LA-SiGMA First Annual Report
Reporting Period: September 2010 – June 2011
As campus PI, please request and gather the information below regarding the LA-SiGMA participants, and send it to us no later than May 15, 2011 to Bety Rodriguez-Milla at .
If you have any questions or concerns, let us know.
a) RII Participants
a.1) RII participants - Include all participants, paid or unpaid, involved in activities funded by the project. Participants are defined as those members of the project who contribute to the project in an ongoing and regular basis. An example of an unfunded participant could be someone using RII funded equipment but not personally receiving RII salary support.
If you are adding a participant, we need to know:
· First name;
· Last name;
· Position in contract (undergrad, grad, postdoc, technical staff, nontechnical staff, faculty, RII leadership team);
· Male/Female;
· Ethnicity (Black or African American, Hispanic, Alaska Natives, Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders);
· Disable?
· Institution;
· Department;
· Worked for more than 160 hrs/month?
· Contribution to the project (optional, small paragraph);
· E-mail;
· Weizhong Dai, Senior Investigator, Male, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Mathematics, > 160,
· Pedro Derosa, Senior Investigator, Male, Hispanic, No, Louisiana Tech, Physics, > 160,
· Tabbetha Dobbins, Senior Investigator, Female, African-American, No, Louisiana Tech, Physics, < 160, On leave this year,
· Chokchai Leangusksun, Senior Investigator, Male, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Computer Science, > 160,
· Yuri Lvov, Senior Investigator, Male, Caucasian, No, Louisiana Tech, Chemistry & Physics, > 160,
· Daniela Mainardi, Senior Investigator, Female, Hispanic, No, Louisiana Tech, Chemical Engineering, > 160,
· B. Ramu Ramachandran, Co-PI, Male, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Chemistry, > 160,
· Collin Wick, Senior Investigator, Male, Caucasian, No, Louisiana Tech, Chemistry, > 160,
· Oneka Cummings, Graduate Student, Female, Black, No, Louisiana Tech, Chemistry, < 160, Works with Dr. Collin Wick in SD3,
· Fei Han, Graduate Student, Female, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Computational Analysis and Modeling, < 160, Works with Dr. Dai in SD2 Focus 2,
· Mohammed Assad, Graduate Student, Male, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Electrical Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Dai in CTCI,
· Sudapa Laosookasathit, Graduate Student, Female, Asian-American, No, Louisiana Tech, Computer Science, < 160, Works with Dr. Box Leangsuksun on CTCI,
· Fernando Soto, Graduate Student, Male, Hispanic, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Daniela Mainardi on SD2 Focus 2, ai Adithya Khandavelli, Graduate Student, Male, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Daniela Mainardi on SD2 Focus 2,
· Purnima Kharidehal, Graduate Student, Female, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Daniela Mainardi on SD2 Focus 2,
· Krishna Chaitanya Kasinadhuni, Graduate Student, Male, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Daniela Mainardi on SD2 Focus 2,
· Shuo Yao, Graduate Student, Male, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Drs. Ramachandran and Wick on SD2 Focus 3,
· Vishwa Priya Podduturi, Graduate Student, Female, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Pedro Derosa on SD3,
· Divya Narayan Elumalai, Graduate Student, Male, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Pedro Derosa on SD3,
· Anjana Paudyal, Graduate Student, Female, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Pedro Derosa on SD1,
· Neelima Ranjitkar, Graduate Student, Female, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Pedro Derosa on SD1,
· Kirill Arapov, Graduate Student, Male, Caucasian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Yuri Lvov on SD3,
· Meera Lama, Undergraduate Student, Female, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Pedro Derosa on SD1,
· Ashley Matthews, Undergraduate Student, Female, Caucasian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Daniela Mainardi on SD2,
· Dwayne Teamer, Undergraduate Student, Male, African-American, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Daniela Mainardi on SD2,
*see Sec. a.1.1 regarding non-technical staff for example*
a.1.1) Non-Technical Staff
Ms Shelley J. Lee, female, LSU, Manager of operations, >160 hr,
Dr Bety Rodriguez-Milla, female, hispanic, CCT LSU, Science Coordinator, <160 hr,
Ms Leigh Townsend, female, LSU, Outreach Coordinator,>160 hr,
Ms Kathy Traxler, female, CCT LSU, CCT Outreach, <160 hr,
Dr Melanie G. Watson, female, LATECH, Outreach Coordinator, 160 hr,
Ms Ashlen Boudeaux, female, CCT LSU, Grant Specialist, <160 hr,
a.1.2) RII Leadership Team
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <.160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
· Michael Khonsari
· Mark Jarrell
· Randy Hall
· Lawrence Pratt
· B. Ramu Ramachandran, Male, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Chemistry, > 160 hr, Project Execution Team member and leader of Evaluation & Assessment Team, .
