New Grants and Contracts

We are pleased to share the success of SJSU's principal investigators who were awarded grants and contracts during April 2025:

Monthly Awards at a Glance
17 Awards Received: Valued at $5,398,742.

Note: Some industry-sponsored awards are not listed due to their respective non-disclosure terms.

Lucas College and Graduate School of Business

Philbrick, Karen E., Business, Dean's Office
CSUTC: Transportation Research and Transportation-Related Workforce Education, Training and Development – (2023 Renewal: Year 1 of 3)
Sponsor: California State University System — $2,000,000.

Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering

Guzun, Gheorghi, Computer Engineering
CAREER: Scalable and Adaptable Sparsity-Driven Methods for MoreEfficient AI Systems
Sponsor: National Science Foundation — $108,745.

Papadopoulos, Periklis / Chierichetti, Maria, Aerospace Engineering
Axient Internship Program
Sponsor: Axient LLC — $60,000.

College of Health and Human Sciences

Garcia, Moctezuma, Social Work
Project COMPA (Comunidades Ofreciendo Más Prevenciones Agradables) 
Sponsor: Regents of The University of California – $10,000..

College of Science

Connolly, Thomas, Moss Landing Marine Lab
Understanding the Physical Processes Above and Below the Air-Sea
Sponsor: Naval Postgraduate Interface School – $60,000.

Grillo-Hill, Bree, Biological Sciences
Stem Cell Internships in Laboratory-based Learning (SCILL) Continue toExpand the Scientific Workforce for Stem Cells Research and Therapies
Sponsor: CA Institute of Regenerative Medicine  – $721,300.

Heim, Wesley A., Moss Landing Marine Lab
Santa Monica Bay Post-Fire Sediment Sampling Project
Sponsor: CA State Water Resources Control Board – $44,416.
 
Kaufman, Michael J., Science, Dean's Office
Astronomical Infrared Bands as Calibrated Probes of Astrophysical Conditions in the JWST-era with The NASA Ames PAH IR Spectroscopic Database
Sponsor: NASA – $275,896.

Kochanski, Adam, Meteorology & Climate Science
Coupled Interactive Forecasting of Wildfire Potential and Active Fire Impacts for Improved Wildland Fire Decision Making
Sponsor: Colorado State University – $96,706.

Mcdonald, Birgitte, Moss Landing Marine Lab
Foundational Support of Marine Mammal Stranding in Central California
Sponsor: UC, Santa Cruz – $19,770.

O'connor, Kevin C., Moss Landing Marine Lab
Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Monitoring And Assessment
Sponsor: Marina Coast Water District – $31,939.

Sigala, Marco A., Moss Landing Marine Lab
National Coastal Condition Assessment 2025: Field Sampling
Sponsor: Great Lakes Environmental Center – $248,199.

Van Wyngarden, Annalise L., Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Chemistry Summer School (NCSS)
Sponsor: City University of New York – $270,271.

Wang, Ningkun, Chemistry
Elucidating the Mechanism for Allosteric Regulation of SIRT1 through the N-Terminal Region
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health – $146,500.

College of Social Sciences

Snycerski, Susan M., Psychology
Future Vertical Lift: Collaborative Research on Flight Control,
Psychology
Sponsor: NASA – $1,130,000.

Wu, Shu-Chieh, Psychology
Lessening Impact of Interface Inconsistency through Goal-Directed Crew
Sponsor: NASA – $25,000.

VP/Provost Academic & Student Affairs

Liu, Yingjie / Wu, Wencen / Eirinaki, Magdalini, Academic Affairs
SpartanAI: Elevating Course Design with Faculty and Student-Centric AI Agent
Sponsor: Foundation for California Community – $150,000.