FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering Shonda Bernadin with students in her research lab.(Credit:FAMU Division of Research)

Florida A&M University (FAMU) received a record $112.4 million in research awards during the 2023-2024 fiscal year.

President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., a scientist and principal investigator on a five-year, $30 million National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration research grant, lauded the University’s impressive research accomplishments.

“The FAMU research enterprise has grown tremendously and reflects the groundbreaking science and engineering being conducted by our faculty,” Robinson said. “Topping $100 million in research awards is an important milestone on our way to accomplishing Carnegie Research-1 status. It’s only a matter of time before FAMU achieves that goal.”

The Research & Development (R&D) spending is $72.6 million, according to Charles Weatherford, Ph.D., vice president for Research.  

“This is the fifth straight year of record total awards and R&D spending at FAMU,” Weatherford said. “The FAMU faculty and research administrative staff have produced these results and have moved FAMU much closer to the Carnegie R-1 goal.”

The previous year, FAMU received a record $96.4 million in research awards and had $63.5 million in R&D spending.

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