STEM Catalyst Initiative
2019 Awards
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 University of Dayton STEM Catalyst grants. The seven projects funded this year reflect diverse efforts in the interdisciplinary research focus areas of sustainability, autonomous systems, and health and biosciences.
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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