NASA EPSCOR FACULTY RESEARCH IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS
PAST RECIPIENTS
2023–2026
Daniel McCoy and Dana Caulton
Department of Atmospheric Science – University of Wyoming
Global to Regional: Origins of Water Stress (GROWS)
Award: $749,696
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