Building STEM Capacity and Competitiveness
The ND EPSCoR State Office’s mission is to support efforts of participating institutions of higher education across the state that result in increased STEM faculty capacity and competitiveness. In meeting its mission, the ND EPSCoR State Office funds competitive STEM activities at all 11 EPSCoR participating institutions.
The awards funded by the ND EPSCoR State Office are listed below.
Click these links to view the current and previous solicitations for faculty.
Participating institutions totals at-a-glance
ND EPSCoR State Office - Equipment Awardees
Each year, the ND EPSCoR State Office accepts competitive proposals for equipment that helps advance scientific inquiry and R&D. Preference is given to proposals that: 1) show collaborative use across multiple institutions/colleges/departments; 2) request equipment not currently available on the proposer’s campus; and 3) engage a large number of undergraduate and graduate students in research and learning.
| Year, Name | Department | Institution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 Equipment | ||||
| Shuvashis Dey | Electrical and Computer Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Chad Ulven | Mechanical Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Forrest E. Ames | Mechanical Engineering | University of North Dakota | ||
| Bo Liang | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | University of North Dakota | ||
| Vasyl Tkach | Biology | University of North Dakota | ||
| Gurjot Dhaliwal | Intertribal Research and Resource Center | United Tribes Technical College | ||
| December 2021 Equipment Repair | ||||
| Achintya Bezbaruah | Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Inbae Jeong | Mechanical Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Alison Ward | Animal Sciences | North Dakota State University | ||
| Zhongyu Yang | Chemistry and Biochemistry | North Dakota State University | ||
| 2021 | ||||
| Lucy Meyer | Nursing | Dickinson State University | ||
| Khwaja Hossain | Biology | Mayville State University | ||
| Chad Williamson | Biology | Minot State University | ||
| Achintya Bezbaruah | Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Estelle Leclerc | Pharmaceutical Sciences | North Dakota State University | ||
| Sangita Sinha | Chemistry and Biochemistry | North Dakota State University | ||
| Audrey LaVallie | Science (Chemistry) | Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College | ||
| Robert Monette | Administration | Turtle Mountain Community College | ||
| Hallie Chelmo | Mechanical Engineering | University of North Dakota | ||
| Lavina Iancu | Criminal Justice | University of North Dakota | ||
| Min Seok Kim | School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | University of North Dakota | ||
| Wayne Seames | Chemical Engineering | University of North Dakota | ||
| Ram Hona | Environmental Science | United TribesTechnical College | ||
| Igathinathane Cannayen | AES Ag & Biosystems Eng | North Dakota State University | ||
| Joshua J. Steffan | Natural Sciences | Dickinson State University | ||
| Michael Kjellend | Science & Mathematics | Mayville State University | ||
| Thorpe B. Halloran | Biology | Minot State University | ||
| Stephanie Day | Geosciences | North Dakota State University | ||
| Erin Gillam | Biological Sciences | North Dakota State University | ||
| Kenton Rodgers | Chemistry and Biochemistry | North Dakota State University | ||
| Sathish Venkatacalem | Pharmacy | North Dakota State University | ||
| Ali S. Alshami | Engineering | University of North Dakota | ||
| Sattar Dorafshan | Engineering | University of North Dakota | ||
| Masfique Mehedi | Biomedical Sciences | University of North Dakota | ||
| 2020 | ||||
| Beena Ajmera | Civil and Environmental Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Joseph Collette | Geoscience | Minot State University | ||
| Gurjot Dhaliwal | Intertribal Research and Resource Center | United Tribes Technical College | ||
| Daba Gedefa | Civil Engineering | University of North Dakota | ||
| Thorpe Halloran | Biology | Minot State University | ||
| Christopher Heth | Division of Science | Minot State University | ||
| Aaron Kennedy | Atmospheric Sciences | University of North Dakota | ||
| Michael Kjelland | Biology | Mayville State University | ||
| Lokesh Karthik Narayanan | Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Sougata Roy | Mechanical Engineering | University of North Dakota | ||
| Todd Sirotiak | Construction Management and Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| John Webster | Division of Science | Minot State University | ||
| Feng Xiao | Civil Engineering | University of North Dakota | ||
| 2019 | ||||
| Eric Brevik | Natural Sciences | Dickinson State Univeristy | ||
| Tristan Darland | Biology | University of North Dakota | ||
| Ned Dochtermann | Biological Sciences | North Dakota State University | ||
| Abby Gold | Public Health | North Dakota State University | ||
| Ademola Hammed | Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Christopher Heth | Chemistry | Minot State University | ||
| Michael Kjelland | Division of Science and Mathematics | Mayville State University | ||
| Bethany Klemetsrud | Chemical Engineering | Univeristy of North Dakota | ||
| Ganapathy Mahalingam | Architecture and Landscape Architecture | North Dakota State University | ||
| Joshua Steffan | Natural Sciences | Dickinson State University | ||
| Dongmei Wang | Geology and Geological Engineering | University of North Dakota | ||
| Ravi Kiran Yellavajjala | Civil & Environmental Engineering | North Dakota State University - Collaborative with: Gedafa Daba, UND Alexa Axure, UTTC Austin Allard, TMCC | ||
ND EPSCoR State Office - Equipment Repair Awardees
Each year, the ND EPSCoR State Office accepts competitive proposals for equipment repair that helps advance scientific inquiry and R&D.
