ERF
EPSCoR Research Fellows (ERF)
The ERF program supports early- and mid-career investigators in EPSCoR states to develop collaborations with the nation’s private, government, or academic research institutions. Features an NSF track and a NASA track.
| Title | Award Number | PI | Organization | Awarded Amount To Date | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RII Track-4:@NASA: Process-Structure-Property Relationship of the Hybrid Manufactured Multifunctional Mechano-Luminescence-Optoelectronic Fibers | 2327493 | Donghyeon Ryu | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | $299,807 | 12/31/2023 | 08/30/2027 |
| RII Track-4:@NASA: Bluer and Hotter: From Ultraviolet to X-ray Diagnostics of the Circumgalactic Medium | 2327438 | Joseph N Burchett | New Mexico State University | $226,917 | 12/31/2023 | 12/30/2026 |
| RII Track-4:NSF: Probing the Dark Sector through Telescopes | 2327192 | Francis-Yan Cyr-Racine | University of New Mexico | $291,124 | 12/31/2023 | 12/30/2026 |
| RII Track-4:NSF: Assessing the Impact of Jovian Planets on the Existence of Potentially Habitable Planets | 2327072 | Diana Dragomir | University of New Mexico | $280,869 | 12/31/2023 | 12/30/2026 |
| RII Track-4:NSF: Investigation of Stress Induced Birefringence and Refractive Index Changes in Glass for Fabricating Novel Optics | 2327218 | Heng Zuo | University of New Mexico | $299,838 | 01/31/2024 | 01/30/2027 |
| EPSCoR Research Fellows: @NASA: Safety-Directed Abstraction, Verification and Correction of Learning-Enabled Cyber-Physical Systems | 2429506 | Xin Chen | University of New Mexico | $299,998 | 12/31/2024 | 12/30/2027 |
| EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF: Deep Generative Models for Analysis and Visualization of Scientific Texts | 2429769 | Van Minh Tuan Le | New Mexico State University | $224,036 | 12/31/2024 | 12/30/2027 |
| EPSCoR Research Fellows: @NASA: Uncertainty Quantification of Additively-Constructed Lunar Structures for Microgravity with Extreme Condition | 2429924 | Doeun Choe | New Mexico State University | $243,974 | 12/31/2024 | 12/30/2026 |
| EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF: Academic Integration of H2 Production through Collaboration with an Advanced Institution | 2429592 | Meng Zhou | New Mexico State University | $299,364 | 01/14/2025 | 12/30/2026 |
| EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF: Computational Design and Experimental Validation of DNA Nanodevices | 2429343 | Matthew R Lakin | University of New Mexico | $300,000 | 01/31/2025 | 01/30/2027 |
| EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF: Developing A Coupled Multi-Energy-Scale Spectroscopic and Microscopic Analytical Approach for Halide-based Solid-State Batteries | 2429078 | Dongchang Chen | University of New Mexico | $228,723 | 01/31/2025 | 01/30/2027 |
| EPSCoR Research Fellows @ NASA: Immobilized Ionic Liquids for the Selective Extraction of Rare Earth Critical Elements from Waste Streams | 2531850 | Houqian Li | New Mexico State University | $300,000 | 12/31/2025 | 12/30/2027 |
| EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF: Engineering Superconductivity in 5d Transition Metal Oxide Heterostructures | 2531774 | Ludi Miao | New Mexico State University | $298,472 | 04/30/2026 | 04/29/2028 |
| EPSCoR Research Fellows: @NSF: Integrating Physical Principles and Learning for Safe and Reliable Locomotion of Legged Robots | 2624522 | Leilei Cui | University of New Mexico | $300,000 | 12/31/2026 | 12/30/2028 |
| EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF: Forging a Lasting Collaboration Between New Mexico State University and the Electron-Ion Collider | 2624487 | David Ruth | New Mexico State University | $165,106 | 12/31/2026 | 12/30/2028 |
| EPSCoR Research Fellows: @NASA: Calibrating NISAR to in situ soli & live fuel moisture sensors for wildfire risk | 2624310 | Christopher D Marsh | University of New Mexico | $300,000 | 12/31/2026 | 12/30/2028 |
| EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF: AI-Secure Command Channels for Autonomous Space Systems | 2624437 | Efren Lopez Morales | New Mexico State University | $299,665 | 12/31/2026 | 12/30/2028 |
| EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF: A Genotype-Forward Framework for Mechanistic Penetrance Estimation in Alzheimer's Disease | 2624584 | Huixin Zhan | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | $300,000 | 01/31/2027 | 01/30/2029 |
| EPSCoR Research Fellows: @NASA: Leveraging high-resolution land modeling and remote sensing to understanding the impacts of light-absorbing particles on Western US snowpack | 2624648 | Enrico Zorzetto | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | $287,872 | 01/31/2027 | 01/30/2029 |