Featured grants
- Asiabanpour, B. (Principal), DesChamps-Benke, Nicole (Co-Principal). Bridge design and prototyping research camp, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), State, $20000. (Funded: 2011). Grant.
- DesChamps-Benke, Nicole (Principal), Datchuk, Jennifer L (Co-Principal), Penn, Beverly (Co-Principal). Teaching and Learning Technology Innovation Grant, Division of Information Technology, Texas State University, $4349.99. (Funded: November 2020 - 2022). Grant.
- Penn, B. (Principal), DesChamps-Benke, Nicole (Co-Principal). Art Design Resource Center (ADRC) Print Revolution, Academic Computing Committee (ACC), Institutional (Higher Ed), $3299. (Submitted: January 1, 2014). Grant.
- Penn, B. (Principal), DesChamps-Benke, Nicole (Co-Principal). Art Design Resource Center (ADRC) Print Revolution, Academic Computing Committee (ACC), Institutional (Higher Ed), $5787. (Submitted: January 1, 2013). Grant.
- Asiabanpour, B. (Principal), DesChamps-Benke, Nicole (Co-Principal). Bridge design and prototyping research camp, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), State, $19250. (Submitted: January 1, 2010). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Beyond the Seat. Private Collection. Private. 2023 - Present.
- Self Reflection. Private Collection. Private. 2023 - Present.
- WE ARE SNAG: Anthology 2022. Virtual Catalogue. January 2022 - Present
- Racine Art Museum Permanent Collection, Racine Art Museum. Museum. March 2016 - Present, Acquired: 2016.
- Museum of Art and Design (formerly American Craft Museum) Permanent Collection, Museum of Art and Design (formerly American Craft Museum) New York, NY. Museum. 2000 - Present, Acquired: 2000.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Graduate Student Recognition of Campus Support program. 2004 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: 1st Place Juror Award, Synthesis: Digital Craft Exhibition, Hayloft Gallery, Floy, VA. June 15, 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: Non-Tenure Line Faculty Release Program, Texas State University. 2015
- Award / Honor Recipient: Best of Show−Jurors Choice Award, 9x9x9 Size Matters, Jean Paul Slusser Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI. 2012
- Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Teaching Awards Department Nominee. 2011
Featured service activities
- Member
Search Committee (Tenure Track Studio Art Metals)
- Member
Curriculum Committee
- Chair
The MiL
- Other
MiL Expansion
- Other
Bobcat Day/Vase (Volunteer)
- Member
Bobcat Committee