Historic Faculty Opportunity Award Winners
Year Name Department College Category Title Award Amount
2024 Batra, Kavita & Pharr, Jennifer Medical School Research; Environmental and Occupational Health Medical School; Public Health Research Persistent Racism in Sexual Minorities (PRISM): A two-pronged approach to understand intersecting axes of inequality in healthcare $30,092.50
2024 Blasco, Drew & Dai, Chia-Liang & Chen, Ching-Chen & Awan, Asma Social and Behavioral Health; Teaching and Learning; Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services Public Health; Education Research Theory-based correlates of help-seeking behavior $35,000
2024 Cross, Chad & Messenger, Louisa & Neiswenter, Sean Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Environmental and Occupational Health; Biology Public Health; Life Sciences Research Emerging Parasitic & Vector-Borne Diseases: Disease Ecology from a One Health Perspective $34,930
2024 Slemaker, Alexandra & Erickson, Jacob Criminal Justice; Sociology Urban Affairs; Liberal Arts Research How do we keep public places and spaces safe? Lessons learned from Las Vegas $34,990.05
2024 Vanderlaan, Jennifer & Shen, Jay & McDonough, Ian & Taghva, Kazem Nursing Research; Public Health; Economics; Computer Science Nursing; Public Health; Business; Engineering Research Pilot Testing an All-Payer Claims Database for improving the study of Maternal Risk-Appropriate Care $35,000
2024 Xiong, Zuobin & Guo, Ying & Short, Nicole Computer Science; Environmental and Occupational Health; Psychology Engineering; Public Health; Liberal Arts Research Are You Ready for College? An Explainable AI-Supported Efficient Solution for College Students Mental Health Condition Detection and Beyond $34,842
2024 Yupanqui, Ileana Jara & Melton-Villaneuva, Miriam & Rincon, Blanca Linguistics; History and Educational Psychology; Higher Education Liberal Arts; Education Research A Planning Grant for NEH: Mural of Knowledges $13,767.50
2023 Arifuzzaman, Shaikh & Labus, Brian Computer Science & Epidemiology and Biostatistics Engineering & Public Health Research Unraveling Epidemic Dynamics in Urban Settings: A Data-Driven Social-Network Approach to Identify Key Hubs and Guide Mitigation Effort $35,000
2023 Erdem, Mehmet & Nambisan, Shashi & Bai, Billy Resort, Gaming, and Golf Management & Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction & Hospitality Management Hospitality & Engineering Research An Examination of Transportation for Service Employees from Socio-economically Disadvantaged Populations in Las Vegas $34,998
2023 Hines, Rochelle & Kang, Jun Yong Psychology & Chemistry and Biochemistry Liberal Arts & Sciences Research Novel conjugates for the study of serotonin 5HT2A receptors in disorders of mental health $35,000
2023 Mosey, Grant & Shen, Xiwei & Lin, Beiyu Architecture & Landscape Architecture & Computer Science Fine Arts & Engineering Research Harnessing Big Data to Optimize Green Infrastructure Resource Allocation for Improving Health Outcomes $34,000
2023 Weng, Mo & Park, Seungman Life Sciences & Mechanical Engineering Engineering & Sciences Research Molecular Mechanism of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Plasticity $30,000
2022 Cho, Hokwon Mathematical Sciences Sciences Research Classification using Multiple Decision-Theoretic Perspectives $17,656
2022 Farmer, Jayce Public Policy and Leadership Urban Affairs Research Phase I: State and Local Government Strategies in the Transition to Sustainable Mobility $20,000
2022 Grigsby, Timothy Social and Behavioral Health Public Health Research Improving Polysubstance Use Measurement (Project IPSM) $17,380
2022 Han, Haesook Chemistry and Biochemistry Sciences Research Design and Synthesis of Dicationic Ionic Liquids as Electrolytes for Batteries $20,000
2022 Kent, Jenny Physical Therapy Integrated Health Research Improving mobility in lower limb prosthesis users: an uneven terrain $19,969
2022 Lin, Beiyu Computer Science Engineering Research Artificial Intelligence based Auditory Scene Identification $19,991
2022 Nguyen, Linh Biomedicine Dental Medicine Research Nutrigenomics and Chronic Adult Periodontitis $20,000
2022 Odlum, Margo Geoscience Sciences Research Developing new tools to date subduction processes: integrated microtextural, geochemical, and geochronological analysis of apatite from the Catalina Schist $19,880
