JULY 2025
Dr. Subasish Das, Assistant Professor in the Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from Michigan State University (MSU) for the research project Refining the Understanding of Parking Space Requirements (07/01/2025, 04/30/2027).
Dr. David Schilter, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, received funding from The Welch Foundation for the research project Molecular Size and Electronic Structure as Descriptors of Hemilabilty. (6/1/25-5/31/26).
Dr. Subasish Das, Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from the National Academy of Sciences for the research project Toolkit for Reducing Substance-Impaired Driving for the Last Leg of the Journey. (7/1/25-7/3/27).
Dr. Xijun Shi, Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from ICON Technologies for the research project Concrete Microstructural Tests for ICON. (6/5/25-8/30/26).
Dr. Mark Welker, Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from the University of Austin for the research project Texas Space Grant Consortium Design Challenge, NASA Challenges, STEM Programs. (3/1/25-2/28/29).
Drs. Sam Borstein and Chris Nice, Department of Biology, received funding from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts for the research project Genomic Resources for At-Risk Texas Freshwater Fishes. (6/30/25-10/31/26).
Dr. Wilson Espinoza Chavez, Department of Engineering Technology, received funding from the National Science Foundation for the research project EMBRACE-EAR-Growth Rock Degradation – Microscale Approach Mineral by Mineral. (8/1/25-7/31/29).
Dr. Astrid Schwalb, Department of Biology, received funding from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the research project Zebra Mussel Monitoring in Texas Water Bodies. (9/1/25-8/31/26).
JUNE 2025
Dr. Keisuke Ikehata, Associate Professor in the Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from the Organo Corporation for the research project New Biocide for Biofouling Control in Advanced Water Purification Facility (06/01/2025, 12/31/2026).
Dr. David Huffman, Department of Biology, received funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the research project Novel Device Based Counter-Current Heat Exchange for Simultaneously Studying Factors Affecting the Thermal Preference and Critical Thermal Limits of Small Aquatic Organisms. (3/19/25-11/30/25).
Dr. Michael Jacobs, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, received funding from The Welch Foundation for the research project Biomolecule Dynamics and Reactions in Levitated Microdroplets. (6/1/25-5/31/26).
Drs. Ravi Droopad, Jesus Jimenez, Michelle Londa and Ariful Haque, Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from the University of Texas at Austin for the research project Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE) Next-Generation Microelectronics Manufacturing. (3/2/25-7/10/29).
Dr. Togay Ozbakkalogly, Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from The University of Melbourne for the research project The Researcher Network for Decarbonising the Building Industry (RNDBI). (8/1/23-9/7/27).
MAY 2025
Dr. Subasish Das, Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from the Texas Department of Transportation for the research project Barrier Striping for the Reduction of Accidents Year 3 (5/31/25-11/30/25).
Dr. Sarah Fritts, Department of Biology, received funding from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts for the research project Confirming Perimyotis subflavus Presence Across Potential Expanded Range West Texas (4/22/25-8/31/28).
Dr. Kecheng Yang, Department of Computer Science, received funding from the National Science Foundation for the research project CAREER: Predictable Real-Time Computing in the Presence of Unpredictabilities (7/1/25-6/30/30).
Dr. Madan Day, Department of Agricultural Sciences, received funding from Mississippi State University for the research project Restaurant and Supermarket Demand for Important Aquaculture Species (5/15/25-5/14/26).
Drs. Ariful Haque and Jesus Jimenez, Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from Quanta Services for the research project Undergraduate: Pujan Lamsal (5/1/25-5/31/26).
Drs. Ariful Haque and Jesus Jimenez, Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from Quanta Services for the research project Undergraduate: Michael Luan (5/1/25-5/31/26).
Drs. Ryan Anderson and Madan Day, Department of Agricultural Sciences, received funding from Quanta Services for the research project Undergraduate: Molly Massey (5/1/25-5/31/26).
Drs. Ryan Anderson and Madan Day, Department of Agricultural Sciences, received funding from Quanta Services for the research project Undergraduate: Jenna Schultz (5/1/25-5/31/26).
Dr. Jesus Jimenez, Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from Quanta Services for the research project Undergraduate: Joni McCawley (5/1/25-5/31/26).
Drs. Ravi Droopad, Damian Valles, Ariful Haque, Ingram School of Engineering, and Luisa Scolfaro, Department of Physics, received funding from the U.S. Army Office of Naval Research for the research project Integration of Diamond with Ultrawide Bandgap Oxides: Growth, Characterization, and Modeling with Artificial Intelligence (4/11/25-4/10/29).
Dr. Mark Welker, Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership for the research project Senior Design Projects for Capstone Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (11/1/24-7/31/26).
Dr. Jung Yeon, Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from the National Science Foundation for the research project I-Corps: Translational Potential of Multi-functional Concrete with Recycled Superabsorbent Polymers (5/15/25-4/30/26).
Drs. Jesus Jimenez, Francis Mendez, Eduardo Perez, Anahita Emami, and Mr. Robert Wright, Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from the Texas Workforce Commission for the research project Phase 3 – Quality Assurance of New and Existing Products to Support Texas State (9/1/25-8/31/26).
APRIL 2025
Dr. Susan Schwinning, Department of Biology, received funding from the Native Plant Society of Texas for the research project Understanding the Soil Legacy Effect of Switchgrass on Native Plant Species (12/1/24-12/1/25).
Dr. Dana Garcia and Ms. Sabrina Prajapati, Department of Biology, received funding from The Texas Academy of Science for the research project Investigating the Interaction between PAX6 and F-actin: Protein-Protein Interaction (3/21/25-3/21/26).
