The work of CSUN faculty and staff members is recognized in a variety of ways, including:

• Funding from outside organizations to support unique programs and cutting-edge research facilitated on campus.
• Publications of books or articles.
• Professional awards.
• Presentations at conferences.
• Appointments and elections to governing boards.

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Below is a list of the individuals whose work was recognized in February 2023.

Publications

George Uba (English), professor emeritus, published a memoir, “Water Thicker Than Blood,” from Temple University Press.

Research and Sponsored Projects

Damian Christian (Physics and Astronomy) received $64,805 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in support of a project entitled “Dunn Solar Telescope Observations in Support of the Parker Solar Probe Perihelia.”

Kyle Dewey (Autonomy Research Center for STEAHM) received $10,000 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in support of a project entitled “Proteus: A Programming Language for Developing, Testing, and Verifying Increasingly Autonomous Systems.”

Brian Foley (Secondary Education), Kellie Evans (Mathematics), and Virginia Oberholzer Vandergon (Biology) received $52,154 from the University of Oregon in support of a project entitled “Geogebra Institute Subaward for University of Oregon Western Regional Noyce Network.”

John Gides, Amanda Harrison, and JC Lee received a College of Humanities Innovation Grant to support the Writing Ahead workshop series to support equitable writing pedagogy strategies for our students.

Kim Goldberg-Roth (Strength United) received $257,500 from the California Office of Emergency Services in support of a project entitled “AT – Child Abuse Treatment Program,” and $250,000 from the California Office of Emergency Services in support of a project entitled “CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER (KC) PROGRAM.”

Bradley Jackson (Electrical and Computer Engineering) received $25,000 from the Aerospace Corporation in support of a project entitled “Systems, Subsystems, and Components of a Wideband Array Antenna with Digital Beamforming.”

Regan Maas and Danielle Bram (Geography and Environmental Studies) received $3,000 from Polymath Geo Inc. in support of a project entitled “Earth Station Lab Project.”

Kerry Nickols (Biology) received $29,608 from the Regents of the University of California in support of a project entitled “Sustaining and Expanding the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS).”

Virginia Oberholzer Vandergon (Biology), Li Ye (Chemistry and Biochemistry), Matthew d’Alessio (Geological Sciences), Brian Foley and Norman Herr (Secondary Education) received $45,000 from the Regents of the University of California in support of a project entitled “San Fernando Valley Science Project ESSA.”

Jennifer Wolfe (Secondary Education) received $36,506 from the Regents of the University of California in support of a project entitled “Cal State Northridge Writing Project – CSMP.”

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