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Confirmed funding (A total of more than $16,000,000 participated as PI or Co-PI, brought direct total of $1,193,000 to Cal Poly Pomona as PI or subaward PI)

A joint USDA FSOP program with Oregon State University as lead institution. Proposal entitled “Western Regional Center to Enhance Food Safety: Fostering Collaboration through Continued Food Safety Education and Stakeholder Support of FSMA Implementation”. Served as sub-award PI from Cal Poly Pomona campus. The total USDA FSOP program is $793,592 while ÁùÉ«Íø get a subaward for $8,000 (Grant Number: 2021-70020-35753)

A joint USDA FSOP program with Oregon State University as lead institution. Proposal entitled “Western Regional Center to Enhance Food Safety: Western Regional Center to Enhance Food Safety: Sustaining a collaborative network to support the safety of our food supply”. Serve as subaward PI (total grant is $760,000 and Cal Poly Pomona receives $9,000)

A joint USDA FSOP program with UC Davis as lead institution. Proposal entitled “California Center for Food Safety (CCFS)”. Serve as subaward PI (total grant is $495,000 and Cal Poly Pomona receives $100,000)

A joint USDA FSOP program with UC Davis as lead institution. Proposal titled “Hybrid training for quality assurance and food safety programs designed for small-scale food processors and distributors”. Served as PI from Cal Poly Pomona campus. The total USDA FSOP program is $600,000 while ÁùÉ«Íø get a subaward for $150,000

A joint USDA NIFA AFRI program with Washington State University as lead institution. Proposal titled “Towards a sustainable bioeconomy: An eco-friendly plant-derived biopesticide delivery system for improved control of plant pathogens”. Serve as subaward PI (total grant is $1 M and Cal Poly Pomona receives $150,000)

A joint USDA NIFA program with Tufts University as lead institution. Proposal entitled “Integrated Approaches to Enhance Sustainability, Resiliency and Robustness in US Agri-Food Systems: Enabling cellular agriculture with cross-disciplinary approaches”. Serve as subaward PI (total grant is $10 M and Cal Poly Pomona receives $90,000).

A joint USDA NIFA program with University of Arkansas Medical Sciences as lead institution. Proposal entitled “Assessment of antibiotic resistance in fresh vegetables from farm to fork”. Serve as subaward PI (total grant is $1 M and Cal Poly Pomona receives $200,000)

PI in Cal Poly Pomona Assessment Office Mini grant. Proposal titled “Enhancing Assessment Practices: Indirect Data Collection in Food Science and Technology Program”, PI, $1,500.

Co-PI in California State University Agricultural Research Institute, entitled “Almond Waste Extracts for Textile Dyeing with Antibacterial and Antiviral Performance”. $110,000

Co-PI in California State University Agricultural Research Institute, entitled “Embedding nostalgia in consumer communication to enhance the ‘ugly’ produce”. $10,000

Co-PI in California State University Agricultural Research Institute, entitled “Natural plant colorants extraction from agricultural byproducts and their application to sustainable fashion color and textile coloration”. $9,981

Co-PI in California State University Agricultural Research Institute, entitled “Study of the glycation of polylysine to expand the range of applications as a natural antimicrobial agent”. $20,000

Co-PI in FST pipeline for LACC-ÁùÉ«Íø USDA-HSI Project, a total of $400,000

Co-PI in Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Grant Program (SIRG) grant, entitled “An Interdisciplinary Study of the Glycation of epsilon-Polylysine to Expand the Range of Applications as a Natural Antimicrobial Agent”. $15,000

Co-PI in USDA HSI grant titled “SoCal Farm to Table: Experiential Learning and Leadership Development in Direct Marketing, Food Safety, Urban and Community Agriculture”. $249,990

Co-PI in USDA NCLGA (Capacity Building Grants for Non Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture) grant titled “Elevate and Expand a Masters program in Food Science by Integrated Curriculum Redesign with Academia-Industry-Government Partnerships”. $30,000

PI in 2020 SCIFTS Education and Research Grants, entitled “Development of a field-applicable water disinfection system from agricultural by-products”. $28,187

PI in California State University Agricultural Research Institute, entitled “Novel agricultural byproduct coated plastic beads: potential for a scaled-up water disinfection system”. $49,951

PI in California State University Agricultural Research Institute, entitled “Pre-harvest Application of Commercial Bacteriophages to Enhance Fresh Produce Safety in Urban Agriculture Settings”. $55,000

PI in Early Career Research Assistant Program, entitled “Application of lauric arginate with mild thermal processing to inactivate spoilage and pathogenic bacteria in fruit juices”, Cal Poly Pomona, $3,500

PI in Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities, entitled “Novel agricultural byproduct coated plastic beads: potential for a scaled-up water disinfection system”, Cal Poly Pomona, $9,918.05

PI in Special Projects for Improving the Classroom Experience grant, entitled “Creation of Interactive and Animated Videos to Improve Virtual Immersive Learning Experience”, Cal Poly Pomona, $14,029

PI in SPICE grant titled “Creation of Interactive In-Video Quizzes and Video Analytics to Improve Virtual Immersive Learning Experience for First-Year-Experience (FYE) Students”, a total of $15,850 from Cal Poly Pomona

PI in USDA FSOP. Proposal titled “Bridging Gaps, Building Futures: Empowering Students As Food Safety Ambassadors For Farmers And Small Processors In Southern California”. Total of $300,000

Received Provost’s Teacher Scholar Support with 3 WTU release time (AY2021-2024)

PI in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA) Mini-Grant, Cal Poly Pomona. Proposal titled “Investigation of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Raw Dairy Products”, $7,800 (3 WTU equivalent)