Grants & Awards

Research Funding

Awarded Grants

FY 2025 Engineering Initiative One-Time Funding
College of Engineering and Physical Science, University of Wyoming
Co-Principal Investigator, $63,400 (2024)

LiDAR-based assessment of transmission tower stability and anchor bolt integrity for improving rural grid resilience.

Re-Storying the West Project Grant
Department of English, University of Wyoming
Co-Principal Investigator, $4,000 (2025)

Digital documentation and preservation of historic structures at Fort Laramie National Historic Site.

Teaching and Research Grant
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
Co-Principal Investigator, $1,000 (2025)

Integration of advanced 3D scanning technologies for heritage preservation and archival research.

Submitted Proposals

Conceptual Design of a Modular, Phased Mined Salt Repository for Long-Term Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel
U.S. Department of Energy, Under Review (2026)

Architectural Concepts for a Consolidated Interim Storage Facility
U.S. Department of Energy, Under Review (2025)

Comprehensive Feasibility Study for Advanced Nuclear Energy Deployment in North Dakota
North Dakota Legislative Management, Advanced to Presentation Round (2025)

Honors & Competitive Awards

ASTM International Project Grant 2024
One of four recipients nationwide, 2024

Full Merit-Based Government Scholarship
Ministry of Education, Government of Nepal, 2016
Ranked 170 out of more than 13,000 candidates in the national engineering entrance examination.

Graduate Travel Awards

University of Wyoming and external travel support received for peer-reviewed research dissemination:

CEPS Graduate Student Travel Support
College of Engineering and Physical Science, University of Wyoming, $1,200 (2025)

Graduate Student Travel Award
School of Graduate Education, University of Wyoming, $500 (2025)

Graduate Student Travel Award
School of Graduate Education, University of Wyoming, $500 (2024)

NASA EPSCoR Travel Grant
Wyoming NASA Space Grant Consortium, $250 (2024)