October 2024 Grants and Awards
A Deazaflavin-Dependent Flavin-Gated Thioredoxin Reductase and an Iron-Sulfur Cluster Synthesizing Thioredoxin: Synthesizing, Activating and Repairing Redox Catalysts in a Hyperthermophilic Methanogen
Principal Investigator:
Biswarup Mukhopadhyay
Professor
Department of Biochemistry
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$630,000
Sponsor:
United States Department of Energy
Investigating Treatment Strategies and Clinical Outcomes of Histotripsy for Complete Ablation of Osteosarcoma
Principal Investigator:
Joanne Tuohy
Associate Professor
Vice President of Health Sciences and Technology
Faculty of Health Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$87,564
Sponsor:
National Cancer Institute
Assessment of the Economic Factors and Cost Assumptions Relied Upon in the Final Determination: Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction United States Department of Housing and Urban Development- and United States Department of Agriculture-Financed Housing
Principal Investigator:
Xinghua Gao
Assistant Professor
Myers-Lawson School of Construction
Total Anticipated:
$49,808
Sponsor:
National Association of Home Builders Multifamily
International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium International Agricultural Research, Extension, And Teaching
Principal Investigator:
Jason H. Grant
W.G. Wysor Professor of Agriculture
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$75,000
Sponsor:
United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service
Chips Trust and Assuredness Equipment
Principal Investigator:
Jeffrey S. Walling
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$2,000,000
Sponsor:
United States Department of Education
A Student Asset-Based Approach to the Formation of Equitable Teams (Safe Teams)
Principal Investigator:
Tonisha B. Lane
Associate Professor
Office of Educational Research and Outreach
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$1,900,257
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Valuable Mineral Recovery and Alternative Utilization of Produced Water Through a Novel Process
Principal Investigator:
Wencai Zhang
Associate Professor
Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$1,500,000
Sponsor:
National Energy Technology Lab
Interdisciplinary Research and Extension Training for Next-Generation Seafood Professionals
Principal Investigator:
Yiming Feng
Assistant Professor
Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Agriculture Experiment Station
Total Anticipated:
$749,730
Sponsor:
United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture
"Reservoid" Computer - Intelligent and Evolving Mechano-Reservoir Computing with Living Spheroids on Fibers
Principal Investigator:
Suyi Li
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$2,000,000
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Design of Architected Materials with Spinodal Topologies Under Uncertainty for Improved Magnetic Performance
Principal Investigator:
Pinar Acar
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$275,000
Sponsor:
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Individual Plant Treatment with Cryogenic Liquids and Lasers
Principal Investigator:
Shawn D. Askew
Professor
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$15,000
Sponsor:
Virginia Agricultural Council
Doctoral Dissertation Research: A Participatory Study of Non-Timber Forest Product (NTFP) Foraging in Refugee-Hosting Northwest Uganda
Principal Investigator:
John F. Munsell
Professor and Forest Management Extension Specialist
Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
College of Natural Resources and Environment
Total Anticipated:
$17,570
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Virginia Tech Enhanced Steel Curriculum
Principal Investigator:
Alan P. Druschitz
Associate Professor of Practice
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$25,000
Sponsor:
Association For Iron and Steel Technology
Daily Impact of Sexual Minority Stress on Alcohol-Related Intimate Partner Violence Among Bisexual+ Young Adults: A Couples' Daily Diary Study
Principal Investigator:
Meagan J. Brem
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$448,205
Sponsor:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Full: Relationship Between Cerebellar Purkinje and Nuclei Cell Spike Signals in Dystonia Short: Cerebellar In Dystonia
Principal Investigator:
Meike van der Heijden
Assistant Professor
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Total Anticipated:
$95,000
Sponsor:
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
Bridging Barriers for Equity and Forest Resilience: Empowering Forest Owners in the Emerging Bird-Friendly Maple Syrup Market and Exploring the Value of Certification
Principal Investigator:
Ashley A. Dayer
Associate Professor
Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation
College of Natural Resources and Environment
Total Anticipated:
$636,303.35
Sponsor:
National Audubon Society
Total Temperature Probe Performance Testing
Principal Investigator:
Joseph Meadows
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$114,611
Sponsor:
Pratt and Whitney Corporation
2024-25 VDACS Taxonomic Assistance Work Plan for Grape Commodity Pests
Principal Investigator:
Eric R. Day
Manager, Insect ID Lab
Department of Entomology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$3,300
Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
2024-25 VDACS Taxonomic Assistance Work and Financial Plan for Forest Pests
Principal Investigator:
Eric R. Day
Manager, Insect ID Lab
Department of Entomology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$5,000
Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
2024-25 VDACS Taxonomic Assistance Work Plan for Solanaceous Commodity Pests
Principal Investigator:
Eric R. Day
Manager, Insect ID Lab
Department of Entomology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$3,300
Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
An Evidence-Based Learning Network for Enhancing Interpretation in the National Park Service
Principal Investigator:
Marc J. Stern
Professor
Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
College of Natural Resources and Environment
Total Anticipated:
$923,908
Sponsor:
National Park Service
