[{"id":35628,"date":"2026-09-03T16:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T21:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/?page_id=35628"},"modified":"2026-09-03T16:36:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T21:36:59","slug":"proposal-development-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/ord\/proposal-development-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposal Development Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>General Proposal Support Services (All Proposals)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Overview:<\/strong> ORD provides <strong>right\u2011sized support<\/strong> for proposals across all colleges\u2014from single\u2011PI to center\u2011scale submissions<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strategic planning &amp; compliance mapping<\/li>\n<li>Narrative editing and refinement (logic, clarity, readability)<\/li>\n<li>Non\u2011technical documents (biosketches, facilities, management plans)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Large\u2011Scale &amp; Center\u2011Level Proposal Development<\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Overview:<\/strong> The OVPRI Office of Research Development supports teams of PVAMU principal investigators who are pursuing major external research funding. Complex, interdisciplinary and team proposals are the priority. With a focus on content strategy, services include the below and more, depending on the unique needs of each proposal.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Competitive intelligence<\/li>\n<li>Identifying available campus resources to leverage in proposals<\/li>\n<li>Connecting teams to potential A&amp;M Collaborators<\/li>\n<li>Coordinating project workflow, meetings and all-hands writing days<\/li>\n<li>Substantive draft editing for clarity and impact<\/li>\n<li>Rehearsals and material prep for sponsor site visits or preapplication qualification meetings<\/li>\n<li>Tailored support and templates for local research administration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Services provided depend on the needs of the PI, the level of local research administration support and availability of resources. The Research Development team can assist with any field of research, scholarship or creative endeavor. Complex, interdisciplinary and team proposals are the priority.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Must be pursuing a specific funding opportunity<\/li>\n<li>Proposal must be beyond the scope or capacity of local research support<\/li>\n<li>PVAMU must be the lead\/prime institution<\/li>\n<li>PIs must be engaged throughout the process<\/li>\n<li>Must bring Research Development on board early enough to be of benefit to the proposal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To request a consultation, complete the intake form\u00a0and select \u201cCenter\/Large Proposal Development\u201d in the subject line.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2244,"featured_media":-3,"parent":34861,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35628","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-14 21:10:53","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2244"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35628"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35631,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35628\/revisions\/35631"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":34861,"date":"2026-09-02T19:10:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T00:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/?page_id=34861"},"modified":"2026-09-03T16:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T21:37:19","slug":"ord","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/ord\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of Research Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:60px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-background-color:#f2f2f2;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:66.6666666667%;width:calc(66.6666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h3><strong>Strategic support to accelerate PVAMU\u2019s research competitiveness<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Office of Research Development partners with faculty, students, and interdisciplinary teams to find funding, develop competitive proposals, and grow research capacity. We deliver targeted services that improve proposal quality, expand readiness, and strengthen sponsor relationships, advancing PVAMU\u2019s trajectory toward national research prominence<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"alignleft\"><div 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fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-3 content-boxes-icon-on-top content-left\" style=\"--awb-hover-accent-color:#1a80b6;--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:#1a80b6;--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:#333333;border-width:1px;background-color:#333333;box-sizing:content-box;height:100px;width:100px;line-height:100px;border-radius:50%;font-size:50px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-chalkboard-teacher fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:18px;--fontSize:18;line-height:1.25;\">Research Development Training &amp; Workshops<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p>Grant writing, sponsor\u2011specific, broader impacts, onboarding, leadership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-column-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/ugr-events\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-4 content-boxes-icon-on-top content-left\" style=\"--awb-hover-accent-color:#1a80b6;--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:#1a80b6;--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:#333333;border-width:1px;background-color:#333333;box-sizing:content-box;height:100px;width:100px;line-height:100px;border-radius:50%;font-size:50px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-graduation-cap fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:18px;--fontSize:18;line-height:1.25;\">Student Research Services<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p>Readiness training, finding funding (fellowships\/REUs), communication skills, grad pathways<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:#f2f2f2;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h3><strong>Looking for Funding<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-4 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-5 content-boxes-icon-on-top content-left\" style=\"--awb-hover-accent-color:#1a80b6;--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:#1a80b6;--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:#333333;border-width:1px;background-color:#333333;box-sizing:content-box;height:100px;width:100px;line-height:100px;border-radius:50%;font-size:50px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-external-link-alt fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:18px;--fontSize:18;line-height:1.25;\">External Funding Opportunities<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-5 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-6 content-boxes-icon-on-top content-left\" style=\"--awb-hover-accent-color:#1a80b6;--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:#1a80b6;--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:#333333;border-width:1px;background-color:#333333;box-sizing:content-box;height:100px;width:100px;line-height:100px;border-radius:50%;font-size:50px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-check fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:18px;--fontSize:18;line-height:1.25;\">Limited Funding Opportunities<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-6 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-7 content-boxes-icon-on-top content-left\" style=\"--awb-hover-accent-color:#1a80b6;--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:#1a80b6;--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:#333333;border-width:1px;background-color:#333333;box-sizing:content-box;height:100px;width:100px;line-height:100px;border-radius:50%;font-size:50px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-hand-holding-usd fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:18px;--fontSize:18;line-height:1.25;\">OVRPI Internal Funding Opportunities<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-7 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-8 content-boxes-icon-on-top content-left\" style=\"--awb-hover-accent-color:#1a80b6;--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:#1a80b6;--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon link-type-text icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><a class=\"heading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/ord\/tamus-research-excellence-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:#333333;border-width:1px;background-color:#333333;box-sizing:content-box;height:100px;width:100px;line-height:100px;border-radius:50%;font-size:50px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-hand-holding-usd fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:18px;--fontSize:18;line-height:1.25;\">TAMUS Funding Opportunities<\/h2><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><i class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-bells far circle-yes fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-circlecolor:#ffbf00;--awb-circlecolor-hover:#ffbf00;--awb-circlebordercolor:#ffbf00;--awb-circlebordercolor-hover:#ffbf00;--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:26.4px;--awb-width:52.8px;--awb-height:52.8px;--awb-line-height:50.8px;--awb-margin-top:0;--awb-margin-right:0;--awb-margin-bottom:0;--awb-margin-left:0;--awb-align-self:center;\" data-animationType=\"rubberBand\" data-animationDuration=\"0.2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><\/i><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#000000;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.25;\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pvamu.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_8DoKkrNPRp4tT26\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333333\">Proposal Notification Form<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999\"><em>Formerly Intent to Submit<\/em><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/welcome\/proposal-notification\/\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:60px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-background-color:#fff5d6;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-9 content-boxes-icon-with-title content-left\" style=\"--awb-hover-accent-color:#1a80b6;--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:#1a80b6;--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:18px;--fontSize:18;line-height:1.25;\">Faculty Research Development Program 101<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p>A newly developed, fully asynchronous course designed to give faculty a clear, foundational understanding of the PVAMU research enterprise and external funding environment. Across six focused modules, the course walks you through the full research lifecycle, institutional structure, internal processes and compliance, the funding landscape, opportunity identification, sponsor engagement, and post-award stewardship<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper fusion-align-inline-medium\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-3d button-small button-default fusion-button-default button-5 fusion-button-default-span \" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Register Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-10 content-boxes-icon-with-title content-left\" style=\"--awb-hover-accent-color:#1a80b6;--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:#1a80b6;--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:18px;--fontSize:18;line-height:1.25;\">Faculty Research Development Program 102<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p>FRDP 102 is a hands-on proposal writing course focused on developing clear, competitive, and funder-aligned concept papers or proposals. Building on FRDP 101, this course emphasizes writing, peer feedback, revision, and synthesis, culminating in a deliverable suitable for sponsor or ORD review<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper fusion-align-inline-medium\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-3d button-small button-default fusion-button-default button-6 fusion-button-default-span \" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Register here<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-7 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type purpleButton\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLBO79bkljLi0FTL81DZt9HkH7RqGv5rHa\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Video Archive<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.25;\"><h3><strong>Meet the Team<\/strong><\/h3><\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-1 fusion-person-icon-top\" style=\"--awb-pic-style-color:#000000;--awb-pic-borderradius:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-top:0px;--awb-social-box-border-right:0px;--awb-social-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-social-box-border-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-social-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-social-box-colors-hover:rgba(232,232,232,0.8);--awb-social-icon-boxed-colors:#e8e8e8;--awb-social-icon-colors:#4f2582;--awb-social-icon-colors-hover:rgba(79,37,130,0.8);\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"person-img img-responsive wp-image-34862\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Headshot_Babarinde-300x272.png\" alt=\"Toyin Babarinde, PhD, CRA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Headshot_Babarinde-200x181.png 200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Headshot_Babarinde-400x362.png 400w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Headshot_Babarinde.png 476w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Toyin Babarinde, PhD, CRA<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">Director Research Development Services<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-2 fusion-person-icon-top\" style=\"--awb-pic-style-color:#000000;--awb-pic-borderradius:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-top:0px;--awb-social-box-border-right:0px;--awb-social-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-social-box-border-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-social-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-social-box-colors-hover:rgba(232,232,232,0.8);--awb-social-icon-boxed-colors:#e8e8e8;--awb-social-icon-colors:#4f2582;--awb-social-icon-colors-hover:rgba(79,37,130,0.8);\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"person-img img-responsive wp-image-34863\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Sindhu-Jose-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sindhu Jose, PhD\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Sindhu-Jose-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Sindhu-Jose-1-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Sindhu-Jose-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Sindhu-Jose-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Sindhu Jose, PhD<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">Research Development Officer<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" 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PhD\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Denisha-Parker-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Denisha-Parker-1-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Denisha-Parker-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Denisha-Parker-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Denisha Parker, PhD<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">Research Development Officer<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" 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Research Excellence Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-9 has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.25;\"><h1><strong>Texas A&amp;M University System Research Excellence Fund<\/strong><\/h1><\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h3>Funding opportunities to advance research excellence, collaboration, and competitiveness across the A&amp;M System.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1630\">The Texas A&amp;M University System Research Excellence Fund (REF) is a competitive, merit-based initiative designed to strengthen research capacity, accelerate discovery and innovation, support workforce development, and advance research competitiveness across A&amp;M System member institutions. REF includes multiple funding mechanisms supporting collaborative research, faculty and graduate student development, research infrastructure, strategic initiatives, cost sharing, and faculty recruitment and retention.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1632\" data-end=\"1935\">At Prairie View A&amp;M University, the Office of Research Development (ORD) coordinates the institutional REF pre-award process, including application intake, internal competitions when required, proposal development, institutional approvals, and submission readiness.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2061\" data-end=\"2431\">\u00a0All REF applications must first be submitted through PVAMU&#8217;s internal process using the Proposal Notification Form (PNF). Final applications are transmitted to the A&amp;M System through the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation. Faculty, staff, departments, and colleges <strong data-start=\"2103\" data-end=\"2186\">should not submit REF applications directly to the Texas A&amp;M University System.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2436\" data-end=\"2584\"><strong data-start=\"2436\" data-end=\"2584\">REF applications submitted directly to the A&amp;M System outside of PVAMU&#8217;s institutional submission process will be rejected by the System Office.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper fusion-align-block fusion-align-inline-medium\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-3d fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-8 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-span-default-medium \" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">REF Opportunities<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-16 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper fusion-align-block fusion-align-inline-medium\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-3d fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-9 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-span-default-medium \" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Submission Process<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-17 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper fusion-align-block fusion-align-inline-medium\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-3d fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-10 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-span-default-medium \" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Award Management<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-18 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper fusion-align-block fusion-align-inline-medium\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-3d fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-11 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-span-default-medium \" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">PVAMU Awardees<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-10 has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"ref-opps\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-19 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" data-start=\"3366\" data-end=\"3646\"><strong>REF Funding Opportunities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" style=\"text-align: left\" data-start=\"3366\" data-end=\"3646\">REF provides multiple mechanisms supporting different aspects of research development and institutional research capacity. Select an opportunity below to review its purpose, current status, PVAMU internal deadline, submission limit, and complete internal application requirements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" data-start=\"3651\" data-end=\"3828\"><strong data-start=\"3651\" data-end=\"3706\">Always use the PVAMU internal deadline shown below.<\/strong> The A&amp;M System deadline is the institutional submission deadline and is not the deadline for individual PVAMU applicants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"table-2\">\n<table style=\"height: 270px\" width=\"780\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">REF Opportunity<\/span><\/th>\n<th align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">PVAMU Deadline<\/span><\/th>\n<th align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Status<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Collaborative Discovery Grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Feb. 15, 2026<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Graduate Fellowships<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Feb. 1, 2026<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Faculty Hiring &amp; Retention<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Ongoing<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Ongoing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Research Equipment Grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">April 15, 2026<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Proposal Cost Share<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Ongoing<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Ongoing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Early-Stage Research Development<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">May 1, 2026<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Strategic Research Initiatives<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">May 1, 2026<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Faculty Fellowship<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Ongoing<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Ongoing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:0px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:16px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#4f2582;--awb-border-color:#cccccc;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#e0dede;--awb-divider-hover-color:#e0dede;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#521c78;--awb-content-color:#000000;--awb-icon-box-color:#4f2582;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#4f2582;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:500;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:22px;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-35571-1\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-2eec900384cb40e8b fusion-toggle-no-divider\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#521c78;--awb-content-color:#000000;\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_2eec900384cb40e8b\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"2eec900384cb40e8b\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-35571-1\" data-target=\"#2eec900384cb40e8b\" href=\"#2eec900384cb40e8b\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Graduate Fellowships Program <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"2eec900384cb40e8b\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_2eec900384cb40e8b\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"1874\" data-end=\"2094\">Supports the recruitment and retention of outstanding doctoral students in strategic research areas and promotes collaboration through joint mentoring across A&amp;M System institutions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2096\" data-end=\"2107\"><strong data-start=\"2096\" data-end=\"2107\">Funding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2109\" data-end=\"2216\">$3 million available annually; up to <strong data-start=\"2146\" data-end=\"2177\">$50,000 per fellow per year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2218\" data-end=\"2245\"><strong data-start=\"2218\" data-end=\"2245\">PVAMU Internal Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2247\" data-end=\"2257\"><strong data-start=\"2247\" data-end=\"2257\">Closed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2259\" data-end=\"2291\"><strong data-start=\"2259\" data-end=\"2291\">TAMUS Institutional Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2293\" data-end=\"2332\">February 1, 2026 <em data-start=\"2310\" data-end=\"2332\">(for reference only)<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2334\" data-end=\"2360\"><strong data-start=\"2334\" data-end=\"2360\">PVAMU Submission Limit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2362\" data-end=\"2517\"><strong data-start=\"2362\" data-end=\"2390\">1 institutional proposal<\/strong>, which may include up to <strong data-start=\"2416\" data-end=\"2440\">10 doctoral students<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2519\" data-end=\"2546\"><strong data-start=\"2519\" data-end=\"2546\">What to Submit to PVAMU<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2548\" data-end=\"2710\">Faculty\/programs seeking to nominate an eligible doctoral student must submit the required fellowship materials through PNF by the posted PVAMU internal deadline.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2712\" data-end=\"2897\">Because TAMUS permits only one proposal per university, PVAMU coordinates eligible nominations and assembles the students selected to advance into a <strong data-start=\"2861\" data-end=\"2896\">single institutional submission<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2899\" data-end=\"2933\"><strong data-start=\"2899\" data-end=\"2933\">Required Institutional Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2935\" data-end=\"3087\">The final TAMUS institutional application requires a <strong data-start=\"2988\" data-end=\"3046\">one-page Memo of Support from the University President<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"3089\" data-end=\"3215\">\n<p data-start=\"3091\" data-end=\"3215\"><strong data-start=\"3091\" data-end=\"3215\">ORD will coordinate the institutional application and required President&#8217;s memo for the nominations selected to advance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"3217\" data-end=\"3247\"><strong data-start=\"3217\" data-end=\"3247\">[TAMUS PROGRAM GUIDELINES]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3249\" data-end=\"3275\"><strong data-start=\"3249\" data-end=\"3275\">[CURRENT CYCLE CLOSED]<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-42faf6155a4a61bdb fusion-toggle-no-divider\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#521c78;--awb-content-color:#000000;\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_42faf6155a4a61bdb\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"42faf6155a4a61bdb\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-35571-1\" data-target=\"#42faf6155a4a61bdb\" href=\"#42faf6155a4a61bdb\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Collaborative Discovery Grants <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"42faf6155a4a61bdb\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_42faf6155a4a61bdb\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Supports transformative, multi-System research collaborations aimed at major scientific breakthroughs and future large-scale external funding. The program encourages interdisciplinary teams across A&amp;M System institutions to address national research priorities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding<\/strong><br \/>\n$2 million available annually; up to <strong>$250,000 per award<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PVAMU Internal Deadline<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>February 15, 2026 \u2014 Closed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TAMUS Institutional Deadline<\/strong><br \/>\nApril 1, 2026 <em>(for reference only)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>PVAMU Submission Limit<\/strong><br \/>\nUp to <strong>3 proposals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to Submit to PVAMU<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Download the template packet and submit all forms as a single PDF through the Proposal Notification Form (PNF).\u00a0 Applicants should provide a list of individuals committed to providing letters of support. Completed letters may be included if already available but are not required at the internal submission stage.<\/p>\n[Link to Templates]\n<p><strong>Required Institutional Support<\/strong><br \/>\nThe final TAMUS application requires a <strong>one-page Memo of Support from the university Chief Research Officer (CRO)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>ORD will coordinate the required CRO memo for proposals selected to advance. Applicants should not independently request this memo.<\/p>\n[TAMUS PROGRAM GUIDELINES]\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-3150fb5da21091bed fusion-toggle-no-divider\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#521c78;--awb-content-color:#000000;\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_3150fb5da21091bed\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"3150fb5da21091bed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-35571-1\" data-target=\"#3150fb5da21091bed\" href=\"#3150fb5da21091bed\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Early-Stage Research Development Program Grants <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"3150fb5da21091bed\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_3150fb5da21091bed\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"8868\" data-end=\"9088\">Provides resources for idea development, team formation, and proposal preparation to position research teams to pursue large-scale external awards and major research opportunities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9090\" data-end=\"9101\"><strong data-start=\"9090\" data-end=\"9101\">Funding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9103\" data-end=\"9203\">$1 million available annually; up to <strong data-start=\"9140\" data-end=\"9162\">$100,000 per award<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9205\" data-end=\"9232\"><strong data-start=\"9205\" data-end=\"9232\">PVAMU Internal Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9234\" data-end=\"9261\"><strong data-start=\"9234\" data-end=\"9261\">March 15, 2026 \u2014 Closed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9263\" data-end=\"9295\"><strong data-start=\"9263\" data-end=\"9295\">TAMUS Institutional Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9297\" data-end=\"9331\">May 1, 2026 <em data-start=\"9309\" data-end=\"9331\">(for reference only)<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9333\" data-end=\"9359\"><strong data-start=\"9333\" data-end=\"9359\">PVAMU Submission Limit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9361\" data-end=\"9423\">Up to <strong data-start=\"9367\" data-end=\"9382\">5 proposals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9425\" data-end=\"9452\"><strong data-start=\"9425\" data-end=\"9452\">What to Submit to PVAMU<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9454\" data-end=\"9550\">Submit the required REF application materials through PNF by the posted PVAMU internal deadline.