College of Sciences Sustainability Research


Strengthening national security through capacity building and private-university- government partnerships in food and agricultural sciences

Researcher: Rupesh Kariyat

Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture

College: Sciences

Department: Biology

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 2: Zero Hunger

Unifying Texan and Mexican efforts towards controlling Chagas disease by deducing parasite-vector dynamics

Researcher: Rupesh Kariyat

Agency: University of Texas System Admin Office

College: Sciences

Department: Biology

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 3: Good health and well being

Interaction of mitochondrial fusion and transmembrane potential in diabetic cardiovascular damage

Researcher: Robert Gilkerson

Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

College: Sciences

Department: Biology

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 3: Good health and well being

Microbe and viral identification resources to stop the spread of Anastrepha ludens

Researcher: Erin Schuenzel

Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture

College: Sciences

Department: Biology

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 3: Good health and well being

Molecular Fruit Fly ID Support FY19

Researcher: Erin Schuenzel

Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture

College: Sciences

Department: Biology

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 3: Good health and well being

RUI: Probing QCD with a Magnetic Field

Researcher: Efrain Ferrer

Agency: National Science Foundation

College: Sciences

Department: Physics and Astronomy

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 4: Quality Education

FY20 JAMP Program- Edinburg

Researcher: Scott Gunn

Agency: University of Texas System Admin Office

College: Sciences

Department: Biology

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 4: Quality Education

Premedical Honors College Program

Researcher: Cindy Wedig

Agency: Private Foundation

College: Sciences

Department: Biology

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 4: Quality Education

Expanding Training, Research, and Education in Soil Science (eTRESS)

Researcher: Engil Pereira

Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture

College: Sciences

Department: School of Earth Environment and Marine Science

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 4: Quality Education

Surveys of Artificial Patch Rees Composed of Concrete Railroad Ties

Researcher: Richard Kline

Agency: Private Foundation

College: Sciences

Department: School of Earth Environment and Marine Science

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 4: Quality Education

Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Researcher: Mario Diaz

Agency: University of Washington

College: Sciences

Department: Physics and Astronomy

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 4: Quality Education

FY2021 Joint Admission Medical Program

Researcher: Gustavo Stern

Agency: University of Texas System Admin Office

College: Sciences

Department: Health Professions Careers

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 4: Quality Education

RUI: Probing QCD with Magnetic Fields in the Multimessenger Astronomy Era

Researcher: Efrain Ferrer

Agency: National Science Foundation

College: Sciences

Department: Physics and Astronomy

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 4: Quality Education

RUI: Robust Exceptional Points and their Application in Harmonic Generation

Researcher: Hamidreza Ramezani

Agency: National Science Foundation

College: Sciences

Department: Physics and Astronomy

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 4: Quality Education

Environmental and Human Impacts of Nuclear War

Researcher: Cheryl Harrison

Agency: Private Foundation

College: Sciences

Department: School of Earth Environment and Marine Science

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 4: Quality Education

Defect States in Time and Space Modulated Lattices

Researcher: Hamidreza Ramezani

Agency: U.S. Department of Defense

College: Sciences

Department: Physics and Astronomy

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 4: Quality Education

Experimental magnetic study of carbon-containing nanostructured composites

Researcher: Karen Martirosyan

Agency: Private Foundation

College: Sciences

Department: Physics and Astronomy

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 4: Quality Education

Motivating interest and academic choices in mathematics through near-peer interactions

Researcher: Aaron Wilson

Agency: Mathematical and Statistical Science

College: Sciences

Department: History

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 4: Quality Education

Conservation status evaluation of Trans-Pecos SGCN groundwater-dependent invertebrates

Researcher: Kathryn Perez

Agency: Texas State University

College: Sciences

Department: Biology

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Biochar-Geomedia Water Filter

Researcher: Ji-Hoon James Kang

Agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

College: Sciences

Department: School of Earth Environmental and Marine Science

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Space X Agreement

Researcher: David Hicks

Agency: Private Foundation

College: Sciences

Department: School of Earth Environmental and Marine Science

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 8:Decent Work and Economic Growth

Camera Monitoring of Wildlife Crossings, Cattle guards, and Wing Fences on SH 100

Researcher: Richard Kline

Agency: Texas Department of Transportation

College: Sciences

Department: School of Earth Environmental and Marine Sciences

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Assessment of Texas coastal watershed delineations using high-resolution data sources and other methods to improve hydrology data sets for flood risk analyses

Researcher: Jude Benavides

Agency: Texas Water Development Board

College: Sciences

Department: School of Earth Environmental and Marine Sciences

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Sidescan Sonar Surveys and Evaluation of Nearshore Reef Site Materials at the Rio Grande Valley Reef

