{"id":21,"date":"2025-12-02T17:04:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T22:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/sponsored-programs-and-research\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:34:08","slug":"recent-grants-and-contracts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/sponsored-programs-and-research\/grants-and-contracts\/recent-grants-and-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Grants and Contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45rem\">\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Clark faculty\u2019s research is supported by numerous funding agencies and organizations, both public and private.&nbsp;The University\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/sponsored-programs-and-research\/\">Office of Sponsored Programs and Research<\/a>&nbsp;manages a database of all proposals and contracts submitted, pending, declined and awarded.&nbsp; Awards for research grants, contracts, creative projects and other programs are listed below by fiscal year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Awarded June 1, 2025 &#8211; May 31, 2026<\/summary>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/holly-dolan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Holly Dolan<\/a> (EDUC) \u2013 <\/strong>\u201cAmeriCorps 2025-26 Adam Institute Main South Teacher Residency Program\u201d \u2013 MA Service Alliance (AmeriCorp) \u2013 Awarded: $799,972.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/lyndon-estes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Lyndon Estes<\/strong><\/a><strong> (GPMI\/GEO) \u2013 <\/strong>\u201cCountry-Scale field boundary mapping using advanced AI models applied to multi-source high-resolution satellite imagery\u201d \u2013 NASA \u2013 Awarded: $349,718.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/lyndon-estes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Lyndon Estes<\/strong><\/a> <strong>(GPMI\/GEO) \u2013 <\/strong>\u201cCreation of an Open Global Field Boundary Dataset and Benchmark Phase 2\u201d \u2013 Taylor Geospatial Engine (TGE) \u2013 Awarded: $50,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/karen-frey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Karen Frey<\/a> (GPMI\/GEO) \u2013 <\/strong>\u201cCollaborative Research: The Distributed Biological Observatory (DBO) A Change Detection Array in the Pacific Artic Region\u201d \u2013 National Science Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $772,460.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/nicole-overstreet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Nicole Overstreet<\/strong><\/a> <strong>(PSYC) \u2013 <\/strong>\u201cHIV\/Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute\u201d Fordham University \u2013 HHS\/NIH \u2013 Awarded: $32,184.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/javier-tabima-restrepo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Javier Tabima<\/strong><\/a> <strong>(BIO) \u2013 <\/strong>\u201cUnraveling the Diversity, Evolution, and Origin of Novel Secondary Metabolism in Commensal Microscopic Filamentous Fungi\u201d \u2013 National Science Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $955,781.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Awarded June 1, 2024 \u2013 May 31, 2025<\/summary>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/charles-agosta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charles C. Agosta<\/a> (PHYS) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cMRI: Track 1 Development and implementation of a fast cooling pulsed magnet design for repetitive operation\u201d \u2013 National Science Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $793,567.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/hamed-alemohammad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hamed Alemohammad<\/a> (Clark CGA) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cHLS GeoFM for Aquaculture and Wetlands\u201d \u2013 NASA \u2013 Awarded: $247,425.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/hamed-alemohammad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hamed Alemohammad<\/a> (Clark CGA) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cStrengthening Strategic Approaches for 30 x 30 Investments in the Democratic Republic on Congo\u201d \u2013 Wildlife Conservation Society \u2013 Awarded: $63,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/nathan-ahlgren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nathan Ahlgren<\/a> (BIO) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cCAREER: Building a more expansive understanding of Fe adaptation in marine phytoplankton across the global oceans\u201d \u2013 National Science Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $1,566,126.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/denise-humphreys-bebbington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Denise Bebbington<\/a> (GPMI\/GEO) &#8211;<\/strong> \u201cAnalysis of the potential social and environmental impacts of the Chancay mega-port and large-scale landscape change in the Peruvian Amazon\u201d \u2013 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $920,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/asha-best\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Asha Best<\/a> (CGRAS) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cPrisoners\u2019 Legal Services of Massachusetts (PLSMA) Racial Equity in Corrections Initiative Survey Data\u201d \u2013 Prisoners Legal Services of Massachusetts \u2013 Awarded: $44,175.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/jon-denton-schneider\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jon Denton-Schneider <\/a>(ECON) &#8211;<\/strong> \u201cEradicating the Disease of the Empty Granary: Health, Structural Transformation, and Intergenerational Mobility in West Africa Transformation, and Intergenerational Mobility in West Africa\u201d \u2013 UNU-Wider \u2013 Awarded: $10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/alena-esposito\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alena Esposito<\/a>&nbsp;(PSYC) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cUnderstanding students\u2019 language learning and academic performance across three levels: child languages, teacher practices and bilingual program policy\u201d \u2013 NSF Developmental Sciences \u2013 Awarded: $779,514.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/lyndon-estes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lyndon Estes<\/a> (GPMI\/GEO) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cCNH2-L: Linkages and Interactions Between Urban Food Security and Rural Agricultural Systems\u201d \u2013 National Science Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $495,031.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/lyndon-estes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lyndon Estes<\/a> (GPMI\/GEO) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cThe Climate-Food-Urbanization Nexus and the Precursors of Instability in Africa\u201d \u2013 University of California \u2013 Santa Barbara \u2013 Awarded: $482,188.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/lyndon-estes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lyndon Estes<\/a> (GPMI\/GEO) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cUrban-based Domestic Land Investors and Rural Tree Cover Gain\u201d \u2013 National Science Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $152,724.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/lyndon-estes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lyndon Estes <\/a>(GPMI\/GEO) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cUnlocking the Power of NISAR for Mapping the Amazon\u2019s Forest-Agriculture Interface\u201d \u2013 Jet Propulsion Laboratory\u201d \u2013 Awarded: $40,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/anita-fabos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anita Fabos<\/a> (SSJ) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cRainbow Initiative -Storyteller\u201d \u2013 Episcopal Migration Ministries \u2013 Awarded: $2,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/abby-frazier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abby Frazier<\/a> (GPMI\/GEO) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cCompound Climate Events in the Pacific Islands (ASU\/Pacific RISA)\u201d \u2013 Arizona State University \u2013 Awarded: $27,337.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/abby-frazier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abby Frazier<\/a> (GPMI\/GEO) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cImproving the Availability and Accessibility of Climate Data and Information for Users in Hawaii, American Samoa and Guam\u201d \u2013 University of Hawaii \u2013 Awarded: $76,628.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/abbie-goldberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abbie Goldberg <\/a>(PSYC) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cOriginal Survey Data on the Impact of Marriage Equality on Same-Sex Couples and LGBTQ People\u201d \u2013 UCLA School of Law \u2013 The Williams Institute \u2013 Awarded: $1,230.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/abbie-goldberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abbie Goldberg<\/a> (PSYC) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cMultilevel predictors of parenting intentions among sexual and gender minority couples\u201d \u2013 Institutes of Health \u2013 Awarded: $203,525.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/abbie-goldberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abbie Goldberg<\/a> (PSYC) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cTrifoia NIH Sub: Evidence-based Parent Training for Diverse Families (PTDF) \u2013 National Institutes of Health \u2013 Awarded: $81,408.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/wayne-gray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wayne Gray<\/a> (ECON) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cUnderstanding the Effectiveness of OSHA Construction Consultations in Reducing Serious Hazards\u201d \u2013 The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health \u2013 Awarded: $161,159.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clarknow.clarku.edu\/2024\/03\/26\/new-maps-show-where-tree-restoration-might-help-curb-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Natalia Hasler<\/a> (GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cSCI Climate Science\u201d \u2013 The Nature Conservancy \u2013 Awarded: $9,532.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/who-we-are\/people-directory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Morgane Houssais<\/a> (PHYS) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cCollaborative Research: Modeling and surveying sediment creep under groundwater flow forcing to predict failure events and long-term evolution in landscapes\u201d \u2013 National Science Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $576,949.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/robert-johnston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Johnston<\/a> (GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cEvaluating Social, Economic and Environmental Outcomes of Community-Based Coastal Adaptation Engagements: An Integrated Economics and Machine-Learning Framework\u201d \u2013 NOAA \u2013 Awarded: $160,033.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/robert-johnston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Johnston<\/a> (GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cPARTNERSHIP: Integrating Locally-Weighted Meta-Regression and Machine Learning to Capture Spatial Complexity in Multi-Scale Benefit Transfer\u201d \u2013 US Dept. of Agriculture \u2013 Awarded: $799,772.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/robert-johnston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Johnston<\/a> (GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cReducing Non-Point Source Nitrogen Loads from Residential Septic Systems: Identifying Barriers and Opportunities for Large-Scale Water Quality Improvements\u201d \u2013 Environmental Protection Agency \u2013 Awarded: $386,067.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/arshad-kudrolli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arshad Kudrolli<\/a> (PHYS) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cBurrowing Dynamics in Sediment Beds\u201d \u2013 National Science Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $330,001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/ali-maalaoui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ali Maalaoui<\/a> (MATH) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cConformally Invariant Non-Local Equations on Spin Manifolds\u201d \u2013 American Mathematical Society \u2013 Awarded: $10,800.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/matt-malsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Matt Malsky<\/a> (HSH) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cArts &amp; Technology Program \u2013 Phase VII Grant\u201d \u2013 Anonymous Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $500,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/james-mccarthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">James McCarthy <\/a>(GEO) &#8211; <\/strong>\u201cDDRI: Contesting Energy Transitions: Understanding Community Opposition to High-Voltage Transmission Lines in Northern New England\u201d \u2013 National Science Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $10,393.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/margaret-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Margaret Post<\/a> (GPMI\/SSJ) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cCentering Organizers in Power Building Evaluation for Health Equity\u201d \u2013 The California Endowment \u2013 Awarded: $25,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/margaret-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Margaret Post<\/a> (SSJ) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cStudying how 501(c)(3)-(c)(4) hybrid organizations build community leadership and strengthen democratic processes that improve community well-being\u201d \u2013 Robert Wood Johnston Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $300,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/john-rogan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Rogan<\/a> (GEO) \u2013 <\/strong>\u201cProject support for the Extractives @Clark Scholarly Learning and Exchange Platform\u201d \u2013 Ford Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $150,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/laurie-ross\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laurie Ross<\/a> (GPMI\/IDCE) \u2013<\/strong> \u201c2025 Worcester LARP\u201d \u2013 Commonwealth of Massachusetts \u2013 Awarded: $66,555.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/laurie-ross\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laurie Ross<\/a> (GPMI\/IDCE) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cSafe and Successful Youth Initiative (SSYI), Worcester 2025\u201d \u2013 MA Executive Office of Health and and Human Services \u2013 Awarded: $39,918.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/florencia-sangermano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florencia Sangermano<\/a> (GPMI\/GEO) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cMapping of Potential Hunting Pressure in Santa Margarita Ranch\u201d \u2013 Santa Margarita Ranch, Inc. \u2013 Awarded: $54,856.