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Awards Chronicle (FY 2023)


Data table of awards for fiscal year 2023
Principal Investigator Co-Principal Investigator(s) Project Title Funding Source Total Award Amount
Alam, S. Hosur, M., Hossain, M., Guo, G. Study of damage mechanics and material response of composite armor by multi-scale modeling and testing Department of Defense $799,986
Alexander, M. Ren, J., Rajib, A., Ramirez, D. Preparing Future Workforce for Sustainable Environment with Data and Computer-driven STEM Training Halliburton Foundation $15,000
Ammari, H. REU Site: Gluing Computer Science and Convex Geometry: Research Experiences for Undergraduates from Community Colleges National Science Foundation (NSF) $409,903
Ammari, H. CISE-MSI: RCBP-ED: CNS: MBARKA: A Multi-tier Basic Architecture for fault-toleRant and K-secure IoT-based Autonomous campus monitoring systems National Science Foundation (NSF) $400,000
Ancona, V. Donato, C., Reyes-Cabrera, J. Connecting the Dots in the Global Fresh Produce Market U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) $270,096
Baker, S. Pilot Program to Address Learning Loss in South Texas to Improve Student Achievement U.S. Department of Education (USDE) $500,000
Baker, S. Pena, D. Javelina Summer Bridge Program Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) $250,000
Ballard, B. Investigating the Ecology of the Cackling Goose During the Non-Breeding Period in the Southern and Central Great Plains Texas Parks and Wildlife Department $299,993
Ballard, B. Use of coastal refugia by overwintering waterfowl using Audio Recording Units (ARUs) Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) $191,296
Ballard, B. Ecology of the Cackling Goose during the Non-Breeding Period Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department $20,000
Bohm, R. Joint Admission Medical Program 2023 Joint Admission Medical Program (JAMP) $12,662
Camacho, L. Conference: 2024 Membranes: Materials and Processes GRC and GRS Gordon Research Conference / National Science Foundation (NSF) $20,000
Cherry, M. DeYoung, R., Hewitt, D. Investigating Potential Inhibitory Roles of Organic Copper and Zinc in Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Prion Protein Misfolding and Propagation Texas Parks & Wildlife Department / U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) $244,377
Cherry, M. Linking wildlife communities to forest management on Boggy Slough Conservation Area T.L.L. Temple Foundation $106,289
Cherry, M. Determination of Fecal Triiodothyronine and Cortisol As Physiological Proxies of Animal Welfare Wild Animal Initiative $25,860
Chumbley, S. Wildlife Education Teacher Training (WETT) Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) $51,700
DeYoung, R. Perotto, H., Cherry, M. National Feral Swine Damage Management U.S. Department of Agriculture - APHIS - Wildlife Services $220,000
Espiritu, J. Donato, C., Aguirre, O. Data Analytics and Entrepreneurship: A Binational (U.S.-Brazil) Faculty and Student Exchange Program Department of State (DoS) $34,250
Falk, A. Bow, J. Partners in Pollination: Capacity building for agriculture STEM research in pollinator conservation on Texas grasslands Tarleton State University / USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $187,000
Falk, A. Lehmann Lovegrass Herbicide & Native Seeding Research Trials Quail Ranch LLC $34,469
Falk, A. Coordination of TxDOT’s Participation in the Monarch Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) $119,000
Foley, A. Perotto, H. Evaluating the use of Drones to Estimate White-tailed Deer Population Sizes Rotary Club of Corpus Christi - Harvey Weil Sportsman Conservationist $10,000
Fu, X. PFI-RP: AI-Driven Grid-Following and Grid-Forming Technologies for Robust and Reliable Grid Integration of Inverter-based Resources University of Alabama / National Science Foundation (NSF) $161,264
Goyal, A. Collaborative Research: CISE-MSI: DP: CPS: Cyber Resilient 5G Enabled Virtual Power System for Growing Power Demand National Science Foundation (NSF) $110,851
Goyal, A. Design and Simulation of the 5G Communication Infrastructure Between Solar Micro-Inverters and SCADA System Tennessee State University / American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) $3,600
Hessami, A. Ren, J., Al-Hamdan, O. Analysis of Sediment Transport in the Nueces and Corpus Christi Bays Texas General Land Office (TGLO) $188,060
Hewitt, D. SALE - Graduate Student Assistantships (Grant) San Antonio Livestock Exposition, Inc. (S.A.L.E.) $12,500
Hewitt, D. SALE - Graduate Student Assistantships (Scholarship) San Antonio Livestock Exposition, Inc. (S.A.L.E.) $7,500
Hewitt, D. Hernandez, F., Tewes, M., Ballard, B., Hilton, C., Perotto, H., Scognamillo, D., Henke, S., Falk, A., Rideout-Hanzak, S., Tanner, A., Tanner, E., Wester, D. Impacts of the US Customs and Border Wall on Wildlife, Wildlife Habitats, and Endangered Species Recovery Department of Interior - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $12,214,430
Hossain, M. Jin, K., Li, H., Sowell, M. RET Site: Integration Data-driven research in Renewable Energy Across Disciplines (ID-READ) National Science Foundation (NSF) $600,000
Hossain, M. Li, H., Jin, K., Turner, B., Sowell, M. Promote Sustainable Agriculture Concepts in Education through Multidisciplinary Research and Pedagogical Trainings (PACE) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) $500,000
Kim, T. Ammari, H., Fu, X. Collaborative Research: CISE-MSI: RPEP: CPS: A Resilient Cyber-Physical Security Framework for Next-Generation Distributed Energy Resource at Grid Edge National Science Foundation (NSF) $737,373
Kunta, M. CAP: Development, evaluation, and delivery of citrus HLB management approaches by targeting its nature as a pathogen-triggered immune disease University of Florida / U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) $503,020
Laughlin, D. CN: A coordinated network for the improvement of HLB research and extension outputs University of Florida / U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) $180,497
Laughlin, D. The Effect of Seed Moisture and Storage Temperature on the Viability of Citrus Rootstock Seeds California Citrus Nursery Board (CCNB) $28,665
Laughlin, D. Ancona, V. Establishing a water-use profile for the water-efficient specialty crop, dragon fruit, in South Texas Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) $70,834
Laughlin, R. Hilton, C., Henke, S. Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in wild and domestic animal populations in Central and South Texas U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) $2,408,770
Li, H. Jin, K., Xiao, C., Goswami, J., Dipeolu, A. Research Engagement, Quality Assurance, and Mental Readiness for Remote Learning U.S. Department of Education (USDE) $749,631
Li, H. Ren, J., Ramirez, D., Sherris, A., Robbins, C. IGE: Transdisciplinary Research in Graduate Engineering Education (IGE-TREE) National Science Foundation (NSF) $487,251
Li, H. Bioproducts and Bioenergy from Warm-Season Perennial Grass Feedstock for Low-input Conditions with Positive Water and Carbon Footprint Texas A&M AgriLife Research / U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) $97,112
Li, H. Ren, J., Ramirez, D., Sinha, T. Jin, K. Minority-focused Multi-level Engagement through Research Integrated Team Projects Across Agriculture Disciplines (MERIT) US Department of Agriculture (USDA) $245,119
Liu, X. Energy Audit for Schulman Theatres Schulman Theatres Inc.
Liu, X. Shen, H. Energy Audit on Two Commercial Buildings Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. $2,000
Machado, T. Donato, C., Stanko, R., Nelson, S. Natural Resource Career Development Program and NRCS tour U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) $150,000
Machado, T. Apple, J., Nelson, S. Manager Education and Agriculture Technical Skills (MEAT'S) Workforce U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) $950,000
Machado, T. Apple, J. Workforce TEAM (Training, Experience About Meat) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) $650,000
Marin, J. Allred, P. College Readiness and Success Models 2023 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board $100,000
Martinez, M. Texas A&M University-Kingsville Upward Bound Rural U.S. Department of Education (USDE) $1,437,685
Martinez, M. Texas A&M University Kingsville Upward Bound Math and Science UBMS U.S. Department of Education $1,488,005
Martinez, M. Texas A&M University-Kingsville Veterans Upward Bound TAMUK VUB U.S. Department of Education $1,437,685
Martinez, M. Texas A&M University Kingsville Upward Bound Math and Science UBMS Rural U.S. Department of Education $1,488,005
Martinez, M. Texas A&M University-Kingsville Child Care Means Parents in School U.S. Department of Education $1,766,932
Martinez, M. Texas A&M University-Kingsville Educational Opportunity Centers Program U.S. Department of Education (USDE) $1,160,250
Mast, N. Expanding the TExAS Scholar Program (TExAS: Teaching with Experiential learning in Animal Science) USDA-National Institute of Food And Agriculture $749,998
Mast, N. DeYoung, R., Chatelain-Jardon, R. LEADING Hispanics to Federal Agency Employment (LEADING: Leading and Enhancing Agricultural Development In the Next Generation) USDA-National Institute of Food And Agriculture $20,000,000
Mathis, C. Machen, R. Sustaining our Ranching Heritage through Hybrid Education and Outreach Delivery Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo (HLSR) $9,000
Mukhopadhyay, A. Digital Ethnic Futures Course Development Salem State University / Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium $2,500
Nijim, M. Hicks, D., Mishra, A., Goyal, A., Al-Bataineh, H. Multi-Tiered Education and Research for Preparing a Future Cyber Engineering Workforce Department of Homeland Security (DHS) $999,676
Nijim, M. Mishra, A., Goyal, A., Hicks, D. Pathways to Graduate Studies in Cyber Intelligence Texas A&M AgriLife Research / Department of Homeland Security (DHS) $501,377
Perotto, H. Tanner, E. Dryland and Irrigated Crop Management Under Limited Water Availability and Drought - OAP with TAMU Texas A&M AgriLife Research / U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) $17,312
