← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX
$28,617,293
Total funding
59
Grants
Funding over time
peak $5.4M · FY2006–25$10M$7.5M$5M$2.5M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
DOD$17,440,735 · 22
NASA$4,886,607 · 16
NIH$2,704,431 · 9
USDA$2,219,817 · 7
DOE$1,365,703 · 5
By mechanism
—$25,912,862 · 50
R15$1,624,967 · 4
G11$489,262 · 1
SC3$225,340 · 1
P20$218,687 · 1
U13$89,986 · 1
Investigators at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
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Emerging Leaders
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Most funded here, all years
Largest grants
PULSE!! THE VIRTUAL CLINICAL LEARNING LAB AND CENTER OF EXCELLENCE$4,598,429
· FY2009 · Department of the Navy
PULSE!! THE VIRTUAL CLINICAL LEARNING LAB AND CENTER OF EXCELLENCE$2,089,200
· FY2010 · Department of the Navy
PARTNERSHIP SIMULATION LAB - BUILDING A VIRTUAL WORLD AUTHORING SYSTEM FOR RAPID PRODUCTION OF HEALTHCARE EDUCATION & TRAINING FOR MILITARY, FIRST-RE$1,894,904
· FY2008 · Department of the Navy
PARTNERSHIP SIMULATION LAB - BUILDING A VIRTUAL WORLD AUTHORING SYSTEM FOR RAPID PRODUCTION OF HEALTHCARE EDUCATION & TRAINING FOR MILITARY, FIRST-RE$1,292,767
· FY2008 · Department of Defense
DEVELOPMENT OF MINIATURIZED SENSOR ARRAY FOR MEASURING PRESSURE AND SHEAR STRESS DISTRIBUTIONS IN TURBULENT WALL FLOWS WITH FLEXIBLE NANOMETER THIN-FILM MIRRORS IN POLYMER$1,191,741
· FY2021 · Department of the Navy
VIRTUAL CLINICAL LEARNING LAB - CREATION OF A HIGH FIDELITY PERSISTENT HEALTHCARE WORLD GAME INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENABLE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING APPLICATI$961,475
· FY2008 · Department of Defense
NEW START REP TITLED: CASER: COORDINATED AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS FOR EXPLORATION AND RECONNAISSANCE$752,399
· FY2023 · Department of the Army
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** SMART FARMING IS A KEY TO DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. THE ADVANCES IN SMART FARMING REQUIRE SKILLS IN INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES. IN THIS PROJECT, WE WILL PREPARE STUDENTS TO SERVE AS THE NEXT-GENERATION WORKFORCE IN AGRICULTURE WITH EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS IN INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES. OUR SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1) DEVELOP UNDERGRADUATES' KNOWLEDGE OF AND SKILLS IN THE INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT), UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS), AND GEOSPATIAL DATA ANALYTICS FOR SMART FARMING; 2) TRAIN STUDENTS WITH EXTENSION EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS; 3) INSPIRE CURIOSITY AND CONFIDENCE IN STEM STUDENTS TO PURSUE GRADUATE STUDY AND ENTER THE AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE. THIS PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT 40 STUDENTS OVER 5 YEARS (8 STUDENTS/YEAR) FOR A 25-WEEK (17-WEEK SPRING/FALL SEMESTERS VIRTUALLY AND 8-WEEK SUMMER INTERNSHIP) HANDS-ON TEAM-BASED PROJECT-FOCUSED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE. WE WILL RECRUIT STUDENTS ENTERING THEIR JUNIOR YEAR AND SENIOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY HISPANICS AND WOMEN IN STEM AND AGRICULTURE FIELDS, FROM THREE HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS IN SOUTH TEXAS. SUCCESSFULLY TRAINED PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ATTEND AND PRESENT AT CONFERENCES. THE INTENDED IMPACT OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER UNDERGRADUATES WITH THESE INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES, THEREBY PREPARING QUALIFIED AND PASSIONATE PROFESSIONALS TO ENTER THE AGRICULTURAL CAREER PIPELINE.$750,000
· FY2023 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
UNDERSTANDING ROLES OF FLOW, SURFACE, AND MICROBE PHENOTYPE ON FORMATION AND 3D ARCHITECTURE OF SHEAR RESISTANT BIOFILMS WITH INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDICS AND MESOSCALE EXPERIMENTATIONS$658,844
· FY2020 · Department of the Army
THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF OUR RESEARCH UNDER NASA S TRMM, GPM, AND PMM PROGRAMS HAS BEEN TO UNDERSTAND THE PHYSICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DIFFERENT PRECI$634,796
