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The University of Delaware derives its research funding from a broad base of sources reflecting a diversity of initiatives across our seven colleges. This page includes contracts and grants that are received for research projects, public service/extension projects, education activities and equipment over the course of the month highlighted below. To view previous activity select the month/year in the Archive sidebar.

 

July 2025 (48 Projects)

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Delaware’s Quality Improvement System (Delaware Stars and Professional Development)
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Education
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Kristy Jo Sheffler

HHS $5,101,600 2025

Dissecting the Protective Role of Cardiac Hsp90ß Ablation/Inhibition
LENGTH: 4 yr. 11 mo.
SPONSOR: National Institutes of Health
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Chi Keung Lam, Elise Corbin, Jason Gleghorn

HHS $3,051,196 2025

Large Scale 2D Material – Active Silicon Photonics
LENGTH: 5 yr.
SPONSOR: Air Force Research Laboratory
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Tingyi Gu

DOD $999,998 2025

Studying the Connections and Gaps Between Education Research and School Practices
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Education
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Henry May

Delaware Department of Education $766,037 2025

Functionalization of Earth-Abundant, Molecular Group 4 Photosensitizers for Photochemical Applications
LENGTH: 2 yr. 2 mo.
SPONSOR: National Science Foundation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Carsten Milsmann

NSF $558,161 2025

Breathing, Full Volume Pulmonary Deposition Model to Transform Development of Aerosol Therapeutics
LENGTH: 2 yr.
SPONSOR: National Institutes of Health
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Catherine Fromen

HHS $427,811 2025

Energetic Materials Basic Research: Structural Energetics
LENGTH: 2 yr. 6 mo.
SPONSOR: Purdue University
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Chelsea Davis

DOD $420,000 2025

Modular Verification of Scientific Software Using Model Checking, Symbolic Execution and Abstraction
LENGTH: 4 yr.
SPONSOR: National Science Foundation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Stephen Siegel

NSF $400,000 2025

Early Head Start Child Care Expansion
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Education
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Heidi Beck

HHS $360,000 2025

Six1 Role on Cell Fate Decisions within the Mouse Mandibular Arch at Single-Cell Resolution
LENGTH: 2 yr.
SPONSOR: National Institutes of Health
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Andre Pasqua Tavares

HHS $315,289 2025

Improving Methane Leak Detection and Methane Flux Estimates with Drones, Eddy Covariance Towers and Atmospheric Modeling
LENGTH: 2 yr.
SPONSOR: Environmental Research & Education Found
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Paul Imhoff

Environmental Research & Education Found $300,000 2025

NAHLN Infrastructure
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: US Department of Agriculture
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Brian Ladman

USDA $278,950 2025

Perturbation Theory and Generalizations of Aleksandrov-Clark Theory
LENGTH: 3 yr.
SPONSOR: National Science Foundation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Constanze Liaw

NSF $266,853 2025

Target Detection and Identification using Multimodal Imagery and Machine Learning
LENGTH: 1 yr. 6 mo.
SPONSOR: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Div
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Mark Moline

DOD $254,923 2025

Planning and Delivery of Three Professional Learning Programs within the Governor’s Institute for School Leadership
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Education
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Kevin Fitzgerald

Delaware Department of Education $219,255 2025

Investigating the Importance of Biomimicry and Customization in Ankle-Foot Orthosis Stiffness for Restoring Gait Mechanics
LENGTH: 3 yr.
SPONSOR: National Science Foundation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Elisa Arch

NSF $207,611 2025

Stopover Migration Ecology of Ruddy Turnstone in Delaware Bay
LENGTH: 2 yr. 11 mo.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Natural Resources
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: William Shriver

DOI $193,556 2025

University of Delaware RV Hugh R. Sharp – SSSE
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: National Science Foundation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: David Walter

NSF $174,726 2025

Delaware Family Child Care Network
LENGTH: 6 mo.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Education
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Kristy Jo Sheffler

HHS $160,800 2025

Impact of a Histone H3K9 Methyltransferase on Mitochondria
LENGTH: 11 mo.
SPONSOR: National Institutes of Health
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Jessica Tanis

HHS $155,559 2025

Delaware Student Success Project
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Education
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Kelly Sherretz

Delaware Department of Education $146,028 2025

Pinyon Jay Inventory of Parks and Monuments of the Northern Colorado Plateau Inventory and Monitoring Network
LENGTH: 2 yr. 8 mo.
SPONSOR: National Park Service
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: William Shriver

DOI $120,883 2025

Sussex County Funding
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Sussex County Council
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: James Adkins

Sussex County Council $109,049 2025

Vole Caloric Restriction Research
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Epigenes Australia
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: William Kenkel

Epigenes Australia $102,330 2025

Coming of Age in a Declining Democracy: Effects on Young Adults’ Political Attitudes and Behaviors
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Institute for Humane Studies
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Joanne Miller

