2024 New Sponsored Awards
The University of Idaho continues to be a global leader in research across a wide array of disciplines. We are proud of all of the amazing research contributions that the faculty, staff and students at U of I are involved in. Here are our most recent sponsored awards, demonstrating the breadth and depth of innovation happening at U of I. Please join ORED in congratulating the PIs and their teams as you see them across campus for a job well done and as always: Go Vandals!
2nd Quarter New Sponsored Awards
DHHS NIH INBRE-4 YEAR 6
Carolyn Bohach
Dept. Health and Human Services
May 1, 2024, to April 30, 2025
$4,206,381
NSF BII EMBER
Tara Hudiburg, Laurel Lynch, Christopher Marx
National Science Foundation
Jan. 15, 2024, to April 30, 2030
$2,669,046
DHHS NIH COBRE Women's Health
Michelle McGuire, Ann Brown, Yimin Chen, Virginia Lane
Dept. Health and Human Services
March 11, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025
$2,354,626
IWDC Amplifying Semiconductors Acro
Feng Li, Joseph Law, Mark Roll
Idaho Workforce Development Council
Dec. 1, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2026
$1,039,557
NIH Patterning Genes
Deborah Stenkamp
Dept. Health and Human Services
June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025
$520,703
INL Education Contract 2024-2025
Erin S. Brooks
Idaho Dept. of Water Resources
May 24, 2024, to May 25, 2025
$2,183,623.23
Carolyn H. Bohach | DHHS NIH INBRE-4 YEAR 6 – $4,206,381 | Dept. Health and Human Services
Tara W. Hudiburg, Laurel M. Lynch and Christopher Marx | NSF BII EMBER - $2,669,046 | National Science Foundation
Michelle McGuire, Ann Brown, Yimin Chen and Virginia L. Lane | DHHS NIH COBRE Women's Health - $2,354,626 | Dept. Health and Human Services
Marc T. Skinner | INL Education Contract 2024-2025 - $2,183,623.23 | Battelle Energy Alliance LLC
Feng Li, Joseph D. Law and Mark F. Roll | IWDC Amplifying Semiconductors Acro - $1,039,557 | Idaho Workforce Development Council
Deborah L. Stenkamp | NIH Patterning Genes - $520,703 | Dept. Health and Human Services
Erin S. Brooks | IDWR Evaluating ET products - $489,914 | Idaho Dept. of Water Resources
Reed S. Lewis, Russell V. Difiori and Dennis M. Feeney | USGS ID STATEMAP/GeMS FY24 - $408,911 | US Geological Survey
Zachary Kayler and Alex Maas | CSU West Expanding STAR program - $380,453 | Colorado State University
Elizabeth Fortunato | NIH R01 renewal resubmission 3-2024 - $337,500 | Dept. Health and Human Services
Diane O. Kelly-Riley | USOE Project SERV - $306,944 | US Department of Education National Science Foundation
Kristopher V. Waynant and James G. Moberly | NSF REU Site 2023 - $302,462 | National Science Foundation
Fangming Xiao | NIFA Resistance to PCN - $298,928 | National Institute of Food and Agriculture/USDA
Paul A. Rowley | NIH Yeast evolution in action - $270,768 | Dept. Health and Human Services
Gregory Latta | USDA FS BIL JVA HotSpots - $269,993.30 | USDA Forest Service
Xiaoli L. Etienne, Jessie B. Van Buren, Taylor C. Raney, Iris A. Mayes, Nav R. Ghimire and Jue Wang | NIFA PEARS 2024 - $239,997 | National Institute of Food and Agriculture/USDA
Karen L. Launchbaugh | USDA NRCS NRI-2024 - $226,105.73 | USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Chad A. Jackson | USDA-ARS Aberdeen RSA 2024-25 - $220,206.05 | USDA Agricultural Research Ser
Zachariah B. Etienne | NSF Gravity Theory 2023 - $180,000 | National Science Foundation
Chris A. Zajchowski | TCF GW Parkway 2.0 - $168,636 | The Conservation Fund
Brian C. Small and Madison Powell | SAA SBMIE & ANFs - $157,783 | Soy Aquaculture Alliance
Matthew R. Falcy | KTI Kootenai River Toxicology - $150,950.02 | Kootenai Tribe
Armando G. McDonald | OSU 3D biocomposite (USDA) - $149,958 | Oregon State University
Robert A. Borrelli | BSU DOE Common Ground Siting INWS - $141,421 | Boise State University
Jie Ma and Kenneth D. Cain | KTOI Selenium toxicity - $130,685.50 | Kootenai Tribe
Carmen J. Willmore | MSU WSARE State Imp Plan ID 2024 - $120,000 | Montana State University
