Faculty External Grants

2021

Pentecost, Thomas (Principal), “Collaborative Research: Impacting Assessment Practices of Post-Secondary Faculty Teaching Gateway Chemistry Courses”, NSF,  $34,172 (2021-2024)

2020

Cook, Paul (Principal), “Studies of the Bacillithiol Biosynthesis and Utilization Enzymes”, NIH, $347,521 (2020-2023)

2019

Hawk, Laura (Principal), Biros, Shannon (co-Principal), Cook, Paul (co-Principal), Lantz, Andrew (co-Principal), Kovacs, Dalila (co-Principal), Witucki, Laurie (co-Principal), “MRI: Acquisition of a Liquid-Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS) for Research and Training at Grand Valley State University”, Sponsored by National Science Foundation, $143,847 (July 2019-July 2022)

Lord, Richard L., National Science Foundation Grant CHE-1855681, “Unique group transfer and coupling reactivity promoted by middle and late transition metals in bulky alkoxide ligand environments.” $450,000 total, $82,567 to GVSU.

Powers, R., "Targeting antibiotic resistance enzymes in the laboratory and the classroom", Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, Federal, $12,000.00. (March 1 to June 1, 2020)

Scott Thorgaard, Michigan Space Grant Consortium, Undergraduate Fellowship to Anna Tarach ($3,000)

Bonomo, R. A. (Principal), Wallar, B. (Co-Principal), Powers, R. (Co-Principal), Leonard, D. (Co-Principal), Prati, F. (Co-Principal), Rather, P. N. (Co-Principal), "Understanding β-lactam resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii", National Institutes of Health, $691,023.00, 

2018

Deborah Herrington (Principal); Paul Plotkowski (Co-PI); Jerry Johnson (Co-PI) National Science Foundation S-STEM Grant - RISE: Retaining and Inspiring students in Science and Engineering (Funded April 2018 – April 2023; $1,000,000).

Richard L. Lord, Michigan Space Grant Consortium, NASA Grant #NNX15AJ20H, "In Pursuit of High-Energy Molecules: Why Do Some First-Row Transition Metals Transfer Carbene to Isocyanide While Others Do Not?", Undergraduate Fellowship to Nicholas Dewey ($2,500).

Mendoza, S. (Principal), Powers, R. (Co-Principal), "GVSU McNair Scholars Program", Department of Education, $278,025.00, Funded. (October 2018-September 2023).

 

2017

Shannon Biros, David Leonard, John Bender, Felix Ngassa, Thomas Neils, Jonathan Fritz “NSF-MRI: Acquisition of a 400 MHz NMR for Teaching and Research at GVSU, GRCC and Aquinas College”, $289,990 (September 1, 2017-August 31, 2020)

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation – Beckman Scholars Program “2017 Beckman Scholars Program - Grand Valley State University”, Khoo, S. K. (Principal), Mendoza, S. (co-Principal), Moore, J. A. (Supporting), Russell, A. (Supporting), Biros, S. (Supporting), Leonard, D. (Supporting), Lord, R. L. (Supporting), Powers, R. (Supporting), Wallar, B. (Supporting), Clifford Hart, D. (Supporting), Thompson, C. L. (Supporting), Biddanda, B. (Supporting), Strychar, K. B. (Supporting). $130,000 (Jan 2017-Dec 2019).

Deborah Herrington (Principal); Melanie Cooper (PI MSU); Diane Ebert-May (Co-PI); Cori Fata-Hartley (Co-PI); Rebecca Matz (Co-PI); Daniel Caballero (Co-PI); Sonia Underwood (PI FIU); Justin Carmel (Co-PI); James Laverty (PI KSU) National Science Foundation IUSE  Grant – Collaborative Research: Extending A Coherent Gateway to STEM Teaching and Learning (August 2017 – August 2022; $67,043)

Deborah Herrington (Principal GVSU); Jessica VandenPlas (Co-PI); Ryan Sweeder (PI MSU) National Science Foundation IUSE Grant - Collaborative Research: Getting the greatest learning from online simulations - testing student directed interactions vs. screencasts, (August 2017- August 2020; $205,160)

Deborah Herrington (Principal); Melanie Cooper (PI MSU); Justin Carmel (PI FIU ) National Science Foundation IUSE Grant – Collaborative Research: Developing Assessment Items of Scientific Practices in a Chemistry Laboratory Setting (August 2017 – August 2020; $54,477)

2016

Russell, K.C. (Principal), Katz, Jeffrey (Co-Principal), Biros, Shannon (Supporting), Nolin, Kristine (Supporting), Iovine, Peter (Supporting), "The TIM Consortium: A Dispersed REU Site in Theoretically Interesting Molecules," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, $350,000 (April 2016 - April 2019).

Shannon Biros, Michigan Space Grant Consortium, "Recovery and Recycling of Spent Nuclear Fuel Pu-238 for Sustainment of Nuclear Reactors using Extraction Techniques" Undergraduate Fellowship to Michael Hudson ($2,500)

Paul Cook, Academic Research Enhancement Award, National Institutes of Health, “Structural and Functional Studies of the Bacillithiol Biosynthesis Enzymes.” $392,863. (over 3 years.)

Thompson, C. L. (Principal), Vinyard, C. (Co-Principal), & Lantz, A. (Supporting), "Breaking the Smell Barrier: Development of In-field Methods for Analysis of Primate Olfactory Compounds," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, High-risk Research in Biological Anthropology, Federal, $26,498.00. (May 2016 - Present).

2015

Biros, Shannon (Principal), "GVSU Customer Discovery Program - NSF iCorps," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, ($1,000).

Rassmussen, P. (Co-Principal), Lantz, A. (Co-Principal), Schroeder, W. (Supporting), "High Energy Density Non-aqueous Pseudocapacitors," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, $225,000. ($67,892 for GVSU). 

Leonard, David (Principal), Bonomo, Robert A. (Supporting), "Biochemical and structural analysis of emerging resistance threats in Acinetobacter baumannii," Sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, $401,272. (May 2015 - May 2018).

Richard Lord, Michigan Space Grant Consortium, "Computationally-Guided Search for Reductive Coupling Catalysts", Undergraduate Fellowship to Alyssa Cabelof ($2,500).

Richard Lord, Research Corporation (Cottrell College Science Award), "Towards a Chemical Rationale for Redox-Induced Electron Transfer" ($55,000).

2014

Steve Mattox (PI); Deborah Herrington (Co-PI); Steve Rybczynski (supporting); Angela Slater (supporting); Keith Oliver (supporting); Pablo Llerandi-Román (supporting); Terri Mattox (supporting); Amber Kumpf (supporting); Elaine Kampmueller (supporting), "InTeGrate 2014 Incorporating Geoscience throughout the Curriculum Implementation Program Grant: Integration of Earth Science Content across Science Teacher Preparation Courses at Grand Valley State University", $41,252. (July 2014- July 2017)

Rachel Powers, "Structure-based discovery and design of novel class D β-lactamase inhibitors," Sponsored by National Institutes of Health, $387,622. (April 1, 2014 - March 31, 2017).

Schalk, Catlin, Schaertel, Stephanie, McBane, George, "Diode-laser Based Measurement of Molecular Parameters Relevant to Atmospheric Studies", Sponsored by Michigan Space Grant Consortium, $2,500. (May 2014 - May 2015).

Brad Wallar and Rachel Powers (subaward of NIH R01 grant), "Understanding β-lactam resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii," Sponsored by National Institutes of Health, $2,346,805 (GVSU amount $269,605). (June 15, 2014 - May 31, 2019).

2012-2014

Shannon Biros, NSF-REU, "The Tim Consortium: A Dispersed REU Site in Theoretically Interesting Molecules" ($330,000 total, $50,000 to GVSU).

2013

Lantz, A. (Principal), Smart, R. (Supporting), Schroeder, W. (Supporting), Schroeder, J. (Supporting), Boezart, A. (Supporting), "A Single Substance Organic Redox Flow Battery," Sponsored by Vinazene Corp., $118,896. (November 27, 2013 - April 2015).

