The Louisiana Materials Design Alliance (LAMDA), an NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 project, awards seed funding to support research projects relevant to LAMDA’s research themes. LAMDA’s research program represents a convergence of machine learning, experimental and computational materials science and engineering, and additive manufacturing. The primary investigators of the funded proposals are listed below:
2024
Track 1 A: Single Investigator Award
Sunavala Gulshan Dossabhoy, LSU – HSC Shreveport
Weihua Wang, Southern University
Sen Liu, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Janak Paudyal, McNeese State University
Shafiqur Rahman, Louisiana Tech University
Joan Lynam, Louisiana Tech University
Roya Solhmirzaei, Louisiana Tech University
Cheng Yan, Southern University
Track 1 B: Collaborative Partnership Award
Xiyuan Liu, Louisiana Tech University
Yang Xiao, Louisiana Tech University
Lingxiao Wang, Louisiana Tech University
Zhengming Ding, Tulane University
Michael Naguib, Tulane University
Track 1 C: Postdoctoral Research Award
Pouria Nourian, Louisiana State University
Huan Ding, Louisiana State University
Track 3: Core User Facilities Awards
Erica Murray, Louisiana Tech University
Erica Murray, Louisiana Tech University
Erica Murray, Louisiana Tech University
Janak Paudyal, McNeese State University
Track 4: STEM Outreach Awards
William Deese, Louisiana Tech University
Jinyuan Chen, Louisiana Tech University
2023
Track 1 A: Single Investigator Award
Corina Barbalata, Louisiana State University
Feng Gao, Southern University
Seonhee Jang, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Christopher Marvel, Louisiana State University
Michael Naguib, Tulane University
Hadi Salehi, Louisiana Tech University
Weihua Wang, Southern University
Ye Xu, Louisiana State University
Haeyeon Yang, Grambling State University
Track 1 B: Collaborative Partnership Award
Zhengming Ding, Tulane University
Ope Owoyele, Louisiana State University
Kshitiz Upadhyay, Louisiana State University
Hao Wang, Southern University
Yang Xiao, Louisiana Tech University
Track 1 C: Postdoctoral Research Award
Tong Gao, Louisiana State University
Lijesh Koottaparambil, Louisiana State University
Track 2: Industrial Collaboration Award
Vincent Yu, University of New Orleans
Track 3: Core User Facilities Awards
Seonhee Jang, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Ali Mahmoudi, Louisiana State University
Track 4: STEM Outreach Awards
William Deese, Louisiana Tech University
Wendy Conarro, Southeastern Louisiana University
Wendy Conarro, Southeastern Louisiana University
2022
Track 1 A: Single Investigator Award
Prabhu Arumugam, Louisiana Tech University
Haley Barnett, University of Louisiana at Monroe
Emar El-Giar, University of Louisiana at Monroe
Feng Gao, Southern University
Seonhee Jang, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Joan Lynam, Louisiana Tech University
Weihua Wang, Southern University
Track 1 B: Collaborative Partnership Award
Corina Barbalata, Louisiana State University
Zhengming Ding, Tulane University
Raju Gottumukkala, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Shengnian Wang, Louisiana Tech University
Track 1 C: Postdoctoral Research Award
Ali Mahmoudi, Louisiana State University
Frederic Marazzato, Louisiana State University
Congyan Zhang, Southern University
Track 2: Industrial Collaboration Award
Mehmet Bahadir, Southeastern Louisiana University
Ling Fei, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Naohiro Kato, Louisiana State University
M Shafiqur Rahman, Louisiana Tech University
Vincent Yu, University of New Orleans
Track 3: Core User Facilities Awards
Hamzeh Bardaweel, Louisiana Tech University
Emad El-Giar, University of Louisiana at Monroe
Joan Lynam, Louisiana Tech University
Ali Mahmoudi, Louisiana State University
Shengnian Wang, Louisiana Tech University
Leland Weiss, Louisiana Tech University
Track 4: STEM Outreach Awards
William Deese, Louisiana Tech University
2021
Track 1 A: Single Investigator Award
Mehmet Bahadir, Southeastern Louisiana University
Uttam Chakravarty, University of New Orleans
Dilip Depan, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Tanvir Faisal, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Victor Garcia Lopez, Louisiana State University
Seonhee Jang, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Paul Schilling, University of New Orleans
Hao Wang, Louisiana State University
Xiangwei Zhou, Louisiana State University
Track 1 B: Collaborative Partnership Award
Shaurav Alam, Louisiana Tech University
Zhengming Ding, Tulane University
Ling Fei, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Farzad Ferdowsi, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Shengnian Wang, Louisiana Tech University
Track 1 C: Postdoctoral Research Award – New!
Frederic Marazzato, Louisiana State University
Sakil Muhmad, Louisiana State University
Pouria Nourian, Tulane University
Congyuan Zeng, Louisiana State University
Bin Zhang, Louisiana State University
Xiaoman Zhang, Louisiana State University
Track 2: Industrial Collaborations
Gulshan Sunavala Dossabhoy, LSUHSC – Shreveport
Vincent Yu, University of New Orleans
Track 3: Core User Facilities Awards – New!
Hamzeh Bardaweel, Louisiana Tech University
Track 4: STEM Outreach Awards – New!
Mehmet Bahadir, Southeastern Louisiana University (2 projects)
William Deese, Louisiana Tech University
Genevieve Palardy, Louisiana State University
Brandon Taravella, University of New Orleans
Bonus Material > Read about these LAMDA Track 4-funded STEM Outreach programs!
2020
Track 1 A: Single Investigator Award
Feng Gao, Southern University
Uttam Chakravarty, University of New Orleans
Seonhee Jang, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Fatima Rivas, Louisiana State University
Weihua Wang, Southern University
Amy Xu, Louisiana State University
Track 1 B: Collaborative Partnership Award
Corina Barbalata, Louisiana State University
Mohammad Khondoker, Southern University
Mohammad Madani, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Shizhong Yang, Southern University
Vincent Yu, University of New Orleans
Track 2: Industrial Collaborations
Chester Wilson, Louisiana Tech University