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Portrait of Dr. Merritt L Drewery

Dr. Merritt L Drewery

  • Associate Professor at Department of Agricultural Sciences, College of Science & Engineering

Grants

2025

  • Drewery, Merritt L (Principal), Lu, Yuan (Co-Principal), Jessup, Russell (Co-Principal), Kleinhenz, Michael (Co-Principal). Assessing hemp as feed for cattle to enhance the sustainability and safety of food production, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institutes of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Federal, $300000. (Funded: July 2025 - June 2027). Grant.

2024

  • Riggs, Penny (Principal), Dunlap, Kathrin (Co-Principal), Cleere, Jason (Co-Principal), Drewery, Merritt L (Co-Principal), Tolen, Tamra (Co-Principal). Animal Science – Annual Summer Undergraduate Research and Foundational Internship Training (A SURE FIT), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) AFRI, Federal, $735659. (Funded: September 2024 - August 2029). Grant.
  • Drewery, Merritt L. Learning research methodologies through a STEM exploration event, Service-Learning Excellence MiniGrants Program, Texas State University, $500. (Funded: January 2024 - May 2024). Grant.

2023

  • Mast, Natasha, Jimenez, Esbal, Loest, Clint, Drewery, Merritt L, DeYoung, Randal, Chatelain-Jardon, R, Feliciano, M, Hernandez, J, Norris-Parish, S. LEADING Hispanics to Federal Agency Employment (LEADING: Leading and Enhancing Agricultural Development in the Next Generation), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Federal, $20000000. (Funded: September 2023 - August 2028). Grant.
  • Chen, Heping (Principal), Asiabanpour, Bahram (Co-Principal), Drewery, Merritt L (Co-Principal), Valles Molina, Damian (Co-Principal). AnimalCareBot: Bridging the Gap between Emerging Technologies for Livestock Production and Education in Agricultural Sciences, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Federal, $399720. (Funded: September 15, 2023 - September 14, 2027). Grant.

2022

  • Drewery, Merritt L (Principal), Cade, Tina Marie (Co-Principal). Mentorship and Promotion of Women in Agriculture (MPOWA), USDA Women and Minorities in Science, Federal, $100000. (Funded: September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2025). Grant.
  • Thornburgh, Jesica (Co-Principal), Drewery, Merritt L (Co-Principal). The impact of service-learning on college students’ perceptions of their personal and professional development, ORSP, Texas State University, $1000. (Funded: October 2022 - December 2022). Grant.
  • Drewery, Merritt L. AgCamp: a one-day educational event for high school students, Service-Learning Excellence MiniGrants Program, Texas State University, $500. (Funded: August 2022 - December 2022). Grant.
  • Rea, Jessica (Co-Principal), Drewery, Merritt L (Co-Principal). Evaluating Multiple Edible Insects as Feed for Cattle: An In-vitro Analysis, ORSP, Texas State University, $1000. (Funded: February 22, 2022 - August 31, 2022). Grant.
  • Drewery, Merritt L. AgCamp: a one-day educational event for high school students, Service-Learning Excellence MiniGrants Program, Texas State University, $500. (Funded: January 2022 - May 2022). Grant.

2021

  • Racelis, Alexis (Principal), Drewery, Merritt L (Co-Principal), Mix, Kenneth D (Co-Principal), Gabler, Christoper (Co-Principal), Rugg, Savannah (Co-Principal), Baldillo, I (Co-Principal), Cantu, J. South Texas Agriculture Roadmap for Training, Research, Experiential Learning, and Careers (STARTREC) in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, USDA HSI Education Grants Program, Federal, $975314. (Submitted: January 2021, Funded: September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2025). Grant.
  • 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.
  • Drewery, Merritt L (Principal), Wickersham, Tryon A. Black soldier fly larvae as a protein source for cattle consuming forage, USDA, Federal, $200000. (Submitted: March 2020, Funded: July 2021 - July 2023). Grant.
  • Quinchia (Other), Drewery, Merritt L (Principal). Upcycling Black Soldier Fly larvae frass: Exploration into composting, Undergraduate Research Fellowships, Texas State University, $1000. (Funded: October 2021 - May 2022). Grant.
  • Drewery, Merritt L (Principal). AgCamp: A one-day educational event for local high school students, Service-Learning Excellence Mini-Grant Program, Texas State University, $500. (Funded: August 2021 - December 2021). Grant.

2020

  • Mix, Kenneth D, Schwinning, Susan, Percent Contribution: %25, Benavides, Elizabeth Ashley, Percent Contribution: %25, Drewery, Merritt L, Percent Contribution: %25. Transdisciplinary Research, Educational and Extension Laboratory, USDA, Federal, $145616. (Submitted: October 2019, Funded: February 2020 - February 2023). Grant.
  • Kathcart, Emma, Drewery, Merritt L. Black Soldier Fly Larvae as a protein source for beef steers fed low quality hay, Texas State University, $1000. (Funded: October 2020 - Present). Grant.
  • 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.

2011

  • Drewery, Merritt L. Evaluating the metabolic profile of steers fed a growing diet containing post-extraction algal residue, Texas AgriLife Research, $60844. (Funded: 2011). Grant.