SEC Faculty Travel Grant Awardees

The Southeast Conference (SEC) Faculty Travel Grant program supports faculty collaboration across the 12 member universities by providing travel funds for the purpose of sharing research ideas, conducting research, and developing grant proposals. LSU provides 10 awards of up to $1000 per faculty member. Matching funds are NOT required for this program, but departments and colleges may commit additional resources.

2024-2025 Awardees

Applicant First Name Applicant Last Name College Department  Conference or Group Name Host Institution Travel Destination
Margherita  Zanasi
HSS
Computer Science & Engineering
ACM Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (ASPLOS)
University of Mississippi
University, MS
Anurag
Mandalika
Center for Energy Studies
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Biomass/Waste Plastic Valorization to Green Fuels and Chemicals
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Xingting
Wang
COS
Mathematics
Quantum symmetries and computations 
Texas A&M
College Station, TX
Brent
Stanfield
Vet Med
Pathobiological Sciences
Guinea Pig Model of KSHV Pathogenesis
Vanderbilt 
Nashville, TN
Stephen
Midway
CCE
Oceanography & Coastal Sciences
Changing Coastal Ecosystems
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
Heather
O'Connell
HSS
Sociology
The Intersection of Far-Right Groups, the Legacy of Slavery, and Confederate Monuments: A Geospatial Analysis
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jennifer 
Baumgartner
HSE
Education
Strengths-based approach to teacher well-being
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Soo Jeong
Jo
COAD
Architecture
Research and Design Exchange and Exploration of Potential Projects for Collaboration
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Fan
Zhang
COS
Biological Science
Constructing Novel Synthetic Microbial Communities for Animal Lifespan Research
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL