New Grants and Contracts

We are pleased to share the success of SJSU's principal investigators who were awarded grants and contracts during December 2025:

Monthly Awards at a Glance
15 Awards Received: Valued at $3,831,979.

Note: Some industry-sponsored awards are not listed due to their respective non-disclosure terms. The sort below is by College, then department, followed by PI.

Lucas College and Graduate School of Business

Karen Philbrick, Hilary Nixon, Dean's Office
New Mexico DOT Intensive Leadership Academy
Sponsor: Bailey White Solutions, LLC New Mexico (U.S, Department of Transportation) — $104,760. 

Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering

Akthem Al-Manaseer, Civil & Environmental Engineering
SJSU/CSULB Asphalt and Aggregates Research and Certification Program for California
Sponsor: CSU, Long Beach Foundation (CA State, Dept of Transportation) — $223,157.

Derek Lang, Aerospace Engineering
A Deployable Aerospike for Dynamic Interceptor Flight Conditions
Sponsor: TGV Rockets (Missile Defense Agency) — $92,717. 
 
Nicole Okamoto, Dean's Office
MESA Engineering Program (MEP) - Academic Year 2025-2026
Sponsor: Regents of The University of California — $80,000.

Xiao Su, Dean's Office
Longevity, Equity, and Aging Research Network (L.E.A.R.N.) Consortium
Sponsor: Leland Sandford Junior University (National Institutes of Health) — $16,586.

Hiu Yung Wong, Electrical Engineering
Standard Purchase Order: 2646696
Sponsor: Sandia National Laboratories — $74,964.

Hiu Yung Wong, Electrical Engineering
A.05_REV 2 SOW, San Jose State University Research Foundation, PI H. Wong
Sponsor: Sandia National Laboratories — $74,964.

College of Science

Craig Clements, Adam Kochanski, Meteorology & Climate Science
Fire Weather Modeling Research
Sponsor: Pacific Gas & Electric Company — $390,000. 

James Harvey, Moss Landing Marine Lab
Pacific Flyway Waterfowl and Waterbird Science Investigations
Sponsor: U.S. Geological Survey — $77,000.

Wesley Heim, Moss Landing Marine Lab
2025 Surface Water Monitoring
Sponsor: Central Coast Water Quality Preserve — $17,520.

Richard Kos, School of Planning, Policy, and Environmental Studies
Urban Online (Round Two): Training Program for Caltrans Staff by SJSU Faculty
Sponsor: Department of Transportation — $147,945.

Julie Spitzer, Mathematics and Statistics
California Framework Training
Sponsor: Kern County Superintendent of Schools (U.S. Department of Education) — $4,500.

Thomas Connolly, Moss Landing Marine Lab
Synchro: Co-Design Lab for Synchronizing Technology Evolution for Industry, Ocean Science and Conservation
Sponsor: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute — $30,000.
 
Marco Sigala, Moss Landing Marine Lab
CCWQP Data Management Services
Sponsor: Central Coast Water Quality Preserve — $124,000.

College of Social Sciences

Lois Takahashi, Ellen Middaugh, Anne Marie Todd, Clifton Oyamot, Dean's Office
AI is only as good as its users: Advancing students’ informed and responsible use of AI in higher education
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education — $2,373,866.