Alexander Alekseenko (Mathematics) received $150,000 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “Development of Fast Methods for Solving the Boltzmann Equation Using Low Rank Tensor Approximations and Data Driven Reduced Order Models,” and also received $1,249,954 from the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research in support of a project entitled “Equitable Calculus for Life Sciences.”

Eduardo Amorim (Biology) received $352,457 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled “Characterizing Human-Pathogen Interactions and Natural Selection with Ancient DNA.”

Jose Luis Benavides (Journalism) received $350,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities in support of a project entitled “Farmworker Movement Digital Photo Archive, Multimedia Website, and On-Demand Exhibition.”

Annette Besnilian (Family and Consumer Sciences) and David Boyns (Community Health and Wellbeing) received $25,000 from the LA County Department of Public Health in support of a project entitled “CSUN CalFresh Healthy Living Program.”

Abdelaziz Boulesbaa (Chemistry and Biochemistry) received $24,999 from Pasadena City College in support of a project entitled “Utilization of Undergraduate Research to Promote Equity and Completion in Micro Nano Technology Professional Workforce Education.”

Danielle Bram (Geography) received $3,100 from the US Forest Service in support of a project entitled “US Forest Service Monitoring Plots: Data Processing and Attribution Project,” and $100,000 from California State University, Long Beach in support of a project entitled “Impact of Sea-Level Rise on Groundwater Pollution Vulnerability in Shallow Coastal Aquifers.”

Danielle Bram and Regan Maas (Geography) received $11,900 from California State University, San Bernardino in support of a project entitled “DACIP Task Order 3 – Ventura.”

Thomas Chan (Psychology) and Nhut Ho (Autonomy Reseach Center for STEAHM) received $40,000 from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in support of a project entitled “Speed Dating Trust: Simulation-Based User Enactment Study in Mars 2020 Ground Planning Systems.”

Gabriela Chavira (Psychology), Carrie Saetermoe (Psychology), Crist Khachikian(Civil Engineering and Construction Management), and Patchareeya Kwan (Health Sciences) received $4,094,074 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled “BUILD II.”

Deborah Cours and Elizabeth Adams (Undergraduate Studies) received $200,000 from the Los Angeles Postsecondary Education Funders Collaborative in support of a project entitled “Los Angeles Postsecondary Education Funders Collaborative – Transfer Success L.A..”

Maria-Rita D’Orsogna (Mathematics) received $80,000 from the U.S. Army in support of a project entitled “Mathematical Modeling of Limbic System Dynamics, Pathophysiology, and Response to Stress.”

Michael Eller (Chemistry and Biochemistry) received $30,000 from Intel Corporation in support of a project entitled “Nano-scale Molecular Analysis of Materials for Intel.”

Martha Escobar (Chicana/o Studies) received $135,000 from the CSU Chancellor’s Office in support of a project entitled “Project Rebound at CSU Northridge.”

Paula Fischhaber (Chemistry and Biochemistry) received $362,500 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled “SLX4 in Nuclease Recruitment.”

Gilberto Flores (Biology) received $362,500 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled “Mechanisms and Consequences of Human Milk Oligosaccharide Growth and Bile Stress Across Diverse Strains of the Potential Therapeutic Bacterium, Akkermansia Muciniphila.”

Kim Goldberg-Roth (Educational Psychology and Counseling) received $34,033 from Valor US in support of a project entitled “Emergency Response to Interpersonal Violence,” and $108,000 from the Los Angeles County in support of a project entitled “County Victim Services (XC) Program.” She has also received $29,891 from the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence in support of a project entitled “Supporting Crisis Services During a Pandemic,” and $525,832 from the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services in support of a project entitled “Family Preservation – San Fernando Valley,” as well as $16,661 from the Children’s Advocacy Centers of California in support of a project entitled “COVID 19: Putting the Needs of Child Abuse Victims First,” and $25,000 from the City of Los Angeles in support of a project entitled “Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Program.” Additionally, she received five awards from the City of Los Angeles: $63,837 in support of a project entitled “Domestic Response Abuse Team (DART) — Mission,” $63,837  in support of a project entitled “Domestic Response Abuse Team (DART) – North Hollywood,” $63,837 in support of a project entitled “Domestic Response Abuse Team (DART) – Van Nuys,” $63,837 in support of a project entitled “Domestic Response Abuse Team (DART) – West Valley” and $61,200 in support of a project entitled “Domestic Response Abuse Team (DART) – Family Justice Center (FJC).”

Meng-Che Ho (Mathematics) received $210,000 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “RUI: Randomness, Computability, and Complexity in Groups.”

Nhut Ho ​and Bingbing Li (Autonomy Reseach Center for STEAHM), Farshad Ghodoosi (Business Law) and Joseph Bautista (Art) received $149,532 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “FW-HTF-P: Workers and Technology Together (WATT).”

Ray Hong (Biology) received $344,500 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled “Mapping of Chemosensory Neuron Function to Uncover Changes in Neuronal Fates.”

Nicholas Kioussis (Physics and Astronomy) received $64,061 from the Northwestern University in support of a project entitled “Partnership for Development of High-Performance Magnetic Memory Technology.”

Janet Kubler (Biology) received $47,324 from the California Sea Grant in support of a project entitled “Laminaria Farlowii, A New Species for Sustainable Aquaculture in California: Nursery Methods, Climate Change Resilience and Preliminary Market Assessment with Outreach through the California Seaweed Fair.”

Luciana Lagaña (Psychology) received $108,750 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled “A Preliminary Model of Physical Pain Among Community-Dwelling Multiethnic Older Women.”

Amy Levin (Social Work) received $1,868,520 from the University of California, Berkeley in support of a project entitled “CalSWEC Title IV-E Social Work Training Program.”

Bingbing Li (ARCS), Kouroush Sedghisigarchi (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Xunfei Jiang (Computer Science) and Xudong Jia (College of Engineering and Computer Science) received $66,000 from UC Irvine in support of a project entitled “Energy & Appliance Standards for Plug Loads: Assessing Current Needs and Future Opportunities.”

Chieh-Cheng Lo (Mathematics) received $134,046 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “RUI: Symmetries, Stability, and Related Problems,” and $45,431 from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in support of a project entitled “A Homological Approach to Machine Reasoning.”

Tyler Luchko (Physics and Astronomy) received $412,422 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “RUI: Collaborative Research: CDS&E: Theory and Methods for Implicit Molecular Solvation in Ligand and Ion Binding.”

Debbie Ma and Justin Kantner (Psychology) received $351,755 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “RUI: Processing Ambiguity: From Initial Perception to Race Classification of Multiracial Faces in Diverse Observers.”

Rachel Mackelprang (Biology) received $959,997 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “Collaborative Research: Microbial Processes and Carbon Transformation in the Thawing Permafrost.”

Maosheng Miao (Chemistry and Biochemistry) received $116,010 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “CAREER: Chemical Trends of Elements Under Pressure and Their Effects on the Form and Properties of Materials.”

Elena Miranda (Geological Sciences) received $17,429 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “Collaborative Research: Strain Localization, Shear Zone Connectivity, and Magma-deformation Interactions by Depth Within a 65 km Thick Transpressional Continental Arc.”

Deqing Ren and Damian Christian (Physics and Astronomy) received $595,996 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “Development of a Polarimeter for Solar Synoptic High-Sensitivity Observations.”

Shelley Ruelas-Bischoff (Student Affairs) received $8,260 from California State University, Chico in support of a project entitled “CalFresh Outreach at CSUN.”

Nyssa Silbiger (Biology) received two awards from the National Science Foundation: $324,419 in support of a project entitled ” CAREER: Predicting Ecosystem Metabolism of Rocky Intertidal Communities in Warming and Acidifying Oceans,” and $50,350 in support of a project entitled “RUI: Collaborative Research: Defining The Biogeochemical Context and Ecological Impacts of Submarine Groundwater Discharge on Coral Reefs.”

Katherine Stevenson (Mathematics) received $130,000 from the College Futures Foundation in support of a project entitled “Transition to College Math and Statistics Sustainability Project.”

Claudia Toledo-Corral (Health Sciences) received $31,829 from the University of Southern California in support of a project entitled “Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) — Renewal.”

Houssam Toutanji and Xudong Jia (College of Engineering and Computer Science) received $35,000 from California State University, Sacramento in support of a project entitled “Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation — (Chancellor’s Office Award).” They also received $30,000 from California State University, Sacramento in support of a project entitled “Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation — (National Science Foundation).”

Jessica Vey (Chemistry and Biochemistry) received $108,750 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled “Mechanistic Studies to Enable Rational Design of Isobutylamine N-hydroxylase.”

Ivor Weiner (Special Education) received $137,864 from the North Los Angeles County Regional Center in support of a project entitled “Van Nuys Family Resource Center and Library.”

Maria Elena Zavala (Biology) received $28,122 from the American Society For Cell Biology in support of a project entitled “Improving Diversity and Career Transitions through Society Support (ASCB IPERT Subaward to Maria Elena Zavala, Co-PI).”

Maria Elena Zavala, Ray Hong, and Cheryl Hogue (Biology) received $66,665 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences in support of a project entitled “U-RISE Training the Next Generation of Basic Biomedical Researchers A Holistic Approach.”