Previous PumpPrimer II Recipients

Award Recipients
NameTitle of ProjectDate Awarded
Stephen WuStrain Engineering 2D Ferroelectric Materials and DevicesDecember 2023
Niaz Abdolrahim
Shuai Zhang (LLE)
Dynamic Compression Simulations of Materials: Advancing with High-Quality Machine Learning PotentialsDecember 2023
Mark BuckleyTuning Scaffold Permeability to Optimize Tissue Engineeried CartilageDecember 2023
Mitchell Anthamatten
Stavros Damos (LLE)
Mesomorphic Ceramics from Amorphous Silica Nanoparticlesoton PolymerizationDecember 2023
Ignacio FrancoToward the development of a general package to simulate open quantum systems based on tensor network hierarchical equations of motion (TN-HEOM)December 2023
Gregory Heyworth
Michael Jarvis
History From Above: 3D Multispectral Drone Imaging of Cultural Heritage Sites in Africa and the AmericasDecember 2023
Nick VamivakasRoQNET: A Rochester NY local area Quantum NETworkDecember 2023
Hesam Askari
Rachel Glade
Towards remote rheological testing of non-terrestrial surfaces using low-velocity oblique impactsDecember 2022
Stewart Weaver
Tatyana Bakhmetyeva
Fedchenko: A Cultural and Natural History of the World's Longest GlacierDecember 2022
John Nichol
Ignacio Franco
Analog quantum simulation with variable particle numberDecember 2022
James McGrath
Steven Gill
Biophysical Mechanisms of Staphylococcus Invasion of Cortical BoneDecember 2022
Chigusa Kurumada
Zhen Bai
Wyatte Hall
A novel dataset of multimodal interaction between parents and deaf childrenDecember 2022
Jennifer Brisson
Lauren Gregory (PhD Student)
Investigating the intergenerational stress responsesin the pea aphidDecember 2022
Michael JarvisThe Archaeology of Earliest Bermuda, 1610-c.1630December 2021
Scott GrimmAccelerating Language Description and TechnologyDecember 2021
Xi_Chang Zhang
Dustin Froula (LLE)
Experimental Demonstration of THz Photonics using Laser Flying FocusDecember 2021
Wyatt TenhaeffThin Film Composite Separators to Enable Li Metal AnodesDecember 2021
David Mccamant
Ignacio Franco
Mapping Quantum Decohernce Pathways in MoleculesDecember 2021
Joe EberlyPursuing UR Discovery of Measures for Multipartite EntanglementDecember 2021
Jaime Cardenas3D Waveguide TIRF for Single Bacteria Resolution Imaging of Thick Bioengineered BiofilmsDecember 2019
Alison FrontierStudy of a Photochemical Rearrangement for the Synthesis of Bioactive MoleculeDecember 2019
Dragony FuDeciphering the Biological Rols for RNA Modification in NeurodevelopmentDecember 2019
Greg HeyworthTeaching a Renaissance Curriculum: Plautus's Fabulae and Textual Science at Milan's Bibloteca AmbrosianaDecember 2019
Zeljko IgnjatovicChaotic Annealer: Harvesting Chaos to Solve Combinatorial and NP-Complete ProblemsDecember 2019
Todd KraussAdvanced Chemistry via Quantum ElectrodynamicsDecember 2019
Michael NeidigIron-Alkylidenes for Olefin MetathesisDecember 2019
Lawrence RothenbergScholarly Discrimination?December 2019
Alexander ShestopalovPhotochemical Doping of Si(100) via Pulsed Photon Energy TransferDecember 2019
Mark BuckleyRecurring Rupture and Repair as a Potential Mechanism of Osteoarthritis ProgressionMay 2019
Thomas HahnMiddle English Text Series: New Directions in Digital EditionsMay 2019
Michael WelteDevelopmental regulation by lipid dropletsMay 2019
Peter ChristensenArchitectural BiometricsJanuary 2019
Ignacio FrancoToward an Experimental Simulator of Quantum Molecular DynamicsJanuary 2019
Matthew YatesFunctional Polymers to Enhance the Selectivity and Sensitivity of Optical SensorsJanuary 2019
Andrew BergerHolographic dark-field imagingMay 2018
Gregory HeyworthRecovering Gaius's "Institutes" and the Earliest Latin "Elements" of Euclid: First Steps Toward an Institute of Textual Science in Northern ItalyMay 2018
Andrew JordanHigh precision gravitational sensing and imaging using optical sensingMay 2018
Mitchell AnthamattenHighly Stable and Robust Ion-Conducting ABA Triblock CopolymersDecember 2017
John CovachPop Music Corpus StudyDecember 2017
Kara BrenBiomolecular Catalysts for Ammonia Production from Nitrogen OxidesDecember 2017
Todd KraussChemical Energy Storage via Artificial Photosynthesis with Colloidal Semiconductor Quantum DotsDecember 2017
