WHAT WE DO
Enable research, creative activity, and innovation that address complex challenges and foster prosperity for the people of North Dakota and beyond.
WHOM WE SERVE
Our primary audiences are the researchers, scholars, and Deans of NDSU. We also partner closely with University leadership, federal and state funding agencies, industry, policymakers and economic stakeholders, and other NDSU administrative units.
R1
Ranking from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
$199.8M
6th record-breaking year for research expenditures
(FY24)
Top 100
Public research universities in the country
(NSF HERD Survey)
$93.5M
External awards
(FY25)
RCA Tools and Information
Institutional Information
Get frequently used numbers (DUNS, Unique Entity Identifier, Congressional District, Cage Code), contact information, authorized organizational representative and more.
Novelution
A centralized system with integrated software modules that support many research administration aspects.
NDSU Research Equipment Database
Discover shared equipment resources across the campus to support research and development.
Atom Grants
Atom Grants provides an innovative, AI-powered platform that allows faculty and researchers to create customized grant opportunity searches that match current or future faculty interests.
RCA Update Archive
Download past issues of RCA's monthly newsletter, the RCA Update. The newsletter is created for NDSU researchers, scholars, students, and staff, and provides up-to-date information on grant program changes, deadlines, notices, training, and other announcements.
RCA Events
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NDSU Emerging Research Areas
NDSU researchers are working on a set of emerging research initiatives based on demonstrated momentum within the research community, projected benefit to the state of North Dakota, and capacity to foster interdisciplinary collaboration across colleges.
MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
NDSU leads in materials research and development to drive innovation, workforce development, and economic growth by focusing on sustainable materials, functional coatings, and advanced manufacturing techniques.
PRECISION AGRICULTURE AND AGTECH INNOVATION
NDSU develops scalable, data-driven, and biologically informed solutions to feed a growing world while stewarding natural resources.
RURAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
NDSU advances the health and quality of life of North Dakotans by leading biomedical research, expanding access to rural healthcare, and strengthening the biomedical workforce.
STEWARDING THE STORIES, PLACES, AND PEOPLE OF NORTH DAKOTA
NDSU elevates North Dakota’s cultural, historical, and environmental legacies through interdisciplinary scholarship, public engagement, and stewardship rooted in place-based storytelling and land-grant values.
NDSU Research News
Liang receives NASA award to study nutrient losses in Upper Mississippi River Basin
Kang Liang, NDSU assistant professor of soil physics and hydrology, has received funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to coproduce a decision-support platform connecting NASA Earth Science data, agricultural management and agroecosystem modeling to regional water quality and coastal ecosystem health outcomes to improve water quality while sustaining agricultural productivity.
Researchers to help revitalize Knife River Indian Villages site
Led by Shawn DeKeyser, NDSU professor of range and natural resource management, the group is working to restore the forest canopy of the historic site with trees native to North Dakota.
Tokach receives ND Department of Agriculture Award to help beekeepers manage Varroa mites
Rogan Tokach, NDSU assistant professor of applied honey bee entomology, has received a North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) award to study Varroa mites, a main cause of honey bee colony losses in the United States.
NDSU and Sanford Health partner on GLP-1 research
NDSU and Sanford Health are launching a research collaboration to evaluate factors that may affect the outcomes of next-generation GLP-1 obesity-management medications. The project is funded by a $210,000 investment from NDSU, Sanford Health and the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services and is designed to foster collaboration among research scientists with diverse expertise and backgrounds across both organizations.
NDSU assistant professor receives USDA-NIFA award to help manage CLS in sugarbeets
NDSU assistant professor of bioenvironmental and structural engineering Xiaoyu (Iris) Feng has received a $728,000 award from the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) to develop a portable, dual-function biosensor for early detection of Cercospora leaf spot (CLS) disease in sugar beets.
NDSU associate professor receives NSF CAREER Award to study how heart cells sense danger signals
NDSU associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, Ang Guo, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award of $702,662 for his project, “Electrically Encoded Innate Immune Sensing in Cardiomyocytes,” which focuses on how heart cells sense danger signals.
NDSU assistant professor receives NIFA award to study meatpacking consolidation effects
NDSU assistant professor of agribusiness and applied economics, Thomas Krumel, has received a $273,000 award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) New Investigator program to examine the economic consequences of consolidation and federal intervention in the meatpacking sector.
