The Office of the Vice President for Research announces the university's inaugural Game-changing Research Initiation Program, or GRIP, awards.
This announcement follows a nine-month process to solicit, develop and review proposals from transdisciplinary teams of investigators from across the university and its campuses. GRIP stands apart from other major research initiatives because it is driven by funding from many areas of the university — the offices of the president, provost, vice president for research, KSU Foundation and academic deans. K-State's GRIP seeks to support innovative, groundbreaking, transdisciplinary research by forming interdisciplinary teams of K-State faculty across departments, colleges and campuses to address complex challenges that require a transdisciplinary approach to finding solutions. Teams are expected to commit to developing competitive center-level grant proposals and/or contribute directly to statewide economic development. "The goals of GRIP are two-fold," said David Rosowsky, vice president for research. "First, to enable teams of investigators that self-assemble from across the university to work together toward a major and sustained research effort in a timely, relevant and important area for our state. And second, to begin building a culture that recognizes, supports and celebrates transdisciplinary activity at K-State. We couldn't be more excited with the outcomes from this first GRIP solicitation." A total of 36 teams submitted pre-proposals, 10 of which were invited to submit full proposals, and three of those 10 full proposal submissions have been selected for funding. Each team will receive $300,000 per year for three years, plus an additional $50,000 in on-ramp funds prior to the official start of the first year, for a total of $950,000 per project. The project is "Science and Technology Center for Greenhouse Gas Smart-Sensing and Mitigation for Kansas Climate and Agriculture (GHG SmartSense STC).". Dr. Im is leading one of two major research thrusts, and his share is $140,000.
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