Small Grants

URSA Small Grants are awarded to faculty mentors to promote and expand research participation by undergraduate students. The grants are meant to fund undergraduate projects or involvement in faculty research and may include equipment, supplies, travel, and student stipends. The purpose is to engage students in the active faculty/student collaborative learning relationships crucial for success in all fields of research, and to expose students to resources and facilities that may stimulate their interest in pursuing research careers. These grants are awarded each spring for the following fiscal year.

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2020-2021 URSA Small Grant Awards

Faculty Mentor	Department	Project
Joaquin Lugo	Psychology & Neuroscience	Dietary therapy to reverse deficits in Fragile X Syndrome
Leslie Hahner	Communication	“Our Human Story” Storytelling Workshop
Meghan DiLuzio	Classics	Romulus in the Roman Festival Calendar
Bob Kane	Chemistry & Biochemistry	Protection of Hepatocytes from Innate Inflammation
Caleb Martin	Chemistry & Biochemistry	Influencing the Optoelectronic Properties of Boron-Containing Species with Carbazole
Michael Scullin	Psychology & Neuroscience	The Effects of Sleep Loss on Religiosity
Elyssia Gallagher	Chemistry & Biochemistry	Applying DFT to Characterize the Energetics of H/D Exchange for Solvated Carbohydrates
Sarah Walden	Baylor Interdisciplinary Core	Interdisciplinary Approaches to Maternal Failure Rhetoric on Instagram, Twitter, and Reddit
Touradj Solouki	Chemistry & Biochemistry	Petroleomics Fingerprinting via Kendrick Plot Tunings and Removal of Para-magnetic Material for Ultrahigh Resolution Mass Spectrometry and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
William Hockaday	Geosciences	The Responses of Plant Biomarker Lipids to Water Deficit
Dawn Michaelson	Family & Consumer Sciences	New ActiveSeam® apparelseam: Testing of three different joining techniques to compare seam performance, comfort, and appearance for performance apparel
Debra Harris	Family & Consumer Sciences	Occupationally Soiled Firefighter Materials: Reducing Health Risks for First Responders through Decontamination of Protective Gear
Patrick Farmer	Chemistry & Biochemistry	Characterization and Quanification of Endogenous Small Sulfur Species in Human Aortic Primary Cells Under Hypoxic Conditions
Seung Kim	Electrical & Computer Engineering	Demonstration of a low-cost optical cavity-based biosensor for immunoassay
Karol Hardin	Modern Languages & Cultures	Data Analysis of Research on Spanish Language-Concordant Care in a Community Health Center