November 2025 Grants and Awards
Transforming Growth Factor Beta Family Signaling Requirements in Cattle Embryos and Conceptuses
Principal Investigator:
Alan D. Ealy
Horace E. and Elizabeth F. Alphin Professor
School of Animal Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$225,000
Sponsor:
United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Ultra-Sub-Wavelength Polarization Transmitting Embedded Nano-Antenna for Secure and Tamper-Resilient Communication
Principal Investigator:
Dong S. Ha
Professor
Department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering
College of Engineering
Total Anticipated:
$37,500
Sponsor:
Virginia Commonwealth University
De Novo Design of Chemically Recyclable Polydisulfides
Principal Investigator:
Joshua C. Worch
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$110,000
Sponsor:
American Chemical Society
Walter Katkovsky Research Grant
Principal Investigator:
Chloe Hudson
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
College of Science
Total Anticipated:
$22,500
Sponsor:
American Psychological Foundation
Youth Risk Behavior for Partnership for Community Wellness
Principal Investigator:
Sophie G. Wenzel
Associate Professor of Practice
Veterinary Medical Research and Graduate Studies
College of Veterinary Medicine
Total Anticipated:
$7,000
Sponsor:
Partnership for Community Wellness
2025–2026 Virginia On-Farm Small Grain Test Plots
Principal Investigator:
Robert J. Longest
Extension Agent
Northeast District Cooperative Extension
Director of Cooperative Extension
Total Anticipated:
$2,500
Sponsor:
Virginia Small Grains Board
A Campus-Wide Initiative to Promote Free Inquiry and Expression at Virginia Tech
Principal Investigator:
James E. Hawdon
Professor
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences-Innovative Programs
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Total Anticipated:
$5,000
Sponsor:
University of Chicago
Investigating Tricolored Bat Winter Roosting Ecology within the North Carolina Coastal Plain
Principal Investigator:
Scott D. Klopfer
Director, Conservation Management Institute
Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation
College of Natural Resources and Environment
Total Anticipated:
$166,182
Sponsor:
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
National Cooperative Highway Research Program 05-27 Guide for Lighting at Innovative Intersections and Interchanges, Including Roundabouts
Principal Investigator:
Ronald B. Gibbons
Associate Professor
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
Total Anticipated:
$149,997
Sponsor:
WSP USA Inc