GRANTS ............. October 27, 1997
The following grants
were received by the
Research
Foundation in September:
Those with UConn listed under "source" represent a redistribution of a larger federal award to the
University.
|
| Department |
Researcher |
Project |
Total & Source |
| Animal science |
Louis Pierro |
Hatch administration |
$30,067 UConn-Hatch
administration |
| Anthropology |
James Boster |
Social structure, agreement,
and conflict in groups in
extreme and isolated
environments: a cross-cultural
comparison |
$29,383 National
Science Foundation |
| Anthropology |
Penn Handwerker |
National Research Council
predoctoral fellowship
(predoctoral fellow: Claudia
Mackey) |
$7,500 Ford
Foundation |
| Ecology and
evolutionary
biology |
Christine Simon
(NSF minority
postdoctoral
researcher, Felipe
Soto-Adames) |
Markers and patterns of
speciation in the
lepidocyrtus-pseudosinella
genera complex (hexapoda:
collembola) in the NE
Caribbean |
$8,000 National
Science Foundation |
| Ecology and
evolutionary
biology |
Peter Turchin |
Dispersal as a mechanistic
basis for landscape ecology:
the role of scale and
heterogeneity |
$120,000 National
Science Foundation |
| Molecular and
cell biology |
Thomas Chen |
Regulation and biological
activities in fish insulin-like
growth factors |
$28,600 National
Institutes of Health |
| Molecular and
cell biology |
Michael Lynes |
Live cell sensing, a kinetic
analysis of cell function |
$103,000
Perkin-Elmer
Corporation |
| Molecular and
cell biology |
Todd Schuster |
Virus structure in plant
resistance |
$35,474 University of
Maryland |
| Molecular and
cell biology |
Carolyn Teschke |
Folding of phage p22
structural proteins |
$98,413 National
Institutes of Health |
| Chemical
engineering |
Douglas Cooper |
Emerging technology
program |
$4,500 Searle
Pharmaceutical |
| Chemical
engineering |
Robert Weiss |
Neutron reflectivity and
scattering studies of polymer
blends of rods and coils |
$67,788 National
Institute of Standards
and Technology |
| Chemistry |
Samuel Huang |
Rigid biodegradable
composites as implants |
$100,000 U.S.
Surgical Corporation |
| Communication
sciences |
Antonia Maxon
and Marion
Cohen |
An improvement in the
childhood hearing impairment
program: an M.A. training
program for audiologists |
$124,962 U.S. Dept.
of Ed., spec. ed. and
rehab. svs. |
| Cooperative
extension |
Roy Jeffrey and
Thomas Boucher |
Sustainable agriculture
education and training
through use of research
models |
$10,000 University of
Vermont |
| Economics |
Fred Carstensen |
Simulations of economic
impact of privatization |
$25,000 Electronic
Data Systems legal
affairs |
| Education,
curriculum and
instruction,
Educational
psychology |
Timothy Reagan
and
Kay Norlander |
The Center of Pedagogy: the
University of Connecticut and
partnership schools |
$75,000 National
Network for
Educational Renewal |
| Education,
educational
psychology |
Stanley Shaw |
University/school
partnerships: leadership
preparation dedicated to
collaboration, urban education
and inclusion |
$162,474 U.S. Dept.
of Ed., spec. ed. and
rehab. svs. |
| Electrical and
systems
engineering |
John Enderle |
Clinical engineering internship
program at the Hartford
Hospital |
$38,000 Hartford
Hospital |
| Electrical and
systems
engineering |
Peter Willett |
Real-time supervisors for
reactive systems |
$15,000 Qualtech
Systems Inc |
| Geography |
Dean Hanink |
Conference on analytical
economic geography and
regional change |
$6,875 National
Science Foundation |
| Geology |
Gary Robbins |
Development of regulatory
guidance on expedited site
assessment for underground
storage tank sites in
multimedia CD-Rom
format-phase II |
$169,424 Conn. Dept.
of Env. Protection |
| Health services
|
Amy Davis |
Connecticut college and
university HIV/AIDS peer
education network |
$34,631 Conn. Dept.
of Public Health |
| Marine Sciences
and Technology
Center |
Richard Cooper |
Development of the summer
flounder aquaculture industry |
$17,000 Northeast
Region Aquaculture
Center |
| Marine Sciences
and Technology
Center |
Thomas
Torgersen |
RA-isotope applications in
Cayuga Lake, N.Y.:
groundwater inflow and
mixing studies |
$15,000
UConn-Institute of
Water Resources |
| Marine Sciences
and Technology
Center |
Pieter Visscher |
Methyl bromide degradation
in the oceans |
$22,209 National
Science Foundation |
| Metallurgy |
Maurice Gell |
Advanced coating technology
development for enhanced
durability and reduced cost in
naval application |
$113,278 U.S. Dept.
of Defense-Office of
Naval Research |
| Mechanical
engineering |
Baki Cetegen |
Advanced coating technology
development for enhanced
durability and reduced cost in
naval application |
$78,329 U.S. Dept. of
Defense-Office of
Naval Research |
| Mechanical
engineering |
Eric Jordan |
Advanced coating technology
development for enhanced
durability and reduced cost in
naval application |
$82,273 U.S. Dept. of
Defense-Office of
Naval Research |
| Metallurgy |
Nitin Padture |
Advanced coating technology
development for enhanced
durability and reduced cost in
naval application |
$26,120 U.S. Dept. of
Defense-Office of
Naval Research |
| Natural
resources
management
and engineering
and Institute of
Water
Resources |
Charlotte Pyle
and Eileen Jokinen |
A multi-scale study of vernal
pools: from leaf litter to
landscape level |
$20,160
UConn-Institute of
Water Resources |
| Nutritional
sciences |
Ann Ferris |
Nutrition of elderly |
$12,272 UConn-Hatch
administration |
| Pharmaceutical
sciences |
Michael Pikal |
Collapse temperatures of
formulations for freeze drying |
$800 Vical Inc. |
| Pharmaceutical
sciences |
Michael Pikal |
Crystallinity in freeze-dried
formulations |
$1,200 Baxter
Biotechnologies,
Hyland Division |
| Physics |
Joseph Budnick |
Structural, magnetic and
electronic properties of
interstitially modified
magnetic systems |
$80,000 National
Science Foundation |
| Plant science |
Gerald Berkowitz |
Molecular analysis of a
thylakoid k+ channel |
$35,400 U.S. Dept. of
Energy |
| Plant science |
George Elliott |
Biological fungicides for the
control of soil-borne
pathogens in greenhouse
crops |
$7,595 Fred C.
Gloeckner Foundation |
| Psychology |
Victor Denenberg |
Animal models for
developmental learning
disabilities |
$182,352 Beth Israel
Hospital |
| Psychology |
Susan Essock |
Mental health services
research project |
$1,106,455 Conn.
Dept of Mental Health
and Addiction
Services |
| Student affairs
|
Mona Lucas |
National Direct Student
Loans - 97/98 clearing
account |
$86,037 U.S. Dept. of
Ed.-postsecondary
education |
| Student affairs
|
Mona Lucas |
Supplemental Educational
Opportunity Grants - FY
1998 financial aid |
$315,255 U.S. Dept.
of Ed.-postsecondary
education |
| Student affairs
|
Mona Lucas |
Pell - FY 1998 financial aid |
$834,260 U.S. Dept.
of Ed.-postsecondary
education |
Total this listing:
$4,330,086 |