Gulhan Unlu | BSU NSF Converg Accel - $109,252 | Boise State University
Eric M. Winford and Jason W. Karl | USDA FS Dormant Season Graz Chtgras - $100,000 | USDA Forest Service
Jaiyan Zhao | Natura Redox Measure FLiNaK Salts - $100,000 | Natura Resources, LLC
Chelsea S. Pennick and Gregory Latta | RLF Wildfire Resiliency - $96,077 | RESOURCES LEGACY FUND
Elizabeth A. Kochevar | IDSTEMAC MOSS 2024 - $95,050.40 | Idaho STEM Action Center
Hasan M. Jamil | UND Smart Holistic Zero Waste Utili - $93,510 | University of North Dakota
Andrew S. Nelson | IFG Nursery Seedling Trial - $79,576 | Idaho Forest Group
Jean-Marc F. Gauthier | Micron VR Nodes - $78,057 | Micron Technology Inc
Courtney J. Conway and Karen L. Launchbaugh | OSC Grouse & Grazing FY24 - $75,000 | Office of Species Conservation
Ariel L. Agenbroad | WSU Farmer Veteran WERME 2023 - $74,991 | Washington State University
Jacob W. Bledsoe | SAA Machine Learn Enteritis Score - $70,701 | Soy Aquaculture Alliance
Dakota Roberson | INL GMLC 2024 - $70,000 | Battelle Energy Alliance
Jeffrey A. Hicke | USDA FS FHP-Spl-Pro-Prog: STDP tool - $66,265 | USDA Forest Service
Bethaney D. Fehrenkamp | UNLV MW CTR-IN11 Pilot-Fehrenkamp - $66,000 | University of Nevada Las Vegas Board of Regents
Joel C. Perry | UNLV CTR-IN Pilot Wearable Exoskel. - $66,000 | University of Nevada Las Vegas Board of Regents
Kathryn E. Schiffelbein and Terence Soule | ISTEMAC ESSER III Grant - $61,376 | Idaho STEM Action Center
Leda Kobziar | IDEQ Smoke DEQ - $59,456 | Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
Ming Hsun Cheng | INL Hydrolysate - $59,328 | Battelle Energy Alliance LLC
Matthew P. Fisher | 4-H Roth Scholars - $58,000 | National 4-H Council
Janet L. Rachlow Witham | USDI FWS Pygmy Rabbits FY24CSC - $56,000 | US Fish and Wildlife Service
James J. Nagler | CRITFC Lamprey sex & maturation - $55,180 | Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Merritt L. Dublin | FACES Hope MOU Renewal 23-24 - $55,000 | Family Advocacy Center and Education Services
Lisette P. Waits | USDI SWBRPP: NPS Pronghorn 2023 - $54,247 | USDI National Park Service
Kimberly A. Osborne | TSL Phase III - $49,975.35 | Teal Studio LLC
Katrina C. Eichner | AP Fort Henrietta - $48,606 | Anderson Perry and Assoc., Inc.
Brian C. Small and Ali Hamidoghli | GPC Kent: Yeast in Trout - $45,901 | Grain Processing Corporation
Patrick Hatzenbuehler and Brett D. Wilder | USDA Risk Forage Seeding Budgets - $44,252.63 | USDA Risk Management Agency
Robert Hiromoto | INL: LDRD-Directional MAC - $43,444 | Battelle Energy Alliance LLC
Brian K. Johnson and Daniel Conte de Leon | NSF Engines Type 1: INTENT - $39,996 | Urbanova
Xiaoli L. Etienne | WVU Triple-wash and nanotech - $39,932 | West Virginia University
Matthew R. Falcy | IDFG YR3 Steelhead Run Reconstruct - $36,674.40 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Terry M. Shaw | PDFHI 2024 NDGY Forest Research - $36,500 | PotlatchDeltic Forest Holdings Inc
Michael C. Quist | IDFG Zooplankton index methods - $36,454 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Christopher T. Nomura | NMSUF ASCEND 2.0 - $36,363 | New Mexico Start-Up Factory, LLC
Christian Cumagun, Lucas J. Sheneman and James W. Woodhall | IEOSA ID seed testing database - $35,000 Idaho | Eastern Oregon Seed Association
Christopher C. Caudill | USGS Integrated Water Science - $29,940 | US Geological Survey
Gianluca Blois | INL CAES Collaboration Blois 2024 - $27,834.94 | Battelle Energy Alliance LLC
Matthew R. Falcy | IDFG FY25 Burbot - $24,008 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Kamal Khadka and Liujun Li | IOC FY25 NFM in Canola R01-KK - $22,908.38 | Idaho Oilseed Commission
Madeline S. Goebel | USDA NIFA FY24 RREA - $20,897 | National Institute of Food and Agriculture/USDA
Matthew Hedman | JPL Plume Signals with MISE - $20,875 | Jet Propulsion Laboratories
Michael C. Quist | IDFG YR3 Bull Trout Abundan St. Joe - $20,733 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Sendy K. Martinez | ION Idaho 2024- Martinez - $20,000 | Jannus Inc.
