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Seed Grant Review Board

Alan Tennant

Alan Tennant

UTK-MRSEC Director
Professor of Physics & Astronomy
Professor of Materials Science & Engineering

 

Claudia Rawn

Claudia Rawn

UTK-MRSEC Education and Diversity Director
Professor of Materials Science & Engineering

 

David Mandrus

David Mandrus

IRG 1 Representative
Professor of Materials Science & Engineering

 

Tim Truster

Tim Truster

IRG 2 Representative
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering


Seed Proposal Review

Each complete proposal will be reviewed by the CAMM Seed Board and research area experts. The Seed Board will make recommendations to CAMM’s Leadership team, the award-granting authority for CAMM’s Seed Grant Program. At the time of the award notification, PI(s) will receive an anonymous copy of the reviews.


Review Criteria

  • Intellectual merit of proposed research activity, including originality and potential contribution to science, technology, and education
  • Potential to seed transformative advances involving materials-allied research
  • Clearly distinct from ongoing externally or internally funded research, including recent CAMM Seed Grant Program funding (these are not meant to be continuation grants)
  • Potential to positively impact Investigators’ career trajectory
  • Potential for the proposed research to be funded through external funding mechanisms

Additional Review Criteria (INCLUDE & TRANSLATE Grants)

  • Evidence of team synergy
  • Potential for winning external funding