New Grants and Contracts

We are pleased to share the success of SJSU's principal investigators who were awarded grants and contracts during October 2025:

Monthly Awards at a Glance
14 Awards Received: Valued at $3,671,235.

Note: Some industry-sponsored awards are not listed due to their respective non-disclosure terms. The sort below is by College, then department, followed by PI.

Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering

David Yan, Aviation and Technology
ERI: Vibration Assisted Friction Stir Surfacing of Additively Manufactured High-Performance Metallic Alloys
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF) — $124,948.

College of Health and Human Sciences

Peter Lee, School of Social Work
San José State University BASW Mental Health Scholarship Program (MHSP)
Sponsor: County of Santa Clara — $150,000.

College of Science

Dustin Carroll, Moss Landing Marine Lab
Exploring Satellite, Data Assimilation, and Model Capabilities for Southern Ocean Iron Fertilization Scenarios
Sponsor: Ocean Visions Inc. — $150,000.

Dustin Carroll, Moss Landing Marine Labs
Understanding the Integrated Ecosystem and Geomorphologic Evolution across the Land-Ocean Gradient in Response to Dam Disruptions
Sponsor: Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) — $86,000.

Leila Khatib, Biological Sciences
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Regulatory Interventions and New Manure Management Practices in Mitigating the Health Risk of AMR on Dairy Farms
Sponsor: UC, Irvine — $44,956.

College of Social Sciences

Valerie Carr, Psychology
Future Vertical Lift: Collaborative Research on Flight Control, Autonomous Rotorcraft, and Human-Systems Interface Design: Phase 2
Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — $1,099,946.

Maria Cruz, Chicana and Chicano Studies
The Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education (USDE) — $300,838.

Marie Haverfield, Communication Studies
IPA - Marie Haverfield 25-27
Sponsor: Veterans Administration of Palo Alto — $89,765.

Connie L. Lurie College of Education

Cara Maffini, Michael Dao, Jacqueline Bergman, Child and Adolescent Development
District 4 Inventory Grant SJSU HDCC & SJSU HRI
Sponsor: Santa Clara County — $120,000.

Robert Marx, Child and Adolescent Development
Santa Clara County Pride Scholars
Sponsor: Santa Clara County — $10,000.

Provost Office

Vincent Del Casino, David Parent, Academic Programs
Project Engineering Success: Increasing Hispanic Student Success in Engineering at San Jose State University, San Jose City College and Gavilan College
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education — $878,841.

Joel Morales, Academic Programs
Spartan Phalanx: Holistic, Support to Retain Students on Academic Probation
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education — $167,806., $446,573.

University Library

Grace Skalinder, University Library
SRSS Level 1 Pathway Certification
Sponsor: University of Washington — $1,562.