PAST RECIPIENTS

2019–2023

Patrick Johnson¹, Lars Kotthoff², and Dilpuneet Aidhy³
Departments of Chemical Engineering¹, Computer Science², and Mechanical Engineering³ – University of Wyoming
Artificially Intelligent Manufacturing of Flexible Electronics
Award: $749,997

2018–2022

Hannah Jang Condell¹, Henry Kobulnicky¹, Michael Pierce¹, and Caty Pilachowski²
Department of Physics and Astronomy¹ – University of Wyoming
Department of Astronomy² – Indiana University
Igniting a New Era of Planet Discovery with FHiRE: A Precision Spectrograph at the WIRO Telescope
Award: $749,938

2017–2022

William Rice¹, Vladimir Alvarado², and John Ackerman²
Departments of Physics and Astronomy¹ and Chemical Engineering² – University of Wyoming
Advanced Optical Measurements of Ice Adhesion on Icephobic Aircraft Surfaces
Award: $749,565

2016–2022

Erica Belmont
Department of Mechanical Engineering – University of Wyoming
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Terrestrial Stable Cool Flames for Improved Understanding of International Space Station Droplet Combustion Experiments
Award: $501,392

2013–2017

Bart Geerts, Zhien Wang, Samuel Haimov, and Perry Wechsler
Department of Atmospheric Science – University of Wyoming
Research Capacity Building Using a New Dual-Frequency Airborne Radar System in Support of NASA GPM and ACE Ground Validation Experiments
Award: $750,000

2011–2015

Henry Kobulnicky, Daniel Dale, and Adam Myers
Department of Physics and Astronomy – University of Wyoming
Initiating a Bold New Generation of Astronomical Surveys at the Wyoming Infrared Observatory
Award: $750,000

2010–2014

Wenyong Wang¹, Bruce Parkinson², Jon Pikal³, Jinke Tang¹, Yuri Dahnovsky¹ and Carrick Eggleston⁴
Departments of Physics and Astronomy¹, Chemistry², Electrical Engineering³, and Geology and Geophysics⁴ – University of Wyoming
Nanostructured Photovoltaics for Space Energy Applications
Award: $746,948