Research & Scholarship ܽƵ to host 2027 Indigenous, community-focused energy symposium The event is part of ongoing research funded through an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant to advance community energy research.
Undergraduate Research ܽƵ, joins CU Boulder, UC Irvine in clean energy breakthrough Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the research partnership aims to harness sunlight to power chemical reactions and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
Undergraduate Research ܽƵ chemistry student researcher creates molecules powered by light to make industry cleaner Second-year student Mara Millette and Assistant Professor of Chemistry Izzy Lamb presented their findings this fall at the 2025 American Chemical Society Conference in Washington, D.C.
Benjamin Waddel, Ph.D., Professor, Sociology and Human Services Benjamin Waddel, Ph.D., Professor, Sociology and Human Services, received $999,897 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the “Rural Utilities Service’s (“RUS”) Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program.”
Joslynn Lee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Chemistry Joslynn Lee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Chemistry, received $14,884 from the University of Alaska Anchorage, for the “Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) flexible LCC2 Community funds.”
Kaitlin Mattos, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Environment and Sustainability Kaitlin Mattos, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Environment and Sustainability, received $250,000 from the Walton Family Foundation for the “Tribal Water Media Fellowship Program to diversify the voices and professionals that communicate to the public about water issues.”
Yiyan Li, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Physics & Engineering Yiyan Li, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Physics & Engineering, received $75,000 from the US Environmental Protection Agency for “An Open-Source Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) System for the Rapid and Accurate Detection of Bacteria from Environmental Water Samples project.”