Faculty Grants

The IPGS grant program is designed to stimulate and support high-quality and high-profile research, teaching, and extension activities by allowing OSU faculty the resources to conduct publishable research, host high-impact speakers, conferences, or workshops, develop innovative courses, provide outreach and address public needs, and to raise the visibility of the program. IPGS Faculty Grants are open to any faculty member at Oklahoma State University. 

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2024-2025 IPGS Faculty Grant Recipients

 

IPGS Faculty Research Grant 

Dr. Laleh Tahsini, Department of Chemistry

Project: “Tackling air pollution and global warming through CO2 reduction and transformation using synthetic molecular catalysts”

Climate change due to irresponsible carbon dioxide emission is a globally outstanding challenge. However, this issue is more prominent in certain parts of the world including the Middle East and Central Asia. We aim to design molecules that can absorb atmospheric CO2 and develop methods to convert CO2 into fuels and other value-added commodities.

 

 

 

IPGS Course Development Grant 

Dr. Sara Alian, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering

Course: “Geospatial Technologies for Agriculture”

To tackle agricultural management problems and associated environmental issues, Geospatial Technologies for Agriculture will offer training to agricultural technologists in the application of geospatial tools and resources to improve agricultural management and document soil, water, and crop problems for better communication with decision makers and agricultural resource managers. 

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Previous Faculty Grant Recipients

 

2023-2024: Dr. Tonia Sharlach, Department of History

Project: “Water Crises in Iran and Iraq Then and Now: Historical Parallels and Contemporary Challenges in Water Supply”

Access to adequate and clean water is a major challenge in Iran, Iraq and the Persian Gulf region today, where climate change, diversion of river courses, salinity and impurity in water supplies create widespread suffering.  In fact, similar problems with salinity and catastrophic environmental collapse resulting from irrigation practices are well documented in historical records from the Bronze Age.  This project aims to show how ancient responses can help us understand contemporary environmental challenges.