“Partner Institution(s)” listed below signify the institution(s) where the ND researcher has a colleague with whom they are collaborating for the purposes of the grant. It does not necessarily signify any formal institutional partnership.
2022-2023 Awardees
Balsara, Dinshaw
Zahr, Matthew
Department: Physics and Astronomy; Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Research: Asia Research Collaboration: Research on Involution-Constrained PDEs (Partial Differential Equations); A Collaboration between Notre Dame Physics and Astronomy and Aeronautical and Mechanical Departments with IIT Delhi and TIFR Bangalore
Partner Institutions: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ; TIFR Bangalore
Boothby, Neil
D'Sa, Nikhit
Department: Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child, Institute for Educational Initiatives
Research: National Conference on WCD Education Approaches in India
Partner Institutions: Telangana Social and Tribal Welfare Residential Education Institute Societies, India
Jung, Taeho
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Research: Logging and Zero-knowledge Proof based on Hierarchical Blockchain
Partner Institutions: Hanyang University, South Korea
Sakaue, Hirotaka
Department: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Research: 3-D Printed Luminescent Sensor for Microchannel Flow
Partner Institutions: National Tsinghua University, Taiwan
Tsai, Yuhsin
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Research: Exploring the Detection of Axion-Like Particles via Hawking Radiation from Primordial Black Holes
Partner Institutions: National Tsinghua University, Taiwan
Yim, Patrick
Department: Music
Research: Transnational Sonic Encounters: New Music for Violin and Sheng (笙)
Partner Institutions: University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, SAR China
2021-2022 Awardees
Balsara, Dinshaw
Department: Physics
Research: Building Strong Collaborative Relations between NDG and I.I.T. Delhi
Partner Institutions: IIT Delhi, India
Holland, Maria
Department: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Research: In Vivo Calibration of an In Silico Model of Brain Development
Partner Institutions: Kanazawa University, Japan
Jiang, Meng
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Research: Explaining Recommender Systems with Counterfactual Examples
Partner Institutions: University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Li, Toby
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Research: Creativity and Cultural Factors in Human-AI Co-Creation in Fiction Writing
Partner Institutions: School of Creative Media at the City University of Hong Kong, China
Perkins, Alex
Department: Biological Sciences
Research: Mathematical modeling of the impacts of interventions against viral diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Partner Institutions: National University Singapore, Singapore
Sundaresan, Vignesh
Department: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Research: Bridging the Gap between Nanoscale and Bulk Electrodeposition
Partner Institutions: CSIR - Central Electrochemical Research Institute, India
Zhang, Xiangliang
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Research: AI Chatbot for Assisting the Solving of Mathematical Word Problems
Partner Institutions: Renmin University of China, China
2020-2021 Awardees
Balsara, Dinshaw
Department: Physics
Research: Building Collaborations At-Scale with Top Indian Universities in Computational Math and Space/Astrophysics
Partner Institutions: IIT Delhi, India
Jung, Taeho
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Research: Blockchain and Zero Knowledge Proof for Searchable and Privacy-preserving Provenance Logging
Partner Institutions: Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Liu, Fang
Department: Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Research: Privacy-preserving Publication and Sharing of COVID-19 Pandemic Data
Partner Institutions: Hangzhou Dianzi University, China
Simonetti, Antonio
Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
Research: Investigating REE Mineralization within Fenite Alteration Zones
Partner Institutions: Peking University, Beijing; University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
Tin-bor Hui, Victoria
Shum, Maggie
Department: Political Science and Keough School of Global Affairs
Research: The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend? Examining the Trump Phenomenon in Hong Kong and Taiwan
Partner Institutions: Taiwan National University: Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute
2019-2020 Awardees
Cecire, Kenneth
Wayne, Mitchell
Department: Physics and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center
Research: Notre Dame – Masterclasses Across the Pacific
Partner Institutions: Tohoku University, Japan Chinese University of Hong Kong, Macao Science Center China National Central University, Taiwan
Iyer, Lakshmi
Department: Economics and Keough School of Global Affairs
Research: No Taxation without Representation? Evidence from Indian Municipal Boards
Partner Institutions: Gokhale Institute for Politics and Economics, India
Jemcov, Aleksander
Sakaue, Hirotaka
Department: Areospace and Mechanical Engineering
Research: Numerical and Experimental Approaches to Aerodynamic Heating in Hypersonic Flow
Partner Institutions: University of Tokyo, Japan
Kowalski, Julia
Osterman, Susan
Department: Keough School of Global Affairs
Research: Gender, Representation, and Ambition in Indian Electoral Politics
Partner Institutions: Trivedi Center for Political Data, Ashoka University, India
Onyango, John
Department: School of Architecture
Research: Sustainability Performances of Kath-Khuni Building Typology of Northern India [SuPerKath]
Partner Institutions: BMS School of Architecture, India
Zhang, Zhiyong (Johnny)
Department: Psychology
Research: A Longitudinal Social Network Approach to Understanding the Relationship between Friendship and Alcohol Use among College Students
Partner Institutions: University of Science and Technology of China; East China Normal University; Zhejiang University, China
2018-2019 Awardees
Balsara, Dinshaw
Department: Physics and Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Research: Renewal: Computational Astrophysics and Computational Math of Rarefied Plasmas
Partner Institutions: TIFR-Bangalore and IIT-Delhi, India
Cai, Liang
Department: History
Research: Exercising Power in Early Empires: Bureaucratic Hierarchy, Legal System, and Virtue
Partner Institutions: Peking University, Hong Kong Baptist University, China
Fay, Patrick
Datta, Suman
Department: Electrical Engineering
Research: International Collaboration in Advanced Electronics: University of Notre Dame and Peking University
Partner Institutions: Peking University, China
Garg, Umesh
Department: Physics
Research: Collaboration with Scientists in India in Nuclear Physics and the Notre Dame-India Workshop on Exotic Nuclear Structures and Nuclear Astrophysics
Partner Institutions: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, UGC DAE CSR, Kolkata Centre, Cluster University, India
Koepfli, Cristian
Department: Biological Sciences & Eck Institute for Global Health
Research: Highly Multiplexed ddPCR-Amplicon-Sequencing for Broad-Scale Infectious Disease Diagnosis in Bangladesh
Partner Institutions: icddr, b, Bangladesh
Muller, Marc
Bolster, Diogo
Tank, Jennifer
Department: Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences and Biological Sciences
Research: Towards an Early Warning System for Cholera Outbreaks in Bangladesh: A Collaborative Field Campaign
Partner Institutions: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh
Oka, Rahul
Sheridan, Susan G.
