3Cavaliers 1.0
The following 3Cavaliers projects were completed in 2019.
Christopher Goyne, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Michael Skrutskie, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Sally Pusede, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
The project will result in the development a scientific instrument and spacecraft concept to measure atmospheric nitrogen dioxide. Such measurements will aid our understanding of a common pollutant.
Barry Condron, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
C Daniel Meliza, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Scott Acton, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Fruit fly larvae develop a simple learned visual recognition system to determine membership in cooperative feeding groups and we propose to study the underlying neural circuit.
Jeffrey Boichuk, McIntire School of Commerce
Xin Tong, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Luca Cian, Darden School of Business
How should companies develop, promote, price, and deliver healthy, sustainable food products to increase market share, profitability, and sensory experience?
Mark Kester, School of Medicine
Steven Zeichner, School of Medicine
Keith Kozminski, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
The team is utilizing a synthetic biology approach to engineer a probiotic that can convert dietary glucose to glycogen to minimize or control insulin spikes in diabetic models.
Laura Barnes, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Jennifer Roe, School of Architecture
Bethany Teachman, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
The objective of this project is to design technology to measure the presence of and quality of social interactions.
Nathan Sheffield, School of Medicine
Haiying Shen, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Donald Brown, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Genomic interval data is frequently siloed, making it difficult to do cross-database analysis. In this project, we will develop data models and distributed computing techniques to improve analysis.
Jeff Liu, School of Medicine
Per Sederberg, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
William Elias, School of Medicine
Using intracranial recordings from patients with epilepsy, we aim to explore the brain mechanisms supporting pain-related fear acquisition and extinction
Tanya Evans, School of Education and Human Development
Robert Pianta, School of Education and Human Development
Wynn Legon, School of Medicine
Real-world interactions involve multiple brains engaging together. Traditional neural metrics consider individuals in isolation. We will quantify engagement via student-teacher brain synchrony.
Christine Thisse, School of Medicine
Raymond Keller, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Xiaowei Lu, School of Medicine
Establish an in vitro model to study formation and function of the nervous system in the pathological conditions of Neural Tube Defects
Osman Ozbulut, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Ji Ma, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Ehsan Baharlou, School of Architecture
This project will explore innovative approaches for additive manufacturing of cement-based materials, which is considered as the next revolution in construction industry.
Gabrielle Adams, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
Benjamin Converse, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Leidy Klotz, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
When people think about changing or improving something, do they add or subtract from what already exists?
Andrew Stauffer, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Caroline Janney, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Kristin Jensen, Library
Discovery of and research upon previously-unnoticed marginalia in 19th-century books on academic library shelves in Virginia; emphasis on reading and memory in the Civil War era.
Matthew Reidenbach, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Max Castorani, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Daniel Quinn, School of Engineering and Applied Science
This study aims to quantify how variations in coral topography alters heat flux from the coral surface, while at the reef-scale how water temperatures and flow patterns impact coral bleaching.
Garrick Louis, School of Engineerg and Applied Science
Manuel Lerdau, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Bevin Etienne, McIntire School of Commerce
We will conduct research into climate resilience at the nexus of food, water and energy within the microcosm of Dominica, a small island developing state as a case study.
Noel James Loble, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
James Joseph Igoe, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
A.D. Carson, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
The proposed project aspires to engage and support connections between community-based archives, arts, and oral history projects in South Africa, Tanzania, and the United States.
Vicente Ordonez, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Paul Humphreys, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
William Levy, School of Medicine
We will study what are the implications of the different modes of operation of artificial neural networks and biological neural networks, and how do they build abstraction into their representations.
Patricia Jennings, School of Education and Human Development
David Germano, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
James Nataro, School of Medicine
We will partner with Charlottesville City Schools to pilot a mindfulness-based health curriculum, develop and test a protocol to examine student health outcomes, and pursue funding for a larger study.
Lucy Bassett, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
Jennifer LoCasele-Crouch, School of Education and Human Development
Daphna Bassok, School of Education and Human Development
School leadership is central to school quality and student learning, but there is limited information in early childhood education (ECE). We will examine leadership qualities of ECE principals.
James Smith, School of Engieneering and Applied Science
Kateri DuBay, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Sheetal Sekhri, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
This work will begin to design, develop, and test innovative point-of-use (household-level) water treatment technologies for the developing world.
Jennifer Chiu, School of Education and Human Development
John Comazzi, School of Architecture
Glen Bull, School of Education and Human Development
This project explores how the built environment and technology-enhanced educational tools can be integrated to support student-centered, collaborative, and computationally-based learning.
Suzanne Moomaw, School of Architecture
Lisa Goff, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Richard Schragger, School of Law
This study examines imposed inequities of urban design and governance decisions—buildings, roads, spaces, transit, walls, fences, regulations--that thwart social, political, and economic integration.
Sula Mazimba, School of Medicine
John Hossack, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Andrew Mihalek, School of Medicine
Determination of Cardiac Reserve in Heart Failure using Pulse Wave Velocity Analysis
Karen Inkelas, School of Education and Human Development
Alison Levine, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Lindsay Wheeler, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
This project will create a suite of digital tools to observe and measure college teaching that documents frequency and duration of classroom activities but does not require subject matter expertise.
James Landers, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Lindsay Bazydlo, School of Medicine
Christopher Holstege, School of Medicine
Organophosphorus compounds (e.g., sarin) exhibit acute toxicity in humans as terrorist chemical warfare agents (CWA). We will develop a field-portable microfluidic system to detect CWA in the field.
Jason Papin, School of Medicine
Lisa Peterson, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Peter Kasson, School of Medicine
The study of emergence of antibiotic resistance in real-life by modeling complex microbial communities, characterizing resistance in wastewater treatment, and simulating drug-protein interactions.
Nishaki Mehta, School of Medicine
Nikolaos Sidiropoulos, School of Engineering and Applied Science
James Mangrum, School of Medicine
This project aims to develop an algorithm for defibrillators to recognize arrhythmias from upper and lower chambers of the heart to customize device interventions.
Elizabeth Ellcessor, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Sophie Trawalter, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
Chris Gist, Library
This project examines the efficacy and limitations of digital media solutions in promoting safety and security with respect to gender, race, sexuality, and ability on and around a college campus.
Marie-Louise Hammarskjold, School of Medicine
George Bloom, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Dave Rekosh, School of Medicine
This project will explore the effect of CRISPR/Cas9 mediated mutations in the NXF1 gene on the outgrowth and function of primary hippocampal and cortical neurons in culture systems.
Keivan Esfarjani, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Gia-Wei Chern, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Mona Zebarjadi, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Electro-thermal properties of correlated electron materials from first principles
Bernard Thisse, School of Medicine
Kyle Lampe, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Rachel Letteri, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Collaborative work in between the chemical engineering and cell biology departments will identify conditions to build an in vitro model to study normal and pathological neural development
Camille Burnett, School of Nursing
Andrew Mondschein, School of Architecture
Barbara Wilson, School of Architecture
This project leverages current mobility resources while future proofing the transportation system to overcome spatial/transportation mismatch that affect vulnerable populations.
Jarrett Zigon, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Sylvia Tidey, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Charles Matthewes, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
This project will explore the possibilities for ethnographic approaches to ethical studies.
Christopher Tibbetts, School of Education and Human Development
Arsalan Heydarian, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Roshni Raveendhran, Darden School of Business
The goal of this project is to examine the immediate and long-term effects of working in smart environments that are capable of continuously tracking and influencing people’s behaviors.
Herve Agaisse, School of Medicine
Andreas Gahlmann, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Huiwang Ai, School of Medicine
Ryan Wright, McIntire School of Commerce
Ahmed Abbasi, McIntire School of Commerce
Kevin Skadron, School of Engineering and Applied Science
We are proposing novel research that investigates the efficacy of a socio-technical solution comprising user interventions, application analytics, and system responsive capacity.
Sanchita Bhatnagar, School of Medicine
Michael Wormington, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Howard Goodkin, School of Medicine
DDX3X mutation cause intellectual disabilities, seizures, autism, poor muscle tone, and slower physical developments. We propose to generate a female mouse model carrying germline DDX3X mutations.
John Campbell, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Hui Zong, School of Medicine
Patrice Guyenet, School of Medicine
Our project will define the synaptic circuitry and functional role of three novel neuron types in the nucleus ambiguous, the major parasympathetic input to the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
Susanne Keller, School of Medicine
Sibylle Kranz, School of Education and Human Development
Mete Civelek, School of Medicine
The aim of the project is to investigate effects of different diets on nutrient distribution and metabolism in key metabolic tissues and evaluate how individuals' genetic backgrounds modify effects.
Jun Zhu, School of Medicine
Jill Venton, School of Medicine
Wendy Lynch, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Norepinephrine (NE) ubiquitously mediates cell-to-cell communication, yet NE transmission remains poorly understood. We aim to develop NE sensors to transform NE biological and translational research.
Zachary Irving, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
James Coan, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Sonam Kachru, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
How can you harness a wandering mind or control creativity? Our answers combine cognitive neuroscience, Western, and Buddhist philosophy to illuminate "meta-actions" relevant to ADHD and depression.
Michael Albert, Darden School of Business
Denis Nekipelov, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Hongning Wang, School of Engineering and Applied Science
This project will develop techniques to iteratively design mechanisms for the allocation of scarce resources in a repeated setting. The focus will be ensuring multi-round incentive compatibility.
Robin Felder, School of Medicine
Mazhar Adli, School of Medicine
Aakrosh Ratan, School of Medicine
We will determine molecular pathways that allow expression of estrogen receptors (ER) in ER negative cells by performing a whole genome analysis on a rare patient with ER negative breast tissue.
Gang Tao, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Stephen Wekker, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Cody Fleming, School of Engineering and Applied Science
This project explores the capabilities of multirotors in replacing the balloon and tower systems for turbulence measurement, by using advanced atmospheric estimation, flight control, path planning.
Jennifer Lynn Guler, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Nathan Swami, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Christopher Moore, School of Medicine
This project will generate new tools for the characterization of malaria parasites directly from the bloodstream of patients.
Jonathan Goodall, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Guoping Huang, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Devin Harris, School of Architecture
We will build a deep learning classification technique on a temporal sequence of geo-registered remote sensing images to extract the dynamics of flooding extent during extreme weather events.
Robert Salzar, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Kathryn Thornton, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Mark Sochor, School of Medicine
This study will collect and analyze the relevant data from the LSAH in order to evaluate the long-term health risks associated with space flight.
Jeana D'Agostino Ripple, School of Architecture
Dayna Matthew, School of Law
Rider Foley, School of Engineering and Applied Science
This study examines the role that regulation of building and cyber-physical infrastructure plays in reinforcing segregation and impacting health outcomes.
Julie Haizlip, School of Nursing
Morela Hernandez, Darden School of Business
Beth Quatrara, School of Nursing
We propose to hold serial in-depth interviews with healthcare clinicians to explore work experiences, relationships with colleagues & patients, and a sense of mattering as it relates to well-being.
Peter Beling, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Yael Grushka-Cockayne, Darden School of Business
Paul Mahoney, School of Law
We propose a novel framework to model financial markets as complex systems and develop a control methodology for systemic risk as an alternative to the current regulatory and policy-making approaches.
Yashar Kalani, School of Medicine
Song Hu, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Shayn Peirce-Cottler, School of Medicine
This project explores a novel non-invasive, dynamic imaging approach capable of quantifying functional changes in the brain following reperfusion after stroke.
Gary Koenig, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Sen Zhang, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Xiaodong Li, School of Engineering and Applied Science
This project will develop high-performance next generation batteries towards multifunctional applications of providing both mechanical support and electrochemical energy storage and delivery.
Patrick Cottler, School of Medicine
Chris Highley, School of Engineering and Applied Science
George Christ, School of Engineering and Applied Science
We aim to generate clinical functional recovery after volumetric muscle loss by combining a neuromuscular pedicle embedded into novel scaffolds to provide regenerative cells and paracrine signaling.
Despo Louca, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Seung-Hun Lee, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Joshua Choi, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Metal halide perovskites are poised to lead the next generation of solar cells. The 3C project will help seed funding opportunities to understand static and dynamic disorder effects.
Brian Park, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Mircea Stan, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Min-Woong Sohn, School of Medicine
Our goal is to establish the nexus among climate change, urban infrastructure, transportation and health using cross section study based on real time data as well as historical data.
Baoxing Xu, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Liheng Cai, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Xudong Li, School of Medicine
This research will explore the state-of-art design of origami-inspired, locally soft yet globally stiff, expandable biomedical cages for interbody fusion in spinal surgery.
Andrew Johnston, School of Architecture
Worthy Martin, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Will Rourk, Library
This effort will focus on Andrea Palladio's Villa La Rotonda (1566-71) as a prototype for the process of documentation, archiving, and scholarly analysis of cultural heritage landscapes.
Maureen Metzger, School of Nursing
Rasheed Balogun, School of Medicine
Leslie Blackhall, School of Medicine
A mixed-methods project to describe patient, family and clinicians’ perspectives on the most pressing palliative care needs in ESKD; This will inform the development of targeted interventions.
David Weiss, School of Medicine
Susan Saliba, School of Education and Human Development
Silvia Blemker, School of Engineering and Applied Science
This project will evaluate patients with Volumetric Muscle loss as a result of injury using multiple methods with the goal of predicting functional deficit resulting from the injury.
Jacob Resch, School of Education and Human Development
Matthew Gerber, School of Engineering and Applied Science
John MacKnight, School of Medicine
Injuries due to motor vehicle accidents have been reduced due to sensor technology. Inspired by this success story, sensor technology may be used to alert athletes of impending injury-causing forces.
