Grants and Contracts for September 2021
March 24, 2022
DANIEL BARSHIS, Biological Sciences, Construction and Delivery of An Entire Coral Bleaching Automated Stress System (CBASS), Iberostar, $6,895.00.
HELMUT BAUMGART, Electrical & Computer Eng, ABDELMAGEED ELMUSTAFA, Fundamental Investigation of Beam Exit Interfaces for Mw-Class Irradiation Facilities; US Department of Energy, $112,000.00.
PETER BERNATH, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Spectroscopy of Astrophysical Molecules; NASA-Headquarters, $119,062.00.
RAUL BRICENO, Physics, Islam 2021-2022 JSA/JLAB Graduate Fellowship; Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (Jefferson Lab), $11,000.00.
STEPHEN BUELTMANN, Physics, CHARLES HYDE, From Quarks to Nuclei; US Department of Energy, $120,000.00.
JOHN CATRAVAS, Med Diag & Trans Sci, Antidotes Against HCI-Induced Chronic Lung Injury; US Public Health Service (National Institutes of Health-NIH), $452,829.00.
FELECIA COMMODORE, Educ Found & Leadership, Facility for Rare Isotope Beams Resource Center to Broaden and Diversify the Nuclear Physics Workforce; Michigan State University, $65,000.00.
HANI ELSAYED-ALI, Electrical & Computer Eng, Optimization of Nb3Sn Sputtering on SRF Structures; US Department of Energy, $80,000.00.
TINA GUSTIN, Nursing, Telehealth Training FY20; VA Department of Health, $37,402.00.
WU HE, Info Tech & Decision Sciences, IPA Renewal Wu He; National Science Foundation , $229,918.00.
VICTORIA HILL, Ocean and Earth Sciences, Mapping Sea Ice Cover Conditions to Quantify Light Exposure of The Upper Arctic Ocean; NASA-Headquarters, $125,449.00.
CHARLES HYDE, Physics, Kerver 2021-2022 JSA/JLAB Graduate Fellowship; Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (Jefferson Lab), $11,000.00.
KHAN IFTEKHARUDDIN, Electrical & Computer Eng, Computational Modeling and Analysis of Facial Expressions for Clinical Marker Discovery and Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders; National Science Foundation, $34,667.00.
JESSICA JOHNSON, VMASC, KATHERINE SMITH, Maritime Careers Experience: MCX; Epic Games, Inc., $75,000.00.
SALTUK KARAHAN, Political Sci & Geography, Investigating the Influence of Mass Media and social media In Anti-U.S. Perception with Machine Learning; George Mason University, $20,000.00.
MURAT KUZLU, Engineering Technology, A Platform for Improving Ai Trust In 6G Networks; Old Dominion University, $50,000.00.
RAFAEL LANDAETA, Dean, Engineering, VA-NC Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation 2017-2022; University of Virginia, $40,000.00.
DREW LANDMAN, Mechanical & Aerospace Eng, Wind Tunnel Testing of UAS Propeller - Fb V; Aerovironment, $3,200.00.
DREW LANDMAN, Mechanical & Aerospace Eng, Training in Response Surface Methods For NASA; National Institute of Aerospace Associates, $30,699.00.
DREW LANDMAN, Mechanical & Aerospace Eng, Methodologies for Efficient Calibration of High-Capacity Force Balances; National Institute of Aerospace Associates, $19,649.00.
HEATHER RICHTER, VMASC, IRAD: HR Community Empowerment Alliance (HRCEA); Old Dominion University, $202,434.00.
ROBERT (MIKE) ROBINSON, VMASC, ANTHONY BARRACO, Colorado Springs Wildfire Evacuation Assessment; Tim Hoiles, $4,066.00.
MARY SANDY, VSGC, Planning Phase for National University Student Challenge; Lynx Strategy Group LLC, $23,728.00.
MARY SANDY, VSGC, Develop A Gamified Mobile Application for Cybersecurity Education and Assessment Via a User Centered Design Process; Old Dominion University, $13,200.00.
MARY SANDY, VSGC, Experiential Learning Program Admin Support; Old Dominion University, $20,000.00.
SACHIN SHETTY, Computation Modeling and Simulation Engineering, TERESA KISSEL, CCI: The Role of Cybersecurity in The Spread of Misinformation and Disinformation; Old Dominion University, $65,000.00.
SACHIN SHETTY, Computation Modeling and Simulation Engineering, JOHN SHULL, CHUNSHENG XIN, 5G Extended Reality Smart Warehouse Prototype; VA Tech ARC, $31,902.00.
JOHN SHULL, VMASC, IRAD: Blue Tech and The Blue Economy; Old Dominion University, $78,693.00.
STEPHEN TONELSON, Comm Disorders & Special Ed, ROBERT GABLE, ANN MAYDOSZ, Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education Interconnected Systems Framework; Vermont Agency of Education, $158,817.00.
SILVANA WATSON, Comm Disorders & Special Ed, SHARON JUDGE, ALLA ZAREVA, Creating Teams of Educators to Build the Literacy Skills of English Learners with And Without Disabilities; US Department of Education, $357,428.00.
HONGYI WU, School of Cybersecurity, JIANG LI, CHUNSHENG XIN, Backdoor Detection, Mitigation, And Prevention in Deep Neural Networks; National Security Agency, $247,686.00.
JIAN WU, Computer Science, JIANG LI, JEREMIAH STILL, The Acceptance and Effectiveness of Explainable Ai-Powered Credibility Labeler for Scientific Misinformation and Disinformation; Old Dominion University, $63,790.00.
CHUNSHENG XIN, Electrical & Computer Eng, HONGYI WU, CCI: Building A THZ Testbed to Expand CCI 5G Testbed For 6G Research; Old Dominion University, $150,000.00.
YUSUKE YAMANI, Psychology, Human-Autonomy Teaming Research to Enable Advanced Air Mobility Operations; National Institute of Aerospace Associates, $10,727.00.
JUITA YUSUF, School of Public Service, The Resilience Adaptation Feasibility Tool (RAFT) In the Middle Peninsula; College of William and Mary, $8,000.00.
JUITA YUSUF, School of Public Service, Building Climate Resilience with Socially Vulnerable Populations in The Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula of Virginia; University of Virginia, $22,043.00.
CHRISTOPHER ZAJCHOWSKI, Human Movement Sciences, Research to Inform Climbing Management Plans at Carderock Recreation Area and Great Falls Park; National Park Service, $100,000.00.
CHRISTOPHER ZAJCHOWSKI, Human Movement Sciences, Research to Inform Climbing Management Plans at Carderock Recreation Area, Great Falls Park and Harpers Ferry; National Park Service, $100,000.00.
QI (HARRY) ZHANG, Community and Environmental Health, KAYOUNG PARK, CHUANYI TANG, Fostering Nutrition Security Through Research on Wic Using Program Administrative Data: WIC Participation Dynamics in Rural and Urban Areas; US Department of Agriculture, $150,000.00.
RICHARD ZIMMERMAN, Ocean and Earth Sciences, VICTORIA HILL, JIANG LI, Continued Development of a Robust Automated Algorithm to Quantify Submerged Aquatic Vegetation from High Resolution Satellite Imagery; NASA-Headquarters, $77,102.00.
