July 2024 Grants and Awards
Metal Organic Framework Smart Drug Delivery Vehicles for the Next Generation of Personalize Patient Care
Principal Investigator:
Amanda Morris
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$200,000
Sponsor:
Commonwealth Health Research Board
O-Linked Glycosylation and Microvesicle Shedding in Breast-to-Bone Metastasis
Principal Investigator:
LaDeidra M. Roberts
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$20,000
Sponsor:
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Vinyl Addition Polymerization of Norbornene-Benzoladderenes
Principal Investigator:
John Matson
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$125,000
Sponsor:
American Chemical Society
An Alternative View of Japan's Migration Governance through the Lens of Foreign-Born Eldercare Workers
Principal Investigator:
Deborah J. Milly
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$35,000
Sponsor:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Developing Predictive Analysis for Cognitive Impairment and Chronic Pain Interactions: A Preliminary Step Towards Integrated Care
Principal Investigator:
Huaiyang Zhong
Assistant Professor
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$50,000
Sponsor:
Virginia Center on Aging
Children's National Research Institute Wu Inter-Personnel Agreement
Principal Investigator:
Michael J. Friedlander
Executive Director, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Total Anticipated:
$249,300
Sponsor:
Childrens National Hospital
Impacts of Current Agricultural Management on Plant and Pollinator Microbial Communities in Pumpkins Agroecosystem
Principal Investigator:
James M. Wilson
Extension Apiculturist
Entomology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$120,000
Sponsor:
United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture
In Vitro Fate of Toxic Alkaloids When Digested with Different Tannin Sources
Principal Investigator:
John H. Fike
Professor
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$14,600
Sponsor:
Virginia Cattle Industry Board
Quantifying the Cost of Moving a Patient for Limited Specialized or Shared Resources
Principal Investigator:
Sol I. Lim
Assistant Professor
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$18,000
Sponsor:
Baxter International Inc.
Wildfire Resilience On Hawaiian Islands: Risk-Aware EmergeNcy PArtial Microgrid Shutoff (OHANA)
Principal Investigator:
Ali Mehrizi-Sani
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$80,000
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Integrated Pest Management for Cereal Aphid and Barley Yellow Dwarf Control in the Eastern and Southeastern US
Principal Investigator:
Arash Rashed
Director, Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Agriculture Experiment Station
Total Anticipated:
$290,000
Sponsor:
United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Overcoming Barriers to Adoption of Peer Instruction in Undergraduate CS
Principal Investigator:
Margaret O. Ellis
Associate Professor of Practice
Department of Computer Science
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$62,794
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Development of Two-Rowed Winter Malt Barley Cultivars for the Eastern U.S.
Principal Investigator:
Nicholas Santantonio
Assistant Professor
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$5,000
Sponsor:
American Malting Barley Association Inc.
Estimating Use-Values of Agricultural and Horticultural Land in Virginia
Principal Investigator:
Jennifer Friedel
Associate Professor of Practice
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$225,000
Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Taxation
Mechanism of Autoregulation of the Signaling Adaptor Phafin2
Principal Investigator:
Daniel G. Capelluto
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$3,000
Sponsor:
The Virginia Academy of Science
Mussel Reestablishment as a Best Management Practice: Scaling their Nutrient Effects from the Individual to the Stream
Principal Investigator:
Sally Entrekin
Professor
Department of Entomology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$392,529
Sponsor:
Resource Protection Group Inc.
