Faculty Seed Grants Awarded for 2024-2025
July 24, 2024
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Each year, the Global Change Center (GCC) at Virginia Tech invites proposals from its faculty to support interdisciplinary research aimed at generating collaborative submissions for extramural funding. We look for projects that connect multiple faculty programs, harness unique combinations of expertise at VT, have societal implications or a policy component, address emerging global change issues with regional significance, and have strong potential to attract external resources.
Congratulations to the teams awarded GCC seed grants for the 2024-2025 year!
A Nation-wide Investigation of the Impact of Hydrologic Conditions on Soil Microbiome Dynamics
INVESTIGATORS:
- Dr. Jingqiu Liao, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Dr. Durelle Scott, Biological Systems Engineering
- Dr. Brian Strahm, Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
- Dr. Amy Pruden, Civil and Environmental Engineering
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General Item2024 | Impact of Hydrologic Conditions on Soil Microbiome Dynamics
Advancing the understanding of the influences of hydrologic conditions on soil microbiome dynamics at a nationwide scale.
Using Population Genetics to Inform Sustainable Aquaculture Governance in Lake Victoria, Uganda
INVESTIGATORS:
- Dr. Elizabeth Nyboer, Fish and Wildlife Conservation
- Dr. Emmanuel Frimpong, Fish and Wildlife Conservation
- Dr. Meryl Mims, Biological Sciences
- Dr. Eranga Galappaththi, Geography
- Dr. Papius Tibihika, National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI), Uganda
- Dr. Eric Hallerman, Fish and Wildlife Conservation
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General Item2024 | Using Population Genetics to Inform Sustainable Aquaculture Governance
Rising global demand for aquatic foods and dwindling wild fish stocks have made aquaculture the fastest-growing food production sector, necessitating research for sustainable management.
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