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Research Vibes: PVAMU’s Research & Innovation Week 2024

Research Vibes: Changing Ideas into Reality Prairie View, Texas (March 1, 2024) -- As Prairie View A&M University's Division of Research and Innovation (R&I) prepares for its annual Research & Innovation Week, scheduled from April 1 to 5, 2024, a palpable excitement permeates "The Hill!" This week-long celebration stands as a testament to the university's [...]

PVAMU’s Dr. Suxia Cui Collaborates on TAMU-Led NSF Grant Initiative

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 1, 2024) -- Suxia Cui, Ph.D., has received a sub-award grant exceeding $15,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES). Cui is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Prairie View A&M University. Additionally, this grant initiative involves collaboration with esteemed researchers from Texas [...]

Dr. Richard Griffin Secures Nearly $170K in Grants from Kansas State University and the Dept. of Agriculture

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (February 14, 2024) Richard Griffin, Ph.D., has been awarded two grants totaling nearly $170,000. One comes from Kansas State University via the US Department of Agriculture-NIFA, and the other originates from Harris County. Griffin is a Professor and Research Scientist in the Cooperative Agricultural Research Center at the College of Agricultural, Food, [...]

Dr. Harriette Howard-Lee Block Awarded nearly $2M Natl. Institutes of Health Grant

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (February 13, 2024) – Harriette Howard-Lee Block, Ph.D., was recently awarded obtained a significant grant totaling $1,981,178 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Block, Department Head and Associate Professor of Biology at Prairie View A&M University, is the Principal Investigator. The Co-PIs include Deirdre Vaden, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology at [...]

Dr. Lijun Qian Receives $61K IBM Grant

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas, January 19, 2024) -  Lijun Qian, Ph.D., has been awarded $61,000 by the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). Qian is an AT&T Endowed Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Prairie View A&M University. The Co-PIs are Professor and Director of Broadening Global Learning Opportunities Building Academic Leaders, Richard Wilkins, Ph.D.; Associate [...]

Dr. Alfred Parks Earns over $500K USDA-NIFA Grant

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (January 18, 2024) – Alfred Parks, Ph.D. has been awarded over $500,000 by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Parks is a Scientist and Professor of College of Agriculture and Human Sciences at Prairie View A&M University. The Co-PI is Rukeia Draw-Hood, Ph.D., Program Leader of the 4H Development Extension [...]

Dr. Rambod Rayegan Earns $715K Department of Energy Grant

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (January 18, 2024) – Rambod Rayegan, Ph.D. has been awarded $715,000 by the Department of Energy. Rayegan is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Prairie View A&M University. The Co-PIs are Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Xiaobo Peng, Ph.D.; and  Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Lai Jiang, Ph.D. The main goal [...]

Dr. Suxia Cui Receives $1.25M Apple HBCU Partnership Grant

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (January 18, 2024) - Suxia Cui, Ph.D., has been awarded nearly $1.25M by the Apple HBCU Partnership. Cui is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Prairie View A&M University. The Co-PI is Research Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Shuza Binzaid, Ph.D. The Apple Innovation initiative will provide “high-quality” [...]

Fourth Conference for Interdisciplinary Student Research (CISR) Set

A Joint Collaboration between the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center and the Division of Research and Innovation Research Vibes: Changing Ideas into Reality Prairie View, Texas (January 18, 2023) - The COVID 19 pandemic has highlighted the need for coordinated responses to globalized problems. From public health to Black Lives Matter, local, state, and national [...]

Empowering Innovation: Unlock Up to $500K in Cash Prizes at the DoE Entrepreneurship Challenge for PVAMU

Prairie View, Texas (December 13, 2023) – Calling all visionary minds at Prairie View A&M University!  The Department of Energy's EnergyTech University Prize program is on the lookout for brilliant faculty and students eager to shape the future of entrepreneurship, sustainability, and emerging energy technologies. This FREE business plan competition is your golden ticket, offering [...]