Texas Tech University

2026–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

Charting Emergent Surface and Bulk States in Correlated Insulators

Yun Suk Eo · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$245.2k

2026 · research · Bridge AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award

Consolidation of Glycolytic Beige Fat Mechanisms in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Yujiao Zu · Texas Tech University · funded by American Heart Association

$77kAdipose Tissue and Metabolism

2026 · training · Supporting Undergraduate Research Experience

3D Platelet-Rich Clot Phantoms for Assessing Nanoparticle Penetration and Thrombolytic Efficacy

Kaylee Herrera · Texas Tech University · funded by American Heart Association

$6 000

2026–2028 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: Introductory Course Material to Increase Participation in College Majors: A Randomized Curriculum Intervention in Economics

Aiday Sikhova · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$80.7kInnovations in Educational Methods

2026–2029 · fellowship · Career Development Award

Hypoxia-Activatable NIR-II Nanoprobes for Early Detection and Precision Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism

Indrajit Srivastava · Texas Tech University · funded by American Heart Association

$231k

2026–2027 · research · Bridge Innovative Project Award

New systems to measure artery calcification by membrane repair

Peter Keyel · Texas Tech University · funded by American Heart Association

$100k

2026 · grant · Academic Research

Albumin-Complexed Cyanine-Based NIR Afterglow Nanoprobes for Image-Guided Cancer Surgery

Indrajit Srivastava · Texas Tech University · funded by Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

$249.7k

2026–2027 · research · AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award

Role of Exercise Training in Preventing Endothelial and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Lupus

Michael Massett · Texas Tech University · funded by American Heart Association

$200kSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research

2026 · training · Supporting Undergraduate Research Experience

Endothelial dysfunction and autoimmune disease in mice

Sia Parpelli · Texas Tech University · funded by American Heart Association

$6 000

2026 · grant · Academic Research

Not "Rare" Anymore: Profiling Circulating Tumor Cell Subtypes Through Cell-based Simulation and Transfer-Learning-based AI Platforms

Wei Li · Texas Tech University · funded by Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

$250k

2026 · award

Mitochondrial DNA Signatures of Poor Aerobic Exercise Trainability in Young Adults Born Preterm

Heather Vellers · Texas Tech University · funded by American Heart Association

77kBirth, Development, and Health

2025

Hurricane Naming Conventions and Bilingual Audiences: Characterizing Spanish-Speaking Broadcast Meteorologists' Challenges Communicating Multiple Hazards in Landfalling Tropical Cyclones

Jennifer Henderson · Texas Tech University · funded by NOAA Weather Program Office

$430k

2025–2028 · grant · Standard Grant

Using Positive Youth Development Principles and Sports to Enhance STEM Knowledge, Practices, and Identity Among Historically Underserved Youth Aged 8–11

Sarah Brown · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$2M

2025–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

Designed to Taste: Novel User-Driven Design Customization with Interactive Computational Agents

Paul Egan · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$379.5k

2025–2028 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: Advancing Human-Robot Synergy in Dynamic Environmental Conditions Through Bi-directional Adaptive Feedback Systems

Min Deng · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$404.4k

2025–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

CAREER: Flow Physics of Transient Rooftop Vortices at High Reynolds Numbers and Bio-Inspired Flow Control Strategies to Mitigate Wind Hazards

Wei Zhang · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$422.2k

2025

Improving Knowledge about NWS Forecaster Core Partner Needs for Reducing Vulnerability to Compound Threats in Landfalling Tropical Cyclones Amid Covid-19

Jennifer Henderson · Texas Tech University · funded by NOAA Weather Program Office

$355.5k

2025–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

A Lightning Modeling Grand Challenge Roadmap Workshop; Lubbock, Texas; April 1-3, 2025

Eric Bruning · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$49.7kLightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena

2025 · grant · Academic Research

Establishment of a Single-Cell Genomics Core Facility at Texas Tech University: Advancing Precision Cancer Research through Cutting-Edge Technologies

