University of Minnesota

2026 · award

Using a bacterial chassis for high throughput identification of ferredoxins that support nitrogen fixation

Kathryn Fixen · University of Minnesota · funded by U.S. Department of Energy

2026 · award

Thiolase-based C-C elongation pathways for biomanufacturing

Seung Hwan Lee · University of Minnesota · funded by U.S. Department of Energy

2026–2028 · grant · Mentoring Grant

Mentoring Grant - University Of Minnesota (2026)

Gail Ferguson · University of Minnesota · funded by William T. Grant Foundation

$59.9k

2026–2027 · fellowship · International Fellowship

Learning while waiting out uncertainty: cities as 'relay points' for aspirational youth

Mukta Naik · University of Minnesota · funded by Urban Studies Foundation

£20.2k

2026 · research · Research

A National Comparative Effectiveness Analysis of Two Dementia Care Interventions in Communities

Joseph Gaugler · University of Minnesota · funded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

$12.4M

2026–2030 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: Harnessing beaver-based restoration to conserve freshwater biodiversity across environmental gradients

Emily Fairfax · University of Minnesota · funded by National Science Foundation

$251.8kEcology and biodiversity studies

2026 · research · Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards

Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards - Jessica Lamb

Jessica Lamb · University of Minnesota · funded by Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation

$100k

2026–2028 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: REU Site: Research Opportunities in Rock Deformation

Lars Hansen · University of Minnesota · funded by National Science Foundation

$30.9k

2026 · facilities

Designing Countermeasures and Probing Mechanisms of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents Via Structural Analysis

Elizabeth Ambrose · University of Minnesota · funded by U.S. Department of Energy

2026 · training · ASCO Clinical Oncology & Research Experience

Conquer Cancer ASCO Clinical Oncology & Research Experience 2026: John Lozada

John Lozada · University of Minnesota · funded by Conquer Cancer Foundation

2026 · research · AERA Grants Program: Research Grant

Understanding the Protective Role and Potential Causal Effects of Adolescent Sleep on Academics Using the Minnesota Student Survey and Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study

Gianna Rea-Sandin · University of Minnesota · funded by American Educational Research Association

2026 · fellowship · Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship

Expanding Feedstocks for Sustainable CO2-Derived Polymers Through Metal-Catalyzed Telomerizations

Allison Smith · University of Minnesota · funded by Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation

2026 · research · Beckman Young Investigator Program

Nested Hierarchical Catalysis in Supramolecular Scaffolds: Reprogramming Iron-Sulfur Clusters for a Post-Fossil Chemical Economy

Gwendolyn Bailey · University of Minnesota · funded by Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation

2026–2029 · research · BARD Research Grant - Crop Production

Next-generation breeding in citrus: a transgene-free, in-planta genome editing platform for developing high-priority traits

G. Kelly · University of Minnesota · funded by United States - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund

$570k

2026–2027 · research · BARD Research Grant - Animal Health

Application of advanced molecular techniques to provide real solutions to counter nutrient stress in honey bee

Y. Arien · University of Minnesota · funded by United States - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund

$180k

2026–2029 · fellowship · F30

Testing the role of microbial infections in the development of auto-antibodies to type I interferons

Adrianna M. Rivera-León · University of Minnesota · funded by National Institutes of Health

$43.9k

2026–2028 · fellowship · F32

Paraventricular Nucleus of the Thalamus and Nucleus Accumbens Neurons in Aversion-Resistant Alcohol Drinking

Meredith Rose Bauer · University of Minnesota · funded by National Institutes of Health

$78.5k

2026 · facilities

Study of Fungal Manganese Oxide Phase Transformation and the Impact on Trace Metal Speciation by -XRF and XAFS spectroscopy

Tingying Xu · University of Minnesota · funded by U.S. Department of Energy

2025 · grant · International Program

Carnegie International Program - University of Minnesota (2025)

University of Minnesota · funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York

$160k

2025 · grant

Neonatal methylome analysis to predict hepatoblastoma occurrence

Logan Spector · University of Minnesota · funded by Gerber Foundation

$347k

2025–2027 · fellowship · Fellowship Award

Postdoctoral Fellowship: EAR-PF: Quantifying the hydrobiogeochemical controls on anaerobic oxidation of methane and methane emissions in wetland hyporheic zones

