GRANTS 

Total till date: $125,527

1. CCI Tech transfer grant, PI, Secured Event Management System for Defense Networks, $8000, July 2025 to June 2026. 

2. Virginia Academy of Science Small grants awards, PI, Generating hyper-local ecosystem and terrain datasets using modified low-cost UAS platforms to support applied geospatial research, $1250, July 2025 to June 2026. 

3. VIVA Virginia's Academic Library Consortium, PI, Flight Lab: Fundamentals of Drone Coding, $15,277, July 2025 to June 2028. 

4. COVA CCI Fellow grant, PI, Ensuring System Integrity in Smart Grids: Automation of Cybersecurity Protocols Using AI for Continuous Monitoring and Response, $50,000, July 2025 to May 2026. 

5. COVA CCI grant, PI, Securing LiDAR sensors on autonomous vehicles, $50,000, January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025. 

6. AI Fellowship, Christopher Newport University, Spring 2025

GRANTS [Previous affiliation - Texas A&M]

1. Division of Research and Innovation, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Student research grant

2. CBI endowment- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

3. Division of Research and Innovation - Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Student Research Competition award (Equipment Grant)

4. CBI endowment- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIP

Total till date: $60,500

1. 1st place in Engineering Student awards (Graduate category) and 2nd place in 15-minute oral presentation (Graduate category) at the SSIRCA 2024 (Symposium for Student Innovation, Research, and Creative Activities).

2. 3 Minute Thesis competition, University level, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, People’s Choice Award

3. International Graduate Scholarship - Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

4. Islander Leadership Scholarship, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

5. 3 Minute Thesis competition, University level, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, People’s Choice Award

6. Geospatial Engineering Graduate Scholarship - Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

7. Islander Leadership Scholarship, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

8. CBI endowment- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

9. Geospatial Engineering GR Scholarship- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

10. International Impact Scholar - Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

11. 3M thesis competition, University level, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, People’s Choice award

12. Geospatial Engineering GR Scholarship- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

13. CBI endowment- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

14. International Impact Scholar - Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

15. Graduate Student Merit Scholarship – Texas A&M University-Kingsville