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Southern Oregon University

Ashland, OR

$7,666,490

Total funding

19

Grants

Funding over time

peak $2.6M · FY2005–25

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Funding mix

By agency

NSF$5,586,544 · 17

DOE$2,000,000 · 1

USDA$79,946 · 1

By mechanism

—$7,666,490 · 19

Investigators at Southern Oregon University

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SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY IS A REGIONALLY ENGAGED LEARNING COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO BEING THE EDUCATIONAL PROVIDER OF CHOICE FOR LEARNERS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY IS A LIBERAL ARTS UNIVERSITY FOCUSED ON STUDENT’S SUCCESS, PROMOTING INTELLECTUAL GROWTH, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, EXCELLENCE, SUSTAINABILITY, INNOVATION, AND CREATIVITY. SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY’S ASHLAND CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON 175 ACRES, NESTLED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS IN ASHLAND, 14 MILES NORTH OF OREGON’S BORDER WITH CALIFORNIA. THE CAMPUS FEATURES STATE-OF-THE-ART LABORATORIES, LECTURE HALLS AND AUDITORIUMS, SPORT FACILITIES, FOOD COURTS AND MORE. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF FOREST TREE (FORGING OREGON’S RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE TRANSITIONS THROUGH REIMAGINING EDUCATION + ENERGY) PHASE 2 ARE: -CONTRIBUTE TO SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY’S GOAL OF GENERATING 100% OF ITS DAYTIME ELECTRICITY USE ON CAMPUS VIA SOLAR GENERATION. THIS WILL BE 391 KW SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) ROOFTOP PANELS AND AN ESTIMATED 330 KW SOLAR PV ARRAY ON CANOPY STRUCTURES IN A PARKING LOT. -FURTHER ROOFTOP PV AND PV ON CANOPY STRUCTURES FOLLOWING MID PROJECT BUDGET EVALUATION -INCREASE IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE ON CAMPUS BY AT LEAST 8 CHARGING PORTS -INSTALLATION 125 KWH BATTERY STORAGE AS PART OF COMMUNITY ENERGY RESILIENCE$2,000,000

· FY2025 · Department of Energy

Supporting computational thinking across grade levels and content areas in K-5 education$999,806

· FY2022 · EDU

Collaborative Research: Late Holocene Climate Variability from Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis of Coast Redwood Tree Ring Cellulose.$635,739

· FY2010 · GEO

MRI-R2: Acquisition of a stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer for studies in biogeochemistry at Southern Oregon University.$490,737

· FY2010 · BIO

CRUI: Historic Patterns of Fog Utilization and Climate Variability Using Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis of Redwood Tree Ring Cellulose.$457,794

· FY2003 · BIO

MRI: Acquisition of a 400 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer to Support Research, Research Training, and Education at Southern Oregon University$449,340

· FY2022 · MPS

BRC-BIO: How temperature-nutrient interactions affect the physiology and ecology of an insect herbivore$422,183

· FY2025 · BIO

RUI: Oak Regeneration: Roles for Fungi and Small Mammals$320,697

· FY2005 · BIO

RUI:Empowering K-5 Teachers in Southern Oregon Through Computational Thinking$299,998

· FY2019 · EDU

MRI: Acquisition of a 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer to Broaden Research Experiences for Undergraduates at Southern Oregon University.$293,310

· FY2001 · MPS

Dielectric and Calorimetric Properties of New Structurally-Predicted Ferroelectric Materials$222,068

· FY2002 · MPS

Reinvigorating Biotechnology at Southern Oregon University$218,786

· FY2010 · BIO

Collaborative Research: The role of capillaries in the Arctic hydrologic system$209,177

· FY2023 · GEO

CRII: OAC: AquiLLM: A knowledge-based AI tool to keep research data alive$164,123

· FY2025 · CSE

Acquisition of Molecular Biology Instrumentation for a Biotechnology Research Center Between Departments of Biology and Chemistry at Southern Oregon University$157,231

· FY2001 · BIO

Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)$138,000

· FY2015 · EDU

Enhancing Bioenergetics Curricula with Inquiry-Based Laboratories$87,555

· FY2003 · EDU

RANGE AGROECOSYSTEMS CAN BE PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO RAINFALL VARIABILITY, SINCE UNLIKE MOST OTHER CONTEMPORARY AGRICULTURE THEY CANNOT BE ECONOMICALLY IRRIGATED IN RESPONSE TO DROUGHT. CONSEQUENTLY, FORAGE AVAILABLE FOR RANGE ANIMALS CAN VARY DRAMATICALLY WITH RAINFALL YEAR TO YEAR. AS SUCH, RANCHERS OFTEN NEED TO BASE STOCKING RATES ON THE LOWER END OF FORAGE PRODUCTIVITY TO AVOID LOSSES IN LESS PRODUCTIVE YEARS, REDUCING THEIR ABILITY TO CAPITALIZE ON HIGH-PRODUCTIVITY YEARS.MY OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO EXPAND ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE OF TEMPORAL DYNAMICS IN RANGELANDS TO BETTER PREDICT AND MANAGE FORAGE PRODUCTIVITY.RECENT WORK SUGGESTS THAT PREVIOUS-YEAR RAINFALL IS AS IMPORTANT AS CURRENT-YEAR RAINFALL FOR RANGELAND DYNAMICS, AND MAY PROMOTE COEXISTENCE OF DIFFERENT FORAGE SPECIESTO TEST THE EFFECTS OF LAGGED PRECIPITATION ON CALIFORNIA RANGELANDS, I CONDUCT A FIELD EXPERIMENT WITH RAINFALL MANIPULATION TO PARAMETERIZE MODERN COEXISTENCE THEORY MODELS FOR COMMUNITIES OF PERENNIAL AND ANNUAL GRASSES UNDER DIFFERENT PATTERNS OF DRY AND WET YEARS. TO EXTEND THESE COMMUNITY MODELS TO CONSEQUENT PRODUCTIVITY AND FORAGE AVAILABILITY, I WILL TEST MODEL PREDICTIONS ON LONG-TERM VEGETATION AND PRODUCTIVITY DATA FROM THE SITE.THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE AFRI PRIORITY AREA OF BIOENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ENVIRONMENT BY INCREASING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF RANGELAND DYNAMICS AND THE ROLE OF PLANT DIVERSITY IN THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THESE SYSTEMS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROJECT DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE POSTDOCTORAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PD, CHHAYA WERNER, IN DEVELOPING TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND MODELING SKILLS AND COLLABORATING WITH RANGELAND MANAGERS AND EDUCATING AND MENTORING STUDENTS IN RANGELAND SCIENCE. I WILL COMMUNICATE RESEARCH FINDINGS THROUGH PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS, AT CONFERENCES FOCUSED ON THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN LAND MANAGERS AND RESEARCHERS SUCH AS THE CALIFORNIA SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND THE NATURAL AREAS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE, AND DIRECTLY TO LOCAL RANCHERS AT THE SIERRA FOOTHILL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER'S FIELD DAY FOR RANCHERS.?$79,946

· FY2023 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Symposia on Anthropology, World's Fairs and Anthropology Archives, at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Pacific Division Conference; Waimea, HI; June 2008$20,000

· FY2008 · SBE