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9552\" data-end=\"9726\">If the number of eligible applications exceeds PVAMU&#8217;s submission limit, applications will undergo competitive internal review using the applicable TAMUS evaluation criteria.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9728\" data-end=\"9762\"><strong data-start=\"9728\" data-end=\"9762\">Required Institutional Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9764\" data-end=\"9923\">The final TAMUS application requires a <strong data-start=\"9803\" data-end=\"9883\">one-page Memo of Support from the CRO endorsing the proposal for submission.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"9925\" data-end=\"9998\">\n<p data-start=\"9927\" data-end=\"9998\"><strong data-start=\"9927\" data-end=\"9998\">ORD will coordinate the CRO memo for proposals selected to advance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"10000\" data-end=\"10030\"><strong data-start=\"10000\" data-end=\"10030\">[TAMUS PROGRAM GUIDELINES]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10032\" data-end=\"10058\"><strong data-start=\"10032\" data-end=\"10058\">[CURRENT CYCLE CLOSED]<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-f47774a38ff2eb2b4 fusion-toggle-no-divider\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#521c78;--awb-content-color:#000000;\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_f47774a38ff2eb2b4\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"f47774a38ff2eb2b4\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-35571-1\" data-target=\"#f47774a38ff2eb2b4\" href=\"#f47774a38ff2eb2b4\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Strategic Research Initiatives<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"f47774a38ff2eb2b4\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_f47774a38ff2eb2b4\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"10115\" data-end=\"10397\">Supports participation in high-impact research themes aligned with state and national priorities. The program seeks to position the A&amp;M System as a leader in addressing grand challenges while promoting collaboration among System institutions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10399\" data-end=\"10410\"><strong data-start=\"10399\" data-end=\"10410\">Funding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10412\" data-end=\"10512\">$1 million available annually; up to <strong data-start=\"10449\" data-end=\"10471\">$100,000 per award<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10514\" data-end=\"10541\"><strong data-start=\"10514\" data-end=\"10541\">PVAMU Internal Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10543\" data-end=\"10570\"><strong data-start=\"10543\" data-end=\"10570\">March 15, 2026 \u2014 Closed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10572\" data-end=\"10604\"><strong data-start=\"10572\" data-end=\"10604\">TAMUS Institutional Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10606\" data-end=\"10640\">May 1, 2026 <em data-start=\"10618\" data-end=\"10640\">(for reference only)<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10642\" data-end=\"10668\"><strong data-start=\"10642\" data-end=\"10668\">PVAMU Submission Limit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10670\" data-end=\"10732\">Up to <strong data-start=\"10676\" data-end=\"10691\">5 proposals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10734\" data-end=\"10761\"><strong data-start=\"10734\" data-end=\"10761\">What to Submit to PVAMU<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10763\" data-end=\"10873\">Submit the required REF application materials through PNF along with the additional PVAMU documentation below.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10875\" data-end=\"10908\"><strong data-start=\"10875\" data-end=\"10908\">Additional PVAMU Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10910\" data-end=\"10938\"><strong data-start=\"10910\" data-end=\"10938\">Dean&#8217;s Letter of Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10940\" data-end=\"11082\">A letter of support from the applicant&#8217;s College Dean is required as part of the internal application.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"11084\" data-end=\"11118\"><strong data-start=\"11084\" data-end=\"11118\">Required Institutional Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"11120\" data-end=\"11279\">The final TAMUS application requires a <strong data-start=\"11159\" data-end=\"11239\">one-page Memo of Support from the CRO endorsing the proposal for submission.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"11281\" data-end=\"11354\">\n<p data-start=\"11283\" data-end=\"11354\"><strong data-start=\"11283\" data-end=\"11354\">ORD will coordinate the CRO memo for proposals selected to advance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"11356\" data-end=\"11386\"><strong data-start=\"11356\" data-end=\"11386\">[TAMUS PROGRAM GUIDELINES]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"11388\" data-end=\"11414\"><strong data-start=\"11388\" data-end=\"11414\">[CURRENT CYCLE CLOSED]<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-8f482397f0f51c8f4 fusion-toggle-no-divider\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#521c78;--awb-content-color:#000000;\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_8f482397f0f51c8f4\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"8f482397f0f51c8f4\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-35571-1\" data-target=\"#8f482397f0f51c8f4\" href=\"#8f482397f0f51c8f4\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Research Equipment Grants<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"8f482397f0f51c8f4\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_8f482397f0f51c8f4\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Supports acquisition of cutting-edge research instrumentation and technology intended for shared use across multiple A&amp;M System institutions. Investments should strengthen infrastructure supporting high-impact, collaborative, and externally funded research programs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding<\/strong><br \/>\n$1 million available annually; up to <strong>$100,000 per award<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PVAMU Internal Deadline<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>[CONFIRM CURRENT INTERNAL DEADLINE]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TAMUS Institutional Deadline<\/strong><br \/>\nJune 1, 2026 <em>(for reference only)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>PVAMU Submission Limit<\/strong><br \/>\nUp to <strong>5 proposals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to Submit to PVAMU<\/strong><br \/>\nDownload the template packet and submit all forms as a single PDF through the Proposal Notification Form (PNF).\u00a0 Submit the required REF application materials through PNF along with the additional PVAMU documentation below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional PVAMU Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dean&#8217;s Letter of Support<\/strong><br \/>\nA letter of support from the applicant&#8217;s College Dean is required as part of the internal application.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Campus Planning and Space Management Approval<\/strong><br \/>\nApplicants must provide confirmation that appropriate space has been allocated for the proposed equipment and that the space has the necessary utility infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants should complete the PVAMU Space Request Form and submit the form and required attachments to Campus Planning. Allow up to <strong>72 hours<\/strong> for Facilities review.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Required Institutional Support<\/strong><br \/>\nThe final TAMUS application requires a <strong>one-page Memo of Support from the CRO endorsing the proposal for submission.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ORD will coordinate the CRO memo for proposals selected to advance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>[SPACE REQUEST FORM]<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>[TAMUS PROGRAM GUIDELINES]<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>[SUBMIT THROUGH PNF]<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-cd840a5184c789c48 fusion-toggle-no-divider\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#521c78;--awb-content-color:#000000;\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_cd840a5184c789c48\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"cd840a5184c789c48\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-35571-1\" data-target=\"#cd840a5184c789c48\" href=\"#cd840a5184c789c48\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Faculty Fellowship Program<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"cd840a5184c789c48\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_cd840a5184c789c48\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"11467\" data-end=\"11680\">Provides short-term fellowships for faculty to engage in collaborative research at other A&amp;M System campuses and builds capacity for future large-scale proposal development.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"11682\" data-end=\"11693\"><strong data-start=\"11682\" data-end=\"11693\">Funding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"11695\" data-end=\"11802\">$1 million available annually; <strong data-start=\"11726\" data-end=\"11761\">$25,000\u2013$100,000 per fellowship<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"11804\" data-end=\"11831\"><strong data-start=\"11804\" data-end=\"11831\">PVAMU Internal Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"11833\" data-end=\"11894\"><strong data-start=\"11833\" data-end=\"11860\">April 23, 2026 \u2014 Closed<\/strong><br data-start=\"11860\" data-end=\"11863\" \/><em data-start=\"11863\" data-end=\"11894\">Rolling internal review cycle<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"11896\" data-end=\"11928\"><strong data-start=\"11896\" data-end=\"11928\">TAMUS Institutional Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"11930\" data-end=\"11960\">Rolling <em data-start=\"11938\" data-end=\"11960\">(for reference only)<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"11962\" data-end=\"11988\"><strong data-start=\"11962\" data-end=\"11988\">PVAMU Submission Limit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"11990\" data-end=\"12052\">Up to <strong data-start=\"11996\" data-end=\"12011\">3 proposals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"12054\" data-end=\"12081\"><strong data-start=\"12054\" data-end=\"12081\">What to Submit to PVAMU<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"12083\" data-end=\"12262\">Submit the required REF application materials through PNF. Applicants must obtain approval from their <strong data-start=\"12185\" data-end=\"12201\">College Dean<\/strong> prior to submission.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"12264\" data-end=\"12297\"><strong data-start=\"12264\" data-end=\"12297\">Additional PVAMU Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"12299\" data-end=\"12325\"><strong data-start=\"12299\" data-end=\"12325\">Rolling Review Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"12327\" data-end=\"12460\">Applications may be submitted during the active PVAMU application period; however, <strong data-start=\"12410\" data-end=\"12459\">submission order does not determine selection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"12462\" data-end=\"12785\">Applications are evaluated comparatively at established internal review checkpoints. Selection is based on overall competitiveness, including collaboration strength, alignment with A&amp;M System priorities, and readiness for submission. Up to three proposals may be selected to advance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"12787\" data-end=\"12821\"><strong data-start=\"12787\" data-end=\"12821\">Required Institutional Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"12823\" data-end=\"12982\">The final TAMUS application requires a <strong data-start=\"12862\" data-end=\"12942\">one-page Memo of Support from the CRO endorsing the proposal for submission.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"12984\" data-end=\"13057\">\n<p data-start=\"12986\" data-end=\"13057\"><strong data-start=\"12986\" data-end=\"13057\">ORD will coordinate the CRO memo for proposals selected to advance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"13059\" data-end=\"13089\"><strong data-start=\"13059\" data-end=\"13089\">[TAMUS PROGRAM GUIDELINES]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"13091\" data-end=\"13117\"><strong data-start=\"13091\" data-end=\"13117\">[CURRENT CYCLE CLOSED]<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-1970398570f85f001 fusion-toggle-no-divider\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#521c78;--awb-content-color:#000000;\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_1970398570f85f001\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"1970398570f85f001\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-35571-1\" data-target=\"#1970398570f85f001\" href=\"#1970398570f85f001\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Faculty Hiring &amp; Retention Program<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"1970398570f85f001\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_1970398570f85f001\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"3336\" data-end=\"3546\">Provides resources to recruit and retain top-tier faculty in strategic research areas, strengthening institutional capacity for high-impact research and external funding.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3548\" data-end=\"3559\"><strong data-start=\"3548\" data-end=\"3559\">Funding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3561\" data-end=\"3661\">$2 million available annually; up to <strong data-start=\"3598\" data-end=\"3620\">$500,000 per award<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3663\" data-end=\"3690\"><strong data-start=\"3663\" data-end=\"3690\">PVAMU Internal Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3692\" data-end=\"3712\"><strong data-start=\"3692\" data-end=\"3712\">Multiple\/Ongoing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3714\" data-end=\"3746\"><strong data-start=\"3714\" data-end=\"3746\">TAMUS Institutional Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3748\" data-end=\"3755\">Rolling<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3757\" data-end=\"3783\"><strong data-start=\"3757\" data-end=\"3783\">PVAMU Submission Limit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3785\" data-end=\"3879\">Requests are submitted institutionally by the <strong data-start=\"3831\" data-end=\"3838\">CRO<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3881\" data-end=\"3908\"><strong data-start=\"3881\" data-end=\"3908\">What to Submit to PVAMU<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3910\" data-end=\"4115\">Applications may only be initiated by <strong data-start=\"3948\" data-end=\"3965\">College Deans<\/strong>. Department Heads interested in pursuing this mechanism should coordinate with their respective College Dean.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4117\" data-end=\"4282\">The Dean should prepare the application package according to the TAMUS Faculty Hiring and Retention Program requirements and submit the complete package through PNF.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4284\" data-end=\"4317\"><strong data-start=\"4284\" data-end=\"4317\">Additional PVAMU Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4319\" data-end=\"4342\"><strong data-start=\"4319\" data-end=\"4342\">Faculty Recruitment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4344\" data-end=\"4556\">Recruitment requests are accepted during established PVAMU submission cycles and are reviewed based on program criteria, funding availability, and institutional priorities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4558\" data-end=\"4579\"><strong data-start=\"4558\" data-end=\"4579\">Faculty Retention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4581\" data-end=\"4855\">Retention requests may be submitted on a rolling basis when timely institutional action is required. Requests must demonstrate urgency, such as a competing offer or risk of departure, and include appropriate institutional endorsement.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4857\" data-end=\"4891\"><strong data-start=\"4857\" data-end=\"4891\">Required Institutional Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4893\" data-end=\"5031\">The final TAMUS application requires a <strong data-start=\"4932\" data-end=\"4990\">one-page Memo of Support from the University President<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5033\" data-end=\"5248\">ORD must review and approve the application package before the President&#8217;s memo is requested. The internal guidelines provide <strong data-start=\"5159\" data-end=\"5172\">two weeks<\/strong> for the President&#8217;s letter process.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"5250\" data-end=\"5343\">\n<p data-start=\"5252\" data-end=\"5343\"><strong data-start=\"5252\" data-end=\"5343\">ORD will coordinate the institutional review and routing required for final submission.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"5345\" data-end=\"5375\"><strong data-start=\"5345\" data-end=\"5375\">[TAMUS PROGRAM GUIDELINES]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5377\" data-end=\"5401\"><strong data-start=\"5377\" data-end=\"5401\">[SUBMIT THROUGH PNF]<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-1f426cf3b3aa38081 fusion-toggle-no-divider\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#521c78;--awb-content-color:#000000;\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_1f426cf3b3aa38081\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"1f426cf3b3aa38081\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-35571-1\" data-target=\"#1f426cf3b3aa38081\" href=\"#1f426cf3b3aa38081\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Proposal Cost Share Program<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"1f426cf3b3aa38081\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_1f426cf3b3aa38081\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"7216\" data-end=\"7466\">Provides strategic cost-sharing support to enhance the competitiveness of large-scale external funding opportunities, with an emphasis on proposals offering transformational impact and institutional visibility.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7468\" data-end=\"7479\"><strong data-start=\"7468\" data-end=\"7479\">Funding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7481\" data-end=\"7583\">$1 million available annually; up to <strong data-start=\"7518\" data-end=\"7542\">$250,000 per request<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7585\" data-end=\"7612\"><strong data-start=\"7585\" data-end=\"7612\">PVAMU Internal Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7614\" data-end=\"7634\"><strong data-start=\"7614\" data-end=\"7634\">Multiple\/Ongoing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7636\" data-end=\"7668\"><strong data-start=\"7636\" data-end=\"7668\">TAMUS Institutional Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7670\" data-end=\"7677\">Rolling<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7679\" data-end=\"7705\"><strong data-start=\"7679\" data-end=\"7705\">PVAMU Submission Limit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7707\" data-end=\"7801\">Requests are submitted institutionally by the <strong data-start=\"7753\" data-end=\"7760\">CRO<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7803\" data-end=\"7830\"><strong data-start=\"7803\" data-end=\"7830\">What to Submit to PVAMU<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7832\" data-end=\"7901\">Submit the required REF Cost Share application materials through PNF.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7903\" data-end=\"8067\">The request should provide sufficient information for PVAMU to evaluate the proposed cost-share commitment and its relationship to the external funding opportunity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8069\" data-end=\"8102\"><strong data-start=\"8069\" data-end=\"8102\">Additional PVAMU Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8104\" data-end=\"8252\">No additional PVAMU-specific application requirements are identified in the current internal REF guidance beyond the standard institutional process.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8254\" data-end=\"8451\">Because requests are accepted on a rolling basis, investigators should initiate the request sufficiently in advance of the external proposal deadline to allow for institutional review and approval.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8453\" data-end=\"8487\"><strong data-start=\"8453\" data-end=\"8487\">Required Institutional Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8489\" data-end=\"8644\">The final TAMUS request requires a <strong data-start=\"8524\" data-end=\"8604\">one-page Memo of Support from the CRO endorsing the proposal for submission.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"8646\" data-end=\"8744\">\n<p data-start=\"8648\" data-end=\"8744\"><strong data-start=\"8648\" data-end=\"8744\">ORD will coordinate the CRO memo following institutional review and approval of the request.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"8746\" data-end=\"8776\"><strong data-start=\"8746\" data-end=\"8776\">[TAMUS PROGRAM GUIDELINES]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8778\" data-end=\"8802\"><strong data-start=\"8778\" data-end=\"8802\">[SUBMIT THROUGH PNF]<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-11 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"ref-apply\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-space-evenly fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-20 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><h2><strong>How to Apply for REF Funding at PVAMU<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>All REF applications begin with PVAMU&#8217;s institutional process. Depending on the funding mechanism, an application may require competitive internal review and selection before it can advance to TAMUS.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-no-medium-visibility\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" title=\"REF Process Image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/REF-Process-Image-800x400.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-35588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/REF-Process-Image-200x100.png 200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/REF-Process-Image-400x200.png 400w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/REF-Process-Image-600x300.png 600w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/REF-Process-Image-800x400.png 800w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/REF-Process-Image-1200x600.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/REF-Process-Image.png 1774w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-12 has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"ref-postaward\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-21 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><h2><strong>Received and REF Award?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Congratulations on your REF award. Once PVAMU receives the official Notice of Award, the project transitions from ORD&#8217;s pre-award process to Research Grants &amp; Contracts for post-award administration.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" title=\"Post Award REF\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Post-Award-REF-800x400.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-35593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Post-Award-REF-200x100.png 200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Post-Award-REF-400x200.png 400w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Post-Award-REF-600x300.png 600w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Post-Award-REF-800x400.png 800w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Post-Award-REF-1200x600.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Post-Award-REF.png 1774w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 979px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><p><strong data-start=\"9418\" data-end=\"9460\">Questions about an existing REF award?<\/strong><br data-start=\"9460\" data-end=\"9463\" \/>Research Grants &amp; Contracts<br data-start=\"9490\" data-end=\"9493\" \/><strong data-start=\"9493\" data-end=\"9513\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9495\" data-end=\"9511\">awards@pvamu.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-13 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"ref-awardee\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-22 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><h3><strong>PVAMU REF Awardees<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Prairie View A&amp;M University recognizes faculty, researchers, and students whose work has received support through the Texas A&amp;M University System Research Excellence Fund. These awards strengthen research capacity, support innovative scholarship, expand collaborative partnerships, and advance PVAMU&#8217;s research enterprise.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:0px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:16px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#4f2582;--awb-border-color:#cccccc;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#e0dede;--awb-divider-hover-color:#e0dede;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#521c78;--awb-content-color:#000000;--awb-icon-box-color:#4f2582;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#4f2582;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:500;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:22px;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-35571-2\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-923c59481585b13d0 fusion-toggle-no-divider\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#521c78;--awb-content-color:#000000;\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_923c59481585b13d0\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"923c59481585b13d0\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-35571-2\" data-target=\"#923c59481585b13d0\" href=\"#923c59481585b13d0\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">FY2026<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"923c59481585b13d0\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_923c59481585b13d0\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><strong>REF Mechanism:<\/strong>\u00a0Collaborative Discovery Grant<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Lin Gong<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>College of\u00a0<strong>[CONFIRM COLLEGE]<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Collaborating Institutions:<\/strong>\u00a0Texas A&amp;M University; Texas A&amp;M University\u2013Corpus Christi<br \/>\n<strong>Award Amount:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>$240,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>REF Mechanism:<\/strong>\u00a0Strategic Research Initiatives<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Avra Bandyopadhyay<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>College of Engineering<br \/>\n<strong>Collaborating Institutions:<\/strong>\u00a0Texas A&amp;M University; Texas A&amp;M University\u2013Kingsville<br \/>\n<strong>Award Amount:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>$100,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>REF Mechanism:<\/strong>\u00a0Early-Stage Research Development Grant<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Javad Barouei<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>College of\u00a0<strong>[CONFIRM COLLEGE]<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Collaborating Institutions:<\/strong>\u00a0Texas A&amp;M University; West Texas A&amp;M University<br \/>\n<strong>Award Amount:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>$100,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>REF Mechanism:<\/strong>\u00a0Early-Stage Research Development Grant<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Victoria Mgbemena\u00a0<\/strong><em>PVAMU Co-PI: Dr. Seungchan Kim<\/em><\/p>\n<p>College of Arts and Sciences<br \/>\n<strong>Collaborating Institutions:<\/strong>\u00a0Prairie View A&amp;M University; Texas A&amp;M University; Texas A&amp;M AgriLife<br \/>\n<strong>Award Amount:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>$100,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>REF Mechanism:<\/strong>\u00a0Research Equipment Grant<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Jaejong Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>College of\u00a0<strong>[CONFIRM COLLEGE]<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Collaborating Institutions:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>[CONFIRM \u2014 not identified in award data]<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Award Amount:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>$100,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>REF Mechanism:<\/strong>\u00a0Faculty Hiring and Retention Program<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. LeDrea Ingram<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>School of Public and Allied Health<br \/>\n<strong>Award Amount:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>$500,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>REF Mechanism:<\/strong>\u00a0Graduate Research Fellowship<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate Research Fellowship Cohort<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>College of Engineering and Department of Psychology<br \/>\n<strong>Fellows Supported:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>10 doctoral fellows<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 5 in Engineering and 5 in Psychology<br \/>\n<strong>Award Amount:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>$500,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-d52a8e8bb3cabcbed fusion-toggle-no-divider\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#521c78;--awb-content-color:#000000;\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_d52a8e8bb3cabcbed\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"d52a8e8bb3cabcbed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-35571-2\" data-target=\"#d52a8e8bb3cabcbed\" href=\"#d52a8e8bb3cabcbed\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">FY2027<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"d52a8e8bb3cabcbed\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_d52a8e8bb3cabcbed\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Not Available<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-14 has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-23 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\"><h3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"odi7yl\" data-start=\"12005\" data-end=\"12048\">Preparing or Submitting an REF Proposal<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"12049\" data-end=\"12107\"><strong data-start=\"12049\" data-end=\"12083\">Office of Research Development<\/strong><br data-start=\"12083\" data-end=\"12086\" \/><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"mailto:researchdev@pvamu.edu\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"12086\" data-end=\"12107\">researchdev@pvamu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"12109\" data-end=\"12133\"><strong data-start=\"12109\" data-end=\"12133\">[SUBMIT THROUGH PNF]<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1rcuvi7\" data-start=\"12135\" data-end=\"12168\">Managing a Funded REF Project<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"12169\" data-end=\"12259\"><strong data-start=\"12169\" data-end=\"12200\">Research Grants &amp; Contracts<\/strong><br data-start=\"12200\" data-end=\"12203\" \/><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"mailto:awards@pvamu.edu\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"12203\" data-end=\"12219\">awards@pvamu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2244,"featured_media":-3,"parent":34861,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35571","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-14 21:10:53","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2244"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35571"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35623,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35571\/revisions\/35623"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":35380,"date":"2026-07-28T16:32:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T21:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/?page_id=35380"},"modified":"2026-07-29T08:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:03:14","slug":"mr-aplu-cor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/mr-aplu-cor\/","title":{"rendered":"MAGESH T. RAJAN, Ph.D., P.E., MBA APLU Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-15 has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(360deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 7%,#7984b2 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-24 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-16 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-25 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:auto;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.5%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-align-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-min-height:no;--awb-min-height-medium:no;--awb-min-height-small:no;--awb-flex-grow:undefined;--awb-flex-grow-medium:undefined;--awb-flex-grow-small:undefined;--awb-flex-shrink:undefined;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:undefined;--awb-flex-shrink-small:undefined;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-8 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:1;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color6);--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;letter-spacing:4px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.25;\"><\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;\"><p><b style=\"font-size: 23px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">MAGESH T. RAJAN, Ph.D., P.E., MBA <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Vice President for Research &amp; Innovation and Professor of Engineering<\/p>\n<p>Prairie View A&amp;M University | The Texas A&amp;M University System<\/p>\n<p>Candidate for the APLU Council on Research Executive Committee, Class of 2029<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-9 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-max-width:280px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Untitled-design-36-1-300x300.png\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[e18adad06a4df95cffd]\" data-title=\"Untitled Design (36)\" title=\"Untitled Design (36)\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Professional headshot of Magesh Rajan\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Untitled-design-36-1-300x300.