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===== Funding News =====

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| Nov\_2017
| Ph. D. student Qijue Wang receives the //International Student Opportunity Award// from the Reves Center for International Studies, William and Mary.
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| Aug\_2015
| The National Science Foundation (**NSF**) has made a 
[[http://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop;jsessionid=32HWVY8QsNLKRW1LCNt8gLpGlck2vj2c4n5VwKL17sqkrqQhGL9Q!-1017189133!2133190185?_nfpb=true&_windowLabel=rsrRecentAwards_2&wsrp-urlType=blockingAction&wsrp-url=&wsrp-requiresRewrite=&wsrp-navigationalState=eJyLL07OL0i1Tc-JT0rMUYNQtgBZ6Af8&wsrp-interactionState=wlprsrRecentAwards_2_action%3DviewRsrDetail%26wlprsrRecentAwards_2_fedAwrdId%3D1534428&wsrp-mode=wsrp%3Aview&wsrp-windowState=|4-year, $324,000 award from the DMREF program]]
(**Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future**) to Prof. Schniepp, starting
Oct. 2015. 
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| Aug\_2015
| Ph. D. student Qijue Wang receives a //2015 Fall Graduate Studies Advisory Board Recruitment Fellowship//.
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| Aug\_2014
| Ph. D. student Sean Koebley receives a //2014–2015 Graduate STEM Research Fellowship//, Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC).
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| Aug\_2014
| Ph. D. student Qijue Wang receives a //2014 Fall Graduate Studies Advisory Board Recruitment Fellowship//.
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| May\_2014
| Prof. Schniepp is the recipient of an
**[[http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1352542|NSF CAREER Award]]**
from the //U. S. National Science Foundation// (award # DMR-1352542). The award will provide a total of $450,000 over 5 years to investigate the ribbon silk of the loxosceles spider.
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| Aug\_2012
| Ph. D. student Sean Koebley receives 2012-2013 Graduate STEM Research Fellowship, Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC).
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| Jun\_2011
| Prof. Schniepp is the recipient of an
**[[https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1111030|NSF EAGER Award]]**
from the //U. S. National Science Foundation// (award # DMR-1111030). The award will provide  $46,000 over 12 months to investigate //Graphene Oxide// as a next-generation photoelectronic material with an adjustable band gap.
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| Apr\_2011
| Congratulations to our [[:public:team|team member]] //Eric Yang//, who was selected to receive a //Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC)// **Undergraduate Research Scholarship** for the 2011–2012 academic year.
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| Dec\_2010
| The Schniepp group receives a **research grant** from the //Thomas F. Jeffress and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust//. The funds will greatly enhance our **[[:public:news:blog:2010-2013:2010-02-01_silk_thrust|silk project]]**. 
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