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Seed Grant Semifinalists Announced 2013-2014

November 18, 2013
 FIA-Deutsch Seed Grants

Seed Grant Semifinalists Announced 2013-2014 arose

Seed Grant Competition

Congratulations to the FIA-Deutsch Seed Grant Competition semifinalist teams!

Four of these teams won awards as FIA-Deutsch Seed Grant Fellows, and one team was named a FIA-Deutsch Seed Grant Honoree on December 9, 2013. The five winning teams gave their final presentations on their projects on April 23, 2014.

The 10 semifinalist teams include 56 students and faculty mentors from 10 UMD colleges and schools:

BizWiz: A Business Discovery Tool

  • Gaurav Sharma, Master’s Program in Telecommunications, R.H. Smith School of Business / Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Rob Wells, Philip Merrill College of Journalism
  • Amy Wu, Philip Merrill College of Journalism
  • Dr. Ron Yaros, Philip Merrill College of Journalism (Faculty Mentor)

“Born on the Curb”: An Application of Citizen History to Enhance Public Understanding of Entrepreneurial Finance

  • Paul “Nick” Laurenzano, Clark School of Engineering / College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences
  • Vishva Mehta, R.H. Smith School of Business / College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
  • Mary Nguyen, College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences / R.H. Smith School of Business
  • Robert Vesco, R.H. Smith School of Business
  • Dr. Brent Goldfarb, R.H. Smith School of Business (Faculty Mentor)
  • Dr. David Kirsch, R.H. Smith School of Business (Faculty Mentor)

Empower Ecuador – Assessing Water Needs for Social Justice

  • Jessica Belt, Civil Engineering Department, Clark School of Engineering
  • Stephanie Ingber, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Lorena Kowalewski, College of Behavior and Social Sciences
  • Julia Nagy, College of Behavior and Social Sciences
  • Ian Reichardt, Department of Communication; Colleges of Arts and Humanities / College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences
  • Dr. John Lea-Cox, Plant Science and Landscape Architecture / College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Faculty Mentor)
  • Bruk Belayneh, Plant Science and Landscape Architecture / College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Faculty Mentor)

First Aid Media Kit: Engaging Communities in Health Education

  • Derick Ansah, Clark School of Engineering
  • Fang Cao, College of Computer, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences
  • Michael Koliska, Philip Merrill College of Journalism
  • Ashish Uppala, College of Computer, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences
  • Mohammad Zia, Individual Studies Program, Honors College
  • Dr. Dina Borzekowski, School of Public Health (Faculty Mentor)
  • Dr. Muhiuddin Haider, School of Public Health (Faculty Mentor)

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  • Aden Abiye, R.H. Smith School of Business
  • Berhan Minda, Department of Economics
  • Elfalem Alemu, College of Computer, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences
  • Yoseph Feseha, Clark School of Engineering
  • Dr. James Purtilo, College of Computer, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences(Faculty Mentor)

Locating People in the Past: Creating New Geographic and Historic Knowledge by Embedding the United States Census within Historic Maps

  • Clio Grillakis, School of Public Policy / College of Arts and Humanities / College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
  • Beth Pruitt, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
  • Benjamin A. Skolnik, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
  • Marcella Stranieri, College of Arts and Humanities
  • Stefan Woehlke, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
  • Dr. Mark P. Leone, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Faculty Mentor)

Re-imaging and Re-imagining Choreometrics

  • Christina Banalopoulou, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies
  • Andrew Barker, College of Information Studies
  • Sargoon Nepaul, Department of Biology, College of Computer, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences
  • Emma Sessions, School of Public Health
  • Kate Spanos, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies
  • Dr. Karen K. Bradley, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies(Faculty Mentor)

Report-IT

  • Douglas Brian Weiss, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • Mateus Santos, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • Deanna Devlin, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • Teofana Hadzhiganeva, School of Engineering / Department of Críminology and Criminal Justice
  • Bradley Rothnie, Department of Computer Science
  • Dr. Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice (Faculty Mentor)

Research Impact Quotient (Research IQ): Designing a Dashboard to Track How Grant Funding Translates into Knowledge

  • Zahra Ashktorab, College of Information Studies
  • Nicholas Duchesne, Philip Merrill College of Journalism
  • Amir Kashanipour, Department of Mechanical Engineering 
  • Joanna Nurmis, Philip Merrill College of Journalism
  • Dr. Sarah Oates, Philip Merrill College of Journalism (Faculty Mentor)

Text Message Innovation for Promoting Family Physical Activity among Parents and Their Preschoolers

  • Erica Doxzen, School of Public Health
  • Irina Iles, Department of Communication, College of Arts and Humanities
  • Sarah Pomerantz, School of Public Health
  • Dr. Linda Aldoory, School of Public Health (Faculty Mentor)

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