In May 2019, Adelphi University announced receiving National Science Foundation grants for nearly $1.7 million. This month we report that more of our faculty have been awarded grants totaling $144,200.

• Cindy Maguire, PhD, associate professor and director of the art and art history program, received a $10,000 grant from The Hyde and Watson Foundation in support of the Adelphi University STEAM Lab. At Adelphi’s STEAM Lab, our faculty members partner with public school teachers to offer workshops that provide students with a variety of materials and tools for hands-on activities using technology and equipment such as a 3D printer, green screen video backdrop, Photoshop and movie editing software. To accommodate a growing number of New York City pre-K–12 students, The Hyde and Watson Foundation provided support for equipment.
• Salvatore J. Petrilli ’05, MA ’06, EdD, associate professor and chair of the Mathematics and Computer Science Department, and Kees Leune, PhD, assistant professor of mathematics and computer science, received a $100,000 New York Empire State Development grant to create a new Computational and Informatics Center to support advanced training in scientific computing, information technology, software engineering and data analysis. The high-impact, hands-on facilities and technology will create the necessary resources for the exploration of new ideas and offer high-tech collaborative workspaces for students, faculty, alumni, pre-K–12 students and educators. This expansion project will allow Adelphi to meet this growing demand and is essential to accelerate the local and regional workforce development and economic growth.
• Aaren Freeman, PhD, associate professor of biology and graduate coordinator of the Environmental Studies Program, was awarded a $19,200 grant from the Sierra Club in support of the Community Oyster Restoration Effort (CORE) program that he co-founded. The CORE program is helping to restore oyster populations on the Long Island shoreline by collecting oyster shells from local restaurants and using them to create reefs that will provide spawning sanctuaries in protected waters in the Long Island Sound. Projected outcomes of the project include improved water quality in the Long Island Sound and reduced storm flooding in nearby areas.
• Ganesh Pandit, DBA, associate professor of accounting and law, and Cem Karatas, DBA, clinical assistant professor of finance, received a $15,000 grant from TD Charitable Foundation in support of a new financial literacy program for local high school students. The program will enhance access to skills that will improve the short-term and long-term financial security of 25 promising high school juniors from high-need high schools in low-income Long Island neighborhoods including Hempstead, Freeport, Roosevelt, Brentwood and Wyandanch. The students will attend full-day seminars for one week (five weekdays) on Adelphi’s Garden City campus while they are immersed in digital financial literacy education through discussions and hands-on experience, such as the use of Adelphi’s James Riley, Jr. Trading Room featuring 12 Bloomberg terminals.