May 2025 Grants and Contracts

We are pleased to share the success of SJSU's principal investigators who were awarded grants and contracts during May 2025:

Monthly Awards at a Glance
23 Awards Received: Valued at $5,631,188.

Note: Some industry-sponsored awards are not listed due to their respective non-disclosure terms.

Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering

Chierichetti, Maria / Aravamudhan, Radha, Aerospace Engineering
GenAI as Coding Tutor to Support First Year Engineering Students
Sponsor: Foundation for California Community — $150,000.

Jadhav, Shrikant, Electrical Engineering
An HPC Platform for Real-Time Environment Monitoring Using Machine Learning
Sponsor: Savannah River National Laboratory — $300,000.

College of Health and Human Sciences

Yellamsetty, Anusha, Audiology
Clinical Validation of the Samsung over-the-counter (OTC) Self-Fitting Hearing Aid Feature
Sponsor: Samsung Research America — $371,090.

College of Science

Adams, Walter, Biological Sciences
Mechanism of Toxin Mediated Damage to the Lung Epithelium during S. Pneumoniae Infection
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health — $146,500.

Carroll, Dustin, Moss Landing Marine Lab
Quantifying Arctic Marine Ecosystem Tipping Points_Carroll
Sponsor: Jet Propulsion Laboratory — $41,809.

Clements, Craig B. / Stasiewicz, Amanda / Kochanski, Adam / Wilkin, Kate, Meteorology & Climate Science
IUCRC Phase I: San José State University: Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center (WIRC)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation — $150,000.

Gardner, Luke, Moss Landing Marine Lab
Western Regional Aquaculture Center-33rd Annual Work Plan FY 23
Sponsor: University of Washington — $19,404.

Gaudinski, Julia, Science, Dean's Office
California Fifth Climate Change Assessment Central Coast Regional Synthesis Report
Sponsor: UC, Santa Cruz — $6,718.

Hsu, Tim / Cayco-Gajic, Maria (Bem), Mathematics & Statistics
Cost-effective, Bespoke Adaptive Tutoring using Open Source Tools and GenAI
Sponsor: UC, Berkeley — $10,020.

Lehmkuhl-Dakhwe, Virginia, Science, Dean's Office
Scaling a Promising Computer Science Supplementary Authorization Program
Sponsor: Santa Clara County Office of Education — $50,000.

Madden, Elizabeth, Geology
Energy budget analyses of scenario earthquake ruptures at Cascadia
Sponsor: University of Oregon — $33,529.

O'connor, Kevin C., Moss Landing Marine Lab
GDE Identification, Mapping and Field Verification, 2nd Round
Sponsor: Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater SA — $117,595.

Rivera, Ferdinand D. / Simpson, Lisa, Mathematics & Statistics
Developing 21st Century Inclusive- and Mathematical Literacy-Driven Middle School and High School Mathematics Teachers
Sponsor: National Science Foundation — $201,250., $61,152.

Singmaster, Karen A., Biological Sciences
CSU-LSAMP STEM Pathways & Research Alliance II
Sponsor: National Science Foundation — $11,500.

Singmaster, Karen A., Biological Sciences
CSU-LSAMP STEM Pathways & Research Alliance II
Sponsor: CSU, Sacramento — $35,000.

Smith, Sarah, Moss Landing Marine Lab
Quantifying Arctic Marine Ecosystem Tipping Points_Smith
Sponsor: Jet Propulsion Laboratory — $37,837.

Wilkin, Kate, Biological Sciences
SJSU Prescribed Fire Monitoring and Research Program in the South Bay and Central Coast
Sponsor: Cal Dept Forestry & Fire — $127,965.

Wood, Michael, Moss Landing Marine Lab
Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES)
Sponsor: Jet Propulsion Laboratory — $37,837.

College of Social Sciences

Laraway, Sean P., Psychology
Human Systems Integration: Coll. Human Factors Research to Improve Safety, Efficiency & Reliability of NASA’s Aeronautics & Space Missions: Phase 2
Sponsor: NASA — $1,263,671.

Mumaw, Randall, Psychology
Simulator Training to Increase Pilots’ Awareness of Cognitive Biases
Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration — $64,015.

Stevenson, Margaret, Environmental Studies
Transgender Health/Housing/HIV Equity Project (T.H3.E. Project): Ending the Transgender HIV Epidemic
Sponsor: California Community Reinvestment — $1,414,875.

Takahashi, Lois, Social Sciences, Dean's
Office
Transgender Health/Housing/HIV Equity Project (T.H3.E. Project): Ending the Transgender HIV Epidemic
Sponsor: Regents of The Univ of California — $877,590.