Seed Grants

Committee on Research and Creative Works (CRCW) Recent AWARDEES

The CRCW is thrilled to announce the 2026 winners:

Elizabeth Bauer, Psychology
Enhancing Extinction Learning Using Personalized Counterconditioning

Jeffrey Brock, Physics & Energy Science
Combining Laser-Defined Magnetic Energy Landscapes with Bynamic Magneto-Ionic Control

Kelci Burckhardt, Political Science
Constraining the Strongman: Intra-Party Mechanisms for Limiting the Personalization of Political Parties

Marcelo Ferreira, Public Administration
State-Level Emergency Managment Strategy

Qiang Guo, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Physics-Informed Deep Learning for Multiscale Modeling of Anisotropic Damage in Polymers

Eric Jones, Physics & Energy Science
Characterizing Noisy Population Growthin a Changing Environment

Hana Kang, Leadership, Research, and foundations; Kim Severn, HS
Strengthening STEM College and Career Readiness: High School Counselors' Advising Practices, Barriers, and Support Needs in Colorado

Shinji Katsumoto, Leadership, Research, And Foundations
Racialized Perceptions of Student Mental Health: Experimental Study of AI-Generated Videos

Feyza Kazanc Ozerinc, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Beetle-Kill Wood to Hard Carbon Anodes for Sustainable Sodium-Ion Batteries

Dustin Oranchuk, Human Physiology
Ultrasound Phenotyping of Accessory Respiratory Muscles: Reliability and Associations with Inspiratory and Expiratory Function Across the Lifespan

Sezer Ozerinc, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Soft Lattice Interfaces for Robotic Gripping

Joseph Wagoner, Psychology
Consuming Political News, Worldview Threat, and Cognitive Flexibility