Dr. Barrett Bryant, College of Science and Engineering, received funding from St. Edward’s University for the research project SEU to TXST: STEM Graduate Pathways (1/1/25-12/31/25).
Dr. Benjamin Schwartz, Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center, received funding from the City of San Marcos for the research project Collection and Analysis of Organic Wastewater Contaminants / Kissing Tree. (3/3/25-3/2/26).
Drs. Jung Yeon and Yongtao Dong, Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from the Lower Colorado River Authority for the research project Static and Dynamic Test for 345kV Lattice Tower (4/2/25-11/30/25).
Dr. Stacey Kuleza, Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from the Federal Railroad Administration through a subaward from the National Academy of for the research project Large scale testing for detecting changes in track modulus with low-cost sensors installed on rolling stock (4/1/25-3/31/27).
MARCH 2025
Dr. Hongchi Shi, Department of Computer Science, received funding from the United States Department of Defense for the research project AI-empowered Research and Education Infrastructure Towards the Security (2/12/24-2/11/26).
Dr. Alexander Kornienko, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, received funding from Baylor University for the research project Pharmacophore-Directed Retrosynthesis Applied to Bioactive Natural Products (1/1/25-12/31/25).
Dr. Christine Lee, Department of Mathematics, received funding from the National Science Foundation for the research project CAREER: Colored Link Homologies and the Geometric Topology of Surfaces in Low-Dimensions (9/1/25-8/31/30).
Dr. Susan Schwinning, Department of Biology, received funding from Braun & Gresham, Attorneys at Law for the research project Monitoring the Exchange of Water between Soil, Rock, and Plant after a Simulated (2/17/24-12/17/25).
Drs. Sangchul Hwang, In-Hyouk, and Namwon Kim, Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from the United States Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management the research project VOC Remediation by Permeable Reactive Barrier and VOC Sensor Development for Site Safety (3/17/25-3/16/26).
Dr. Susan Schwinning and Mr. Eli Hartung, Department of Biology, received funding from the Native Plant Society of Texas for the research project Do Grasses of Central Texas Use Water Stored in Limestone (12/1/24-12/1/25).
Drs. Ravi Droopad, Jesus Jimenez, Michelle Londa, and Ariful Haque, Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from the University of Texas at Austin for the research project Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE) Next-Generation Microelectronics Manufacturing (7/11/24-7/10/25).
Drs. Yong Yang and Thomas Keller, Department of Mathematics, received funding from the National Science Foundation for the research project REU: Algebra, Combinatorics, and Statistics (4/1/25-3/31/28).
FEBRUARY 2025
Dr. MD Raf E Ul Shougat, Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from the National Science Foundation for the research project Vibrational Energy Harvesting with Adaptive Oscillators (12/1/24-11/30/25).
Dr. Chris Rhodes, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, received funding from the United States Department of Energy for the research project Understanding Degradation Mechanisms and Rates in Acidic Metal Oxide Oxygen Evolution. (2/1/25-1/31/26).
Dr. Ivan Ojeda-Ruiz, Department of Mathematics and the College of science and Engineering, received funding from the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics for the research project Mentor for the 2025 SIAM-Simons Undergraduate Research Program. (10/24/24-9/30/25).
Drs. Michael Jacobs and David Schilter, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for the research project Characterizing interfacial and Bulk Transport Phenomena in Viscus Microdroplets. (2/1/25-1/31/26).
Dr. Tanzima Islam, Department of Computer Science, received funding from the National Science Foundation for the research project Scalable Performance-aware Engine for the Efficient Decision-making on HPC Systems. (1/1/25-1/31/29).
Dr. Noland Martin, Department of Biology, received funding from Braun & Gresham, Attorneys at Law for the research project Texas Native Alloberberis Species Reproductive Isolation & Natural Hybridization. (2/6/25-12/31/25).
Dr. Jessica Dutton, Department of Biology, received funding from the Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust for the research project Trace Element Concentrations in Sediment from the Alcoa Point Comfort Lavaca. (3/1/25-2/29/28).
Drs. Eleanor Close and Alice Olmstead, Department of Physics, received funding from the National Science Foundation for the research project Learning Assistant Professional Development for Facilitation Practices in Active Learning. (10/1/24-9/30/27).
Dr. Lucinda de Cresce El Debs, Department of Engineering Technology, received funding from Purdue University for the research project Best practices for Implementing Driving Simulators in INDOT Driver Training. (8/16/24-11/20/25).
Dr. Caitlin Gabor, Department of Biology, received funding from Braun & Gresham, Attorneys at Law for the research project Fish and Amphibian Biodiversity Conversion Environmental Complexity. (12/13/24-12/31/25).
JANUARY 2025
Dr. Yihong (Maggie) Chen, Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from Nanohmics, Inc. for the research project Conformal and Compact Tri-Band Antenna. (11/12/24-11/11/26).
Dr. Damian Valles, Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from the National Science Foundation for the research project REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experiences in Artificial Intelligence. (4/1/25-3/31/28).
Dr. Jason Martina, Department of Biology, received funding from the University of North Texas for the research project Integrating Ecosystem Services and Stakeholder Preferences to Improve Outcomes. (1/1/25-12/31/27).
Drs. Sujata Mandal, Ingram School of Engineering, Jana Minifie, Department of Management, and Keya Sen, Department of Health Administration, received funding from the National Science Foundation for the research project I-Corps: Translation Potential of an Economically Friendly Water Purifier. (12/1/24-11/30/25).
Dr. Eduardo Perez, Ingram School of Engineering, received funding from Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education for the research project Integrating Clustering Analysis and Simulation-Optimization for Enhanced Resources (1/10/25-1/18/26).
