Congressman Cohen Announces $528,000 National Science Foundation Grant to the University of Memphis

Image July 30, 2026 Press Release In collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Dr. Xiaolei Huang, a professor of computer science at the University of Memphis, will receive a grant of $528,137 from the National Science Foundation. His project, creating a smart sensing network for precision soybean breeding, is in collaboration with the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: “I congratulate Professor Huang for being awarded this prestigious National Science Foundation funding. His research efforts will improve soybean yields and productivity, which will help feed the ever-growing population of our planet. It is especially encouraging that this work is being done in collaboration with the government of India which pioneered ‘the green revolution’ in the 1960s and averted future famines.” # # # Issues : 9th District Economy and Jobs Education Environment Foreign Affairs Memphis Science and Technology Shelby County Tennessee