SWOSU Faculty chosen for Proposal SWOSU faculty selected for Proposal Development Awards Four faculty members at Southwestern Oklahoma nominates senior for Research State University have been awarded Proposal Day at the Capitol Development Awards. The purpose of the award is to provide faculty with financial resources to draft El Paso, TX senior Michael-Joseph Gorbet has proposals for external funding, which in turn, been selected by Southwestern Oklahoma State support research, scholarly activity, and other University as its nominee for the 2016 Oklahoma special projects often involving undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol. Gorbet, a chemistry students. and physics major, will present his research on Two of the awards were funded by monies March 29, 2016, on Metals (V, Pd, Ru) and allocated annually to the SWOSU Office of “New New Amide Pendant-Arms for Cross-Bridged Sponsored Programs, and the College of Arts and Tetraazamacrocycle Oxidation Catalysts.” Gorbet’s Sciences provided funding for two additional advisor is Dr. Tim Hubin, professor in the chemistry awards. Each faculty member will receive funds to and physics department. assist in the development of a proposal. The awards Research Day at the Capitol is held annually require the recipients to prepare their proposals for during each legislative session. The was submission to an external agency by early next year. created to inform the public about the high-quality Dr. Lori Gwyn, Department of Chemistry and research being conducted at state colleges and Physics, was awarded $5,854 to prepare a proposal universities. on of Modular Artificial Nucleases “Construction with Macrocycle meta ligands and variable DNA Inside This Issue binding domains.” Dr. Christopher Horton, Department of Chemistry and Physics, was awarded $5,891 to work on the Page proposal, influence on CD4+ T helper “Co-receptor cell differentiation.” 1 Research Day at the Capitol Dr. Regina McGrane, Department of Biological Sciences, was awarded $5,964 to work on the 1 Proposal Development Awards Announced proposal, bacterial surface sensing “Exploring mechanisms and their role in pathogenicity.” 2 Scholarly and Academic Activity Reports 3 Grants, Contracts and Proposals 6 Funding Opportunities continued from page 1 8 Important Dates for 2015-2016 Dr. Doug Linder, Department of Chemistry and Physics, was awarded $6,000 to prepare a proposal on and reduction catalysts for the “Oxidation production of fine chemicals.”
nominates senior for Research Day at the Capitol El Paso, TX senior Michael-Joseph Gorbet has been selected by Southwestern Oklahoma State University as its nominee for the 2016 Oklahoma Research Day at the Capitol. Gorbet, a chemistry and physics major, will present his research on March 29, 2016, on “New Metals (V, Pd, Ru) and New Amide Pendant-Arms for Cross-Bridged Tetraazamacrocycle Oxidation Catalysts.” Gorbet’s advisor is Dr. Tim Hubin, professor in the chemistry and physics department. Research Day at the Capitol is held annually during each legislative session. The was created to inform the public about the high-quality research being conducted at state colleges and universities. Inside This Issue Page 1 Research Day at the Capitol 1 Proposal Development Awards Announced 2 Scholarly and Academic Activity Reports 3 Grants, Contracts and Proposals 6 Funding Opportunities 8 Important Dates for 2015-2016 SWOSU Faculty chosen for Proposal SWOSU faculty selected for Proposal Development Awards Four faculty members at Southwestern Oklahoma State University have been awarded Proposal Development Awards. The purpose of the award is to provide faculty with financial resources to draft proposals for external funding, which in turn, support research, scholarly activity, and other special projects often involving undergraduate students. Two of the awards were funded by monies allocated annually to the SWOSU Office of Sponsored Programs, and the College of Arts and Sciences provided funding for two additional awards. Each faculty member will receive funds to assist in the development of a proposal. The awards require the recipients to prepare their proposals for submission to an external agency by early next year. Dr. Lori Gwyn, Department of Chemistry and Physics, was awarded $5,854 to prepare a proposal on “Construction of Modular Artificial Nucleases with Macrocycle meta ligands and variable DNA binding domains.” Dr. Christopher Horton, Department of Chemistry and Physics, was awarded $5,891 to work on the proposal, “Co-receptor influence on CD4+ T helper cell differentiation.” Dr. Regina McGrane, Department of Biological Sciences, was awarded $5,964 to work on the proposal, “Exploring bacterial surface sensing mechanisms and their role in pathogenicity.” continued from page 1 Dr. Doug Linder, Department of Chemistry and Physics, was awarded $6,000 to prepare a proposal on “Oxidation and reduction catalysts for the production of fine chemicals.”
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