In-Service Training for Department of Environmental Quality Staff: Hydrology and Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions
Principal Investigator:
Durelle T. Scott
Professor
Department of Biological Systems Engineering
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$10,335
Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Hydrology and Groundwater In-Service Training for Department of Environmental Quality Staff
Principal Investigator:
Durelle T. Scott
Professor
Department of Biological Systems Engineering
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$4,990
Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Fort Barfoot, Virginia Bat Survey
Principal Investigator:
Verl R. Emrick
Research Scientist
Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation
College of Natural Resources and Environment
Total Anticipated:
$103,480
Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Military Affairs
Multi-Channel Access to Generalized Parton Distributions
Principal Investigator:
Marie Boer
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$875,000
Sponsor:
United States Department of Energy
Career and Technical Student Organizations Distributive Education Clubs of America Health Occupations Students of America Future Farmers of America and Skills USA State Advisors 2024 - 2025
Principal Investigator:
Cathy M. Sutphin
Associate Director, 4-H Youth Development
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Extension
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$425,512
Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Education
Collaborative Research: Quantifying Terrestrial Riparian-Stream Carbon Connections Across a Salt Gradient
Principal Investigator:
Sally Entrekin
Professor
Department of Entomology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$224,827
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Growth Performance and Immune Function of Recently Weaned Beef Calves Supplemented with a Bacillus-Based DFM During Backgrounding and Feedlot Receiving Programs
Principal Investigator:
Rodrigo da Silva Marques
Assistant Professor
School of Animal Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$24,800
Sponsor:
Virginia Cattle Industry Board
Improving Beef Color Through Optimized Processing Conditions
Principal Investigator:
David E. Gerrard
Professor and Director, School of Animal Sciences
School of Animal Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$15,000
Sponsor:
Virginia Cattle Industry Board
Advancing Mastitis Management: On-Farm Biosensors for Rapid In-Line Detection of Inflammation Markers and Pathogens
Principal Investigator:
Azahar Ali
Assistant Professor
School of Animal Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$30,334
Sponsor:
Virginia Cattle Industry Board
Investigating The Vectors of Theileria in Virginia Cattle Pastures
Principal Investigator:
Thomas P. Kuhar
Professor
Department of Entomology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$14,957
Sponsor:
Virginia Cattle Industry Board
Thermochemical Evolution of Mercury
Principal Investigator:
Megan S. Duncan
Assistant Professor
Department of Geosciences
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$764,892
Sponsor:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters
RVARC Blueprint for Action
Principal Investigator:
Laura Y. Taylor
Research Associate
Institute for Policy and Governance
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$136,654
Sponsor:
Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission
Quantum Utility with Hardware- and Application- Informed Near-Term Algorithms (Quinta)
Principal Investigator:
Edwin F. Barnes
Professor
Department of Physics
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$4,979,488
Sponsor:
United States Department of Energy
North American Productivity Workshop 2025
Principal Investigator:
Konstantinos P. Triantis
John Lawrence Professor
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$55,000
Sponsor:
United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service
West Virginia Housing Needs Assessment
Principal Investigator:
Melissa Jones O'Brien
Research Associate
Housing Research Center
Myers-Lawson School of Construction
Total Anticipated:
$57,691
Sponsor:
West Virginia University Research Corporation
Investigating Redd1 as a Mediator of Cardiac Insulin Resistance
Principal Investigator:
Jessica M. Karch
Assistant Professor
Vice President of Health Sciences and Technology
Faculty of Health Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$127,509
Sponsor:
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Educational Program - Agriculture, Food And Culture
Principal Investigator:
Azenegashe O. Abaye
Professor
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$7,000
Sponsor:
Virginia Corn Board
Showcasing Eastern Shore Agriculture to the World: Istro2024
Principal Investigator:
Mark S. Reiter
Director
Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Agriculture Experiment Station
Total Anticipated:
$2,500
Sponsor:
Virginia Irish Potato Board
Spaceborne Insar Technology for Measuring Land Subsidence and Flooding Hazards at Dod Installations In Alaska
Principal Investigator:
Manoochehr Shirzaei
Associate Professor
Department of Geosciences
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$1,200,000
Sponsor:
Environmental Security and Technology Certification Program
Zf: A Novel Framework to Design Trustworthy Lossy Compressors for Scientific Data Approaching Lossy Compressibility Limits
Principal Investigator:
Lingjia Liu
Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$450,000
Sponsor:
United States Department of Energy
Variety Evaluation for Eastern Shore Potatoes
Principal Investigator:
Mark S. Reiter
Director, Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Agriculture Experiment Station
Total Anticipated:
$2,500
Sponsor:
Virginia Irish Potato Board
Learning About the Agriculture Sectors in the USA and Abroad
Principal Investigator:
Azenegashe O. Abaye
Professor
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$7,000
Sponsor:
Virginia Soybean Board
Corn Hybrid Evaluations, Management Research and Overall Corn Extension Program
Principal Investigator:
Olga S. Walsh
Associate Professor
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$49,235
Sponsor:
Virginia Corn Board