Institute for Humane Studies $84,391 2025

NCC 4-H
LENGTH: 1 yr. 3 mo.
SPONSOR: New Castle County
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Karen Johnston

New Castle County $84,000 2025

Core Lithology Logs from Public and Private Sector Boreholes in Report and Well Files at the Delaware Geological Survey: Data Preservation and Web Access
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: US Geological Survey
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Peter McLaughlin

DOI $81,520 2025

Sustainable Oyster Farming
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Welfare Foundation, Inc.
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Edward Hale

Welfare Foundation, Inc. $75,000 2025

Delaware Senior Center GIA Funding Formula – Annual Project Partnership and Full Assessment Facilitation
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: State of Delaware-General
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Julia O’Hanlon

State of Delaware-General $72,606 2025

NCHRP 56-16 Synthesis Practices for Designing, Installing, Maintaining, Replacing, and Successively Using Complementary Bridge Deck Protection Systems
LENGTH: 1 yr. 2 mo.
SPONSOR: National Academy of Science
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Jovan Tatar

DOT $55,000 2025

Faculty for the Future Program
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Schlumberger Foundation Inc.
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Kudzai Mafuwe

Schlumberger Foundation Inc. $42,610 2025

Doctoral Fellowship Initiative
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Foundation for Renewable Energy & Envir
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Joseph Trainor

Foundation for Renewable Energy & Envir $39,336 2025

Partnership for Improvement and Innovation (PFII) Network – Middle Matters
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Appoquinimink School District
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Alison Travers

Appoquinimink School District $35,000 2025

Partnership for Improvement and Innovation (PFII) Network – Middle Matters
LENGTH: 1 yr. 2 mo.
SPONSOR: Delmar School District
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Alison Travers

Delmar School District $31,500 2025

4-H Breaking Barrier, Building Understanding
LENGTH: 3 mo.
SPONSOR: Delaware Dept of Health & Social Service
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Karen Johnston

HHS $29,997 2025

Advancing Establishment of an Introduced Parasitoid for Biocontrol of Drosophila Suzukii in Mid-Atlantic States
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: US Department of Agriculture
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: David Owens

USDA $28,096 2025

The Impact of Coercive Violence on Reproductive Justice: Exploring Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence as a Factor in Black Maternal Hhealth Outcomes
LENGTH: 2 yr.
SPONSOR: University of Delaware Research Foundation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Micki Burdick

UDRF $25,518 2025

Protection of Articular Cartilage Degradation Using Thermally Responsive Synthetic Proteoglycan Replacements
LENGTH: 2 yr.
SPONSOR: University of Pennsylvania
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Charles Dhong

UPENN $24,174 2025

Broiler Chicken Gene Editing to Enhance Resistance to Salmonella
LENGTH: 2 yr.
SPONSOR: Agricultural Research Service
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Carl Schmidt

USDA $20,000 2025

Emergency Prepardness for Infividuals with Disabilities and the Public at Large
LENGTH: 2 yr. 3 mo.
SPONSOR: Delaware Emergency Management Agency
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Sarah Mallory

DHS $16,000 2025

Elucidating the Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Plant-Fungal Interactions: A Proteomics Approach
LENGTH: 2 yr.
SPONSOR: General University Research Program
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Jeffrey Caplan

General University Research Program $15,000 2025

An Exploration of Racially Minoritized Undergraduate Students Interactions with Student Affairs Staff Members in U.S. States with Bans on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs
LENGTH: 2 yr.
SPONSOR: General University Research Program
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Jarett Haley

General University Research Program $15,000 2025

Peitho Editorial Funds
LENGTH: 4 yr.
SPONSOR: Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Cathryn Molloy

Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the $12,000 2025

Effectiveness in Management of Fusarium Wilt Related to Watermelon Health with the Application of Squid Hydrolysate
LENGTH: 9 mo.
SPONSOR: MAR-DEL Watermelon Association, Inc.
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Emmalea Ernest

MAR-DEL Watermelon Association, Inc. $11,569 2025

Threatened Resource Documentation and Resource Digitization
LENGTH: 9 mo.
SPONSOR: DE Div. Historical and Cultural Affairs
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Catherine Morrissey

DOI $8,269 2025

Harvest Christian Academy Literacy Professional Learning and Coaching
LENGTH: 5 mo.
SPONSOR: Harvest Christian Academy
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Linda Grace

Dept of Educ $7,800 2025

TISW Knotted Belly Bind Wearable
LENGTH: 3 mo.
SPONSOR: This is Spaceware
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Adriana Gorea

This is Spaceware $4,200 2025

Real Participants Versus Computer Participants – Analysis of Fraudulent Versus Real Online Study Participants
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Rheumatology Research Foundation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Daniel White

Rheumatology Research Foundation $1,000 2025


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