Recognition of Outstanding Achievements in Research (ROAR) recipients are recognized based on achieving a cumulative level of federal research awards over $1,000,000 as either PI or co-PI for the respective fiscal year.
FY 2024 ROAR Recipients
Dr. Joseph Pancrazio
Advanced Technology International
Energy Storage Systems Campus
$30,000,000
Dr. Robert Baumann
Missile Defense Agency
Two-Photon Absorption Laser System Enhancements for Maximizing Throughput and Value for Single Event Effects Characterization
$4,741,474
Dr. Kevin Hamlen
US Army Research Office
FARML: Flexible, Adaptive and Robust Machine Learning for Resource Constrained Environments
$3,489,175
Dr. Michael Rugg
Natl Institutes of Health
Neural Selectivity, Retrieval-Related Reinstatement, and Age-Related Memory Decline
$3,305,350
Dr. Muhammed Saad Yousuf
Natl Institutes of Health
Targeting Methylglyoxal-induced Diabetic Neuropathic Pain through the Integrated Stress Response
$3,143,587
Dr. Adrianna Shembel
Natl Institutes of Health
Paralaryngeal-Respiratory Spatiotemporal Patterns in Muscle Tension Dysphonia
$2,987,056
Dr. Adrianna Shembel
Natl Institutes of Health
Central Modulation-Paired Motor Rehabilitation for Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury
$2,910,950
Dr. Xintong Dong
Natl Institutes of Health
Genetic Dissection of Defensin Signaling in Urinary Tract Infections
$2,804,716
Dr. Leonidas Bleris
Natl Institutes of Health
Bromodomain and Extra-terminal Motif (BET) Inhibitors in Solitary Fibrous Tumor (SFT)
$2,735,504
Dr. Dong Qian
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable
Rapid Optimization of Curing Cycle in Large-Scale Composite Blade Manufacturing Enabled by A Smart Digital Twin
$2,721,445
Dr. Baowei Fei
Natl Institutes of Health
A Real-Time Hyperspectral Laparoscopic Stereo Imaging System for Robot-Assisted Surgery
$2,658,771
Dr. Benedict Kolber
Natl Institutes of Health
Impact of Amygdala Lateralization on Processing and Modulation of Bladder Pain
$2,631,263
Dr. Roozbeh Behroozmand
Natl Institutes of Health
Neural Bases of Vocal Sensorimotor Impairment in Aphasia
$2,524,344
Dr. Theodore Moise
The University of Texas at Austin
The North Texas Semiconductors Institute Scholar Program
$2,500,000
Dr. Noa Ofen
Natl Institutes of Health
Development of Memory Networks in Children
$2,464,835
Dr. Andrea Fumagalli
AT&T Services Inc
Accelerating Compatibility and Commercialization of open RAN for Deployments (ACCoRD)
$2,360,000
Dr. Seth Hays
Congressional Directed Medical Research
Targeted Plasticity Therapy for the Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
$2,317,051
Dr. Gabriele Meloni
Natl Institutes of Health
Principles of Selectivity and Translocation in Transition Metal Transporters, Metallochaperones, and Associated Metalloproteins
$2,234,400
Dr. Xianming Dai
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable
Super Condenser Enabled Water Reuse and Waste Heat Recovery for Heat Pump Electrification in Food Processing
$2,200,000
Dr. Sheel Dodani
Natl Institutes of Health
Fluorescent Biosensors to Illuminate Chloride Homeostasis and Signaling
$2,145,000
Dr. Girgis Obaid
Natl Institutes of Health
Molecular Imaging Guidance for Potentiating Chemoimmunotherapy in Pancreatic Cancer using Photodynamic Priming
$2,116,760
Dr. Gerardo Andrés Cisneros
Natl Institutes of Health
Computational Simulations of DNA Transaction Enzymes: Application and Development
$2,028,080
Dr. Shengwang Du
Natl Science Foundation
QuSec-TAQS: Nanodiamond Quantum Sensing for Four-Dimensional Live-Cell Imaging
$2,000,000
Dr. Joseph Pancrazio
The University of Texas SW Medical Ctr.
