Research Awards
Listed awards include research awards from various federal agencies, state agencies, industries and foundations. These awards have specific research requirements and are distinct from philanthropic gifts associated with capital campaigns, endowed scholarships, dean’s priority items or unrestricted gifts. Multiyear contract awards and grants are listed by the original award date, include the total expected award amount and may not reflect later changes such as funding cuts or transfers. Due to sponsor restrictions, some qualifying awards may not be listed.
Information regarding research awards including University-wide metrics and listings is available at the Office of Research and Innovation.
2025
March 2025
Kanad Basu
Title: CAREER: Security-Aware Next Generation Embedded Hardware Design
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Amount: $347,792 for period 1; expected $545,801 for 5 years
Stuart Cogan
Title: A Single-Cell and Cell-Type Resolution Artificial Retina for Vision Restoration
Sponsor: Stanford University
Amount: $87,254 for year 1; expected $351,455 for 3 years
Jin Ryong Kim
Title:CAREER: Designing Next-Generation Thermal User Interfaces for Multisensory VR Experience
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Amount: $107,654 for year 1; expected $593,868 for 5 years
Theodore Moise
Title: Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE) Next-Generation Microelectronics Manufacturing (NGMM) Center (TNC)
Sponsor: The University of Texas at Austin and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Amount: $1,169,197 for year 1; expected $2,499,880 for 2 years
David Schmidtke
Title: Deciphering Links Between Leukocyte Activation and Infections in VAD Patients
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Amount: $608,874 for year 1; expected $2,281,878 for 4 years
February 2025
Stuart Cogan
Title: Brain Glucose Deficiency: Mechanisms and Modulation
Sponsor: Cornell University
Amount: $736,618 for year 1; expected $1,250,476
Joseph Pancrazio
Title: Brain Glucose Deficiency: Mechanisms and Modulation
Sponsor: Cornell University
Amount: $736,618 for year 1; expected $1,250,476
Yichen Ding
Title: QuSec-TAQS: Nanodiamond Quantum Sensing for Four-Dimensional Live-Cell Imaging
Sponsor: Purdue University
Amount: $390,454
Nandika D’Souza
Title: MUREP: Resilient Supply Chain Ecosystem for Agile Manufacturing of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MUREP-SAM)
Sponsor: University of North Texas
Amount: $51,840
Shalini Prasad
Title: READ: A Non-Invasive Platform for Exploring Salivary Biomarkers for IBD
Sponsor: Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
Amount: $110,000 for year 1; expected $220,088 for 2 years
Zhenpeng Qin
Title: Enabling the Therapeutic Delivery for Spin Cord Glioma by Epidural Light-Guided Modulation of Blood-Spinal Cord Barrier
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Amount: $679,176 for year 1; expected $3,360,102 for 5 years
Yapeng Tian
Title: SCH: AI-Assisted Vision: Scene-Aware Augmented Reality Systems to Support Low Vision People in Activities of Daily Living
Sponsor: University of Wisconsin at Madison
Amount: $92,338 for period 1; expected $331,340 for approximately 4 years
Zeijang Wang
Title: Real-Sim Core Tool
Sponsor: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Amount: $118,802
January 2025
Katherine Brown
Title: TxACE BIO: Ultrasound Platform for Wearable Applications
Sponsor: The University of Texas at Dallas
Amount: $40,000
Wei Li
Title: Design, Fabrication, and Repair of Multi-Material Gears for Improved Performance and Reliability of Wind Turbine Systems
Sponsor: General Electric
Amount: $500,939
Wei Li
Title: Integrated Computational Materials Modelling Framework for Investigating the Process-Structure-Property Linkage of the Lunar Metal Welding with Internal Defects
Sponsor: NASA
Amount: $249,296 for year 1; expected $748,958 for 3 years
Georgios Makris
Title: Task 3160.056: Generative AI-Based Test Generation for Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits
Sponsor: Semiconductor Research Corporation
Amount: $105,000 for year 1; expected $315,000 for 3 years
Georgios Makris
Title: P6-2023 Follow-on Project: Testing of Process Control (PCMs) for Wafer-Level Provenance Attestation
Sponsor: University of Cincinnati
Amount: $264,583
Majid Minary
Title: PFI-TT: 3D Printed Zirconia Dental Restorations
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Amount: $550,000
Arindam Pal
Title: Non-Invasive Modulation of Endothelial Calcium Signaling to Study Vascular Behavior (Award number 25PRE1377051)
Sponsor: American Heart Association
Amount: $69,548 for 2 years
Zeijang Wang
Title: Autonomous Heavy-Duty Vehicle Sensor Suites
Sponsor: Autonomous Heavy-Duty Vehicle Sensor Suites
Amount: $78,799
Kianoosh Yousefi
Title: YIP: Sea Spray-Induced Fluxes at High Wind Conditions: Synergistic Experiments and Data-Driven Modeling
Sponsor: Stanford University
Amount: $87,254 for year 1; expected $351,455 for 3 years