Kirsten L. Pomerantz | ISDE VELS 2024 - $20,000 | Idaho State Department of Education
Ming Hsun Cheng | INL CAES Collab: Nuclear-Biomass - $20,000 | Battelle Energy Alliance LLC
Kimberly J. Tate | EXF 2024 PSEFMP - $18,905 | eXtension Foundation
Michael C. Quist | IDFG Kootenai River Microchem FY25 - $17,541 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Bridget M. Morrisroe-Miller | DHW National Diabetes Prevention 25 - $15,931.57 | Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare
James W. Woodhall | OSU Grape Disease Biocontrol - $14,360 | Oregon State University
James W. Woodhall | SRS FY25 - CLS Air - $12,545 | Snake River Research and Seed Alliance LLC
Lisette P. Waits | Su24Â IDFG Intern Program – Klutch - $10,521 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Jared A. Spackman | NC State FRST - $10,000 | North Carolina St. University
Lisette P. Waits | Su24Â IDFG Intern Program – Jansen - $9,801 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Lisette P. Waits | Su24Â IDFG Intern Program – Sofaly - $9,775 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Lisette P. Waits | IDFG Su24 Intern Program- Hynds - $9,081 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Michelle McGuire and Mark A. McGuire | WSU Cannabis, Milk & Multi-omics - $8,346 | Washington State University
Lisette P. Waits | Su24 IDFG Intern Program – Harelson - $8,280 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Lisette P. Waits | Su24Â IDFG Intern Program – Lewanski - $7,200 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Paul A. Lewin and Amber R. Smyer | MSU NDEET: Digital Volunteer - $6,000 | Mississippi State University
Omi Hodwitz | IHC PEI Student Support - $6,000 | Idaho Humanities Council
Chandra A. Vaughan | USDA FS R4 Adventure Quest Camp - $5,000 | USDA Forest Service
Joey D. Peutz, M. M. Toomey and Lindsey M. McConnell-Soong | 4-H TLEI 2024 Scholarship - $2,400 | National 4-H Council
1st Quarter New Sponsored Awards
NSF Dev ENGINE FIERCE
Tara W. Hudiburg, Kristina J. Bartowitz, Michael Maughan and Laura A. Laumatia
National Science Foundation
March 1, 2024, to Aug. 31, 2025
$1,000,000
ISDE ICIE Center
Janice D. Carson, Cari L. Murphy and Andrew R. Scheef
Idaho State Department of Education
Oct. 1, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2024
$868,880
WSU Tri-State Potato Variety
Rhett R. Spear
Washington State University
Sept. 1, 2023, to Aug. 31, 2024
$816,653
USDA NIFA 2022 Women Farmers
Colette DePhelps, Paul A. Lewin, Ryanne Pilgeram and Monica G. Fisher
National Institute of Food & Agriculture/USDA
Sept. 1, 2023, to Aug. 31, 2027
$649,997
NSF CC Networking Infrastructure
Daniel R. Ewart and Lucas Sheneman
National Science Foundation
April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2026
$628,415
Murdock Ecoflux
Zachary Kayler, Leda Kobziar, Michael S. Strickland, Armando G. McDonald and Klas Udekwu
M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust
January 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2026
$550,000
Julie M. Amador | NSF Collab. Rural Math Landscape - $546,482 | National Science Foundation
Ahmed Abdel-Rahim | UW PacTrans 2024 Admin and Out.-AAR - $413,575 | University of Washington
Lindsay D. Woods, Dylan M. Agnes and Farnaz Nazari | Idaho Power Renewal AEEP CY24 - $379,459 | Idaho Power Company
Dennis R. Becker | USDA NIFA FFY24 McIntire Stennis - $315,480 | National Institute of Food and Agriculture/USDA
