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The mission of OSRA is to assist the faculty and staff in writing competitive grants proposals and in managing their funded grants and contracts. Presently, the University has approximately $9 million in annual grants funding, which supports curriculum enhancement, faculty and student research, student scholarships, presentations at conference, and other scholarly activity. For assistance, please contact Dr. Chellu Chetty at (912) 353-3057 or Nancy Riggs at (912) 353-4981.
NIH NCMHD RIMI Award to SSU - $4.0 million
September 1, 2009
The NIH National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) has awarded a Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions (RIMI) Program award to SSU for its “Strengthening Research Collaborations in Health Disparities” program (September 2009 – May 2014, $3,978,129). This program will build the research infrastructure and capacity of SSU with a focus on addressing health disparities that affect citizens in the Savannah region by supporting the research efforts of junior biomedical faculty and helping them to develop as independent investigators (3 initial research areas of focus will be: obesity (E. Purnell), drug addiction (K. Marriott), and cancer therapy (C. Jones)), developing curriculum enhancements to increase the production of well-qualified biomedical graduates who are trained in research practices, and developing a common core laboratory which will support sustained collaborative research. The program is a collaboration between SSU and Mercer School of Medicine – Savannah Campus, which will provide a Visiting Research Scholar and other mentoring and support services to strengthen the biomedical research capacity of SSU. The program will include development of a GIS-based health disparities database and development of a sustained community outreach program including close collaborations with Savannah area health providers, community agencies, neighborhood groups, the City of Savannah, Chatham County and other community leaders in order to build the regional research network in health disparities and to ensure that community health priorities continue to be addressed in the research.
http://linux.savannahstate.edu/rimi/index.htm
NSF-HBCU-UP Award to SSU - $2.0 million
August 29, 2009
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $2.0 million grant for 5 years to Savannah State University for the Minority Access for Graduate Education and Careers (MAGEC) in STEM Program Plus:
Strengthening/Sustaining the Culture of Excellence for STEM education at Savannah State University. The program will be under the direction of Dr. Sarhan, VP for Academic Affairs, SSU with co-PIs Dr. Chellu S. Chetty, Associate VP for Research and Sponsored Programs, Dr. Jonathan Lambright, Chair, Department of Engineering Technology, and Dr. Johnny Johnson, Assistant Professor of Biology . This program will further strengthen the culture of STEM excellence that that was established during the phase I by further expanding and deepening our outreach, teaching, and mentoring activities through the following three objectives: 1) Curricular Development, Revision and Enhancement Reform, 2) Expanding Pathways for Undergraduate Recruitment, Enrichment, Retention and Research Experience, and 3) Strengthening the Faculty Development Activities. This program will advance the mission of the SSU through its provision of high quality degree programs in STEM disciplines that increase the participation of African Americans in higher education. The program will provide: a) 30 scholarships (~$3,000/year) each year for the qualified STEM majors, b) research experience at the national and international (China, Malaysia and India) research institutions, c) internship opportunities at the local/regional industries and schools and d) support for faculty training in new and fast developing research areas, teaching and learning activities and to attend workshops/conferences.
Department of Engineering Technology and Mathematics Receives NSF PRISM Award - $1.5 million
On August 19, 2009, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1.5 million grant to Savannah State University for the Proactive Recruitment in Introductory Science and Mathematics (PRISM) Program: Building Undergraduate Innovations in Lower Divisions in STEM. The program is under the direction of Dr. Mulatu Lemma (PI), Coordinator/Professor, Mathematics, SSU, with co-PIs Dr. Jonathan Lambright, Chair, Department of Engineering Technology and Mathematics, and Dr. Paramasivam Sivapatham, Assistant Professor, Environmental Science. The overall goal of the program is to improve the experience of freshmen and sophomores in math and other STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) majors, to better prepare them as STEM majors and to increase the number who successfully graduate and progress to professional and academic careers. There is a compelling need for the program to increase the interest and retention of freshmen and sophomores in STEM majors. The program is an innovative, interdisciplinary partnership between the math, engineering, and environmental science programs at SSU, as well as faculty at the Georgia Institute of Technology (GA Tech) – Savannah Campus. The program will positively impact student success through a broad spectrum of new and innovative hands-on and interactive teaching, discovery learning, and coaching practices including: 1) 30 scholarships will be awarded each year to qualified freshmen and sophomores ($3,500/year) who are STEM majors, 2) interdisciplinary curriculum enhancements will be made for 3 key STEM core/introductory classes (college algebra, pre-calculus, and integrated science) to include hands-on, real life applications to show the importance of math; 3) a new discovery learning lab will be established; 4) mentoring, tutoring and seminars will be provided to guide and motivate the students; and 5) summer discovery learning will be conducted in partnership with GA Tech and local industry to further promote active learning through field-based, hands-on applications.
http://linux.savannahstate.edu/prism/index.html
Marine Science Program Receives NSF Funding
Congratulations to Dr. Carol Pride, Associate Professor, and Dr. Matthew Gilligan, Professor, for their recent NSF awards. Dr. Pride was awarded $2.2 million for the Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) Program (April 2009 - March 2014), Building Ocean Literacy in a Coastal Community through Science Education and Estuarine Monitoring, which is a collaboration between SSU, the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO), and the Savannah Chatham County Public School System. The program will provide 8 marine science graduate fellowships ($30,000/year/fellow). Each fellow will work with area K-12 teachers to integrate marine science in the K-12 curriculum. The K-12 teachers will be engaged in summer research along with the SSU and SkIO faculty and graduate fellows. Dr. Gilligan has received $291,434 for a 3-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, Bridge to Research in Marine Sciences, to be held each summer on the SSU campus (2009-2011), in partnership with SkIO, the Georgia Institute of Technology - Savannah Campus, and the Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary. This program will support 8-10 students each summer to conduct marine science research, with a focus on recruiting underclassmen who it is hoped will persist in marine science or other STEM studies after an early exposure to research.