· FY2016 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE PRODUCTION OF FRESH-MARKET TOMATOES IN THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN DECLINING OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES, WHICH IS A CAUSE FOR CONCERN. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS DECLINE INCLUDE A SHORTAGE OF LABOR, INCREASED PRODUCTION COSTS, AND COMPETITION FROM MEXICO. THE RISING COST OF LABOR IN THE FARMING INDUSTRY POSES A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO FUTURE AGRICULTURE.TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES, A RESEARCH PROJECT IS PROPOSING THE CONCEPT OF AN AUTONOMOUS BIO-CELL, A FARMING SYSTEM THAT MINIMIZES RESOURCE USAGE AND HUMAN INTERVENTION. THIS INNOVATIVE APPROACH UTILIZES VARIOUS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES. HOWEVER, THERE IS STILL A NEED TO FURTHER DEVELOP CROP CULTIVATION AND HARVESTING TECHNOLOGY TO FULLY CAPITALIZE ON DATA-DRIVEN CROP PRODUCTION.COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL OPEN FIELDS, AN AUTONOMOUS BIO-CELL OFFERS ADVANTAGES IN SPATIAL AND STRUCTURAL ALLOCATION. IT CAN BE EFFICIENTLY DESIGNED, POTENTIALLY EXPANDING TO GREENHOUSES OR BUILDINGS. THE PROJECT'S MAIN FOCUS IS ON THREE KEY AREAS. FIRSTLY, THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS PLANT PHENOTYPING, MONITORING, AND TASK PERFORMANCE. SECONDLY, THE INTEGRATION OF ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL AND ENGINEERING METHODS, INCLUDING BIG DATA ANALYTICS, FOR EFFECTIVE DECISION-MAKING, INTERPRETATION, AND COMMUNICATION OF AGRICULTURAL DATA. LASTLY, THE PROJECT AIMS TO ENGINEER A CROP PRODUCTION SYSTEM CAPABLE OF AUTONOMOUSLY PERFORMING VARIOUS TASKS SUCH AS POLLINATION, PRUNING, EARLY REMOVAL OF INFERIOR FRUITS, AND HARVESTING.THIS RESEARCH PROJECT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO A SPECIFIC COMMODITY BOARD TOPIC, HIGHLIGHTING THE URGENCY AND RELEVANCE OF ADDRESSING THE DECLINE IN TOMATO PRODUCTION. BY COMBINING INNOVATIVE FARMING TECHNIQUES, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, AND DATA-DRIVEN APPROACHES, THE PROJECT SEEKS TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES FACED BY THE INDUSTRY AND PAVE THE WAY FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND PRODUCTIVE FUTURE IN AGRICULTURE.$615,319
· FY2023 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
EXPLORING THE EFFECT OF THERMAL ENERGY BY THE PLASMONIC PHOTOTHERMAL CATALYST IN HYDROGEN GENERATION$600,000
· FY2025 · Department of Energy
ENGINEERING FUNCTIONAL SURFACES AND FLEXIBLE SMART SENSORS BY SCALABLE MICROFABRICATION - EXPANSION OF TAMUCC FACILITY AND CAPABILITIES TO POLYMERIC$583,002
· FY2017 · Department of the Army
PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING IN DIVING MAMMALS$551,233
· FY2012 · Department of Defense
INVESTIGATION OF UPPER OCEAN PHYSICS AND AIR-SEA INTERACTION OVER THE INDIAN OCEAN AND MARITIME CONTINENT$518,458
· FY2020 · Department of the Army
NEW AWARD ENTITLED "REMOTE SENSING AND SEA-TRUTH MEASUREMENTS OF METHANE FLUX TO THE ATMOSPHERE"$488,205
· FY2009 · Department of Energy
THE SCIENCE PLAN OF THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL INDIAN OCEAN EXPEDITION (IIOE-2) HAS BEEN RECENTLY DOCUMENTED WITH THE SIX MAJOR THEMES THAT ENCOMPASS GEOLOGIC ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCHES FROM COASTAL ENVIRONMENT TO DEEP SEA. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO TWO OF THE SPECIFIC THEMES: BOUNDARY CURRENT DYNAMICS UPWELLING VARIABILITY AND ECOSYSTEM IMPACTS AND CIRCULATION CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE . OCEAN CIRCULATIONS IN THE SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN (IO) HAVE STRONG IMPACTS ON REGIONAL AND GLOBAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO UNDERSTAND PHYSICAL PROCESSES THAT CONTROL VARIABILITY OF SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHERN IO CIRCULATIONS ON INTRASEASONAL TO INTERANNUAL TIME SCALES. A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO VARIABILITY OF LEEUWIN CURRENT (LC) WHICH IS ONE OF THE MAJOR BOUNDARY CURRENTS IN IO AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE SOUTHERN IO INTERIOR. THE PROPOSED STUDY WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: THE IMPACT OF THE REMOTE FORCING FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN VERSUS LOCAL FORCING OVER THE INDIAN OCEAN ON THE LEEUWIN CURRENT SYSTEM; THE INFLUENCE OF THE MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION (MJO) ON THE LEEUWIN CURRENT SYSTEM AND UPPER OCEAN VARIABILITY IN THE SOUTHEAST IO VIA OCEANIC PROCESSES; THE IMPACT OF ANOMALOUS SALINITY NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE SOUTHEAST IO SUCH AS OBSERVED DURING NINGALOO NI O EVENTS ON THE UPPER OCEAN MIXING PROCESSES AND SSTS; CHARACTERISTICS OF RADIATING ROSSBY WAVES OFF THE COAST OF AUSTRALIA AND THE ASSOCIATED DOWNWELLING/UPWELLING AND THEIR IMPACT ON INTERIOR IO VARIABILITY TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL WE PROPOSE TO ANALYZE SATELLITE-DERIVED SEA SURFACE HEIGHT SEA SURFACE SALINITY SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE SURFACE VECTOR WIND PRECIPITATION AND OCEAN COLOR ALONG WITH IN-SITU DATA OSCAR VELOCITY AND REANALYSIS PRODUCTS. A VARIETY OF SATELLITE DATA WILL BE VALIDATED BY THE COMPARISON WITH IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS OVER THE TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL INDIAN OCEANS. THESE ANALYSES OF MULTIPLE SURFACE VARIABLES DERIVED FROM SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS AND SUBSURFACE VARIABLES DERIVED FROM REANALYSIS PRODUCTS WILL PROVIDE THOROUGH DESCRIPTION OF LEEUWIN CURRENT AND UPWELLING/DOWELLING VARIABILITY AND THEIR RELATION TO ATMOSPHERIC FORCING AND IDENTIFY KEY PHYSICAL PROCESSES THAT CONTROL THE VARIABILITY SUCH AS THE INFLUENCE FROM REMOTE OCEANS. RELEVANCE TO PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAM AND NASA'S MISSION THE PRIORITY AREAS IN THE FY17 NASA PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAM INCLUDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SATELLITE DATA ANALYSIS EXPERTISE TO IIOE-2. ALSO THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL TAKE ADVANTAGES OF MULTIPLE SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS (ALTIMETRY SURFACE WIND STRESS SALINITY AND OCEAN COLOR) WHICH IS AN APPROACH ENCOURAGED IN THE PROGRAM. THE PROJECT INCLUDES DIAGNOSES OF ECCO SUCH AS THE COMPARISON WITH THE IN-SITU AND SATELLITE DATA WHICH WILL BE USEFUL FOR THE FUTURE IMPROVEMENT OF ECCO PRODUCT. FURTHERMORE THE COMPARISON OF SATELLITE ALTIMETRY DATA WITH TIDE GAUGE DATA ALONG THE COAST AND WITHIN THE INDONESIAN SEAS WILL PROVIDE USEFUL INFORMATION FOR THE SURFACE WATER AND OCEAN TOPOGRAPHY (SWOT) SATELLITE MISSION WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE LAUNCHED IN 2020 AND THUS THE GOAL OF THIS STUDY IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE NASA S FUTURE MISSION.$481,098
· FY2017 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT DEEP CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS REACHING ABOVE THE TROPOPAUSE SO CALLED OVERSHOOTING CONVECTION PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN TRANSPORTING WATER VAPOR AND OTHER GAS SPECIES FROM THE TROPOSPHERE INTO THE STRATOSPHERE [SOLOMAN ET AL. 2016]. SOME OF THESE GAS SPECIES COULD MODULATE THE OZONE CONCENTRATION IN THE STRATOSPHERE AND HAVE IMPORTANT IMPACT ON THE STRATOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY GLOBAL RADIATION BUDGET AND CLIMATE CHANGE. RECENTLY ANDERSON ET AL. [2012] HAVE ARGUED THAT INCREASED STRATOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR WILL LEAD TO OZONE DESTRUCTION IN THE LOWER STRATOSPHERE OVER MID-LATITUDE AND AN INCREASED AMOUNT OF HARMFUL ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION AT THE SURFACE. HOWEVER TILL TODAY THE AMOUNT OF GASES IN THE STRATOSPHERE INTRODUCED BY OVERSHOOTING CONVECTION IS STILL NOT WELL QUANTIFIED FOR TWO MAIN REASONS: A) LACK OF GAS SPECIES OBSERVATIONS IN THE UPPER TROPOSPHERE AND LOWER STRATOSPHERE; B) UNKNOWN PROPERTIES OF OVERSHOOTING CONVECTION E.G. THE ICE MICROPHYSICS DURATION AND DETRAINMENT OF ICE PARTICLES FROM THE OVERSHOOTING CORES DUE TO DIFFICULTIES OF COLLECTING MEASUREMENTS IN THE STRONG CONVECTIVE CORES. DCOTSS PROJECT IS TO UNDERSTAND THE DYNAMICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SUMMER STRATOSPHERE OVER THE US. THE ROLE OF TEAM AT TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI (TAMUCC) IS TO FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING THE PROPERTIES ESPECIALLY THE ICE MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF OVERSHOOTING CONVECTION OVER THE US AND THE GLOBE.$457,494
· FY2020 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
FUTURE WATER QUALITY CHALLENGES TO AQUACULTURE AND INFLUENCES ON PRODUCT SAFETY$449,895
· FY2016 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
AIR-SEA INTERACTION AND UPPER OCEAN VARIABILITY IN THE TROPICAL AND NORTHERN INDIAN OCEANS: MODELING-OBSERVATION INTEGRATION USING NAVY-ESPC SYSTEM$449,869
· FY2023 · Department of the Navy