CSU-AAUP – 2020 – 2021 – Research Grant entitled a Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry be used to identify new natural products/antibiotic molecules for the treatment of Borrelia Burgdorferi (the Lyme Infection)? Awarded 2021 ($3250) and 2022 ($5000)
Todd Ryder, Candy Hwang & James Kearns, Chemistry, “Incorporation of High-Performance Liquid Chromatography into the Chemistry Curriculum” ECIC Bioscience Instrumentation Fund, Awarded Spring 2019
NSF MRI HPLC Grant 2018 for the purchase of a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MSd). This was written in collaboration with the Central Connecticut State University Chemistry program. The title of: Determination and Quantification of Phycotoxins in Industrialized areas of Long Island Sound by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MSd) and comparison to metal concentration. This grant was recommended for funding at the amount of $350,000 in collaboration with the state of Connecticut.
CSU-AAUP – 2017/2018/2019 – Research Grant (a continuation of previous work) entitled Does Heavy Metal Contamination Affect Agave Fluid Products and Create Potential Health Problems? The 2017 grant proposal was recommended for funding by the committee in the amount of $2500.
Undergraduate Research Grant for the summer of 2018 awarded to Douglas C. The title of this research project is the Bioaccumulation of trace metals in Agave Americana derived Agave Sweetener. The grant was awarded on April, 6th 2018. This grant was recommended for funding by the committee at the amount of $3,000.
Innocentive Arsenic Sensor Challenge – Submitted March 13, 2017 – This challenge sought to identify new or improved sensor devices or test kits to test for arsenic in water within natural and engineered systems. The grant was sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Xylem Inc., the Indian Health Service, the National Institute of Standards, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Agricultural Research Service, and the U.S. Geological Survey. The award for this grant was $50,000 USD and was declined.
MRI Grant for HPLC and Preparative HPLC 2015 – 2017 – This was an NSF initiative under the major research implementation grant to acquire a high-pressure liquid chromatography for drug characterization and undergraduate instruction. The grant was submitted in January of 2015 and January of 2016 and declined.
CSU-AAUP – 2016-2017 – Research Grant entitled Does Heavy Metal Contamination Affect Agave Fluid Products and Create Potential Health Problems? The 2017 grant proposal was recommended for funding by the committee in the amount of $3712.50.
CSU-AAUP – 2016 – Research Grant entitled “The Determination of Arsenic in Rice and Apple Products by Acid Digestion and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy for the Purpose of Developing an Undergraduate Laboratory Experiment” This grant proposal was recommended for funding by the committee in the amount of $1350.00.
CSU-AAUP – 2015 Research Grant entitled “Using the Gutzeit Method for the determination of arsenic using silver nitrate as a reagent.” Internal grant application through the AAUP for $3750.00 was successful.
SSI (Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities Summer Institute) 2014 Post-Institute Implementation Grant Proposal was awarded to the Southern Connecticut State University SSI 2014 Team – Winnie Yu (CSC), Nick Edgington (BIO), James Kearns (CHE), Clara Kim (BIO). It focused on a new method designed to reduce the attrition of STEM discipline students. The proposal was given $3000.00 for the duration of two years.
Preparation of NSF grant: In collaboration with Dr. Michele Thompson in the SCSU History department prepared an NSF grant which focused on bringing undergraduates to Viet Nam to study culture, history and the chemistry of the Saola’s (Asian Unicorn) habitat. (This grant is planned for future submission.)