2022 Parks, Colleen Psychology Liberal Arts Research Mechanisms of Everyday Forgetting $16,438
2022 Pennington, Natalie Communication Studies Urban Affairs Research The American Friendship Project $19,970
2022 Schwartz, Carig Physics and Astronomy Sciences Research  Ultrafast Processes in Water at the Surface and in the Bulk $19,932
2022 Vo, Van Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine Sciences Research Development and Implementation of Genomic Tools to Track Influenza A/B from Wastewater in Elementary Schools $20,000
2021 Byrnes, Jennifer Anthropology Liberal Arts Research Reliability and Validity of Radiographic Comparisons for Positive Identification $19,940
2021 Capaldi, Tomas Geoscience Sciences Research Resolving the Tectonic Evolution of the Antler Orogeny in Nevada and California using Multi-mineral Geochronology $19,459
2021 Cho, H. Jeremy Mechanical Engineering Engineering Research Harvesting fresh water from thin air using iongels $20,000
2021 Dambo, Neffisatu Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services Education Research Interdisciplinary Career Wellness Supports: Vocational Certificates to College Degrees $9,754
2021 Lee, Jeehee Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Engineering Research Real-time sensing of thermal comfort and indoor air quality (IAQ) in long-term care facilities $20,000
2021 McGinnis, Graham Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences Health Sciences Research Effects of Circadian Disruption on Space Stressors $20,000
2021 Reyes, Andrew Thomas Nursing Health Sciences Research Testing the Feasibility of Mindfulness and Acceptance-Based Smartphone App Intervention for College Student Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Randomized Controlled Trial $19,594
2021 Rodriguez, Cassaundra Sociology Liberal Arts Research Viva Mariachi! Student Musicians Crafting Culture, Educational Resilience, and Resistance in Las Vegas $16,364
2021 Sun, Zaijing Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences Health Sciences Research Developing Quasi-absolute Method in Photon Activation Analysis $20,000
2021 Vongkulluksn, Vanessa Educational Psychology and Higher Education Education Research Critical Information Processing Scaffold: Validating an Instructional Scaffold to Enhance Students’ Critical Integration and Evaluation of Online Scientific Information $15,407
2021 Wade-James, Katherine Teaching and Learning Education Research Teaching Science as Social Justice Using an Identify Framework $20,000
2021 Zhou, Yan Physics and Astronomy Sciences Research Cold Chemistry and Precision Measurements in Novel “Bucket Brigade” Ion Trap $20,000
2021 Zawarus, Phillip Landscape Architecture Fine Arts Scholarly Activity The p[AR]k: An Engaging Augmented Reality through Landscape Performance $6,920
2018 Bengochea, Alain Educational and Clinical Studies Education Collaborative Research Investigating Academic Interactions Through a Genre Approach $19,617
2018 Bergman, Christine Food and Beverage and Event Management Hospitality Collaborative Research A rice (Oryza sativa) mutant with enhanced germination rates: Nutritional and end-use quality comparison to its wild-type $19,500
2018 Choi, Jin Ouk Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Engineering Collaborative Research A Pilot Investigation of Enhanced Infrastructure Resilience Against Flooding Through a Modular Construction Method $20,000
2018 Clinnin, Kaitlin English Liberal Arts Scholarly Creative Information Literacy & Writing Skill Development in a Diverse Student Body: Examining and Improving the Curriculum at a Minority-Serving Institution $7,500
2018 Gibbs, Allen School of Life Sciences Sciences Collaborative Research Obese Fruit Flies as a Model for Exercise: Construction and Validation of a Drosophila Tread Mill and Exercise Metabolism System $19,970
2018 Ho, Kai-Yu Physical Therapy Allied Health Sciences Collaborative Research Knee Pain, Tendon Degeneration, and Limb-Socket Dynamics in Trans-Tibial Amputees $19,999
2018 James, Kimberly Music Fine Arts Collaborative Research Objective measurement of vocal fatigue in the hospitality industry $15,277
2018 Kachroo, Pushkin Computer and Electrical Engineering Engineering Collaborative Research A Machine Learning-based System for Enhancing and Facilitating Communication: Support for Aging and Disabilities $16,056
