December 2023 Grants and Awards
CAREER: Flow Distortions of Quiet Serrated Structures
Principal Investigator:
Justin W. Jaworski
Associate Professor
Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$510,756
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Characterizing the Role of TRPM4 in Taste Transduction
Principal Investigator:
Kathryn Medler
Professor
School of Animal Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$600,000
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Pilot Study to Investigate and Evaluate Factors Impacting Highway Construction Workers' Hazard Recognition
Principal Investigator:
Roofigari-Esfahan, Nazila
Assistant Professor
Myers-Lawson School of Construction
Total Anticipated:
$70,939
Sponsor:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Validating In-Field Water Treatment to Enhance Produce Safety
Principal Investigator:
Laura K. Strawn
Associate Professor
Department of Food Science and Technology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$74,801.26
Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Preserving Apples in the Face of Frost: Evaluating the Efficacy of Cryoprotectants
Principal Investigator:
Sherif M. Sherif
Associate Professor
Alson H. Smith, Jr. Agriculture Research Extension Center
Agriculture Experiment Station
Total Anticipated:
$69,731.47
Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Virginia Specific Disease Management Strategies to Protect Young Sweet Corn Seedlings
Principal Investigator:
Douglas S. Higgins
Assistant Professor
Eastern Shore Agriculture Research Extension Center
Agriculture Experiment Station
Total Anticipated:
$74,177.13
Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Determining the Role of Transcription Factor TgAP2XI-2 in the Molecular Pathogenesis of Toxoplasma Gondii
Principal Investigator:
Rajshekhar Gaji
Assistant Professor
Veterinary Medical Research and Graduate Studies
College of Veterinary Medicine
Total Anticipated:
$25,000
Sponsor:
National Center for Veterinary Parasitology
Nanobubbles Technology as An Innovative Approach to Mitigate Surface Bacterial Contamination in Dairy Processing Facilities
Principal Investigator:
Mohammad Zarei
Research Scientist
Virginia Seafood Agriculture Research Extension Center
Agriculture Experiment Station
Total Anticipated:
$73,509
Sponsor:
Dairy Management Inc.
Detecting Change in Belowground Forest Carbon Pools
Principal Investigator:
Brian Strahm
Professor
Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
College of Natural Resources and Environment
Total Anticipated:
$76,000
Sponsor:
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc.