Faculty Profiles

2024

• Emami, Anahita (Principal), Khaleghian, Seyedmeysam (Co-Principal), Anderson, Ryan Gerald (Co-Principal). Women And Minority In Smart Agriculture, USDA-NIFA, Federal, $200000. (Submitted: February 9, 2024, Funded: September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2027). Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald. Providing an Agricultural Power and Technology Institute for beginning teachers, USDA, Federal, $500000. (Funded: 2024 - 2028). Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald, Borges, Bradley Donald. Empowering Agricultural Mechanics Education, Recruitment, and Research (ER2)., USDA, Federal, $150000. (Funded: 2024 - 2027). Grant.
• Borges, Bradley Donald, Anderson, Ryan Gerald. Agricultural Construction Laboratory Improvement, USDA, Federal, $150000. (Funded: 2024 - 2027). Grant.

2023

• Anderson, Ryan Gerald, Percent Contribution: %50, Borges, Bradley Donald, Percent Contribution: %50. Women And Minorities in Welding- WAM Weld. USDA-NIFA-WAMS, USDA, Federal, $200000. (Funded: September 15, 2023 - September 14, 2026). Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald. Providing a Small Gas Engine CASE Institute for beginning teachers, USDA, Federal, $50000. (Funded: September 15, 2023 - September 14, 2025). Grant.
• Borges, Bradley Donald (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Anderson, Ryan Gerald (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50. Sweat: Standardized Welding Education And Training, USDA, Federal, $750000. (Submitted: June 6, 2022, Funded: January 1, 2023 - Present). Grant.

2022

• Anderson, Ryan Gerald (Principal), Percent Contribution: %90, Borges, Bradley, Percent Contribution: %10. Expand and Enhance the Agricultural Mechanics Program to Better Swerve a Growing Program., Private / Foundation / Corporate, $40000. (Funded: November 16, 2022 - Present). Grant.
• Khaleghian, Seyedmeysam (Principal), Emami, Anahita (Co-Principal), Faroughi, Salah A. (Co-Principal), Anderson, Ryan G. (Co-Principal). USDA HSI: Smart Farm Program, NIFA USDA, Federal, $270119. (Submitted: January 2022, Funded: August 2022 - July 2026). Grant.

2021

• Drewery, Merritt L (Principal), Anderson, Ryan Gerald (Co-Principal). Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, & Mathematics: integrating scientific inquiry in curriculum for pre-service Agricultural Education teachers (STEAM-AGED), USDA HSI Education Grants Program, Federal, $275000. (Submitted: January 2021, Funded: September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2025). Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald (Principal), Percent Contribution: %80, Borges, Bradley Donald (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %20. Wow- The Women of Welding Series, USDA, Federal, $100000. (Submitted: January 21, 2021, Funded: September 2021 - August 2023). Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Borges, Bradley Donald (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50. Promoting STEM-Based Careers in the welding industry through Virtual Reality-Based Training., The LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research 2020 Excellence in Innovation award from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi., Texas State University, $9000. (Funded: January 1, 2021 - June 1, 2021). Grant.
• Borges, Bradley Donald, Percent Contribution: %50, Anderson, Ryan Gerald, Percent Contribution: %50. Connecting Students to STEM Careers and Emerging Technologies in Agriculture: Drone Operation and Application., The LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research 2020 Excellence in Innovation award from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi., Texas State University, $9000. (Funded: January 1, 2021 - June 1, 2021). Grant.

2020

• Drewery, Merritt L, Anderson, Ryan Gerald (Co-Principal), Wickersham, Tryon (Co-Principal). Exposure, Experiential learning, and Extension: positioning underrepresented students for academic and professional success in agricultural sciences – 3eX-Ag, USDA-NIFA-HSI, Federal, $249998. (Submitted: 2020, Funded: September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2024). Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald (Principal). Nxt Gen Edu: Preparing Career and Technical Education Majors for Laboratory Management through Virtual Reality., Technology Innovation Office, Texas State University, $4926. (Funded: June 2020 - May 2021). Grant.

2017

• Anderson, Ryan Gerald. Managing soil health with mobile soil testing. Illinois Farm Bureau Nutrient Stewardship Grant, $24495. (Funded: 2017). Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald (Other), Swafford, M (Principal). Increasing College Access to Underrepresented Students through Dual Enrollment. USDA-HEC Grant Program, $149137. (Funded: 2017). Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald. Utilizing the Miller Electric LiveArc Welding Performance Management System to Teach and Reinforce STEM-based Technical Content., $51000. (Funded: 2017). Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald. Utilizing Torchmate Plasma Cutting Systems to Teach and Reinforce STEM-based Technical Content, $42428. (Funded: 2017). Grant.

