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Exploring Excellence: PVAMU’s Research & Innovation Week 2024

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 10, 2024) — Prairie View A&M University’s Division of Research & Innovation (R&I) has concluded its 4th annual "Research & Innovation Week 2024". The week-long event spanned from April 1 to April 5 and showcased a diverse array of events, drawing an impressive and enthusiastic audience. Research & Innovation Week serves [...]

Frontiers of Research: Texas A&M System’s Chief Research Officers Meeting

Prairie View, Texas (March 28, 2024) – The Chief Research Officers Meeting, hosted by Magesh Rajan, Ph.D., Vice President of Research & Innovation at Prairie View A&M University and led by Joe Elabd, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor of Research for the Texas A&M University System, took place on the picturesque campus of PVAMU from March 26 [...]

Clarence Bunch Secures Funding for PVAMU’s Natural Resources Program

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 18, 2024) -- Clarence Bunch, Ph.D., has secured $104,264 in grant funding from the US Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Services. Bunch is a Program Manager III for the College of Food and Natural Resources, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC), at Prairie View A&M University. The grant, facilitated by the American Forest [...]

Research Vibes: PVAMU’s Research & Innovation Week 2024

Research Vibes: Changing Ideas into Reality Prairie View, Texas (March 1, 2024) -- As Prairie View A&M University's Division of Research and Innovation (R&I) prepares for its annual Research & Innovation Week, scheduled from April 1 to 5, 2024, a palpable excitement permeates "The Hill!" This week-long celebration stands as a testament to the university's [...]

PVAMU’s Dr. Suxia Cui Collaborates on TAMU-Led NSF Grant Initiative

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 1, 2024) -- Suxia Cui, Ph.D., has received a sub-award grant exceeding $15,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES). Cui is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Prairie View A&M University. Additionally, this grant initiative involves collaboration with esteemed researchers from Texas [...]

Dr. Richard Griffin Secures Nearly $170K in Grants from Kansas State University and the Dept. of Agriculture

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (February 14, 2024) Richard Griffin, Ph.D., has been awarded two grants totaling nearly $170,000. One comes from Kansas State University via the US Department of Agriculture-NIFA, and the other originates from Harris County. Griffin is a Professor and Research Scientist in the Cooperative Agricultural Research Center at the College of Agricultural, Food, [...]

Dr. Harriette Howard-Lee Block Awarded nearly $2M Natl. Institutes of Health Grant

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (February 13, 2024) – Harriette Howard-Lee Block, Ph.D., was recently awarded obtained a significant grant totaling $1,981,178 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Block, Department Head and Associate Professor of Biology at Prairie View A&M University, is the Principal Investigator. The Co-PIs include Deirdre Vaden, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology 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. 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 [...]