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CARBONDALE, Ill. \u2014 A new podcasting lab, innovative uses of 3D printing, robots and artificial intelligence, and more are all coming to Southern Illinois University Carbondale thanks to the ingenuity of its faculty and support from the\u00a0SIU Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ten faculty members are receiving inaugural research awards through the Foundation. The Faculty Research Award is designed to recognize outstanding work and research of SIU faculty, according to James Salmo, vice chancellor for development and alumni relations and CEO of the SIU Foundation.<\/p>\n \u201cThe foundation wanted to encourage our faculty by offering grants to initiate research at a time when funds were limited,\u201d Salmo said. \u201cIt is a strong message from our foundation to our faculty \u2013 We support the fine work you are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n The\u00a0SIU Foundation Board<\/a>\u00a0approved $50,000 to be awarded in the 2018-19 school year. A committee comprised with both foundation board members and academic leadership established award ranges and selection criteria. By early October, 67 grant proposals were received and reviewed.<\/p>\n Proposals support innovation, leadership and student success<\/strong><\/p>\n Meera Komarraju, interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, noted that the criteria for the proposals were innovation, leadership and student success. The research grants generated proposals from tenured and tenure-track faculty from nine colleges on campus.<\/p>\n \u201cThe quality of the submissions was outstanding and awardees were recognized at a joint lunch hosted by the SIU Foundation and SIU Alumni Association. We appreciate the SIU Foundation\u2019s decision to provide a similar grant next year,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Winning projects include podcasting, AI, robots and more<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The recipients, listed by name, department and research project title, are:<\/p>\n by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. \u2014 A new podcasting lab, innovative uses of 3D printing, robots and artificial intelligence, and more are all coming to Southern Illinois University Carbondale thanks to the ingenuity of its faculty and support from the\u00a0SIU Foundation. Ten faculty members are receiving inaugural research awards through the Foundation. The Faculty Research … Continue reading Research grants support podcasting, AI, robots and more on SIU campus<\/span> \n