Industry-Sponsored Research Award

Celebrate Excellence at the Celebration of Research 2026!

We are thrilled to announce the San José State University Research Foundation 2025 Award Recipients! Join us on April 16 as we honor these visionary investigators alongside an inspiring group of student, faculty, and staff honorees.

Why Join Us?

The Celebration of Research is our premier annual showcase dedicated to the relentless spirit of discovery. Witness the formal recognition of our Early Career Investigator Award (ECIA) and Industry-Sponsored Researcher Award (ISRA) awardees. Come experience the impact of our community’s dedication to excellence and find inspiration in the next wave of transformative research.

Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026
Time: 2 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Location: Ballroom of the Diaz Compean Student Union

Limited spots available...Register Today!

2025 Awardee

Please join us in congratulating the 2025 San José State University Research Foundation (SJSURF) Early Career Investigator Award (ECIA) and the Industry-Sponsored Researcher Award (ISRA) recipients.

Industry-Sponsored Researcher Award

Craig B. Clements
Professor and Chair of Meteorology and Climate Science
College of Science
Director, Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center

Dr. Clements is recognized for his work on wildfire behavior and fire-atmosphere interactions. His research focuses on collecting unique observations within the wildfire environment using mobile Doppler radars and lidars. These observations are used to better constrain and evaluate wildfire prediction systems and to leverage industry collaboration to study fire weather and extreme fire dynamics, thereby improving understanding of extreme fire spread and fire danger. To date, he has brought more than $17.8M in research funding to SJSU. As founder and director of the Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center (WIRC) at San José State University, he has built a nationally recognized, NSF-supported Industry–University Cooperative Research Center that brings together 16 industry partners and collaborates with multiple universities, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations, advancing interdisciplinary research and delivering applied solutions to address the growing wildfire crisis.

Reward and Recognition

The award recipient will receive a commemorative trophy, a cash award of $5,000, and a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition. The award will be presented at the Celebration of Research on on Thursday, April 16, 2025. A profile of each recipient’s accomplishments will be announced to faculty and staff via email, and featured on the Research Foundation’s website and in the Research Foundation’s Annual Report. This information may also be publicized in university media.

Past ISRA Awardees

Congratulations to all of our previous recipients.