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Dr. Sarah Conrad Receives nearly $78K National Academies Grant

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas, (February XX, 2024) -  Sarah Conrad, Ph.D., has been awarded $77,424 by the National Academies for her work on the Gulf Scholars Program (GSP). Conrad is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Prairie View A&M University. The co-PIs include Assistant Professor of Political Science Kyu Young Lee, Ph.D.; Tamika Baldwin-Clark, Ph.D., LCSW-S, [...]

Dr. Ayodeji Iyanda Receives nearly $1.5M Robert G. Wood Foundation Grant

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (February 6, 2024) – In partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has awarded Ayodeji Iyanda, Ph.D., $1,488,160 to better address structural racism and achieve health equity in at-risk communities. Iyanda is an Assistant Professor of Geography at [...]

Dr. Lijun Qian Receives $61K IBM Grant

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas, January 19, 2024) -  Lijun Qian, Ph.D., has been awarded $61,000 by the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). Qian is an AT&T Endowed Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Prairie View A&M University. The Co-PIs are Professor and Director of Broadening Global Learning Opportunities Building Academic Leaders, Richard Wilkins, Ph.D.; Associate [...]

Dr. Ram Ray Earns nearly $500K USDA-NIFA Grant

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (January 19, 2024) Ram Ray, Ph.D., P.E., has been awarded nearly $500,000 by the USDA National Institute of Food Agriculture. Ray is a Professor in the College of Agriculture & Human Sciences at Prairie View A&M University. The Co-PIs are Research Scientist, Laura Carson, Ph.D.; Professor of Cooperative Agriculture Research Center Aruna [...]

Dr. Premkumar Saganti Earns nearly $230K Department of Energy Grant

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (January 19, 2024) -  Dr. Premkumar Saganti, Ph.D. has been awarded nearly $230,000 in grant funding by the Department of Energy. Saganti is the Director of the Prairie View Solar Observatory and Professor of Physics at Prairie View A&M University. This is a new collaborative effort by four Texas based universities that [...]

Dr. Alfred Parks Earns over $500K USDA-NIFA Grant

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (January 18, 2024) – Alfred Parks, Ph.D. has been awarded over $500,000 by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Parks is a Scientist and Professor of College of Agriculture and Human Sciences at Prairie View A&M University. The Co-PI is Rukeia Draw-Hood, Ph.D., Program Leader of the 4H Development Extension [...]

Dr. Rambod Rayegan Earns $715K Department of Energy Grant

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (January 18, 2024) – Rambod Rayegan, Ph.D. has been awarded $715,000 by the Department of Energy. Rayegan is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Prairie View A&M University. The Co-PIs are Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Xiaobo Peng, Ph.D.; and  Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Lai Jiang, Ph.D. The main goal [...]

Dr. Suxia Cui Receives $1.25M Apple HBCU Partnership Grant

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (January 18, 2024) - Suxia Cui, Ph.D., has been awarded nearly $1.25M by the Apple HBCU Partnership. Cui is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Prairie View A&M University. The Co-PI is Research Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Shuza Binzaid, Ph.D. The Apple Innovation initiative will provide “high-quality” [...]

Fourth Conference for Interdisciplinary Student Research (CISR) Set

A Joint Collaboration between the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center and the Division of Research and Innovation Research Vibes: Changing Ideas into Reality Prairie View, Texas (January 18, 2023) - The COVID 19 pandemic has highlighted the need for coordinated responses to globalized problems. From public health to Black Lives Matter, local, state, and national [...]

Empowering Innovation: Unlock Up to $500K in Cash Prizes at the DoE Entrepreneurship Challenge for PVAMU

Prairie View, Texas (December 13, 2023) – Calling all visionary minds at Prairie View A&M University!  The Department of Energy's EnergyTech University Prize program is on the lookout for brilliant faculty and students eager to shape the future of entrepreneurship, sustainability, and emerging energy technologies. This FREE business plan competition is your golden ticket, offering [...]