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PVAMU’s Shafiee Secures $1.5M NSF Grant for Research Excellence in STEM

Shahin Shafiee, Ph.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (February 3, 2025) — Shahin Shafiee, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Prairie View A&M University, has been awarded a nearly $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance research on nanofluid transport phenomena using machine learning. The integrated research [...]

Innovating Simulations: Shield Lin Leads NASA-Supported Project

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (January 23, 2025) — Shield Lin, Ph.D., a professor of mechanical engineering at Prairie View A&M University’s College of Engineering, has been awarded a grant of nearly $20,000 from the CACI Technolgy for National Security. through NASA’s Space Center. The funding will support Lin’s efforts to advance the Trick Simulation Environment (Trick [...]

Cui-Led Project Aims to Advance Workforce Excellence in Semiconductor Technology

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (January 16, 2025) –  Suxia Cui, Ph.D., a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Prairie View A&M University, has secured nearly $150,000 in grant funding from Texas A&M University System through the State of Texas – State Appropriations to strengthen the Semiconductor Workforce Pipeline for underrepresented communities. Shuza Binzaid, Ph.D., and Abburi [...]

PVAMU’s Clarence Bunch: Innovating Sustainable Agriculture

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (January 8, 2025) — Clarence Bunch, Ph.D., Project Manager III at Prairie View A&M University’s Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC) Small Farm Institute, has secured a $55,000 grant from the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., through the USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant will support sustainable agriculture research and [...]

Excellence in Research: R&I Honors RISE Students at Fall Ceremony

Prairie View, Texas (December 13, 2024) – The Division of Research & Innovation (R&I) at Prairie View A&M University hosted its Fall 2024 Cording Ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 12, bringing together student researchers and their faculty mentors to celebrate the achievements of graduating participants in the Faculty-Research and Innovation Success and Excellence (Faculty-RISE) program. The [...]

From Idea to Impact: ICEED Guides Innovators Toward Success

Prairie View, Texas (December 12, 2024) — The " Division of Research & Innovations’ Innovation, Commercialization, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (ICEED) area of Prairie View A&M University hosted its “From Idea to Impact” seminar, providing a detailed roadmap for transforming innovative ideas into tangible results. The session emphasized the importance of starting with a well-defined [...]

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Jada Henry

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 11, 2024) — As an undergraduate biology student, Jada Henry has found her stride in scientific discovery through Prairie View A&M University’s Faculty-RISE (Research and Innovation Success and Excellence) program. Mentored by Lori Banks, Ph.D., assistant professor of Biology at PVAMU, Henry has tackled a complex and impactful project: A Computational [...]

Driving Innovation Forward: ICEED Highlights Entrepreneurship Opportunities at PVAMU

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (November 15, 2024) – Prairie View A&M University’s Division of Research & Innovation, through its Innovation, Commercialization, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development (ICEED) area, recently hosted an insightful session on entrepreneurship. Peter O’Neill, chief innovation officer at Texas A&M, led the discussion, highlighting the tech transfer office’s role in supporting inventors and advancing [...]

Panther’s Invent 2024: A collaboration of creativity and innovation at Prairie View A&M University with Sandia National Laboratories

Panther's Invent 1st Place Winners  PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 10, 2024) – Prairie View A&M University recently hosted Panther’s Invent 2024, an exciting competition where some of the brightest minds on campus came together to showcase their creativity and entrepreneurial skills. Competing students presented potential groundbreaking inventions and innovative business ideas to a [...]

Recognizing Excellence: R&I’s Spring Cording Ceremony Honors Student Researchers

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 10, 2024) – On May 9, 2024, the Division of Research & Innovation (R&I) hosted Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) student researchers and their faculty mentors at the PVAMU's Juvenile Justice Auditorium for the Spring 2024 Research & Innovation Cording Ceremony. The Cording Ceremony honors candidates for graduation who were also [...]