Yehia Mechref · Texas Tech University · funded by Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

$2M

2025–2030 · grant · Standard Grant

Developing the Semiconductor Industry Workforce in Texas

Tim Dallas · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$2M

2025–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

CRII: CIF: Exploiting, Modeling, and Leveraging Hidden Features in IoT for Efficient and Secure Communication

Wei Wang · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$139.5kIoT and Edge/Fog Computing

2025–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: FDT-BioTech: Aspects of Digital Twin Studies for Neuroimages

Asim Dey · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$27k

2025–2028 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: Self-Regulating Artificial Cilia Arrays with Stereotypic Motor Patterns for Omnidirectional Fluid and Particle Manipulation

Xiaolong Liu · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$450kMicro and Nano Robotics

2025–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

I-Corps: Translation Potential of a Dynamic Circulation System in 3D Bioprinting to Mitigate Cell Sedimentation and Aggregation

Changxue Xu · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$50k3D Printing in Biomedical Research

2025–2028 · grant · Standard Grant

REU Site: Wide/Ultrawide Bandgap Semiconductor Technologies and Applications (WUBSTA)

Hieu Nguyen · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$439.2k

2025–2029 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: The Student Debt Crisis, STEM Education, and Post-Graduation Outcomes: Evidence from a Multi-Modal Study

Aiday Sikhova · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$162.5kHigher Education Research Studies

2025–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

EAGER: Development of a Modular Magneto-dynamic Mechanism for Selective Actuation in Small-Scale Soft Robots

Xiaolong Liu · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$171kMicro and Nano Robotics

2025–2029 · training · Supporting Undergraduate Research Experience

Undergraduate research opportunities at Texas Tech University

Peter Keyel · Texas Tech University · funded by American Heart Association

2025 · training · Supporting Undergraduate Research Experience

Defining the roles of temperature-driven biofilm adaptations in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Deborah Bajomo · Texas Tech University · funded by American Heart Association

$6 000Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

2025–2030 · grant · Continuing Grant

CAREER: Evolutionary dynamics of polycistronic gene expression in Archaeplastida: implications for stress adaptation and evolution

Damar Lopez-Arredondo · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$515.6k

2025 · training · Supporting Undergraduate Research Experience

Tunable Macrophage-Mimetic Lipid Nanoparticles for Real Time NIR-II Visualization of Atherosclerotic Plaque Development

Isabella Vasquez · Texas Tech University · funded by American Heart Association

$6 000

2025–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

Innovative Time Integrators for Stiff and Highly Oscillatory Systems

Vu Thai Luan · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$172.5kNumerical methods for differential equations

2025–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

Accessing and Stabilizing Metastable States by Coupling Plasma and Surface Chemistry

Casey O'Brien · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$236.1kPlasma Applications and Diagnostics

2025–2028 · grant · Continuing Grant

Collaborative Research: Reconstructing melt compositions across Cordilleran arc segments to evaluate petrologic proxies of crustal thickness and transcrustal differentiation

Katie Ardill · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$489.2kGeological and Geochemical Analysis

2025–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

I-Corps: Translation Potential of an Online Biometric Data Collection Technology

Eric Rasmussen · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$50k

2025–2028 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: Radical and Biradical Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Complex Aggregation Environments

Hans Lischka · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$294.6k

2025 · grant · Science

Community Resource for Querying Ancient Events in Microbial Evolution

Texas Tech University · funded by Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

$870.2k

2025–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

I-Corps: Translation Potential of an Automatic Portable Pill Dispenser for Pharmaceutical Compliance

Paul Egan · Texas Tech University · funded by National Science Foundation

$50kMedication Adherence and Compliance

2025 · grant · Academic Research

Breast cancer stem cell isolation from tumors and blood via label-free magnetophoresis

Jenifer Gomez Pastora · Texas Tech University · funded by Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

$200k

2025–2026 · research · AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award

The role of BCAAs in the brain reward system and food appetite

Andrew Shin · Texas Tech University · funded by American Heart Association

$200k