Bender, John. Department of State Fulbright Fellowship "Bridge Building in the Chemical Sciences, GVSU - Babes-Bolyai University" ~ $25,000

2012-2013

Oliver, Keith (Supporting), Barrows, Nathan (Supporting), Miller, Heather R. (Supporting), Dobson, Christopher (Supporting), Schiller, Ellen (Principal), "Science Teacher Education and Development (STEAD)," Sponsored by Michigan Department of Education, ($219,946). 

Grissom, Scott B. (PI), Biros, Shannon M. (Co-PI), Talbert, Robert N. (Co-PI), Menon, Shailey (Co-PI); National Science Foundation, "GVSU Inventory of Instructional Practices", ($150,000).  

Korich, Andrew L (Principal), "Macromolecular Assemblies for Gas Storage From Dynamic Bonds," Sponsored by Michigan Space Grant Consortium, ($4,950).  

George C. McBane and Jeremy Hutson, Teh Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorship program, "Towards controlled ultracold chemistry" ($68.600).

2012

Biros, Shannon (Principal), "Division of Organic Chemistry Travel Award," Sponsored by American Chemical Society, ($600).

Henderleiter, Julie (Other, External Evaluator), Batten, Jennifer H (Co-Principal), Liburd, Bernard (Co-Principal), Scott, Pam (Supporting), "The Integration of Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry into a Two-year Chemistry Curriculum and Independent Research Experiences," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Grant goes to Grand Rapids Community College, $166,214.00. (September 15, 2012 - November 1, 2015).

David Leonard, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH-R15), "Class D carbapenemases: defining the role of of carbapenem conformational changes" ($394,210).

McBane, George, Hutson, Jeremy M., "Senior Research Fellowship," Sponsored by Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University, ($4,000). 

Rachel Powers, National Institutes of Health R15 AREA Grant. Mapping the binding site of class D beta-lactamase enzymes for inhibitor design and discovery ($319,823).

2011-2016

Herrington, Deborah (Principal), Pentecost, Thomas C. (Supporting), Mattox, Stephen (Supporting), Rybczynski, Stephen Michael (Supporting), Oliver, Keith (Supporting), "Collaborative Research: Further Development and Testing of the Target Inquiry Model for Middle and High School Science Teacher Professional Development," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, $2,700,000. (GVSU portion: $1,105,406).

Plotkowski, Paul (Principal), Menon Shaily (Principal), Barakat, Nael (Co-Principal), Witucki, Laurie (Co-Principal), "Mentoring, Academic Support and Scholarships for Science Students (MAS4)," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, ($600,000). 

2011

Oliver, Keith (Supporting), Barrows, Nathan (Supporting), Miller, Heather R. (Supporting), Dobson, Christopher (Supporting), Schiller, Ellen (Principal), "Science Teacher Education and Development (STEAD)," Sponsored by Michigan Department of Education, ($219,946). 

Rachel Powers, National Institutes of Health R15 AREA Grant. Mapping the binding site of class D beta-lactamase enzymes for inhibitor design and discovery, ($319,823).

Pl, L. Witucki, co-PI Ashley Nickels, AAUW (American Association of University Women) Campus Action Project: Breaking through Barriers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics for Women and Girls grant program: Title of project: "WISE Program Multi-Level Mentoring", (4257.70).

Co-PI's: Jann Joseph, Paul Plotkowski, Elizabeth Schaner, Laurie Witucki. NSF-MAS4; Submitted to Program NSF-09-567 Title of program: "Mentoring, Academic Support, and Scholarships for Science Students (MAS4)", ($600,000).

2010-2013

N. J. Barrows, National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education, Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement program to fund the implementation of a professional development workshop for general chemistry course coordinators to experience new research-based laboratory pedagogies. "Advancing Chemistry by Enhancing Learning in the Laboratory (ACELL)" ($43,312).

Dalila Kovacs, Michigan Green Chemistry Clearinghouse-Mobilizing Green Chemistry Innovation, collaboration with Aquinas College, Sustainability Research Group, and Blue Sphere, Inc., MI Department of Natural resources (DEQ, former DNRE) ($350,000).

2010-2012

George C. McBane, National Science Foundation, "RUI: Theoretical study of the removal of triplet Herzberg states of oxygen by collisions with nitrogen" ($49,821).

Wallar, Brad, "MRI-R2: Acquisition of Biophysical Instruments for Interdisciplinary Faculty and Student Research," Sponsored by Co-PI on a National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Grant with Calvin College, ($296,045). 

2009-2012

David Leonard, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH-R15), Investigations of the role of key active site residues of two class D lactamases ($195,967).

2009-2010

John Bender, May 2009 - May 2010, Michigan Space Grant Consortium Faculty Seed Grant, "A Novel and Potentially Interesting Electronic Material, Phosphorus (III) Nitride" ($3,000).

Dalila Kovacs, Andrew Lantz, Cory M. DiCarlo, Min Qi, "Michigan Green Chemistry Clearinghouse-Mobilizing Green Chemistry Innovation" MI Green Chemistry Clearinghouse, MI Department Natural Resources and Environment. ($176,791).

Dalila Kovacs, Andrew Lantz, Cory DiCarlo, and Min Qi, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, "Building Green Chemistry Educator Network" ($24,395).

George McBane, Michigan Space Grant Consortium, Computational exploration of the origin of slow oxygen atoms from UV photodissociation of ozone", Undergraduate Fellowship to Luan Nguyen, ($2,500).

Rachel Powers, Research Corporation (Cottrell College Science Award), Structural analysis of mutants of the antibiotic resistance enzyme P99 cephalosporinase ($53,895).

2008

Dalila Kovacs, Andrew Lantz, Min Qi, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Development a new course titled "Pollution Prevention, Green Chemistry, and Green Engineering" ($24,976).

B. Brehm-Stecher, A.W. Lantz. "Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils Year 1: Formulation Testing, Blend Optimization, Expanded Pathogen Testing, Activity Enhancement and Alternative Delivery Strategies" Research Subcontract under Iowa State University and Van Beek Scientific. ($2,000).

D. Kovacs, M. Qi, A. W. Lantz. "P2, Green Chemistry and Green Engineering Principles" Course Development Grant, MI Department of Environmental Quality. Submitted May 2008. Funded August 15, 2008. ($24,799.86).

B. Brehm-Stecher, A.W. Lantz. "Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils Year 2: Alternative Delivery Strategies" Research Subcontract under Iowa State University and Van Beek Scientific. ($2,000).

Andrew W. Lantz, Byron Brehm-Stecher,Van Beek Scientific and Iowa State University, Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils: Alternative Delivery Strategies ($4,000).

Kovacs, Dalila, "NSF Advance Professional Development Grant", 2008 - 2010. ($5,180).

Robert Smart, Roderick Morgan, William Schroeder, Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Using carboxylic amides as antimicrobial agents ($114,738).

Brad Wallar, National Science Foundation (RUI), Elucidating Regulatory Mechanisms in the Diaphanous-related Formin Proteins using an Integrated Approach to Undergraduate Research and Education ($459,342).

2005-2011

Herrington, Deborah (Principal), Yezierski, Ellen (Co-Principal), Henderleiter, Julie (Supporting), Soman, Sherril (Supporting), "Target Inquiry: Investigating the Teacher and Student Effects of a New Model in Chemistry Teacher Professional Development," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, ($1,307,990).

2005-2006

D. G. Herrington and E. J. Yezierski , Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Special Grants Program in the Chemical Sciences to fund implementation and evaluation of the new M.Ed. chemistry concentration "Target Inquiry - Bringing Inquiry to the Classroom Through Research, Inquiry Materials Adaptation, and Implementation: A New Professional Development Model for High School Chemistry Teachers" ($116,750).

C. P. Lawrence, Michigan Space Grant Consortium, "Water Evaporation in Tropospheric Aerosols" ($5,000).

C. P. Lawrence, Petroleum Research Fund, "Ultrafast Infrared Spectroscopy as a Probe of Molecular Dynamics: A Molecular Modeling Study" ($35,000).

George C. McBane, Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure, "Quantum scattering calculations for Li2-Ne rovibrational excitation", 2006, 40,000 CPU hours.

