RESEARCH GRANTS AND PROPOSALS

1. Influence of Salt Concentration on the Occurrence of Slope Failures in North Dakota, North Dakota State University Foundation Trustees: Board of Trustees Endowment Grant Program, May 2021 - October 2022, $1000
2. Estimation of Pore Pressures in Soils Subjected to Multiple Earthquake Events to Determine Post-Earthquake Strengths, North Dakota State University EPSCoR STEM Research and Education (Undergraduate Research Award), October 2020 - May 2021, $4989
3. Purchase of Bi-Directional Cyclic Simple Shear Device, North Dakota EPSCoR STEM Research and Education (Equipment Award), October 2020 - May 2021, $40,000
4. RCA Research Development and Conference Support Award (FY2021), NDSU Office of Research and Creative Activities, May 2021, $1000
5. Research Experience for Teachers: Civil Engineering Instruction for Secondary Education, National Science Foundation, June 2020 - May 2023, $540,649
6. Repair of Triaxial System in Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, NDSU Office of Research and Creative Activities, March 27 - June 15, 2020, $5678
7. Purchase of Static Simple Shear and Bender Element Equipment, North Dakota State University EPSCoR STEM Research and Education (Equipment Award), October 2019 - May 2020, $35,000
8. RCA Research Development Travel Award (FY2020), NDSU Office of Research and Creative Activities, February 2020, $1000
9. Repair of Direct Shear and Consolidometers in Soil Mechanics Laboratory, NDSU Office of Research and Creative Activities, April 19 - June 15, 2019, $13,127.97 ($8752 from Office of Research and Creative Activities + $4375.97 in matching funds from Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
10. Rainfall Intensity-Duration Thresholds for Post-Wildfire Debris Flows, NDSU Foundation and Alumni Association Board
11. of Trustees: The Board of Trustees Endowment, June 2019 to December 2020, $1000.
12. RCA Research Development Travel Award (FY2019), NDSU Office of Research and Creative Activities, March 2019, $1000
13. Effect of Vertical Pressure on Shear Strength Reduction in Soils during Earthquakes, CSUF Junior/Senior Intramural Research Award, 2018-2019, $5000
14. Mechanisms Controlling Geotechnical Seismic Hazards, CSUF Associated Students, Inc. Instructionally Related  Activities, 2018-2019, $8000
15. Improving Student Outcome Assessment Process in Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, CSUF Office of Assessment and Educational Effectiveness, 2017-2018, $1000
16. Engaging CSUF Civil Engineering Students in High-Impact Research Activities, CSUF Office of the Provost and Division of Academic Affairs, Spring 2018, One-course release
17. Preliminary Data and Proposal Preparation for NSF CAREER Submission in July 2017, CSUF College of Engineering and Computer Science Incentive Grant, Spring 2017, One-course release
18. Identification of Problem Areas in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Curriculum Affecting Future Student Performance on Learning Outcomes, CSUF Office of Assessment and Educational Effectiveness, 2016-2017, $1000
19. Mixed Reality and Mobile Gaming for 21st Century Engineering Education, National Science Foundation subcontract from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2016-2017, $15000 
20. Strength Reduction in Soils Resulting from an Earthquake, CSUF Junior/Senior Intramural Research Award, 2016-2017, $5000