Department: Anthropology
Research: International Collaborative Research on Exchange, Interaction, and Global Business/Commerce in the Western Indian Ocean, Notre Dame Mumbai
Partner Institutions: University of Mumbai and Deccan College, India
Onyango, John
Department: School of Architecture
Research: Sustainability Performances of Guttu Building Typology of Southern India [SuPerGuttu]
Partner Institutions: BMS School of Architecture, Bangalore, India
Ostermann, Susan L.
Kowalski, Julia
Department: Keough School of Global Affairs
Research: Self-Selection Bias and Women’s Under-Representation in Indian Electoral Politics
Partner Institutions: Ashoka University, India
Sakaue, Hirotaka
Department: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Research: Luminescent Chemical Sensor over Free Flight Object in Ballistic Range Facility for Capturing Temporal and Spatial Pressure – An international collaboration initiative leveraging world-class flow physics
Partner Institutions: Tohoku University, Japan
Shi, Yiyu
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Research: Prototyping and Evaluation of Millimeter Scale Smart Particles for Assessment of Soil Liquefaction during Earthquakes
Partner Institutions: Tsinghua University and China Geological Survey, China
2017-2018 Awardees
Balsara,Dinshaw
Department: Physics & Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Research: Computational Astrophysics and Computational Math of Rarefied Plasmas
Partner Institutions: TIFR-Bangalore and IIT-Delhi, India
Chang, Hsueh-Chia
Senapati, Satyajyoti
Department: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Research: Assessing Manufacturability and Market Feasibility of a Diagnostic Device for Detection of Genetically Modified Crops – A Collaboration with Yuan Ze University
Partner Institution: Yuan-Ze University, Taiwan
Gao, Haifeng
Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry
Research: Developing Nanostructured Polymersome via Supramolecular Assembly of Dendritic Polymers for Targeted Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer
Partner Institution: Tsinghua University, China
Gao, Pengjie
Department: Finance, Mendoza College of Business
Research: Contracting with Behaviorally Based Investors: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
Partner Institutions: Tsinghua University, China
Garg, Umesh
Department: Physics
Research: Collaboration with Scientists in China in Nuclear Structure Physics and the Notre Dame-China Workshops on Exotic Stuctures in Nuclei
Partner Institutions: Peking University, Tsinghua University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the Institute of Modern Physics, Lanzhou, and the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hu, Xiaobo Sharon
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Research: From Emerging Devices to Emerging Applications: Cross-Layer Design and Benchmarking
Partner Institutions: Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University, Beihang University, National Chiao Tung University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Manukyan, Khachatur
Department: Physics
Research: Next-Generation Materials for Exhaust Gas Pollutant Control
Partner Institution: University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Mirza, Mahan
Departments: Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Keough School of Global Affairs,
Research: Proposal to Collaborate with Scholars from India and Pakistan to Advance Conversation between Traditional Learning and New Knowledge in Madrasa Discourses
Partner Institutions: Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India; Gift University Pakistan, Pakistan
Shi, Yiyu
Department: Computer Science and Engineering,
Research: Smart Sands: Exploring Millimeter Scale Smart Particles for Assessment of Soil Liquefaction during Earthquakes
Partner Institutions: Tsinghua University, Institute of Microelectronics, and China Geological Survey, China
Wang, Chaoli
Schiavazzi, Daniele
Department: Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistic, Computer Science & Engineering
Research: SurfRiver: A Novel Framework for Comparative Analysis and Visualization of Flow Surfaces
Partner Institution: Zhejiang University, China
Zabaras, Nicholas
Department: Computational Science and Engineering
Research: University of Hong Kong–University of Notre Dame Scientific Symposium on Mathematical, Statistical and Big-Data Challenges for Predictive Modeling of Complex Systems
Partner Institution: University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong