Title: Recovery Act: Develop a Modular Curriculum for Training University Students in Industry Standard C02 Sequestration & Enhanced Oil Recovery Methodologies 
Co-PI's & Title: Dr. Robert Trentham, Director of CEED, Geology & Dr. Emily Stoudt, Assistant Professor, Geology
Awarding Agency: U. S. Department of Energy
Awarded Amount: $298,756
Period: 12/1/09-11/30/12
Summary: This project will create training modules for senior level undergraduates and graduate students that will prepare them to be contributing participants in future industry-level CO2 injection projects. The modules will be available to students in geosciences, engineering and land management and will expose students to professional personnel as well as related data.
Title: UTPB Robert Noyce Scholars 
PI & Title: Dr. Roy Hurst, Professor, Science Education, Interim Dean, School of Education
Co PI: Dr. Doug Hale, Professor and Chair, Mathematics and Computer Science
Awarding Agency: National Science Foundation/47.076
Awarded Amount: $750,000
Period: 9/15/08-8/31/12
Summary: This four year project will provide financial incentives to boost the number of science and math majors obtaining certification to teach. UTPB Noyce Scholars at the undergraduate level will receive $10,000 annual scholarships for up to two years, in exchange for agreeing to teach in a high-need school for two years for each year of scholarship support.
Title: Project SAGE: Preparing Highly Qualified Special Education Teachers to Serve Students with Disabilities in the Content Area 
PI & Title: Dr. Karen Smith, Professor, Interim Assistant Vice President for Graduate Studies/Research
Awarding Agency: U.S. Department of Education/84.325T
Awarded Amount: $499,954
Period: 9/1/08-8/31/13
Summary: Funds from this grant will be used to restructure and improve the special education teacher preparation program. The new program will be designed to provide dual certification in academic content areas and will involve a collaborative effort of the School of Education and Arts and Sciences faculty.
Title: Project SHARE: Preparing Highly Qualified Special Education Teachers to Work with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
PI & Title: Dr. Karen Smith, Professor, Interim Assistant Vice President for Graduate Studies/Research
Awarding Agency: U.S. Department of Education/84.325K
Awarded Amount: $788,101
Period: 12/30/05-12/29/09
Summary: Project SHARE will prepare 39 "highly qualified" special education teachers to work with students with disabilities in linguistically diverse settings. Students who receive support will complete an intensive teacher certification program with full licenser in special education and English as a Second Language, preparing to meet the needs of children with special disabilities in integrated settings, linguistically and culturally diverse settings, content area specialization classrooms, as well as traditional programs in special education.
Title: West Texas Middle School Mathematics Partnership 
PI & Title: Dr. Juli Ratheal, Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Co PI: Dr. Doug Hale, Professor and Chair, Mathematics and Computer Science
Awarding Agency: National Science Foundation/Collaboration with Texas Tech University
Awarded Amount: $888,986
Period: 2008-2113
Summary: The primary goal is to improve the mathematics performance and appreciation of students in a large geographic region heavily populated by Hispanics and economically disadvantaged students. West Texas Partnerships with Angelo State University, Sul Ross State University, Lubbock Independent School District, and Texas Education Service Center Region 15,17, and 18.
Title: Mathematics Communities of Practice (MCoP)
PI & Title: Dr. Juli Ratheal, Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Co PI: Dr. Christopher Hiatt, Math
Awarding Agency: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Program Title: Teacher Quality Grants Program
Awarded Amount: $312,000
Period: 5/1/09-5/31/11
Summary: MCoP will offer 30 middle school mathematics and special education teachers training in mathematics content and pedagogy. The teachers will receive $3,600-$4,000 in stipends and a laptop computer during the two-year funding period for participating in the initiative. Participants will also receive classroom materials to use with their students. MCoP is a collaborative initiative between UTPB, Odessa College, and Ector County I.S.D.
Title: Training Educators, Assessment and Mentoring for English Language Learning Students (TEAMS-4-ELLS) 
PI & Title: Dr. Susan Lara, Vice President for Student Services
Co PI: Dr. Yolanda Salgado, Assistant Professor
Awarding Agency: U.S. Department of Education / 84.195N
Program Title: Bilingual Education - Professional Development
Awarded Amount: $1,498,400
Period: 9/2/07-9/1/12
Summary: Three goals of this project are to train 50 (30 pre-service and 20 in-service) Middle School Math and Science/ESL teachers for the Permian Basin Region of Texas, to base teacher preparation around effective practices and to ensure that participants will participate in state and regional professional development activities and field based instruction. Candidates will participate in mentoring activities, conference attendance, seminars, professional development activities, coursework and fields based activities in order to prepare effective teachers for English Language learners. The objective includes improving Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TASK) test scores for LEP students over the five year period.
Title: Literacy, Educational Advancement and Development (LEAD) West Texas
PI & Title: Dr. Susan Lara, Vice President for Student Services
Co PI: Dr. Jeannine Hurst, Assistant Professor, School of Education
Awarding Agency: U.S. Department of Education / 84.031S
Program Title: Higher Education - Institutional Aid
Awarded Amount: $3,000,000+
Period: 10/1/05-9/30/10
Summary: Objectives of the agreement with Howard College in Big Springs and UTPB will be to: (A) Provide information related to accessing higher education opportunities for BSISD high school students and their parents. (B) Increase college awareness and encourage college enrollment in the BSISD community. (C) Provide career awareness information related to various choices that BSISD students have upon high school graduation and to enhance the changes these students will persue training and educational goals beyond High School.
