Five Regional University Faculty Members Receive Research Opportunity Awards

Five faculty members from Northeastern State University, Southern Nazarene University, East Central University and Langston University have been awarded OK EPSCoR Research Opportunity Awards (ROA) to perform bioenergy research in laboraties at University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University University of Tulsa and Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation this summer.

The EPSCoR ROA program offers faculty members from primarily undergraduate institutions the opportunity to perform summer research in laboratories at comprehensive research campuses in Oklahoma. ROAs enhance regional faculty members’ personal research experiences, while also supporting the development of ongoing collaborations with faculty at the comprehensive research campuses.  These collaborations expand and enhance Oklahoma’s bioenergy research efforts across the state.

Photo Credit:  Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation

Summer 2013 ROA Recipients:

  • Research Title
    Identification and Manipulation of Lignin Degrading Genes in Switchgrass
    Regional Faculty Member
    Lila Peal, Langston University
    Lab Sponsor
    Ramamurthy Mahalingam, Oklahoma State University
    Award Amount:
    $10,000
  • Research Title
    Genone-Scale Reconstruction of Metabolic Network for a Halophilic Extremophile, Halohadospira halophila SL1
    Regional Faculty Member
    Ratnakar Deole, Northeastern State University
    Lab Sponsor
    Mohamed Fakhr, University of Tulsa
    Award Amount:
    $9,206
  • Research Title
    Design and Implementation of a CPU-GPU Cluster
    Regional Faculty Member
    John Diamantopoulos, Northeastern State University
    Lab Sponsor
    Alberto Striolo, University of Oklahoma
    Award Amount:
    $10,000
  • Research Title
    Energy-Enriched Biofuel
    Regional Faculty Member
    Lisa Crow, Southern Nazarene University
    Lab Sponsor
    Jimmie Weaver, Oklahoma State University
    Award Amount:
    $8,861
  • Research Title
    Identification of Secondary Metabolites Secreted by a Dinflagellate
    Regional Faculty Member
    Stephen Fields, East Central University
    Lab Sponsor
    Loyd Sumner, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
    Award Amount:
    $10,000

For more information about the program, contact Gina Miller, outreach coordinator, at [email protected].