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-35403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Untitled-design-36-1-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Untitled-design-36-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Untitled-design-36-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Untitled-design-36-1-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Untitled-design-36-1.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-17 has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 7%,#7984b2 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-26 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\"><p style=\"font-size: 26px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><b style=\"font-size: 29px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">APLU COR 2029 Candidate Perspective<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 29px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">: A public research university fulfills its greatest purpose when discovery, education, innovation, and service operate as one system\u2014expanding opportunity and producing visible public value.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-18 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:#f7f7f7;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-27 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:40px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15\"><p><b><span style=\"font-size: 25px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Executive Profile<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Magesh T. Rajan is a nationally engaged research executive, engineer, professor, entrepreneur, and institution builder whose career has centered on strengthening the public mission of universities. Since 2019, he has served as Vice President for Research &amp; Innovation and Chief Research Officer at Prairie View A&amp;M University (PVAMU), where he is a member of the President\u2019s Cabinet and leads an integrated enterprise spanning research advancement, sponsored programs, research integrity and compliance, student research, innovation and commercialization, strategic partnerships, research communications, Title III programs, and economic development.<\/p>\n<p>PVAMU is a public historically Black university, an 1890 land-grant institution, a Carnegie-classified R2 university, and a member of The Texas A&amp;M University System. It is one of only two land-grant universities in Texas, together with Texas A&amp;M University. In 2026, PVAMU is celebrating its 150th anniversary\u2014its sesquicentennial\u2014marking a century and a half of advancing educational access, agricultural and scientific progress, professional preparation, and service to communities across Texas and the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Rajan\u2019s leadership has helped move PVAMU from aspiration to sustained research competitiveness. The university achieved Carnegie R2 status ahead of its strategic timetable and retained the designation under the 2025 methodology; earned APLU\u2019s Innovation &amp; Economic Prosperity designation; established the nation\u2019s first HBCU-led national-tier University Transportation Center through a $40 million U.S. Department of Transportation award; surpassed $52 million in annual research expenditures in FY2025; expanded competitive funding, infrastructure, and interdisciplinary capacity; and built partnerships across federal agencies, national laboratories, industry, philanthropy, and peer institutions.<\/p>\n<p>His preparation for COR service is unusually broad. He has led research enterprises at an 1890 land-grant HBCU and within a major public university system; built academic and research programs at an R2 Hispanic-Serving Institution; led an engineering department with dean-level responsibilities at a public science and technology university; founded and led technology companies; served as a licensed Professional Engineer; and remained an active scholar and mentor. He therefore brings to COR the perspectives of research administration, faculty scholarship, commercialization, student success, regional engagement, public policy, and institutional transformation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-19 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"awb-background-pattern\" style=\"background-image:  url(data:image\/svg+xml;utf8,%3Csvg%20width%3D%2228%22%20height%3D%2249%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M13.99%209.25l13%207.5v15l-13%207.5L1%2031.75v-15l12.99-7.5zM3%2017.9v12.7l10.99%206.34%2011-6.35V17.9l-11-6.34L3%2017.9zM0%2015l12.98-7.5V0h-2v6.35L0%2012.69V15zm0%2018.5L12.98%2041v8h-2v-6.85L0%2035.81V33.5zM15%200v7.5L27.99%2015H28v-2.31h-.01L17%206.35V0h-2zm0%2049v-8l12.99-7.5H28v2.31h-.01L17%2042.15V49h-2z%22%20fill%3D%22rgba%280%2C0%2C0%2C0.3%29%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E);opacity: 0.06 ;mix-blend-mode:normal;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-28 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:22.996499999999997px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-around fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#020202;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:25px;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"0.3\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:25;line-height:1.25;\"><b><br \/>\nLeadership at a Glance<\/b><\/p><\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-align-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-min-height:no;--awb-min-height-medium:no;--awb-min-height-small:no;--awb-flex-grow:undefined;--awb-flex-grow-medium:undefined;--awb-flex-grow-small:undefined;--awb-flex-shrink:undefined;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:undefined;--awb-flex-shrink-small:undefined;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-10 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-16\"><ul>\n<li>More than 20 years across public higher education, research, engineering, industry, entrepreneurship, and economic development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Leadership or participation in competitive projects totaling more than $85 million; 103 publications and proceedings, two books, five book chapters, and 41 graduate researchers mentored.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Prior elected member of the APLU COR Executive Committee, Class of 2025, and an advocate for public and land-grant research universities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Achieved Carnegie R2 status ahead of its strategic timetable for PVAMU. Earned APLU\u2019s Innovation &amp; Economic Prosperity designation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>First HBCU-led national-tier University Transportation Center through a $40 million U.S. Department of Transportation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Surpassed R1-level research portfolio with $52 million in annual research expenditures in FY2025 Governor-appointed member of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium and statewide elected leader with the NASA Texas Space Grant Consortium.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Texas A&amp;M University System-wide AI Governance, Texas A&amp;M University System-wide governance on AI Technology and Infrastructure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Led several years of Land-Grant days across Texas land-grant institutions. Advocate for strengthening Public Impact Research statewide and nationally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-20 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-29 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:40px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-17\"><p style=\"font-size: 25px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><b>Building a Research Enterprise for Scale and Public Value <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Rajan\u2019s central contribution at PVAMU has been the design of a research and innovation enterprise capable of sustained growth. He developed and implemented successive long-range research strategies, aligned research priorities with university and System goals, and organized the full research lifecycle\u2014from idea development and proposal competitiveness through compliance, award administration, translation, partnerships, communications, and public impact. His emphasis has been durable institutional capacity rather than isolated projects.<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 20px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">A Record of Institutional Transformation <\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Research stature. Led the strategy supporting PVAMU\u2019s advancement to Carnegie R2 in 2022, ahead of schedule, and its successful continuation in 2025. The university\u2019s FY2025 research expenditures exceeded $52 million, crossing one of the current quantitative thresholds associated with the highest research-activity category.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Historic national center leadership. Helped secure and establish a $40 million national-tier University Transportation Center\u2014the first led by an HBCU\u2014creating a multi-institution platform for transportation research, workforce preparation, and community impact.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Funding and proposal competitiveness. During FY2020\u2013FY2025, PVAMU reached historic levels of external support, including more than $250 million in external funding and approximately $175 million connected to research. Annual proposal activity grew to more than 300 submissions and approximately $230 million in requested funding.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Infrastructure and strategic investment. Advanced more than $70 million in research and academic infrastructure, including facilities and equipment for engineering, semiconductors, genomics, cybersecurity, health sciences, agriculture, and solar observation.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Corporate and philanthropic engagement. Built partnerships yielding more than $10 million from organizations including Shell, Apple, Intel, Accenture, Ford, and other collaborators, connecting research with student experiences, workforce needs, and regional innovation.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Innovation and entrepreneurship. Expanded the university\u2019s portfolio to approximately 45 intellectual-property assets, supported startup development, advanced NSF I-Corps participation, and created pathways linking discovery, proof of concept, industry engagement, and commercialization.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 25px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><b style=\"font-size: 20px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Faculty and Student Success as Research Strategy<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Rajan has treated faculty and student development as core research infrastructure. He established and expanded initiatives such as RISE, PRISE, RITI, RAPID, summer research support, Student RISE, undergraduate and graduate research programs, and innovation competitions. These programs build proposal capacity, seed interdisciplinary teams, create bridges between PVAMU and Texas A&amp;M faculty, provide rapid support when opportunity windows are short, and offer students authentic experiences in discovery and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>The PRISE program illustrates his land-grant approach to collaboration. PVAMU and Texas A&amp;M\u2014the two land-grant universities in Texas and fellow members of The Texas A&amp;M University System\u2014invest jointly in faculty teams addressing community and economic resilience, emerging technologies, health and quality of life, national security, space, and sustainability. The model turns institutional complementarity into a stronger statewide research capability.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><b>Research Excellence with Integrity <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Growth has been paired with rigorous stewardship. Dr. Rajan has strengthened electronic compliance systems, research security, export controls, biosafety, responsible conduct of research, and oversight for human and animal research. He has also emphasized transparent processes, shared accountability, continuous improvement, and service-oriented research administration. This combination\u2014ambition with integrity\u2014is essential to sustaining public trust and protecting the long-term health of the national research enterprise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 20px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><b>INSTITUTION-BUILDER<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i>Across each leadership role, Dr. Rajan has built systems, people, partnerships, and infrastructure that leave the institution stronger and better prepared for its next stage. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-21 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-30 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:40px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-18\"><p style=\"font-size: 25px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><b>Land-Grant Mission, HBCU Research Leadership, and Public Impact <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Rajan\u2019s candidacy is grounded in the contemporary land-grant promise: knowledge must be excellent, accessible, useful, and accountable to the people universities serve. At PVAMU, that promise joins teaching, research, and service with the distinctive responsibility of an 1890 institution to reach communities historically excluded from the full benefits of higher education, research investment, technology, and economic development.<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 20px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">The Land-Grant Mission in a Changing Nation<\/b><\/p>\n<p>He views land-grant research as a national platform for addressing interconnected challenges\u2014food and water security, health, mobility, energy, climate resilience, advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, rural prosperity, and workforce development. PVAMU\u2019s 750-plus-acre research farm and Extension reach, its work with small and historically underserved producers, and its growing capacity in engineering, transportation, health, data science, and semiconductors demonstrate how a modern 1890 university can connect local needs with national priorities.<\/p>\n<p>His leadership also reflects the strength of System-level partnership. Within The Texas A&amp;M University System, he has advanced collaborations that combine PVAMU\u2019s mission, talent, and community reach with the scale of Texas A&amp;M and System-wide assets. This experience would help COR identify practical ways for institutions of different sizes, classifications, histories, and resource bases to collaborate without diminishing their distinct missions.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: 20px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Advancing the National HBCU Research Movement<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\n<p>PVAMU is a founding member of the Association of HBCU Research Institutions (AHRI), the national coalition of 15 leading HBCU research universities created to expand research capacity, strengthen infrastructure, increase competitive funding, recruit faculty and doctoral talent, and grow the number of HBCUs achieving the nation\u2019s highest levels of research activity. AHRI institutions collectively account for approximately half of competitively awarded federal research funding among HBCUs. The coalition\u2019s partnership with the Association of American Universities and support from Harvard University create an important bridge between HBCU research institutions and the broader research-intensive university community.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Rajan\u2019s work at PVAMU offers a tested institutional perspective for this national movement: achieving R2 status, sustaining it, crossing the $50 million research-expenditure threshold, building doctoral and faculty capacity, strengthening research administration, and developing partnerships that respect institutional identity. He would bring this experience to COR while advocating for research policies and infrastructure investments that recognize the contributions and potential of HBCUs, Minority-Serving Institutions, regional public universities, and emerging research institutions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><b>Research Designed for Public Impact <\/b><\/p>\n<p>As the president\u2019s delegate to the Presidents and Chancellors Council on Public Impact Research, convened with support from The Pew Charitable Trusts and partners, Dr. Rajan has participated in a national conversation about how universities can better organize, value, communicate, and sustain research that improves lives and communities. This work aligns closely with his institutional practice: connect research questions to public needs; involve communities and cross-sector partners early; build translation into project design; recognize faculty contributions beyond traditional scholarly measures; and communicate outcomes in language that the public, policymakers, and partners can use.<\/p>\n<p>His national engagement also spans the Association of American Universities through the AHRI partnership, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\u2019 broader work on the public purpose of higher education, and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. His selection for AASCU\u2019s Millennium Leadership Initiative has deepened his work with leaders of regional public universities and reinforced the importance of access, stewardship, shared governance, and institutional transformation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b style=\"font-size: 20px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">PUBLIC-IMPACT PRINCIPLE<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i>Research impact should be conceived at the beginning of the work, supported throughout the research lifecycle, and communicated as a public return\u2014not appended at the end.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-22 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-31 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:40px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-19\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 25px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><b>National Service and a Career Connecting Discovery to Opportunity<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><b>Prior Service to APLU and the Council on Research<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Rajan was elected by peer senior research officers to the APLU Council on Research Executive Committee, Class of 2025. In that three-year term, he contributed the perspective of an 1890 land-grant HBCU, an emerging research university, and a member of a large public university system to COR\u2019s discussions of research policy, capacity, partnerships, and national competitiveness. He participated in the collective work of shaping COR agendas and programs, informing conversations on issues affecting the research enterprise, and strengthening connections among research leaders.<\/p>\n<p>His APLU engagement began before that election and has included national discussion of partnerships that expand research opportunities for HBCUs, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Native-serving institutions. In an APLU COR conversation series, he shared PVAMU\u2019s experience building cross-sector and cross-institutional partnerships during a period of rapid growth. He has also helped advance PVAMU\u2019s APLU Innovation &amp; Economic Prosperity work, reinforcing the connection among research, commercialization, talent, regional development, and public value.<\/p>\n<p>The current nomination therefore represents both continuity and renewed service. After the required interval away from the Executive Committee, he is seeking to return with a broader national portfolio, stronger institutional results, and a sharpened commitment to help COR address the pressures now facing public research universities.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: 20px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">National and State Leadership<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium. Appointed by the Governor of Texas to help guide implementation of the state\u2019s semiconductor strategy and oversight of major CHIPS-related investment; also serves with the Texas A&amp;M Semiconductor Institute.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 NASA Texas Space Grant Consortium. Elected statewide to consecutive terms, supporting space research, education, workforce pathways, and multi-institution collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Public Impact Research. Serves as the PVAMU president\u2019s delegate to the Presidents and Chancellors Council on Public Impact Research.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Leadership development and governance. Selected for AASCU\u2019s Millennium Leadership Initiative and completed executive programs through Harvard, the Association of Governing Boards, and the Texas Governor\u2019s executive leadership program.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><b>Professional Journey<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Before PVAMU, Dr. Rajan served as William J. Hoffert Endowed Chair, Professor, and Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u2014with dean-level responsibilities\u2014at South Dakota Mines. He led enrollment growth, faculty development, curriculum modernization, accreditation, infrastructure renewal, fundraising, and industry partnerships while expanding graduate education and maintaining strong career outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, at Texas A&amp;M University\u2013Corpus Christi, he founded and led a plasma engineering research enterprise, served as an engineering faculty member, grew sponsored research and student pipelines, and built partnerships across government, industry, schools, community colleges, and civic organizations. His academic leadership was informed by direct experience as a General Electric lead engineer and as co-founder or founder of technology ventures that moved plasma technologies toward biomedical, environmental, defense, and space applications\u2014including technology commissioned on the International Space Station.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Rajan earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, an M.S. from the University of Tennessee\u2013Knoxville, an MBA in Strategic Management from Texas A&amp;M University\u2013Corpus Christi, and a B.E. with Honors from the University of Madras. A first-generation college graduate whose journey began in rural India, he brings a personal understanding of education as a force for mobility, dignity, and public progress.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-23 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-32 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:40px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-20\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 20px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><b style=\"font-size: 25px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Commitment to the COR Executive Committee, Class of 2029<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If elected, Dr. Rajan will approach the three-year term as an active working commitment. He will bring preparation, candor, collegiality, and follow-through to the Executive Committee, while representing the full breadth of public research universities\u2014flagship and regional, 1862 and 1890 land-grant, R1 and R2, HBCU and other Minority-Serving Institutions, system and standalone campuses.<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 20px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">What He Will Contribute <\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Shape a consequential COR agenda. Contribute actively to the development and consideration of COR priorities, activities, and programs, with attention to federal research policy, sustainable funding, research infrastructure, indirect costs, research security, regulatory burden, responsible AI, workforce development, and public trust.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Build meeting programs that members can use. Help select timely topics and strong speakers for COR sessions, pairing national policy expertise with practical institutional models. He will seek voices from agencies, Congress, industry, philanthropy, national laboratories, community partners, and institutions across the research spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Serve where the work is needed. Accept responsibility to lead or serve on special committees, working groups, and task forces; provide thoughtful, evidence-informed comments on prospective APLU policy positions; and translate group recommendations into actionable tools for members.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Strengthen the research-leadership pipeline. Support COR\u2019s Research Leader Fellowship and peer-mentoring efforts, with particular attention to new chief research officers and leaders from HBCUs, MSIs, regional public universities, and institutions building research capacity.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Advance equitable research competitiveness. Advocate for federal and philanthropic approaches that recognize institutional potential, fund core infrastructure and administration, broaden participation in large-scale research, and enable durable partnerships\u2014not transactional inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Elevate public impact. Help COR develop shared approaches for embedding public value into research strategy, faculty recognition, partnership design, evaluation, and communication, building on lessons from the Presidents and Chancellors Council on Public Impact Research.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Connect land-grant identity to emerging national needs. Champion the distinctive capacity of public and land-grant universities to link discovery with Extension, education, workforce systems, commercialization, and community engagement.<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 20px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">A Three-Year Service Promise<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Rajan\u2019s promise is to listen across institutional differences, bring underrepresented perspectives into the center of deliberation, and work toward practical positions that strengthen the entire public research enterprise. He will use his experience in research growth, compliance, commercialization, system partnerships, government relations, entrepreneurship, and public-impact strategy to help COR anticipate change rather than merely respond to it.<\/p>\n<p>He will also be a consistent advocate for collaboration across APLU councils and constituencies. The challenges facing research universities\u2014financial pressure, public confidence, talent development, security, infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and the translation of knowledge\u2014do not fit within organizational silos. COR can add distinctive value by convening senior research officers around shared evidence, coordinated advocacy, and replicable institutional practice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b style=\"font-size: 20px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">CLOSING COMMITMENT <\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><b><i>I will bring to COR the voice of an 1890 land-grant HBCU, the operating experience of a research-enterprise builder, and a conviction that public universities are strongest when we turn discovery into opportunity and measurable benefit for society.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2236,"featured_media":-3,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35380","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-14 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the Vice President for Research &amp; Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-24 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-padding-right-small:0px;--awb-padding-left-small:0px;--awb-margin-top:-10px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-33 fusion-flex-column\" 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class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-min-height:no;--awb-min-height-medium:no;--awb-min-height-small:no;--awb-flex-grow:undefined;--awb-flex-grow-medium:undefined;--awb-flex-grow-small:undefined;--awb-flex-shrink:undefined;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:undefined;--awb-flex-shrink-small:undefined;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-11 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:15%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:12.8%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:12.8%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-12 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:180px;--awb-padding-right:60px;--awb-padding-bottom:100px;--awb-padding-left:60px;--awb-bg-color:rgba(79,37,130,0.9);--awb-bg-color-hover:rgba(79,37,130,0.9);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:420px;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:-5px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:-5px;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_15);--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:44px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:44;line-height:1;\">Magesh Rajan<\/p><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" style=\"--awb-text-color:rgb(255,255,255);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-text-stroke-size:0px;--awb-text-stroke-color:#f7f7f7;--awb-font-size:1em;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag awb-gradient-text fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;letter-spacing:;background-color:#ffffff;background-image:radial-gradient(circle at right top, #ffffff 0%,#eaeaea 4%);font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.5;\">Vice President, Research &amp; Innovation<\/p><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" style=\"--awb-text-color:rgb(255,255,255);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-text-stroke-size:0px;--awb-text-stroke-color:#f7f7f7;--awb-font-size:1em;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag awb-gradient-text fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;letter-spacing:;background-color:#ffffff;background-image:radial-gradient(circle at right top, #ffffff 0%,#eaeaea 4%);font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.5;\"><span style=\"color: #0090a0\">Prairie View A&amp;M University<\/span><\/p><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" style=\"--awb-text-color:rgb(255,255,255);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-text-stroke-size:0px;--awb-text-stroke-color:#f7f7f7;--awb-font-size:1em;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag awb-gradient-text fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;letter-spacing:;background-color:#ffffff;background-image:radial-gradient(circle at right top, #ffffff 0%,#eaeaea 4%);font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.5;\">Texas A&amp;M University System<\/p><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-10 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-top:80px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:24px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &#039;Segoe UI&#039;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &#039;Helvetica Neue&#039; ,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;--fontSize:24;line-height:1;\"><h1 data-fontsize=\"34\" data-lineheight=\"47.94px\"><strong>Educate. Impact. Inspire.<\/strong><\/h1><\/p><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-13 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-14 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-25 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-34 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:40px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-align-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-min-height:no;--awb-min-height-medium:no;--awb-min-height-small:no;--awb-flex-grow:undefined;--awb-flex-grow-medium:undefined;--awb-flex-grow-small:undefined;--awb-flex-shrink:undefined;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:undefined;--awb-flex-shrink-small:undefined;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-15 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:1;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-11 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color6);--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;letter-spacing:4px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.25;\"><strong>Executive Summary<\/strong><\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-21\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;\"><p><b>Magesh Rajan, PhD., PE., MBA<\/b>, leads research and innovation at Prairie View A&amp;M University, a member of the Texas A&amp;M University System, where he spearheads enterprise-wide strategies that expand discovery, strengthen partnerships, and connect student achievement with real-world outcomes. His leadership advances PVAMU\u2019s commitment to scholarly excellence, interdisciplinary impact, and community-engaged research.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-16 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-max-width:280px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Professional headshot of Magesh Rajan\" title=\"Magesh Rajan Profile\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-profile.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-35259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-profile-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-profile-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-profile-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-profile.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-26 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-35 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:40px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-align-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-min-height:no;--awb-min-height-medium:no;--awb-min-height-small:no;--awb-flex-grow:undefined;--awb-flex-grow-medium:undefined;--awb-flex-grow-small:undefined;--awb-flex-shrink:undefined;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:undefined;--awb-flex-shrink-small:undefined;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-17 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" alt=\"Magesh Rajan interacting with PVAMU students in classroom\" title=\"Magesh Rajan Classroom 02\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-classroom-02.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-35293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-classroom-02-200x280.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-classroom-02-400x560.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-classroom-02.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"500\" title=\"Magesh Rajan Classroom 02 Wide\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-classroom-02-wide.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-35313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-classroom-02-wide-200x116.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-classroom-02-wide-400x233.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-classroom-02-wide-600x349.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-classroom-02-wide-800x465.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-classroom-02-wide.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-7 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" title=\"Magesh Rajan Classroom 02 Square\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-classroom-02-square.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-35310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-classroom-02-square-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-classroom-02-square-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-classroom-02-square.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-18 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-12 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color6);--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;letter-spacing:4px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.25;\"><strong> Key Initiatives<\/strong><\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-22\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-right:auto;--awb-margin-left:auto;\"><ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"display: inline !important\">Institutional Transformation &amp; R2 Advancement: Helped transform Prairie View A&amp;M University into a Carnegie R2 High Research Activity institution ahead of schedule, sustained the classification and surpassed one of the two Carnegie R1 research benchmarks while establishing the long-range RISE to R1 strategy aligned with Journey to Eminence 2035.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Research Enterprise Growth: Scaled annual research expenditures from approximately $21 million in FY20 to $52 million in FY25, a 148% increase, while FY25 activity reached 464 proposals, more than $210 million in proposal volume, $85 million+ in sponsored awards and $33 million+ in research grants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>National University Transportation Center: Established the first HBCU-led $40 million National University Transportation Center, assembling a national consortium that integrates research, education, workforce development, technology transfer and solutions to critical transportation and infrastructure challenges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Student Opportunity &amp; Workforce Development: Invested approximately $3 million in Student RISE, increasing annual participation from roughly 30 to 120 students and expanding undergraduate research and experiential opportunities affecting 600+ students, while connecting students with high-demand sectors including semiconductors, AI, transportation, cybersecurity, energy and national security.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Economic Development &amp; Public Impact: Helped position PVAMU research and innovation as an engine for workforce and regional development, contributing to an estimated $766 million annual regional economic impact and 5,300 jobs, while earning the university the APLU Innovation &amp; Economic Prosperity designation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-27 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-36 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:40px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-align-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-min-height:no;--awb-min-height-medium:no;--awb-min-height-small:no;--awb-flex-grow:undefined;--awb-flex-grow-medium:undefined;--awb-flex-grow-small:undefined;--awb-flex-shrink:undefined;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:undefined;--awb-flex-shrink-small:undefined;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-19 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:1;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-13 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color6);--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;letter-spacing:4px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.25;\"><strong>Unique Expertise<\/strong><\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-23\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;\"><ul>\n<li>Institution Builder &amp; Transformational Leader: Proven ability to identify unrealized institutional potential and translate ambitious vision into sustainable systems, resources, partnerships, infrastructure, culture change and measurable outcomes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Enterprise &amp; Cross-Institutional Leadership: Cabinet-level executive experienced in aligning academic affairs, finance and business operations, advancement, enrollment, government relations, external partnerships and administrative functions around shared institutional priorities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Student Success, Access &amp; Social Mobility: First-generation college graduate and student-centered leader who integrates affordability, experiential learning, research, mentorship, graduate education, entrepreneurship and workforce pathways to expand opportunity and economic mobility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Resource Development &amp; Fiscal Stewardship: Experienced in building diversified revenue portfolios spanning federal and state funding, corporate and philanthropic investment, sponsored programs, congressional support, national laboratories and strategic institutional investments while maintaining strong fiscal accountability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Partnership, Government &amp; External Relations: Extensive experience building relationships with governing and system leadership, elected officials, federal and state agencies, corporations, national laboratories, foundations, universities, economic-development organizations and community stakeholders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-20 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:16px;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-8 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" alt=\"Magesh Rajan speaking at a seminar\" title=\"Magesh Rajan Speaking\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-speaking.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-35364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-speaking-200x280.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-speaking-400x560.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-speaking.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-9 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Magesh Rajan speaking at a seminar\" title=\"magesh-rajan-speaking-wide\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-speaking-wide.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-35365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-speaking-wide-200x116.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-speaking-wide-400x233.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-speaking-wide-600x349.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-speaking-wide-800x465.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/magesh-rajan-speaking-wide.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" 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&amp; Innovation: Internal Grant Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-30 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-39 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-24\"><p>Explore Research and Innovation\u2019s internal funding opportunities designed to strengthen PVAMU\u2019s research capacity, accelerate innovation and support student and faculty success. Each program listing includes a brief overview plus clear next steps for applying, whether through an application link, the program\u00a0announcement\u00a0or the correct point of contact.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-31 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:#f2f2f2;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-space-around fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-40 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-11 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"purple box with program name\" title=\"Faculty RISE Undergraduate Research Funding Opportunity\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Faculty-RISE-Undergraduate-Research-Funding-Opportunity-1-300x300.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-35199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Faculty-RISE-Undergraduate-Research-Funding-Opportunity-1-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Faculty-RISE-Undergraduate-Research-Funding-Opportunity-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Faculty-RISE-Undergraduate-Research-Funding-Opportunity-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Faculty-RISE-Undergraduate-Research-Funding-Opportunity-1.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-41 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-color:#f2f2f2;--awb-bg-color-hover:#f2f2f2;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-15 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.25;\"><b>Faculty-RISE Funding Initiative<\/b><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-25\"><div class=\"elementToProof\">Faculty-RISE (Research and Innovation Success and Excellence) is VPRI\u2019s umbrella initiative for internal investments that strengthen PVAMU\u2019s research and innovation ecosystem. The initiative prioritizes high-impact research and innovation clusters, supports the formation and growth of centers and institutes and encourages cross-disciplinary teams. Faculty-RISE also provides the organizing framework that connects VPRI-funded programs, so researchers can quickly see how opportunities align and where to begin.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><b>Latest announcement:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/FY26-VPRI-RISE-Undergraduate-Research-Funding-Announcement.pdf\">View Here<\/a><\/div>\n<div><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Applications are closed for this cycle, the next submission cycle is expected to open Summer, 2026.<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-32 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-space-around fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-42 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-12 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"purple box with program name\" title=\"VPRI RAPID Innovation Funding Initiative\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/VPRI-RAPID-Innovation-Funding-Initiative-1-300x300.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-35200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/VPRI-RAPID-Innovation-Funding-Initiative-1-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/VPRI-RAPID-Innovation-Funding-Initiative-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/VPRI-RAPID-Innovation-Funding-Initiative-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/VPRI-RAPID-Innovation-Funding-Initiative-1.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-43 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-16 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.25;\"><b>RAPID Innovation Funding Initiative<\/b><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-26\"><div class=\"elementToProof\">RAPID is a rapid-response funding program that helps faculty, staff and students move promising innovation ideas toward tangible products,\u00a0prototypes\u00a0and\u00a0viable\u00a0intellectual property. The program is built for early, fast proof-of-concept work, so teams can\u00a0validate\u00a0feasibility, document\u00a0results\u00a0and prepare next-step pathways such as licensing,\u00a0commercialization\u00a0or external sponsored funding. Projects should define a clear path to a prototype. Calls for proposals are announced as priorities\u00a0emerge, enabling\u00a0timely\u00a0investments that accelerate translation from idea to outcome.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Latest announcement:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1erlgdDJx5QDOk6bfUbYO16DGGwRHFXjA\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-33 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:#f2f2f2;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-space-around fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-44 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-color:#f2f2f2;--awb-bg-color-hover:#f2f2f2;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-13 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"purple box with text Faculty RISE Undergraduate Research Funding Opportunity\" title=\"Faculty RISE Undergraduate Research Funding Opportunity\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Faculty-RISE-Undergraduate-Research-Funding-Opportunity.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-34668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Faculty-RISE-Undergraduate-Research-Funding-Opportunity-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Faculty-RISE-Undergraduate-Research-Funding-Opportunity.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-45 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-color:#f2f2f2;--awb-bg-color-hover:#f2f2f2;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-17 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.25;\"><b>Faculty RISE Undergraduate Research Program<\/b><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-27\"><div class=\"elementToProof\">This program provides seed funding to PVAMU faculty and staff researchers to mentor undergraduate students in research and innovation projects. Awards are structured to expand and sustain faculty scholarly activity while giving undergraduates hands-on experience under faculty guidance. The program strengthens student preparation, builds a campus research pipeline and helps faculty develop project foundations that can be leveraged into competitive external proposals, publications and partnerships.&#8217;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><b>Latest Announcement: <\/b><u><a id=\"OWA6eeb992d-58d5-ed40-2ded-6153459ad708\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW153224070 x_BCX0 x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/FY26-VPRI-RISE-Undergraduate-Research-Funding-Announcement.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/FY26-VPRI-RISE-Undergraduate-Research-Funding-Announcement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-outlook-id=\"1f79900d-a7ad-454c-b464-7cc70c7ea256\">Learn More<\/a><\/u><\/div>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Applications are closed for this cycle, the next submission cycle is expected to open Summer, 2026.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-34 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-space-around fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-46 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-14 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"purple box with text RISE Doctoral Research Assistantship Program\" title=\"RISE Doctoral Research Assistantship Program\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/RISE-Doctoral-Research-Assistantship-Program.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-34672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/RISE-Doctoral-Research-Assistantship-Program-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/RISE-Doctoral-Research-Assistantship-Program.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-47 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-18 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.25;\"><b>RISE Doctoral Research Assistantship\u00a0Program<\/b><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-28\"><div class=\"elementToProof\">\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">This program supports PVAMU graduate faculty researchers with funding to appoint doctoral research assistants who contribute to faculty-led research, scholarly and creative activity tied to PhD training. The assistantship model helps faculty recruit and retain strong doctoral students, advance research productivity and build capacity for external grant competitiveness. It pairs structured mentorship with meaningful research responsibilities that accelerate student progress, publications and proposal readiness.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><b>Latest Announcement: <\/b><u><a id=\"OWAa10fd8f8-c825-8b28-0cad-925753d51fb7\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW153224070 x_BCX0 x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Doctoral-Assistantship-Funding-Announcement_-Memorandum_FY26.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Doctoral-Assistantship-Funding-Announcement_-Memorandum_FY26.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\" data-outlook-id=\"399244a4-2cbc-4746-a7cd-3cc170c6d4f7\">Learn More<\/a><\/u><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Applications are closed for this cycle, the next submission cycle is expected to open Summer, 2026.<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-35 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:#f2f2f2;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-space-around fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-48 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-color:#f2f2f2;--awb-bg-color-hover:#f2f2f2;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-15 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"purple box with Panther RISE Program (PRISE)\" title=\"Panther RISE Program (PRISE)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Panther-RISE-Program-PRISE.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-34673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Panther-RISE-Program-PRISE-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Panther-RISE-Program-PRISE.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-49 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-color:#f2f2f2;--awb-bg-color-hover:#f2f2f2;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-19 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.25;\"><b>Panther RISE Program (PRISE)<\/b><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-29\"><div class=\"elementToProof\">\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">PRISE (Panther Research and Innovation for Scholarly Excellence) is a joint seed-funding program that supports collaborative research and scholarly partnerships between PVAMU and Texas A&amp;M University. Faculty teams align proposals to strategic research themes and develop shared projects that can mature into strong external funding submissions. The program is designed to deepen inter-institution collaboration, strengthen multidisciplinary teams and produce results and proposal-ready foundations for larger sponsored research opportunities across both campuses. Teams should plan to leverage outcomes into external proposals.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><b>Latest Announcement: <u><a id=\"OWAe82710c9-5f33-851d-e3ec-2c59868feaf3\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW153224070 x_BCX0 x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/PRISE-Grant-Program-2025-RFP-for-PVAMU-04102025.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/PRISE-Grant-Program-2025-RFP-for-PVAMU-04102025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\" data-outlook-id=\"c42caefb-dcd7-4273-a586-6a89896a3ffd\">Learn More<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Applications are closed for this cycle, the next submission cycle is expected to open Late Spring, 2026.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-36 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-space-around fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-50 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-16 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"purple box with program name\" title=\"Texas A&amp;M University System Research Excellence Fund (REF)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Texas-AM-University-System-Research-Excellence-Fund-REF-1-300x300.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-35201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Texas-AM-University-System-Research-Excellence-Fund-REF-1-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Texas-AM-University-System-Research-Excellence-Fund-REF-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Texas-AM-University-System-Research-Excellence-Fund-REF-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Texas-AM-University-System-Research-Excellence-Fund-REF-1.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-51 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-20 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.25;\"><b>Research Excellence Fund (REF)<\/b><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-30\"><div class=\"elementToProof\">\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">The Research Excellence Fund is a Texas A&amp;M University System competitive program designed to elevate research capacity, collaboration and national competitiveness program wide. REF supports program components such as collaborative discovery, research equipment, proposal cost share and strategic initiatives aligned with state and national priorities. Submissions are routed through the Office of Research Development within Research &amp; Innovation, so PVAMU teams should coordinate early to confirm internal selection and submission routing before developing full proposal materials.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><b>For More Information:<\/b> Please contact <u><a class=\"ms-outlook-linkify\" href=\"mailto:researchdev@pvamu.edu\">researchdev@pvamu.edu<\/a><\/u><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":245,"featured_media":-3,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34660","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-14 21:10:54","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34660"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34660\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":34608,"date":"2026-01-15T16:34:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/?page_id=34608"},"modified":"2026-01-15T16:35:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:35:43","slug":"process-for-tamus-research-excellence-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/process-for-tamus-research-excellence-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Process for TAMUS Research Excellence Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-37 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-52 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-bg-color:#f2f2f2;--awb-bg-color-hover:#f2f2f2;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:2%;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-31\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">The Texas A&amp;M University System has launched the <strong>Research Excellence Fund (REF)<\/strong> designed to strengthen research capacity, competitiveness, and impact across all member System institutions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Outlined below are the internal deadlines and requirements to assist the VPRI in managing the application process and ensuring that Prairie View A&amp;M University submits the permitted number of proposals.<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-14 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/research-excellence-fund\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">TAMUS RESEARCH EXCELLENCE FUND<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-38 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-53 fusion_builder_column_4_5 4_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:80%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.4%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.4%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-21 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.25;\">LIMITED SUBMISSION PROCESS DESIGN FOR PVAMU<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-32\"><p><strong>Internal Submission by Proposal Notification Form (PNF)<\/strong>:<br \/>\nFaculty must submit the full proposals via <a href=\"https:\/\/pvamu.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_8DoKkrNPRp4tT26\">PNF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review &amp; Selection: <\/strong><br \/>\nCommittee evaluates proposals based on the System\u2019s Evaluation Criteria. Its recommendations are discussed with the VPRI for final selections, after internal administrative review of the evaluations. Selected ones are submitted to the System by the VPRI Office.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Proposal Development Support: <\/strong><br \/>\nSelected PIs receive further development support and compliance review.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Submission:<\/strong><br \/>\nProposals are ensured to meet system requirements and submitted before official deadlines.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-22 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:22;--minFontSize:22;line-height:1.36;\">INTERNAL DEADLINES FOR LIMITED SUBMISSIONS<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\">Submission Due Date<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\">Strategic Initiative<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">January 1, 2026<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/research-excellence-fund\/graduate-fellowships-program\/\">Graduate Fellowships Program<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">January 31, 2026<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/research-excellence-fund\/faculty-hiring-and-retention-program\/\">Faculty Hiring and Retention Program<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">February 15, 2026<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/research-excellence-fund\/collaborative-discovery-grants\/\">Collaborative Discovery Grants<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">March 15, 2026<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/research-excellence-fund\/early-state-research-development-grants\/\">Early Stage Research Development Grants<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">March 15, 2026<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/research-excellence-fund\/strategic-research-initiatives\/\">Strategic Research Initiatives<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">April 15, 2026<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/research-excellence-fund\/research-equipment-grants\/\">Research Equipment Grants<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Ongoing<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/research-excellence-fund\/proposal-cost-share-program\/\">Proposal Cost Share Program\u00a0<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Column 1 Value 8<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/research-excellence-fund\/faculty-fellowship-program\/\">Faculty Fellowship Program\u00a0<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-33\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:2%;\"><p>For any questions, please contact Mollene Williams, mrwilliams@pvamu.edu.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":245,"featured_media":-3,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34608","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-14 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Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-39 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-54 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-23 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:34;line-height:1.41;\">Federal Government Shutdown FAQs<\/h1><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-40 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-55 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-34\"><h2>Proposals &amp; Application Systems<\/h2>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-faqs-wrapper #accordian-1 .fusion-panel { border-color:#e0dede; }.fusion-faqs-wrapper #accordian-1 .fusion-panel:hover{ border-color: #e0dede; }.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box:before{ font-size: 13px;width: 13px;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box{ color: #ffffff;}.fusion-accordian  #accordian-1 .panel-title a{font-family:\"Roboto\";font-style:normal;font-weight:500;}.fusion-accordian  #accordian-1 .panel-title a:not(:hover){}.fusion-accordian  #accordian-1 .toggle-content{font-family:\"Roboto\";font-style:normal;font-weight:400;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #333333 !important;border-color: #333333 !important;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a:hover,.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a.hover { color: #1a80b6;}.fusion-faq-shortcode .fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .fusion-toggle-boxed-mode:hover .panel-title a { color: #1a80b6;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title .active .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a:hover .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a.hover .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #1a80b6!important;border-color: #1a80b6!important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-faq-shortcode\" style=\"\"><div class=\"fusion-faqs-wrapper\"><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\"><div class=\"panel-group \" id=\"accordian-1\"><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-34262 federal-updates proposal-prep-during-doc-shutdown \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">How will peer reviews and study sections be affected by a shutdown?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/post\/author\/crmendes\/\" rel=\"author\">crmendes<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2025-10-03T14:09:32-05:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-34262\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-34262\" href=\"#collapse-1-34262\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">How will peer reviews and study sections be affected by a shutdown?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-34262\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-34262\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>Most peer reviews and study sections will likely be suspended, delaying the review and funding decisions for pending proposals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-34259 federal-updates proposal-prep-during-doc-shutdown \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Will Grants.gov still be available during a government shutdown?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/post\/author\/crmendes\/\" rel=\"author\">crmendes<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2025-10-03T14:09:03-05:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-34259\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-34259\" href=\"#collapse-1-34259\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Will Grants.gov still be available during a government shutdown?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-34259\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-34259\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>The Grants.gov Contact Center may remain available, but the full functionality of the Help Desk system is uncertain.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-34257 proposal-prep-during-doc-shutdown \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">What happens to proposals after they are submitted during a shutdown?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/post\/author\/crmendes\/\" rel=\"author\">crmendes<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2025-10-03T14:08:13-05:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-34257\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-34257\" href=\"#collapse-1-34257\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What happens to proposals after they are submitted during a shutdown?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-34257\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-34257\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>Proposal processing will likely be delayed, as federal sponsors generally suspend reviews until normal operations resume. Applicants should continue to monitor sponsor announcements for any changes or deadline extensions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-34255 proposal-prep-during-doc-shutdown \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Can proposal submission deadlines be extended because of a government shutdown?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/post\/author\/crmendes\/\" rel=\"author\">crmendes<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2025-10-03T14:06:55-05:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-34255\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-34255\" href=\"#collapse-1-34255\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Can proposal submission deadlines be extended because of a government shutdown?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-34255\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-34255\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>No, proposals must still be submitted by the sponsor\u2019s stated due date. Federal sponsors will only extend deadlines if they issue an official extension notice.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-34253 proposal-prep-during-doc-shutdown \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Will proposal preparation and submission systems remain operational during a government shutdown?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/post\/author\/crmendes\/\" rel=\"author\">crmendes<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2025-10-03T14:06:23-05:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-34253\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-34253\" href=\"#collapse-1-34253\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Will proposal preparation and submission systems remain operational during a government shutdown?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-34253\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-34253\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>Yes, based on past shutdowns, we anticipate that proposal submission systems will remain operational<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-35\"><h2>Award Management<\/h2>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-faqs-wrapper #accordian-2 .fusion-panel { border-color:#e0dede; }.fusion-faqs-wrapper #accordian-2 .fusion-panel:hover{ border-color: #e0dede; }.fusion-accordian #accordian-2 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box:before{ font-size: 13px;width: 13px;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-2 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box{ color: #ffffff;}.fusion-accordian  #accordian-2 .panel-title a{font-family:\"Roboto\";font-style:normal;font-weight:500;}.fusion-accordian  #accordian-2 .panel-title a:not(:hover){}.fusion-accordian  #accordian-2 .toggle-content{font-family:\"Roboto\";font-style:normal;font-weight:400;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-2 .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #333333 !important;border-color: #333333 !important;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-2 .panel-title a:hover,.fusion-accordian #accordian-2 .panel-title a.hover { color: #1a80b6;}.fusion-faq-shortcode .fusion-accordian #accordian-2 .fusion-toggle-boxed-mode:hover .panel-title a { color: #1a80b6;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-2 .panel-title .active .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian #accordian-2 .panel-title a:hover .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian #accordian-2 .panel-title a.hover .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #1a80b6!important;border-color: #1a80b6!important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-faq-shortcode\" style=\"\"><div class=\"fusion-faqs-wrapper\"><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\"><div class=\"panel-group \" id=\"accordian-2\"><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-34281 federal-updates managing-fed-awards-during-gov-shutdown \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Can work on current projects continue during a government shutdown?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/post\/author\/crmendes\/\" rel=\"author\">crmendes<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2025-10-03T14:10:06-05:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_2-34281\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-2\" data-target=\"#collapse-2-34281\" href=\"#collapse-2-34281\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Can work on current projects continue during a government shutdown?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-2-34281\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_2-34281\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>Yes. Work on existing projects with available funds may continue through the approved period of performance, unless a Stop Work Order is issued.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-34278 federal-updates managing-fed-awards-during-gov-shutdown \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">What happens if a Stop Work Order is issued?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/post\/author\/crmendes\/\" rel=\"author\">crmendes<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2025-10-03T14:10:28-05:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_2-34278\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-2\" data-target=\"#collapse-2-34278\" href=\"#collapse-2-34278\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What happens if a Stop Work Order is issued?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-2-34278\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_2-34278\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>If a Stop Work Order is implemented, employees paid from the award can no longer be paid with federal funds until further notice.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-34276 federal-updates managing-fed-awards-during-gov-shutdown \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Will new awards, extensions, or changes be processed during a shutdown?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/post\/author\/crmendes\/\" rel=\"author\">crmendes<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2025-10-03T14:10:52-05:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_2-34276\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-2\" data-target=\"#collapse-2-34276\" href=\"#collapse-2-34276\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Will new awards, extensions, or changes be processed during a shutdown?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-2-34276\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_2-34276\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>No. Expect a freeze on all new federal awards. Most administrative actions\u2014such as no-cost extensions, budget revisions, and funding increments\u2014will also be paused.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-34274 federal-updates managing-fed-awards-during-gov-shutdown \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Can awardees receive reimbursements during a government shutdown?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/post\/author\/crmendes\/\" rel=\"author\">crmendes<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2025-10-03T14:11:15-05:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_2-34274\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-2\" data-target=\"#collapse-2-34274\" href=\"#collapse-2-34274\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Can awardees receive reimbursements during a government shutdown?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-2-34274\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_2-34274\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>No. Since most federal awards operate on a cost-reimbursable basis, it will not be possible to draw funds or receive reimbursements during the shutdown.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-34271 federal-updates managing-fed-awards-during-gov-shutdown \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Will federal personnel be available for communication?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/post\/author\/crmendes\/\" rel=\"author\">crmendes<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2025-10-03T14:11:37-05:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_2-34271\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-2\" data-target=\"#collapse-2-34271\" href=\"#collapse-2-34271\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Will federal personnel be available for communication?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-2-34271\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_2-34271\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>No. Contracting officers, grant managers, and program managers will be unavailable during the shutdown. Response delays are also likely even after normal operations resume.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-34269 federal-updates managing-fed-awards-during-gov-shutdown \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">What happens to project closeouts during a shutdown?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/post\/author\/crmendes\/\" rel=\"author\">crmendes<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2025-10-03T14:11:59-05:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_2-34269\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-2\" data-target=\"#collapse-2-34269\" href=\"#collapse-2-34269\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What happens to project closeouts during a shutdown?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-2-34269\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_2-34269\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>Project closeouts will likely be delayed, as federal sponsors are generally unable to process them during the shutdown.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-36\"><h2>Other Resources<\/h2>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-faqs-wrapper #accordian-3 .fusion-panel { border-color:#e0dede; }.fusion-faqs-wrapper #accordian-3 .fusion-panel:hover{ border-color: #e0dede; }.fusion-accordian #accordian-3 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box:before{ font-size: 13px;width: 13px;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-3 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box{ color: #ffffff;}.fusion-accordian  #accordian-3 .panel-title a{font-family:\"Roboto\";font-style:normal;font-weight:500;}.fusion-accordian  #accordian-3 .panel-title a:not(:hover){}.fusion-accordian  #accordian-3 .toggle-content{font-family:\"Roboto\";font-style:normal;font-weight:400;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-3 .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #333333 !important;border-color: #333333 !important;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-3 .panel-title a:hover,.fusion-accordian #accordian-3 .panel-title a.hover { color: #1a80b6;}.fusion-faq-shortcode .fusion-accordian #accordian-3 .fusion-toggle-boxed-mode:hover .panel-title a { color: #1a80b6;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-3 .panel-title .active .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian #accordian-3 .panel-title a:hover .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian #accordian-3 .panel-title a.hover .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #1a80b6!important;border-color: #1a80b6!important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-faq-shortcode\" style=\"\"><div class=\"fusion-faqs-wrapper\"><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\"><div class=\"panel-group \" id=\"accordian-3\"><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-34267 other-resources \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Where can I find additional information about federal government shutdowns?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/post\/author\/crmendes\/\" rel=\"author\">crmendes<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2025-10-03T14:12:46-05:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_3-34267\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-3\" data-target=\"#collapse-3-34267\" href=\"#collapse-3-34267\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Where can I find additional information about federal government shutdowns?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-3-34267\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_3-34267\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>The Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) has compiled a comprehensive resource on shutdown considerations. You can access it here: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cogr.edu\/considerations-federal-government-shutdown\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"410\">COGR Shutdown Considerations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-34251 federal-updates other-resources \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Who should I contact if I have questions about my award during a government shutdown?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/post\/author\/crmendes\/\" rel=\"author\">crmendes<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2025-10-03T14:13:14-05:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_3-34251\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-3\" data-target=\"#collapse-3-34251\" href=\"#collapse-3-34251\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Who should I contact if I have questions about my award during a government shutdown?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-3-34251\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_3-34251\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>Please contact the Office of Research Grants &amp; Contracts at <strong data-start=\"571\" data-end=\"591\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"589\">awards@pvamu.edu<\/a><\/strong> or reach out to your assigned SRS 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Themes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-41 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-56 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-17 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Graphic showcasing research clusters at PVAMU, including fields like health, education, sustainability, and advanced technologies.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Untitled-design-4-2.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-34035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Untitled-design-4-2-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Untitled-design-4-2-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Untitled-design-4-2-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Untitled-design-4-2-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Untitled-design-4-2-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/Untitled-design-4-2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 979px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-57 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-37\" style=\"--awb-font-size:40px;\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center\">The strategic research focus areas at PVAMU, spanning across various disciplines, underscore a multidisciplinary strategy aimed at confronting significant societal and technological issues.<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-42 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:80px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-58 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:2%;--awb-padding-bottom:0%;--awb-bg-color:#eaaa00;--awb-bg-color-hover:#eaaa00;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-24 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#ffffff;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.25;\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 48px\">Research Clusters<\/h2><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-43 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-59 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-fa-align-center\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-2 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-cogs fas circle-yes\" style=\"--awb-circlecolor:#582c83;--awb-circlecolor-hover:#582c83;--awb-circlebordercolor:#eaaa00;--awb-circlebordercolor-hover:#eaaa00;--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:44px;--awb-width:88px;--awb-height:88px;--awb-line-height:86px;--awb-margin-bottom:4%;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-38\"><p class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"text-align: center\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"19.98px\"><strong>Advanced Technologies<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-39\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explores advances in cybersecurity, space, quantum science, and smart systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Sub-Categories:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Cybersecurity in Critical Infrastructure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Robotics and Autonomous Systems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Quantum Computing and Information Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Space Technology and Next-Generation Wireless Communication Systems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Semiconductor Design and Fabrication<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-60 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-fa-align-center\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-3 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-hands-heart far circle-yes\" style=\"--awb-circlecolor:#582c83;--awb-circlecolor-hover:#582c83;--awb-circlebordercolor:#eaaa00;--awb-circlebordercolor-hover:#eaaa00;--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:44px;--awb-width:88px;--awb-height:88px;--awb-line-height:86px;--awb-margin-bottom:4%;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-40\"><p class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"text-align: center\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"19.98px\"><strong>Health &amp; Wellness<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-41\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Focuses on advancing health, wellness, and disease prevention through innovative technologies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Sub-Categories:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Health Challenges to Populations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Behavioral Health Interventions (behavioral health is inclusive of mental health)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Maternal and Child Health Outcomes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Telehealth, Mobile Health Solutions, and Emerging Health Technology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Health Disparities and Health Equity\/Justice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-61 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-fa-align-center\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-4 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-user-graduate far circle-yes\" style=\"--awb-circlecolor:#582c83;--awb-circlecolor-hover:#582c83;--awb-circlebordercolor:#eaaa00;--awb-circlebordercolor-hover:#eaaa00;--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:44px;--awb-width:88px;--awb-height:88px;--awb-line-height:86px;--awb-margin-bottom:4%;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-42\"><p class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"text-align: center\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"19.98px\"><strong>Education &amp; Student Outcomes<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-43\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Focuses on improving\u00a0teaching, learning outcomes, and leadership in education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Sub-Categories:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Educator Preparation and Effectiveness in STEM Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Academic Self-Efficacy in Students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Digital Learning and Technology Integration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Culturally Responsive Pedagogy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">K-12 STEM Education and Pipeline Programs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Student Success and Retention Models<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-62 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-fa-align-center\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-5 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-landmark far circle-yes\" style=\"--awb-circlecolor:#582c83;--awb-circlecolor-hover:#582c83;--awb-circlebordercolor:#eaaa00;--awb-circlebordercolor-hover:#eaaa00;--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:44px;--awb-width:88px;--awb-height:88px;--awb-line-height:86px;--awb-margin-bottom:4%;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-44\"><p class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"text-align: center\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"19.98px\"><strong>Humanities, Arts, &amp; Culture<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-45\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Examines digital humanities, historic preservation, and the arts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Sub-Categories:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Digital Humanities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Historical Preservation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Art and Media in Community Empowerment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Community Engagement through Performing Arts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Heritage and Identity Studies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Global and Diaspora Studies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-63 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-fa-align-center\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-6 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-hand-holding-seedling far circle-yes\" style=\"--awb-circlecolor:#582c83;--awb-circlecolor-hover:#582c83;--awb-circlebordercolor:#eaaa00;--awb-circlebordercolor-hover:#eaaa00;--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:44px;--awb-width:88px;--awb-height:88px;--awb-line-height:86px;--awb-margin-bottom:4%;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-46\"><p class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"text-align: center\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"19.98px\"><strong>Environmental &amp; Sustainability Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-47\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Focuses on advancing resource management, energy innovation, and infrastructure resilience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Sub-Categories:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Urban Planning and Smart Cities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Energy Solutions and Connectivity for Rural Communities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Wastewater Treatment and Water Quality Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Renewable Energy and Resource Efficiency<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Environmental Justice and Policy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-64 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-fa-align-center\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-7 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-head-side-brain fas circle-yes\" style=\"--awb-circlecolor:#582c83;--awb-circlecolor-hover:#582c83;--awb-circlebordercolor:#eaaa00;--awb-circlebordercolor-hover:#eaaa00;--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:44px;--awb-width:88px;--awb-height:88px;--awb-line-height:86px;--awb-margin-bottom:4%;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-48\"><p class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"text-align: center\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"19.98px\"><strong>Artificial Intelligence &amp; Data Science<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-49\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Focuses on leveraging computation and data science to tackle complex research challenges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Sub-Categories:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Machine Learning Application in Agriculture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">AI in Public Health and Disease Prediction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Natural Language Processing for Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Intelligence Systems for Smart City Infrastructure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Data Security and Privacy in AI Systems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Predictive Modeling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-65 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-fa-align-center\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-8 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-home-lg fas circle-yes\" style=\"--awb-circlecolor:#582c83;--awb-circlecolor-hover:#582c83;--awb-circlebordercolor:#eaaa00;--awb-circlebordercolor-hover:#eaaa00;--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:44px;--awb-width:88px;--awb-height:88px;--awb-line-height:86px;--awb-margin-bottom:4%;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-50\"><p class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"text-align: center\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"19.98px\"><strong>Community &amp; Social Transformation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-51\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explores advancements in disaster management, urban development, and community resilience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Sub-Categories:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Disaster Management and Community Support<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Workforce Development and Economic Progress<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Youth and Juvenile Delinquency Prevention<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Housing and Urban Development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\">Justice in Social Systems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-44 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-66 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:2%;--awb-padding-bottom:0%;--awb-bg-color:#eaaa00;--awb-bg-color-hover:#eaaa00;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-25 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#000000;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.25;\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Research Capabilities<\/h2><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-67 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:0px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:16px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#ffffff;--awb-border-color:#cccccc;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#e0dede;--awb-divider-hover-color:#e0dede;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#521c78;--awb-content-color:#000000;--awb-icon-box-color:#4f2582;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#4f2582;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:500;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:22px;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-34008-3\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-a218a4568c4762072 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_a218a4568c4762072\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"a218a4568c4762072\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-34008-3\" data-target=\"#a218a4568c4762072\" href=\"#a218a4568c4762072\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Artificial Intelligence &amp; Data Science<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"a218a4568c4762072\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_a218a4568c4762072\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-32\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-32\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Researcher's First Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Researcher's Last Name<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Email<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">College<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Department<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">Area of Expertise<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Andres A.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Pech Cervantes`<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">aapechcervantes@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Animal Science<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Atikur<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Rahman<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">atrahman@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Cooperative Agricultural Research Center<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Machine Learning Applications in Agriculture, Predictive Modeling, Simulation-Based Decision Support<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tefera<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">gwtefera@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Cooperative Agricultural Research Center<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Machine learning, big data analysis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Rania<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Labib<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">ralabib@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Energy Efficient Buildings, Artificial Intelligence, Data analytics, Building Performance Simulation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Hira<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Roberts<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">hitariq@pvamu.edi<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Digital Media Arts<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">AI-Assisted, immersive technology, experience design, technical art, interactive media<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Lori<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Banks<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">ldbanks@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Biology<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Computational modeling of macromolecular systems (soluble and membrane)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Emmanuel<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Appiah<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">emappiah@pamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mathematics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Mathematics and statistics education, time-to-event analysis, data analytics, and the application of machine learning and artificial intelligence in public health.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">JIAN-AO<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">LIAN<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">jilian@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mathematics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">computer graphics; Data Science; image and signal processing; wavelets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Shannon<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Solis<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">shsolis@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mathematics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Ai and Math technology, matrices<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tschaepe<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">mdtschaepe@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Social Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Machine Learning; Automation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Brian<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lee<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">brlee@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">SPAC, earnings management, IPO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sanzid<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Haq<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">sahaq@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Finance, Financial economics and Student learning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Mohammed<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Hussein<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">mthussein@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Internet of Things, AI, e-learning, Data Analysis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Hinh<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Khieu<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">hikhieu@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Corporate finance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Yuemin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Liu<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">yuliu@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">AI assisted learning, accounting education, Computational Chemistry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ahmed<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mahfouz<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">aymahfouz@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">information systems, online consumer and user behavior, user experience, flow theory, pedagogy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Emmanuel Uzoma<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Opara<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">euopara@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">AI, ML, DL AND GenAI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Thiagarajan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ramakrishnan<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">ram@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Artificial Intelligence, Business Intelligence &amp; Analytics, Disaster Management &amp; Emergency Services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Hesam<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Shahriari<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">hhshahriari@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">fintech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Anish<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Shankar Menon<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">asmenon@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Data analysis; Big data<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Lawrence<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Trautman<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">LJTrautman@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">administrative law, agency capture, artificial intelligence, Paul S. Atkins, Bitcoin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jaeyoung<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Cho<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">jacho@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Management and Marketing<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Mathematical Programming, Robotics (Drone), Defense Modeling &amp; Simulation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Elvis<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ndembe<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">emndembe@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Management and Marketing<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Supply Chain Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Gbolahan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Osho<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">gsosho@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Marketing and Management<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Economic development, energy economics, oil and gas economics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Noushin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ghaffari<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">noghaffari@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Computer Science<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Bioinformatics - Machine Learning and AI - High Performance Computing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Md Hossain<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Shuvo<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">mhshuvo@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Computer Science<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Deep learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Biology, Structural Biology, Data analytics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Yuntong<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Zhang<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">yuzhang@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Computer Science<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Deep learning, smart health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Cajetan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Akujuobi<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">cmakujuobi@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">AI Applications to Emerging Communication Systems, AI Applications to 5G and Beyond Networks, IoTs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Suxia<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Cui<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">sucui@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Computer Vision, Cybersecurity, Computer Hardware Design, Computing Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Xishuang<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dong<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">xidong@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, Deep Learning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-32\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Seungchan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kim<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">sekim@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Computational Systems Biology, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Multi-omics, Network Biology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-33\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Pamela<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Obiomon<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">phobiomon@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">AI biasing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-34\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Lijun<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Qian<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">liqian@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Big Data, Wireless Communications<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-35\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Mohamed<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chouikha<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">mfchouikha@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Cybersecurity for AI and use of AI in cybersecurity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-36\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Samir<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Abood<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">siabood@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering Department<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning; Deep Learning; Fuzzy Logic; Neural Networks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-37\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Wenhua<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Yang<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">weyang@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mechanical Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Data driven modelling process-structure-property relationship of advanced manufacturing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-38\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Camille<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Gibson<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">cbgibson@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Juvenile Justice<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Justice Studies<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Bias detection and mitigation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-39\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Oluwaseyi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Yusuf<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">ooyusuf@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Public and Allied Health<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Kinesiology and Physical Education<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Predictive kinesiology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-40\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-b8daf06b25bf9e4e9 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_b8daf06b25bf9e4e9\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"b8daf06b25bf9e4e9\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-34008-3\" data-target=\"#b8daf06b25bf9e4e9\" href=\"#b8daf06b25bf9e4e9\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Advanced Technologies<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"b8daf06b25bf9e4e9\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_b8daf06b25bf9e4e9\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-31\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-31\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Researcher's First Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Researcher's Last Name<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Email<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">College<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Department<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">Area of Expertise<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Samir<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Abood<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">siabood@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Power Systems; Smart Grids; Electrical Machines; Power Electronics; Fault Detection and Diagnosis;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Cajetan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Akujuobi<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">cmakujuobi@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">5G and Beyond related emerging Systems, Advanced Broadband Communication Systems, IoTs, Emerging Advanced Technologies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Md Jobair Bin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Alam<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">mdalam@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Civil and Environmental<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Geophysical investigation, Electrical resistivity, unsaturated soil, data driven design<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Mehdi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Azizkhani<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Mnazizkhani@PVAMU.EDU<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Architecture and Construction Science<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">BIM, Advanced CAD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Shuza<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Binzaid<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">shbinzaid@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Energy, Electronics, Sustainability, VLSI, Systems Engineering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Gina<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chiarella<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">gmchiarella@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Chemistry and Physics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Synthesis of transition metal compouds, Preparation of paddlewheel metal compounds,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Mohamed<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chouikha<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">mfchouikha@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Cybersecurity and AI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Orion<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ciftja<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">ogciftja@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Chemistry and Physics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Hall Effect, Strongly Correlated Electronic Systems, Quantum Monte Carlo Simulations, Semiconductor Quantum Dots<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Penrose<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Cofie<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">pscofie@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Power Systems and Renewable Engery Generation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Daniel<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Doe<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">dmdoe@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Autonomous Vehicles, Vehicular Networks, Edge Computing, Mixed Reality, Computer Vision<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Chang<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Duan<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">chduan@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mechanical Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Robust Control, Mechatronics, Robotics, Engineering Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ervin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Emanuel<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">ememanuel@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Electrical Power System's Renewable Energy Development, Demonstration and Control<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Justin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Foreman<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">jfforeman@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Cybersecurity with AI\/ML, Blockchain, Broadband Technogies, Enhancing student learning with active learning and mixed reality<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">John<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Fuller<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">jhfuller@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Electrical Power and Energy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Lin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Gong<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">ligong@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Power and Energy Systems Engineering; Parallel and Distributed Optimization; High-Performance Computing; Applied Artificial Intelligence.