Funded Research and Engagement Projects
2020-2026 | 14 funded projects | $8,628,711
Ongoing funded projects
PI,
2026
Evaluating Data Center Development in San Antonio: Toward community-engaged, evidence-based decision-making, The City of San Antonio, $15,000 (2026)
Co-PI,
2026
The Residential Energy Visibility and Economic Affordability Landscape (REVEAL) Study, Department of Energy, $160,000 (2026)
Co-PI,
2023-2026
Global Center on Climate Change and Water Energy Food Health Systems, National Institutes for Health, $1,173,517 (2023-2026) – Project Number: 1P20TW012709-01
Senior Personnel,
2022-2027
AccelNet-Implementation: US-Africa Sustainable Food Systems through Water-Energy- Food Nexus Networking (SustainFood), National Science Foundation, $2,000,000 (2022-2027) – Award Number:2201446 | Project webpage
Past projects
PI,
2025
The evolving role of universities in the AI era: Opportunities for improving AI literacy through micro-credentials and interdisciplinary curriculum design, Microsoft AI Economy Institute, $85,000 (2025)
Senior Personnel,
2022-2024
AccelNet-Design: Soil and Land Management for Food & Water Security, Adaption and Mitigation to Climate Change, National Science Foundation, $249,968 (2022-2024) – Award Number:2201335 | Project webpage
Senior Personnel,
2023-2024
NSF Engines: Type I: The Permian Energy Technology and Resilience Alliance (PETRA): Expanding Resilience of Energy Communities through Technology and Social Research, National Science Foundation, $1,000,000 (2023-2024) – Award Number: 2303637
Senior Personnel,
2022-2023
NSF Convergence Accelerator Track G: PETS: Programmable Zero-Trust Security for Operating Through 5G Infrastructure, NSF Convergence Accelerator, National Science Foundation, $750,000 (2022-2023) – Award Number:2226339
Collaborator,
2017-2023
INFEWS/T3: Decision Support for Water Stressed FEW Nexus Decisions (DS-WSND), National Science Foundation, $2,431,217 (2017-2023) – Award Number:1739977 | Project webpage
Senior Personnel,
2021-2022
NSF Convergence Accelerator Track G: PETS: Programmable Zero-Trust Security for Operating Through 5G Infrastructure, NSF Convergence Accelerator, National Science Foundation, $750,000 (2022-2023) – Award Number:2226339
Co-PI,
2020-2022
FORWARD: Toward Resilient and Food Secure Communities in the Face of Global Threats. Texas A&M Global Engagement Grants. $50,000 (2020-2022).
Co-PI,
2020-2021
A projection Tool based on the Water, Energy, Food Nexus and Migration interdependencies – towards a Migration Index. Texas A&M Energy Institute Seed Grants Program. $15,000 (2020-2021).
Co-PI,
2019-2020
Pilot Study on Evapotranspiration and Trade-offs in the Water-Energy Food Nexus in Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). $99,480 (2019-2020).
Other projects