Generous contributions from the organizations listed below is gratefully acknowledged. 

2009

User proposal - Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; PI (2009-2010)

NSF-CRIF:MU; 'Purchase of a Transmission Electron Microscope:  a Regional Cyber-User Facility for Materials Chemistry and the Northern Plains Undergraduate Research Center'; (CHE-0840507); co-PI (2009-2012)

2008

User proposal - Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; PI (2008-2009)

DOE - Addressing Basic Needs for Solar Energy Utilization; 'Establishment of the South Dakota Catalysis Group at the University of South Dakota and the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology - Addressing Basic Research Needs for Solar Energy Utilization' (DOE DE-FG02-08ER64624); PI (2008-2009)

2007

NSF-MRI; 'Acquisition of a Powder X-ray Diffractometer for Materials Chemistry Research and Education' (CHE-0722632); co-PI (2007-2010)

User proposal - Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; PI (2007-2008)

Research Corporation - Cottrell College Science Award; 'Nonhydrolytic synthesis of structurally well-defined RuO₂ nanocrystals; application in water oxidation catalysis' (CC6960); PI (2007-2009)

2006

NSF-URC; 'Northern-Plains Undergraduate Research Center' (CHE-0532242); co-participant (2006-2011)

NSF-REU; 'Photodynamics and Materials at the Nanoscale' (CHE-0552687); co-participant (2006-2009)

NSF-RII; 'The 2010 Initiative:  Science-Based Leadership for South Dakota / Photo-Active Nanoscale Systems' (EPS-0554609); co-participant (2006-2009)

NSF-MRI; 'Acquisition of a Liquid Chromatograph - Mass-Spectrometer:  Increasing Research Capability in the Area of Light-Activated Materials'  (CHE-0619190); co-PI (2006-2009)

2005

The University of South Dakota; Start-up Funding 'Supported metal oxide nanoparticles for catalytic applications – a study of the size and shape dependence on catalytic activity and selectivity'

The University of South Dakota; Research Catalyst Award (collaboration with Ranjit T. Koodali); 'Catalyzing photocatalysis research at USD - Development of high surface area metal oxides and study of their catalytic activity by photon driven oxidation reactions'  (2005-2006)

Governor Round's 2010 Initiative; 'Center for Research and Development of Light-Activated Materials' ; co-participant (2004-2009)