2015

• Anderson, Ryan Gerald. Cyber Science 3D, $6275. (Funded: 2015). Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald. Torchmate Plama tables., $40000. (Funded: 2015). Grant.

2014

• Anderson, Ryan Gerald (Co-Principal), Paulsen, T H, Sundararajan, S. BP4: Building on Partnerships, Projects, Purpose, and Professional Development to improve instruction and increase the number of students in the agricultural workforce, USDA-NIFA-SPECA, $297664. (Funded: 2014). Grant.

2012

• Anderson, Ryan Gerald. Revitalizing the Planning, Organizing, and Teaching Agricultural Mechanics Textbook., $1300. (Funded: 2012). Grant.

2011

• Anderson, Ryan Gerald (Principal). Iowa State University Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) TEACH Grant- Cross Cultural Engagement: A Path to Multicultural Teaching & Learning in Agriculture., $2000. (Funded: 2011). Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald, Scofield, Gaylan, Miller, Wade. CALS Technology Advancement - Revolutionizing the Teaching and Learning of Welding Fundamentals through the Integration of Virtual Simulation., $47313. (Funded: 2011). Grant.

2007

• Anderson, Ryan Gerald. CTLT Faculty Development Mini-grant, Institutional (Higher Ed), $1000. (Funded: 2007). Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald. School of Agriculture Mini-grant, Institutional (Higher Ed), $1000. (Funded: 2007). Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald. CTLT Faculty Development Mini-grant, Institutional (Higher Ed), $500. (Funded: 2007). Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald. CTLT Faculty Development Mini-grant, Institutional (Higher Ed), $1000. (Funded: 2007). Grant.

2006

• Anderson, Ryan Gerald. CTLT Faculty Development Mini-grant, Institutional (Higher Ed), $1000. (Funded: 2006). Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald. Rufus Beamer Professional Development Award, Institutional (Higher Ed), $150. (Funded: 2006). Grant.

2005

• Anderson, Ryan Gerald. Rufus Beamer Professional Development Award, Institutional (Higher Ed), $500. (Funded: 2005). Grant.

2003

• Anderson, Ryan Gerald, Williams, R. Agricultural science teachers’ attitudes toward and adoption of information technology. Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Institutional (Higher Ed), $1500. (Funded: 2003). Grant.

2002

• Anderson, Ryan Gerald. Illinois Soil and Water Conservation District Greenhouse applications, $4000. (Funded: 2002). Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald. Facilitating Coordinators in Agricultural Education Incentive funding grant, $3800. (Funded: 2002). Grant.

2001

• Anderson, Ryan Gerald. Facilitating Coordinators in Agricultural Education Incentive funding grant, $3200. (Funded: 2001). Grant.

• Borges, Bradley Donald, Percent Contribution: %50, Anderson, Ryan Gerald, Percent Contribution: %50. Agricultural Construction Laboratory Improvement, USDA NIFA NLGCA, Federal, $150000. Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Borges, Bradley Donald (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50. Recruit, Train, and Retain Students Interested in Welding., Wayne and JoAnn Moore Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $25000. Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald. Providing an Agricultural Power and Technology Institute for beginning teachers., USDA NIFA PDAL, Federal, $500000. (Submitted: September 2023). Grant.
• Kalynn, Baldock (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Norris, William (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Anderson, Ryan Gerald (Other), Percent Contribution: %0. Agricultural Science Teachers’ Industry-Aligned Education and Development (AGRI-TED), USDA NIFA PDAL, Federal, $485426. Grant.
• Borges, Bradley Donald (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Anderson, Ryan Gerald (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50. Machinery Management Laboratory Improvement, USDA, Federal, $150000. (Submitted: December 1, 2022). Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald, Borges, Bradley Donald. Assessing the Sequencing of Virtual Reality Welding Instruction in Agricultural Mechanics, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: September 12, 2020). Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Borges, Bradley Donald (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50. Enhancing STEM skills through Metal Fabrication, USDA-NIFA-NLGCA, Federal, $150000. (Submitted: August 20, 2020). Grant.
• Anderson, Ryan Gerald, Morrish, Douglas G. Establishing an Agricultural Mechanics Academy, USDA, Federal, $300000. (Submitted: July 16, 2020). Grant.