September 2020 Grants and Contracts

We are pleased to share the success of SJSU's Principal Investigators in being awarded the following grants and contracts during September 2020:


Ahoura Zandiatashbar

Urban & Regional Planning, College of Science

  • "2021 Census Data Research and GIS Visualization Pilot"
    Sponsor: University of Illinois at Chicago 

Dan Moshavi 

Dean's Office, Lucas College and Graduate School of Business

  • “Mineta Consortium for Transportation Mobility (MCTM) (TO 014)”
    Sponsor: CA State, Department of Transportation

  • "Mineta Consortium for Transportation Mobility (MCTM) (TO 015)"
    Sponsor: CA State, Department of Transportation

Hiu Yung Wong

Electrical Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering

  • "Modeling and Simulation of MST"
    Sponsor: Atomera

James Harvey

Moss Landing Marine Labs, College of Science

  • "BeachCOMBERS: Coastal Ocean Mammal and Bird Education and Research Surveys"
    Sponsor: US Fish and Wildlife Service

Jennifer Schachner

Department of Kinesiology, College of Health & Human Sciences

  • "Older Americans Act Funding- Sourcewise-Timpany Center- San José State University Research Foundation"
    Sponsor: Sourcewise

Jonathan Geller

Moss Landing Marine Labs, College of Science

  • "Assessing Ballast Water Management and Invasions in Great Lakes: Genetic and Metagenetic Analysis"
    Sponsor: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Lionel Cheruzel

Chemistry, College of Science

  • "RUI: Light-Driven Selective Chemoenzymatic C-H Functionalization"
    Sponsor: National Science Foundation

Miguel Valero

Meteorology & Climate Science, College of Science

  • "Closing Gaps Project: SJSU: Prototype Systems for 3D Modeling of Plumes from Ground Observations"
    Sponsor: U.S. Forest Service

Minghui Diao

Meteorology & Climate Science, College of Science

  • "Advancing the Understanding of Cloud Microphysical Processes and Aerosol Indirect Effects in High-Latitude Mixed-Phase Clouds"
    Sponsor: Department of Energy

Nicholas Welschmeyer

Moss Landing Marine Labs, College of Science

  • "EcoChlor2 Ballast Testing"
    Sponsor: California Maritime Academy

Patricia Backer

Aviation and Technology, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering

  • "Grant Management for Pioneer Pathways Project, CSU East Bay"
    Sponsor: CSU, East Bay

Rachael French

Biological Sciences, College of Science

  • "The Role of Insulin Signaling in Developmental Ethanol Toxicity"
    Sponsor: Department of Health and Human Services

Richard Starr

Moss Landing Marine Labs, College of Science

  • "Subaward from CSUMB - James Lindholm Contract with Navy"
    Sponsor: CSU, Monterey Bay

Ronald Mak

Computer Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering

  • "Intelligent Systems Research and Development Support-3 (ISRDS-3)"
    Sponsor: KBR Wyle Services, LLC

Ross Clark

Moss Landing Marine Labs, College of Science

  • "Restoring Coastal Dune Ecosystem Health and Resilience at Salinas River State Beach (SRSB Dunes-CDFW: 2020-01)"
    Sponsor: Coastal Conservation and Research

Sean Laraway

Psychology, College of Science

  • "Human Systems Integration: Collaborative Human Factors Research to Improve Safety, Efficiency, and Reliability of NASA's"
    Sponsor: NASA

Susan Snycerski

Psychology, College of Science

  • "Future Vertical Lift: Collaborative Research on Flight Control, Autonomous Rotorcraft, and Human-Systems Interface Design"
    Sponsor: NASA

  • "Future Vertical Lift: Collaborative Research on Flight Control, Autonomous Rotorcraft, and Human-Systems Interface Design"
    Sponsor: NASA

Wesley Heim, Autumn Bonnema

Moss Landing Marine Labs, College of Science

  • "Contract No: 1287 - San Francisco Estuary Institute/Aquatic"
    Sponsor: San Francisco Estuary Institute