-Learning-enhanced Automated Circuit Configuration and Evaluation of Power Converters (ML-ACCEPT)
Funded by: National Science Foundation
Award Amount: $50,000
The broader potential of this project is the development of power electronics to automate complex circuit design. While significant progress has been made in advancing modeling simulation and verifying electrical power converters, the process of designing such devices remains inefficient in terms of time and cost. The proposed software may help power electronics engineers consider a wide range of novel concepts more rapidly and cost-effectively before selecting an engineering-optimal architecture for high-fidelity design and evaluation. This project is based on the development of technology that integrates recent breakthroughs in machine learning, power electronics, data analytics, simulation software, and optimization to automate the circuit design of electrical power converters. The technology may also facilitate the integration of the proposed software tools into existing power-converter design workflows. The technology seeks to automatically generate and evaluate power converter designs with physics-based Reduced Order Models: automatically evolving architecture concepts toward the optimal system configurations and automatically generating, evaluating and optimizing architectures within acceptable performance uncertainties while satisfying the desired outputs.
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Principal Investigator: Yulia Hristova, Associate Professor of Mathematics
Project Title: GirlsGetMath@Dearborn
Funded by: JetBlue Foundation through Brown University
Award Amount: $5,300
This funding supports costs for the GirlsGetMath@Dearborn summer program which is open to rising 10th to 12th grade students who live in the Metro Detroit area and allows them to explore topics in applied mathematics such as image processing, graph theory, mathematics of voting, recommendation systems, and cryptography. Engaging and expert mathematical instruction expands participants' understanding and knowledge of mathematics through fun games, interactive lectures, experimentation and daily computer lab activities. In addition, the non-competitive and affirming environment supports participants' confidence and interest in the mathematical sciences. Students are introduced to a variety of career opportunities in which sophisticated mathematical ability plays a key role. The program provides a support group and expert mentors who are successful undergraduate, graduate students, and professionals from the STEM workforce.
Announcements
Competitive Campus Grants Update
Congratulations to the fall cycle Competitive Campus Grant awardees! For a list of the awardees and projects that were funded, visit our Previously Funded Projects webpage.
The winter cycle of Competitive Campus Grants will begin accepting applications on Jan. 11, with a Feb. 15, 2023 (5 p.m.) submission deadline. This will be the final application cycle for the Research Initiation & Development and the UM-Dearborn Scholars Grants for this fiscal year. If funding remains available, Thematic Research Planning Grants will have a third cycle with a June 15, 2023 (5 p.m.) submission deadline.
We will continue to accept applications for the Open Invitation Campus Grants until the end of the fiscal year, through June 30, 2023 or until all funding is awarded (whichever comes first). To apply to an Open Invitation Campus Grant, go to our InfoReady portal and log in through the University of Michigan Weblogin.
For more information about all of our Campus Grants programs (competitive and open invitation) and eligibility information, please visit our Campus Grants webpage. For questions about the Competitive Campus Grants, please view our Frequently Asked Questions webpage, or email us at umdearborn-orsp@umich.edu.
Research Events in January:
- Teaching and Technology Collaborative, “Digital Scholarship 101: Managing Your Data” – Thursday, Jan. 19, 1-2:30 p.m.
The Office of Research website is also updated regularly with research-related events and announcements, so we would encourage you to bookmark our landing page and subscribe to our Research News email list.
Research Resource Highlight: OVRP RDPS Webinar Recordings
Every month, the Office of Research will feature a resource and/or tool that is available for researchers. This month we are featuring the OVPR Research Development & Proposal Services (RDPS) Webinar Recordings that are available for on-demand viewing on the RDPS website.
The OVPR Research Development & Proposal Services (RDPS) team presents dozens of workshops and webinars each year. Many of the team’s events have been recorded and are available for anyone in the U-M community to watch on their own time. These include valuable sessions for early career researchers, including the Grantsmanship 101 series covering topics such as planning a competitive grant proposal and understanding the review process, and webinars on how to search for funding opportunities presented by U-M Library experts.
Webinar recordings can be found on the RDPS website under “Workshops” or at this Dropbox link. Please note you will need to log into your UMICH authenticated Dropbox account to access the webinars.
Chancellor Grasso and Chancellor Dutta Initiate a New Collaboration between UM-Dearborn and UM-Flint Campuses.
2023 Information:
Register for the 2023 UM-Dearborn – UM-Flint Collaborative Research Series hosted by the University of Michigan-Dearborn Office of Research and the University of Michigan-Flint Office of Research & Economic Development.
The series’ three events include research lightning talks by faculty from both campuses and networking, to help participants find potential research collaborators. At the conclusion of the series, teams led by PIs from both campuses (one PI from Dearborn and one PI from Flint) will have an opportunity to apply for collaborative research grants ranging from $20,000 to $40,000. The award criteria will focus on developing cross-campus research collaborations with potential for external funding. The grant guidelines and application portal are now available.
Please use the RSVP form to register to attend any of the networking events and/or to create a research profile. A Research profile database of other participants is available to help find collaborators. Attendance to one of the networking events is strongly encouraged but not required to apply for a grant. To attend one of the events registration is required and only registered participants will receive the events' call-in information.
Networking Events:
- Recording of February 24 Event: Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cognition, Learning and Communication
Lightning Talks Speakers:- Bochen Jia, Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, UM-Dearborn
- Jeffrey Yackley, Assistant Professor of Information Technology and Informatics, UM-Flint
- Marie Waung, Professor of Psychology, UM-Dearborn
- Jeyoung (Jenny) Oh, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, UM-Flint
- Feng Zhou, Assistant Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, UM-Dearborn
- Syagnik Banerjee, Professor of Marketing, UM-Flint
- Recording of March 17 Event: Health, Engineering and Analytics. Lightning Talks Speakers include:
- Alireza Mohammadi, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UM-Dearborn
- Khalil Khanafer, Assistant Professor of Engineering, UM-Flint
- Mathumai Kanapathipillai, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, UM-Dearborn
- Charlotte Tang, Associate Professor of Computer Science, UM-Dearborn
- Antonios Koumpias, Assistant Professor of Economics, UM-Dearborn
- Amy Yorke, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, UM-Flint
- Recording of March 24 Event: Community Engaged Research, Equity, Education and Urban Living. Lightning Talks Speakers include:
- Jennifer LaCosse, Assistant Professor of Psychology, UM-Flint
- Jacob Napieralski, Professor of Geology and Geographic Information Systems, UM-Dearborn
- Heather Dawson, Professor of Biology, UM-Flint
- Fred Feng, Assistant Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, UM-Dearborn
- Kazuko Hiramatsu, Associate Professor of Linguistics, UM-Flint
- DeLean Tolbert Smith, Assistant Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, UM-Dearborn
2022 Information:
A new collaborative research initiative supported by Chancellor Grasso and Chancellor Dutta will be hosted by the University of Michigan Dearborn’s Office of Research and the University of Michigan Flint’s Office of Research & Economic Development. The initiative will include a series of four Zoom events, each one consisting of lightning talks & networking opportunities, to help participants find potential research collaborators. At the conclusion of the series, teams led by PIs from both campuses (one PI from Dearborn and one PI from Flint) will have an opportunity to apply for collaborative research grants ranging from $20,000 to $40,000. The award criteria will focus on developing cross-campus research collaborations with potential for external funding.
Attendance of one or more events is strongly encouraged but *not* required to apply for a grant. There are *no* topic limitations for this program- applications in all areas of research will be accepted. Research profiles of interested collaborators from both campuses is now available to view. Submit a Contact Card to be added to the Research profile database.
View here the UM-Dearborn – UM-Flint Collaborative Research Grants Program Guidelines. The program application window is January 28, 10 AM - April 25, 2022, 5:00 PM. Applications will be accepted via InfoReady.
Event Recordings:
(NOTE: available only to UM community & requires log in with UM credentials)
- Urban Arts & Culture and Sustainability Recording: January 28, 2022
- Health and Engineering Recording: February 18, 2022
- Educational Innovation, AI and Computer Science Recording: March 11, 2022
- Social Justice & Community Engagement: March 25, 2022
Questions? Contact us at Dearborn-FlintCollaborativeResearch@umich.edu
Subscribe to our Research News email list to receive updates by email.
Selected Solicitations Monthly Lists
The Office of Research publishes a list of selected funding opportunities, organized by college, every month. Check out the most recent selection below.
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Hanover Research Grants Calendars
Please find yearly grant calendars organized by subject area provided by Hanover Research below. Click on the image for a full size view and list view of the funding opportunities. The full documents also include hyperlink to the funder's website and/or solicitation if you click on the Program name.
Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Grants Calendar
Early Career Research Grants Calendar

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Research Grants Calendar
STEM Research Grants Calendar
Student Success Research Grants Calendar
Environmental Sustainability Research Grants Calendar
Education Research Grants Calendar