| Year, Name | Department | Institution | |||
| 2021 | |||||
| Christopher Colbert | Chemistry and Biochemistry | North Dakota State University | |||
| Kyle Hackney | Health Nutrition, and Exercise Science | North Dakota State University | |||
| Uwe Burghaus | Chemistry and Biochemistry | North Dakota State University | |||
| Sougata Roy | Mechanical Engineering | University of North Dakota |
ND EPSCoR State Office - External Review Awardees
Each year, the ND EPSCoR State Office accepts competitive proposals to provide external peer reviews to large, interdisciplinary teams to help position them for even greater success in receiving federal awards.
| Year, Name | Department | Institution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ||||
| Mafany Ndiva Mongoh | Environmental Science | Sitting Bull College | ||
ND EPSCoR State Office - Preliminary Data Awardees
Each year, the ND EPSCoR State Office accepts competitive proposals to provide funding to researchers for the specific purpose of gathering preliminary data needed for proposal preparation and submission to a federal agency.
| Year, Name | Department | Institution | ||
| 2021 | ||||
| Zhili Gao | Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Youjin Jang | Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Jun Kong | Computer Science | North Dakota State University | ||
| Chau Le | Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Trung Le | Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Kerry Hartman | Science (Chemistry) | Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College | ||
| Bethany Klemetsrud | Chemical Engineering | University of North Dakota | ||
| Michael Mann | Institute for Energy Studies | University of North Dakota | ||
| Prakash Ranganthan | School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | University of North Dakota | ||
| Will Semke | Mechanical Engineering | University of North Dakota | ||
| Ryan Summers | Teaching, Leadership & Professional Practice | University of North Dakota | ||
| Yachao Wang | Mechanical Engineering | University of North Dakota | ||
| 2020 | ||||
| RaeAnn Anderson | Psychology | University of North Dakota | ||
| Abdulaziz Banawi | Construction Management and Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Uwe Burghaus | Chemistry and Biochemistry | North Dakota State University | ||
| Hallie Chelmo | Mechanical Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Adam Derenne | Psychology | University of North Dakota | ||
| Ang Guo | Pharmaceutical Sciences | North Dakota State University | ||
| Woei Hung | Education, Health and Behavioral Sciences | University of North Dakota | ||
| Syeed Md Iskander | Civil and Environmental Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Ivan Lima | Electrical and Computer Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Igor Ovtchinnikov | Biology | University of North Dakota | ||
| Prakash Ranganathan | SEECS | University of North Dakota | ||
| Sarah Signor | Biological Sciences | North Dakota State University | ||
| Danling Wang | Electrical and Computer Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Huojun Yang | Construction Management and Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Mijia Yang | Civil and Environmental Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Zhongyu Yang | Chemistry and Biochemistry | North Dakota State University | ||
| Qifeng Zhang | Electrical and Computer Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Yanjun Zuo | Department of Accounting | University of North Dakota | ||
| 2019 | ||||
| Fardad Azarmi | Mechanical Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Samiran Banerjee | Microbiological Sciences | North Dakota State University | ||
| Philip Boudjouk | Chemistry and Biochemistry | North Dakota State University | ||
| Amanda Brooks | Pharmaceutical Science | North Dakota State University | ||
| Brian Darby | Biology | University of North Dakota | ||
| Stephanie Day | Geosciences | North Dakota State University | ||
| Jerome Delhommelle | Chemistry | University of North Dakota | ||
| Rahul Gomes | Math & Computer Science | Minot State University | ||
| Khwaja Hossain | Science and Mathematics | Mayville State University | ||
| Trung Le | Civil & Environmental Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Glenda Lindseth | College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines | University of North Dakota | ||
| Mike Mann | IES | University of North Dakota | ||
| Nuri Oncel | Physics and Astrophysics | University of North Dakota | ||
| Prakash Ranganathan | SEECS | University of North Dakota | ||
| Jiajia Rao | Plant Sciences | North Dakota State University | ||
| Sayeed Sajal | Math & Computer Science | Minot State University | ||
| Umamaheswara Rao Tida | Electrical and Computer Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Gursimran Walia | Computer Science | North Dakota State University | ||
| Zachary Waller | Aviation | University of North Dakota | ||
| Nicholas Wilson | Aviation | University of North Dakota | ||
| Huojun Yang | Construction Mgmt and Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
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ND EPSCoR State Office - Community-based STEM Research
Each year, the ND EPSCoR State Office accepts competitive proposals to provide funding to researchers for the specific purpose of community-based STEM research.
| Year, Name | Department | Institution | ||
| 2021 | ||||
| Yao Yu | Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering | North Dakota State University | ||
| Scott Korom | Engineering | University of North Dakota |
