External Funding  

1.  “Guiding General Chemistry Laboratory Toward a Green Revolution: An Inquiry Approach”, NSF CCLI – 0942047, Lynch, W. (PI); Padgett, L.; MacGowan, C.; Werner, E.; Smith, J.; Hizer, T., $192,535, Jan. 2010 – Dec. 2011. 

2. “MRI: Acquisition of an LCMS-TOF Mass Spectrometer for Interdisciplinary Research” NSF – MRI – 0923153, Feske, B. (PI); Wallace, R.; Nivens, D.; Lynch, W.; Mateer, S. (Biology); Collier, A. (Biology); Marriott, K. (Savannah State University) $277,326, Sept. 2009 – Aug. 2012.

3.  “STEP: Bridging the Gap: Using Research and Learning Communities to Increase STEM Majors” NSF STEP, 0856593, Shields, G. (PI); Nivens, D.; Hessinger, S. (Mathematics), $595,907, June 2009 – May 2012. 

4.  “RUI: Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Expand Asymmetric Synthesis through Biocatalysis”   NSF – RUI, 0848708, Feske, B. (PI); Padgett, C.; Mateer, S. (Biology); $195,421, April 2009 – Sept. 2011.

5. “RUI: Thermodynamics of Secondary Aerosol Formation; Formation of Neutral and Ionic Cloud Condensation Nuclei”  NSF – RUI, 0848827, Shields, G. (PI), $255,500, March. 2009 – Feb. 2012.

6.  "MRI: Acquisition of a High Performance Computer for the Molecular Education and Research Consortium in Undergraduate computational chemistRY (MERCURY)”  NSF – MRI, 0849677, Shields, G. (PI), $229,000, August 2008 – July 2011.

7.  “Physical Science for Middle School Teachers", Teacher Quality, Brush, S. (PI), $51,799, March 2009-March 2010.

8.  “Earth Science on the Coast”, Teacher Quality, Mullenax, D. (PI), $38,375, March 2009 – June 2010.

9.  "A Strategy to Retain and Recruit Chemistry Students", The Dorr Foundation, Carpenter, S. (PI); Wallace, R.; Werner, E., $20,000, January 2009 - until remaining funding is obtained.

10.  “Enhancing Student Learning by Incorporating X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy”, NSF – CCLI, 0736706, Nivens, D. (PI); Padgett, C.; Lynch, W.; Todesca, J. (History); Jamieson, D. (Art), $149,936, January 2008 – December 2009.

11.  “Empowering Financially Disadvantaged Students with Talents in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, and Physics” NSF – STEM, 0727716, Greenlaw, R. (PI- Computer Science), Carpenter, S.; McCarthy, C. (CST), $483,760, Sept. 2007 – August 2012.

12. "Educating the Educators:  Further Advancing Agricultural Biotechnology Education Enrichment for K-12 School Teachers" USDA, Joshee, N.; Wallace, R.; Biswas, B.; Yadav, A.; Adelberg, J.; Kausch, A., $300,000, 2006-2008.