Photo credit: Alissa Eckert, MSMI; Dan Higgins, MAMS (CDC)
Investigators across NC State’s campus have received funding for research related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Research Development Office (RDO) aims to continuously share award information and updates to ensure that the research community is aware of key initiatives in this important area.
See information about funded COVID-related projects in the table below.
| Award Title | Award Sponsor | NC State Investigators | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | |||
| A Collaborative Approach to Managing SARS-CoV-2 with the Food Industry; Filling Data Gaps and Impacting Behaviors | USDA NIFA | Benjamin Chapman Matthew Koci Christopher Gunter Andrew Binder Rebecca Goulter | View project abstract. |
| COVID-19 Impacts on the NC Food System and Investment Opportunities to Build Resilience | Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation | Abbey Piner Nancy Creamer | |
| College of Design | |||
| COVID-19 Reopening: Using Behavioral Science, Design and Evidence to Help Counties and Municipalities Navigate Reopening in North Carolina | Duke University | Tsailu Liu | |
| Behavioral Research and Design to Help NC Counties Fight COVID 19 | University of North Carolina System | Tsailu Liu | |
| College of Education | |||
| Code.org Virtual Professional Learning Program | Code.org | Dave Frye | |
| Learning COVID-19 with Data Visualizations | NC State Faculty Research and Professional Development (FRPD) Program | Shiyan Jiang | |
| NC Digital Learning Initiative: Combined FI | NCDPI | Marie Himes Erin Huggins Jessica Hunt Shaun Kellogg Hiller Spires | |
| College of Engineering | |||
| Collaborative Research RAPID: Matriculation and Well-Being Under Emergent Events (MWEE): Using Data to Empower Campus Communities in Times of Crisis | NSF | Julie Ivy Maria Mayorga Julie Swann | View project abstract. |
| Evaluation of Fibrin-Modulating Nanogels for Treatment of DIC in COVID-19 | NC Biotech | Ashley Brown | |
| Integrated Systems Model to Inform State and Local Level Planning for the COVID-19 Pandemic | CSTE/CDC | Julie Swann | |
| RAPID: Defect-Chemistry Design of Titanium Dioxide for Enhanced Virucidal Photodynamic Properties | NSF | Aram Amassian Milad Abolhasani Reza Ghiladi Frank Scholle Elizabeth Dickey | View project abstract. |
| RAPID: Documenting Hospital Surge Operations in Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic | NSF | Julie Ivy Maria Mayorga Osman Ozaltin | View project abstract. |
| RAPID: Monitoring for Sars-CoV-2 in Municipal Wastewater and Sewage to Elucidate Infection Dynamics Across Major Metropolitan Areas of the United States | NSF | Francis De Los Reyes III Nadine Kotlarz | View project abstract. |
| Targeted Treatment of Thrombotic Occlusions using a Dual-Delivery Microgel Therapeutic | NIH | Ashley Brown Ke Cheng | |
| College of Humanities and Social Sciences | |||
| RAPID: Effects of Responses to COVID-19 and Social Context on Food Insecurity | NSF | Sarah Bowen Annie Hardison-Moody Lindsey Haynes-Maslow | |
| College of Sciences | |||
| COVID-19 Supplement to NC State Center for Environmental and Health Effects of PFAS | NIH/NIEHS | Jane Hoppin | |
| Office of Research and Innovation | |||
| Combinatorial High-throughput Development And Screening Of Biocidal Materials For Response Against Pathogens Including Coronaviruses | NC State Research and Innovation Seed Funding Program (RISF) | Aram Amassian Milad Abolhasani Reza Ghiladi Frank Scholle Behnam Pourdeyhimi Elizabeth Dickey | |
| NC Institute for Climate Studies (NCICS):Engaging Western North Carolina in Participatory Disease Surveillance: Innovating Disease Reporting, Monitoring, and Regional Response to COVID-19 | Buncombe County Health and Human Services | Jennifer Runkle | |
| The Nonwovens Institute (NWI): Production of N95 and Surgical Masks at the Nonwovens Institute | NIIMBL/NIST | Behnam Pourdeyhimi | |
| The Nonwovens Institute (NWI): Design & Validation of Reusable Particulate Respirators with Filter Inserts | CB Innovative Material & Ensemble Development Team, RDNS-SES-MI US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center (NSRDEC) | Behnam Pourdeyhimi Pierre Grondin Hooman Tafreshi | |
| Office of External Affairs, Partnerships and Economic Development | |||
| Small Business Development Centers CARES ACT (2020) | US Small Business Administration | Scott Daugherty | View project abstract. |
| Poole College of Management | |||
| Designing a Test Kit Supply Chain in Response to COVID19 (COVID19-1.03) | NIIMBL | Robert Handfield Donald Warsing | |
| Phase 1: CHAI - COVID-19 | Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) | William Rand Rakesh Ravi | |
| Phase 2A: CHAI - COVID-19 Project | Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) | William Rand Rakesh Ravi |