The National Science Foundation awarded Hudiburg with a career award and research grant of roughly $650,000 in 2016.[7] With this grant, Hudiburg will research the relationship between forests and the atmosphere in our changing climate, specifically relating to droughts and fires.[7] This research has a planned timeline of five years.[7] In 2018, Hudiburg received a $750,000 grant in order to conduct a study on biofuel sustainability.[8] The study focuses on three crops and their viability as a source of fuel in comparison to fossil fuels.