Goals of Grant
The CRSG will provide support for Citadel faculty members and students in the area of applied climatology research and outreach with an emphasis on (though not limited to) the South Carolina Lowcountry region and surrounding areas. Applied climatology is an interdisciplinary field of study, encompassing a breadth of academic and research programs at The Citadel including, but not limited to: biology, chemistry, climatology, engineering, environmental science, marine science, meteorology, oceanography, physics, health, education and social sciences. Grants will be awarded for up to a 17-month period, starting 15 December 2023, with funding amounts of up to $12,000 per grant.
Recent Awards
| Year Awarded | Name | Rank | Dept. | Title |
| 2019 | D. Joshi | Assoc. Prof. | Cyber and Computer Sciences | Infrastructure Reliability, Public Perception, and Social Networks: A Social Sensing Approach to Study Evacuation Decisions During Natural Disasters |
| 2019 | C. Moran | Assist. Prof. | Biology | Environmental Effects on Muscle Function in a Recreationally Important Fisheries Species, Cynoscion Nebulosus: Temperature and Parasite-Host Interactions |
| 2019 | C. Rocha | Assoc. Prof. | Biology | Impact of Nuisance Flooding on Charleston Coastal Waterways: Are Unwanted Bacteria More Prevalent in Our Backyards? |
| 2019 | J. Weinstein | Prof. | Biology | Encroaching Tides and Extreme Rainfall: Charleston-Area Floodwater as a Source of Microplastic and Tire Wear Particles in Our Coastal Waterway |
| 2020 | H. Bevsek | Assoc. Prof. | Chemistry | Exploring the Role of Photocatalytic Decomposition of Perfluorooctanoic Acid on a Mineral Dust Proxy |
| 2020 | P. Briggs | Assoc. Prof. | Physics | Long-Term Study of Tides on the Ashley River: Flow Speed and Water Levels |
| 2020 | C. Rocha | Assoc. Prof. | Biology | Further Characterization of Potential Bacterial Pathogens in Nuisance Flooding Affecting Charleston: Implications for Human Health |
| 2020 | J. Weinstein | Prof. | Biology | Assessing the Role of Nuisance Flooding in Transporting Street-Associated Microplastic and Tire Wear Particle into Adjacent Tidal-Creek Salt Marsh Systems |
| 2021 | D. Joshi | Assoc. Prof. | Cyber and Computer Sciences | A Social Sensing and Image Processing Approach for Detecting Acute and Chronic Climate Hazards |
| 2021 | T. LeVasicek | Assist. Prof. | Chemistry | Increasing the Efficiency and Lifetime of Reusable Catalysts for Biofuel Production |
| 2021 | M. Moyer | Assist. Prof. | Chemistry | The Synthesis and Application of Porous Materials for the Improvement of Water Quality |
| 2021 | N. Shetty | Assist. Prof. | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Quantifying the Cooling Effects of Street Trees in Charleston, SC |
| 2021 | T. Wittman | Assoc. Prof. | Mathematical Sciences | Change Detection and Dimensionality Reduction in Hyperspectral Imagery |
| 2021 | J. Zardus | Prof. | Biology | Effects of Temperature of Barnacle Biomechanics: Larval Swimming and Adult Feeding in a Globally Important Biofouling Barnacle, Amphibalanus amphitrite |
| 2022 | M. Batouli | Assist. Prof. | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Modeling the Coupled Effects of Sea-Level Rise and Electric Vehicles on Low Lying Coastal Roads |
| 2022 | S. Ponomarov | Assoc. Prof. | Supply Chain and Operations Management | Climate Change Impacts to Ports and Extended Coastal Supply Chains: Exploring Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities and Strategies for Strengthening Supply Chain Climate Adaptation and Resilience |
| 2022 | J. Weinstein | Prof. | Biology | Assessing Environmental Exposure and Temperature-Related Effects of Floodwater-Associated Tire Wear Particles to Daggerblade Grass Shrimp, Palaemon pugio |
Eligibility and Funding
All faculty members and students across all schools within The Citadel are eligible to apply. Citadel students are eligible to serve as the principal investigator (PI), but must be working in conjunction with a Citadel faculty member. This faculty member will be specified in the proposal and be expected to mentor the student for the duration of the project. A Citadel faculty member is defined as any person with teaching duties and currently employed by The Citadel, including tenured, tenure-track, visiting professors, instructors, and adjuncts. The faculty member must submit all proposals even if a student is the PI. CRSG funds may be used for research supplies, domestic travel for research purposes (e.g., faculty/student presentations at relevant research conferences), participant support costs, production and distribution of educational/outreach materials, conference registration costs, poster printing and journal publication costs. Faculty members and/or external collaborators who teach at public/private K-12 institutions may request, included as part of the budget, a maximum stipend of $2,000 per faculty member/collaborator and a maximum of $6,000 per Citadel student. CRSG funds cannot be used for indirect costs or overhead charges, international travel, computers, or office supplies.
Please read the full call for proposals and follow the directions carefully: