Recent Awards

Yuhong Liu, Yi Fang, and Hohyun Lee received $249,987 from NSF

Yuhong Liu and Yi Fang with the Computer Science and Engineering Department and Hohyun Lee with the Mechanical Engineering Department have received a $249,987 award from the National Science Foundation.

Sharon Hsiao received $103,759 from Arizona State University

Sharon Hsiao with the Computer Science and Engineering Department has received a $103,759 subaward from Arizona State University.

Lynette Parker received $47,448 from Catholic Charities

Lynette Parker with the Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center has received a $47,448 grant from Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County.

Prashanth Asuri received $99,880 from the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals

Prashanth Asuri with the Bioengineering Department has received a $99,880 award from NIIMBL Physical to support his project "NIIMBLeXperience @ SCU".

Nadia Nasr received $30,000 from the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland

Nadia Nasr with the Archives & Special Collection in The Harrington Learning Commons has received a $30,000 award from the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland (funds originated with Hilton Foundation).

On Shun Pak received $232,000 from the National Science Foundation

On Shun Pak with the Mechanical Engineering Department has received a $232,000 award from the National Science Foundation to support his project "Collaborative Research: Unlocking the Potential of Active Lipid Vesicles for Directed Delivery and Controlled Release of Therapeutic Payloads".

Amelia Fuller received $330,000 from the National Science Foundation

Amelia Fuller with the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department has received a $330,000 award from NSF to support her project "Developing predictive guidelines to stabilize gold nanoparticles with peptoids".

Sean Choi received $174,178 from the National Science Foundation

Sean Choi with the Computer Science and Engineering Department has received a $174,178 award from the National Science Foundation to support his project "System for Deploying Ultra Low-Latency Machine Learning Applications on Programmable Networks".

Amy Lueck received $6,200 from the Conference on College Composition & Communication

Amy Lueck with the English Department has received a $6,200 award from the Conference on College Composition & Communication to support her project "Know History, Know Self: Activating Cultural Knowledge at the Nexus of Ancestral Homelands and Colonial Academic Spaces".

Molly King received $242,570 from the National Science Foundation

Molly King with the Sociology Department has received a $242,570 award from the National Science Foundation to support her project "Gender Differences in Co-authorship across a Global Landscape: The Role of Network Structure in Men's and Women's Scientific Productivity".

Betty Young received $30,944 from Stanford University

Betty Young with the Physics Department has received a $30,944 award from Stanford University. These funds will continue to support her ongoing physics research (quantum sensors and devices) in collaboration with Dr. Noah Kurinsky (SLAC PI) and her SCU undergraduates.

On Shun Pak received $110,000 from the American Chemical Society

On Shun Pak with the Mechanical Engineering Department has received a $110,000 award from the American Chemical Society to support his project "Dynamics of drops with complex interfaces under electric fields".

Vivian Tamkin received $10,000 from UCLA

Vivian Tamkin with the Counseling Psychology Department has received a $10,000 award from UCLA to support her project "Here is How I 'Show Up' for you Baby: A Community-Engaged Exploration of Reflective Functioning in African American/Black Mothers".

Bryson White received $10,000 from the Wabash Center

Bryson White with the Religious Studies Department has received a $10,000 award from the Wabash Center to support his project "In Search of Open Water: Black Men Jr. Scholars, Pedagogical Vulnerability, and the Pursuit of a More Excellent Way".

Jun Wang received $249,829 from the National Science Foundation

Jun Wang with the Mechanical Engineering Department has received a $249,829 award from the National Science Foundation. These funds will support his project "Collaborative Research: Data-Driven Inverse Design of Additively Manufacturable Aperiodic Architected Cellular Materials".

Iris Stewart-Frey received a $24,000 subaward from the Windward Foundation

Iris Stewart-Frey with the Environmental Studies and Sciences Department has received a $24,000 subaward from the Windward Foundation. These funds will support her project "A Data-drive Approach to Increasing Access to Safe Water in Central Valley's Nitrate Risk Zones".

Julie Rubio received a $110,000 subaward from University of Notre Dame

Julie Rubio with the Jesuit School of Theology has received a $110,000 subaward from University of Notre Dame to support her project "Haciendo Caminos: Theological Education for New Generations of U.S. Latino/a Catholics".

Joseph Morris received a $110,000 subaward from University of Notre Dame

Joseph Morris with the Religious Studies Department has received a $110,000 subaward from University of Notre Dame to support his project "Haciendo Caminos: Theological Education for New Generations of U.S. Latino/a Catholics".

Maryam Khanbaghi received a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation

Maryam Khanbaghi with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department has received a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. The award in the amount of $516,999 will support her project "CAREER: Hierarchical Robust Stochastic Control for a Flexible and Sustainable Power Supply".