2018 Kim, Si Entertainment Engineering and Design Engineering Collaborative Research Investigating the Effects of Redirecting Virtual Stimuli in a Manned Driving Simulator $18,730
2018 Liang, Jing Nong Physical Therapy Allied Health Sciences Collaborative Research Modifying the spinal circuitry to improve walking and BDNF expression in individuals post-stroke $20,000
2018 Morris, Brendan Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering Collaborative Research FoodApp for Tracking and Identifying Dietary Biculturalism in Filipinos in Southern Nevada $17,410
2018 Oh, Edwin Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine NIPM-VPRED Collaborative Research Functional dissection of the Zika genome reveals a coding component responsible for microcephaly and neurodevelopmental pathology $20,000
2018 Park, Seong Criminal Justice Urban Affairs Collaborative Research Displace or Diffuse? The Effect of Medical and Recreational Marijuana Legalization on Opioid Abuse and Other Substance-Related Crimes $19,901
2018 Relles, Stefani Educational Psychology and Higher Education Education Scholarly Creative From the Tower to the Streets: Exploring an Interdisciplinary Model of Public Policy Research $10,000
2018 Tillery, Denise English Liberal Arts Scholarly Creative New ways of digitally representing scientific research: Developing a Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument digital research repository $8,314
2018 Tsourkas, Philippos School of Life Sciences Sciences Collaborative Research An integrated machine learning platform for bacteriophage genome annotation $19,996
2018 Upadhyay, Soumya Healthcare Administration and Policy Community Health Sciences Collaborative Research Electronic Health Record (EHR) Presence and Quality Outcomes: Do Employee Perceptions about Safety Culture Have a Mediating Role? $20,000
2018 Wu, Qing Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine NIPM-VPRED Collaborative Research Using deep learning in genomic big data analysis for precision diagnosis of osteoporosis $20,000
2018 Yim, Woosoon Mechanical Engineering Engineering Collaborative Research Tailoring Mechanical Implant for Curing Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) using CT Scan Based Computational Model $20,000
2016 Abella, Scott Life Sciences Sciences Individual Investigator Restoring ECollaborativeogical Functions of Damaged Desert Ecosystems $20,000
2016 Baker, Joshua Educational and Clinical Studies Education Collaborative Research Strategies for Making Collaborativelege Campuses Inclusive: Using Universally Designed Instruction to Assist Students with Intellectual Disability (ID) and Autism. $13,173
2016 Baker, Russel Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering Collaborative Research Microbial Fuel Cell Optimization through Digital Microfluidic Electrochemistry in Single-Bacterium Drops $29,991
2016 Bansal, Shubhra Mechanical Engineering Engineering Individual Investigator Novel Wide Bandgap Thin Film Materials for Photovoltaic Devices $20,000
2016 Benning, Stephen Psychology Liberal Arts Individual Investigator Effects of Psychopathic Traits on Social Networks and on Social Support during Stress $19,800
2016 Chen, Jingchun NIPM Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine Collaborative Research Genetic Relationship between Schizophrenia and Autoimmune Disorders $30,000
2016 Dingley, Catherine School of Nursing Nursing Collaborative Research Effects of complementary medical therapies on symptom management and family satisfaction with hospice care $28,024
2016 Ezeanolue, Echezona, Environmental and Occupational Health   Center of Excellence UNLV Global Health Institute $50,000
2016 Ghafoori, Nader Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Engineering Innovation/Technology Development of Novel, Sustainable and Cost-Effective Concrete Corrosion Inhibitor $19,800
2016 Hausrath, Elisabeth Geoscience Sciences Collaborative Research Interaction between amorphous materials and Mars-relevant solutions and implications for the aqueous history and habitability of Mars $29,864
2016 Howard, Tiffiany Political Science Liberal Arts Center of Excellence Center for Migration, Demography and Population Studies (CMDP) $50,000
