Awards Chronicle by Month (FY 2022)
*NOTE: Only NEW funding will be reported in the data below.
| Principal Investigator | Co-Principal Investigator(s) | Project Title | Sponsor | Total Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeYoung, R. | Perotto, H., Cherry, M. | Feral Swine Damage Management | U.S. Department of Agriculture - APHIS | $100,000.00 |
| Girgis, H. | Measuring functional similarity between transcriptional enhancers using deep learning | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $367,891.00 | |
| Hanagriff, R. | Hainline, M. | Texas Gulf Shrimp 2021 Marketing Project - Domestic Product | Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) | $80,000.00 |
| Henke, S. | Perotto, H. | Identifying Best Practices to Survey for Spot-tailed Earless Lizards and Determining Reptile Communities Along Habitat Gradients in South-Central Texas with Special Reference to the Spot-tailed Earless Lizard | Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts | $342,144.00 |
| Hessami, A. | Sun, D. | Develop Guidebook for Managing System Costs: Operational and Capital Cost Management at Rural and Small Urban Public Transit Systems | Texas A&M Transportation Institute / Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) | $14,997.50 |
| Hewitt, D. | Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Graduate Student Scholarships | Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo (HLSR) | $20,000.00 | |
| Hossain, M.M. | Peel, L., Bailey, B. | Curricular Integration of Design and Material Standards in Engineering (CID-MaSE) | Department of Commerce (DOC)-National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | $74,998.41 |
| Li, H. | Jin, K., Peel, L. | Proactive Pathways of Excellence to Engage Minority Students in Aerospace Engineering | National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA) | $1,200,000.00 |
| Li, H. | Development of an Unmanned Surface Vehicle System for Oil Spill Detection and Characterization | Texas General Land Office (TGLO) | $130,026.00 | |
| Machado, T. | Donato, C., Nelson, S., Stanko, R. | Natural Resource Career Development Program and NRCS Educational Tours | USDA-Natural Resources Conversation Services (NRCS) | $150,000.00 |
| Martinez, M. | Texas A&M University - Kingsville, Educational Talent Search | U.S. Department of Education | $1,386,875.00 | |
| Martinez, M. | Texas A&M University-Kingsville Rural Educational Opportunity Centers Program | U.S. Department of Education | $1,160,250.00 | |
| Noore, A. | Creating a STEM Pipeline to Recruit, Retain and Prepare Minority Students for Today's Workforce | Halliburton Foundation | $10,000.00 | |
| Oh, J. | Martinez, M., Hessami, A. | Javelina Halliburton STEM Labs for NextGen Engineers Program (HaSLab for NEP) at TAMUK-- Phase II | Halliburton Foundation | $8,000.00 |
| Oh, J. | Yilmazer, N., Hessami, A., Kim, H., Martinez, M. | Next Generation Globalization in Eurasia | Eurasia Foundation (from Asia) | $40,000.00 |
| Pawelek, K. | Native Plant and Pollinator Seed Source Development and Specification Program FY 2022-2024 | Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) | $1,500,000.00 | |
| Perotto, H. | Donato, M., Bell, N., Tanner, E. | The Drone WAVE FACTOR (Drone use for Women Advancement, Visibility & Experiences in Food & Agriculture Cyberinformatics & Tools Oriented to Research) | U.S. Department of Agriculture - NIFA | $399,946.00 |
| Rideout-Hanzak, S. | Anderson, C.J. | A Talk on the Wild Side | Rotary Club of Corpus Christi - Harvey Weil Sportsman Conservationist | $100,000.00 |
| Schuster, G. | PROMISE SCHOLARS: Providing Resources and Opportunities in STEAM Education | Laredo Community College / U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) | $25,225.00 | |
| Setamou, M. | Citrus Germplasm Safekeeping FY2021 | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) | $88,056.00 | |
| Sétamou, M. | The Texas Citrus Clean Plant Program 2021-2022 | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -APHIS-PPQ | $115,879.00 | |
| Sétamou, M. | Citrus Commodity Pest Survey 2021-2022 | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-APHIS-PPQ | $536,840.00 | |
| Tanner, E. | Hernandez, F., Unger (Tanner), A., Perotto, H., Brennan, L., Hewitt, D., Wester, D. | A multi-scale assessment of habitat connectivity on chestnut-bellied scaled quail populations | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) | $572,178.00 |