Systematic Design of Polymer-Ionic Composite Particles for Carbon Capture
Principal Investigator:
Louis A. Madsen
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$5,500
Sponsor:
Virginia Space Grant Consortium
Neural Dynamics of REM Sleep in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Principal Investigator:
Sujith Vijayan
Associate Professor
School of Neuroscience
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$60,000
Sponsor:
Army Contracting Command
Defining Amino Acid Metabolism in Disease Challenged Pigs
Principal Investigator:
Samer W. El-Kadi
Associate Professor
School of Animal Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$225,000
Sponsor:
United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture
I-Corps: Market Investigation of Back Exoskeleton Technology
Principal Investigator:
Alan T. Asbeck
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$50,000
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Investigating Melatonin Supplementation in Vivo and in Vitro to Improve Oocyte Quality and Embryo Development in Cattle
Principal Investigator:
Alan D. Ealy
Associate Professor
School of Animal Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$225,000
Sponsor:
United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Serological Prevalence of Ovine Progressive Pneumonia in Southwest Virginia
Principal Investigator:
Sierra R. Guynn
Clinical Assistant Professor
Veterinary Medical Research and Graduate Studies
College of Veterinary Medicine
Total Anticipated:
$10,000
Sponsor:
Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research
Tolerance of Edamame to Soybean Herbicides, and Weed Management
Principal Investigator:
Vijay Singh
Assistant Professor
Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Agriculture Experiment Station
Total Anticipated:
$21,874
Sponsor:
Virginia Agricultural Council
Resolving Cellular Functions of Arginine Methylation
Principal Investigator:
Kathleen M. Mulvaney
Assistant Professor
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Total Anticipated:
$1,980,039
Sponsor:
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Student Conference Support for 2024 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Symposium on Security and Privacy
Principal Investigator:
Thang Hoang
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$10,000
Sponsor:
United States Army Research Laboratory
Profiling Malarial Lipid Biosynthesis and Key Acyl-Coenzyme A Synthetase Activities with Fatty Acid Alkynes
Principal Investigator:
Michael W. Klemba
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$379,554
Sponsor:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
IR-4 IS00427.24-VA01 Crucifer Flea Beetle/Cabbage (Organic)
Principal Investigator:
Thomas P. Kuhar
Professor
Department of Entomology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$9999.90
Sponsor:
University of Florida
Quantum-Inspired Electronic Structure
Principal Investigator:
Nicholas Mayhall
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$300,000
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Distributed Computing in Effect: Towards Trustworthy, Resilient and Secure NextG Mobile Networks
Principal Investigator:
Thang Hoang
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$320,799
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Understanding How Catalyst Modification Impacts Performance Thermodynamic and Kinetic Parameters Pertinent to Catalytic Hydrogenation of Polar Carbonyl Bonds
Principal Investigator:
Caroline T. Saouma
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$262,012
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Characterizing a Novel Brucella Small RNA Critical for Cell Envelope Integrity
Principal Investigator:
Clayton C. Caswell
Associate Professor
Veterinary Medical Research and Graduate Studies
College of Veterinary Medicine
Total Anticipated:
$411,010
Sponsor:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Evaluate New PRE-Herbicide Options for the Control of Broadleaf and Grass Weeds and Management of Volunteer Brassica Plants in Soybean
Principal Investigator:
Vijay Singh
Assistant Professor
Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Agriculture Experiment Station
Total Anticipated:
$19,668
Sponsor:
Virginia Soybean Board
Deployable Behavior-Driven Crypto-Ransomware Detection Enabled by Practical Logging Strategies
Principal Investigator:
Danfeng Yao
Professor
Department of Computer Science
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$600,000
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Serotonin Modulation of Thalamocortical Dysfunction in Dravet Syndrome
Principal Investigator:
Sharon A. Swanger
Assistant Professor
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Total Anticipated:
$200,000
Sponsor:
Commonwealth Health Research Board
Production of High-Protein Ingredient from Brewer's Spent Grain to Replace Fishmeal in Aquaculture Feed
Principal Investigator:
Haibo Huang
Associate Professor
Department of Food Science and Technology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$300,000
Sponsor:
United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Advancing Understanding of Neural Mechanisms of Behavior in Wild Songbirds Using Brain Omics and Gene Manipulation
Principal Investigator:
Kendra Sewall
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$421,043
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
New Approaches for Synthesis of Ultrahigh Temperature Ceramics with Potentially Superior Thermomechanical Properties
Principal Investigator:
Suneel Kumar Kodambaka
Professor and Department Head,
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$450,000
Sponsor:
Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Dehydroaromatization (MDA) Process for Feedstock Flexibility and High-on-Stream Time VIA Dynamic Kinetic and Thermodynamic Control
Principal Investigator:
Sheima Khatib
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$1,217,029.80
Sponsor:
United States Department of Energy
Defining a Dystonia Specific Spiking Signature in Cerebellar Nuclei Cells
Principal Investigator:
Meike van der Heijden
Assistant Professor
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Total Anticipated:
$739,532
Sponsor:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Evaluating Accuracy, Precision, and Efficacy of GPS Sprayer Technology for Targeted Turfgrass Applications
Principal Investigator:
David S. McCall
Associate Professor
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$15,000
Sponsor:
Virginia Agricultural Council
Exploring Macroalgae as Critical Mineral Crops, E=(MC)2
Principal Investigator:
Wencai Zhang
Associate Professor
Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$634,168
Sponsor:
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Developing Low-GN and GN-Zero Malt Barley Varieties for the Eastern United States
Principal Investigator:
Nicholas Santantonio
Assistant Professor
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$69,595
Sponsor:
Virginia Spirits Board
Developing Computational Tools for Cross-Species Single-Cell Genomic Data Comparison and Analysis.