2016 Hyman, James Psychology Liberal Arts Individual Investigator Examinations of the effects of repeated doses of ketamine on memory and attention network function. $18,550
2016 Knurick, Jessica Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences Allied Health Individual Investigator Effects of Postmeal Walking on 24-hour Glucose Control $19,956
2016 Kuang, Yu Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences Allied Health Innovation/Technology Multiplexing Methods for Earlier Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma $20,000
2016 Liu, Katrina Yan Teaching and Learning Education Individual Investigator Where Are Our Teachers of Color? Resilience and Diversity in K-12 Education $19,925
2016 Proga, Daniel Physics and Astronomy Sciences Collaborative Research Applied Supercomputing for Astrophysics Research $29,708
2016 Radzak, Kara Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences Allied Health Individual Investigator Biomechanical Risk Factors for Injuries Commonly Acquired During Military Physical Fitness Training $19,976
2016 Raftery, Laurel Life Sciences Sciences Collaborative Research Quantitative Analysis of Cellular Interactions in Clinically Relevant Models $30,000
2016 Spivak, Andrew Sociology Liberal Arts Collaborative Research The Marketing of Electronic Cigarettes: Advertising Messages and Consumer Health Perceptions of Harm, Cessation, and Acceptability $8,990
2016 St. Pierre Schneider, Barbara School of Nursing Nursing Collaborative Research A Computational Model of White Blood Cell Phenotypic Changes During Muscle Recovery $29,818
2016 Sun, An-Pyng School of Social Work Urban Affairs Collaborative Research Factors Related to the Occurrence and Recovery of Internet Use Disorder $11,289
2016 Tanenhaus, David History Liberal Arts Collaborative Research Policy Diffusion and the Puzzle of Juvenile Justice Reform $28,544
2016 Wang, Zhiyong Mechanical Engineering Engineering Collaborative Research Coating Nano-Crystalline diamond (NCD) Composite on Biomedical Materials with Low Temperature Plasma (LTP) $30,000
2016 Wing, Helen Life Sciences Sciences Innovation/Technology Exploiting the Acid Resistance of Shigella to Improve Oral Vaccine Delivery Systems $20,000
2015 Barzilov, Alexander Mechanical Engineering Engineering Collaborative Research Development of Novel Neutron-Photon Tomography Method At the Unlv Particle Accelerator Facility $29,911.00
2015 Batson, Christie Sociology Liberal Arts Individual Investigator Neighborhood Resiliency in West Las Vegas: A Case-Study of Community Engagement, Collective Efficacy, and Neighborhood Attachment $19,500.00
2015 Celeste, Manoucheka Interd.Degree Programs- Af Am Studies Liberal Arts Individual Investigator Traveling Blackness: Race, Gender, and Citizenship in the African Diaspora $11,961.00
2015 Freedman Silvernail, Julia Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences Allied Health Individual Investigator Obesity and Gait: A Dynamical Systems Perspective of Osteoarthritis Risk in Young Healthy Adults $19,992.00
2015 Gill, Rebecca Political Science Liberal Arts Collaborative Research Gender, Judging, and Deportation: The Immigration Appeals Database Pilot Study $29,959.00
2015 Grim, Jennifer Music Fine Arts Individual Investigator Baroque Performance Practice: An Intensive Study of the Baroque Flute and Historical Performance $18,000.00
2015 Haboush-Deloye, Amanda Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy Community Health Sciences Individual Investigator Understanding Differences in Healthcare Access and Quality by Insurance Type $12,097.00
2015 Hatchett, David Chemistry and Biochemistry Sciences Collaborative Research Synthesis and Characterization of Catalysts for the Electrochemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Liquid Fuels $29,556.00
2015 Jaynes, Jessica Math Sciences Individual Investigator A New Class of Designs: An Orthogonal Array Composite Design, with Applications to Biomedical Research and Fuel Alternatives $15,864.00
2015 Jensen, Christian Political Science Liberal Arts Individual Investigator Legislative Institutions and Party Policy Positions in Parliamentary Systems $20,000.00
2015 Kang, Jun Yong Chemistry and Biochemistry Sciences Innovation/Technology Synthesis of Novel Gamma-Aminophosphonate for Pharmaceuticals $20,000.00
2015 Kim, Kwang Mechanical Engineering Engineering Center of Excellence Center for Excellence in Soft Robotics (CESR) $100,000.00
2015 Kuang, Yu Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences Allied Health Individual Investigator Radiobiological Determination of Dose Escalation and Normal Tissue Toxicity in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Multiple Metastases $20,000.00
2015 Moon, Jaeyun Mechanical Engineering Engineering Individual Investigator Novel Nanomaterials for Water Purification Using Solar Thermal Energy $20,000.00
2015 Nussbaum, Michael Educational Psychology & Higher Education Education Collaborative Research Teaching Walton's Argumentation Schemes to Middle and High School Students in Science and Language Arts $29,908.00
2015 Poston, Brach Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences Allied Health Collaborative Research Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Improve Gait Function in Parkinson’S Disease. $30,000.00
2015 Tseng, Ai-Sun Life Sciences Sciences Individual Investigator Establishing A Vertebrate Model for Eye Regeneration $20,000.00
2015 Tsourkas, Philippos Life Sciences Sciences Individual Investigator Comparative Genomic Analysis of Paenibacillus Larvae Phages $20,000.00
2015 Udry, Arya Geoscience Sciences Individual Investigator Towards A Better Understanding of Magmatic Processes on Mercury Using Aubrite Meteorites $19,500.00
2015 Zhao, Hui Mechanical Engineering Engineering Collaborative Research Nanoantenna-Enhanced Super-Hydrophobic Surface Enabled Fluorescence Spectroscopy $30,000.00
2014 Abel-Santos, Ernesto Chemistry and Biochemistry Sciences Innovation/Technology Prevention of Necrotic Enteritis in Broiler Chickens by Benzothiazoles $19,742
2014 Amy, Penny Life Sciences Sciences Innovation/Technology Application of Phage Therapy to the Treatment of American Foulbrood Disease $22,830
2014 Bernacki, Matthew Educational Psychology & Higher Education Education Individual Investigator Building Capacity for Research on Learning via Analytics and “Big Data” $19,970
2014 Crittenden, Alyssa Anthropology Liberal Arts Individual Investigator Variation in Hadza Hunter-Gatherer Dental Microwear: Implications for Early Hominin Diet Composition $15,000
2014 Forster, Paul Chemistry and Biochemistry Sciences Individual Investigator New and Stable Waste Forms for Radioisotopes from Earth Abundant Materials $20,000
2014 Han, Mira Life Sciences Sciences Individual Investigator Association Study on Transposable Element Silencing in Human Somatic Cells $20,000
2014 Hedlund, Brian Life Sciences Sciences Individual Investigator Probing Relationships Between Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI), CDI Prophylactics, and the Intestinal Microbiome $20,000
2014 Ho, Kai-Yu Physical Therapy Allied Health Individual Investigator The Influences of Patellofemoral Taping on Patellofemoral Joint Contact Area and Alignment $20,098
2014 Holland, Jason Psychology Liberal Arts Individual Investigator Family Behavior Therapy for Substance Abuse Problems in Later-Life $18,824
2014 Hu, Han-Fen Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology Lee Business School Individual Investigator Online Review and Users’ Perceptions and Behavior: the Mediating Effects of Cognitive Load and Task Complexity $10,280
2014 Jiang, Ganqing Geoscience Sciences Individual Investigator Seawater Temperature Change Across the Early Mississippian Greenhouse-Icehouse Transition $20,000
2014 Kim, Kwang Mechanical Engineering Engineering Innovation/Technology Technology Development of Ionic-Polymer Metal Composite-Based Redox Flow Battery (RFB) System $19,876
2014 Kim, Yoohwan Computer Science Engineering Innovation/Technology A Privacy Protection Scheme from Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) $20,000
2014 Lawrence, Attila Architecture Liberal Arts Individual Investigator Neuroscience-Informed Environmental Design Responses to Neurodegenerative Disorders $19,183
2014 Lee, Julia English Liberal Arts Individual Investigator All of Us": A Racial History of "Our Gang"" $7,694
2014 Ma, Bing Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences Allied Health Individual Investigator Early Detection of Lung Cancer Using CT Texture Analysis $20,000
2014 Mazurenko, Olena Health Care Administration and Policy Community Health Sciences Individual Investigator the Patient-Medical Home and Care Experiences Among Diabetic Patients $9,200
2014 Morris, Brendan Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering Individual Investigator Serious Games: Development of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Game for Children with Cerebral Palsy $20,000
2014 Rawhouser, Hans Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology Lee Business School Individual Investigator Examining Design Factors and Informational Signals That Drive Crowdfunding Success $10,000
2014 Relles, Stefani Educational Psychology & Higher Education Education Individual Investigator Write to College" Summer Bridge Research Project" $18,765
2014 Sousa, William Criminal Justice Urban Affairs Individual Investigator Policing Pioneers $7,800
2014 Sahotra, Haroon Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Engineering Individual Investigator Urban Flood Modeling and Mapping Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System $20,204
2014 Trabia, Mohamed Mechanical Engineering Engineering Innovation/Technology Smart Insoles for Diabetic Patients $19,767
2013 Amei, Amei Math Sciences Individual Investigator Time-Dependent Random Effects Poisson Random Field Model for Cancer Gene Detection $14,000
2013 Bauer, William History Liberal Arts Individual Investigator Indigenizing California History $25,000
2013 Dawson, Kevin History Liberal Arts Individual Investigator Water as a Cultural Space: Aquatics in Atlantic Africa and the African Diaspora $4,000
2013 Gerrity, Daniel Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Engineering Individual Investigator Occurrence, Proliferation, and Persistence of Antibiotic Resistance During Wastewater Treatment $25,000
2013 Jiang, Yingtao Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering Innovation/Technology A New Multiple Access Scheme Based on the Signal Amplitudes $25,000
2013 Jo, Ju-Yeon Computer Science Engineering Innovation/Technology Revolutionizing the Authentication Paradigm with an Indirect User ID Mechanism $24,480
2013 Kinney, Jefferson Psychology Liberal Arts Individual Investigator Alzheimer's Project $56,188
2013 Lee, Szu-Ping Physical Therapy Allied Health Individual Investigator Influence of Foot Strike Pattern on Lower Back Muscle Activation During Running: Clinical Implications for Preventing Lower Back Pain in Runners $24,268
2013 Macdowell, Elizabeth Boyds School Of Law Law Individual Investigator from Victims to Litigants: Domestic Violence, Legal Aid Partnerships with the Courts, and the Politics of Self-Help $25,000
2013 Martinez, Mario Educational Psychology & Higher Education Education Individual Investigator Building Toward A Center for the Study of Innovation in Postsecondary Education $25,000
2013 Rosenberg, Beth English Liberal Arts Individual Investigator Literary Modernism, Immigration, and Jews $9,361
2013 Schiller, Martin Life Sciences Sciences Innovation/Technology System Minimotif Inhibitor Functional Screening Technology $25,000
2013 Shan, Guogen Environmental and Occupational Health Community Health Sciences Individual Investigator Efficient one-Stage and Two-Stage Phase Ii Clinical Trial Designs Based on Exact Unconditional Tests $20,000
2013 Spies, Tracy Educational and Clinical Studies Education Individual Investigator Project Leap: Learning English for Academic Purposes $24,851
2013 Sun, Pengtao Math Sciences Individual Investigator Modeling and Numerical Studies for A Two-Phase Transport Model of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (Pemfcs) $24,460
2013 Tseng, Ai-Sun (Kelly) Life Sciences Sciences Individual Investigator Using Antibiotics to Modulate Vertebrate Organ Regeneration $25,000
2013 Yim, Woosoon Mechanical Engineering Engineering Innovation/Technology Technology Development of a Robotic Catheter System $24,853
2013 Zhang, Hui Chemistry and Biochemistry Sciences Innovation/Technology Development of Novel Chemical Inhibitors Targeting Epigenetic Regulation of Cancer/Cancer Stem Cells $25,000
2013 Zhao, Hui Mechanical Engineering Engineering Individual Investigator Super-Hydrophobic Surface Enabled Microfluidic Energy Conversion $25,000
2012 Baley, Virko Music Fine Arts Scholarly/Creative Work Performances of the opera "RED EARTH HUNGER" in Las Vegas and New York on January 26, 2013 (Las Vegas) and February 2, 2013 (New York). $10,000
2012 Bao, Jemin Anthropology Liberal Arts Scholarly/Creative Work Temple of Happiness: Race, Class, and Spirituality in a Thai American Buddhist Community $3,948
