San Francisco State University

2026 · training · Beckman Scholars Program

Investigating Cytotoxic Secondary Metabolites Produced by the Marine Sediment-Derived Streptomyces sp. CP55-76.

Samantha Suarez · San Francisco State University · funded by Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation

2026 · training · Beckman Scholars Program

Exploring How Endocrine and Molecular Mechanisms of Iridescent Male Plumage of Anna’s hummingbirds (Calypte anna)

Hannah Chikere · San Francisco State University · funded by Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation

2025–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

CRII: HCC: RUI: AI-Driven Collaborative Goal Setting with Cognitively Assistive Robots

Alyssa Kubota · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$175k

2025–2027 · grant · PROJECT GRANT (B)

PHAGE PATHWAYS: STEM TRAINING TO CHARACTERIZE BACTERIAL RESISTANCE MECHANISMS TOWARDS PHAGES AND CONTRIBUTION TO BIOENERGY PRODUCTION

San Francisco State University · funded by Office of Science

$1.8M

2025–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

NSF-DBT Development of a synthetic transhydrogenation module to support stationary phase biosynthesis

Eric Greene · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$369.3k

2025–2028 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: CISE Core Small: NeTS: Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted Physical Layer Security Enhancement for Ultra-dense IoT Networks

Qun Wang · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$225kAdvanced Wireless Communication Technologies

2025–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

Interdisciplinary Research and Education through the Development of AI-assisted Home Health Monitoring Systems

Zhaoshuo Jiang · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$199.9k

2025–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

CRII: NeTS: Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted Transmitting and Sensing for Spectrum Sharing and Coexistence of Heterogeneous Wireless Systems

Qun Wang · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$175kAdvanced Wireless Communication Technologies

2025–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: CISE MSI: RDP: CNS: Towards the Resilient NextG Network Design for Federated Learning over Mobile Devices

Jingyi Wang · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$200kPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data

2025–2030 · grant · Standard Grant

CAREER: Understanding and Transforming Engineering Education at Broad-Access Institutions

Stephanie Claussen · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$650k

2025 · training · Beckman Scholars Program

A High-Throughput System to Screen For Methyl Halide Transferase Expression and Activity

Maureen Montes · San Francisco State University · funded by Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation

2025 · training · Beckman Scholars Program

Exploring the Impacts of Metal Toxicity on Cellular Structures and Vacuole Inheritance in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae.

Austin Irungu · San Francisco State University · funded by Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation

2025–2029 · research · R16

Development of functional plasticity in a simplex retina.

Ivan Anastassov · San Francisco State University · funded by National Institutes of Health

$155k

2025–2029 · research · R16

Necessity of RNA degradosome assembly in Sinorhizobium meliloti for effective symbiosis

Joseph Chiung-Chu Chen · San Francisco State University · funded by National Institutes of Health

$155k

2024–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

Equipment: VRMaS: VR Maker Space

Shahrukh Humayoun · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$200k

2024–2028 · grant · Standard Grant

Supporting the Faculty Who Provide Teaching-Focused Professional Development to the Next Generation of College Mathematics Instructors

Shandy Hauk · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$632.1kEvaluation of Teaching Practices

2024–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

LEAPS-MPS: Anisotropic Heterostructure Nanomaterials for New Photoredox Reactions

Michael Enright · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$249.8k

2024–2029 · research · R25

Scientist Spotlights Partnership Program: Connecting High School Students with Science Role Models through Authoring Inclusive Curriculum Supplements

Kimberly D. Tanner · San Francisco State University · funded by National Institutes of Health

$271.5kScience Education and Perceptions

2024–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

ELITE: Enhancing Learning through Innovative Teaching Equipment

Zhaoshuo Jiang · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$196.1kEngineering Education and Pedagogy

2024–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

Assessing the Impact of Engaging Students as Active Change Agents in Chemistry Curriculum Reform Using Scientist Spotlights