Meng Zhao and Margaret A. Wolf | USGS 104g-ZhaoM - $309,324 | US Geological Survey
Larry Stauffer | BSU CY24 TechHelp NIST PI - $252,369 | Boise State University
James J. Nagler and Lea R. Medeiros | CRITFC Steelhead Kelt Reconditionin - $252,125 | Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Jeffrey B. Langman | Teck Resources Red Dog Mine ARD - $247,305 | Teck Resource Limited
Daniel G. Strawn | USFS biochar 2024 - $225,000 | USDA Forest Service
Larry Stauffer | BSU CY24 TechHelp NIST - $224,808 | Boise State University
Sanford Eigenbrode, Lucas J. Sheneman and Subodh Adhikari | CSU FACT-AI Entomology - $206,401 | Colorado State University
Luke Oliver and Kenneth D. Cain | USDA NIFA Burbot Immune Devel. - $205,166 | National Institute of Food and Agriculture/USDA
Jared A. Spackman | IOC SCBG Irrigated Culinary Mustard - $183,084 | Idaho Oilseed Commission
Mike Knutz and Julia Villagomez | PU 2024 MTAC Idaho - $180,900 | Purdue University
Matthew Hedman | NASA Exploring Color of Enceladus P - $180,449 | National Aeronautic Space Ad.
Andrew S. Nelson | USDA FS Pitkin Nur: BIL St Nurserie - $160,000 | USDA Forest Service
Annie J. Roe, Joey D. Peutz, Siew Guan Lee, Shelly L. Johnson, Kristin E. Hansen and Kathryn Hickok | NIFA FY24 EFNEP - $158,390 | National Institute of Food and Agriculture/USDA
Krishnan S. Raja and Indrajit Charit | GenNext 3D Printing DOE STTR - $149,999.95 | GenNext Materials and Technologies LLC
Elowyn M. Yager | USBR Block Plucking - $147,848 | US Department of Interior - Bureau of Reclamation
Catherine E. Loiacono | ITD Safe Routes to School FY24-25 - $138,990 | Idaho Transportation Department
Russell T. Baker | UW AHA HERN-GROW RURAL - $127,795 | University of Washington
Mark A. McGuire | USDA ARS FY25 ADRU - $120,000 | USDA Agricultural Research Ser
Travis B. Paveglio | USFS Commu capacity for wildfire - $114,999.14 | USDA Forest Service
Christian Cumagun and James W. Woodhall | ISDA Transmission of HPWMoV Sweet C - $100,000 | Idaho Department of Agriculture
Tasha Howard | EXTFOU EXCITE-3 Implementation - $99,999.59 | eXtension Foundation
J.D. Wulfhorst | USDA ARS Sagebrush-Steppe - $99,839 | USDA Agricultural Research Ser
Vikas Kumar | SAA nutrigenomic increase soy trout - $99,589 | Soy Aquaculture Alliance
James P. Ekins | BSU NSF Conv. Accel. Water Education - $90,371 | Boise State University
Jason W. Barnes | SSI 2023 NSF Haze - $78,606 | SPECTRAL SCIENCES INC
James W. Woodhall | IEOCC SCBG Onion bacteria field tri - $73,558 | Idaho Eastern Oregon Onion Comm
Zachariah B. Etienne | RIT TCAN: BBH - $73,488 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Courtney J. Conway | IDFG Restoration and Diet Analysis - $73,400 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Vikas Kumar | OHISOY Optimizing the soy in trout - $70,000 | Ohio Soybean Council
Lance Hansen, Kathleen J. Tifft, David R. Callister, Bracken M. Henderson and Tasha Howard | WSU Farm Stress Awareness work FY24 - $62,999 | Washington State University
Matthew R. Falcy | UBC Mule Deer - $60,609 | University of British Columbia - Okanagan
You Qiang | INL LDRD: Int Heterogeneous Struc - $59,661 | Battelle Energy Alliance LLC
Grant Harley | Agri-Sompo: Florida Citrus - $51,887 | Agri-Sompo North America
Aleksandar Vakanski | INL LDRD Machine Learning - $50,128 | Battelle Energy Alliance LLC
Kerri T. Vierling | NASA GEDI and Bats (FINESST) - $49,750 | National Aeronautic Space Ad.
