Grants for February 28, 1997 - February 28, 1997

Department	Researcher	Amount	Project
Chemical engineering	Jeffrey Koberstein	$84,000	Surface active additives create smart biomimetic surfaces
Chemistry	Ulrich Mueller-Westerhoff	$23,480	Synthesis of absorbers for the 1300 NM region
Civil engineering	Kenneth Demars	$79,523	Evaluation of source-separated com post for Connecticut DOT projects
Civil engineering	George Hoag	$50,000	ERI-industrial affiliates program
Civil engineering	Fred Ogden	$25,000	CASC2D Enhancements for long duration simulations with NEXRAD data
Electrical and systems engineering	Bahram Javidi	$84,000	Optical pattern recognition for validation and security verification
Electrical and systems engineering	David Kleinman	$130,140	Adaption of organizational structure to task environment
Electrical and systems engineering	Lang Tong	$30,000	Multiuser blind equalization for wireless communications
Geology	Vernon Cormier	$174,618	Heterogeneity, anisotropy and anelasticity in the lowermost mantel and inner core
Institute of Material Sciences	Steven Boggs	$157,000	Evaluation of Silicone coating resistance to corona and improved field configuration for 345 KV Insulators and bushings
Mechanical engineering	Amir Faghri	$9,000	Senior projects
Mechanical engineering	Amir Faghri	$7,500	Senior projects
Metallurgy	John Webster	$203,500	Surabrasive machining program
Physics	Juha Javanainen	$60,000	Laser cooling and optical proper
Physics	William Stwalley	$28,597	Proposal for a memorandum of understanding UConn-CEBAF Three bridge positions
Total for physical sciences: $1,146,358