Chris Kitts received an additional $90,000 from Wyle Laboratories, Inc

Chris Kitts with the Mechanical Engineering Department has received an additional award in the amount of $90,000 from Wyle Laboratories, Inc. Total funds to date that have been awarded are $1,014,200. These additional funds will support his ongoing project "NASA Solar Sail".

Chris Bacon received $11,429 from Sacred Heart Community Services

Chris Bacon with the Environmental Studies and Sciences Department has received a $11,429 award from Sacred Heart Community Services to support his project "Closing the Loop: Reducing Food Waste and Increasing Food Justice through Education and Leadership Development with Impacted Communities in the Silicon Valley"

Chris Weber received $61,000 from Physical Sciences Incorporated

Chris Weber with the Physics Department has received a $61,000 award from Physical Sciences Incorporated to support his project "Chiral Transient Grating Spectroscopy".

Julia Scott and Sally Wood received $40,000 from Neuronic

Julia Scott with the Bioengineering Department and Sally Wood with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department have received a $40,000 award from Neuronic to support their project "Design and Evaluation of a Closed-loop hybrid Electroencephalography and transcranial Photobiomodulation System".

Yi Fang received $160,000 from DOCOMO Innovations, Inc.

Yi Fang with the Computer Science and Engineering Department has received $160,000 from DOCOMO Innovations, Inc.

Brody Sandel received $84,303 from Stanford University

Brody Sandel with the Biology Department has received a $84,303 subaward from Stanford University to support his project "San Francisco Bay Research Coordination Network for Student Opportunities in Avian Research (SOAR) to enhance STEM education and assess urban impacts on avian biodiversity".

Bachana Lomsadze received $405,318 from the National Science Foundation

Bachana Lomsadze in the Physics Department has received a $405,318 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation to support his project entitled "CAREER: Frequency comb-based multidimensional coherent spectroscopy and microscopy at the nanoscale".

Linda Starr received $499,890 from the Department of Justice

Linda Starr with the School of Law's Northern California Innocence Project has received a $499,890 award from the Department of Justice to support the "Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program".

Deborah Moss-West received $269,871 from The State Bar of California

Deborah Moss-West with the School of Law's Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center has received a $269,871 award from The State Bar of California. These funds will be used to continue to provide Consumer Rights Legal Services.

Prashanth Asuri received $299,976 from the Genentech Foundation

Prashanth Asuri with the Department of Bioengineering has received a $299,976 award from the Genentech Foundation to support his project "Healthcare Innovation and Design Experience-Career Paths in Biotechnology".

Lynette Parker received $48,000 from Step Forward

Lynette Parker with the School of Law's Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center has received a $48,000 subcontract from Step Forward to support the "CalOES-KL Victim Legal Assistance Program".

Kurt Schab received $52,458 from University of Oklahoma

Kurt Schab with the Electrical Engineering Department has received a $52,458 subaward from University of Oklahoma.

Di Di received $39,896 from Queen's University Belfast

Di Di with the Sociology Department has received a $39,896 grant from Queen's University Belfast (funds originated with the John Templeton Foundation).

Deborah Moss-West received $29,120 from the State Bar of California's Equal Access Fund

Deborah Moss-West with the Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center at the School of Law has received a $29,120 award from the State Bar of California's Equal Access Fund.

Deborah Moss-West received $46,750 from The State Bar of California IOLTA program

Deborah Moss-West, Director of the Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center, in the School of Law has received a $46,750 award from The State Bar of California IOLTA program.

Prashanth Asuri received received $70,000 from Cepheid Incorporated

Prashanth Asuri in the Bioengineering Department has received a $70,000 award from Cepheid Incorporated. Funds will be used to support his project "Tools and Platforms for Advancing Molecular Diagnostics Testing and Development".

Eric Goldman received $150,000 from the Knight Foundation

Eric Goldman with the High Tech Law Institute in the School of Law, has received a $150,000 award from the Knight Foundation. Funds will be used to support his project "How the Internet Improves Humanity".

Virginia Matzek received $25,894 from the River Partners

Virginia Matzek with the Environmental Studies and Sciences Department has received a $25,894 subaward from the River Partners (funds originated from The Joseph & Vera Long Foundation).

Yi Fang received $34,999 from DOCOMO Innovations, Inc.

Yi Fang with the Computer Science and Engineering Department has received a $34,999 award from DOCOMO Innovations, Inc. to support his project "Fairness and Accountability of Machine Learning in Search Engines".

Hohyun Lee, Yi Fang, and Yuhong Liu received $150,000 from NIST

Hohyun Lee with the Mechanical Engineering Department and Yi Fang and Yuhong Liu with the Computer Science and Engineering Department have received a $150,000 award from NIST to support their project "Fair and Resilient Control of Energy Systems in Grid-Interactive Buildings Under Skewed and Faulty Communication".