2004-2005

George C. McBane, National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure (NPACI), "Fully quantum calculations of vibrationally inelastic scattering rates on parallel processors", 2004, 10,000 CPU hours.

Robert P. Smart, Department of Defense (Missile Defense Agency), "Innovative Thermal Insulation Technologies", ($100,000).

Robert P. Smart, Department of Defense (Missile Defense Agency), "Lightweight Innovative Composite Tank Concepts", ($750,000).

Robert P. Smart, Department of Defense (US Navy), "Lightweight Passive Fire Protection System for Composite Structures" Contract N65538-04-M-0090 ($100,000).

2003-2004

George C. McBane, Council on Undergraduate Research, "Diode Laser Spectrometer for use in H. Pylori diagnosis", ($3,000).

Stephanie Schaertel, Michigan Space Grant Consortium Undergraduate Research Fellowship, "Carbon Isotope Ratio Measurement Using Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy".

Robert Smart, Department of Defense (Missile Defense Agency), "Lightweight Innovative Composite Tank Concepts" Contract #F-29601-03-M-0278 ($100,000).

2002-2003

Stephen Matchett, NASA Summer Fellowship Program, "Synthesis of Organometallic Polymers", ($2,500).

George C. McBane, Michigan Space Grant Consortium, "Diode Laser Spectrometer for Determination of C and N isotope Ratios in the Upper Atmosphere", Undergraduate Student Fellowship, ($2,500).

2000-2001

Stephen Matchett, NSF-CCLI grant, "FT-NMR: Hands on Access Across the Curriculum", ($274,000).

1998-1999

Stephanie Schaertel, American Physical Society, Laser Science Division Summer Research Fellowship, "Photophysical Study of a Fluorescent Molecule".

1997-1998

Mary Karpen and Stephanie Schaertel, National Science Foundation Instrument and Laboratory Improvement Award, "Applying Computational Chemistry to the Undergraduate Laboratory: A "Wet" Lab-"Dry" Lab Experience", ($59,524).

Mary E. Karpen, Michigan Space Grant Consortium, Higher Education Incentive Program Award, for the production of animations for the college classroom, May 1997, ($10,500).

Stephanie Schaertel, American Physical Society, Laser Science Division Summer Research Fellowship, "Fluorescence Lifetime Studies on Molecular Probes With Solar Energy Conversion Potential".

1995-1996

Stephen Matchett, The Michigan Space Grant Consortium Research Initiation Grant, "Cationic Silyl Enol Ether Complexes", ($5,000).

Stephen Matchett, National Science Foundation, ILI Program, "Acquisition of an Inert Atmosphere Glove Box for the GVSU Air-Sensitive Synthesis Teaching Laboratory: Completion of a Unique Teaching Facility", ($22,000).

Stephen Matchett, Council on Undergraduate Research Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity Award, "Structure Activity Relationships of Olefin Derivatives of Organic Carbonyls pi-Bonded to Iron", ($3,300).

Stephen Matchett, NASA Summer Fellowship Program, "Structure Activity Relationships in Iron Olefin Complexes", ($2,500).

Stephanie Schaertel, Council on Undergraduate Research Summer Opportunities for Research Fellowship, "Study of Rhodium (II)-Aminopyrene Complexes as Models for Long Lifetime Fluorescent DNA Probes".

Min Qi, National Science Foundation, ILI Program, "Upgrading Gas-Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry in the Undergraduate Laboratory", ($43,200).

Min Qi, Michigan Space Grant, "Assessment of PCB Congeners - Their Uptake, Bioaccumulation, and Pharmacokinetics in Fish", ($2,500).

Min Qi, The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, "Introducing Supercritical Fluid Extraction into the Environmental Chemical Analysis at Undergraduate Level", ($16,500).

1993-1994

Stephen Matchett, Council on Undergraduate Research Academic-Industrial Undergraduate Research Partnership Award, "Synthesis of Cationic Silyl Enol Ether Complexes", ($2,500).

Stephen Matchett, The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Special Grant in the Chemical Sciences, "Development of an Air-Sensitive Synthesis Teaching Laboratory at Grand Valley State University", ($20,000).



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