| Tewes, M. | Scognamillo, D., Lombardi, J. | Ocelot and Jaguarundi Monitoring Project: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Wildlife Crossings, Cattle Guards, and Fencing on Farm-to-Market 1847, Cameron County | Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) | $731,600.45 |
| Wester, D. | Slothower, B. | Annual Cover Crops as Placeholders for Native Grass Establishment | Native Plant Society of Texas (NPST) | $2,500.00 |
| Winterbottom, J. | Joint Admission Medical Program 2022 | Joint Admission Medical Program (JAMP) | $12,621.00 |
| Principal Investigator | Co-Principal Investigator(s) | Project Title | Sponsor | Total Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, S. | Garza, R. | Hispanic Education Advising Remediation Teaching (HEART) | U.S. Department of Education (USDE) | $4,999,994.36 |
| Camacho, L. | SRS RN: Integrated Food, Energy, Water Units for Disaster Resilient Sustainable Regional Systems | Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station / National Science Foundation | $6,990 | |
| Fu, X. | Collaborative Research: CISE-MSI: RCBP-RF: CPS: Develop Scalable and Reliable Deep Learning-driven Embedded Control Applied in Renewable Energy Integration | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $149,988.00 | |
| Jones, K. | Choi, J., Rajib, A. | Resilient Coastal Dune Ecosystems for Erosion and Habitat Protection at South Padre Island | Texas General Land Office (TGLO) | $93,342.00 |
| Kunta, M. | Setamou, M. | Investigation into the active inoculum sources and other factors contributing to the canker infections of new growth in citrus trees | Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) | $89,500.00 |
| Ramirez, D. | Emission reduction pilot study for vessels at berth and during dock loading and unloading operations | Port of Corpus Christi Authority (PCCA) | $50,000.00 | |
| Ren, J. | Rajib, A., Choi, J. | South Padre Island dune vegetation repository and revegetation of reconstructed dunes at Isla Blanca Park, Cameron County, Texas (2021-2023) | Cameron County | $44,162.00 |
| Scalan, G. | Huff, K. | Texas A&M University-Kingsville VITA Site Funding for Tax Season 2022 | Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service | $5,000.00 |
| Smith, S. | Collaborative Research: CISE-MSI: DP: CCF: SHF: MSI/HSI Research Capacity Building via Secure and Efficient Hardware Implementation of Cellular Computational Networks | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $260,000.00 | |
| Zhang, X. | Capacity Building toward a Center for Occupational Safety Training Serving South Texas and Beyond: Year 2 Developmental Project | Department of Labor (DoL) | $98,892.00 | |
| Zhang, X. | A service-learning program on electrical safety and energy efficiency | Texas A&M University - Kingsville Foundation / Nueces Electric Charities, Inc. | $7,500.00 |
| Principal Investigator | Co-Principal Investigator(s) | Project Title | Sponsor | Total Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galan, J. | Sanchez, E. | Rational Structure-Based Design of Broad Neutralizing Humanized svMP mAbs | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $400,883.00 |
| Pawelek, K. | Falk, A. | Novel perennial native grasses for sustainable multiple uses: Bioenergy, CRP, wildlife & forages | Texas A&M AgriLife Research / U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - NIFA | $9,582.00 |
| Principal Investigator | Co-Principal Investigator(s) | Project Title | Sponsor | Total Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernandez, F. | A Quail-Season Forecasting Tool to Aid Quail-Harvest Management in South Texas | Harvey Weil Sportsman Conservationist | $7,500.00 | |
| Hilton, C. | DeYoung, R., Baumgardt, J., Ortega, A., Cherry, M., Foley, A., Hewitt, D. | Movements, Resource Selection, and Habitat Utilization by Sympatric Deer, Cattle, and Nilgai | East Foundation | $45,000.00 |
| Mathis, C. | Machen, R. | Sustaining our Ranching Heritage through Hybrid Education and Outreach Delivery | Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo (HLSR) | $7,500.00 |
| Perotto, H. | Tanner, E. | Developing the spatial database for analysis land use dynamics in the Ogallaia Aquifer between 1950 and 1980 | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) | $25,190.00 |
| Tewes, M. | Scognamillo, D. | Ocelot Monitoring and Conservation on Laguna Atascosa Refuge | Department of the Interior (DOI) -Fish and Wildlife Service | $72,416.00 |
| Unger, A. | Wildlife Acoustic Monitoring, Education, and Research in the Coastal Bend | Rotary Club of Corpus Christi | $8,000.00 | |