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Aliakbar<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Haghighi<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">amhaghighi@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mathematics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Probability, statistics, stochastic processes, queueing theory, Up &amp; Down Design<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kyong Chol<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Han<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">kchan@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Chemistry and Physics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Nuclear physics, attosecond physics, theoretical physics, hadron physics, Quark Gluon Plasma, Quantum Chromodynamics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Anthony<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Hill<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">adhill@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Power Systems and Renewable Energy Generations , SSTI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ziaul<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Huque<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">zihuque@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mechanical Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Combustion, Renewable Energy (Wind Energy)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Lai<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jiang<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">lajiang@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mechanical Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Composite materials, additive manufacturing, advanced manufacturing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sunil<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Karna<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">skkarna@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Chemistry and Physics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Crystal Growth, Magnetism, Neutron Scattering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Akshay<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kulkarni<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">arkulkarni@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Hardware Security<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Shield<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lin<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">shlin@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mechanical Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Mechanical Dynamic Systems and Controls<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kai-Wei<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Liu<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">kaliu@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Infrastructure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ahmed<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mahfouz<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">aymahfouz@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Information systems, online consumer and user behavior, user experience, flow theory, pedagogy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jaejong<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Park<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">japark@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mechanical Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Computational Design; Additive manufacturing; Robotics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Xiaobo<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Peng<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">xipeng@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mechanical Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering Design, Virtual Reality, Engineering Education etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Merlyn<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Pulikkathara<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">mepulikkathara@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Chemistry and Physics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Space radiation, nanomaterials, neutrons, protons, heavy ions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Premkumar<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Saganti<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">pbsaganti@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Chemistry and Physics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Space Radiation, Solar Physics, Radiation Physics, Radiation Biology, radiation instruments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kevin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Storr<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">kastorr@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Chemistry and Physics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Magnetism, cryogenics, thin films, heavy fermions, fermiology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-32\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jeffrey<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Streator<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">jestreator@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mechanical Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Tribology (friction, lubrication and wear)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-33\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Tefera Entele<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tesema<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">tetesema@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Chemistry and Physics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Plasmonic nanomaterials, Plamon-enhanced photochemistry, electronic and photonic materials, semiconductor nanocrystals, spectroscopic amplification<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-34\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Lawrence<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Trautman<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">LJTrautman@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Administrative law, agency capture, artificial intelligence, Paul S. Atkins, Bitcoin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-35\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">eric<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">welch<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">ewwelch@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Chemistry and Physics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Modeling photo physical properties in semiconductors for optoelectronic applications<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-36\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">wenhua<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">yang<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">weyang@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mechanical Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Process-structure-property relationship modelling of advanced manufacturing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-37\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jianren<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Zhou<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">jizhou@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mechanical Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Composites, Nanomaterials, Space radiation shielding, Manufacturing, Design<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-38\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Robert<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Zinko<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">razinko@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Marketing and Management<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Electronic word of mouth, personal reputation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-39\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-3dab0a3f517966379 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_3dab0a3f517966379\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"3dab0a3f517966379\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-34008-3\" data-target=\"#3dab0a3f517966379\" href=\"#3dab0a3f517966379\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Health &amp; Wellness<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"3dab0a3f517966379\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_3dab0a3f517966379\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-37\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-37\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Researcher's First Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Researcher's Last Name<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Email<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">College<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Department<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">Area of Expertise<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sameh<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Abdelwahed<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">shabdelwahed@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Chemistry and Physics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry, Heterocyclic Compounds, Quinazoline &amp; Quinoxaline Derivatives, PARP-1 Inhibitors, Vitamin B1 Delivery Systems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Adewale<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Adebero<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">asadebero@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Public and Allied Health<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Exercise and Cardiometabolic Health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Park<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Atatah<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">peatatah@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Public and Allied Health<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Kinesiology and Physical Education<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Underserved populations, Marginal populations, limited accessibilities, &amp; pre-existing conditions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Lori<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Banks<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">ldbanks@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Biology<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Antimicrobial drug discovery, STEM Education (incorporation of research methods into coursework)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Javad<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Barouei<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">jabarouei@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Agriculture, Nutrition, and Human Ecology<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Diet-Gut Microbiome-Host interactions, Chronic diseases. Obesity, Microbial Food Safety<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Shuza<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Binzaid<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">shbinzaid@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Radiation effects on health and radiotherapy (system sensing and control)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Angela<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Branch-Vital<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">albranch-vital@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Public and Allied Health<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">HIV, maternal health, reproductive health, and obesity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sonya<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Carothers<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">socarothers@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Nursing<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Women's Health, Menopause health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Laura<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Carson<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">lecarson@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Cooperative Agricultural Research Center<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Nanomaterials, product development, food safety, biodegradable polymers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kenshara<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Cravens<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">kmcravens@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Social work<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Social work<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kentya<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ford<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">anford@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Community Based Education, Financial Literacy and Resource Access, Financial Health, Wellness Initiatives, Workplace Wellness Programs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Audria<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ford<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">anford@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Community Based Education, Financial Literacy and Resource Access, Financial Health, Wellness Initiatives, Workplace Wellness Programs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Addisie<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Geremew<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">aygeremew@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Cooperative Agricultural Research Center<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Clinical research, medical device development, cancer research, biofortification projects<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Noushin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ghaffari<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">noghaffari@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Computer Science<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Bioinformatics - Algorithm development for life sceinces<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Camille<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Gibson<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">cbgibson@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Juvenile Justice<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Justice Studies<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Health disparities, youth mental health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Aliakbar<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Haghighi<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">amhaghighi@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mathematics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Probability, Statistics, Stochastic Processes, Queueing theory, Up &amp; Down design of Dose Level in Clinical Trial I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jasmine<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Hamilton<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">jmhamilton@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Public and Allied Health<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Kinesiology and Physical Education<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Social Identity and physical activity participation (including exercise and sport); Psycho-social aspects of sport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Allyssa<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Harris<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">alharris@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Nursing<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">women's health, health disparities, adolescent sexual behaviors, transition to nursing practice, nursing leadership<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">La\u2019Keshia<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Henderson<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">lyhenderson@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Nursing<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Primary care<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ayodeji<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Iyanda<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Aeiyanda@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Social Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Spatial analysis; Community Geographic Information System<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Antonea<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jackson<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">acjackson@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Nursing<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Health Education\/Disparitiea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Seungchan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kim<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">sekim@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Public Health, Nutrition, Public Health Informatics, Cancer, Cardiovascular disease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Catherine<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kisavi-Atatah<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">cakisavi-atatah@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Public and Allied Health<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Advancing global health policy, mental health, maternal health, one health models<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Anne<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">lippert<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">amlippert@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Psychology<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Telehealth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Gloria<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">M Rose<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">gmrose@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Nursing<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Hospice Care, Underserved Communities, Women's Health, Student Success<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Andrea<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">McDonald<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">anmcdonald@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Public and Allied Health<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Health and Public Health<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Health Behavior, underserved rural communities, Children, summer camps, Stratagic Planning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Vanessa<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Monroe<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">vdmonroe@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Nursing<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Blood Pressure, Community Health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Adela<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mora-Gutierrez<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">admora@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Cooperative Agricultural Research Center<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Functional foods; antioxidants; delivery systems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jaejong<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Park<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">japark@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mechanical Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Bone Implant Design<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Temilola<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Salami<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">tesalami@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Psychology<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Health disparities; trauma-informed care; human trafficking; culturally responsive interventions; Black emerging adults; public health equity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-32\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jacklyn<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sanders<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">jssanders@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Agriculture, Nutrition, and Human Ecology<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Heart Health Education: Congenital Heart Defects<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-33\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Beverly<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Spears<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">baspears@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Social Work<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">mental health, trauma, stress and depression<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-34\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Selena<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tate<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">sdtate@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Education<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Educational Leadership and Counseling<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Family violence, mental health well-ness; parent-child relationships, multigenerational transmission process (family genograms)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-35\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Tefera Entele<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tesema<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">tetesema@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Chemistry and Physics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Neurotransmitters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-36\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Marsha Kay<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Wilson<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">mkwilson@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Public and Allied Health<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Health, Human Sexuality, Drug Abuse Prevention, Maternal Child Health and HIV\/AIDS Education (Presentations prior to PV)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-37\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Tuzhen<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Xu<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">huxu@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Built environment and public health, Affordable House, Behavioral health Interventions, Health disparities and health equity\/justice, Autism-friendly design<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-38\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Huiyi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Xu<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">huxu@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Built environment and public health, Affordable House, Behavioral health Interventions, Health disparities and health equity\/justice, Autism-friendly design<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-39\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Oluwaseyi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Yusuf<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">ooyusuf@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Public and Allied Health<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Kinesiology and Physical Education<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Predictive kinesiology; Environmental Physiology; Obesity; Disease Prevention and Control; And Cardiovascular Health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-40\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Yuntong<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Zhang<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">yuzhang@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Computer Science<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Smart health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-e01e962655bed6c7c fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_e01e962655bed6c7c\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e01e962655bed6c7c\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-34008-3\" data-target=\"#e01e962655bed6c7c\" href=\"#e01e962655bed6c7c\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Education &amp; Student Outcomes<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"e01e962655bed6c7c\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_e01e962655bed6c7c\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-35\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-35\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Researcher's First Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Researcher's Last Name<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Email<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">College<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Department<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">Area of Expertise<\/th><th class=\"column-7\">Area of expertise using keywords (as supported by publications and conference presentations):<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Keisha<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Antoine<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">keantoine@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Chemical Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Mixed reality, virtual reality, labs, simulations, engineering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Emmanuel<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Appiah<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">emappiah@pamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mathematics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Karl<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Baughman<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">kebaughman@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Social Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Classics at HBCU; teaching antiquity; teaching Classics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Camille<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Burnett<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">csburnett@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Education<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Curriculum and Instruction<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">STEM education; STEM teacher preparation; STEM self-efficacy; STEM interest; STEM identity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Shannon<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chopp<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">srchopp@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Nursing<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">College of Nursing<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Student success and outcomes, retention and attrition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Penrose<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Cofie<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">pscofie@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Artifical, Mixed and Extended Reality<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Chloe<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Gaines<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">cggaines@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Nursing<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">College of Nursing<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Student success<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Camille<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Gibson<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">cbgibson@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Juvenile Justice<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Justice Studies<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">academics and student deviance, delinquency, STEM learning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jasmine<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Hamilton<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">jmhamilton@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Public and Allied Health<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Kinesiology and Physical Education<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Processes and culture of assessment in higher education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sanzid<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Haq<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">sahaq@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Teachig and learning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Anthony<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Hayford<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">anhayford@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Chemistry and Physics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Organic Chemistry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sharisse<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Hebert<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Sahebert@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Nursing<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">implementation science<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Patricia<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Hoffman-Miiler<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Phmiller@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Education<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Educational Leadership and Counseling<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Principal preparation, teacher education, higher education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Samuel<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ivy<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">sjivy@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mathematics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Symmetric Spaces, Symobilic Computation, Root Systems Decomposition, STEM Outreach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Antonea<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jackson<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">acjackson@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Nursing<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Nursing<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Nursing education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Marlon<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">James<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">mcjames@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Social Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Academic success, culturally responsive teaching, school change, and student success<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kishwar<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Joonas<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">kajoonas@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Management and Marketing<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Management Information Systems, Digital Learning, Flow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Tareef<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Khan<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">thkhan@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Student Learning Outcomes, Design Studio Pedagogy, Student Learning Styles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Beverly<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">King Miller<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">bamiller@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Education<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Curriculum and Instruction<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">STEM, experiential learning, Study abroad, global education, Underrepresented population<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Lea Ann<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kinman<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">lakinman@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Cooperative Agriculture Research Center<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Goat, beef, meat quality, carcass traits, processed meat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Dandrielle<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lewis<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">dclewis@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mathematics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">finite group theory, interdisciplinary pedagogy and curriculum, outreach and women in STEM,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">anne<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">lippert<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">amlippert@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Psychology<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">intelligent tutoring systems, agent based pedagogy, virtual reality<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Yuebing<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Liu<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">yuliu@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Accounting Pedegogy, teaching cases, communication skills, academic performance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Andrea<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">McDonald<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">anmcdonald@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Public and Allied Health<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Health and Public Health<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Curriculum Mapping, course alignment, program  developement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sylvia<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Miller<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">shmiller@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mathematics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Nathan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mitchell<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">nkmitchell@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Social Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">international education, program assessment, first-year experience<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jerrel<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Moore<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">tymoore@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Digital Media Arts<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">pedagogy, program assessment, curriculum development, cross-disciplinary project devleopment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Andres A.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Pech Cervantes`<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">aapechcervantes@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Animal Science<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Dianne<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Reed<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">direed@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Education<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Educational Leadership and Counseling<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">mentoring, women in leadership, bulling, cross cultural issues, special education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Hira<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Roberts<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">hitariq@pvamu.edi<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Digital Media Arts<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">3D modeling, Avatar and Character Modeling, Procedural Terrain Generation, Video Game development, Virtual World Building<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-32\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Tracy<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Robin<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">tjrobin@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mathematics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Functional Analysis, C*-algebras, Operator Theory, matrices<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-33\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Gloria M<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Rose<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">gmrose@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Nursing<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Learning outcomes using EKG; Teaching Multi-Generational Students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-34\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jacklyn<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sanders<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">jssanders@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Agriculture, Nutrition, and Human Ecology<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Agriculture, Nutrition, and Human Ecology<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-35\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Charcacia<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sanders<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">jssanders@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Agriculture, Nutrition, and Human Ecology<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Mentorship Programs and Student Outcomes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-36\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Anish<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Shankar Menon<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">asmenon@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">CPA pass rates; accounting education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-37\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Senora<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sims<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">swsims@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mathematics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">ACUE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-38\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Shannon<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Solis<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">shsolis@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mathematics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">AI and math and education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-39\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Abida<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Solomon<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">absolomon@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Nursing<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Chronic diseases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-40\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Beverly<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Spears<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">baspears@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Social Work<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Student success, Student retention<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-41\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sheri<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Stewart<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">slstewart@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mathematics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">NA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-42\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Elizabeth<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Stoerkel<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">emstoerkel@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mathematics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Higher level thinking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-43\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Emma<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Thomas-Smith<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">ejthomas-smith@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Education<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Educational Leadership and Counseling<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Higher Education Leadership and Student Success<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-44\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">James<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Valles<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">jrvalles@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mathematics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Students\u2019 academic performance, college mathematics, Student\u2019s Performance, mathematics anxiety, self-efficacy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-45\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Indika<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Wickramasinghe<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">ipwickramasinghe@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mathematics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Math Education, Student success<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-46\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">James<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Williams<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">jawilliams@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Languages and Communication<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">First-Year Experience<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-47\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Yolander<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Youngblood<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">yryoungblood@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Biology<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">undergraduate research, undergraduate publications<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-48\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Yi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Zhang<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">yizhang@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Education and Student Outcomes<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Learning effectiveness; experiential learning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-91b50b8f180ba33c1 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_91b50b8f180ba33c1\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"91b50b8f180ba33c1\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-34008-3\" data-target=\"#91b50b8f180ba33c1\" href=\"#91b50b8f180ba33c1\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Environmental &amp; Sustainability Studies<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"91b50b8f180ba33c1\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_91b50b8f180ba33c1\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-36\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-36\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Researcher's First Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Researcher's Last Name<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Email<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">College<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Department<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">Area of Expertise<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Md Jobair Bin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Alam<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">mdalam@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Overall landfill system<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ananda<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Amarasekara<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">asamarasekara@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Chemistry and Physics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Renewable Energy, Advanced Materials, Catalysis, Energy storage, Sustainable Materials<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Mehdi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Azizkhani<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Mnazizkhani@PVAMU.EDU<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Passive systems, daylighting, energy efficiency, BIM, Advanced CAD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">William<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Batson<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">wjbatson@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">3D laser scan, point cloud, archival drawing, preservstion, reconstruction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Shuza<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Binzaid<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">shbinzaid@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Renewable Energy and Resource Efficiency, Energy Solutions and Connectivity for Rural Communities, Energy Resilience, Wastewater Treatment and Water Quality, etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Gina<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chiarella<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">gmchiarella@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Chemistry and Physics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Environmental remediation, new compounds for enzyme mimic, sustainable catalyts, green synthetic techniques<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Gin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chong<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">hgchong@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Auditing of greenhouse gas emission<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Mohamed<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chouikha<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">mfchouikha@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">IOT and Applied AI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">tony<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Clomax<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">toclomax@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Languages and Communication<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Documentary Filming, Directing, Sound Mixing, Photojournalism, Editing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sarah<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Conrad<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">saconrad@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Social Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Ethics, Environmental justice, sustainability resilience, gardening, human exceptionalism, e-waste recycling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Gerard<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">D'Souza<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">gedsouza@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Environmental economics, Policy, Sustainability<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Milton<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Daley<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">mdaley@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Animal Nutrition, Toxicology, General Animal Science, Food Safety<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ervin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Emanuel<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">ememanuel@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Electrical Power Systems Risk Assessment and Hazard Analysis during Extreme Environmental Conditions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Yunxiang<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Gao<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">yugao@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Chemistry and Physics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">nanomaterials, polymers, composites, catalysis, energy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Addisie<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Geremew<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">aygeremew@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Cooperative Agriculture Research Center<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Molecular genetics, Product development, Molecular diagnostics, Biotechnology, Biomarker developments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kishwar<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Joonas<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">kajoonas@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Management and Marketing<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Environmental studies, Green Marketing, Cultural Issues<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Raghava<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kommalapati<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">rrkommalapati@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Energy &amp; Environmental Sustainability, Membrane Separations, Nano\/Ultra\/Micro Filtration, Reverse Osmosis, Wastewater Treatment,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Rania<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Labib<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">ralabib@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Energy Efficient Buildings, Artificial Intelligence, Data analytics, Building Performance Simulation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kyu Young<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lee<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">kylee@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Social Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">global environmental issues, Texas Gulf environmental issues<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Yingchun<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Li<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">ycli@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Chemistry and Physics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Organic, inorganic and nano material synthesis and Application<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kai-Wei<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Liu<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">yuliu@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Financial reporting, Corporate social responsibilities, materials<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Gururaj<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Neelgund<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">gmneelgund@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Chemistry and Physics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Chemistry, Materials engineering, Nanotechnology, Envirnomental Science, Cancer therapy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Bill<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Pech Cervantes`<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">aapechcervantes@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Animal Science, Ruminant nutrition, Microbiology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Atikur<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Price<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">wtprice@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Circular Material Reuse, Upcycling, Decay-in-Place, Memorialization, Scalable and Climate-Responsive Fa\u00e7ade Systems, Digital Fabrication<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Shahin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Rahman<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">atrahman@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Cooperative Agricultural Research Center<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Wastewater Treatment and Water Quality Management, Food-energy-water nexus, Soil and Water Conservation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Shahin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Shafiee<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">shshafiee@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mechanical Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Energy Storage, Hydrogen Storage, Hydrogen Transmission<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Anish<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Shankar Menon<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">asmenon@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Corporate Governance; CSR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Gebrekidan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tefera<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">gwtefera@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Cooperative Agricultural Research Center<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Water management, Ecosystem flux, Hydroclimatic extremes, Agricultural drought, Machine learning,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Tefera Entele<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tesema<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">tetesema@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Chemistry and Physics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Green synthesis, Environmental remediation, alternative energy, catalysis,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Anoop<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Valiya Veettil<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">avveetil@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Cooperative Agriculture Research Center<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">AI in Agriculture and Natural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-32\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Aruna<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Weerasooriya<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">adweerasooriya@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Agriculture, Nutrition, and Human Ecology<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Plant Systematics, Global Taxonomic Revisions, Medicinal Plants, Ethnobotany, Plant Phenotyping<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-33\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Yolander<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Youngblood<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">yryoungblood@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Biology<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">agricultural vinegar, organic herbicide, Amaranthus palmeri, epicuticular waxes, leaf structures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-34\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Yi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Zhang<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">yizhang@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">ESG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-fe71ceb9573c5a445 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_fe71ceb9573c5a445\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"fe71ceb9573c5a445\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-34008-3\" data-target=\"#fe71ceb9573c5a445\" href=\"#fe71ceb9573c5a445\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Community &amp; Social Transformation<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"fe71ceb9573c5a445\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_fe71ceb9573c5a445\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-33\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-33\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Researcher's First Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Researcher's Last Name<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Email<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">College<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Department<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">Area of Expertise<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Harry<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Adams<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">hwadams@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Social Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Ethics, Moral and Legal Philosophy, Criminal Justice, Corruption and White-collar Crime, moral<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Gail<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Brekke<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">gabrekke@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergraduate Medical Academy<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Texas Undergraduate Medical Academy<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Stop the Bleed, American Red Cross First Aid\/CPR\/AED, Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">tony<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Clomax<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">toclomax@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Languages and Communication<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Documentary Filming, Directing, Photojournalism, Sound Mixing, Editing, Interviewing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sarah<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Conrad<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">saconrad@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Social Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">community ethics, transformative teaching, transformative grief practices, community resilience for climate change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ervin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Emanuel<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">ememanuel@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Work force Development and Training<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Noel<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Estwick<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">nmestwick@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Agriculture, Nutrition, and Human Ecology<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Community engagement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Audria<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ford<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">anford@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">community development, social transformation, participatory research, grassroots empowerment, and inclusive urban planning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Patricia<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Hoffman-Miiler<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Phmiller@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Education<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Educational Leadership and Counseling<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Economic outcomes, educational economy, illiberalism and community development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ayodeji<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Iyanda<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Aeiyanda@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Social Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Community Geography<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kareem<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jordan<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">kljordan@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Juvenile Justice<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Justice Studies<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">court sentencing, court outcomes, and racial disparities in court processing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Torina<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lewis<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">tdlewis@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mathematics<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Community Engagement, Community Development, STEM Outreach, Capacity Building, Data Science<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Andrea<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">McDonald<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">anmcdonald@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Public and Allied Health<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Health and Public Health<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Food literacy, Community Health Needs Assessment, Health Literacy, Caribbean School Health, Obesity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Nathan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mitchell<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">nkmitchell@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Social Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">state and local politics, the intersection of public policy and law, and elections.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Tyler<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Moore<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">tdmoore@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Social Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Tourism, Race, Blues music, archives, museum studies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sherill<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Morris-Francis<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">svmorrisfrancis@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Juvenile Justice<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Justice Studies<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Juvenile Justice, domestic violence, Caribbean Crime, Mental health issues, tobacco use<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Alfred L.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Parks<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">alparks@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Agriculture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Agriculture, Nutrition, and Human Ecology<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Agricultural and Applied Economics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Munir Quddus<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Quddus<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">muquddus@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Management and Marketing<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">economic development, history of economic ideas, entrepreneurship, leadership, women in development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Marco<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Robinson<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">mtrobinson@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Social Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Socially Responsible Computing, Qualitative Methods, Community Studies and Digital Humanities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jolie<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Rocke<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Jarocke@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Music and Theater<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Music, arts, arts education, community arts, arts engagement,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Beverly<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Spears<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">baspears@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Social Work<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Youth development, working with non profits,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Huiyi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Xu<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">huxu@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Built Environment and Health, Social Behavior, Health Equity and Prevention, Environmental Psychology, AI\/ML<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-49075f7eb1805d9db fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_49075f7eb1805d9db\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"49075f7eb1805d9db\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-34008-3\" data-target=\"#49075f7eb1805d9db\" href=\"#49075f7eb1805d9db\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Humanities, Arts, &amp; Culture<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"49075f7eb1805d9db\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_49075f7eb1805d9db\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-34\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-34\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Researcher's First Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Researcher's Last Name<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Email<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">College<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Department<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">Area of Expertise<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ian<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Abbey<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">iaabbey@pvamu.edu<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Arts and Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Social Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Maritime, naval, culinary, British, military, colonial, Maritime History, Military History<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Harry<\/td><td 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