Weibin Shi, School of Medicine
Xiwei Tang, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Jiang He, School of Medicine
Obesity and association with risk of cardiometabolic diseases including type 2 diabetes (T2D) and atherosclerosis.
Lawrence Band, College and Graduate School
Michael Pace, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Peter Debaere, Darden School of Business
This project will leverage emerging methods in aquatic ecology, hydrology, informatics and environmental economics to develop new knowledge and management methods for sustainable freshwater quality.
Young Hahn, School of Medicine
Kevin Janes, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Chia-Yi Kuan, School of Medicine
We will study neuroprogenitors by intraventricular injection of ZIKV into fetus of pregnant mice. We will assess the inflammatory signaling with high-throughput protein kinase/phosphatase assay.
Melur Ramasubramanian, Office of the Vice President for Research
Yong Wang, School of Medicine
Jose Oberholzer, School of Medicine
Microfluidic approach to manufacturing controlled islet encapsulations for immunoprotection that can be scaled to produce large volumes of accurate capsules with desired properties
Ali Deniz Galer, College and Graudate School of Arts & Sciences
Christopher Deppmannn, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Eli Zunder, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Using mass cytometry (CyTOF), this project will identify unique mammalian hypothalamic cell types important for energy homeostasis.
John Bushweller, School of Medicine
Steven Caliari, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Francine Garrett-Bakelman, School of Medicine
The CXXC domain functions as a reader of DNA methylation, binding to non-methylated CpGs. We will develop small molecule inhibitors and test effects on DNA methylation and growth of leukemia cells.
Xiaochao Zheng, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Blaine Norum, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Grady Miller, School of Medicine
The energy output of a fusion reactor can be increased by using spin-polarized fuels. We will study performance of polarized 3He gas in pellets as a possible method of fuel delivery for reactors.
Diane Hoffman, School of Education and Human Development
Valerie Adams-Bass, School of Education and Human Development
Christine Slaughter, Library
This project explores the experiences of new black immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean in US public schools as a window on contemporary processes of racialization in American public life.
Jason Allen, School of Education and Human Development
Craig Meyer, School of Medicine
Christopher Kramer, School of Medicine
To determine mechanisms of ambulation improvements in PAD+IC following inorganic nitrate supplementation by performing graded plantar flexion exercise while undergoing magnetic resonance imaging
Sharon Tsai-Hsuan, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Brantly Womack, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Sean Ferguson, School of Engineering and Society
The exploratory project offers a multidisciplinary investigation to unfold the co-construction of technology, national identity, and the multinodal US-China relations in building future smart cities.
Daniel Tello-Trillo, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
Jessica Malpass, School of Medicine
Rebecca Dillingham, School of Nursing
This project will use econometrics methods to investigate the effects of the Affordable Care Act’s dependent mandate on HIV viral suppression for people living with HIV ages 23-28 in Virginia.
Robert Davis, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Hyojung Kang, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Kyle Enfield, School of Medicine
In this project, we will examine the influence of long-term, seasonal, and daily weather and climate changes on hospital and emergency department admissions in Virginia health care facilities
Eileen Chou, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
Gary Ballinger, McIntire School of Commerce
Bidhan Parmar, Darden School of Business
We will examine the efficacy of case interview beyond traditional interviews, through lab and field experiments. We will also support a PhD student's dissertation and undergrad RAs with the funds.
Andres Clarens, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Scott Doney, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
William Shobe, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
To limit future climate change, global climate models increasingly rely on unproven negative carbon emission technologies - we will develop models to assess their potential at regional scales.
Michael Timko, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Cristian Humberto Danna, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Bryan Berger, School of Engineering and Applied Science
The project aims to develop plant remediation therapies for Citrus huanglongbing (HLB) disease using novel bio-engineered enzymes to suppress Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus infection.
Ha Do Byon, School of Nursing
Virginia LeBaron, School of Nursing
Guofen Yan, School of Medicine
The study will help understand the prevalence and cost of infectious diseases among home healthcare patients with opioid use disorder history postdischarge from a hospital with a venous access device.
Elgin Cleckley, School of Architecture
Bethany Coyne, School of Nursing
Matthew Trowbridge, School of Medicine
This project consists of Architecture, Nursing, and Medicine faculty, utilizing an Empathic Design Thinking Approach to Develop an Interprofessional Curriculum for Health Care Trainees.
Rebecca Pompano, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Melanie Rutkowski, School of Medicine
Michelle Bland, School of Medicine
A novel approach to analyze cellular metabolism outside the body, in complex living tissues.