In the second quarter of FY 2026, GSO received $1.7 million in research funding. In addition, GSO researchers submitted and/or participated in over $27.7 million in proposals during this quarter.
This table shows individual new awards made to GSO in Q2:
| Investigator(s) | Amount | Source | Project Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jitka Becanova | $71,997 | University of Maine | PFAS in Maine's native game species: Understanding concentrations and effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in wild turkeys, deer, and moose |
| Rainer Lohmann, Jitka Becanova | $1,105,900 | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Great Lakes Fish Monitoring & Surveillance Program: Trends of contaminants in Great Lakes Top-Predator Fish |
| Colleen Mouw | $80,000 | Schmidt Ocean Institute | Creating Access and Cultivating Leaders through Mentorship: Continuation of MPOWIR |
| Christopher Roman | $5,001 | Office of Naval Research | Continuing the Design of a Sailing Spar Buoy (SSB) instrument platform |
| Christopher Roman | $195,000 | Physical Science Inc. | PSI Phase II Base: Sensor Modality Translation through Contrastive Deep Learning |
| D Randolph Watts | $47,500 | Woods Hole Oce Institution | Upgrade and Prepare six PIES |
| D Randolph Watts | $11,415 | Woods Hole Oce Institution | Convert One Modem-PIES to CPIES and Prepare 2 existing PDSs |
| D Randolph Watts | $875 | Woo-Sung Freight Company, Ltd. | PIES kits for Seoul National University |