← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Texas Tech University System
$153,635,466
Total funding
311
Grants
Funding over time
peak $21.9M · FY2008–25$25M$18.8M$12.5M$6.3M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
DOD$56,635,563 · 111
DOE$54,671,371 · 54
USDA$29,471,793 · 91
NASA$12,856,739 · 55
By mechanism
—$153,635,466 · 311
Investigators at Texas Tech University System
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).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
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Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
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All-Time
Most funded here, all years
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Largest grants
TTU GREAT PLAINS WIND POWER TEST CENTER$7,356,000
· FY2008 · Department of Energy
NEW START$6,400,000
· FY2024 · Department of the Army
EXPERIMENTAL PARTICLE PHYSICS RESEARCH AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY$5,836,000
· FY2017 · Department of Energy
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR POWER DEVICES$5,250,000
· FY2025 · Department of the Army
RESEARCH IN EXPERIMENTAL HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS WITH EMPHASIS ON THE COLLIDER DETECTOR AT FERMILAB (CDF) AND THE COMPACT MUON SPRECTROMETER (CMS) EXPERI$3,469,001
· FY2008 · Department of Energy
NEW AWARD TO TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
CONTROL NO. 2998-1514
DE-FOA-0002998:(ULTRAFAST)
PROJECT TITLE: ULTRA-WIDEBAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS FOR EXTRINSIC PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SWITCH DEVICES$3,070,735
· FY2025 · Department of Energy
LARGE SIZE WAFERS OF ERBIUM DOPED GAN CRYSTALS AS HIGH ENERGY LASER GAIN MEDIUM$3,000,361
· FY2017 · Department of the Navy
** 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 OSAGE NATION IS A FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED SOVEREIGN TRIBAL NATION WORKING TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE SOVEREIGN FOOD SUPPLY FOR THEIR PEOPLE. A NEW KIND OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT CALLED FOREVER CHEMICALS FUNDAMENTALLY UNDERMINES THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE OSAGE NATION'S FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS BY THREATENING THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE OSAGE CITIZENS. FOREVER CHEMICALS OTHERWISE KNOWN AS PFAS OR PER- AND POLY-FLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES MAY PERSIST UP TO A THOUSAND YEARS ENTER THE HUMAN FOOD-WEB AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM AND OTHER UNDISCOVERED ILLNESSES. DESPITE THE URGENCY OF THE SITUATION LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT HOW PFAS CONTAMINATES THE FOOD-WEB. WE HYPOTHESIZE THAT UNDERSTANDING THE PATHWAY OF PFAS TRANSMISSION DURING DIFFERENT MODES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION WILL HELP TO DEVISE A HAZARD MONITORING PREDICTION AND PREVENTION SYSTEM. TO TEST THIS HYPOTHESIS RESEARCHERS AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY WILL WORK ALONGSIDE OSAGE NATION SCIENTISTS TO ESTABLISH A SOPHISTICATED PFAS ANALYTICAL FACILITY AT THE OSAGE NATION HARVEST LAND FACILITY EMPLOY AND TRAIN FULL-TIME TRIBAL EMPLOYEES TO COLLECT AND PROCESS AGRICULTURAL SAMPLES AS WELL AS EDUCATE THE OSAGE CITIZENS AND AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE TO USE THE PFAS DECISION MAKING TOOL. GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY WILL CONDUCT INTEGRATED RESEARCH AT THE OSAGE NATION AND WILL BE INSTRUMENTAL IN COLLECTING ENVIRONMENTAL PLANT AND ANIMAL TISSUE SAMPLES QUANTIFYING DIFFERENT PFASS AND IDENTIFYING THE CRITICAL NODES OF CONTAMINATION VIA WATER SOIL AGRICULTURAL INPUTS CULTURAL PRACTICES (E.G. FIRE SUPPRESSANTS USED IN CONTROLLED BURNING) AND OTHER EXTERNAL SOURCES (E.G. FIRE STATIONS OPEN OIL WELLS ETC.). STAKEHOLDER INPUT (I.E. THE OSAGE CITIZENS) WILL BE COLLECTED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT'S LIFECYCLE SUCH THAT THE RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND OUTCOMES CAN BE SUSTAINED LONG AFTER THE WORK IS COMPLETED IN SUPPORT OF OSAGE NATION FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY INITIATIVES. THE OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE BROADER IMPACTS OUTSIDE OF THE OSAGE NATION WHEN USED TO ELIMINATE THE THREAT OF PFAS FROM VARIOUS FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS.$2,635,000
· FY2025 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TITLED: RESEARCH AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA OF CYBERSECURITY$2,500,000
· FY2024 · Department of the Army
INTENSIFIED AMMONIA SOLAR REACTOR FOR GREEN AMMONIA MANUFACTURE AND GEN3 THERMOCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE.
