Faculty Grants

Faculty Grants /urop/ en 2025-26 Academic Year Faculty Grants /urop/2025/04/24/2025-26-academic-year-faculty-grants <span>2025-26 Academic Year Faculty Grants</span> <span><span>Timothy O'Neil</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-04-24T23:20:00-06:00" title="Thursday, April 24, 2025 - 23:20">Thu, 04/24/2025 - 23:20</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/urop/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-04/FGAY26.png?h=2ff8d14f&itok=d3EoByeh" width="1200" height="800" alt="Group of students posing in a stairwell"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/urop/taxonomy/term/5"> UROP Announcements </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/urop/taxonomy/term/7" hreflang="en">Faculty Grants</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="hero">These inspiring faculty were awarded Team Grants to support teams of �� undergraduates on a wide range of projects next Academic Year.</p><p> </p></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="ucb-article-secondary-text"> <div><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-hidden ucb-box-alignment-none ucb-box-style-outline ucb-box-theme-lightgray"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title"> </div><div class="ucb-box-content"><h2>Open Opportunities</h2><p>Each spring, UROP invites �� undergraduates to join a team of students working with faculty on projects in many majors. Leading up to the time projects are posted, UROP invites students to join an email list to be alerted with they can browse and apply for opportunities. 500+ students regularly add their names, hoping for an opportunity to engage. We invite faculty to consider <a href="/urop/applying/faculty-grants/team-grants" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="52f98762-1b9c-4611-905a-7e361d09c0dc" data-entity-substitution="canonical" rel="nofollow" title="Team Grants">applying for a Team Grant</a> in next year's application cycle to join the movement!</p></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><h2><i class="fa-solid fa-award ucb-icon-color-gold"> </i> Team Grant Recipients & Project Titles</h2><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-hidden ucb-box-alignment-none ucb-box-style-outline ucb-box-theme-darkgray"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title"> </div><div class="ucb-box-content"><h2>Team Grants</h2><p class="lead">$4,000 each</p><hr><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"><p class="lead"><strong>Caitlin Charlet</strong><br>Online GIS Mapping of Global Temperature Changes, Climate Regions, and Natural Materials for Accessible, Local and Sustainable Building.</p><p class="lead"><strong>Laura Conway</strong><br>Give Us the Camera! : An Open Access Digital Humanities Publication on Equity in Media Arts</p><p class="lead"><strong>Joshua Correll</strong><br>Encouraging broader participation in eye-tracking research</p><p class="lead"><strong>Lisa Corwin</strong><br>Social Networks and Student Outcomes in Residential Field Courses</p><p class="lead"><strong>Jay Ellis</strong><br>Hindsight Creative Nonfiction</p><p class="lead"><strong>Valeria Henao</strong><br>Evaluating comprehension of complex tridimensional systems such as recycling using 3d models with stakeholders, The case of the city of Boulder.</p><p class="lead"><strong>Azza Kamal</strong><br>Climate Change Risk: A documentation of Rosetta's Cultural Heritage, Egypt.</p><p class="lead"><strong>James Walker</strong><br>Impact Playback - Empowering Students & Communities through Engaged Theatre</p></div><div class="col ucb-column"><p class="lead"><strong>Pui Fong Kan</strong><br>The Effect of Speech Practice on Word Learning in English-Speaking Monolinguals Across Multiple Languages</p><p class="lead"><strong>Joseph Maclennan</strong><br>Experimental Investigation of Fluid Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Films and Filaments</p><p class="lead"><strong>Suzanne Magnanini</strong><br>Storytelling and Ways of Knowing:  Curating a digital and in-person exhibit</p><p class="lead"><strong>Joshua Manning</strong><br>The effects of species interactions on social and movement behavior in bicolor damselfish on Caribbean coral reefs</p><p class="lead"><strong>Zannah Matson</strong><br>Voices for Territory: Supporting Colombian Land Defenders through Digital Humanities Research</p><p class="lead"><strong>Tamara Meneghini</strong><br>2025 Senior Showcase Experience</p><p class="lead"><strong>Terri Wilson</strong><br>Private Choices, Public Goals: Exploring Parents’ Experiences with Open Enrollment</p><p class="lead"><strong>Angela Thieman Dino</strong><br>"Street-Smart" Engineering Leadership: Learning from Alumni Outreach Inquiry</p></div><div class="col ucb-column"><p class="lead"><strong>Bhuvana Narasimhan</strong><br>Investigation of the Conceptual Foundations of Early Number Development</p><p class="lead"><strong>Amy Palmer</strong><br>How nutritional zinc affects breast cancer cells</p><p class="lead"><strong>Anthony Pinter</strong><br>Developing peer mentorship structures in undergraduate engineering programs</p><p class="lead"><strong>David Rickels</strong><br>The Middle School Ensembles Program</p><p class="lead"><strong>Elena Sabinson</strong><br>Designing Neuro-Inclusive Campuses: Mapping Sensory and Social Barriers</