The spring 2026 round of the Faculty Scholarly and Creative Activities Grants will fund 10 proposals totaling more than $27,000.
These proposals were recommended for funding by members of the Scholarly and Creative Activity Committee and ultimately approved for funding by Interim Provost Kristen Eichhorn.
Winners include:
- "More than just species richness: using plumage color to measure effects of habitat quality on Ecuadorian birds" by Daniel Baldassarre (Biological Sciences)
- "Computational study on chromium-doped crystals for near-infrared emission" by Alireza Shayesteh (Chemistry)
- "Perception and Production of English Onset Clusters by Non-Native Speakers of English" by Alex Hong-Lun Yeung (Curriculum and Instruction)
- "Not All Needs Can Be Met: Exploring the Impact of Eye Gaze on Engagement" by Xiaowei Guo (Marketing and Management)
- "Osteogenic Heterogeneity of Cranial and Cardiac Neural Crest Cells During Chicken Embryonic Development" by Poongodi Geetha-Loganathan (Biological Sciences)
- "Precision atomic energy structure measurement of gallium using diode laser spectroscopy" by Priyanka Rupasinghe (Physics and Astronomy)
- "Synthesis of task-specific small molecules for an interfacial nanomaterial reaction" by Mahdi Hesari (Chemistry)
- "Wireless Signal Classification using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs)" by Mario Bkassiny (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- "Lithium Ion Battery Full-Cell Fabrication with Strained Silicon-Carbon Composite Anode and NMC Cathode" by Mohammad Islam (Physics and Astronomy)
- "First Look Buffalo Playwriting Residency" by Bella Poynton (Theatre)
For more information on these and other funding opportunities to support scholarly and creative activities, visit the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs' Internal Grants website.
-- Submitted by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs