Current Research in Arts & Sciences
Recent Grants
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Jeremy Smith
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Appalachian Studies
Digitizing Rare Festival Recordings from the Archives of Appalachia
"The Archives of Appalachia was given a collection of a festival that occurred in East Tennessee from the 1970s to the 1990s. A year ago, they received some audio from Southwest Virginia, which led Smith to believe that these two tapes needed to be digitized, but they needed proper cleaning due to mold and dirt. [...] This one-of-a-kind content needed to be digitized to allow people around the world to listen to it. Without the grant, there would be no way to digitize these tapes due to catastrophic loss, which was one of Smith’s concerns."
"The overall goal is to upload all 250 audio reels to the archive streaming platform so that people all over the world can tune in and listen whenever. These audios will also be found in the reading room, located in the archives for those without internet access. Congratulations to Jeremy for earning this reward and discovering these artifacts that can change the world."
Read more at the East Tennesseean online
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Beverly Smith
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Physics and Astronomy
NASA Grant: Rapid Galaxy Evolution in the Compact Group IC 2431
Dr. Beverly Smith has received a $31,250 grant from the NASA Chandra X-ray Telescope program. She and her collaborators have been awarded time with Chandra to observe the compact galaxy group IC 2431, which is a peculiar system containing four or five galaxies in the process of merging.
Student Attraction and Retention in Physics and Astronomy (SARPA)
Funded by the Tennessee Space Grant Program, this program funds a number of $1250 scholarships for freshman and sophomore physics majors.
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Rebecca Fletcher
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Appalachian Studies
Governor's School for Tennessee History and Environmental Studies
Rebecca Fletcher was awarded a $97,000 grant from the Tennessee Department of Education for the Governor’s School for Tennessee History and Environmental Studies. The Center for Appalachian Studies and Services will be hosting a Governor’s School program, which will be held from May 26 until June 21, 2024.
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Rebecca Proffitt
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Reece Museum
Reece Museum Capital Improvement Grant
Rebecca Proffitt was awarded an $89,000 grant from the Tennessee State Museum for the improvement of the Reece Museum. This grant will allow the Reece Museum’s gallery areas to be updated, as well as provide improved storage and preservation for fragile textiles.
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Gerardo Arceo Gomez
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Biological Studies
PPQ ETSU Asian Defoliator Survey 2023
Dr. Gerardo Arceo Gomez was awarded a $20,000 grant from the USDA for “PPQ ETSU Asian Defoliator Survey 2023.” This project continues surveys of the presence and abundance of Asian defoliators in East Tennessee, which affect oaks, pines, and commercial crops.
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Joseph Bidwell
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Biological Studies
PPQ-TN ETSU Cooperative Pest Detection Survey 2023
Dr. Joseph Bidwell was awarded a $20,000 grant from the USDA for “PPQ-TN ETSU Cooperative Pest Detection Survey 2023.” The project will be to conduct a survey for insect pests of soybeans, cotton, pine, and oak. This survey will identify high-risk, exotic invasive organisms that could threaten these agricultural and natural resources in Tennessee.
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Karlota Contreras-Koterbay
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Art and Design
Crafting Blackness: 100 Years of Black Craft History in Tennessee
Karlota Contreras-Koterbay was awarded a grant from South Arts for “Crafting Blackness: 100 Years of Black Craft History in Tennessee.”
"The 100-year history of black craft artists in Tennessee 1920-2022 research project by BIPOC art historian and curator Karlota Contreras-Koterbay covers a century of history of craft making by African Americans in the state of Tennessee. The Research product includes a compendium: Quilted Narratives: Black Bodies Making Form with an image-rich database of Black Tennessee artists, a collection of Bibliography with artists’ statements or Q&A/ Video Narratives; culminating into a series of exhibitions with public engagements focusing on Black Tennessee Craft Artists and craft-making in Tennessee."
She was also awarded a grant for “Crafting Presence: Black TN, Asian, and Post Pandemic Engagements” from Tennessee Arts Commission.
More information at Tennessee Craft