Faculty Notes Grants College of Arts & Sciences Dr. Carlos Bertulani, associate professor of physics, was awarded $144,000 over the period of the project for “Building a Universal Nuclear Energy Density Functional,” and $60,000 for “Reactions with Rare Isotopes.” Dr. James Cain, III, assistant professor of biological and environmental sciences, was awarded $6,732 for “Habitat Selection, Movements, and Conservation of Wildebeest in South Africa.” Dr. Eileen Durand Faulkenberry, assistant professor of mathematics, was awarded $240,000 over two years for “Algebraic Connections K-8,” and $685,000 through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for “Math and Science Teacher Academy (MASTA).” Dr. Vanessa Huse, instructor of mathematics, was awarded $170,000 over the period of the project for “Measurement in the Middle Grades,” and $150,000 for “Podcast Training for CTE Online.” Dr. Ben Jang, professor of chemistry, was awarded $105,000 over the period of the project for the “Welch Department Grant” and $219,000 over the period of the project for “Research Experience for 2-year Undergraduates in Chemistry.” Dr. Larry Lemanski, provost and professor of biological and environmental sciences, was awarded $166,922 for “Studies on a Novel RN that Promotes Heart Development.” Dr. Frank Miskevich, assistant professor of biological and environmental sciences, was awarded $24,000 for “Life at the Edge: Biology Beyond the Earth.” Drs. Robin Reid and Judy Ford, professors of literature and languages and history respectively, were awarded $175,395 for “Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings in History and Lit Classroom.”
College of Business & Technology Cheri Davis, assistant planetarium director, was awarded $25,314 for “Lunar Exploration.”
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Dr. Brent Donham, associate professor and department head of industrial engineering and technology, was awarded $11,111 for the “Engineering Recruitment Program.”