Jannick RollandSingle-shot, adaptive metrology of freeform optics using a spatial light modulatorDecember 2017
Miguel AlonsoCompact tailored shearing interferometers based on spin-orbit couplingJuly 2017
Margarita GuilloryDigitizing Rochester ReligionsJuly 2017
Ronald RoggeThe Mindflex Assessment ProjectJuly 2017
Mark BockoDevelopment of a quantitative framework for spatial sound characterizationJuly 2017
Jaeger, Florian (Tim)Assessing and developing web-based pronunciation training for second language learnersSeptember 2016
Lerner, AmyCorneal Biomechanics and Optics: Model Refinement and Validation for Translational ApplicationsSeptember 2016
Lin, QiangUndefined Lithium niobate nanophotonics for ultra-high-speed beam ranging, wavefront engineering, and photonic signal processingSeptember 2016
McGrath, JamesDesalinization with Ultrathin Nafion MembranesSeptember 2016
Presgraves, DavenEvolution of sex chromosome regulation in the Drosophila male germlineSeptember 2016
Zavislan, JamesSecond-Generation Multimodal Ocular Surface MetrologySeptember 2016
Helmke, GretchenIn The FieldApril 2016
Kessler, JohnCharacterizing Methane Dynamics in Lake OntarioApril 2016
Sia, ElaineMitochondrial Dynamics and Genome InheritanceApril 2016
Sobolewski, RomanTime-resolved terahertz imaging of novel materials and nanocompositesMay 2016
Werren, JackIdentifying small molecule activators of the sorbitol pathway-relevance toMay 2016
Bigelow, NicholasInterdisciplinary NanoTechnique Development for Science and HumanitiesNovember 2015
Bren, KaraEngineered Biomolecular CO2 Reduction CatalystsNovember 2015
Krauss, ToddA Novel, Non-Classical Light Source: Syntheses and Characterization of Optically Active Defects in GlassNovember 2015
Lin, QiangUltrasensitive Silicon Carbide Nano-optomechanical Inertial Sensors for Harsh Environment ApplicationsNovember 2015
McCamant, DavidUltrafast Laser Spectroscopy of Molecular Exciton DynamicsNovember 2015
Welte, MichaelThe Role of Lipid-droplet Bound Histones in Drosophila Innate ImmunityNovember 2015
Wicks, GaryMid-infared Semiconductor Lasers: Defects and PerformanceNovember 2015
Zhang, Xi ChengTerahertz Air Photonics using Ultrafast Laser OscillatorsNovember 2015
Jarvis, MichaelVirtual St. George's: Digital History Simulations and 3D Modeling in the HumanitiesJuly 2015
Mc Aleavey, SteveTowards Diagnostic Ultrasonic Imaging of Tissue Non-Linearity: Strain Dependence of Shear Wave Velocity in Liver and Breast TissueJuly 2015
Rolland-Thompson, JannickTranslation of the Tear Film Imager to Clinical StudiesJuly 2015
Shestopalov, AlexMonomolecular organic layer deposition via carbenylation of hard and soft material interfacesJuly 2015
Smetana, JudithEmergence of Moral and Conventional Understanding in ToddlersJuly 2015
Tadin, DujeVisual processing in Autism Spectrum DisordersJuly 2015
Guo, ChunleiSuperwicking Materials for Efficient M-cycle Cooling TechnologyAugust 2014
Jaenike, JohnThe Genomic Basis of Nematode Resistance Conferred by Endosymbiotic SpiroplasmaAugust 2014
Peppermint, CaryEdible EcologiesAugust 2014
Rothberg, LewisAbsorption Spectra of Single NanoparticlesAugust 2014
Weix, DanielTeaching an Old Dot New Tricks: Photoredox Catalysis with Quantum DotsAugust 2014
Anthamatten, MitchTwo-way Shape ActuatorsApril 2014
Bernard, JoanneRe-envisioning Japan as Destination in 20th Century Visual and Material CultureApril 2014
Culver, GloriaExploring the interface of bacterial ribosome biogenesis and pathogenicityApril 2014
Doyley, MarvinUltrasound CTApril 2014
Huang, MichaelExploring the interface of bacterial ribosome biogenesis and pathogenicityApril 2014
Ignjatovic, ZeljkoUltrasound CTApril 2014
Jacobs, RobertVisual, Haptic, and Visual-Haptic Object PerceptionApril 2014
Mahon, BradVisual, Haptic, and Visual-Haptic Object PerceptionApril 2014
Smith, BrianExploring the interface of bacterial ribosome biogenesis and pathogenicityApril 2014
Bi, XinFunctions of Linker Histone in Gene Regulation and DNA ReplicationAugust 2013
Carney, LaurelDevelopment & Feasibility Testing of a Speech Enhancement AlgorithmAugust 2013
Dalecki, DianeEngineering Lymphatic Vessel NetworksAugust 2013
Fry, JamesThe Genetic Battle of the Sexes in DrosophilaAugust 2013
Saab, JoanAnimating Architectural ArchivesAugust 2013