Grants & Research

Grants & Research

Elijah Thompson, collections manager in App State’s Aquatic Conservation Research Lab, holds a hellbender that was found in the Watauga River. Photo submitted

Hellbender heroes: App State team continues nearly 20 years of research to help protect NC’s giant salamanders

BOONE, N.C. — Slithering in the rocky streams and rivers of the eastern United States is a rare species of giant salamanders known as hellbenders. D...

Oliver Sullivan is a graduate student in the Master of Arts in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management program. Photo submitted

SAFE Student Spotlight: Oliver Sullivan

Oliver SullivanFall 2023 SAFE Fund RecipientProject: "Perceived vs. Actual: Bridging the Gap in the Understanding of Psychology Majors’ Skills"Olive...

Maggie Vaughn is a senior biology major from Nebo. Photo submitted

SAFE Student Spotlight: Maggie Vaughn

Maggie VaughnFall 2023 SAFE Fund RecipientProject: "Toward an Improved Synthesis of Dental Adhesives"Maggie Vaughn, a senior biology major from Nebo, ...

App State senior Temitayo Olofintuyi, left, a Beemon research team member and computer science major from Greensboro, and Dr. Rahman Tashakkori, the Lowe’s Distinguished Professor of Computer Science in App State’s Department of Computer Science, inspect two Beemon Hive Monitoring Systems on App State’s Boone campus. Tashakkori and his research team received a grant for over $640,000 from NCInnovation to commercialize four parts of the Beemon Hive Monitoring System. Photo by Chase Reynolds

App State team’s beehive monitoring system buzzes toward market with NCInnovation support

BOONE, N.C. — At Appalachian State University, research by Dr. Rahman Tashakkori and his team is contributing to the development of an inn...