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Grant awards for fiscal year 2026-27

CAS faculty are pushing the limits of knowledge and creativity through their original research and artistic endeavors. Grant-funded projects, such as those showcased here, underscore the impactful contributions our college is making to the world.

* Information is updated monthly by the GFS team with information provided by the Office of Research Support and Operations (ORSO).

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View prior grant awards 2025-26
Date AwardedPrincipal InvestigatorUnitCampusSponsorProgramProject TitleAward Amt
9/30/2026Willits, Dale Criminal JusticePullmanWashington Traffic Safety CommissionResearch Grant ProgramWritten Warnings Versus Citations for Speeding: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Enforcement Decisions and Subsequent Driver Outcomes in Washington State$299,234
9/30/2026Fladd, Samantha AnthropologyPullmanDepartment of Defense, United States Army Corps of EngineersSpecial Studies/Analysis – Archaeological/PaleontologicalNWD Plateau Regional Archaeological Curation Contract$1,300,313
9/25/2026Piovia-Scott, Jonah School of Biological SciencesVancouverDepartment of the Interior, National Park ServiceCESUCascades frog translocations into Lassen Volcanic National Park$30,000
9/21/2026Thornton, Daniel School of the EnvironmentPullmanWashington Department of Fish and WildlifeCooperative Fish and Wildlife Research UnitStatewide distribution modeling of furbearers and small game species$113,842
9/17/2026Engels, Peter Physics & AstronomyPullmanNational Aeronautics & Space Administration, Stennis Space CenterPhysical Sciences Research StudiesFundamental Interactions in Ultracold Quantum Matter in Microgravity$600,000
9/15/2026Keane, Christopher Physics & AstronomyPullmanChris Ajemian Consulting, LLC/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - BattellePNNL Fusion Strategy Support$15,119
9/11/2026Douberly, Gary ChemistryPullmanUniversity of Georgia/US Department of EnergyOffice of Science Financial Assistance ProgramTheoretical and Experimental Studies of Elementary Molecular Species and Reactions of Importance to Gas Phase Chemical Physics$133,979
9/8/2026Hellmann, Hanjo School of Biological SciencesPullmanUS Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and AgricultureAFRI Foundational and Applied Science ProgramImproving Stress Physiology And Seed Development In Brassica Crops Through Controlled Protein Stabilization$649,510
9/3/2026Zand Karimi, Hana School of Biological SciencesPullmanWashington State Potato CommissionDual-targeting RNA interference to suppress Potato mop top virus and its vector Spongospora subterranea$20,000
8/25/2026Rudman, SethSchool of Biological SciencesVancouverUSDA/Agricultural Research ServiceNorthwest Center for Smal Fruits ResearchA genomic tool to improve insecticide efficacy and facilitate genetic control technologies for Spotted Wing Drosophila$183,411
8/18/2026Piovia-Scott, JonahSchool of Biological SciencesVancouverUSDA/US Forest ServiceWildlife Responses to Forest Plantation Thinning on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest$71,559
8/18/2026Crespi, EricaSchool of Biological SciencesPullmanUS Department of the Interior/National Park ServiceEstablishing baseline levels of a vehicle tire contaminant (6PPD-quinone) in Redwood Creek (Marin County, Muir Woods National Monument)$15,000
8/17/2026Thornton, DanielSchool of the EnvironmentPullmanUSDA/US Forest ServiceMonitoring Canada lynx recovery on the Colville National Forest$79,040
8/3/2026Benson, ErinSchool of the EnvironmentPullmanNational Science FoundationChemical Evolution of the Solid Earth and VolcanologyQuantifying the role and composition of mineralizing fluids in carbonatite-hosted rare earth element (REE) deposits$361,308
7/28/2026Daniels, Alayna and Hsin-Ya LiaoPsychologyPullmanPsi ChiGraduate Research GrantsEffect of Religiously Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (RCBT) on Clinicians' Religiously Integrated Practice Competency$1,125
7/24/2026Cheeke, TanyaSchool of Biological SciencesTri-CitiesSimons FoundationGraduate Fellowships in Ecology and EvolutionFrom ashes to ecosystems: Soil microbial communities in forest fire recovery$265,800
7/24/2026Keane, ChristopherPhysics & AstronomyPullmanBATTELLE-(PNNL)/US Department of EnergyDevelopment of a Western US Fusion Energy Commercialization Hub$11,939
7/17/2026Blong, JohnAnthropologyPullmanGreat Basin Heritage Area PartnershipLarge GrantsOutdoor educational experiences to preserve Goshute traditional knowledge and promote cultural preservation$14,730
7/2/2026Roley, SarahSchool of the EnvironmentTri-CitiesNASAROSES-2024Linking hydrology and harmful aquatic plant biomass to support salmon recovery$333,770