Grants and Gifts

Congratulations to the Latest Grant and Gift Recipients of Our Beach Community: 

March 2026

• Ehsan Madadi. ERI: Fundamental Study of Multiscale Dynamics of Molecular Mixing and Chemical Reaction in Multiphase Systems. COE. NSF. $200,000.00 (July 2026 - June 2028)
   
• Joanna Barreras. Scaling Siempre Seguiré: A Status-Neutral Implementation Toolkit for HIV Prevention Among LSMM. CHHS. UCOP. $169,214.00 (March 2026 - February 2027)
   
• Melissa Bittner. Developing equitable fitness assessments for youth with autism and other developmental disabilities. CHHS. Oregon State via DHHS. $24,287.00 (September 2025 - August 2026)
   
• Rashida Crutchfield. SPARK 2.0 Student-Led Research to Drive Equity and Policy Change in Higher Education. CHHS. Jewish Community Foundation via R&S Kayne Foundation. $125,000.00 (March 2026 - February 2027)
   
• Steve Mezyk. Center of Excellence for Research and Training in Radioactive Waste Management - Rad-CERT. CNSM. The Regents of the University of California (UC Berkeley) via the Department of Energy. $312,698.00 (April 2026 - March 2027)
   
• Henry Yeh. ZEV Training Program for Communities and Business. COE. California Energy Commission (May 2022 - June 2026)
   
• Babette Benken. Understanding Teacher Effectiveness and Retention Among Single Subject Math Program Completers in the First Five Years of Teaching (Project CSU TEAR). CNSM. San Jose State University Research Foundation via NSF. $48,954.00 (April 2026 - March 2027)
   
• Mortaza Saeidi. 3D Printing of Nanoengineered Coatings for Underwater Marine Applications. COE. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) (administered by ONR). $101,759.00 (April 2026 - March 2027)
   
• Deborah Fraser. Complement Protein C1q Regulation of Macrophage Metabolic Pathways. CNSM. NIH. $147,500.00 (March 2026 - February 2027)