January 2024 New Grants and Contracts

We are pleased to share the success of 91ÁÔÆæ's principal investigators who were awarded grants and contracts during January 2024:

Monthly Awards at a Glance
26 Awards Received: Valued at $6,188,764.

Note: Some industry-sponsored awards are not listed due to their respective non-disclosure terms.


Lucas College and Graduate School of Business

Philbrick, Karen E. / Nixon, Hilary K., Business, Dean's Office
CSUTC: Transportation Research and Transportation-Related Workforce Education, Training and Development – (2023 Renewal: Year 1 of 3)
Sponsor: California State University System – $2,000,000.


Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering

Ehrman, Sheryl, Engineering, Dean's Office
CoGenerate Encore Fellowship
Sponsor: CoGenerate – $25,000.

Liu, Hongrui, Industrial & Systems Engineeri
Proposal to Test/Research Market Clearing Systems For ISO New England
Sponsor: ISO New England – $25,000.

Okamoto, Nicole / Stowe, Mathew, Engineering, Dean's Office
MESA Engineering Program (MEP) - Academic Year 2023-2024
Sponsor: Regents of The University of California – $80,000.


College of Health and Human Sciences

Garcia, Moctezuma, Social Work
Unidos en Salud: Multi-Disease HIV Testing Hubs for Latinx Immigrant Communities in San Francisco
Sponsor: UC, San Francisco – $41,993.

Grzywacz, Joe, H&HS, Dean's Office
Integrative Pathways to Health and Illness
Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison –$64,246.

Lee, Peter Allen / Breaux, Matthew, Social Work
FY 2125 Adult Protective Services Training Program
Sponsor: UC, Berkeley – $136,875.

Lee, Peter Allen / Ciriaco, Maria Herdeliza, Social Work
FY2327 Public Behavioral Health MSW Training & Fellowship Program
Sponsor: UC, Berkeley – $383,250.


College of Humanities and the Arts

Harris, Katherine, English & Comparative Literature
Public Art as Resistance in San Jose: Walking Tour
Sponsor: City of San José – $10,000.

Lamay, Bronwyn / Jarvie, Scott, English & Comparative Literature
San Jose Area Writing Project 2022-2023 - State
Sponsor: Regents of The University of California – $36,506.

Lamay, Bronwyn, English & Comparative Literature
San Jose Area Writing Project 2023-2024 - Federal
Sponsor: Regents of The University of California – $39,089.


Office of Research

Queale, Abby / Abousalem, Mohamed, Division of Research & Innovation
Mapping the Path to Evolving Silicon Valley’s Ecosystem Equity (EsVEE)
Sponsor: Department of Commerce – $300,000.


College of Science

Clements, Craig B., Meteorology & Climate Science
Center: Center: Addition of WPI as a Partner Site to WIRC
Sponsor: Worcerster Polytechnic Institute – $85,900.

Clements, Craig B., Meteorology & Climate Science
Active Fire Monitoring during FireSense using the SWIS Sensing Package
Sponsor: NASA – $159,555.

Clements, Craig B., Meteorology & Climate Science
METOPS -  Analyze 30 YR Climatology 2KM WRF Model (2047625)
Sponsor: Pacific Gas & Electric Company – $235,000.

Devries, Maya / Graham, Michael / Hamilton, Scott L. / Gardner, Luke, Biological Sciences
Aquanauts: A Transformative Research and Training Experience for Undergraduates in Shellfish Aquaculture
Sponsor: UC, San Diego – $3,223.

Maloney, Deborah, Moss Landing Marine Lab
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Sponsor: National Science Foundation – $49,000.

Orescanin, Mara, Moss Landing Marine Lab
Estuary Inlet Evolution & Dynamics - Year 2 Amendment
Sponsor: UC, San Diego – $17,367.

Quan, Gina / Gutmann, Brianne, Physics & Astronomy
Collaborative Research: Evaluating Access: How a Multi-Institutional Network Promotes Equity and Cultural Change Through Expanding Student Voice
Sponsor: National Science Foundation – $18,020.

Sigala, Marco A., Moss Landing Marine Lab
2022 TNA Reporting
Sponsor: Central Coast Water Quality Preservation, Inc. – $119,000.

Spitzer, Julie S. / Becker, Joanne Rossi / Damm, Suzanne, Mathematics & Statistics
Santa Clara Valley Mathematics Project 23-24 (ESSA federal funds)
Sponsor: Regents of The University of California – $24,223.

Yarbrough, Mark / Feinholz, Michael E., Moss Landing Marine Lab
Implementation of MarONet for Support of OCI/PACE Vicarious  Calibration
Sponsor: University of Miami – $300,020.


College of Social Sciences

Lawaway, Sean P., Psychology
Human Systems Integration: Coll. Human Factors Research to Improve Safety, Efficiency & Reliability of NASA’s Aeronautics & Space Missions: Phase 2
Sponsor: NASA – $1,764,838.

Yang, Bo / Wilkin, Kate, Urban & Regional Planning
FireSage: 91ÁÔÆæ-NASA SMD Bridge Seed Program Proposal Summary
Sponsor: NASA – $182,037.


Sponsored Programs

Maloney, Deborah, Sponsored Programs Admin.
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship - TBD
Sponsor: National Science Foundation – $49,000.


VP/Provost Acad & Student Affairs

Del Casino, Vincent / Amirkulova, Feruza, Provost's Office
ADVANCE Partnership: Kindling Inter-University Networks for Diverse (KIND) Engineering Faculty Advancement in the California State University System
Sponsor: CSU, Fresno – $39,622.