· Pedro Derosa, Male, Hispanic, No, Grambling State University, Physics, > 160 hr, Co-Lead of the External Engagement & Workforce Development Committee, .
· Diola Bagayoko
· Cheryl Stevens
· Scott Whittenburg
· Kevin Carmen
· Leslie K. Guice
a.1.3) SD1
Faculty
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,>160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
· Pedro Derosa, Senior Investigator, Male, Hispanic, No, Louisiana Tech, Physics, > 160,
· B. Ramu Ramachandran, Co-PI, Male, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Chemistry, > 160,
Postdocs
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,>160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
Graduate students
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,>160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
· Anjana Paudyal, Graduate Student, Female, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Pedro Derosa on SD1,
· Neelima Ranjitkar, Graduate Student, Female, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Pedro Derosa on SD1,
Research Staff
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,>160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
Undergraduates
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,>160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
· Meera Lama, Undergraduate Student, Female, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Pedro Derosa on SD1,
Other (specify the role)
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,>160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
a.1.4) SD2
Faculty
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,> 160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
· Weizhong Dai, Senior Investigator, Male, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Mathematics, > 160,
· Tabbetha Dobbins, Senior Investigator, Female, African-American, No, Louisiana Tech, Physics, < 160, On leave this year,
· Daniela Mainardi, Senior Investigator, Female, Hispanic, No, Louisiana Tech, Chemical Engineering, > 160,
· B. Ramu Ramachandran, Co-PI, Male, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Chemistry, > 160,
· Collin Wick, Senior Investigator, Male, Caucasian, No, Louisiana Tech, Chemistry, > 160,
Postdocs
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,> 160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
Graduate students
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,>160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
· Fei Han, Graduate Student, Female, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Computational Analysis and Modeling, < 160, Works with Dr. Dai in SD2 Focus 2,
· Fernando Soto, Graduate Student, Male, Hispanic, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Daniela Mainardi on SD2 Focus 2, ai Adithya Khandavelli, Graduate Student, Male, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Daniela Mainardi on SD2 Focus 2,
· Purnima Kharidehal, Graduate Student, Female, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Daniela Mainardi on SD2 Focus 2,
· Krishna Chaitanya Kasinadhuni, Graduate Student, Male, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Daniela Mainardi on SD2 Focus 2,
· Shuo Yao, Graduate Student, Male, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Drs. Ramachandran and Wick on SD2 Focus 3,
Research Staff
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,> 160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
Undergraduates
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,>160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
· Ashley Matthews, Undergraduate Student, Female, Caucasian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Daniela Mainardi on SD2,
· Dwayne Teamer, Undergraduate Student, Male, African-American, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Daniela Mainardi on SD2,
Other (specify the role)
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,>160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
a.1.5) SD3
Faculty
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,>160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
· Pedro Derosa, Senior Investigator, Male, Hispanic, No, Louisiana Tech, Physics, > 160,
· Yuri Lvov, Senior Investigator, Male, Caucasian, No, Louisiana Tech, Chemistry & Physics, > 160,
· Collin Wick, Senior Investigator, Male, Caucasian, No, Louisiana Tech, Chemistry, > 160,
Postdocs
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,> 160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
Graduate students
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,> 160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
· Oneka Cummings, Graduate Student, Female, Black, No, Louisiana Tech, Chemistry, < 160, Works with Dr. Collin Wick in SD3,
· Vishwa Priya Podduturi, Graduate Student, Female, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Pedro Derosa on SD3,
· Divya Narayan Elumalai, Graduate Student, Male, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Pedro Derosa on SD3,
· Kirill Arapov, Graduate Student, Male, Caucasian, No, Louisiana Tech, Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Yuri Lvov on SD3,
Research Staff
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,> 160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
Undergraduates
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,>160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
Other (specify the role)
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,>160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
a.1.6) CTCI
Faculty
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,>160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
· Weizhong Dai, Senior Investigator, Male, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Mathematics, > 160,
· Chokchai Leangusksun, Senior Investigator, Male, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Computer Science, > 160,
· B. Ramu Ramachandran, Co-PI, Male, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Chemistry, > 160,
· Collin Wick, Senior Investigator, Male, Caucasian, No, Louisiana Tech, Chemistry, > 160,
Postdocs
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,> 160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
Graduate students
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,> 160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
· Mohammed Assad, Graduate Student, Male, Asian, No, Louisiana Tech, Electrical Engineering, < 160, Works with Dr. Dai in CTCI,
· Sudapa Laosookasathit, Graduate Student, Female, Asian-American, No, Louisiana Tech, Computer Science, < 160, Works with Dr. Box Leangsuksun on CTCI,
Research Staff
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, $<,>$ 160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
Undergraduates
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, $<,>$ 160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
Other (specify the role)
Name, Male/Female, Ethnicity, Disable?, University, Department, <,>160 hr, contribution (optional), email address
a.2) Collaborators: Please add any collaborator who is not funded by this RII, and cannot be considered as a direct RII participant. Please include
· Name
· Affiliation
· Is this institution considered an academic research institution, primarily undergraduate institution, historically black college and university, hispanic serving institution, tribal college/university, national laboratory, industry, or other (specify)?
· Brief explanation (1-2 sentences) of the nature of the collaboration
Please add collaborators to the sections a.2.1, a.2.2, and a.2.3, accordingly.
a.2.1) From Louisiana Partners
Name, university (academic research institution, primarily undergraduate institution, historically black college and university, hispanic serving institution, tribal college/university, national laboratory, industry, or other (specify)), and nature of collaboration.
· Chester Wilson, Louisiana Tech University, Academic Research Institution, Founder of Carbon Capture Energy Technologies, LLC, a company whose industrial process for conversion of syn gas and CO2 to liquid fuels will be one of the topics studied by the SD2 Focus 3 team.
· John McDonald, Louisiana Tech University, Academic Research Institution, Chief Engineer of Carbon Capture Energy Technologies, LLC, a company whose industrial process for conversion of syn gas and CO2 to liquid fuels will be one of the topics studied by the SD2 Focus 3 team.
a.2.2) US Partners
Name, University (academic research institution, primarily undergraduate institution, historically black college and university, hispanic serving institution, tribal college/university, national laboratory, industry, or other (specify)), and nature of collaboration.
· Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (National Laboratory): Collin Wick is collaborating closely with PNNL scientists to develop improved force fields for predicting the properties of the air-water interface and the changes in its properties in the presence of solvated species at the interface. This work will be relevant to the efforts in SD3 to model molecular self-assembly and drug delivery in aqueous media.
a.2.3) International Partners
Name, University (academic research institution, primarily undergraduate institution, historically black college and university, hispanic serving institution, tribal college/university, national laboratory, industry, or other (specify)), and nature of collaboration.
· Yuri Lvov has established a collaboration with Professor K. Ariga at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan. During October 2010-March 2011, a NIMS postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Weng Yah, visited Louisiana Tech and continued the work started by Lvov at NIMS during an extended visit in the summer of 2010. This work involves clay nanotubes with silver nanorods inside the lumen. A paper resulting from their collaboration will be submitted to ACS Nano in June 2010.
· Daniela Mainardi has established collaborations in the areas of Energy Conversion and Storage with Prof. Suddhasatwa Basu, IIT Delhi India. At this time they are working together to decipher reaction mechanism in direct alcohol fuel cell (DAFC). IITD and LATech would start collaboration through short visit of Ph.D. students from both sides by taking help of funding available in individual countries and as well as sponsored projects already funded. The data generated from IIT Delhi on DAFC will be shared with LATech to model reaction mechanisms and electrochemical characterization results (cyclic voltammetry, impedance spectroscopy etc.) using quantum chemistry and a kinetic Monte Carlo approach.