Research Highlights

The NH BioMade project (NSF Award #1757371) set out to predict and control the composition, structure, properties, and function of biomaterials. Led by the University of New Hampshire, in collaboration with Dartmouth College, Keene State College, and the Community College System of NH, this six-year effort brought together researchers across the state.

University of Guam researchers are collaborating with visiting scientists to develop a groundbreaking instrument that could revolutionize coral reef restoration by predicting which corals will survive bleaching events before any visible signs of stress appear.

Meet the voices shaping Iowa’s biomanufacturing future. Thanks to Iowa NSF EPSCoR's EWD Seed Funding program, University of Iowa students teamed up with Chemurgy 2.0 to launch “From Lab to Life,” a dynamic new podcast series showcasing innovation and careers in biomanufacturing.

Ever since former Montana State University microbiologist and Regents Professor Mark Jutila acquired a rare flow cytometer in 1990, MSU researchers have benefited from on-site access to high-level instruments needed to conduct comprehensive tissue and cell profiling.

At the July Guam Green Growth (G3) Steering Committee meeting, members highlighted progress toward the 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals—both locally and regionally—including the launch of a new Green Growth hub in Micronesia and a watershed restoration workforce initiative that expands the G3 Conservation Corps.

Alaska EPSCoR Interface of Change researchers are studying clam ecology and population dynamics in Kachemak Bay in partnership with the Seldovia Village Tribe. This week, SVT environmental scientists Katrina Hecks and Stephen Payton are sampling clams at a beach near Seldovia.

Alaska EPSCoR is excited to be partnered with ITOC for their next art-science collaboration, "Coastal Transitions." Check out this interview with Mary Beth Leigh, director of In a Time of Change (ITOC)!

A new tool developed by University of Hawaiʻi researchers allows anyone in the state to generate custom, site-specific climate reports to support decisions related to drought, wildfire and land management—a major step forward in Hawaiʻi’s climate resilience efforts.

Dr. Ai recently received a second-year renewal of his NIH R16 grant entitled, “Targeting cell fusion as a novel strategy to tackle JQ1 resistance in triple negative breast cancer,” in the total amount of $137,333 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.

Dr. Jacob Downs is a new associate professor in computer science at the University of Montana. With a background in machine learning and numerical modeling regarding environmental systems he is excited to engage with SMART FIRES researchers and inspire the next generation of computer scientists.