2023-24 Teacher-Scholar Mini Grant Awardees

Cal Poly’s Division of Research awarded 29 projects for the 2023-24 cycle of the Teacher-Scholar Mini Grant (TSMG) program.  

The TSMG has been developed to support our institutional commitment to advancing discovery, integration, application, and engagement in the context of teaching and learning. With support from the Office of the Provost, the Teacher-Scholar Mini Grant Program expands internal funding to support all areas of teacher-scholar activities. 

The 2023-24 awarded projects are:

• "Monitoring and Controlling the Spread of Disinformation on Social Media"; Puneet Agarwal (CENG- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering).
• "Making Brain Waves: EEG Training for Undergraduates"; James Antony (CLA- Psychology and Child Development) and Kelly Bennion (CLA- Psychology and Child Development).
• "The Book Club Module: How Collaborate Exposure to New Content for Both Instructor and Student Demystifies Academic Research and Builds Classroom Culture"; Nancy Arrington (CLA- Political Science).
• "Investigation of the Isothermal Nernst Effect in Saturation Annealed Nonstoichiometric Bi2Te3+x"; Matt Beekman (BCSM- Physics).
• "Ethnic Studies in Hawai‘i Summer Program"; Ryan Buyco (CLA- Ethnic Studies).
• "User Experience Assessment and Usability Study on the Robert E. Kennedy Library's Website"; Heather Cribbs (Robert E. Kennedy Library) and Danielle Daugherty (Robert E. Kennedy Library).
• "From Drone to Satellite: Three Applied Spatial Ecology Research Rrojects that Use Deep Learning to Analyze Remote Sensing Imagery"; G. Andrew Fricker (CLA- Social Sciences) and Jonathan Ventura (CENG- Computer Science and Software Engineering).
• "Genocide Museums and Genocide Prevention: A Comparative Look at Guatemala and Cambodia"; Martha Galvan Mandujano (CLA- World Languages and Cultures).
• "Climatic Influence on Watershed and Mountain Range Dynamics in the Mudd Hills, San Bernardino County, California"; Antonio Garcia (BCSM- Physics).
• "The Empowering Autistic Scholars Mentoring and Research Training (EAS) Program"; David Gillette (CLA- Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies Program and English) and Michael Haungs (CENG- Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies Program and Computer Science).
• "A Toolbox for Human-Centered AI Engineering Education"; Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez (CENG- Computer Science and Software Engineering).
• "Expanding Engagement with Cal Poly Microfabrication Laboratory"; Benjamin Hawkins (CENG- Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering).
• "Effects of Providing Opportunities for Social Engagement and Play in Individually Housed Dairy Calves on Behavior, Growth, and Performance"; Juliana Huzzey (CAFES- Animal Science).
• "Geophysical Characterization of a Hard-rock Aquifer in Paso Robles, CA"; John Jasbinsek (BCSM- Physics).
• "Identifying the Social and Ethical Implications of Early Life Adversity Science: Exploring Researcher, Community, and Pediatric Professional Perspectives"; Martine Lappe (CLA- Social Sciences).
• "Examining Barriers to Quit Medications among Tobacco Users"; Adrienne Lent (BCSM- Kinesiology and Public Health).
• "The Impact of Socialization Messages about Racism in Black Americans’ Family Discourse"; Leslie Nelson (CLA- Communication Studies).
• "The Economic and Employment Impact of Floating Offshore Wind Projects in California's Central Coast"; Mahdi Rastad (OCOB- Finance) and Cyrus Ramezani (OCOB- Finance).
• "Edge Effects: Poems"; Mira Rosenthal (CLA- English).
• "Enhancement of Post-harvest Processing for California Tree-nuts using Discrete Element Modeling (DEM)"; Mohammad Sadek (CAFES- BioResource and Agricultural Engineering).
• "Researching, Piloting, and Assessing the Editing for Justice Project"; Krista Sarraf (CLA- English) and Shanae Martinez (CLA- English).
• "Empowering Student Learning through Seaweed-Based Sustainable Packaging for Food and Pharmaceutical Applications: A Hands-On Approach"; Joongmin Shin (OCOB- Industrial Technology and Packaging).
• "Lighting Education Space: Artifacts for Exploring Architectural Lighting"; Sandy Stannard (CAED- Architecture).
• "Evaluation of the Effects and Mode of Action of Probiotics for Young Dairy Heifer Calves"; David Vagnoni (CAFES- Animal Science).
• "The AI Ethics Lab"; Ava Wright (CLA- Philosophy).
• "ITP 233 3D Scanner Integration"; BJ Yebisu (OCOB- Industrial Technology and Packaging).
• "Nuestra Ciencia: Transforming Microbiology for Undergraduate and Elementary Students"; Alejandra Yep (BCSM- Biological Sciences) and Jasmine Nation (BCSM- Liberal Studies).
• "Creating a Simulated Company and its ERP system to Enhance Technology and Data Analytics Education in Accounting: An AI Approach"; Chuancai Zhang (OCOB- Accounting).
• "Developing a Real-Time Computer Vision based Approach to Detect Fatal Crash Risks for Enhanced Road Safety"; Jane Zhang (CENG- Electrical Engineering).