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December 2023 Grants and Awards

CAREER: Flow Distortions of Quiet Serrated Structures

Principal Investigator:
Justin W. Jaworski
Associate Professor
Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
College of Engineering

Total Anticipated:
$510,756

Sponsor:
National Science Foundation

Characterizing the Role of TRPM4 in Taste Transduction

Principal Investigator:
Kathryn Medler
Professor
School of Animal Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Total Anticipated:
$600,000

Sponsor:
National Science Foundation

Pilot Study to Investigate and Evaluate Factors Impacting Highway Construction Workers' Hazard Recognition

Principal Investigator:
Roofigari-Esfahan, Nazila
Assistant Professor
Myers-Lawson School of Construction

Total Anticipated:
$70,939

Sponsor:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Validating In-Field Water Treatment to Enhance Produce Safety

Principal Investigator:
Laura K. Strawn
Associate Professor
Department of Food Science and Technology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Total Anticipated:
$74,801.26

Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Preserving Apples in the Face of Frost: Evaluating the Efficacy of Cryoprotectants

Principal Investigator:
Sherif M. Sherif
Associate Professor
Alson H. Smith, Jr. Agriculture Research Extension Center
Agriculture Experiment Station

Total Anticipated:
$69,731.47

Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Virginia Specific Disease Management Strategies to Protect Young Sweet Corn Seedlings

Principal Investigator:
Douglas S. Higgins
Assistant Professor
Eastern Shore Agriculture Research Extension Center
Agriculture Experiment Station

Total Anticipated:
$74,177.13

Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Determining the Role of Transcription Factor TgAP2XI-2 in the Molecular Pathogenesis of Toxoplasma Gondii

Principal Investigator:
Rajshekhar Gaji
Assistant Professor
Veterinary Medical Research and Graduate Studies
College of Veterinary Medicine

Total Anticipated:
$25,000

Sponsor:
National Center for Veterinary Parasitology

Nanobubbles Technology as An Innovative Approach to Mitigate Surface Bacterial Contamination in Dairy Processing Facilities

Principal Investigator:
Mohammad Zarei
Research Scientist
Virginia Seafood Agriculture Research Extension Center
Agriculture Experiment Station

Total Anticipated:
$73,509

Sponsor:
Dairy Management Inc.

Detecting Change in Belowground Forest Carbon Pools

Principal Investigator:
Brian Strahm
Professor
Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
College of Natural Resources and Environment

Total Anticipated:
$76,000

Sponsor:
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc.