Funded Research Proposals

DOE FIPSE Grant Center for Astronomy Research and Education; Addendum, The Summer Institute for Science Teachers and Summer Camp for Young Scientist $80,000, awarded July 1, 2000

DOE FIPSE Grant Optical Observatory for Tarleton State University Astronomy and Research Center, $500,000, awarded August, 2002

National Science Foundation Grant Enlightening Lightning! Coupling Earth Systems Research to K-12 Education Using Planetarium Presentations, co-awarded to Tarleton State University Planetarium, Texas A&M Atmospheric Science Department and Texas A&M Visualization Laboratories. Tarleton’s portion $27,767, awarded October 2002

Tarleton Internal Funded Proposals

University Faculty Improvement and Construction Committee, Design and Construction of the Observatory Infrastructure and On-campus Control Room $145,000, awarded November 2003

Academy for Educator Development Fellowship, Bring the Universe and Research Into the Classroom $3,000, awarded September, 2002