Samuel Shaheen · University of Minnesota · funded by National Science Foundation

$180k

2025–2028 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: Multi-Modal Sensing with Robust, Unified, and Scalable Diffractive Optical Neural Networks

Caiwen Ding · University of Minnesota · funded by National Science Foundation

$300kNeural Networks and Reservoir Computing

2025–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

Ehrhart Rings, Invariants and Koszulity

Victor Reiner · University of Minnesota · funded by National Science Foundation

$200kAdvanced Combinatorial Mathematics

2025 · research · Research

Comparing Different Amounts of Health Behavior and Lifestyle Treatment Combined With Medicine for Treating Obesity in Youth

Aaron Kelly · University of Minnesota · funded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

$16.8M

2025–2028 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: Catalysis on crowded surfaces: the effects of co-adsorbates on CO and CO2 hydrogenation mechanisms

Aditya Bhan · University of Minnesota · funded by National Science Foundation

$349.8kCatalysts for Methane Reforming

2025–2028 · grant · Standard Grant

New Computational Framework for Complex Kinetic Simulation and Prediction

Li Wang · University of Minnesota · funded by National Science Foundation

$220k

2025–2028 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: Teaching Data Analysis Through Solid Earth Investigations

Lars Hansen · University of Minnesota · funded by National Science Foundation

$89.1k

2025–2028 · grant · Continuing Grant

Computational discovery of block polymer materials

Kevin Dorfman · University of Minnesota · funded by National Science Foundation

$245kMachine Learning in Materials Science

2025–2028 · grant · Standard Grant

Oxidant-Controlled Decarboxylation Reactions

Jessica Hoover · University of Minnesota · funded by National Science Foundation

$570k

2025–2028 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: Mass Transport Mediated by Microbial Biosurfactants in Unsaturated Porous Media: Multiscale Experimental and Modeling Investigations

Judy Yang · University of Minnesota · funded by National Science Foundation

$340.7k

2025–2028 · grant · Standard Grant

Hydrodynamic Stability and Regularity for the Incompressible Euler and Navier Stokes Equations

Hao Jia · University of Minnesota · funded by National Science Foundation

$304.8kNavier-Stokes equation solutions

2025–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

SHF: Small: Enhancing Performance and Reliability in On-Chip Power Distribution Networks

Sachin Sapatnekar · University of Minnesota · funded by National Science Foundation

$600kLow-power high-performance VLSI design

2025–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

Math-DT: Advancing the Mathematical Foundations for Dynamic Digital Twinning of Next-Generation Mobile Wireless Networks

Jeff Calder · University of Minnesota · funded by National Science Foundation

$900k

2025–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

Conference: Equivariant, Motivic, and Physical Topology in the Midwest

Craig Westerland · University of Minnesota · funded by National Science Foundation

$25kHomotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology

2025 · grant · Delivery

Continuing Development of Oxygen Super-Saturated Saline for Deployment in Medical Emergencies

University of Minnesota · funded by Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

$542.9k

2025–2028 · grant · Standard Grant

Self-Biased Microparticles to Increase Reaction Rates in Microbial Electrochemistry

Joseph Talghader · University of Minnesota · funded by National Science Foundation

$597.6kMicrobial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation

2025–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

Practitioner-Driven Synthesis of Museum Family Learning Conversations Research

David Deliema · University of Minnesota · funded by National Science Foundation

$499.7kMuseums and Cultural Heritage

2025–2028 · fellowship · Pew Biomedical Scholars

Pew Biomedical Scholar: Maria A. Nieves-Colón (2025)

Maria A. Nieves-Colón · University of Minnesota · funded by Pew Charitable Trusts

2025–2028 · grant · Standard Grant

Measuring Microscopic Charge Transfer Rates in Heterogeneous Thin Films

Aaron Massari · University of Minnesota · funded by National Science Foundation

$525k

2025–2028 · grant · Continuing Grant

Collaborative Research: Harnessing entropy to discover new chalcogenide semiconductors

Christopher Bartel · University of Minnesota · funded by National Science Foundation

$339.3k