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FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT

As Vice President for the Division of Research and Innovation at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), it is my great pleasure to share the 2021–2022 (FY22) Year in ReView. This report showcases the key initiatives and accomplishments related to research and innovation. I am grateful for people like you — our community’s talented and dedicated members. You continually strive to push boundaries, create knowledge and elevate our mission to improve lives in service for the greater good. As you will read in the following pages, PVAMU faculty, staff, students and alums have demonstrated remarkable resolve to persevere through the pandemic.

In 2019, I envisioned elevating the research and innovation enterprises to a level that would result in PVAMU’s Carnegie Classification being elevated to an R2-High Research Activity Institution in five years by 2024. I am incredibly pleased to share the announcement of PVAMU’s elevation to R2-High Research Activity Institution status by Carnegie Classification in 2022. It is a significant moment in the history and elevation of PVAMU.

Executing the vision and attaining this goal required dedicated leadership, strategies, numerous nurturing initiatives, collaborations and partnerships, and increased emphasis on research and scholarly activities. The Division of Research & Innovation served as PVAMU’s nucleus for aligning, structuring and guiding faculty, research scientists, staff, and students into a cohesive, strategic path of elevating the university’s research enterprise. With the collaboration of Academic Affairs, Graduate Studies, Academic Colleges and Departments, Research Institutes and Centers, and faculty researchers from all three PVAMU campuses, R&I committed itself to get research and innovation “On the RISE.”

Prairie View A&M University’s research and innovation enterprise is becoming an emerging research institution. By nurturing vibrant research and innovation ecosystems at PVAMU and building collaborations and partnerships with external partners, we will elevate, transform and impact our global communities.

The showcased achievements, driven by our bold researchers, innovators, and entrepreneurs, are a testament to PVAMU’s commitment to excellence and relevance in teaching, research and service that addresses issues and challenges affecting the diverse ethnic and socioeconomic population of Texas and the larger society, including the global arena. PVAMU embraces this vision as researchers across campus work together to advance knowledge, solve challenging societal problems, create new products and services that enhance the quality of life, and support students and postdoctoral fellows in research and training.

Academic research requires the support of many, including the federal government and industry partners. As a credit to our altruistic staff, innovative faculty, and strong external collaborations, PVAMU has conducted a significant volume of research. As the Vice President for Research & Innovation, I am grateful for the opportunity to continue to work with faculty, staff, and students — across all three campuses — driven to impact society for the greater good. The PVAMU Division of Research & Innovation will continue to collaborate with our partners — on campus and beyond — to catalyze, support, and safeguard university research, with the ultimate goal of impacting the world.

I am confident we will continue to come together to do great things. I look forward to using our firm foundation as a foothold for the future. Thank you again for joining us in these efforts.

MAGESH T. RAJAN, Ph.D., P.E., M.B.A. VICE PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH & INNOVATION

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