The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) is a tier-one research institution that fosters the advancement of cutting-edge research discoveries and technology. UT Dallas receives funding from various federal agencies, state agencies, industry, and foundations. These funds are generally awarded in multi-year contract or grants, therefore the amount recorded as received each year may not reflect the research being done in that year.
The Office of Research and Innovation oversees research metrics for the institution, including proposals and total research dollars awarded, research expenditures, and licensing revenue.
Grant Award Numbers
In 1st quarter FY26 (September 1, 2025, through November 30, 2025), the Office of Research and Innovation assisted faculty with 350 proposals. During this same period, there were 63 research awards processed through the Office of Research and Innovation.
The total research dollars awarded to the University through proposals submitted or contracts negotiated by the Office of Research and gifts designated for research in 1st quarter FY26 is $32,295,783. This total does not include any cost share amounts. Each School contributed to this total as follows:
| Administration | $100,000 |
| Behavioral and Brain Sciences | $6,822,309 |
| Economic, Political and Policy Sciences | $236,000 |
| Engineering and Computer Sciences | $13,650,674 |
| Jindal School of Management | $5,000 |
| Natural Sciences and Mathematics | $6,345,899 |
| Research Gifts | $5,135,901 |
DISCLAIMER: Office of Research and Innovation uses reasonable efforts to provide accurate and up-to-date information based on the specific requests that we receive. The numbers/amounts listed are accurate as of the date the report was provided. The amounts are the total expected award and do not take into consideration funding cuts, stop work orders, transfers, or de-obligations. Some of this information may be currently in an administrative process and is subject to change or verification. Due to sponsor restrictions, some qualifying awards may not be listed below.
Faculty Research Awards
The following are awards over $100,000 received by UT Dallas faculty from Federal sponsors between September 1, 2025, and November 30, 2025:
Price, Theodore, A Fully Humanized Functional Genomic Screen to Identify and Validate Pain Therapeutic Targets, National Institutes of Health RF1NS142703, $4,039,366
Pearson, Yvette, S-STEM: Advancing Innovation in Master of Science and Engineering (AIM S&E) Scholars Career Development, National Science Foundation 2527796, $2,000,000
Minary, Majid, Robotic-assisted Laser Joining of Large and Complex SiC Components for Harsh Environment Energy Technologies, Advance Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) DE-AR0002046, $1,583,530
Dutta, Sourav, Collaborative Research: ASCENT: Wafer-Scale Sub-THz Reflectarray for Electrical Needle Beam Forming and Steering, National Science Foundation 2520251, $900,000
Fotio, Yannick, A Role for Peripheral NAAA-regulated Lipid Signaling in the Control of Hyperalgesic Priming, National Institutes of Health R00AT012658, $684,059
Li, Bingzhe, CAREER: Cross-layer Optimization for DNA Storage to Improve Scalability, Reliability and Performance, National Science Foundation 2440611, $623,733
Gao, Yongsheng, Sliding Microgel-Based Synthetic Platelets for Managing Traumatic Bleeding, National Institutes of Health R21EB036709, $621,980
Frankford, Saul, Perception and Production of Speech Timing in Parkinson’s Disease, National Institutes of Health R21DC022359, $590,026
Yousefi, Kianoosh, Collaborative Research: CAIG: Multi-scale AI-powered Modeling of Small-scale Turbulence within the Coupled Air-sea Boundary Layers, National Science Foundation 2531078, $579,598
Lv, Bing, Two-Dimensional Oxyhalide Transistors Compatible with Back-End-of-the-Line Processing, National Science Foundation 2516364, $570,000
Gardner, Matthew, CAREER: High-Resolution Lumped Parameter Network Multiphysics Models for Electric Machine Topology Optimization, National Science Foundation 2440024, $500,945
Guo, Yunhui, PsychSens: A Framework for Automated and Pervasive Psychiatric Comorbidity Screening Using Multimodal Wearable Sensor Data, National Science Foundation 2513070, $499,573
Friedman, Joseph, CMOS+NVM Izhikevich Primitive Circuit Prototyping for Biologically Realistic Neuromorphic Computing, US Dept. of Energy DE-SC0026261, $498,730
De Nisco, Nicole, The Impact of Estrogen Hormone Therapy Modality on Urobiome Dynamics in Postmenopausal Women, National Institutes of Health R21AG086778, $458,616
Chiu, Yun, Closed-Loop kT/C Noise Cancellation for Sampling Circuits with Unprecedented Sensitivity, National Science Foundation 2519824, $447,363
Liu, Xu, GEM: Characteristics of Electron Cyclotron Harmonic Waves in the Earth’s Magnetosphere, National Science Foundation 2453106, $404,682
Ding, Yi, NeTS: CSR: Small: Leveraging Satellite Signals for Ubiquitous Mobile Wireless Sensing, National Science Foundation 2520547, $400,000
Xiang, Yu, FRR: Learning Object-Centric Representations from Human Demonstrations for Robot Manipulation, National Science Foundation 2520553, $399,158
Iungo, G. Valerio, MCA: Inhomogeneous Non-equilibrium Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer in Coastal Region: A Call for Data-driven Modeling to Interconnect Turbulence, Oceanography, and Meteorology, National Science Foundation 2527389, $380,375
Malik, Arif, GOALI: Modeling, Prediction and Mitigation of Chatter in Cold Rolling Mills, National Science Foundation 2516347, $380,000
Su, Laisuo, Uncovering Molecular Crowding Effects for Rational Design of Electrolytes in Zinc-Ion Batteries, National Science Foundation 2532756, $370,413
Byrnes, Joseph, Investigating the Composition of Lower Crust on a Continental Scale with Transportable Array Data, National Science Foundation 2432227, $328,661
Hyndman, David, Collaborative Research: GCR: Growing Restorative Agroenergy Landscapes, National Science Foundation 2524056, $299,947
Slinker, Jason, Collaborative Research: Robotic Assembly of Multi-Dimensional Perovskite Thin Films for Breakthrough Light-Emitting Devices, National Science Foundation 2502303, $266,640
Cho, Kyeongjae, Multiscale and Multiphysics Modeling of LiNbO3 Bonding onto an Insulator, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) HR0011-25-3-E0016, $242,673
Lumata, Lloyd, In Vivo Hyperpolarized MRI of Abnormal Metabolism in Prostate Cancer, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program HT9425-25-1-0241, $234,000
Li, Yaoyu, Field Control Evaluations for Multi-functional AHU System, Oak Ridge Natl Laboratory CW69413, $176,845
The following are awards over $50,000 received by UT Dallas faculty from non-Federal sponsors between September 1, 2025, and November 30, 2025:
Qin, Zhenpeng, VISTA-LYMPH: Visual Imaging System for Tracing and Analyzing Lymphatics with Photoacoustics, Rice University, $3,308,208
Dussor, Gregory, Site-directed RNA Editing of Nav1.7 as a Novel Analgesic – RC5, Marine Biological Laboratory, $1,103,009
Rotea, Mario, STTR Phase II: Extremum Seeking Control of Wind Turbines and Wind Farms, Arctura, Inc., $424,270
Wigginton, Jane, UT System Pivotal Trial: Closed-loop Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Upper Limb Functional Recovery in Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries, Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative 178718, $300,000
Tamil, Lakshman, An Efficient Storage-Driven Machine Learning Model for Performance in the Era of Multimodal Scientific Data, University of Texas at Tyler, $291,379
Zhang, Xiaojia Properties and Impacts of Precipitating Energetic Electrons in Aurora Arcs, Boston University, $261,003
Dillon, Nicholas, Developing Efficacious Regimens for Acinetobacter and Candida Polymicrobial Wound Infections, Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative 178658, $250,000
Du, Xinya, Control Evaluations of Al Debate, National Philanthropic Trust, $218,513
Price, Theodore, SRA: Long-read RNA Sequencing, Septerna, Inc., $208,232
Castilla-Earls, Anny, The Relationship between Child Language Proficiency and Language of Treatment on the Outcomes of Bilingual Children with Developmental Language Disorder, University of Houston, $205,549
Bleris, Leonidas, STTR: Novel Technologies for Cellular Age Profiling and Validation, SyntaxisBio Inc., $184,440
Khan, Latifur, Compute and Memory Efficient Graph RAG Models, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., $150,000
Jin, Yaqing, Modulations of Turbulent Boundary Layer Flow by Multi-sized Inertial Particles, ACS Petroleum Research Fund New Directions Grant 69063-ND9, $125,000
Lu, Hongbing, Multi-Scale Biomechanical Modeling and Measurement of Auditory Injury and Protection Mechanisms, University of Oklahoma, $120,000
Meng, Shixu, Surface Bloch Waves: The Concept, Reduced Order Model, Manipulation, and NDE of Phononic Crystals, University of Minnesota, $103,861
Lund, Benjamin, SRA: Thermoresets and Thermosetting Resins: Additive Manufacturing of Resettable Polymer Networks, Polymerican, Inc., $100,000
Dillon, Nicholas, Antibiotic-bicarbonate Co-therapy for Multidrug-resistant Bacterial Chronic Wound Infections, Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative 178657, $100,000
Tavares Ferreira, Diana, Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a Synergistic NeuroImmune Therapy for Enhancing Nerve Regeneration, Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative 178655, $99,997
Lu, Hongbing, SBIR Phase I: Percutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation Paddle Lead Using Shape Memory Polymer, BackStop Neural, Inc., $80,000
Gassensmith, Jeremiah, Reactivating Innate Immunity in cGAS-Deficient HER2+ Ovarian Tumors Using a Virus-Like Particle-Based cGAS Delivery Platform, American Cancer Society grant, EDS-25-1536808-01-EDS, $75,000
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