Office of Research and Sponsored Projects Highlights
TAMIU Named Recipient of $400K THECB Award Supporting Environmental, Public Health Initiative
TAMIU has received a $400,000 award from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's Minority Health Research and Education Grant Program. Continue Reading
TAMIU Research Highlights: Faculty Scholarship Featured in Second Quarterly Showcase
Now in its second iteration, TAMIU Research Highlights continues to showcase University faculty research areas and scholarly publications. Continue Reading
TAMIU Prof. Named A&M System Research Fund Recipient for Supply Chain Study
Dr. Miguel Gaston Cedillo-Campos, assistant professor of Business, in the TAMIU A.R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business (ARSSB), was awarded funding through the Research Excellence Fund awarded by the Texas A&M University System. Continue Reading
TAMIU Prof. Named A&M System Research Fund Recipient for Mental Health, Criminal Justice Study
TAMIU assistant professor of Criminal Justice and interim director of the Master of Science in Criminal Justice program, Dr. Brittany Hood, was recently named a recipient of the Research Excellence Fund for Strategic Initiatives. Continue Reading
Our Seminar Series from Previous Years
Dr. Alfred Addo-Mensah
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Grant Name: Synthesizing Peptide/Amide-Based MXenes for 3-D Ink Formulation, Biosensing and Composite Fabrication
- Grant award: $201,044
- Funding agency: Clarkson Aerospace

Dr. Fatick Nath
- Grant Name: Investigation of Nano-stabilized Nitrogen-foamed Stimulation Fluids to Evaluate Fracture Effectiveness for Water-Sensitive Shale Formation
- Grant Award: $55,000
- Funding Agency: American Chemical Society

Dr. Monica Mendez
- Grant Name: Mitigation and Risk Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance in Recycled Irrigation Water
- Grant Award: $299,986
- Funding Agency: Department of Agriculture

Dr. Ruvini Pathirana
- Grant Name: NSF-BRC-BIO: Polyamine Regulated Morphogenesis in Candida Albicans
- Grant Award: $500,902
- Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Dr. Ediza Garza
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Grant Name: Student Emotional and Academic Success
- Grant award: $2,990,053
- Funding agency: Department of Education

Dr. Kennith Tobin
- Grant Name: Tracking Graduate Student Success at a Hispanic-Serving Institution
- Grant Award: $2,923,228
- Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education

Dr. Deepak Ganta
- Grant Name: HSI Pilot Project: Investigating Impact of an Active Learning Informed and Creative-Video-Based Psychosocial Enrichment Intervention on Retention of Hispanic Engineering Students
- Grant Award: $200,000
- Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Dr. Lourdes Viloria
- Grant Name: HSI Pilot Project: Building Academic Success Early for STEM (BASE)
- Grant Award: $199,998
- Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Dr. John Kilburn
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Grant Name: GET PHIT Gaining Equity in Training for Public Health Informatics and Technology
- Grant award: $473,480
- Funding agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services- Subaward to TAMIU from UT HSC-Houston

Dr. Khaled Enab
- Grant Name: DOE- EnergyWerx Capacity Building Thermal Energy
- Grant Award: $100,000
- Funding Agency: Department of Energy

Dr. Zhiyang Li
- Grant Name: The Petroleum Research Fund
- Grant Award: $55,000
- Funding Agency: American Chemical Society

Dr. Habib Ammari
- Grant Name: REU Site: Gluing Computer Science and Convex Geometry: Research Experiences for Undergraduates form Community Colleges
- Grant Award: $429,903
- Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Dr. Peter Haruna & Dr. Mehnaaz Momen
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Grant Name: Webb County Counterpart Funding
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Grant award: $50,000
- Funding agency: Department of Social Sciences


Dr. James O'Meara
- Grant Name: Preparing STEM Majors as Outstanding Certified Secondary Mathematics Teachers for High Need Schools
- Grant Award: $1,199,532
- Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Dr. Sara Melendez
- Grant Name: Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention Simulation Education Training Program
- Grant Award: $1,489,619
- Funding Agency: Health Resources & Services Administration

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Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP)
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5201 University Boulevard, Laredo, TX 78041