Petracca, L. Promoting Ocelot Conservation Through Research on East Foundation Ranches East Foundation $123,796
Petracca, L. Cherry, M., DeYoung, R., Hewitt, D., Hilton, C., Heffelfinger, L. Assessing and mitigating potential ecological impacts to large mammals along the border wall in the Rio Grande Valley Texas Department of Interior (DOI) - Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) $1,752,476
Rajib, A. Integrating Earth Observations and Ecosystem Models for Improved Characterization and Conservation of Playa Wetlands USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Services $332,233
Rajib, A. Ramirez, D. Collaborative Research: CyberTraining: Implementation: Medium: Cyber Training for Open Science in Climate, Water and Environmental Sustainability National Science Foundation $150,601
Ren, J. Ramirez, D., Sinha, T., Li, H., Sherris, A. NRT-HDR: Transdisciplinary Research and Education for Air and Water Resources Solutions in Coastal Communities (TREAWS) National Science Foundation (NSF) $2,000,000
Rideout-Hanzak, S. A Talk on the Wild Side Rotary Club of Corpus Christi - Harvey Weil Sportsman Conservationist $10,000
Robinson, B. Collaborative Research: Investigating the Philosophical Commitments of University Scientists across Disciplines National Science Foundation (NSF) $90,509
Sanchez, E. The Procurement of BioAnalyzers to Expedite and Enhance Services Provided by the National Natural Toxins Research Center National Institutes of Health (NIH) $164,044
Scalan, G. Huff, K. Texas A&M University-Kingsville VITA Grant Program Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service $5,000
Schuster, G. NC FY 23 Germplasm Quarantine Program USDA-APHIS-Plant Protection and Quarantine $669,029
Setamou, M. Citrus Commodity Pest Survey 2022-2023 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) $536,840
Setamou, M. Citrus Germplasm Safekeeping Program 2022-2023 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) $88,056
Setamou, M. Systems approach to organic management of the Asian citrus psyllid University of Florida / U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) $281,727
Setamou, M. Chow, A. Testing the efficacy of bait sprays with insecticides of different mode of action on Mexican fruit fly (Diptera: Tephridae) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) $130,710
Setamou, M. Development of an effective attractant for the Asian citrus psyllid U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) $362,066
Setamou, M. Chow, A. Deployment of bait stations as key component of systems approach for the eradication program of Mexfly in Texas U.S. Department of Agriculture-APHIS-Plant Protection and Quarantine $143,943
Setamou, M. Chow, A. Novel deployment strategy of MalEX, an attract and kill strategy for the control of citrus leafminer U.S. Department of Agriculture-APHIS-Plant Protection and Quarantine $141,589
Setamou, M. The Texas Citrus Clean Plant Program 2023-2024 USDA-APHIS-Plant Protection and Quarantine $139,050
Sétamou, M. The Texas Citrus Clean Plant Program 2022-2023 U.S. Department of Agriculture-APHIS-PPQ $135,000
Sétamou, M. Developing Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plans to manage an emerging pest, chilli thrips (Scirtothrips dorsals) in TX Texas A&M University / USDA-APHIS-Plant Protection and Quarantine $6,000
Sétamou, M. Ancona, V., Kunta, M., Reyes-Cabrera, J. Sustainable Support for CORE Research Programs at TAMUK Citrus Center (2022-2023) Texas Citrus Producers Board (TCPB) $120,000
Shackelford, C. Native Seeds Development and Outreach for Grassland Restoration in the Pecos River Watershed (NM, TX) National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) $195,892
Shackelford, C. Native Seed Source and Methodology Testing Exxonmobil Global Services Company $281,412
Tanner, E. DeYoung, R. Wild Turkey Population Dynamics and Brood Survival Oklahoma State University / Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation / Department of the Interior $160,394
Tewes, M. Scognamillo, D., Lombardi, J., Cherry, M. Leopard Distribution, Density, and Population Size for Sustainable Management in Botswana Safari Club International Foundation $558,032
Tewes, M. Ocelot and Bobcat Ecology, Conservation, and Monitoring along US Highway 77 Texas Department of Transportation (TxDoT) $985,515
Turner, B. Developing Southern Plains Region Management And Resiliency Tools for Agricultural Systems (SMART Ag Systems) USDA-Agricultural Research Service $200,000
Villarreal, L. Educator Preparation Program Planning U.S. Department of Education / Texas A&M University System $25,000
Wayland, T. Falk, A. West Gulf Coastal Plain Seed Source Development Project U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Services $445,000
Young, T. Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Grant Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) $391,317
Zhang, X. Capacity Building toward a Center for Electrical Safety Training Serving South Texas and Beyond: Year 3 Development Project Department of Labor (DoL) $89,069
Zhang, X. Zuo, L. Model-Based Design of Smart Structures for High-Voltage Applications Department of Defense $600,632