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/geospatial-analytics\/people\/rishi-singh\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/geospatial-analytics\/people\/rishi-singh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rishi Singh<\/a> (CGA) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cCoastal Mapping \u2013 Phase 6\u201d Gordan and Betty Moore Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $717,875.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/shelly-tenenbaum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shelly Tenenbaum<\/a> (SOCI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cLiberal Arts for Returning Citizens (LARC)\u201d \u2013 Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $20,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/shelly-tenenbaum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shelly Tenenbaum<\/a> (SOCI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cLiberal Arts for Returning Citizens (LARC) \u2013 CERG Year 2\u201d \u2013 MA Executive Office of Economic Development \u2013 Awarded: $200,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/rosalie-torres-stone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rosalee Torres Stone<\/a> (SOCI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cMotivational Interviewing Training to Promote COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination (MI-VAX): What Providers Need and Patients Want\u201d \u2013 NIH \u2013 Awarded: $96,995.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/nadia-ward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nadia Ward<\/a> (MI) \u2013 \u201cSouthbridge CARES \u2013<\/strong> Synergy Initiative Round 6, Pilot Grant\u201d \u2013 The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts \u2013 Awarded: $425,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/christopher-williams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christopher Williams<\/a> (GPMI\/GEO) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cAvoided Forest Conversion as a Climate and Conservation Solution in the United States\u201d \u2013 Open Space Institute Land Trust, Inc. \u2013 Awarded: $201,420.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Awarded June 1, 2023 \u2013 May 31, 2024<\/summary>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/robert-boatright\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Boatright<\/a>&nbsp;(PolSci) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cCampaign Finance Disclosure Laws South Africa\u201d \u2013 Marion &amp; Jasper Whiting Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $5,110.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ed Carr&nbsp;(GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cUSAID\/Climate Adaptation Support Activity (CASA) \u2013 Planning Phase Initial Bid\u201d \u2013 USAID-Tetra Tech \u2013 Awarded: $318,036.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/centers\/marsh-institute\/2021\/08\/23\/clark-university-announces-new-blackstone-watershed-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stefanie Covino<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cCollaboratively Restoring the Hardest Working River in America\u201d \u2013 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency \u2013 Awarded: $100,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clarknow.clarku.edu\/2022\/08\/03\/blackstone-river-collaborative-at-clark-highlights-watershed-needs-through-expedition-public-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stefanie Covino<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cNarragansett Bay Estuary Program (NBEP)Capacity Grant\u201d \u2013 EPA \u2013 Awarded: $100,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/lyndon-estes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lyndon Estes<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cJurisdictional Forest Carbon Project Support\u201d \u2013 Terra Carbon \u2013 Awarded: $25,114.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/samantha-francois\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Samantha Francois<\/a>&nbsp;(PSYCH) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cCenter for Youth Equity (CYE) at Tulane University: A Community-Centered Approach to Youth Violence Prevention\u201d \u2013 Awarded: $9,890.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/samantha-francois\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Samantha Francois<\/a>&nbsp;(PSYCH) \u2013<\/strong> \u201d We are worthy of being heard and included\u201d: Engagement of youth voice in the evaluation of trauma-informed schools\u201d.&nbsp; \u2013 Spencer Foundation \u2013 Awarded $37,687.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/david-hibbett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Hibbett<\/a>&nbsp;(BIO) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cHow the mushroom lost its gills: phylogenomics and population genetics of a morphological innovation in the fungal genus Lentinus\u201d \u2013 National Science Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $683,512.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>David Jordan&nbsp;(SOM) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cSmall Business Technical Assistance \u2013 Student Interns providing Technical Assistant to Small Business in Main South area\u201d \u2013 US Treasury \u2013 ARPA \u2013 Awarded: $65,507.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/aghil-alaee-khangha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aghil Alaee Khangha<\/a>&nbsp;(MATH) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cLEAP-MPS: Two Conjectures in Mathematical Relativity\u201d \u2013 NSF \u2013 Awarded: $116,983.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/dominik-kulakowski\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dominik Kulakowksi<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cHow do bark beetle outbreaks, tree regeneration and climate determine fuel treatment longevity? \u2013 Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) \u2013 Awarded: $490,567.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/john-labrie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Labrie<\/a>&nbsp;(SPS) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cBuilding Pathways to Infrastructure (Tech Build)\u201d \u2013 Department of Labor \u2013 Awarded: $5,000,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/lex-lu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lex Lu<\/a>&nbsp;(HIST) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cFertility &amp; Fatherhood China\u201d \u2013 Marion &amp; Jasper Whiting Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $6,461.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/olufemi-odegbile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Olufemi Odegbile<\/a>&nbsp;(COS) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cStreaming Algorithms\u201d \u2013 National Science Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $174,671.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/deborah-martin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deborah Martin<\/a>&nbsp;(GEO) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cPlace-Making Practices and Imaginaries: Exploring Meanings of Place in Policy and Planning in Aberdeen, Scotland\u201d \u2013 Marion &amp; Jasper Whiting Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $9,487.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/john-rogan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Rogan<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) &#8211; <\/strong>\u201cAssessing the Survivorship, Condition and Growth of Trees Planted 2010-2014 in Worcester, MA\u201d \u2013 Commonwealth of Mass DCR \u2013 Awarded $49,748.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/john-rogan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Rogan<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) &#8211;<\/strong> \u201cChanges in coastal vegetation due to shrimp farming\u201d \u2013 Ecuador Camara Nacional de Acuacultura \u2013 Awarded: $49,938.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/laurie-ross\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laurie Ross<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) &#8211;<\/strong> \u201cSafe and Successful Youth Initiative\u201d \u2013 City of Worcester -Dept of Health and Human Services \u2013 Awarded: $27,201.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/laurie-ross\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laurie Ross<\/a>&nbsp;(SOC) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cHealthcare for the Homeless Community Assessment\u201d \u2013 Family Health Center of Worcester, Inc. \u2013 Awarded: $11,742.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/laurie-ross\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laurie Ross<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201c2024 Worcester LARP\u201d \u2013 Commonwealth of Massachusetts \u2013 Awarded: $66,808.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/laurie-ross\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laurie Ross<\/a> (GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cReslient Worcester\u201d \u2013 UMASS Memorial Medical Center \u2013 Awarded: $347,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brienne Smith (ATHL) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cTara Van Derveer Fund for the Advancement of Women in Coaching\u201d \u2013 Women\u2019s Sports Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $17,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/don-spratt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Don Spratt<\/a>&nbsp;(CHEM) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cWorkforce Development Capital Grant Program\u201d \u2013 Massachusetts Life Sciences Center \u2013 Awarded: $750,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/javier-tabima-restrepo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Javier Tabima Restrepo<\/a>&nbsp;(BIO) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cConference Society Prioritizes Our Recruitment of Every Scholar (SPORES): A mentoring program with the goal of diversifying, advancing and promoting future mycologists\u201d \u2013 National Science Foundation \u2013 Award: $46,553.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/shelly-tenenbaum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shelley Tenenbaum<\/a>&nbsp;(SOCI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cCommunity Empowerment and Reinvestment Program\u201d \u2013 Commonwealth of MA-EOED \u2013 Awarded: $200,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/lewis-tseng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lewis Tseng<\/a>&nbsp;(CS) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cCAREER: Towards Fault-tolerant Edge Computing for Cyber-Physical Systems: Distributed Primitives for Coordination under Cyber Attacks\u201d \u2013 National Science Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $313,190.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/nadia-ward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nadia Ward<\/a>&nbsp;(MI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cClark-Southbridge Partnership Project \u2013 Southbridge CARES\u201d \u2013 Health Foundation of Central Mass. \u2013 Awarded: $249,994.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Awarded June 1, 2022 \u2013 May 31, 2023<\/summary>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/hamed-alemohammad\/\">Hamed Alemohammad<\/a>&nbsp;(Center for Geospatial Analytics) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cEvaluating Performance of a Foundation Model for Optical Earth Observation on Downstream Tasks\u201d \u2013 NASA IMPACT \u2013 Awarded: $150,360.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Edward Carr&nbsp;(GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cUSAID\/Climate Adaptation Support Activity (CAS) \u2013 Planning Phase Initial Bid\u201d USAID \u2013 Awarded: $15,526.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/centers\/marsh-institute\/people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stefanie Covino<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cLandscape Conservation Catalyst Fund, Blackstone Watershed Collaborative\u201d \u2013 Center for Large Landscape Conservation \u2013 Awarded: $25,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/centers\/marsh-institute\/people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stefanie Covino<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cBlackstone Watershed Collaborative\u201d \u2013 Roger Williams University\/NBEP \u2013 Awarded: $100,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/thomas-del-prete\">Thomas Del Prete<\/a>&nbsp;(Adam) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cAdam Institute Main South Teacher Residency and Diversity Program\u201d \u2013 MA Service Alliance (AmeriCorps Program) \u2013 Awarded: $686,807.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/timothy-downs\/\">Timothy Downs<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cCo-creating Research and Education Capacities to Understand, Visualize and Mitigate Climate-Change Impact Cascades and Inequities in Central Mexico\u201d \u2013 National Science Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $1,499,365.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ron Eastman\u00a0(Clark Labs) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cIDRISI-Coastal Zone Mapping Phase 5\u201d \u2013 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $1,669,779.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/lyndon-estes\/\">Lyndon Estes<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cNASA Servir 2\u201d \u2013 NASA \u2013 Awarded: $40,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/lyndon-estes\/\">Lyndon Estes<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cHigh Resolution Crop Analysis\u201d \u2013 Cloud to Street \u2013 Awarded: $30,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/abby-frazier\/\">Abby Frazier<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cDrought Early Warning and Response in Hawaii \u2013 Expanding and enhancing stakeholder-driven drought products and services\u201d \u2013 NOAA NIDIS \u2013 Awarded: $23,214.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/karen-frey\/\">Karen Frey<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cRAPID: Impacts of Increased Light Transmittance on Ocean Heating, Primary Productivity, and Carbon Cycling Across a Pacific Artic Continental Self Gradient\u201d \u2013 National Science Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $51,652.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/chandra-jack\/\">Chandra Jack<\/a>&nbsp;(BIOL) \u2013<\/strong> \u201d&nbsp;BRC-BIO: Familiarity with friends: Transgenerational effects as a mechanism for partner choice in the legume-rhizobia mutualism\u201d \u2013 National Science Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $452,947.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/sarah-michaels\/\">Sarah Michaels<\/a>&nbsp;(EDUC) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cAccelerating Science: Open Access Professional Learning with the Next Generation Science Exemplar Program\u201d \u2013 MA Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education \u2013 Awarded: $140,700.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/robert-pontius\/\">Robert Gilmore Pontius<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cLTER: Plum Island Ecosystems, the impact of changing landscapes and climate on interconnected coastal ecosystems\u201d \u2013 National Science Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $336,128.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/robert-pontius\/\">Robert Gilmore Pontius<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) <\/strong>&#8211; \u201cClimate change adaptation and irrigation in the northeastern Cerrado hotspot of land change in Brazil\u201d \u2013 NASA \u2013 Awarded: $749,669.