2012 Bates, Stephen Journalism and Media Studies Urban Affairs Scholarly/Creative Work Assassins of the Press $10,000
2012 Colbert, Margot Dance Fine Arts Scholarly/Creative Work Reconstruction of the 1912 Ballet “L’Après Midi D’Un Faune” $10,000
2012 Comella, Lynn Women's Studies Liberal Arts Scholarly/Creative Work Sex Positive Interventions: the Feminist Sex Wars and Beyond $6,116
2012 Dufek, Janet Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences Allied Health Individual Investigator Pediatric Patient Falls: Biomechanical and Ergonomic Contributors to Occurrence and injury Severity $20,000
2012 Gary, Ronald Chemistry and Biochemistry Sciences Individual Investigator Novel Regulation of an Alzheimer's Disease-Associated Protein $19,000
2012 Gibbs, Allen Life Sciences Sciences Collaborative Research A Model Systems Approach to Identifying Obesity-Related Genes $25,000
2012 Gill, Rebecca Political Science Liberal Arts Individual Investigator Assessing Judicial Performance Evaluations for Race and Gender Bias $19,486
2012 Hannon, Erin Psychology Liberal Arts Collaborative Research Development of Perceptual Skills Across Domains $28,770
2012 Harry, Karen Anthropology Liberal Arts Scholarly/Creative Work Lost City Archaeological Field Project $9,730
2012 Hatchett, David Chemistry and Biochemistry Sciences Collaborative Research Direct Dissolution and Electrochemical Recovery of Rare Earth Metals from Ionic Liquid $25,000
2012 Hausrath, Elisabeth Geoscience Sciences Collaborative Research An investigation into Transitions in Layer Silicate Chemistry on Mars $25,000
2012 Hedlund, Brian Life Sciences Sciences Collaborative Research Informatics and Functional Metagenomics Focusing on Viral Polymerases in Nevada Hot Springs $30,000
2012 Hillyard, Stan School Of Dental Medicine Dental Medicine Collaborative Research Paradoxical anaerobism:Using anaerobic Metabolism When Oxygen is Available $25,000
2012 Kilker, Julian Journalism and Media Studies Urban Affairs Scholarly/Creative Work Documenting Mojave Cultural Artifacts Using Night/Low Light Techniques $4,912
2012 Kinney, Jefferson Psychology Liberal Arts Individual Investigator Examination of Alterations in Kalirin in Developmental Models of Schizophrenia $18,800
2012 Kleiger, Gary Chemistry and Biochemistry Sciences Individual Investigator Determining the Molecular Mechanism of Action of A Conserved Acidic Loop on the Cdc34 Ubiquitin Conjugating Enzyme $20,000
2012 Lee, David Life Sciences Sciences Individual Investigator Biomechanical Progression of Spontaneous Knee Arthritis in an Animal Model $19,560
2012 Lounsbery, Monica Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences Allied Health Collaborative Research Children's Activity and Policies At Schools $25,000
2012 Lu, Hong Criminal Justice Urban Affairs Scholarly/Creative Work Legal Representation in the Chinese Criminal Court - An analysis of its Extent, Style and Effectiveness $10,000
2012 Lugering, Michael Theatre Fine Arts Scholarly/Creative Work Expressive Actor Media Documentation Project $9,930
2012 Moody, Gregory Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology Lee Business School Scholarly/Creative Work Explaining the Avoidance of Malware Through Emotion-Focused Coping Mechanisms $6,500
2012 O'Toole, Brendan Mechanical Engineering Engineering Collaborative Research Exploring the Near Space Environment With High Altitude Balloon Sensors (Habs) $25,000
2012 Snyder, Joel Psychology Liberal Arts Collaborative Research the Role of Sleep in Generalization of Auditory Learning $25,000
2012 Tian, Ying Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Engineering Collaborative Research Structural Performance of Flat-Plate Buildings Under Fire $25,000
2012 Tusan, Michelle History Liberal Arts Scholarly/Creative Work Crimes Against Humanity: Britain and the Armenian Genocide $8,418
2012 Werth, Paul History Liberal Arts Scholarly/Creative Work Religion in Russian Eurasia since 1650 $2,000
2012 Yang, Mei Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering Collaborative Research High-Performance and Scalable 3-D Photonic-Electronic Network-on-Chips $25,000
2012 Zhang, Shaoan Teaching and Learning Education Scholarly/Creative Work A Study of Teacher Identity Development through Microteaching $7,830