Brain Glucose Deficiency: Mechanisms and Modulation
$1,971,800
Dr. Filippo Romiti
Natl Institutes of Health
New Methods and Strategies for the Scalable Synthesis of Complex Bioactive Molecules
$1,950,000
Dr. Hedieh Torabifard
Natl Institutes of Health
Computational Framework to Investigate the Inorganic Ion Transporters
$1,935,708
Dr. Joseph Boll
Natl Institutes of Health
Mechanistic Basis of How LD-transpeptidases Protect against Outer Membrane Defects
$1,721,844
Dr. Shuang Cui
Natl Science Foundation
ECO-CBET: GOALI: Condensing Water from the Air for Building Dehumidification and Decarbonization using Thermo-responsive Desiccants
$1,669,674
Dr. Kyeongjae Cho
US Dept of Housing and Urban Dev
UT-Dallas Next-Gen Battery Manufacturing Incubator
$1,666,279
Dr. Mario Rotea
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable
Center for Wind Energy
$1,600,000
Dr. Steven Small
US Dept of Health & Human Services
Psychological Services and Education Center
$1,498,850
Dr. Lunjin Chen
NASA
Investigating the Formation of Chorus Wave Subpackets and their Roles in Electron Dynamics
$1,341,545
Dr. Joseph Pancrazio
Cornell University
Brain Glucose Deficiency: Mechanisms and Modulation
$1,250,476
Dr. Francesca Filbey
University of Rhode Island
Do Peers Enhance or Detract Progress in Group MI? A Look into Emerging Adult Brain and Behavior
$1,214,769
Dr. Mary Urquhart
Natl Science Foundation
Partnering to Recruit, Engage, Prepare, and Support New STEM Teachers for North Dallas Area Schools
$1,199,934
Dr. Jeremiah Gassensmith
Battelle Memorial Inst
Suspended Animation and Viability Emulsion (SAVE)
$1,100,477
Dr. Zhenpeng Qin
Cancer Prevention & Rsrch Inst of Texas
Modulation of Blood-spinal Cord Barrier for Tumor Treatment
$1,050,000
Dr. Baowei Fei
Cancer Prevention & Rsrch Inst of Texas
Real-time, Label-free, Micro HSI Device and Transformer-based Attention Networks for Oral Cancer Imaging
$1,049,806
Dr. Theodore Price
The University of Arizona
A Role for Pharmaceutical Control of Protease-activated Receptor-2 for the Treatment of Asthma
$1,048,451
Dr. David Hyndman
US Dept of Housing and Urban Dev
UTD Stormwater Management Center
$1,000,000
Dr. Xianming Dai
DARPA
YIP: Designing Flow-Separation Evaporative Cooling for 3D Heterogeneous Microsystems
$1,000,000
FY 2023 ROAR Recipients
Dr. Theodore J Price
Natl Institutes of Health
Human Nociceptor and Spinal Cord Molecular Signature Center
$11,300,920
Dr. Francesca Mapua Filbey
The University of Texas SW Medical Ctr.
The Medical District UTSW-D FIRST Program (admin core)
$6,602,923
Dr. Chuanwei Zhang
Natl Science Foundation
ExpandQISE: Track 2: Neutral Atom Based Quantum Information Processing
$5,000,000
Dr. Phillip Charles Anderson
NASA
Thermal Plasma Sensor (TPS) Phase A/B Bridge for the Geospace Dynamics Constellation
$4,125,384
Dr. Kelli L Palmer
Natl Institutes of Health
Roles of Novel Cationic Lipids in Bacterial Pathogenesis
$3,270.365
Dr. Theodore Moise
US Dept of Educ
North Texas Semiconductor Workforce Development Consortium
$3,000,000
Dr. Fabiano Da Silveira Rodrigues
Natl Science Foundation
MRI: Development of a Frequency Agile Multistatic Radio System for Geospace Imaging
$2,836,466
Dr. Michael D Burton
Natl Institutes of Health
Mechanisms Involved in Postoperative Recovery: A Focus on Pain, Delirium, and Neuroinflammation
$1,928,001
MARC Program at the University of Texas at Dallas
$1,300,528
Dr. Yichen Ding
Natl Institutes of Health
Volumetric Imaging and Computation to Characterize Cardiac Electromechanical Coupling
$1,883,456
Dr. Polimyr Caesar Dave Pelisco Dingal
Natl Institutes of Health
Natural and Synthetic Mechanisms of Ligand Formation
$1,857,600
Dr. Danieli Balbueno C Rodrigues
Natl Institutes of Health
Multifunctional Ionic Liquid Application for Treatment of Peri-implant Diseases
$1,852,500
Dr. Catherine A Thorn
Natl Institutes of Health
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Activation of Dopaminergic Nuclei
$1,675,148
Dr. Stephen D Levene
Natl Institutes of Health
Biophysical, Topological, and Functional Studies of Endogenous Circular DNAs
$1,603,000
Dr. John Hart Jr
Congressionally Directed Medical Research
Treatment of Cognitive Deficits in Multiple Sclerosis with High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
$1,599,996
Dr. Patrick T Brandt
Natl Science Foundation
Frameworks: Infrastructure For Political And Social Event Data using Machine Learning
$1,589,016
Dr. Shuang Cui
US Dept of Energy
Non-Evaporative Drying of Porous Materials Using Thermo-Responsive Polymer/Felt Composites
$1,532,877
Dr. Amy Victoria Walker
Natl Science Foundation
Improving Transfer Academic, Career and Community Engagement for Student Success (IT ACCESS) in Engineering and Computer Science
$1,500,000
Dr. Joseph Boll
Natl Institutes of Health
Reinforcing the Barrier: Understanding How Cell Envelope Modifications Promote Intrinsic Antimicrobial Tolerance and Resistance in Acinetobacter Baumannii
$1,169,998
Dr. Amy Pinkham
University of California San Diego (Natl Institutes of Health)
iTEST: Introspective Accuracy as a Novel Target for Functioning in Psychotic Disorders
$1,168,073
Dr. Andrea Fumagalli
Natl Science Foundation
Collaborative Research: CNS Core: Medium: TeTON: A Testbed and a Toolkit for Expediting Investigation of and Accelerating Advancements in All-Optical Neural Networks
$1,000,000
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