Kimberly Tanner · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$199.8kCareer Development and Diversity

2024–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

Supporting Neurodiverse Students in Engineering Teamwork through an AI-Driven Platform

Yiyi Wang · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$400k

2024–2029 · fellowship · Fellowship Award

Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

Matthias Beck · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$53k

2024–2027 · research · R16

Substance Use and Perceived Discrimination Based on Socioeconomic Status Among Adolescents

Zena R. Mello · San Francisco State University · funded by National Institutes of Health

$155k

2024–2025 · grant · Continuing Grant

Design Effective and Equitable Professional Learning for Middle School Computer Science Teachers

Hao Yue · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$72.2kTeaching and Learning Programming

2024–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

ERI: SoundEYE: AI-Driven Sensory Augmentation System for Visually Impaired Individuals through Natural Sound

Sanchita Ghose · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$200kTactile and Sensory Interactions

2024–2028 · research · R16

Investigation of the Flavin Dependent Thymidylate Synthase enzyme as a potential antimicrobial target

Eric Michael Koehn · San Francisco State University · funded by National Institutes of Health

$193.8k

2024–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

LEAPS-MPS: Unveiling the Ultra-High-Energy Universe with the Giant Radio Array for Neutrino Detection (GRAND)

Oscar Macias Ramirez · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$250k

2024–2026 · grant · PROJECT GRANT (B)

AQUA-DATA: ADVANCED QUANTUM ALGORITHMS FOR DIVERSE APPLICATIONS AND THEORETICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN SCIENCE

San Francisco State University · funded by Office of Science

$250k

2024–2028 · research · R16

Investigation of the Flavin Dependent Thymidylate Synthase enzyme as a potential antimicrobial target

Eric Michael Koehn · San Francisco State University · funded by National Institutes of Health

$193.8k

2024–2027 · research · R16

Substance Use and Perceived Discrimination Based on Socioeconomic Status

Zena R. Mello · San Francisco State University · funded by National Institutes of Health

$155k

2024–2029 · research · R25

Scientist Spotlights Partnership Program: Connecting High School Students with Science Role Models through Authoring Inclusive Curriculum Supplements

Kimberly D. Tanner · San Francisco State University · funded by National Institutes of Health

$264.8k

2023–2025 · grant · Standard Grant

Astronomers for Planet Earth: Network and Tools for Climate Action

Charli Sakari · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$50k

2023–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

EAGER: Developing a New Tool to Measure Discrimination Based on Social Class for Adolescents

Zena Mello · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$264.7k

2023–2028 · grant · Continuing Grant

Agents of Change: Investigating How Partnerships between Faculty and Learning Assistants Enable Pathways for Sustainable Institutional and Classroom Transformation

Kimberly Coble · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$653.4kHigher Education Practises and Engagement

2023–2027 · research · R16

Competition between maternal and paternal X chromosomes in human biology and cancer

Scott Roy · San Francisco State University · funded by National Institutes of Health

$155kGenetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities

2023–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

RUI: Volumes in tropical geometry

Dustin Ross · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$220kPolynomial and algebraic computation

2023 · cooperative agreement · U01

Examining Anti-Racist Healing in Nature to Protect Telomeres of Transitional Age BIPOC for Health Equity.

Leticia Maria Marquez-Magana · San Francisco State University · funded by National Institutes of Health

$387.3kTelomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence

2023

Advancing Climate Resilience through Youth-led Action Research in Oakland, CA

Tony Marks-Block · San Francisco State University · funded by Office of the President, University of California

$1.9M

2023–2028 · cooperative agreement · U01

Hermanos de Luna y Sol: A community-based HIV prevention intervention

Emma V. Sanchez-Vaznaugh · San Francisco State University · funded by National Institutes of Health

$718.4kHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

2023–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

Unseen Architectures: Revealing Low Mass Planets on Long Period Orbits

John Brewer · San Francisco State University · funded by National Science Foundation

$697.7k