Grants Received
Funds totaling $44,048 were received by the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences.
- Dr. Michael J. Van Stipdonk, associate professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, a $9,330 Faculty Development Fund award, funded in part by the Robert Dean Loughney Faculty Development Endowment, for Complete Characterization of Metal-oxo Ion Structure and Reactivity. The award extends through April 30, 2018.
- Dr. Fatiha Benmokhtar, assistant professor, Department of Physics, $9,968, a Faculty Development Fund award, for Studies of the Proton Radius at the Paul Scherrer Institute. The award extends through April 30, 2018
- Dr. Brady Porter, associate professor, Department of Biological Sciences, $24,750, from the EQT Foundation, for A New Way to Monitor Water Quality and Marine Life in Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers.