IRC Grant Current and Past Awardees
2026–2027 Current Awardees
Sergio Bernardes
Building a U.S.–Vietnam Partnership in Research, Education, and Humanitarian Geospatial Applications
PARTNER Vietnam National University (VNU)
LOCATION Hanoi, Vietnam
UGA UNIT Department of Geography, Franklin College
Ricardo Holdo
Testing the phenological partitioning hypothesis in Chaco dry forests
PARTNER Universidad Católica de Salta (UCASAL)
LOCATION Salta, Argentina
UGA UNIT Odum School of Ecology
Jenna Jambeck
Building the Urban Ocean Community of Practice
PARTNERS Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL) · Universidad Tecnológica Nacional – Regional Santa Fe (UTN) · King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) · Can Tho University (CTU) / Mekong Institute · Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) · Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) · Universitas Diponegoro (UNDIP)
LOCATIONS Santa Fe, Argentina · Bangkok, Thailand · Can Tho, Vietnam · Chennai, India · Melaka, Malaysia · Semarang, Indonesia
UGA UNIT School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Abhishek Kumar
Multi-Modal remote sensing for water quality monitoring in India’s largest coastal lagoon
PARTNERS Chilika Development Authority (CDA) · Berhampur University · Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar
LOCATION Bhubaneswar, Ganjam, and Khordha, Odisha, India
UGA UNIT Department of Geography, Franklin College
James Leebens-Mack
Timber improvement as a focal point for research and training collaborations between the University of Georgia and the University of Pretoria
PARTNER University of Pretoria’s Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)
LOCATION Pretoria, South Africa
UGA UNIT Department of Plant Biology, Franklin College
Michelle Momany
Driver of adaptation and antifungal resistance: sexual reproduction in the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus
PARTNER University of Nottingham
LOCATION Nottingham, United Kingdom
UGA UNIT Department of Plant Biology, Franklin College
David Porinchu
Tracking a Critical System: Reconstruction of Indian Summer Monsoon Variability in Southern India
PARTNER Manipal Institute of Technology
LOCATION Manipal, India
UGA UNIT Department of Geography, Franklin College
Brandon Rotavera
E-Fuel Research for Advancing Sustainable Transportation Energy
PARTNER Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)
LOCATION Braunschweig, Germany
UGA UNIT Department of Chemistry, Franklin College
S. Mark Tompkins
Establishing vaccine centers for research and training
PARTNER University of Ghana Medical Centre
LOCATION Accra, Ghana
UGA UNIT Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine · Center for Vaccines and Immunology
Yiping Zhao
Toward AI-Enabled Single-Molecule and Fast SERS for RNA/DNA Sequencing
PARTNER University of Victoria
LOCATION Victoria, Canada
UGA UNIT Department of Physics and Astronomy, Franklin College · Institute for Artificial Intelligence
2025–2026 Past Awardees
James Beasley
From conflict to coexistence: Non-lethal tools for predator conservation in multi-use landscapes in Africa
PARTNER Wild Entrust (Botswana Predator Conservation Program)
LOCATION Maun, Botswana
UGA UNIT Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
Lilong Chai
Precision animal farming for advancing sustainable food productions
PARTNER Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH Zürich)
LOCATION Zurich, Switzerland
UGA UNIT Department of Poultry Science, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Olivia Ginn
Advancing global biosurveillance and primary pandemic prevention in zoonotic spillover hotspots
PARTNERS Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA) · Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria e Inocuidad Alimentaria (SENASAG) · Maasai Mara University, Department of Forestry & Wildlife
LOCATIONS La Paz and Trinidad, Bolivia · Narok, Kenya
UGA UNIT School of Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering · Institute of Bioinformatics
Sonia M. Hernandez
Utilizing Opportunistic Samples to Understand the Ecology and Parasites of Ocelots in Tirimbina, Costa Rica
PARTNERS Reserva Biológica Tirimbina · PUP Collaboratory
LOCATION La Virgen de Sarapiquí, Costa Rica
UGA UNIT Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
Jaana Korhonen
Strengthening Resilience of Wood-Based Value Chains in a Disrupted World
PARTNER University of Helsinki
LOCATION Helsinki, Finland
UGA UNIT Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
Tianming Liu
Establishing Quantum-Enhanced Imaging AI Collaborations between UGA and NUS
PARTNER National University of Singapore (NUS)
LOCATION Singapore
UGA UNIT School of Computing
Andrew Ogden
Enhancing Cucurbit germplasm diversity through international collaborative efforts
PARTNER Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas
LOCATION Chachapoyas, Peru
UGA UNIT Department of Horticulture, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Mattia Pistone
Mt Vulture volcano (Italy): Insights into the reawakening of a volcanic “Sleeping Beauty”
PARTNER Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
LOCATION Rome, Bologna, and Catania, Italy
UGA UNIT Department of Geology, Franklin College
Chelsea Ratcliff
Equitable Evidence Communication: Exploring GenAI’s Potential to Bridge Health, Science, and Risk Literacy Gaps
PARTNERS University of Amsterdam · Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU)
LOCATIONS Amsterdam, Netherlands · Munich, Germany
UGA UNIT Department of Communication Studies, Franklin College
Felix Santiago-Collazo
Understanding Flood Risks in Mega Cities from a Holistic Perspective
PARTNERS University of São Paulo (USP) · University Center SENAI São Paulo
LOCATION São Paulo, Brazil
UGA UNIT School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Juliet N. Sekandi
Evaluating the Burden of Adverse Reproductive Health Outcomes and Interventions for Women Survivors of TB Disease in Africa
PARTNERS Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital · Kampala Capital City Authority Public Health System · Makerere University College of Health Sciences · National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Program
LOCATION Kampala, Uganda
UGA UNIT Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health
Gaurav R. Sinha
Peer-led Action for Mental Health Resilience and Initiative (PARI)
PARTNERS Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), School of Social Work · Forum for Learning and Action with Innovation and Rigour (FLAIR)
LOCATION New Delhi, India
UGA UNIT School of Social Work
Joseph G. Usack
Fermenting Air: CO2-to-Food Biomanufacturing via a Versatile Membrane-Based Gas Fermentation Platform
PARTNERS Aarhus University · Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center (CORC)
LOCATION Aarhus, Denmark
UGA UNIT Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Roland Vegso
Arts and Emerging Technologies: Conceptual Change in the Aesthetic Domain
PARTNER Institute of Philosophy, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU)
LOCATION Ljubljana, Slovenia
UGA UNIT Department of English, Franklin College
James Beasley
From conflict to coexistence: Non-lethal tools for predator conservation in multi-use landscapes in Africa
PARTNER Wild Entrust (Botswana Predator Conservation Program)
LOCATION Maun, Botswana
UGA UNIT Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
Lilong Chai
Precision animal farming for advancing sustainable food productions
PARTNER Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH Zürich)
LOCATION Zurich, Switzerland
UGA UNIT Department of Poultry Science, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Olivia Ginn
Advancing global biosurveillance and primary pandemic prevention in zoonotic spillover hotspots
PARTNERS Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA) · Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria e Inocuidad Alimentaria (SENASAG) · Maasai Mara University, Department of Forestry & Wildlife
LOCATIONS La Paz and Trinidad, Bolivia · Narok, Kenya
UGA UNIT School of Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering · Institute of Bioinformatics
Sonia M. Hernandez
Utilizing Opportunistic Samples to Understand the Ecology and Parasites of Ocelots in Tirimbina, Costa Rica
PARTNERS Reserva Biológica Tirimbina · PUP Collaboratory
LOCATION La Virgen de Sarapiquí, Costa Rica
UGA UNIT Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
Jaana Korhonen
Strengthening Resilience of Wood-Based Value Chains in a Disrupted World
PARTNER University of Helsinki
LOCATION Helsinki, Finland
UGA UNIT Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
Tianming Liu
Establishing Quantum-Enhanced Imaging AI Collaborations between UGA and NUS
PARTNER National University of Singapore (NUS)
LOCATION Singapore
UGA UNIT School of Computing
Andrew Ogden
Enhancing Cucurbit germplasm diversity through international collaborative efforts
PARTNER Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas
LOCATION Chachapoyas, Peru
UGA UNIT Department of Horticulture, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Mattia Pistone
Mt Vulture volcano (Italy): Insights into the reawakening of a volcanic “Sleeping Beauty”
PARTNER Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
LOCATION Rome, Bologna, and Catania, Italy
UGA UNIT Department of Geology, Franklin College
Chelsea Ratcliff
Equitable Evidence Communication: Exploring GenAI’s Potential to Bridge Health, Science, and Risk Literacy Gaps
PARTNERS University of Amsterdam · Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU)
LOCATIONS Amsterdam, Netherlands · Munich, Germany
UGA UNIT Department of Communication Studies, Franklin College
Felix Santiago-Collazo
Understanding Flood Risks in Mega Cities from a Holistic Perspective
PARTNERS University of São Paulo (USP) · University Center SENAI São Paulo
LOCATION São Paulo, Brazil
UGA UNIT School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Juliet N. Sekandi
Evaluating the Burden of Adverse Reproductive Health Outcomes and Interventions for Women Survivors of TB Disease in Africa
PARTNERS Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital · Kampala Capital City Authority Public Health System · Makerere University College of Health Sciences · National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Program
LOCATION Kampala, Uganda
UGA UNIT Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health
Gaurav R. Sinha
Peer-led Action for Mental Health Resilience and Initiative (PARI)
PARTNERS Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), School of Social Work · Forum for Learning and Action with Innovation and Rigour (FLAIR)
LOCATION New Delhi, India
UGA UNIT School of Social Work
Joseph G. Usack
Fermenting Air: CO2-to-Food Biomanufacturing via a Versatile Membrane-Based Gas Fermentation Platform
PARTNERS Aarhus University · Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center (CORC)
LOCATION Aarhus, Denmark
UGA UNIT Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Roland Vegso
Arts and Emerging Technologies: Conceptual Change in the Aesthetic Domain
PARTNER Institute of Philosophy, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU)
LOCATION Ljubljana, Slovenia
UGA UNIT Department of English, Franklin College