External grants awarded
>$50,000
| Project Title | Principal Investigator | Sponsor Name | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collaborative Research: Research Infrastructure: E-CORE RII: Strengthening Maine’s Research Ecosystem and Pathways Through Strategic Capacity Building (Maine-SMART) | Shane Moeykens | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation |
$698,736 |
| De-Risking Investments in Aquatic Farming through Validated Regional Ocean and Wave Simulations Integrated with Model-Based Engineering and Techno-Economic Analysis | Damian Brady Jennifer Ross Thomas Kiffney |
Kelson Marine Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation, Inc |
$146,118 |
| Defining the role of the muscle-specific force-sensing protein metavinculin in cardiac contractility and familial cardiomyopathy | Samantha Barrick | American Heart Association | $231,000 |
| Development of Fully Recyclable Cellulose-Based Packaging for Berry Export | Qing Jin Jinwu Wang Colleen Walker Seongkyung Park |
Clemson University US Dept of Agriculture |
$203,144 |
| Energy-efficient PFAS immobilization and degradation in soil using non-thermal plasma electrodes coated with activated carbon | Xiaoxiao Zhao Onur Apul Manisha Choudhary |
ME Dept of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry US Dept of Agriculture |
$284,869 |
| Integrating ecology and economy: a spatial optimization framework for spruce budworm (SBW) management | Adam Daigneault Jianheng Zhao Erin Simons-Legaard |
University of Vermont US Dept of Agriculture |
$145,751 |
| Next-generation wood products carbon estimator: a tool for comprehensive stakeholder collaboration and decision-making | Xinyuan Wei Daniel Hayes Ling Li Jianheng Zhao |
University of Vermont US Dept of Agriculture |
$148,648 |
| NSF CAREER: Decoding The Full Spectrum of Soil Behavior Inertial Transitions | Luis Zambrano-Cruzatty Raymond Perry |
National Science Foundation | $642,143 |
| Project MultiNav: A gamified multisensory training and navigation system for blind and visually impaired people | Nicholas Giudice Paul Fink |
US Dept of Health & Human Services | $504,984 |
| Tailored Fertilizer Rates for Fresh and Frozen Maine Wild Blueberry Producers | Lily Calderwood Beth Calder |
University of Vermont US Dept of Agriculture |
$248,333 |
| TRIO SSS Grant 2025-2030 | Eric Chapman | US Dept of Education | $694,807 |
| Who controls passive carbon flux? Identifying key players in the gravitational biological pump | Margaret Estapa | National Aeronautics & Space Administration | $168,398 |
Contact: research@maine.edu
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