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GRANTS ............. October 27, 1997
(Please note: next listing of grants will be later in November.)
(Please note: next listing of grants will be later in November.)
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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. |
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| 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
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 |
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