March 2023 Grants and Awards
CAREER: Data Valuation in the Wild: Theories, Algorithms, and Applications
Principal Investigator:
Ruoxi Jia, Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering,
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$499,999
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Tar Spot of Corn: Management and Extension in Virginia
Principal Investigator:
Yuan Zeng, Assistant Professor
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$33,962
Sponsor:
Virginia Corn Board
Epidemiology of Chagas Disease and Other Vector-Borne Diseases in Hunting Dogs in Virginia and West Virginia
Principal Investigator:
Roger A. Ramirez-Barrios, Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology,
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Total Anticipated:
$50,018
Sponsor:
American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation
Dust, Mass Loss and Explosions of Massive Stars in the MIR
Principal Investigator:
Christopher J. Ashall, Assistant Professor
Department of Physics,
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$216,013
Sponsor:
Space Telescope Science Institute
SaTC: CORE: Small: Systematic Threat Characterization and Prevention in Open-Domain Dialog Systems
Principal Investigator:
Bimal Viswanath, Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science,
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$600,000
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Thai-nization of Satellite Television for Education: A Use-History of Satellite Television in Thailand from the 1900s to the 2020s
Principal Investigator:
Lee Vinsel, Associate Professor
Department of Science, Technology and Society,
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$12,350
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Ultra-Processed Food Reward: Neural and Metabolic Factors
Principal Investigator:
Alexandra G. DiFeliceantonio, Assistant Professor
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Total Anticipated:
$2,239,554
Sponsor:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases
Experiencing Civil War History Through Augmented Reality: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Environment at Pamplin Historical Park
Principal Investigator:
Paul Quigley, Associate Professor
Institute for Creativity, Arts and Technology
Total Anticipated:
$98,519
Sponsor:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Forest Carbon Contracts: Landowner Preferences and Spillover Effects
Principal Investigator:
Stella Z. Schons Do Valle, Assistant Professor
Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation,
College of Natural Resources and Environment
Total Anticipated:
$649,563
Sponsor:
United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture
CAREER: Governance of Computer Models in Sustainable Water Quality Management
Principal Investigator:
Theodore C. Lim, Assistant Professor
School of Public and International Affairs
Total Anticipated:
$500,000
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
A Hardware-Level Live Patching Framework for Protecting Legacy Industrial Controllers
Principal Investigator:
Haining Wang, Professor
Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$585,323
Sponsor:
Office of Naval Research
Collaborative Research: IUSE: Impact of an Immersive VR-based Learning Environment for Learning Human-Robot Collaboration in Construction Robotics Education
Principal Investigator:
Abiola A. Akanmu, Associate Professor
Myers-Lawson School of Construction
Total Anticipated:
$160,000
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Collaborative Research: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI): Embodied Interactive Environment for Advancing Data Sensing and Computational Thinking Skills in the Built Environment
Principal Investigator:
Abiola A. Akanmu, Associate Professor
Myers-Lawson School of Construction
Total Anticipated:
$334,245
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
On-Farm Evaluation of Corn Production Strategies
Principal Investigator:
Robert T. Jones, Extension Agent
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Total Anticipated:
$10,000
Sponsor:
Virginia Corn Board
National Water Use Wells Project
Principal Investigator:
Stanley Grant, Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering,
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$173,424
Sponsor:
United States Geological Survey
Farm and Forest Transition Funds from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Principal Investigator:
Daniel L. Goerlich, Associate Director
Economy, Community and Food,
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Total Anticipated:
$20,000
Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Improving Chemical Control Tactics for the Red Headed Flea Beetle
Principal Investigator:
Alejandro Del Pozo-Valdivia, Assistant Professor
Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Total Anticipated:
$15,000
Sponsor:
Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association
Collaborative Research: BeeHive: A Cross-Problem Benchmarking Framework for Network Biology
Principal Investigator:
T.M. Murali, Professor
Department of Computer Science,
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$705,880
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
The Operation of MS-4 Stations for Prince William County, Virginia A Proposal Submitted to the Prince William County Department of Public Works
Principal Investigator:
Stanley Grant, Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering,
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$123,006
Sponsor:
Prince William County Public Works
Neonicotinoid and Alternative Insecticides for Soil Insects (Year 2)
Principal Investigator:
Sean M. Malone
Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Total Anticipated:
$14,541
Sponsor:
Virginia Corn Board
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site: Students Transforming Energy and Environmental Research (STEER)
Principal Investigator:
Amanda Morris, Professor
Department of Chemistry,
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$360,000
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Program Director in the Human-Centered Computing Program, Dr. Thomas Martin
Principal Investigator:
Luke F. Lester, Roanoke Electric Steel Professor
Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$272,607
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation
Modulation of Innate Immune Exhaustion During Sepsis
Principal Investigator:
Liwu Li, Professor
Department of Biological Sciences,
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$2,719,010
Sponsor:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Improvement and Development of Barley for Use in Feed, Malt, and Food
Principal Investigator:
Nicholas Santantonio, Assistant Professor
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$6,000
Sponsor:
Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board
MultiState Conservation Grant Program (MSCGP): Implementing Recommendations from the Wildlife Viewer Survey: Enhancing Relevancy and Engaging Support from a Broader Constituency
Principal Investigator:
Ashley A. Dayer, Assistant Professor
Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation,
College of Natural Resources and Environment
Total Anticipated:
$189,263
Sponsor:
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Evaluating Disturbance to Migrating and Overwintering Shorebirds in the Caribbean
Principal Investigator:
Ashley A. Dayer, Assistant Professor
Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation,
College of Natural Resources and Environment
Total Anticipated:
$29,096
Sponsor:
VT Research Contracting Services LLC
Prevention Device Suitable for Exposure to Blast or Concussive Forces
Principal Investigator:
Pamela VandeVord, N. Waldo Harrison Professor
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
Total Anticipated:
$349,997
Sponsor:
Karagozian and Case Inc.
Weed Management in Corn 2023
Principal Investigator:
Michael L. Flessner, Associate Professor
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$22,000
Sponsor:
Virginia Corn Board
Crops Judging - Study Abroad - Australia and Study in the USA - Mississippi, and Memphis
Principal Investigator:
Azenegashe O. Abaye, Professor
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$7,000
Sponsor:
Virginia Corn Board
Gallium-Nitride Dynamic On Resistance Measurements
Principal Investigator:
Alan J. Michaels, Professor
Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$153,025
Sponsor:
Office of Naval Research
Evaluation of Subsurface Drip Irrigation in Virginia Corn Production
Principal Investigator:
William H. Frame, Associate Professor
Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Total Anticipated:
$15,831
Sponsor:
Virginia Corn Board
Improved Characterization of Reclamation Outcomes Through the Synergistic Combination of No-Cost Satellite Data and 3D point Clouds: A Machine Learning Approach
Principal Investigator:
Randolph H. Wynne, Professor
Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation,
College of Natural Resources and Environment
Total Anticipated:
$200,000
Sponsor:
Office of Surface Mining
Utilizing Cover Crops to Offset Fertilizer Inputs for Corn in Virginia
Principal Investigator:
Mark S. Reiter, Professor and Director,
Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Total Anticipated:
$26,467
Sponsor:
Virginia Corn Board