Current Research Funding
At the College of Science and Mathematics (CSM) at Kennesaw State University (KSU) we take immense pride in our dedicated faculty members who consistently demonstrate their commitment to excellence in research and education. Many of our distinguished faculty members have earned recognition and support for their groundbreaking work through extramural grants and awards. This page is dedicated to celebrating their achievements and shedding light on the vital research and projects they're working on, thanks to these current research funding grants and awards.
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$17,591,804
Total research funding
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42
Faculty Funded
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18
External Sponsors
Federal
| Sponsor | Principle Investigator (PI) | Date | Project Title | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Tom Leeper | 2022-2026 | Comparative structural and functional analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa inhibitor of vertebrate lysozyme paralogs | $540,000 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Anton Bryantsev | 2022-2025 | Regulation of cardiac patterning via Akirin/NuRD Interactions | $406,267 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Brandon Carpenter | 2023-2026 | Elucidating the mechanisms by which ectopically expressed genes and piRNAs perturb somatic cell function when histone methylation is inappropriately regulated. | $432,000 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Carol Chrestensen | 2023-2026 | NOS3 and p38 MAP kinase - is the interaction between them a mechanism of p38 regulation? | $405,650 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Martin Hudson and Melanie Griffin | 2022-2027 | Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE) at Kennesaw State | $1,220,000 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Dongyu Jia | 2023-2025 | Developmental regulation of epithelial cell cuboidal-to-squamous transition in Drosophila follicle | $426,000 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Jonathan McMurry | 2023-2026 | Cell-penetrating peptide adaptors for intracellular cargo delivery | $406,500 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Kojo Mensa-Wilmot, Martin Hudson and Melanie Griffin | 2023-2028 | Peach State Bridges to the Doctorate Research Training Program (T32) | $2,000,000 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Kojo Mensa-Wilmot | 2016-2026 | Optimization and Modes of Action of NEU-4438, a New Anti-trypanosome Lead Drug | $675,005 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Scott Nowak | 2023-2024 | The role Akirin and Pannier interactions during myogenesis | $135,500 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Vishnu Suppiramaniam | 2020-2026 | Elucidation of molecular mechanisms of prenatal cannabinoid exposure: Identification of targets and therapies. | $1,723,450 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Michael Van Dyke | 2024-2028 | Transcription Factor Discovery in the Opportunistic Pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa | $576,000 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Timothy Faver | 2024 – 2027 | Nonlinear Waves in Discrete Heterogeneous Media | $134,001 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Carl Saint-Louis | 2022-2024 | Molecular Design, Synthesis, Properties, and Application of 2,5-bis(2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethynyl)thiophene Photolabile Protecting Groups for the Synthesis of Hydroxamic Acids | $99,604 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | John Barrows | 2022-2024 | NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology FY 2021: Regulation and response to environmental metals in thermophiles | $138,000 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Michael Stollenz | 2022-2025 | Highly Luminescent Multinuclear Coinage Metal Arrays with a Twist: A New Approach to Design Light-Emitting Molecular Strings and Coils | $348,917 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Michael Van Dyke | 2021-2024 | RUI: Transcription Factor Discovery in the Extremophile Thermus Thermophilus | $330,011 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Somayeh Mashayekhi | 2021-2025 | Collaborative Research: Reproductive heterogeneity in the structured coalescent framework | $112,256 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Anton Bryantsev | 2021-2024 | RUI: Studying B-bodies, a novel type of nuclear domains: from organization to practical exploitation. | $419,789 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Melanie Griffin | 2022-2027 |
Louis Stokes STEM Pathways and Research Alliance: Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation |
$2,499,998 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Melanie Griffin | 2022-2027 |
Louis Stokes Renewal STEM Pathways and Research Alliance: Peach State LSAMP |
$267,000 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Andreas Papaefstathiou | 2022-2025 | Deciphering Electro-Weak Scale Physics at Particle Colliders | $147,051 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Chetan Dhital | 2022-2024 | LEAPS-MPS: Investigation of topological spin texture and magnetoelectric coupling in non-centrosymmetric orthorhombic oxides | $223,728 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Jianming Wen | 2023-2026 | ExpandQISE: Track 1: Exceptional entanglement transition and supersensitive quantum sensing empowered by anti-Hermiticity and symmetries | $796,083 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Mahmoud Asmar | 2022-2024 | LEAPS-MPS Quantum vortex states and non-collinear magnetic interactions in light-driven quantum materials | $159,653 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Nikolaos Kidonakis and Marco Guzzi | 2021-2024 | Particle Theory for High-Energy Collider Physics | $300,001 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Nikolaos Kidonakis and Marco Guzzi | 2024 – 2027 | Theoretical Calculations for Particle Physics at Hadron Colliders | $360,000 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Kadian Callahan | 2023-2024 | Conference: Eliminating the Mathematics Barrier for All Students: Bringing Innovation to Scale in High Education Mathematics | $99,957 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Kadian Callahan, Ben Sloop, and Katie Christensen | 2022-2025 | Achieving Critical Transformations in Undergraduate Programs in Mathematics (ACT UP Math) | $174,054 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Kyle Gabriel | 2021-2024 | Testing the Efficacy of Aerosolized Treatments in Reducing Prevalence of White-Nose Syndrome (GA) | $87,163 |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | Troy Mutchler | 2022-2024 | Quantifying the Role of Water Quality on Nitrogen Cycling in a Tropical Estuary | $59,998 |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Todd Pierson | 2022-2025 | Distribution and genetic diversity of Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea chamberlaini) | $92,072 |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) | Scott Reese and Kadian Callahan | 2018-2025 | KSU Inclusive Excellence Initiative | $1,000,000 |
| Army Research Office | Eric Stachura | 2024-2027 | Analysis of the bi-anisotropic Maxwell equations on domains with Rough Boundaries | $223,206 |
State/Private
| Sponsor | Principle Investigator (PI) | Date | Project Title | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Heart Association (AHA) | Scott Nowak | 2022-2024 | The role of Akirin and Pannier interactions during cardiac development | $77,000 |
| Biology Leadership Community | Dovid Kozlovsky and Liz Harrison | 2023-2024 | Enhancing Visual Literacy of Biology Concepts Using Figure Analysis Instruction: A Multi-Institutional Study | $10,000 |
| Georgia Department of Agriculture | Mario Bretfeld | 2022-2025 | Offsetting the Quality-Quantity Tradeoff of Hydroponically-Grown Tomatoes via Foliar Inoculation | $98,945 |
| Georgia Department of Agriculture | Christopher Cornelison | 2021-2024 | Piloting Sustainable Controlled Environment Mushroom Cultivation for Georgia Growers | $102,341 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) | Premila Achar and David Joffe | 2020-2024 | KSU Applied Leadership Program G16 | $10,000 |
| Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) | Christopher Cornelison | 2023-2024 | MycoLogic Inc | $100,000 |
| Herpetologists League | Todd Pierson | 2023-2024 | Spatial Variation in the Frequency of Alternative Reproductive Tactics | $5,000 |
| Herpetologists League | Todd Pierson | 2021-2024 | Spatial Variation in the Frequency of Alternative Reproductive Tactics | $130,680 |
| Juniata University | Kimberly Cortes | 2023-2026 | NSF RCN UBE | $46,445 |
| Lemelson Foundation | Kadian Callahan | 2023-2025 | EOP framework | $160,129 |
| Purafil, Inc. | Bharat Baruah | 2023-2024 | RESEARCH CONSULTING AGREEMENT | $19,067 |
| University of California-Irvine | Jonathan McMurry | 2022-2024 | A single-molecule protein nanocapsule for targeteddelivery of diverse cargo | $26,466 |
| University of Georgia (UGA) | Melanie Griffin | 2023-2024 | Kennesaw State LSAMP-Kennesaw Campus | $53,550 |
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