New Grants Awarded 2023

Art & Design Department

Prof. Anissa Mack
Anybody
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional B

Biological Sciences & Geology Department

Dr. Rondi Davies
Water in cratonic peridotite and eclogite xenoliths from the Superior and Sask Archean Cratons: impacts of tectonothermal events on mantle lithosphere evolution and dynamics
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional A

Dr. Sarbani Ghoshal
Anti-cancer Effects of Dual-action Inhibitors of Nek2 and EGFR Kinases: Investigation of Synergy
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional A

Dr. Regina Sullivan
Effect of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes on the Mitochondrial Function of Lung Cancer Cells
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional A

Dr. Monica Trujillo (In collaboration with Queens College)
Enhancing DNA Subway 2.0 as a Shared Resource for Bioscience Workforce Development
National Science Foundation - Advanced Technological Education (NSF-ATE)

Dr. Monica Trujillo
Wastewater pathogens surveillance
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional A

 

Business Department

Dr. Roumen Vragov
Theoretical Modeling of B2B Software Component Markets
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional A

Chemistry Department

Dr. Sharon Lall-Ramnarine
Designing Ether Functionalized Ionic Liquid Based Electrolytes for Battery Applications
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional B

Dr. Sujun Wei
Synthesis of Polycyclic Heteroaromatic Hydrocarbons as the n-Type Materials in Organic Photovoltaics
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional A

Dr. Zhou Zhou
Study towards the Synthesis of Triple State Quencher Coupled Cyanine Dyes
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional A

Communications, Theatre, & Media Production Department

Prof. Heather Huggins
The space will lead: applying Social Presencing Theater in a community college
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional A

Prof. Kahill Garner
Rochdale Urban Garden
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional B

Engineering Technology Department

Dr. Raymond Lam
Shear Mechanical Properties and Microstructures of Three-Dimensional (3D) Printed Thermoplastics
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional A

Dr. Dugwon Seo
Seasonal Variation of Internal Plumbing Water Quality Parameters: A Case Study in NYC
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional A

English Department

Dr. Melissa Dennihy
Post-Pandemic Pedagogy for Community College and Historically Underserved Students
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional B
 
Dr. Noelia Diaz
Reclaiming the Liminal Space: Tragic Tinkers and Fairy-Tale Cabecitas Negras in Marina Carr’s By the Bog of Cats… (1998) and Lucía Laragione’s Cocinando con Elisa (1993)
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional A

Dr. Zivah Perel Katz
Accessibility in Community College English Composition Classrooms
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional B
 
Dr. Angela Ridinger-Dotterman
Prof. Madeline Ruggiero (The Kurt R. Schmeller Library)
A Case Study on the Impact of Digital Social Annotations on Retention and Critical Thinking Skills in a Community College English 101 Class
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional B

Dr. Ilse Schrynemakers
Ms. Sybil White
Reimagining the First-Semester College Experience: Building the Welcome Read Program at CUNY's Queensborough Community College
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

Dr. Agnieszka Tuszynska
“A Damn Hard Fight”: The Life and Work of Willard Motley
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54
Traditional B

Foreign Languages & Literatures Department

Dr. Carolina Chaves-O'Flynn
The Untold Story of Spaniards in the Holocaust: An article
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional A

Dr. Wei Lai
National Resource Center Grant: Podcast contest for pre-service Teaching Chinese as a Foreign/Second language teachers
United States Department of Education (USDOE)

Health, Physical Education & Dance

Prof. Aviva Geismar
Dis Place
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional B

History Department

Dr. Timothy Keogh
Where the Heart Is: An Ecological History of the Suburban House
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional A

The Kurt R. Schmeller Library

Prof. Vikki Terrile
The Socioeconomic Class Backgrounds of American Librarians: A Mixed Methods Study
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional B

Mathematics and Computer Science Department

Dr. Wenjian Liu
Information Reference for the Multi-State Hard Core Model on Regular Random Graphs
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional A
 
Dr. Susana Pinheiro
Dynamics of multi-strain epidemics with infection history
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional B

Music Department

Dr. Scott Litroff
Creating the Smooth Jazz Sound: An Exploration of Popular Music
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 53 Traditional B

Physics Department

Dr. Rex Taibu
Medical Uses and Health Effects of Radiation: Content Analysis of Medical and General Physics Textbooks
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional A

Social Sciences Department

Dr. Celia Sporer
Orthodox Jewish Women as EMS Providers- Breaking Cultural and Gender Norms
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 54 Traditional A

Campus Cultural Centers

Kupferberg Holocaust Center exterior lit up at nightOpens in a new window
Kupferberg Holocaust Center Opens in a new window

The KHC uses the lessons of the Holocaust to educate current and future generations about the ramifications of unbridled prejudice, racism and stereotyping.

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QPAC: Performing Arts CenterOpens in a new window

QPAC is an invaluable entertainment company in this region with a growing national reputation. The arts at QPAC continues to play a vital role in transforming lives and building stronger communities.

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QCC Art Gallery

The QCC Art Gallery of the City University of New York is a vital educational and cultural resource for Queensborough Community College, the Borough of Queens and the surrounding communities.