| Zhang, X. | Collaborative Research: Electrostrictive Cavitation in Dietlectric Liquids | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $179,909.00 |
| Principal Investigator | Co-Principal Investigator(s) | Project Title | Sponsor | Total Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancona, V. | CAP- Advanced testing and commercialization of novel defensin peptides and therapies for HLB control | Texas A&M AgriLife Research / USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $500,045.00 | |
| Ballard, B. | Managing a Landscape for Grassland Obligate Shorebirds in Coastal Texas | Rob & Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation | $44,200.00 | |
| Henke, S. | Determination If Translocation Is A Viable Management Option for Texas Tortoises | Rob & Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation | $49,600.00 | |
| Henke, S. | Medium and large-size mammal habitat occupancy across a South Texas landscape mosaic | Rob & Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation | $41,900.00 | |
| Tanner, E. | DeYoung, R., Cherry, M. | Movements and Population Demography of Pronghorn in western Oklahoma | Oklahoma State University / Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation / Department of the Interior | $20,382.00 |
| Tanner, E. | DeYoung, R. | Wild Turkey Population Dynamics and Brood Survival | Oklahoma State University / Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation / Department of the Interior | $38,575.00 |
| Zhang, X. | A multi-level, multi-stage modeling framework for the analysis and design of seawater desalination using renewable energy | Department of the Interior (DOI) | $150,543.00 |
| Principal Investigator | Co-Principal Investigator(s) | Project Title | Sponsor | Total Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLauchlan, L. | Hicks, D. | New to IUSE: EHR DCL: Engaged Student Learning Off Campus: Hands-on Distance Learning in Engineering and Computer Science through IoT Kits | Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi / National Science Foundation (NSF) | $100,030.00 |
| Velez, M. | Laughlin, R. | TAMUK Accelerated Credentials 2021 | Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) | $427,170.00 |
| Principal Investigator | Co-Principal Investigator(s) | Project Title | Sponsor | Total Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobes, D. | Coastal Prairies Native Seed Project | The Trull Foundation | $9,000.00 |
| Principal Investigator | Co-Principal Investigator(s) | Project Title | Sponsor | Total Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballard, B. | Colony Island Network Design and Implementation (CINDI) to recover waterbirds in the Gulf of Mexico: Pilot Study | Knobloch Family Foundation | $73,211.00 | |
| Rajib, A. | Making Post-wildfire Hydrologic Change Assessments Efficient by Developing a Web-based Remote Sensing-integrated Hydrologic Modeling Tool | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation | $107,497.00 |
| Principal Investigator | Co-Principal Investigator(s) | Project Title | Sponsor | Total Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shackelford, C. | Native Seed Source and Methodology Testing | Exxonmobil Global Services Company | $33,672.00 | |
| Li, H. | Shen, H. and Liu, X. | Renewable Energy Development Assistance: Promoting Solar, Wind, and Biomass in Texas (REDA-PSWB) | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) | $49,673.00 |
| Espiritu Nolasco, J. | Taboada, H. | Developing an Alliance for Training and Apprenticeship in Climate-Smart Agriculture (DATA-Ag) | University of Texas at Arlington / U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) | $158,350 |
| Setamou, M. | Chow, A. | Evaluation of CLas acquisition by Tamarixia radiata in South Texas citrus landscapes | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) | $90,162 |
| Principal Investigator | Co-Principal Investigator(s) | Project Title | Sponsor | Total Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espiritu Nolasco, J. | Robust Workforce Management in a Network of Screening Facilities | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | $44,970.00 | |
| Kowalsky, R. | Kwon, S., Chen, J. | The Student Health and Success Initiative (SHASI) project | Meadows Foundation | $15,795.00 |
| Martinez, M. | Texas A&M University-Kingsville Upward Bound Program | U.S. Department of Education (USDE) | $1,437,685.00 | |
