Grants & Research

An aerial image of the Toolik Field Station on Alaska’s North Slope, where Dr. Sarah Evans and Appalachian State University undergraduate students will collect samples of thawing permafrost during the summers of 2022, 2023 and 2024. Their research, funded by a National Science Foundation grant, aims to provide insight on how the release of carbon from thawing permafrost is advancing climate change. Evans is an assistant professor in App State’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences. Photo by Q

Dr. Sarah Evans, App State students to explore how water patterns in melting permafrost affect climate change
Nov 4, 2021

Small trickles of water traveling through Alaska’s permafrost — subsurface soil that remains frozen throughout the year — carry clues that could unlock a greater understanding of climate change and its advancement.

College News, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research, Students, Sustainability
The Department of Rural Resilience and Innovation (RRI) in partnership with Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics (RIEEE) has awarded seed grants to five collaborative research projects.

Rural Resilience and Innovation Inaugural Seed Grants
Nov 3, 2021

The Department of Rural Resilience and Innovation (RRI) in partnership with Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics (RIEEE) has awarded seed grants to five collaborative research projects.

College News, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research, Outreach & Community Engagement, Sustainability
SAFE student recipient Claire Brown, Physics and Astronomy. Photo submitted.

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Claire Brown, Physics and Astronomy
Nov 3, 2021

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Claire Brown, Physics and Astronomy  Claire Brown is a senior from Waxhaw, N.C. 

Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) fund recipient 

College News, SAFE Grant, Grants & Research, Students
Dr. Jeremiah Kitunda, Department of History, photo submitted

Dr. Jeremiah Kitunda receives the I.G. Greer Distinguished Professorship in History
Nov 1, 2021

Dr. Jeremiah Kitunda, professor within Appalachian State University’s Department of History, has been chosen to receive the I.G.

College News, Awards & Honors, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research
SAFE student recipient Andrew Taylor, Psychology. Photo submitted.

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Andrew Taylor, Psychology
Oct 25, 2021

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Andrew Taylor, Psychology Andrew Taylor is a graduate student from Faison, N.C.

Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) fund recipient

College News, SAFE Grant, Grants & Research, Students
SAFE student recipient Chloë Dorin, Biology. Photo submitted.

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Chloe Dorin, Biology
Oct 15, 2021

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Chloe Dorin, Biology Chloë Dorin is a graduate student from Raleigh, N.C.

Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) fund recipient

College News, SAFE Grant, Grants & Research, Students
Caption: SAFE student recipient Karissa Scholten, Psychology. Photo submitted.

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Karissa Scholten, Psychology
Sep 30, 2021

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Karissa Scholten, Psychology Karissa Scholten is a graduate student from Grand Rapids, M.I.

Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) fund recipient

College News, SAFE Grant, Grants & Research, Students
Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) title mark

SAFE Fund Application Information
Sep 24, 2021

Consider applying for the College's Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund; deadline October 4, 2021.

College News, SAFE Grant, Grants & Research
Dr. Patricia Johann, professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Computer Science, was awarded a $510,823 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the logical foundations of computer science. Photo submitted

App State’s Dr. Patricia Johann researches logics used in software programming
Sep 23, 2021

Dr. Patricia Johann was awarded a $510,823 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the logical foundations of computer science.

College News, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research
Dr. Christine Ogilvie Hendren is the director of Appalachian State University’s Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics and professor of geological and environmental sciences. Photo by Chase Reynolds

App State joins NSF research effort to reduce phosphorus dependence, losses
Sep 22, 2021

Phosphorus is an essential element and a critical nutrient in global food systems, where it is used in fertilizers to improve crop yields. But “the current phosphorus cycle is linear and broken on both ends,” said Dr.

College News, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research, Sustainability