RIO-NM Funded Awards


As part of the RIO-NM project to support research capacity, NM EPSCoR is making awards to institutions across the state. The awards listed below span three categories of funding, Seed Awards, SURE Awards, and Workshop Awards.


Title Award Type PI Organization Amount Start Date
Mapping Economic Development in New Mexico Through Cyberinfrastructure-Enabled Remote Sensing and AI Seed Jiakai Zhang NMT $50,000
Mismatch Binding Molecules as Therapeutic Agents for Repeat Expansion Neurodegenerative Diseases Seed Nabanita Sakia NMHU $50,000
Quantum Technology Summer Research for Community College Transfer Students at UNM SURE Victor Acosta UNM $14,000
Expanding Research Awareness in Artificial Intelligence for Mathematical Sciences Undergraduate Students at ENMU SURE Eduardo Ceh-Varela ENMU $13,700
Microbial-based Solutions for Uranium Contamination in New Mexico Soils: Implementing a New CURE Course at New Mexico Tech SURE Benjamin D. Duval NMT $16,040
Utilizing Conservation of the Rio Grande River Cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi) as a Comprehensive Undergraduate Experience in Conservation Biology SURE Corey Green ENMU $16,475
The Fungus Among Us: Cultivating and Sequencing Fungi from Diverse Environments: Undergraduate Research That Connects Mycelium to Students and Our World SURE Michael Remke NMHU $16,500
Large Language Models for Code and Compiler Education: A Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience SURE Huixin Zhan NMT $16,286
A Workshop to Develop a Methodological Framework and Future Research Directions on Post-Wildfire Reforestation in New Mexico Workshop Kelly Jones John T Harrington Forestry Research Center, NMSU $7,500
New Mexico Energy Initiatives Workshop Workshop Jean-Lucien Fonquergne NMT $7,500