Xiaoli L. Etienne and Hernan Tejeda | NCBA Post-Harvest Beef flows - $48,030 | National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Andrew S. Nelson | POTCOR Stocktype-Spring Release 202 - $48,000 | PotlatchDeltic Forest Holdings Inc
Kenneth E. Wallen | IDFG HD Trout - $47,396 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Albert T. Adjesiwor | WSSA WheatWeed 2024 - $47,080 | Weed Science Society of America
Xiaoli L. Etienne | WVU Undergrad - $46,220 | West Virginia University
Mary S. Engels, Shanara L. Spang Gion and Brant G. Miller | WSU RaMP Resilience - $42,730 | Washington State University
Janice D. Carson | IDVR Tools for Life 2024 - $40,000 | Idaho Division of Vocational Rehab
Dennis Scarnecchia | NDFG CY24 Paddlefish Investigations - $40,000 | North Dakota Game and Fish Dept
Russell T. Baker | Marimn Health 2023 CNA - $39,968 | Marimn Health Inc
Phillip D. Bass and Michael J. Colle | NCBA Beef Interviews - $34,000 | National Cattlemen's Beef Association
James W. Woodhall | SRS FY25 Optimum CLS control - $32,000 | Snake River Research and Seed Alliance LLC
Mark A. McGuire | USDA FFY24 ARS Dubois - USSES - $27,115 | USDA Agricultural Research Ser
Leonardo Rose Werneck and Zachariah B. Etienne | UMBC Gravitational-Wave Signatures - $26,813.73 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Mark A. McGuire | NIFA FFY2024 AHD Program - $22,818 | National Institute of Food and Agriculture/USDA
Jessica R. Miesel | OSU LSFSC FY24 - $22,757 | Ohio State University
Albert T. Adjesiwor | SRS 2024-25 Herbicide Drift - $22,504 | Snake River Research and Seed Alliance LLC
Eva K. Strand and Leda Kobziar | UNR Grt Basin Fire Sci Exch 24-25 - $21,852 | University of Nevada at Reno
Dennis Scarnecchia | SWAU Oklahoma Alligators - $21,797.70 | Southwestern Adventist University
Michael C. Quist | IDFG YR3 Yellow Perch Lake Cascade - $20,407 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Albert T. Adjesiwor | SRS FY25 Group15 - $19,634 | Snake River Research and Seed Alliance LLC
Bridget M. Morrisroe-Miller | IDHW Nat Diabetes Prevention Prog - $15,942.86 | Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare
Amin Ahmadzadeh | IDA Dairy Ed 2024 - $15,000 | Idaho Dairymen's Association, Inc.
Andrew R. Fields and Michael E. Wood | Kootenai County: APD - TCP 2024 - $15,000 | Kootenai County
Cari L. Murphy | ISBOE Empowering Parents - $14,226 | Idaho State Board of Education
Angela D. Blacklaw-Freel and Julia Villagomez | KSU DAF Idaho 4-H - $11,000 | Kansas State University
James W. Woodhall | SRS FY25 Spore Trap - $10,505 | Snake River Research and Seed Alliance LLC
John B. Hinton | IRS 2024 LITC Grant - $10,000 | Internal Revenue Service
Matthew R. Falcy | UBCO Predator Patterns - $9,191 | University of British Columbia - Okanagan
Matthew Swenson | INL Window Polishing - $7,952 | Battelle Energy Alliance LLC
Zachary J. Turpin | UNL Between the Columns - $7,428 | University of Nebraska
Douglas C. Finkelburg | PALCON CIG FLOURISH - $6,750 | Palouse Conservation District
Tasha Howard | IDHW Dementia Friends 2024 - $5,000 | Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare
Jan U. Eitel | YCI Human Dimensions of Wolverines - $5,000 | Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Inititiative
Emily Tuschhoff | ISLD Vandals After Dark - Mini Gran - $5,000 | Idaho State Liquor Division
Kate E. Wray Chettri | IIE Passport - $4,125 | Institute of International Education
Alexandria N. Ruble | HEFNU Holocaust Course Dev 2024 - $4,000 | Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern University
Jemila Chellappa | SRS PNW PestAlert Network 2024 - $2,250 | Snake River Research and Seed Alliance LLC
Simona Picardi | IDFG Hells Canyon FY24 - $1,707.02 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Lisette Waits | Spr24 IDFG Intern Program - Miller - $1,041 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Chantal A. Vella | ACSM NW Sedentary Behavior - $1,000 | Amer. College of Sports Med