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/margaret-post\/\">Margaret Post<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cJPB\/CC Evaluation Projects\u201d \u2013 Innovation Network\/JPB Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $38.500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/margaret-post\/\">Margaret Post<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI\/IDCE) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cCenter Organizers in Power Building Evaluation for California Health Equity\u201d \u2013 Grassroots Solutions \u2013 Awarded: $60,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/centers\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/people\/faculty-and-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mary Jane Rein<\/a>&nbsp;(HOLO) \u2013 <\/strong>\u201cHolocaust Studies Doctoral Education Program\u201d \u2013 Claims Conference&nbsp; \u2013 Awarded: $50,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/centers\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/people\/faculty-and-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mary Jane Rein<\/a>&nbsp;(HOLO) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cRabbi Israel Miller Fund for Shoah Research\u201d \u2013 Claims Conference \u2013 Awarded: $25,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/laurie-ross\/\">Laurie Ross<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cEquity from the Start\u201d \u2013 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $20,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/laurie-ross\/\">Laurie Ross<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201c2023 Worcester LARP\u201d \u2013 Commonwealth of Mass EOPSS \u2013 Awarded: $64,385.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/florencia-sangermano\/\">Florencia Sangermano<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cCollaborative Research: BoCP-Design US-Sao Paulo: Land use change, ecosystem resilience and zoonotic spillover risk\u201d \u2013 National Science Foundation \u2013 Awarded: $236,162.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/florencia-sangermano\/\">Florencia Sangermano<\/a>&nbsp;(GEO) <\/strong>\u2013 \u201cHow to Navigate and Chart a Course Forward for Women Graduate Students in GI Science\u201d \u2013 Carolyn Merry Mini Grant UCGIS-TRELIS \u2013 Awarded: $3,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/christopher-williams\/\">Chris Williams<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI\/Geo) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cAvoided deforestation as a Climate Opportunity in the United States\u201d \u2013 The Nature Conservancy \u2013 Awarded: $94,796.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/christopher-williams\/\">Chris Williams<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cNFCMS Update and Carbon Assessment for Forest Conservation Planning and Action\u201d \u2013 Open Space Institute Land Trust, Inc. \u2013 Awarded: $132,646.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Awarded April 25, 2021 \u2013 May 31, 2022<\/summary>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/karen-frey\/\">Karen Frey<\/a>&nbsp;(Geography). <\/strong>Edna Bailey Sussman Fund Awards 2021 granted to 12 graduate students. Edna Bailey Sussman Fund. Award: $82,550.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/vasilia-vasiliou\/\">Vasilia Vasiliou<\/a>&nbsp;(SOM).&nbsp; <\/strong>Career Advancement and Culture Change in Biomedical Research: Group Peer Mentoring Outcomes and Mechanisms. National Institute of Health. Award: $92,682.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/jack-delehanty\/\">Jack Delehanty<\/a>&nbsp;(Sociology).&nbsp;<\/strong> Beyond Christian Nationalism: Public Religious Repertoires in the United States. University of Mass, Boston. Award: $8,653.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/amy-heberle\/\">Amy Heberle<\/a>&nbsp;(Psychology).<\/strong> A Mixed Methods Pilot Study of Multi-Modal Intervention to Support Anti-Racist Parenting Amount White Parents. Society for Research in Child Development. Award: $7,450.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brienne Smith (Athletics). <\/strong>Tara VanDerveer Fund for the Advancement of Women in Coaching. Women\u2019s Sports Foundation. Award: $17,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/john-rogan\/\">John Rogan<\/a>&nbsp;and Guy Hydrick (Geography). <\/strong>Successes and Challenges of Rebuilding Community Forests: Tree Survivorship and Institutional Form in the Armenia Tree Project. The Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund. Award: $67,950.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/thomas-kuehne\/\">Thomas Kuehne<\/a>&nbsp;and Lauren Bradford (Holocaust Studies).<\/strong> Liebmann Fund. The Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund. Award: $67,950.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/robert-johnston\/\">Robert Johnston<\/a>&nbsp;and Stefanie Covino (GPMI).<\/strong> Blackstone Watershed Program Manager. New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission. Award: $95,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/elizabeth-imber\/\">Elizabeth Imber<\/a>&nbsp;(History). <\/strong>The New York State Working Group on Jewish Women and Gender in Global Perspective. American Academy for Jewish Research. Award: $1,800.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/john-rogan\/\">John Rogan<\/a>&nbsp;(Geography).<\/strong> Revitalizing the Hadwen Arboretum, Columbus Park Neighborhood. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Award: $6,010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/karen-frey\/\">Karen Frey<\/a>&nbsp;and Clare Gaffey (Geography).<\/strong> The Changing Arctic. United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation. Award: $3,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/lyndon-estes\/\">Lyndon Estes<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI).<\/strong> Gates Foundation Grand Challenges 2019 Annual Meeting Call to Action (CtA). Farmerline. Award: $92,630.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/rosalie-torres-stone\/\">Rosalie Torres Stone<\/a>&nbsp;(Sociology).<\/strong> Trusted Messengers: Supporting Physicians in promoting COVID-19 Vaccination. Award: $26,252.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/alexander-petroff\/\">Alexander Petroff<\/a>&nbsp;(Physics).<\/strong> CAREER: Experimental Investigation of Morphogenesis and Locomotion of Multicellular Magnetotactic Bacteria. Award: $601,423.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/abby-frazier\/\">Abby Frazier<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI).<\/strong> NOAA-National Weather Service. Routine Monitoring of Climate in the State of Hawai\u2019i: Establishment of State Climate Divisions. Award: $92,271.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/ramon-borges-mendez\/\">Ramon Borges-Mendez<\/a>&nbsp;(IDCE).<\/strong>&nbsp; USDA. Seeding Food Resilience through Anchor Institutions. Award: $47,479.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/margaret-post\/\">Margaret Post<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI). <\/strong>Robert Woods Johnston Foundation. Center for Evaluation Innovation. Evaluating the Base Building and Birth Justice Components of the Robert Wood Foundation Community Power Initiative. Award: $240,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/yuko-aoyama\/\">Yuko Aoyama<\/a>&nbsp;(DOGR).<\/strong> Japan Foundation. Salary Assistance Grant for Japanese Language Courses. Award: $26,880.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/dana-bauer\/\">Dana Bauer<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI). <\/strong>National Science Foundation. DISES: Conservation incentives and the socio-spatial dynamics of water sustainability. Award: $363,772.