Title: Opportunities for Student Achievement and Transfer (OSAT)
PI & Title: Dr. Susan Lara, Vice President for Student Services
Project Director: Dr. Stephen Nelson, Assistant Professor
Awarding Agency: U.S. Department of Education / 84.031C
Program Title: Higher Education - Institutional Aid
Awarded Amount: $4,891,161
Period: 10/1/08-9/30/10
Summary: Purpose is for the improvement in STEM disciplines, the use of technology and the development of Engineering as a major, leading to improved success rates in STEM disciplines at UTPB. This grant will also encourage transfer students to UTPB from four area community colleges (Odessa College, Midland College, Howard College, and New Mexico Junior College).
Title: West Texas P-16 Regional Council Coordinator
PI & Title: Dr. Roy Hurst, Associate Professor, Science Education
Awarding Agency: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Awarded Amount: $50,000
Period: 9/1/09-8/31/10
Summary: The West Texas P-16 Council is dedicated to continuing its service to the west Texas area. The Council will continue to provide (1) outreach activities to high schools in the area (2) information sessions for parents of first generation students (3) college/career readiness training sessions for ISD personnel.
Title: UT System LSAMP Phase IV
PI & Title: Benjamin Flores, UTEP/ Cooperative Agreement with UTPB-Dr. Tracie Gibson
Awarding Agency: National Science Foundation/47.076
Awarded Amount: $364,025
Period: 5/31/07-4/30/10
Summary: UT System Alliance is now in its fourth and final phase of NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program. The Alliance's activities for this phase are to continue support for current NSF LSAMP undergraduate researchers; provide research support for new undergraduates and faculty members in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
Title: Chemistry Department Research Grant 
PI & Title: Dr. J. Michael Robinson, Ellen and Bill Noel Distinguished Professor for Energy Research
Awarding Agency: The Welch Foundation
Awarded Amount: $75,000
Period: 6/1/08-5/31/11
Summary: Supports chemical research for faculty members of the Chemistry Department and also provides an opportunity for students to study chemistry in a less structured way.
Title: Biomass Refining by Selective Chemical Reactions
PI & Title: Dr. J. Michael Robinson, Ellen and Bill Noel Distinguished Professor for Energy Research
Awarding Agency: Chevron Energy Technology Company
Awarded Amount: $600,000
Period: 6/1/07-12/31/09
Summary: This grant will focus on demonstrating long lived catalysts for the IDAHH fractionation of carbohydrates from lignin and thus to establish viable economics of this alternative polyols platform.
Title: Mechanistic Studies on Organogold Complexes. Toward the Development of Novel Homogeneous Catalysts for C-O and C-C Bond Formations. 
PI & Title: Dr. Christine Hahn, Associate Professor, Biology
Awarding Agency: American Chemical Society
Program Title: Petroleum Research Fund Type GB
Awarded Amount: $50,000
Period: 7/1/08-8/31/10
Summary: The proposed research is directed to atom economic fictionalization of petroleum products such as unsaturated hydocarbons (alkenes, arenes) using novel gold complexes as catalysts.
Title: Commercial Exploitation and the Origin of Residual Oil Zones: Developing a Case History in the Permian Basin of New Mexico and West Texas
PI & Title: Dr. Robert Trentham, Director of CEED, Geology
Co PI: L. Stephen Melzer, Melzer Consulting
Awarding Agency: Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA)
Awarded Amount: $631,000
Period: 4/1/09-3/31/11
Summary: Research includes a team who will develop working theories describing the evidence of the presence of Residual Oil Zones (ROZs) and the origins of their development in the Permian Basin.
Title: Bacterial heme transport and hemoglobin expression 
PI & Title: Dr. Douglas P. Henderson, Associate Professor, Biology
Awarding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Awarded Amount: $211,155
Period: 7/15/09-6/30/12
Summary: The goal of this research is to produce recombinant human hemoglobin in Escherichia coli so the protein can be used therapeutically for blood transfusions when human blood is not available. This grants involves research conducted in participation with graduate and undergraduate students.
Title: West Texas Nuclear Education NEEd Project
PI & Title: Dr. James Wright, Project Director, HT3R
Awarding Agency: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Awarded Amount: $505,000
Period: 7/1/07-8/31/10
Summary: For more information about the NEEd Project Click Here!
Title: Nuclear Reactor Design Analysis Processes & Methods
PI & Title: Dr. James Wright, Project Director, HT3R
Awarding Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission CFDA: 77.006
Awarded Amount: $100,000
Summary: Develop an innovative course titled "Nuclear Reactor Design Analysis Processes & Methods" for the Bachelors Degree program in Mechanical Engineering with a Nuclear Track. This course will provide engineers with tools, processes, and experiences relevant to make them immediately used to their new employer upon their hiring.
Title: Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
Awarding Agency: U.S. Small Business Administration/ NW Texas Small Business Development Center
Awarded Amount: $113,739
Period: Annual Contract with Texas Tech University
Summary: UTPB subcenter will operate in conjunction with the Northwest Texas Small Business Development Center Regional office. UTPB SBDC is responsible for furnishing services to small business in 16 counties.
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