Researcher: Richard Kline

Agency: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

College: Sciences

Department: School of Earth Environmental and Marine Sciences

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Monitoring of Wildlife Crossings and Fencing on FM 106 in Willacy County

Researcher: Richard Kline

Agency: Texas Department of Transportation

College: Sciences

Department: School of Earth Environmental and Marine Sciences

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program 2019

Researcher: Pushpa Soti

Agency: University of Georgia

College: Sciences

Department: Biology

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Beach Watch Program

Researcher: Hudson DeYoe

Agency: Texas General Land Office

College: Sciences

Department: School of Earth Environmental and Marine Science

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 14: Life Below Water

NOAA Center for Coastal and Marine Sciences

Researcher: David Hicks

Agency: Florida A&M University Board of Trustees

College: Sciences

Department: School of Earth Environmental and Marine Science

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 14: Life Below Water

Exploration in Africa for Biological Control Agents of Guineagrass an Invasive Weed that Facilitates the Survival of Cattle Fever Ticks in South Texas

Researcher: Rupesh Kariyat

Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture

College: Sciences

Department: Biology

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land

Sidescan Sonar Surveys and Evaluation of Nearshore Reef Site Materials in the Gulf of Mexico off Texas

Researcher: Richard Kline

Agency: Texas Parks and Wildlife

College: Sciences

Department: School of Earth Environmental and Marine Science

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land

Research on carbon capture and seedling survival at Sal de Rey, Texas

Researcher: Bradley Christoffersen

Agency: Private Foundation

College: Sciences

Department: Biology

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land

Ocelot and Jaguarondi Monitoring of Wildlife Crossings, Cattle Guards, and Fencing

Researcher: Richard Kline

Agency: Texas Department of Transportation

College: Sciences

Department: School of Earth Environmental and Marine Science

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land

Fruit Fly Eradication

Researcher: Frank Dirrigl

Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture

College: Sciences

Department: School of Earth Environmental and Marine Science

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land

Validation of Mexfly SNP Typing Tool

Researcher: Erin Schuenzel

Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture

College: Sciences

Department: Biology

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land

Experiential Training in Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Technology for Agricultural Applications

Researcher: Alexis Racelis

Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture

College: Sciences

Department: School of Earth Environmental and Marine Science

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land

Science of Soil Health and Dynamic Soil Properties in Arid Subtropical Environments of South Texas

Researcher: Alexis Racelis

Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture

College: Sciences

Department: Biology

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land

Biological Control of silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium

Researcher: Alexis Racelis

Agency: Agriculture Victoria Research DJPR

College: Sciences

Department: Biology

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land

Cover Crops for Soil Health: Demonstration of On-Farm Trial

Researcher: Pushpa Soti

Agency: Organic Farming Research Foundation

College: Sciences

Department: Biology

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land

Assessing the impact of entomopathogens for the integrated biological

Researcher: Christopher Vitek

Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture

College: Sciences

Department: Biology

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land

Ecological Significance of Living Shorelines in Selected Coastal Communities

Researcher: David Hicks

Agency: Florida A&M University Board of Trustees

College: Sciences

Department: School of Earth Environmental and Marine Science

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land

Ancient Landscapes of South Texas

Researcher: Juan Gonzalez

Agency: Private Foundation

College: Sciences

Department: School of Earth Environmental and Marine Science

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land

Agricultural Water Treatment - Southwest Region

Researcher: Veerachandra Yemmireddy

Agency: Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona

College: Sciences

Department: School of Earth Environmental and Marine Science

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land

Biological Control of the Asian Citrus Psyllid in Texas 2020

Researcher: Christopher Vitek

Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture

College: Sciences

Department: Biology

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land

Endangered Species Research Projects on Black-Spotted Newt

Researcher: Richard Kline

Agency: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

College: Sciences

Department: School of Earth Environmental and Marine Science

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land

TX 20 CIPR Cactus Moth - UTRGV

Researcher: Teresa Feria

Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture

College: Sciences

Department: Biology

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land

Restoration of Naval Sabal Palm thorn forest

Researcher: Alejandro Cabo Fierro

Agency: Private Foundation

College: Sciences

Department: School of Earth Environmental and Marine Science

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land

Fruit fly eradication support in Lower Rio Grande Valley

Researcher: Frank Dirrigl

Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture

College: Sciences

Department: Biology

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land

Bi-National Partnership for the Biological Control of the Asian Citrus

Researcher: Richard Kline

Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture

College: Sciences

Department: Center for Vector-Borne Diseases

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land

Maintain Sentinel Ades Surv.

Researcher: Christopher Vitek

Agency: Texas Department of State Health Services

College: Sciences

Department: Center for Vector-Borne Diseases

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 15: Life on Land