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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 [...]

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 [...]

Recognizing Excellence: PVAMU R&I Fall Cording Celebrates Student Researchers

Prairie View, Texas (December 7, 2023) – On Thursday, December 07, 2023, the Division of Research & Innovation (R&I) hosted its Fall 2023 Cording Ceremony at Prairie View A&M University's (PVAMU’s) May Hall. Introduced by PVAMU's Vice President of R&I, Magesh Rajan, Ph.D., MBA, P.E., the event gathers student researchers and their faculty mentors to [...]

Student Spotlight: PVAMU MBA Student Awarded at International Conference

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 1, 2023) — In the dynamic realm of business academia, excellence shines through the collaborative efforts of individuals like Ms. Nakiayah Patterson, a dedicated Master of Business Administration (MBA) student in the College of Business at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). Ms. Patterson recently garnered acclaim by clinching the Outstanding Research [...]

USDA Grant Fuels Multi-University Poultry Sustainability Project

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (November 9, 2023) — Research has indicated that restricting antibiotics in poultry production can negatively impact bird health, production efficiency, and the environment. With the U.S. being the world’s largest producer of poultry and considering the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) plan to phase out antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) in broiler production, [...]

Faculty-RISE Program Provides Graduate Student with New Global Perspective

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (October 26, 2023) — “Do it,” said Myltazaire Kynshasha (M. K.) Crayton, when asked what she would tell someone interested in joining the Faculty-RISE Program at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). The graduate student is currently participating in PVAMU’s Faculty-Research and Innovation Success and Excellence Program, an initiative created by Vice President [...]