July 2021 Grants and Contracts
We are pleased to share the success of 91ÁÔÆæ's principal investigators who were awarded grants and contracts during July 2021:
Monthly Awards at a Glance:
32 Awards Received: Valued at $6,140,172
Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering
Wenbin Wei, Aviation and Technology
Smart Vertiplex for Advanced Air Mobility at NASA Ames Research Center
Sponsor: University Space Research Association – $9,905
College of Health and Human Sciences
Jennifer Schachner, Department of Kinesiology
Education Stabilization Fund
Sponsor: Department of Education – $145,000
Older Americans Act Funding - Sourcewise -Timpany Center- San José State University
Research Foundation
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Peter Lee, Social Work School
Title IV-E Child Welfare Training 2020-2022
Sponsor: UC, Berkeley – $1,783,190
College of Professional and Global Education
Leann Cherkasky-Makhni, Office of International Programs
Support for Covid 19 Response – IHouse
Sponsor: San Jose State University – $428,702
College of Science
Aaron Romanowsky, Physics & Astronomy
The Stellar Population Gradients of Ultra-diffuse Galaxies
Sponsor: Jet Propulsion Laboratory – $12,650
Abraham Wolcott, Chemistry
Supporting Active Learning in Introductory STEM Courses with Extended Reality
Sponsor: National Science Foundation – $195,458
Dustin Carroll, Moss Landing Marine Lab
Collaborative Research: Improving Estimates of Greenland’s Freshwater Flux: Where
do Icebergs Form and Where Do They Melt?
Sponsor: National Science Foundation – $56,123
Impacts of Changing Sea-Ice on Arctic Ocean Biology
Sponsor: Jet Propulsion Laboratory – $45,457
Craig Clements, Meteorology & Climate Science
Collaborative Proposal: Sundowner Winds Experiment in Santa Barbara, CA (SWEX)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation – $80,734
Craig Clements, Amanda Stasiewicz, Adam Kochanski, and Kate Wilkin, Meteorology & Climate Science
IUCRC Phase I: San José State University: Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center
(WIRC)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation – $149,997
Ellen Metzger, Sen Chiao, Carlie Pietsch, and Leanne Teruya, Geology
GP-UP: Strengthening Pathways to Geoscience Degrees for Underrepresented Pre-College
and Introductory Students Through Experiential Learning and Career-informed Research
Sponsor: National Science Foundation – $204,041
Gina Quan, Physics & Astronomy
Collaborative Research: Access Expansion: Growing a Network of Equity-Focused Programs
in the Physical Sciences
Sponsor: National Science Foundation – $45,047
James Harvey, Moss Landing Marine Lab
Estuarine Wetland and Nearshore Ecology Studies along the Pacific Flyway
Sponsor: Department of Interior – $65,000
Jennifer Johnston, Biological Sciences
Identification of Novel Safe Harbors to be Used in a Gene Editing Strategy for the
Treatment of Hemophilia A
Sponsor: Department of Health & Human Services – $146,500
Jenifer Zeligs, Moss Landing Marine Lab
Locomotion and Transitions of an Amphibious System: Biologic to Robotic
Sponsor: West Chester University – $20,000
Jonathan Geller, Moss Landing Marine Lab
DNA Extraction, Illumina MiSeq Library Preparation, & Sequencing of Plankton Collected
by the Invasion Ecology Laboratory
Sponsor: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center – $48,500
Jonathan Prince, Moss Landing Marine Lab
NSF IPA Assignment
Sponsor: National Science Foundation – $98,943
Michael Kaufman, Science, Dean's Office
An upGREAT Map in M20: [OI] and [CII] Emission from a Young Star Forming Region -
Cycle 9
Sponsor: University Space Research Association – $19,600
Minghui Diao, Meteorology & Climate Science
Advancing the Understanding of Cloud Microphysical Processes and Aerosol Indirect
Effects in High-Latitude Mixed-Phase Clouds
Sponsor: Department of Energy – $247,126
Miri Van Hoven, Biological Sciences
The Effect of Sleep on Neural Circuit Connections
Sponsor: UC, San Francisco – $180,333
Scott Hamilton, Moss Landing Marine Lab
Evaluating Performance of California’s MPA Network through the Lens of Sandy Beach
and Surf Zone Ecosystems
Sponsor: UC, Santa Barbara – $10,938
Wesley Heim, Moss Landing Marine Lab
Provide Collection of Fish per Species for Tissue Contamination Testing at Seven Lakes
Sponsor: Sacramento Municipal Utility District – $96,000
Wesley Maciejewski, Mathematics & Statistics
ECR DBER DCL: Mathematical Flexibility In UndergraduateECR DBER DCL: Mathematical
Flexibility In Undergraduate Education
Sponsor: National Science Foundation – $624,95
College of Social Sciences
Bruce Olszewski, Environmental Studies
Recycling/Reuse Hotline and Website for Santa Clara County
Sponsor: City of Morgan Hill – $105,000
Carolina Prado, Environmental Studies
Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty
Sponsor: The Tower Foundation of 91ÁÔÆæ – $31,500
Katherine Cushing and Michael Oye, Environmental Studies
Vaccine Outreach
Sponsor: City of San José – $60,000
Kerry Rohrmeier and Jan English-Lueck, Urban & Regional Planning
Mosaic America Culture Map
Sponsor: Sangam Arts – $101,558
Sean Laraway, Psychology
Test Subject Recruitment Office – Task 1
Sponsor: ASRC Federal – $63,613
Human Systems Integration: Collaborative Human Factors Research to Improve Safety,
Efficiency, and Reliability of NASA's
Sponsor: NASA – $858,556
University Programs
Elena Klaw, Undergraduate Studies (Curriculum & Assessment)
San José State University (91ÁÔÆæ) Civic Action Fellows formerly known as AmeriCorps
Civic Engagement Fellows (ACE Fellows @ 91ÁÔÆæ)
Sponsor: California Volunteers – $133,797
Tom Reisz, Undergraduate Studies (Curriculum & Assessment)
Early Start Program - Summer Skill Building Activity 91ÁÔÆæ 2021
Sponsor: California State University System for $16,434
