As Principal Investigator

• Acquisition of a Transmission Electron Microscope to Enhance Multidisciplinary Research and STEM Education

  • Funding Agency: US Army ACC-APG-RTP (Department of Defense)

  • Co-PIs: Dr. Hassan Mahfuz, Dr. Theodora Leventouri, Dr. Deguo Du, Dr. Andrew Terentis, Dr. Madasamy Arockiasamy, Dr. Masoud Jahandar Lashaki, Dr. Yunqing Kang, Dr. Sarah Du, Dr. Howard Prentice, Dr. Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Dr. Peter McCarthy, Dr. David Devraj Kumar, Dr. Donna Chamely-Wiik

  • Amount: $599,503

• Investigating the cellular distribution of micronutrients in cyanobacteria to enhance nitrogen fixation and biofuel production

  • Funding Agency: Walter and Lalita Janke Innovations in Sustainability Science Research Fund

  • Co-PIs: -

  • Amount: $50,000

• LEAPS-MPS: Investigating the role of carbohydrate-mineral interactions

  • Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

  • Co-PIs: -

  • Amount: $244,109

• A Biological Spring: Structure-function Relationship in Mineralized Shark Cartilage

  • Agency: FAU i-SENSE/CoECS Seed funding

  • Co-PIs: Dr. Marianne Porter

  • Amount: $20,000

• X-ray Powder Diffraction: An indispensable tool for research and education in science and engineering

  • Agency: Department of Defense

  • Co-PIs: Dr. Renjie Wang, Dr. Deguo Du, Dr. Zhulin Xie, Dr. Theodora Leventouri, Dr. Wazir Muhammad, Dr. Erik Johanson, Dr. Anton Oleinik, Dr. Hassan mahfuz, Dr. Yunqing Kang, Dr. Masoud Jahander-Lashaki, Dr. Daniel Meeroff, Dr. Donna Chameley-Wiik

  • Amount: $238,187

As Co-Principal Investigator

• Carbon Capture via Nanoparticles and Saltwater for Environmental and Ocean Health

  • Agency: FAU i-SENSE/CoECS Seed funding

  • PI: Dr. Myeongsub (Mike) Kim 

  • Amount: $20,000

• Mechanisms and Kinetics of Saltwater-Driven Carbon Dioxide Capture for Environmental and Ocean Health

  • Agency: National Science Foundation

  • PI: Dr. Myeongsub (Mike) Kim 

  • Amount: $420,475

• Raman and optical imaging to study biochemical and structural changes in diabetic mouse model

  • Agency: FAU i-SENSE/CoECS Seed funding

  • PI: Dr. Mahsa Ranji 

  • Amount: $26,000