Recent External Grants

The following grants support our faculty's research endeavors.

Durham, Paul L, "Collaborative for REsearch to AdvanceTMD Evidence (CREATE)," Sponsored by NIH (NIDCR), Federal, $260,503.01. (December 2025 - November 2030).

Durham, Paul L, "Grape Seed Extract Modulation of Peripheral and Central Nervous System Neuron-Glia Interactions," Sponsored by NIH, Federal, $427,500.00. (April 2024 - March 2027).

Finn, Debra, "Distribution and habitat associations of the Arkansas mudalia (Leptoxis arkansenis ) in priority areas of the White River basin in Arkansas," Sponsored by US Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal, $56,466.00. (October 2025 - March 2027).

Finn, Debra, "City of Springfield Urban Stream Bioassessment II," Sponsored by City of Springfield, Local, $15,996.00. (October 2025 - August 2026).

Kado, Takehiro, "Repurposing Dibucaine as an Adjuvant to Spectinomycin: A Novel Strategy against Mycobacterium avium Complex," Sponsored by International Science and Technology Center, Other, $29,975.00. (October 2025 - October 2027).

Kovacs, Laszlo G, "Deconstructing Plasticity in Perennial Plants: Genomic and Epigenomic Architecture of Scion and Rootstock Traits in Grafted Grapevines," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $50,136.00. (February 2025 - January 2029).

Ligon, Day B, "Alligator Snapping Turtle Post-Introduction Monitoring in Kansas," Sponsored by US Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal, $116,092.37. (April 2024 - March 2026).

Mathis, S Alicia, "Modification 03 & 04 to Partnership for Ecological Monitoring in the NPS-HTLN," Sponsored by National Park Service, Federal, $201,364.00. (October 2023 - April 2027).

Mirza, Babur, "Cyanobacterial Diversity and Toxin Profiling for Water Quality Monitoring," Sponsored by USGS, Federal, $25,000.00. (February 2026 - January 30, 2027).

Thomas, Andrew (Principal), Russell, Avery (Supporting), "USDA-SCRI Specialty Crop Research Initiative," Sponsored by USDA, University of Missouri, Federal, $60,000.00. (May 2024 - September 2026).

Russell, Avery, "The impact of anthropogenic volatile organic compounds on the behavior and learning of Bombus impatiens (eastern bumblebee)," Sponsored by Wayne State University, $3,902.00. (January 2026 - April 2026).

Santra, Santimukul (Principal), Banerjee, Tuhina (Co-Principal), Ghosh, Mukulika (Co-Principal), "Ultrasensitive Immunodetection of Foodborne Pathogens Using Smartphone-Based Lateral Flow Technology," Sponsored by USDA, Federal, $591,476.00. (December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2028).

Banerjee, Tuhina, "LEAPS-MPS: Light Tunable Redox-Active hybrid Nanomaterial with Ultrahigh Catalytic Activity for Colorimetric Applications," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $249,567.00. (January 2024 - December 2026).

Santra, Santimukul, Banerjee, Tuhina, "Investigation of Membrane Fusion Interactions of Enveloped Viruses using Magnetically-Labeled Liposomes," Sponsored by NIH, Federal, $334,267.00. (October 2023 - May 2026).

Biagioni, Richard N, DeVore, Natasha, Rico, Cyren, Yoshimatsu, Keiichi, Banerjee, Tuhina, Meints, Gary, Steinle, Erich D, Durham, Paul L, Kovacs, Laszlo G, Ligon, Day B, "MRI - Acquisition of a Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry System," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $383,538.00. (August 2022 - August 2025).

Santra, Santimukul, "Synthesis of petroleum-based new dendritic macromolecules for designing reusable copper catalysts to promote fundamental chemical transformations," Sponsored by Petroleum Research Fund, Private, $70,000.00. (February 2024 - August 2026).

Iqbal, Razib, Katangur, Ajay, Piccolo, Diana L, Liu, Siming, Obafemi-Ajayi, Tayo, "RET Site:  Computer Science Research Opportunity for Smart Environments (ROSE)," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $600,000.00. (May 2023 - April 2026).

Katangur, Ajay (Principal), Rebaza, Jorge (Co-Principal), Smith, Lloyd A (Co-Principal), Wood, Kelly S. (Co-Principal), Giles, Chelsey (Co-Principal), Templer Rodrigues, Abby (Supporting), "ELATE: Enhanced Learning and Training Experiences," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $1,499,928.00. (2023 - 2029).

Maruf, Adnan, "CRII: CSR: Dynamic Page Allocation for Tiered Memory Systems," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $149,832.00. (August 1, 2025 - July 31, 2027).

Obafemi-Ajayi, Tayo, "Integrating Explainable AI in Trajectory Modeling of Serum Biomarker Profiles to Enhance Management of Patients with Severe to Mild Traumatic Brain Injury," Sponsored by DOD, Federal, $1,131,731.00. (September 1, 2025 - August 30, 2028).

Do, Ngoc, "AMS-Simons Research Enhancement Grants for Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI) Faculty," Sponsored by Simons Foundation, American Mathematical Society, and Eve, Kirsten, Lenore, and Ada of the Menger family., Private, $9,000.00. (July 1, 2024 - May 30, 2027).

Reed, Michael D (Principal), Baran, Andrzej (Co-Principal), "RUI: Understanding the cores of horizontal branch stars via MESA, GAIA, and asteroseismology," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $714,580.00. (September 1, 2025 - August 31, 2028).

Baran, Andrzej, "Variation of rotational multiplets in hot subdwarfs," Sponsored by NASA, Federal, $13,600.00. (October 2025 - April 2026).

Reed, Michael D, "Missouri Space Grant," Sponsored by NASA, Federal, $188,000.00. (June 1, 2025 - May 31, 2029).

Dogwiler, Toby J, "Drone Survey of a Portion of the James River Near Rogersville, MO," Sponsored by Watershed Committee of the Ozarks, Local, $2,000.00. (March 2025 - December 2026).

Iacobucci, Evan, "Using Study Abroad Experience to Understand Changes in Attitudes Toward and Perceptions of Sustainable Transport Policies," Sponsored by American Planning Association Transportation Planning Division, Federal, $1,000.00. (June 2025 - May 2026).

Meenar, Mahbubur R (Principal), Ishtiaque, Asif (Co-Principal), "Unearthing Urban Land Cultivation: Earth Science Data Analysis and Implications for Urban Agriculture Practice and Policies," Sponsored by NASA, Federal, $300,000.00. (May 2024 - April 2026).

McKay, Matthew, "Geological Mapping of the Southern and Western Portion of the Mount Vernon 7.5-minute quadrangle, eastern Tennessee," Sponsored by US Geological Society, Federal, $18,160.00. (November 1, 2025 - December 31, 2026).

Tackett, Lydia (Co-Principal), Schiffbauer, James (Principal), Selly, Tara, "Collaborative Research: A Multiproxy Exploration of the Terminal Ediacaran Stage at the Nevada National Security Site," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Other, $513,000.00. (August 2025 - July 2027).