1. Potential Use of Renewable Diesel for Transportation in Texas and its Environmental Impacts under Uncertainties Caused by COVID-19, PI with Du and Alam, US Department of Transportation thru LSU TranSet, 08/21-01/23, $60,000.
  2. Investigation of the Impact of Rainfall Patterns on Highway Slope Instability, Co-PI with Alam (PI), US Department of Transportation thru LSU TranSet, 08/21-01/23, $60,000.
  3. Coupled Situational Awareness System to Improve Transportation Infrastructure Performance during Extreme Events, Co-PI with Alam (PI) with University of Texas at San Antonio, US Department of Transportation thru LSU TranSet, 08/21-01/23, $66,687 (PV Budget $21,687).
  4. Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI), A consortium lead by Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station to support OESI. PVAMU PI. This is a consortium-style multi-university, federal, and state agency effort funded at $40M by the US Department of Interior and Department of Energy. PVAMU PI will receive $148,000 over five years (2021-2026) to administer the grant at PVAMU. Annual research funds will be based on proposals submitted each year by member institutions.
  5. Systems-based integrated program for enhancing the sustainability of antibiotic-restricted poultry production, PVAMU PI part of a team led by Kumar Venkitanarayanan at Univ. of Connecticut, US Department of Agriculture, 09/20-09/25, $10M (PV Budget -$450,000)- 09/20-08/24.
  6. Zero-Waste Poultry Processing with Sequential Membrane Separation and Anaerobic Digestion, PI with H. Du & R. Awal (PVAMU) and C. Coufal (TAMU), US Department of Agriculture, 04/20-03/23, $500,000
  7. Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (CEES)- Phase II, NSF Center of Research Excellence in Research & Technology (CREST) program, The project is funded at $5 Million over 5 years. Director and PI with A. Amarasekara, D. Choe, Z. Huque, and S. Reeves, 10/19-09/24.
  8. Excellence in Research: A Novel High Throughput Forward Osmosis Membrane for Produced Water Treatment, PI with Reeves and Shafer (UH), National Science
    R. R. Kommalapati Page 3 Foundation, 08/19-07/22, $500,000.
  9. Life Cycle Environmental Impact of Houston METRO System – Evaluation of Electric Alternatives PI with H. Du and D. Choe, US Department of Transportation thru LSU TranSet, 08/19-02/21, $46,500
  10. NSF- CBET grant- Project Title: A two step chemocatalytic conversion of cellulosic biomass to hydrocarbon biofuels, A. Amarasekara, 2017-2020,  $315,000.
  11. Lifecycle Environmental Impact of High-Speed Rail System in the I-45 Corridor, R. Kommalapati (PI) with V. Botlaguduru and D. Choe, US Department of Transportation thru LSU TranSet, 03/15/2018-09/15/2019, $68,500.
  12. Energy and Nutrient Recovery from Goat Manure by Anaerobic Co-Digestion with Cotton Gin Trash and Food Waste, R. Kommalapati (PI) with V. Botlaguduru, R. Awal, US Department of Agriculture (CBG Program), 02/01/2018-01/31/2021, $300,000.
  13. Air Quality Measurement of Poultry Farms in Texas, R. Kommalapati (PI) with H. Du, Office of Vice President for Research, Prairie View A&M University, 05/01/2017-12/31/2017, $20,000.
  14. Recruiting, Retaining and Promoting for Careers at Transportation Agencies, R. Kommalapati (PVAMU PI) with Choe (PVAMU) and Harper (PI, LSU) and Bogus Halter (UNM PI)), US Department of Transportation thru LSU Transportation Consortium of South Central States (Tran-SET), 05/08/2017-11/08/2018. $24,500.
  15. USDA-NIFA – Research on Biofuels and High Performance Fuel Additives from Agro-based Feedstocks, M. Gyamerah (PI), 02/01/2017 – 01/31/2020, $297,451.
  16. Prairie View A&M University, Summer Mini Grant, M. Gyamerah (PI), 06/01/2015-08/31/2015, $20,000.
  17. NSF – Learning by practice: Introducing a new building energy efficiency elective course and laboratory into the Mechanical Engineering undergraduate curriculum. R. Rayegan with P. Biney (Co-PI), 09/01/2015-08/31/2017, $243,897.
  18. Air Force Research Lab/Clarkson Aerospace – Materials and manufacturing research for HBCU/MI, P. Biney (PI)with H. Fan, A. Oki, and S. Lin, 09/01/2013-08/31/2018, $529,000.
  19. American Chemical Society -PRF grant- Project Title: Room temperature Friedel-Crafts alkylation using magnetic nanoparticle catalysts in oscillating magnetic fields, A. Amarasekara (PI), 2016-2019, $ 70,000
  20. Examination of the Impacts of Climate Change and Life Cycle Emissions on Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Air Quality Using Photochemical Simulations, R. Kommalapati (PI) with A. Kadiyala, Office Vice President for Research, Prairie View A&M University, 05/01/2015-12/31/2015, $20,000
  21. Post combustion carbon capture using polyethylenimine (PEI) functionalized titanate nanotubes, R. Kommalapatai (PI) with Z. Huque, X. Shen and K. Lee. Department of Energy (DE-FE0023040), 10/1/2014-9/30/2017, $249,996.
  22. Wind Power for Automotive Vehicles”, Attia with Huque (Co-PI), Funding Agency: Prairie View A&M University. Funding amount: $20,000. Funding period: June 01, 2014 – August 31, 2014.
  23. Host 2014 Summer Transportation Institute (STI) at Prairie View A&M University, R. Kommalapati (PI), with Radha, Federal Highway Administration thru Texas Department of Transportation, 5/1/2013-08/31/2013, $45,000.
  24. Host 2013 Summer Transportation Institute (STI) at Prairie View A&M University, R. Kommalapati (PI) with R. Radha,Federal Highway Administration thru Texas Department of Transportation, 5/1/2013-08/31/2012, $65,000.
  25. NSF- CBET grant- Project Title: Acidic ionic liquid catalyzed single-reactor conversion of biomass to bio-crude oil, A. Amarasekara (PI). 2013-2016, $333,575
  26. ATLAS Center (Partnership of Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and University of Michigan Transportation Research Center (UMTRC), PVAMU is a partner of TTI, R. Kommalapati (PVAMU PI), $22,800 for 2013-16.
  27. Host 2012 Summer Transportation Institute (STI) at Prairie View A&M University, R. Kommalapati (PI) with R. Radha,Federal Highway Administration thru Texas Department of Transportation, 5/1/2012-12/31/2012, $65,000.
  28. Host 2011 Summer Transportation Institute (STI) at Prairie View A&M University, R. Kommalapati (PI), Federal Highway Administration thru Texas Department of Transportation, 5/1/2011-12/31/2011, $63,695.
  29. Transportation Workforce Development: Sustaining and Expanding High School Outreach Programs and Multi-Agency Partnerships, R. Kommalapati (PI) with Radha and Stockton (TTI), University Transportation Center for Mobility, 4/2011- 09/2012, $98,635.
  30. USDA-1890 CBG grant- Project Title: Artificial cellulase type catalysts for cellulosic- ethanol process, A. Amarasekara (PI). 2010-2015, $ 300,000.