WE PROPOSE AN INTENSIFIED REACTION-ABSORPTION (RXN-ABS) PROCESS FOR ENHANCED THERMOCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE (TCES) AND AMMONIA MANUFACTURING. OUR APPROACH IS BASED ON REACTIVE ABSORPTION TO REMOVE AMMONIA AT HIGH TEMPERATURE FROM THE GAS PHASE, IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT IS PRODUCED. THIS TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES A COST-EFFECTIVE PATHWAY TO MANUFACTURE GREEN AMMONIA FOR ENERGY, TCES, AND INDIRECT HYDROGEN STORAGE AND TRANSPORT. IN PARTICULAR, THE PROPOSED PROCESS PROVIDES A SUSTAINABLE AMMONIA-BASED TCES TO BALANCE THE GRID OVER WEEKLY AND SEASONAL TIMESCALES (LONGER THAN PRACTICAL FOR BATTERIES). WE ARE ALSO INTERESTED TO CAPTURE CONCENTRATED SOLAR AND USE THIS MODULAR PROCESS FOR DECARBONIZED AMMONIA MANUFACTURING.
IF SUCCESSFUL, THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN AT LEAST 50% IMPROVEMENT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF THE AMMONIA-BASED TCES, COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS BASELINE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATED UNDER SETO’S SUNSHOT PROGRAM. ITS MODULARITY ALSO PROVIDES A UNIQUE FLEXIBILITY TO USE THIS PROCESS FOR SOLAR-BASED AMMONIA MANUFACTURING IN DISTRIBUTED LOCATIONS. THIS PROJECT WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR FUTURE EFFORTS IN DECARBONIZING CHEMICAL INDUSTRY USING RENEWABLE HYDROGEN DERIVED FROM THE SOLAR HEAT.$2,036,276
· FY2022 · Department of Energy
ERBUIM DOPED GAN CRYSTALS AS HIGH ENERGY LASER GAIN MEDIUM$2,000,000
· FY2012 · Department of Defense
IMPACT OF THE GUT MICROBIOME ON THE INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY OF GENETICALLY DIVERSE INVERTEBRATES$1,999,472
· FY2022 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
FULL SCALE TESTING, CHARACTERIZATION, SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION & DEMONSTRATION OF GRID CONNECTED WIND TURBINES & WIND POWERED DESALINATION$1,992,447
· FY2010 · Department of Energy
NEW AWARD ISSUED TO TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY FOR A PROJECT TITLED “SEMICONDUCTOR FAST NEUTRON DETECTORS.”
DE-FOA-0002459, OPEN 2021
CONTROL NUMBER: 2459-1978$1,789,998
· FY2022 · Department of Energy
RF DIRECTED ENERGY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES$1,718,419
· FY2010 · Department of Defense
INTERNATIONAL COTTON RESEARCH CENTER$1,619,280
· FY2009 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
INTERNATIONAL COTTON RESEARCH CENTER$1,619,280
· FY2010 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
EXPERIMENTAL PARTICLE PHYSICS RESEARCH AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY$1,614,000
· FY2012 · Department of Energy
INCUBATING NEXT GENERATION CLEAN ENERGY SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS THROUGH MINORITY-SCHOLAR EXCHANGE AND IN-SITU HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RESEARCH.
THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO ACHIEVE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY BY INVESTIGATING MORE SUSTAINABLE METHODS FOR CARBON-ZERO HYDROGEN ENERGY PRODUCTION DIRECTLY FROM THE SHALE GAS$1,500,000
· FY2025 · Department of Energy
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE RECOVERY TRANSFORMATION (SMAR2T): RECOVERY OF WATER AND ELEMENTSOF INTEREST FROM PRODUCED WATER USING INTENSIFIED MEMBRANE DISTILLATION AND METAL EXTRACTION. THE PROJECT OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM ENGINEERING APPROACH FOR PRODUCED WATER RESOURCE EXTRACTION AND MANAGEMENT IN OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS.$1,499,992
· FY2025 · Department of Energy