April 2023 Grants and Awards
Upper-Extremity Torque Perceptual Impairments in Chronic Hemiparetic Stroke
Principal Investigator:
Netta Gurari, Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics,
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$102,046
Sponsor:
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Collaborative Research: Growing Convergence Research: Common Pool Resource Theory as a Scalable Framework for Catalyzing Stakeholder-Driven Solutions to the Freshwater Salinization Syndrome
Principal Investigator:
Jesus D. Gomez Velez, Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$293,843
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
CAREER: Taming the Size, Complexity and Longevity of OS Kernels via Enhanced OS Kernel Extensions
Principal Investigator:
Daniel J. Williams, Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science,
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$234,873
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Relationships Between Geographical Political Sorting, Discussion Networks, and Audience Perceptions of News Bias
Principal Investigator:
Megan A. Duncan, Assistant Professor
School of Communication,
College of LIberal Arts and Human Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$3,500
Sponsor:
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Development of a Multifunctional, Acoustofluidic 3D Bioprinter with Single-Cell Resolution
Principal Investigator:
Zhenhua Tian, Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$362,387
Sponsor:
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Synaptic Changes and Hypersynchronous Network Activity in mTORopathies
Principal Investigator:
Matthew C. Weston, Associate Professor
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Total Anticipated:
$342,345
Sponsor:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Integrated Management of Fusarium Wilt & Fusarium Crown and Root Rot of Tobacco
Principal Investigator:
Yuan Zeng, Assistant Professor
Southern Piedmont Agriculture Research and Extension Center
Total Anticipated:
$14,375
Sponsor:
Virginia Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Board
Evaluation of Flue-cured Tobacco Varieties and Wild Relatives to Black Shank and Bacterial Wilt
Principal Investigator:
Yuan Zeng, Assistant Professor
Southern Piedmont Agriculture Research and Extension Center
Total Anticipated:
$12,813
Sponsor:
Virginia Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Board
Tobacco Budworms: Cultivar screening and hyperspectral imaging
Principal Investigator:
Arash Rashed, Director
Southern Piedmont Agriculture Research and Extension Center
Total Anticipated:
$18,967
Sponsor:
Virginia Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Board
High Resolution Interrogation of the Insula in Mechanisms of Chronic Pain
Principal Investigator:
Wynn Legon, Assistant Professor
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Total Anticipated:
$228,895
Sponsor:
National Institutes of Health
CAREER: Amplifying the Importance of Students Prior Knowledge and Experiences by Exploring the Role of Language in Introductory Engineering Courses
Principal Investigator:
Nicole Pitterson, Assistant Professor
Department of Engineering Education,
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$331,718
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Interstitial Fluid Flow Regulates Glioma Cell Invasion
Principal Investigator:
Jennifer M. Munson, Associate Professor
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Total Anticipated:
$525,316
Sponsor:
National Cancer Institute
Heat Attributable ED Visits by Virginia Department of Health Region
Principal Investigator:
Julia M. Gohlke, Associate Professor
Department of Population Health Sciences,
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Total Anticipated:
$15,000
Sponsor:
Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health
Tissue-Specific Soluble Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-beta Isoform Retains Functional Capacity
Principal Investigator:
John C. Chappell, Associate Professor
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Total Anticipated:
$240,000
Sponsor:
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
National Science Foundation Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop
Principal Investigator:
Wenjing Lou, W.C. English Endowed Professor
Department of Computer Science,
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$449,999
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site: Glyco-Tree - Glycomaterial Training, Research and Education Experiences
Principal Investigator:
Alan R. Esker, Professor
Department of Chemistry,
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$437,344
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Pilot-Scale Demonstration of an Advanced Biotechnology for Treating Toxic Wastewater Produced in the Biofuel Industry
Principal Investigator:
Zhiwu Wang, Assistant Professor
Biological Systems Engineering,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$249,998
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Legon Washington DC Veterans Affairs Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA)
Principal Investigator:
Michael J. Friedlander, Executive Director
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Total Anticipated:
$99, 117
Sponsor:
Washington Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Impact of Prenatal and Postnatal Factors on Mother and Child Health
Principal Investigator:
Tanya LeRoith, Clinical Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology,
College of Veterinary Medicine
Total Anticipated:
$29,231
Sponsor:
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service
2023 Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Scholars
Principal Investigator:
S A. Ahmed, Professor and Associate Dean
Research and Graduate Studies,
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
Total Anticipated:
$23,100
Sponsor:
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
BIO-LEAPS: Collaborative Research: DESIGN: Co-Dreation of Affinity Groups to Facilitate Diverse & Inclusive Ornithological Societies
Principal Investigator:
Ashley A. Dayer, Associate Professor
Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation,
College of Natural Resources and Environment
Total Anticipated:
$288,563
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Student Flight Projects 2023
Principal Investigator:
Kevin A. Shinpaugh,
Collegiate Professor
Aerospace and Ocean Engineering,
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$15,000
Sponsor:
Virginia Space Grant Consortium
2022 Restriction Site-Associated DNA Sequencing (RADSeq) Analysis
Principal Investigator:
Jess W. Jones, Restoration Biologist - United States Fish and Wildlife Services
Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation,
College of Natural Resources and Environment
Total Anticipated:
$7,747
Sponsor:
Virginia Tech Research Contracting Services LLC
Track 1: Conference - Two Means to an End, Broadening Participation Research and Practice CAREER Panel and Workshop for DEIA Leaders
Principal Investigator:
Bevlee A. Watford, Associate Dean
Equity and Engagement,
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$98,543
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Collaborative Research: Research Infrastructure (CCRI): New: Distributed Space and Terrestrial Networking Infrastructure for Multi-Constellation Coexistence
Principal Investigator:
Jonathan T. Black, Professor
Aerospace and Ocean Engineering,
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$1,699,998
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Nutrient Management in Virginia's Cotton Production Systems
Principal Investigator:
William H. Frame, Associate Professor
Tidewater Agriculture and Research Extension Center
Total Anticipated:
$15,220
Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Virginia Cotton Board
2022-23 Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Taxonomic Assistance Work and Financial Plan for Forest Pests
Principal Investigator:
Eric R. Day, Manager
Insect ID Lab,
Department of Entomology
Total Anticipated:
$5,000
Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
2022-23 Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Taxonomic Assistance Work Plan For Grape Commodity Pests
Principal Investigator:
Eric R. Day, Manager
Insect ID Lab,
Department of Entomology
Total Anticipated:
$3,300
Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Exotic Woodboring Beetle Survey 2023
Principal Investigator:
Eric R. Day, Manager
Insect ID Lab,
Department of Entomology
Total Anticipated:
$1,680
Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Germination, Growth, Flowering, and Control of Troublesome Weed Species in Nursery Production.
Principal Investigator:
Jeffrey F. Derr, Professor and Director
Hampton Roads Agriculture Research and Extension Center
Total Anticipated:
$5,900
Sponsor:
Virginia Nurserymen’s Association (VNA) Horticulture Research Foundation, Inc.
Survey of Nematode Populations in Virginia Tobacco Fields
Principal Investigator:
Thomas D. Reed, Extension Agronomist, Tobacco
Southern Piedmont Agriculture Research and Extension Center
Total Anticipated:
$15,000
Sponsor:
Virginia Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Board
Evaluation of Reduced Application Rates of Maleic Hydrazide
Principal Investigator:
Thomas D. Reed, Extension Agronomist, Tobacco
Southern Piedmont Agriculture Research and Extension Center
Total Anticipated:
$15,000
Sponsor:
Virginia Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Board