Principal Investigator:
Song Li
Associate Professor
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$1,180,752
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Center for Cyber Science, Management, Applications, Regulation, and Training (Cyber SMART)
Principal Investigator:
Gretchen L. Matthews
Professor and Director, Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Southwest Virginia
Department of Mathematics
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$200,000
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
A Framework for Safety Assurance in Foundation Models
Principal Investigator:
Ruoxi Jia
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$500,000
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Sex Difference in the Integration of Visual Social Stimulus and Emotional Auditory Stimulus
Principal Investigator:
Alexei Morozov
Assistant Professor
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Total Anticipated:
$440,000
Sponsor:
National Institute of Mental Health
Optimizing Crop Cultivation on the International Space Station by Improving Plant Desiccation-Tolerance with Tardigrade Proteins
Principal Investigator:
Robert C. Wright
Assistant Professor
Biological Systems Engineering
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$6,000
Sponsor:
Virginia Space Grant Consortium
Spectral Finger Printing of Common Plant Biotic and Abiotic Stresses Using Active Optical Surveillance and Artificial Intelligence in a Controlled Environment Agriculture System
Principal Investigator:
Kaylee A. South
Assistant Professor
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$164,050
Sponsor:
Institute for Advanced Learning and Research
Endothelial Signaling in Exercise Metabolism
Principal Investigator:
Siobhan Craige
Assistant Professor
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$145,288
Sponsor:
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Elucidating the Molecular Mechanisms of Septin-Dependent Drug Response to the Antifungal Caspofungin in the Human Pathogen Aspergillus Fumigatus
Principal Investigator:
Jose M. Vargas-Muniz
Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$2,036,205
Sponsor:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Strategies to improve cotton production in Virginia
Principal Investigator:
William H. Frame
Associate Professor
Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Agriculture Experiment Station
Total Anticipated:
$23,000
Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Virginia Cotton Board
Influence of Cover Crops and Broadcast Insecticides on Thrips in Cottons
Principal Investigator:
Sean M. Malone
Lead Technician - Field Crops Entomology Program
Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Agriculture Experiment Station
Total Anticipated:
$13,686
Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Virginia Cotton Board
Development of Advanced Quantitative Tools for Laser Radiation Safety Evaluation in Laser Urology
Principal Investigator:
Adam D. Maxwell
Research Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$200,000
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
JUNO4 Workshop on Networks for Next Generation Smart Society Applications
Principal Investigator:
Walid Saad
Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$15,000
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
A Novel Assessment Method of Boredom in Broilers
Principal Investigator:
Leonie Jacobs
Associate Professor
School of Animal Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$5,400
Sponsor:
Kinder Ground Foundation Inc.
Local Administration of Particle-Anchored Cytokines as a Safe and Effective Cancer Immunotherapy
Principal Investigator:
Rong Tong
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$379,981
Sponsor:
National Cancer Institute
Bayesian-Optimization-Assisted Discovery of Enantioselective Polymerization Catalysts for Degradable Polyesters
Principal Investigator:
Rong Tong
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$600,000
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Utilizing Cover Crops to Offset Fertilizer Inputs for Corn in Virginia - Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center Location
Principal Investigator:
William H. Frame
Associate Professor
Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Agriculture Experiment Station
Total Anticipated:
$22,000
Sponsor:
Virginia Corn Board
Center for Wireless Innovation towards Secure, Pervasive, Efficient, and Resilient Next G Networks (WISPER)
Principal Investigator:
Luiz da Silva
Bradley Professor of Cybersecurity and Executive Director, Commonwealth Cyber Initiative
Commonwealth Cyber Initiative
Office of Research and Innovation
Total Anticipated:
$750,000
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Tunable Wavelength GeSn Laser and Photodetector on Lattice-Matched InAl(Ga)As Buffers for Group-IV Photonics
Principal Investigator:
Mantu K. Hudait
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$450,000
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Optimizing Individualized Feeding to Increase Production And Profit, And Minimize Environmental Impacts Of Dairy Farms
Principal Investigator:
Mark D. Hanigan
David R. and Margaret Lincicome Professor
School of Animal Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$1,150,000
Sponsor:
United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Paleogeodesy at The Alaska-Aleutian Subduction Zone - Reconstructing Earthquake Deformation and Rupture Boundaries in Time and Space
Principal Investigator:
Cristina Dura
Assistant Professor
Department of Geosciences
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$499,286
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Identifying mRNA Dynamics and CIS-Regulatory Elements that Support Low-Noise Gene Expression
Principal Investigator:
Silke Hauf
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$457,300
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation