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Initiated by then-Chancellor John Bardo in 1996, the Undergraduate Academic Projects Grant Program funds a variety of student projects. <\/span>Administered by the Office of the Provost, the Academic Project Grants Program awards students and faculty\u00a0<\/span>with materials, supplies, and travel support to conduct research and creative work during the academic year. Students and faculty construct proposals, which are reviewed by a formal faculty committee\u00a0<\/span>made up of representatives from across the colleges.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Student and faculty proposals were submitted for competitive review.<\/span> Several of these awarded projects are still in process, but for some you may see the final product of what was produced. Feel free to click on selected titles and explore the projects<\/strong>. <\/span>Many thanks to the Academic Project Grant committee for their work, and to Suzanne Melton, the administrative support specialist for this program in the Office of the Provost.\u00a0 Members of the committee include:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.4″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.3.4″]<\/p>\n Callie Schultz,\u00a0College of Education and Allied\u00a0Professions<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Allison Cruse,\u00a0Hunter Library<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.3.4″]<\/p>\n <\/span>Frankie West,\u00a0<\/span>College of Arts and Sciences<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n John Hildreth,\u00a0College of Engineering and Technology<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.3.4″]<\/p>\n Kim Hall<\/span>, Chair,\u00a0<\/span>College of Health and Human Sciences<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Steve\u00a0Ha,\u00a0College of Business<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.3.4″]<\/p>\n Leo Lei,\u00a0<\/span>College of Fine and Performing Arts<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Kloo Hansen, Coordinator,\u00a0The\u00a0Office of the Provost<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.3.4″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.3.4″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=”4.9.0″][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Biology” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ open=”on”]<\/p>\n Investigation of the Structure of Olfactory receptors in HEK293 cells Investigation of the Effects of Secondary Mutations in NBD2 Domain of CFTR [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Chemistry and Physics ” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n Developing Lanthanide Metal-Based Calcium Fluoride Nanoparticles with Enhanced Luminescent Properties for<\/strong> Optical Applications<\/strong> Investigation of the Weathering of Automotive Clear-coat Formulations Using Fourier Transformation Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) for Forensic Purposes<\/a> [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Geosciences and Natural Resources” open=”off” _builder_version=”4.3.4″]<\/p>\n Groundwater-surface water interactions within the Gribble Gap watershed in Cullowhee, NC.<\/a> Defining Hollows and Using GIS to Constrain Geomorphic Factors That Contribute to Landslides in the Southern Appalachians<\/a> Investigating ductile structures in the Webster-Addie ultramafic body to further understand deformation in the deep oceanic lithosphere<\/a>College of Arts & Sciences<\/h3>\n
<\/strong><\/a>Student Awardee:\u00a0Jamie Blaylock
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Robert Youker<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Student Awardee: Margaret Bray
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Robert Youker
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Student Awardee:\u00a0Matteo Fratarcangeli
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Channa De Silva<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Student Awardee: Madeline Dunn
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Nuwan Perera<\/p>\n
<\/strong><\/span>Student Awardees:\u00a0Charles Wright,\u00a0Brittany Payne
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mark Lord<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/strong>Student Awardee:\u00a0Nick Guarneri\u00a0
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Cheryl Waters-Tormey
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<\/strong>Student Awardee:\u00a0Cecillia Utterback
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Amy Fagan<\/strong><\/p>\n