| No. | Title | Role | Personnel | Sponsor | Amount | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31. | Phase 2: Game Design Based Learning to Improve Engagement, Achievement and Motivation among Engineering Undergraduates | PI | Co-PI: Cassandra Rutherford, Iowa State University, Alenka Poplin, Iowa State University, and Alyssa Emery, Iowa State University | Iowa Space Grant Consortium Curriculum Development Program | &7,792 | Aug. 2023 - July 2024 |
| 30. | Foreign Travel Grant: 6th World Landslide Forum, Florence, Italy | PI | Iowa State University Faculty Senate Committee on Recognition and Development | $617.50 | Nov. 2023 | |
| 29. | Game-Design Based Learning to Improve Engagement, Achievement and Motivation among Geotechnical Engineering Undergraduates | Co-PI | PI: Cassandra Rutherford, Iowa State University Co-PI: Alenka Poplin, Iowa State University and Alyssa Emery, Iowa State University | United States Universities Council on Geotechnical Education and Research | $5,000 | Aug. 2023 - May 2024 |
| 28. | Improving Undergraduate Student Engagement, Achievement and Motivation through Game-Design Based Learning | PI | Co-PI: Cassandra Rutherford, Iowa State University, Alenka Poplin, Iowa State University, and Alyssa Emery, Iowa State University | Iowa State University Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching | $24,998.25 | Aug. 2023 - June 2024 |
| 27. | Game Design Based Learning to Improve Engagement, Achievement and Motivation among Engineering Undergraduates | PI | Co-PI: Cassandra Rutherford, Iowa State University, Alenka Poplin, Iowa State University, and Alyssa Emery, Iowa State University | Iowa Space Grant Consortium Curriculum Development Program | $20,952 | Aug. 2022 - June 2023 |
| 26. | Addressing Geotechnical Issues Triggered by Climate Change | PI | Iowa State University College of Engineering | $18,500 | May 2022 - Dec. 2022 | |
| 25. | Learning Geotechnical Engineering through Game Design and Play | Co-PI | PI: Cassandra Rutherford, Iowa State University Co-PI: Alenka Poplin, Iowa State University and Alyssa Emery, Iowa State University | Game2Work Grants for Iowa State University Faculty and Staff | $5,000 | Aug. 2022 - July 2023 |
| 24. | New Curriculum Module for CE 360 to Engage Students in GeoHazard Investigations using Augmented Reality and 3D Printing | Co-PI | PI: Cassandra Rutherford, Iowa State University | Iowa State University Library, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, and Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost | $3,290 | July 2022 - June 2023 |
| 23. | Foreign Travel Grant for the 5th World Landslide Forum in Kyoto, Japan (Returned by PI due to COVID-19 travel restrictions) | PI | Iowa State University Faculty Senate Committee on Recognition and Development | $1,725 | Nov. 2021 | |
| 22. | REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates on Big Data Analytics and Machine Learning | Senior Personnel | PI: Om Prakash Yadav, North Dakota State University Co-PI: Shafiqur Rahman, North Dakota State University | National Science Foundation | $514,523 | Sept. 2021 - Aug. 2024 |
| 21. | Influence of Salt Concentration on the Occurrence of Slope Failures in North Dakota | PI | North Dakota State University Foundation Trustees: Board of Trustees Endowment Grant Program | $1,000 | May 2021 - Oct. 2022 | |
| 20. | Estimation of Pore Pressures in Soils Subjected to Multiple Earthquake Events to Determine Post-Earthquake Strengths | PI | North Dakota State University: EPSCoR STEM Research and Education (Undergraduate Research Award) | $4,989 | Oct. 2020 - May 2021 | |
| 19. | Purchase of Bi-Directional Cyclic Simple Shear Device | PI | North Dakota State University: EPSCoR STEM Research and Education (Equipment Award) | $40,000 | Oct. 2020 - May 2021 | |
| 18. | RCA Research Development and Conference Support Award (FY2021) | PI | Office of Research and Creative Activities, North Dakota State University | $1,000 | May 2021 | |
| 17. | Research Experience for Teachers: Civil Engineering Instruction for Secondary Education | PI | Co-PI: Sarah Crary, North Dakota State University Collaborators: Fargo Public School District, West Fargo Public School District, South East Cooperative, Braun Intertec, Moore Engineering, North Dakota Department of Transportation, Minnesota Department of Transportation, and North Dakota Air National Guard | National Science Foundation | $540,649 | June 2020 - May 2023 |
| 16. | Repair of Triaxial System in Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department | PI | Office of Research and Creative Activities, North Dakota State University | $5,678 | May 2020 - June 2020 | |
| 15. | Seed Funding: Quantifying Strength Degradation in Overconsolidated Soils | PI | National Science Foundation (Subaward from Syracuse University) | $6,000 | Feb. 2020 - June 2021 | |
| 14. | Collaborative Research: Scaling Up the Use of Mixed Reality in Civil Engineering Education | Collaborator | PI: Tarek Abdoun, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Casper Harteveld, Northeastern University Co-PI: Victoria Bennett, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Yengeniya Zastavker, Northeastern University | National Science Foundation | $2,441,549 | Oct. 2019 - Sept. 2023 |
| 13. | Purchase of Static Simple Shear and Bender Element Equipment | PI | North Dakota State University EPSCoR STEM Research and Education (Equipment Award) | $35,000 | Oct. 2019 - May 2020 | |
| 12. | RCA Research Development Travel Award (FY2020) | PI | Office of Research and Creative Activities, North Dakota State University | $1,000 | Feb. 2020 | |
| 11. | Repair of Direct Shear and Consolidometers in Soil Mechanics Laboratory | PI | Co-PI: Dinesh Katti, North Dakota State University | Office of Research and Creative Activities, North Dakota State University | $13,128 | Apr. 2019 - June 2019 |
| 10. | Rainfall Intensity-Duration Thresholds for Post-Wildfire Debris Flows | PI | NDSU Foundation and Alumni Association Board of Trustees: The Board of Trustees Endowment | $1,000 | June 2019 - Dec. 2020 | |
| 9. | RCA Research Development Travel Award (FY2019) | PI | Office of Research and Creative Activities, North Dakota State University | $1,000 | Mar. 2019 | |
| 8. | Effect of Vertical Pressure on Shear Strength Reduction in Soils during Earthquakes | PI | Junior/Senior Intramural Research Award, California State University, Fullerton | $5,000 | July 2018 - June 2019 | |
| 7. | Mechanisms Controlling Geotechnical Seismic Hazards | PI | Associated Students, Inc. Instructionally Related Activities, California State University, Fullerton | $8,000 | June 2018 - June 2019 | |
| 6. | Improving Student Outcome Assessment Process in Civil and Environmental Engineering Department | Co-PI | PI: Phoolendra Mishra, California State University, Fullerton | Office of Assessment and Educational Effectiveness, California State University, Fullerton | $1,000 | Nov. 2017 - Nov. 2018 |
| 5. | Engaging CSUF Civil Engineering Students in High-Impact Research Activities | PI | Office of the Provost and Division of Academic Affairs, California State University, Fullerton | One Course Release (~$5,000) | Spring 2018 | |
| 4. | Preliminary Data and Proposal Preparation for NSF CAREER Submission in July 2017 | PI | College of Engineering and Computer Science Incentive Grant, California State University, Fullerton | One Course Release (~$5,000) | Spring 2017 | |
| 3. | Identification of Problem Areas in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Curriculum Affecting Future Student Performance on Learning Outcomes | PI | Co-PI: Phoolendra Mishra, California State University, Fullerton | Office of Assessment and Educational Effectiveness, California State University, Fullerton | $1,000 | Nov. 2016 - Nov. 2017 |
| 2. | Mixed Reality and Mobile Gaming for 21st Century Engineering Education | Co-PI | PI: Binod Tiwari, California State University, Fullerton | National Science Foundation (Subaward from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) | $15,000 | Aug. 2016 - Aug. 2017 |
| 1. | Strength Reduction in Soils Resulting from an Earthquake | PI | Junior/Senior Intramural Research Award, California State University, Fullerton | $5,000 | July 2016 - June 2017 |