The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has selected 25 faculty to serve as 2020-21 Research Development Fellows. The program provides full-time, pre-tenure faculty with information, resources and approaches necessary to prepare competitive grant proposals.
The Research Development Fellows Program, which this year combines formal and informal learning sessions in a virtual setting, is designed to enhance the grant-getting success of the university’s early career faculty by providing proposal development best practices in a diverse, interactive and collaborative space that encourages relationship-building around funding for research and creative activity.
Research Development Fellows Program learning activities are complemented by one-on-one consultations with Nebraska administrators, faculty colleagues and Office of Research and Economic Development staff who provide advice to fellows regarding the proposal development process, including the creation of a concept paper and elevator pitch.
Participants were selected through a competitive application process. The 2020-2021 Research Development Fellows Program fellows are:
Roberto Abadie, assistant professor of global integrative studies and sociology
Katie Anania, assistant professor of art, art history, and design
Wei Bao, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering
Mona Bavarian, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
William Belcher, assistant professor of global integrative studies
Patrick Bitterman, assistant professor of global integrative studies
Jesse Fleming, assistant professor of emerging media arts
Mohammad Ghashami, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering
Javed Iqbal, assistant professor of agronomy and horticulture
Jack Jeffries, assistant professor of mathematics
Congriu Jin, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering
Taeyeon Kim, assistant professor of educational administration
Fanben Meng, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering
Deepika Menon, assistant professor of teaching, learning, and teacher education
David Newton, assistant professor of architecture
Arman Roohi, assistant professor of computer science and engineering
Tirthankar Roy, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering
Ash Smith, assistant professor of emerging media arts
Robert Streubel, assistant professor of physics
Hoang-Dung Tran, assistant professor of computer science and engineering
Robert Twomey, assistant professor of emerging media arts
Ruth Woiwode, assistant professor of animal science
Yijie Xiong, assistant professor of animal science
Qiuming Yao, assistant professor of computer science and engineering
Ruizhi Zhang, assistant professor of statistics
Since Research Development Fellows Program’s inception in 2008, 217 fellows have participated in the program.
Applications for the 2021-2022 cohort will be solicited in fall 2021. Visit the Research Development Fellows Program website for more details or contact Tisha Mullen.
