Funding Sources
San José State University
College of Science - Infusion Start-Up Seed Grant (2021-2023), Just in Time Funding (2019, 2025). Office of Research - Central Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA) Grants (2018-2019 and 2019-2020), RAPID+ Bridge Funding (2025-2026, 26-BRI-08-004), and Special RSCA Funding (2025, 26-SPC-08-021). Office of Research - Student RSCA Assistantship (2023, 23-SRA-08-049). Research and Innovation Student RSCA Fellowships - Ann Bargstadt (2021-2022), Kathleen Huynh (2023-2024, 23-SRF-08-054), Dakota Balcer (2024-2025, 24-SRF-08-078), Sadaf Omar (2025-2026, 25-SRF-08-110), Serena Ceja (2026-2027, 26-SRF-08-146). Center for Faculty Development - Undergraduate Research Awards - Dana Wong (2018-2019) and Tyler Devincenzi (2019-2020).
CSU Program for Education & Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB)
New Investigator Grant (2018-2019). Presidents' Commission Scholar Awards - Derscene Tien (2019), Dalia Cruz (2023), and Mason Woo (2024). Student Travel Award - Victoria Tafuri (2019), Rachel Chiang (2025), AJ Lykins (2025). Curriculum Development Grant (2025, co-PI with Ningkun Want (PI) and Sonia Cuellar-Ortiz (co-PI)). Research Development Grant (2026-2026).
National Science Foundation
NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program "MRI: Acquisition of Gel Permeation Chromatograph with Multiple Detectors to Expand Capabilities for Macromolecular Characterization." (lead PI, 2019-2022) CHE 1917786. NSF Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences "LEAPS-MPS: Confinement of Organometallic Complexes within Structured Polymers for Site-Isolated Tandem Catalysis." (PI, 2021-2024) CHE 2137584. NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program "MRI: Track 1 Acquisition of a 500 MHz NMR Spectrometer to Enhance Research and Student Training Capabilities at SJSU and Neighboring Institutions." (lead PI, 2024-2027) CHE 2407935. NSF Facilitating Research at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions "RUI: Small molecule and polymer-supported transition metal catalysts: Investigating reproducibility and metal microenvironment effects." (PI, 2026-2029) CHE 2555650.
National Institutes of Health
NIH NIGMS R15 AREA "Metallopolymers as Functional Metalloprotein Mimics with Secondary Coordination Sphere Interactions" (PI, 2020-2024) 1R15GM132857-01A1. NIH NIGMS Instrumentation Grant Program for Resource-Limited Institutions “Benchtop Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer.” (Senior Personnel, 2025 – 2026) 1S10GM158773-01
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Beckman Scholars Program (2026-2029, Institutional Contact) AMBF Award/Gift # A-6084. BSP Mentor for Scholar Jesus Amador Flores (2026-2027).
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation
Jean Dreyfus Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions (2026, PI, with Nicholas Esker (co-PI)) BL-25-018.
Department of Defense
DoD Research and Education Program for HBCU/MI Equipment/Instrumentation "Acquisition of an X-ray Diffractometer for Research and Teaching in the Physical Sciences" (co-PI, 2019) W911NF1910520.
American Chemical Society Division of Inorganic Chemistry
DIC Travel Award Program - Jacob Hickey (2019), Tyeshia Sapp (2023), Dakota Balcer (2025).