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clarknow.clarku.edu\/2018\/08\/09\/stefanie-covino-battles-climate-change-one-town-at-a-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stefanie Covino<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI).&nbsp;<\/strong> Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Advancing Green Infrastructure in the Blackstone Watershed: Identifying Municipal Priorities, Workshopping Solutions &amp; Mapping Implementation. Award: $24,946.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clarknow.clarku.edu\/2018\/08\/09\/stefanie-covino-battles-climate-change-one-town-at-a-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stefanie Covino<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI).<\/strong> Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Technical Assistance Network for the Southeast New England Program. Award: $15,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mary Jane Rein (Holocaust Studies).<\/strong> Conference on Jewish Claims Against Germany, Inc. Doctoral Fellowships in Holocaust History. Award: $60,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/john-magee\/\">John Magee<\/a>&nbsp;(Hiatt).<\/strong> Hoche-Schofield Foundation. Project CODY. Award: $5,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/abby-frazier\/\">Abby Frazier<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI).<\/strong> United States Geological Survey. Translating existing model results to aid in resource management planning for future precipitation extremes in Hawaii and Southeast Alaska. Award: $12,563.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/arundhati-nag\/\">Arundhati Nag<\/a>&nbsp;(Chem).<\/strong> National Science Foundation. NSF LEAPS-MPS: Macrocyclic peptidomimetic scaffolds for sensing of phosphate-containing metabolites. Award: $249,923.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/don-spratt\/\">Donald Spratt<\/a>&nbsp;(Chem).<\/strong> National Institute of Health. Structure and Mechanism of HERC5-dependent ISGylation.&nbsp; Award: $450,900.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/laurie-ross\/\">Laurie Ross<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI).<\/strong> Commonwealth of MA \u2013 EOPSS. LARP 2022 Shannon Community Safety Initiative-Local Area Research Partner. Award: $64,384.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/karen-frey\/\">Karen Frey<\/a>&nbsp;(Geography).<\/strong> Northeastern University. Remote sensing of river carbon fluxes to the ocean.&nbsp; Award: $73,510.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/betsy-huang\/\">Betsy Huang<\/a>&nbsp;(DOCL).<\/strong> Davis UWC Scholars Program. Pintag Amaru: Reconnecting Youth with Indigenous Stories through Arts-based Pedagogies. Award: $10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/karen-frey\/\">Karen Frey<\/a>&nbsp;(Geography).<\/strong> National Science Foundation. Doctoral Dissertation Research: Resolving Novel Arctic Late Season Phytoplankton Blooms. Award: $60,120.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/kristina-wilson\/\">Kristina Wilson<\/a>&nbsp;(VAPA)<\/strong>. Terra Foundation for American Art. Race in the History of Design: Objects, Identity, Methodologies. Award: $14,904.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/karen-frey\/\">Karen Frey<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI).<\/strong> NASA. Remote Sensing of River Carbon Fluxes to the Ocean. Award: $73,510.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/chandra-jack\/\">Chandra Jack<\/a>&nbsp;(BIOL).<\/strong> National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Linking functional and taxonomic diversity of diazotrophs under contrasting management regimes for enhanced crop productivity. Award: $420,535.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/julio-darcy\/\">Julio M D\u2019Arcy<\/a>&nbsp;(CHEM).<\/strong> National Science Foundation.&nbsp; CAREER: Manufacturing Semiconducting Nanoparticles at the Aerosol\/Vapor-Phase Interface. Award: $500,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/lyndon-estes\/\">Lyndon Estes<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI).&nbsp;<\/strong> Lacuna Fund.&nbsp; A region-wide, multi-year set of crop field boundary labels for Sub-Saharan Africa. Award: $36,230.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Awarded April 25, 2020 \u2013 April 24, 2021<\/summary>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/nathan-ahlgren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nathan Ahlgren<\/a>&nbsp;(Biology).<\/strong> Characterization of Synechococcus-phage intreactions across phylogenetic and temporal scales. National Science Foundation. Award: $724,781.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/anthony-bebbington\/\">Anthony Bebbington<\/a>&nbsp;and James McCarthy (Geography). <\/strong>Mexico\u2019s Contested Renewable Energy Justice Imaginaries.&nbsp; Society of Woman Geographers.&nbsp; Award: $12,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/ramon-borges-mendez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ramon Borges-Mendez<\/a>&nbsp;(IDCE).<\/strong> Rebuilding the affordable housing ecosystem after natural disasters in Puerto Rico.&nbsp; Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Award: $223,984.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/sponsored-programs-and-research\/about-us\/leadership-and-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Richard Cheney<\/a>&nbsp;(SBDC).<\/strong> Small Business Development Center. Small Business Administration. Award: $485,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/sponsored-programs-and-research\/about-us\/leadership-and-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Richard Cheney<\/a>&nbsp;(SBDC). <\/strong>Small Business Development Center.&nbsp; Small Business Administration. Award: $25,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/lyndon-estes\/\">Lyndon Estes<\/a>&nbsp;and Lei Song (GPMI\/Geo).<\/strong> Spatially-explicit simulation of animal movement for reconciling agriculture and wildlife conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Award: $135,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/karen-frey\/\">Karen Frey<\/a>&nbsp;and Clare Gaffey (Geography).<\/strong> UAVs as a bridge for monitoring Artic production. United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation. Award: $5,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/sergio-granados-focil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sergio Granados-Focil<\/a>&nbsp;(Chemistry).<\/strong> Sorbent-polymer composites for passive and reusable thermal battery systems. Award: $48,895.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/david-hibbett\/\">David Hibbett<\/a>&nbsp;(Biography).<\/strong> Liberty Biosecurity LLC Contract. Liberty BIO. Award: $5,645.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/robert-johnston\/\">Robert Johnston<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI).<\/strong> Valuing Spatially Explicit Aquatic Improvements from Agricultural Conservation: An Integrated Biophysical and Meta-Analytic Approach.&nbsp;&nbsp; Award: $499,973.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/arshad-kudrolli\/\">Arshad Kudrolli<\/a>&nbsp;(Physics).<\/strong> Folding, crumpling and entangling of sheets of filaments. National Science Foundation.&nbsp; Award: $487,800.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/john-labrie\/\">John Labrie<\/a>&nbsp;(Provost).<\/strong> Presidential grants for alternate academic delivery.&nbsp; Davis Foundation.&nbsp; Award: $25,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/arundhati-nag\">Arundhati Nag<\/a>&nbsp;(Chemistry). <\/strong>Development of Novel Proximity Catalyzed Chemical Epitope Targeting Technology for Isolating Macrocyclic Peptide inhibitor of Kras (G12V) \u2013 Sos interaction.&nbsp; National Institutes of Health.&nbsp; Award: $450,862.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/nicole-overstreet\/\">Nicole Overstreet<\/a>&nbsp;and Nida Jamshed (Psychology).<\/strong> STUDENT: Understanding Factors that influence Women\u2019s Decisions to Address Violence Against Women in Pakistan.&nbsp; Award: $1,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/margaret-post\/\">Margaret Post<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI\/IDCE).<\/strong> JPB\/CC Evaluation Projects. Innovation Network.&nbsp; Award: $62,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/john-rogan\/\">John Rogan<\/a>&nbsp;and Guy Hydrick (Geography).<\/strong> STUDENT: Successes and challenges of rebuilding community forests: Tree survivorship and institutional form in the Armenian Tree Project.&nbsp; Award: $18,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brienne Smith and Sydney Kahan (Athletics).<\/strong> Tara VanDerveer Fund. Woman\u2019s Sports Foundation.&nbsp; Award: $17,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/don-spratt\/\">Donald Spratt<\/a>&nbsp;(Chemistry).<\/strong> Biophysical Analysis of Homeodomain Transcription Factors. Abbvie Bioresearch Center, Inc.&nbsp; Award: $9,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/james-cordova\/\">James Cordova<\/a>&nbsp;and Lei Song(Psychology).<\/strong> STUDENT: \u201cHoney, we\u2019re doing our thing again!\u201d. The influence of relationship pattern labeling on intimacy and relationship satisfaction in couples\u2019 relationships. Psi Chi. Award: $1,429.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mary Jane Rein and Emil Kjerte (Holocaust Studies).<\/strong> \u201cUstasta Killing\u201d. Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern University. Award: $4,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/ramon-borges-mendez\/\">Ramon Borges-Mendez<\/a>&nbsp;(IDCE).<\/strong> \u201cRebuilding the Affordable Housing Ecosystem after Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico\u201d. Kauffman Foundation. Award: $223,984.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mary Jane Rein (Holocaust Studies).<\/strong> \u201cWriting and Rewriting the History of Kovno Ghetto\u201d. Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern University. Award: $4,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/laurie-ross\/\">Laurie Ross&nbsp;<\/a>(Marsh Institute).<\/strong> \u201cLARP 2021 -Shannon Community Safety Initiative-Local Area Research\u201d. Commonwealth of MA-EOPSS. Award: $59,991.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mary Jane Rein (Holocaust Studies).<\/strong> \u201cCohen-Lasry House Renovation\u201d. The Margulf Foundation. Award: $75,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/betsy-huang\/\">Betsy Huang<\/a>&nbsp;(Dean of the College).<\/strong> \u201cAmplifying Voices\u201d. Davis Project for Peace. Award: $10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/betsy-huang\/\">Betsy Huang<\/a>&nbsp;(Dean of the College).<\/strong> \u201cWeaving Dreams\u201d. Davis UWC Scholars Program. Award: $10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/christopher-williams\/\">Christopher Williams<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI).<\/strong> \u201cDecision Support Tools for Global Assessment of Albedo Impacts on NCS from Reforestation and Avoided Deforestation\u201d. The Nature Conservancy.&nbsp; Award: $377,595.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/amy-heberle\/\">Amy Heberle<\/a>&nbsp;(Psychology).<\/strong> \u201cMeasurement of Parent and Teacher Critical Consciousness\u201d. Spencer Foundation. Award: $49,627.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/asha-best\/\">Asha Best<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI).<\/strong> \u201cMethodologies for Just Urban Futures: Using Geospatial Tools to Address Police Violence\u201d Urban Studies Foundation. Award: $32,633.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/abbie-goldberg\/\">Abbie Goldberg<\/a>&nbsp;(Psychology).<\/strong> \u201cTranslational Tools for Schools and Parents\u201d. Spencer Foundation. Award: $10,920.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/laurie-ross\/\">Laurie Ross<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI).<\/strong> \u201cGun Violence Prevention Initiative-Outreach\/Case Management Services\u201d. Worcester Youth Center. Award: $15,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/lyndon-estes\/\">Lyndon Estes<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI). <\/strong>\u201cEnabling Crop Analytics at Scale\u201d.&nbsp; Farmerline Limited. Award: $87,000.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Awarded April 25, 2019 \u2013 April 24, 2020<\/summary>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/charles-agosta\/\">Charles Agosta<\/a>&nbsp;(Physics).<\/strong> Charge modulation in unconventional superconductors, National Science Foundation. Award: $670,234<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/anthony-bebbington\/\">Denise Bebbington<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI\/IDCE).<\/strong> Background research in support of NYDF assessment report 2020, Climate Focus. Award: $13,586<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/dana-bauer\/\">Dana Bauer<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI).<\/strong> Informing Conservation Program Targeting for Cost-Effective Integrated Pollinator-Pest Management, USDA NIFA. Award: $357,127<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/katerine-bielaczyc\/\">Katerine Bielaczyc<\/a>&nbsp;(Hiatt Center).<\/strong> CSCL 2019: A wide lens, National Science Foundation. Award: $25,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/robert-boatright\/\">Robert Boatright<\/a>&nbsp;(Political Science).<\/strong> American Corruption Talk, Charles Koch Foundation. Award: $25,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/michael-boyer\/\">Michael Boyer<\/a>&nbsp;(Physics).<\/strong> The nanoscale effects of intrinsic and externally-applied strain on charge density wave states. National Science Foundation. Award: $427,074<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:screma@clarku.edu\">Stefano Crema<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Ronald Eastman\u00a0(Clark Labs).<\/strong> Global Landcover Change Forecast \u2013 2050, ESRI. Award: $1,680,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/thomas-del-prete\/\">Thomas Del Prete<\/a>&nbsp;(Education).<\/strong> Adam Achievers College Success Program, Greater Worcester Community Foundation. Award: $7,500<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/robert-drewell\/\">Robert Drewell<\/a>&nbsp;(Biology).<\/strong> Investigating the molecular mechanisms of transcriptional regulation at Drosophila Homeotic genes, National Institutes of Health. Award: $450,900<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/lyndon-estes\/\">Lyndon Estes<\/a>&nbsp;(Geography).<\/strong> CNH2-L: Linkages and interactions between urban food security and rural agricultural systems, National Science Foundation. Award: $182,796<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/lyndon-estes\/\">Lyndon Estes<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI).<\/strong> SERVIR: Unclocking the power of active remote sensing for ecosystem services modeling in the Amazon\u2019s forest-agriculture interface, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Award: $51,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/lyndon-estes\/\">Lyndon Estes<\/a>&nbsp;(Geography).<\/strong> Omidyar Network 2 \u2013 Mapping Africa, Omidyar Network. Award: $250,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/karen-frey\/\">Karen Frey<\/a>&nbsp;(Geography).<\/strong> Collaborative Research: The Distributed Biological Observatory (DBO): A Change Detection Array in the Pacific Arctic Region, 2019-2024, NSF Office of Polar Programs. Award: $643,234<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Elisabeth Gilmore (IDCE).<\/strong> Collaborative Research: Workshop: Engaging students in science international decision making, National Science Foundation. Award: $28,159<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/abbie-goldberg\/\">Abbie Goldberg<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:MeManley@clarku.edu\">Melissa Manley<\/a>&nbsp;(Psychology).<\/strong> A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Sexual Minority Parents Experiences with Consensual Non-Monogamy, American Psychological Foundation. Award: $10,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/sergio-granados-focil\/\">Sergio Granados-Focil<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/luis-smith\/\">Luis Smith<\/a>&nbsp;(Chemistry). <\/strong>REU: An Integrated Study of Ion Dynamics and Population Distribution to Understand the Molecular Underpinnings of Charge Transport Through Self-Assembled Solid Polymer Electrolytes, National Science Foundation. Award: $10,400<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/sergio-granados-focil\/\">Sergio Granados-Focil<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/luis-smith\/\">Luis Smith<\/a>&nbsp;(Chemistry). <\/strong>REU: Collaborative Research: Adaptive building enclosure systems using cellular solid-solid phase change materials with variable transparency, National Science Foundation. Award: $16,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/robert-johnston\/\">Robert Johnston<\/a>&nbsp;and Dana Bauer (GPMI). <\/strong>Advancing Southern New England Shellfish Aquaculture through an Engaged Public and Next Generation Tools, NOAA National Sea Grant. Award: $174,999<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/robert-johnston\/\">Robert Johnston<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI).<\/strong> Benefits and costs of non-market value methods for environmental management, Australian Research Council. Award: $32,903<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/robert-johnston\/\">Robert Johnston<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI). <\/strong>The economics of marine plastic pollution: What are the benefits of international cooperation? ESRC (UK). Award: $279,653<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/arshad-kudrolli\/\">Arshad Kudrolli<\/a>&nbsp;(Physics).<\/strong> Predicting Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Impact with Multiscale Contact and Transmission Mitigation, National Science Foundation. Award: $200,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/dominik-kulakowski\/\">Dominik Kulakowski<\/a>&nbsp;(Geography). <\/strong>Feedback among climatically driven disturbance regimes, Society of Woman Geographers. Award: $4,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/john-labrie\/\">John Labrie<\/a>&nbsp;(Academic Advising). <\/strong>Scaling Apprenticeship Through Sector-Based Strategies, Tech Quest Apprenticeship Consortium, U.S. Department of Labor. Award: $11,999,770<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/john-magee\/\">John Magee<\/a>&nbsp;(Math and Computer Science)<\/strong>. REU Supplement: Award: IIS-1551590 INT: Collaborative Research: Detecting, Predicting and Remediating Student Affect and Grit Using Computer Vision, National Science Foundation. Award: $31,760<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/ana-kamille-marcelo\/\">Ana Marcelo<\/a>&nbsp;and Amanda Feherty (Psychology).<\/strong> Uncovering Cultural Roots: Grounding the Parent-Emerging Adult Child Relationship, Psi Chi. Award: $1,480<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/james-mccarthy\/\">James McCarthy<\/a>&nbsp;(Geography).<\/strong> Afro-Indigeneity and Protected Area Management in Jamaica, National Science Foundation. Award: $15,631<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/alexander-petroff\/\">Alexander Petroff<\/a>&nbsp;(Physics).<\/strong> Experimental investigation of oxygen dynamics in natural sediment, The American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund. Award: $110,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/margaret-post\/\">Margaret Post<\/a>&nbsp;(IDCE\/Marsh).<\/strong> Evaluation Projects, Innovation Network. Award: $83,900<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Teresa Quinn&nbsp;(SOM). <\/strong>U-reka! Big Idea Challenge Seed Funding and Prizes, Santander Bank. Award: $25,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:mrein@clarku.edu\">Mary Jane Rein<\/a>&nbsp;(Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies).<\/strong> Doctoral Student Support, Conference on Material Claims Against Germany. Award: $80,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/john-rogan\/\">John Rogan<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/deborah-martin\/\">Deborah Martin<\/a>&nbsp;(GEOG).<\/strong> Tree Planting for Cooler Summers and Cleaner Air in Partnership with a Community Hospital, Outpatient Center and Land Trusts to Improve Health conditions for High Risk Populations in Two Small Low Income Cities, Opacum Land Trust (for USDA). Award: $12,424<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/laurie-ross\/\">Laurie Ross<\/a>&nbsp;(IDCE\/Marsh). <\/strong>Boston Children\u2019s Collaboration for Community Health, The Community Builders. Award: $146,550<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/laurie-ross\/\">Laurie Ross<\/a>&nbsp;(IDCE\/Marsh).<\/strong> Trauma and housing stability, Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation. Award: $36,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/laurie-ross\/\">Laurie Ross<\/a>&nbsp;(IDCE\/Marsh).<\/strong> Worcester Beyond Healthcare 2, The Community Builders. Award: $6,550<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/laurie-ross\/\">Laurie Ross<\/a>&nbsp;(IDCE\/Marsh).<\/strong> 2020 Worcester LARP, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Award: $59,999<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/ravi-sharma\/\">Ravi Sharma<\/a>&nbsp;(Philosophy).<\/strong> War, Empire, Innovation, and Persuasion in Ancient Greece: Exploring Archaic and Classical Culture through its Material Remains, Whiting Foundation. Award: $6,419<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/don-spratt\/\">Donald Spratt<\/a>&nbsp;(Biochemistry).<\/strong> ClarkU Biochemistry Outreach in Worcester, MA, The Protein Society. Award: $500<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/don-spratt\/\">Donald Spratt<\/a>&nbsp;(Chemistry). <\/strong>Structure &amp; Mechanics of HECT E3 Ubiquitin Ligase HERC2, AbbVie. Award: $9,064<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/don-spratt\/\">Donald Spratt<\/a>&nbsp;(Chemistry).<\/strong> Worcester Technical HS Summer Internship (Biotechnology), Massachusetts Life Sciences Center. Award: $2,880<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/andrew-stewart\/\">Andrew Stewart<\/a>&nbsp;(Psychology)<\/strong>. A Threatening Marriage: Intergroup Bias against Zainichi Koreans among the Japanese, Psi Chi. Award: $1,500<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/christopher-williams\/\">Christopher Williams<\/a>&nbsp;(Geography),<\/strong> Avoided deforestation opportunity for natural climate solutions across the northeastern US, US Climate Alliance\/TNC. Award: $106,754<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/christopher-williams\/\">Christopher Williams<\/a>&nbsp;(GPMI), <\/strong>Forest Carbon vulnerability and storage assessments meeting stakeholder needs with a prototype US forest carbon monitoring system, TNC. Award: $81,520<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/christopher-williams\/\">Christopher Williams<\/a>&nbsp;(Geography). <\/strong>Assessing forest clearing rates near pellet mills I southeastern US forestlands, Duke Foundation. 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