STEM Catalyst Initiative
2020 Honorees
We are pleased to announce the honorees for the 2020-21 STEM Catalyst program. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are not currently issuing awards for this cycle, but would like to recognize these researchers for compelling proposals within diverse fields of study contributing to advances in health, biosciences, and autonomous systems.
Our Award Winning Research
Investing in STEM
The University of Dayton's STEM Catalyst Initiative was created to invest in and support faculty and student STEM research. The grant program supports research programs that have the potential to rise to national prominence and advance the University of Dayton’s commitment to the common good.
Investing in STEM
The University of Dayton's STEM Catalyst Initiative was created to invest in and support faculty and student STEM research. The grant program supports research programs that have the potential to rise to national prominence and advance the University of Dayton’s commitment to the common good.
The National Institutes of Health awarded a University of Dayton researcher $148,077 to study the role of a novel calcium-handling protein in the brain that could be involved in mental conditions such as autism, schizophrenia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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The University of Dayton's new STEM Catalyst grant program is funding eight faculty and student research projects this summer that aspire to help address societal and public health issues - supporting the institution's goal to become "The University for the Common Good."
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University of Dayton insect ecologist Chelse Prather is "rewriting the textbook" about the role certain minerals might play in controlling grasshopper and other insect populations under a $346,500 National Science Foundation grant.
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The University of Dayton launched a new initiative to invest in and support faculty and student research across the sciences, engineering and mathematics at the University.
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