Research led by Dr. Ghodssi has been awarded the Grand Challenges Grants Program

Reza Ghodssi (ECE/ISR) is one of nine faculty from the Clark School, the College of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, and the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources working on this award in the “global health and climate change” category. Their research will develop technologies to rapidly assess, characterize and manipulate microbial communities—critical to adapting and countering the effects of the changing world. They also will build associated computational analytic frameworks for this data-intensive field.

Seven projects led by or involving Institute for Systems Research and Maryland Robotics Center faculty have been awarded funding through the University of Maryland’s new Grand Challenges Grants Program, the largest and most comprehensive program of its kind the university has ever introduced. The program, its 50 projects, and its $30 million investment, were announced by the university on Feb. 16. More details can be found on the UMD ISR News (18 - February / 2023)