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Research at Appalachian

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Research at Appalachian

Appalachian’s location in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina provides unique opportunities for research and scholarship. Passionate and creative faculty come here to stay, and students learn in academically challenging settings under their close mentorship. Small communities, access to diverse natural resources and significant weather patterns combine with a university culture that supports innovative, interdisciplinary pedagogy, making our location one that is not only stunningly beautiful, but also intellectually stimulating.

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Student and faculty research stories

What kind of research could you undertake as an Appalachian student? Read about what our students and faculty are doing in their fields, where and how they learn, and share their work.

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Office of Research and Innovation

The Office of Research and Innovation provides support for the research, creative and scholarly endeavors of Appalachian faculty, staff and students. The office offers assistance with finding funding, writing and submitting proposals, preparing budgets, beginning and managing projects and continued fiscal management of awarded projects.

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Research News

  • App State researchers uncover hidden history at Fort Defiance
    June 23, 2025
  • ‘Dragon prince’ dinosaur may be missing link in T. rex evolution [alumni featured]
    June 11, 2025
  • App State awarded $367,088 National Science Foundation grant for telescope upgrades at Dark Sky Observatory
    June 6, 2025
  • App State researcher develops AI-driven microscope to detect poultry parasites [faculty featured]
    June 2, 2025
  • App State awarded $2.3M to advance innovation in NC agriculture
    May 27, 2025
  • Student research and creative projects spotlighted at App State’s annual showcase
    May 5, 2025
  • Great Lakes fishing brings in buckets of fish and money [faculty featured]
    April 25, 2025
  • $2 million grant funds scholarships, supports STEM education for over 50 App State students
    April 24, 2025
  • Appalachian Dance Ensemble marks half-century with over 500 original creative works, 5,700 participants
    April 4, 2025
  • Teaching with heart, vision and an eye for innovation: App State's Dr. Charlie Chen
    April 3, 2025

More research news: Appalachian Today

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Appalachian faculty actively engage in research

Find out more about our Research Centers and Institutes here:

  • Appalachian Energy Center
  • Center for Appalachian Studies
  • Center for Economic Research & Policy Analysis
  • Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship
  • Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics (RIEEE)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Institute for Health and Human Services (IHHS)
  • Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies
  • Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges

The value of undergraduate research

Working with professors on meaningful research or creative endeavors gives Appalachian students the skills they need for career or graduate school success.

Graduate Research Associate Mentoring Program

The Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies has a competitive assistantship program, which pays a stipend to graduate students who collaborate with faculty members on their research projects.

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The North Carolina Research Campus - a public-private research center

Appalachian partners with the North Carolina Research Campus, providing our students with extraordinary opportunities to engage in collaborative and multidisciplinary research in human health, nutrition and agriculture.

  • North Carolina Research Campus

Energy research

  • Appalachian Atmospheric Interdisciplinary Research (AppalAIR)
  • Appalachian Energy Center
  • Collaborative Biodiesel Project
  • North Carolina Wind Energy
  • Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics (RIEEE)
  • Solar Research and Teaching Lab
  • Southern Appalachian Environmental Research and Education Group
  • State Farm Solar Research Facility System

International research & development

When individuals from countries and cultures across the globe can share knowledge and experience with one another, all nations benefit. Find out more about the research in which our faculty, staff and students are engaging in crosses boundaries and borders for the betterment of all.

Resources and support

Are you a faculty member, staff member or student looking for resources for your research endeavors? Start here to find some terrific resources available to help.

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  • Digital Scholarship and Initiatives
  • Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies
  • Grants Resources & Services
  • International Research & Development
  • Office of Research and Innovation
  • Research Data Analysis
  • Research Protections
  • Office of Student Research
  • Special Funds Accounting
  • Sponsored Programs
  • University Libraries
  • University Research Council

News

  • App State researchers uncover hidden history at Fort Defiance
    App State researchers uncover hidden history at Fort Defiance
    June 23, 2025

    Ground-penetrating radar and App State interdisciplinary detective work have revealed 105 graves of enslaved people at Fort Defiance, adding new layers of history to the Lenoir-area landmark and confirming generations of family stories.

  • App State awarded $367,088 National Science Foundation grant for telescope upgrades at Dark Sky Observatory
    App State awarded $367,088 National Science Foundation grant for telescope upgrades at Dark Sky Observatory
    June 6, 2025

    A $367,088 National Science Foundation grant is funding major upgrades to the 32-inch telescope at App State’s Dark Sky Observatory. The upgrades will provide faculty and student researchers with an enhanced view, and a deeper understanding, of the cosmos.

  • App State awarded $2.3M to advance innovation in NC agriculture
    App State awarded $2.3M to advance innovation in NC agriculture
    May 27, 2025

    App State researcher Dr. Zachary Russell and his team have received a $2.3 million NCInnovation grant to develop an AI-enhanced robotic microscope that will streamline parasite analysis in livestock and poultry — helping to strengthen NC’s billion-dollar agriculture industry.

  • App State-based research alliance awarded $7.2M to launch Rural Talent Lab in 5 states
    App State-based research alliance awarded $7.2M to launch Rural Talent Lab in 5 states
    March 26, 2025

    Supported by a $7.2 million grant from Ascendium Education Group, the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges, housed at App State, will work to advance higher education and workforce development in rural communities over the next four years as part of its Rural Talent Lab project.

  • App State earns R2 designation for high research activity and doctorate production
    App State earns R2 designation for high research activity and doctorate production
    February 13, 2025

    App State has earned a Research 2 designation through the Carnegie Classification system for high research activity and doctorate production. App State’s research expenditures in fiscal year 2023 were more than $8.4 million and, in 2022–23, the university awarded 20 doctoral degrees.

  • Hellbender heroes: App State team continues nearly 20 years of research to help protect NC’s giant salamanders
    Hellbender heroes: App State team continues nearly 20 years of research to help protect NC’s giant salamanders
    December 18, 2024

    Dr. Michael Gangloff and his team work to monitor the populations and habitats of the eastern hellbender, which was proposed for inclusion on the endangered species list in late 2024. The team’s efforts are part of nearly 20 years of research aimed at protecting N.C.’s giant salamanders.

  • App State team’s beehive monitoring system buzzes toward market with NCInnovation support
    App State team’s beehive monitoring system buzzes toward market with NCInnovation support
    December 9, 2024

    A $641,951 NCInnovation grant awarded to App State’s Dr. Rahman Tashakkori and his research team will support the commercialization of four components of the team’s Beemon Hive Monitoring System — an innovative tool designed to decrease honeybee hive die-off and increase hive production.

  • Construction of App State’s Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research set to begin Summer 2023
    Construction of App State’s Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research set to begin Summer 2023
    June 9, 2023

    Construction for App State’s Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research — the first academic building of the university’s Innovation District — is set to begin in July. The facility, offering classroom, office, laboratory and event space, will be built to the rigorous sustainability standards of the Living Building Challenge.

Events

  • 23rd Annual Martin and Doris Rosen Symposium
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    23rd Annual Martin and Doris Rosen Symposium
    July 10 - 16, 2025

    The 23rd Annual Martin and Doris Rosen Symposium, supported by the Claims Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, the Martin and Doris Rosen Symposium Endowment, and the local Jewish community, will be held at the Appalachian State University. This year’s theme is “Rescue during the Holocaust: The Power of Courage.” We will explore exciting and emotional stories of rescue during the Holocaust to better understand the dire situation of European Jews leading up to, during, and after the Holocaust.

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