PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS (February 9, 2022) Noel Estwick, Ph. D., was elated when he learned that he would have the opportunity to foster collaborations with Jamaica and the Bahamas. Using technology, Estwick will work with those countries to strengthen food security and enhance agricultural disaster resilience. He recently earned $200,000 from the 1890 Land-Grant Universities [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS (February 4, 2022) The Robert A. Welch Foundation has supported chemical science education at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) since 2003. Ananda Amarasekara, Ph.D., most recently earned their support in the amount of $150,000 for his research Depolarization Cellulose Using Hydroxy-Aryl Sulfonic Acids as Cellulase Enzyme Mimicking Catalysts. Ananda Amarasekara, Ph.D. [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (February 2, 2022) Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) College of Nursing (CON) students have been integral in the administration of the vaccine. With the recent Texas A&M University Health Science Center and Texas Department of State Health Services award of $132,609, clinical assistant professor Antonea' Jackson, Ph.D., RN, [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (January 31, 2022) A shared vision and conversation between Magesh Rajan, vice president for the Division of Research & Innovation at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), and Haibin Xu, general manager, Shell Research Alliance (Global Academic Partnerships), has become the PVAMU-Shell Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) Research Program. This joint commitment will impact climate [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 6, 2021) During the global COVID-19 pandemic, Dallas-native Ana Coronado earned real-world experience as an intern and volunteer at several human service agencies. As a participant in the Faculty Research & Innovation for Scholarly Excellence (RISE) for Undergraduate and Graduate programs launched by the Division of Research & Innovation (R&I), Coronado conducted [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS (December 6, 2021) Raghava Rao Kommalapati, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, F.ASCE has been awarded $148,000 by the U.S. Department of Interior through the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) in the second phase of the Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI). Kommalapati is the director of the CREST Center for Energy and Environmental Safety and a professor of civil [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 6, 2021) The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture-Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) awarded Ali Fares, Ph.D., $749,719 to address needs in Smart Agriculture System and Food Safety through his project GetAgSmart: Building Capacity In Smart Agricultural Technologies For Underserved Communities. Smart agriculture is an innovative concept that uses technology [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 2, 2021) For Da’Verick Hunt, a senior from Houston, Texas, participation in the Faculty Research & Innovation for Scholarly Excellence (RISE) for Undergraduate and Graduate program is an experience that helped him to master skills that are key for success and are highly sought after by companies. Hunt credits his involvement with [...]