| Setamou, M. | Development of an effective attractant for the Asian citrus psyllid | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) | $181,033.00 |
| Principal Investigator | Co-Principal Investigator(s) | Project Title | Sponsor | Total Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henke, S. | Texas Tortoise Translocation Study | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) | $69,380.00 | |
| Kunta, M. | Microbial control of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) | $205,213.00 | |
| Li, H. | Ren, J., Ramirez, D., Sinha, T. Jin, K. | Minority-focused Multi-level Engagement through Research Integrated Team Projects Across Agriculture Disciplines (MERIT) | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) | $245,119.00 |
| Menaker, B. | Establishing the Classroom as Organization in Experiential Learning Courses while Building Capacity of the Kingsville Cross Country Race Series | North American Society for Sports Management (NASSM) | $5,000.00 | |
| Perotto, H. | Santos-Ortega, J.A. | Developing virtual fences for large areas in South Texas | Greater Houston Community Foundation / The Hildebrand Foundation | $60,000.00 |
| Rajib, A. | Developing a robust modeling workflow for flood hazard prediction in the Gulf of Mexico watersheds (Phase I) | International Consulting Engineers (ICE) | $55,865.00 | |
| Rajib, A. | HydroFlame: An Earth Observation-integrated Hydrologic Modeling Framework for Post-wildfire Water Resource Management | National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) | $699,020.00 | |
| Reyes-Cabrera, J. | Satpute, A. | Biochar, an opportunity to increase soil water storage in Citrus Orchards | Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) | 59865 |
| Robinson, B. | Collaborative Research: Investigating the Philosophical Commitments of University Scientists across Disciplines | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $90,509.00 | |
| Setamou, M. | Chow, A. | Deployment of a predatory mite, Amblyseius swirskii to enhance suppression of Asian citrus psyllid on residential and organic citrus | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) | $155,010.00 |
| Shackelford, C. | Bow, J. | Texas Native Seeds Program – West and Central Texas Projects | Shield-Ayres Foundation | $25,000.00 |
| Taboada, H. | Nolasco Espiritu, J. | ALFA-IoT - Alliance for Smart Agriculture in the Internet of Things Era | The University of Texas at El Paso / U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) | $119,957.00 |
| Tanner, E. | DeYoung, R., Cherry, M. | Movements and Population Demography of Pronghorn in western Oklahoma | Oklahoma State University / Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation / Department of the Interior | $89,264.00 |
| Yang, X. | Application to administer NEUP scholarship and fellowship at TAMK for interdisciplinary nuclear engineering | Department of Energy (DoE) | $3,000,000.00 |
| Principal Investigator | Co-Principal Investigator(s) | Project Title | Sponsor | Total Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosur, M. | Hossain, M.M. | Acquisition of Thermomechanical and Rheological Material Testing Systems for Research and Educational Training in the Characterization of Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Nanocomposites | Department of Defense (DoD) | $386,127.00 |
| Ammari, H. | McLauchlan, L., Goyal, A. | Building a Research and Educational Lab in the Area of Connected and Heterogeneous Autonomous Vehicle Networks via the Acquisition of Autonomous Ground Vehicles Studio | Department of Defense (DoD) | $528,300.00 |
| Sanchez, E. | Instrumentation to Support the Research and Resources of the Viper Resource Center at Texas A&M University-Kingsville | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $172,102.00 | |
| Shipherd, A. | Lantz, H. | Quest for student-athlete achievement: Using gamification to enhance first year student-athletes' academic self-efficacy and well-being | National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) | $23,000.00 |
| Schuster, G. | Plant Germplasm Quarantine Program | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) | $574,500.00 | |
| Rajib, A. | Land Information System Enabling Predictions of Aquatic Health for Comprehensive Water Security Assessment | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | $82,531.00 | |
| Rajib, A. | ReefCem: Low-Carbon Cementitious Materials for Artificial Reefs | Department of Defense (DoD) | $14,402.00 |