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The following grants were received by the Research Foundation in July:
(Those with UConn listed as a source represent a distribution of a larger federal award to the University.)
Department Researcher Amount Source
Electrical & Systems Engineering Quing Zhu $25,000 Wendy Will Case Cancer Fund
Breast Cancer Detection with Ultrasound and Light
Family Studies Charles Super $93,500 Families and Work Institute
Connecticut School Readiness Initiative Evaluation
Geology Norman Gray $5,388 U.S. Dept. of the Interior-U.S. Geological Survey
Cooperative Research Agreement Between UConn/USGS/Water Resources, Branch of Geophysical Application and Support
Institute of Materials Science Steven Boggs $12,000 Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc.
Implementation Plan for On-Line Ultrasonic PD Location System for the 49th Street Substation
Marine Sciences Edward Monahan $21,363 The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Genetic Change in Phragmites Australis in North America, and Influence of Phragmites Invasion on the Fauna of Connecticut Tidal Wetlands
Marine Sciences Pieter Visscher $45,527 NSF-Division of Ocean Sciences
Methyl Bromide Degradation in the Oceans
Marine Sciences & Technology Center Ivar Babb $50,000 The Jason Foundation for Education
Phase I-The Aquanaut Program in the Great Lakes
Mechanical Engineering Baki Cetegen $87,060 Dept. of Defense-Office of Naval Research
Advanced Coating Technology Durability and Reduced Cost in Naval Applications
Mechanical Engineering Eric Jordan $90,491 Dept. of Defense-Office of Naval Research
Advanced Coating Technology Durability and Reduced Cost in Naval Applications
Metallurgy Nitin Padture $59,960 Dept. of Defense-Office of Naval Research
Advanced Coating Technology Durability and Reduced Cost in Naval Applications
Metallurgy Leon Shaw $46,844 Dept. of Defense-Office of Naval Research
Advanced Coating Technology Development for Enhanced Durability and Reduced Costs
Molecular & Cell Biology Thomas Chen $50,000 NSF-Integrative Biology & Neurosciences
Regulation of Expression of Fish Insulin-Like Growth Factors
Molecular & Cell Biology Daniel Gage $100,000 NSF-Integrative Biology & Neurosciences
Cell Biology and Genetics of Rhizobium Meliloti Infection and Invasion of Host Plants During Symbiotic Nodulation
Natural Resources Management & Engineering Robert Neumann $59,967 Hudson River Foundation
Structure and Dynamics of Catfish Population In Freshwater Hudson River
Natural Resources Management & Engineering Isaac Ortega $20,000 U.S. Dept of Interior (Includes Fish & Wildlife)
Evaluation of the Feral European Rabbit Population on the Falkner Island Unit
Pathobiology Steven Geary $7,257 Pfizer Inc.
Evaluate Alternative Bovine Herpes Virus-1 Disease Model
Pathobiology Herbert Whiteley & Steven Geary $10,080 Pfizer Inc.
Molecular Vaccine Research and Development Facility
Pharmaceutical Sciences Dennis Chapron $7,000 American Soc. of Consultant Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists Foundation Disease-Pharmacotherapy Traineeship
Pharmaceutical Sciences Devendra Kalonia $54,990 Baxter Inc.
Characterization of Factor VIII Aggregates
Pharmaceutical Sciences Alexandros Makriyannis $22,355 PHS-NIH-National Institute of Drug Abuse
Cannabinoid Receptor Active Site Characterization
Graduate Assistant: Robert Picone
Pharmaceutical Sciences Jose Manautou $36,200 Zeneca Pharmaceuticals
Phase III Metabolism: Biliary Canalicular ATP-Dependent Transport Proteins and Their Role in Xenobiotic Disposition
Pharmaceutical Sciences Michael Pikal $15,000 Kaken Pharmaceutical Co.
Material Properties of Formulations for Freeze Drying
Pharmaceutical Sciences Michael Pikal $30,000 NSF-EEC-Industry/University Coop. Research
Formation of a Joint Purdue Univ./Univ. of Connecticut Center for Pharmaceutical Processing
Physics Juha Javanainen $60,000 NSF-Div. of Physics
Coherence and Optical Properties of a Bose-Einstein Condensate
Physiology & Neurobiology Akiko Nishiyama $150,630 PHS-NIH-Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Unique Glial Cell Population in the Brain
Plant Science Richard Ashley $1,100 New England Greenhouse Conference
Research and Teaching Bench Project
Plant Science Donna Ellis $24,053 USDA-Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service
Serangium Parcesetosum a Potential Predator of Silverleaf Whitefly, Bemesia Argentifolii, on Greenhouse Poinsettias
Plant Science Donna Ellis $7,513 USDA-Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service
Cooperative Agreement Award for Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife Program-FY 1999
Political Science & Family Studies Carmen Cirincione & Preston Britner $49,829 Conn. Dept. of Children and Families
Performance-Based Contracting Evaluation
Political Science Everett Ladd $2,000 Harvard University
Roper Center Membership
Psychology Irina Beloozerova $161,479 PHS-NIH-Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Motor Cortex and Thalamo-Cortical Network in Locomotion
Psychology Jeffrey Fisher $756,908 PHS-NIH-National Institute of Mental Health
Physician-Directed Intervention for HIV+ Individuals
Psychology David Kenny $141,629 PHS-NIH-National Institute of Mental Health
Models for the Study of Two-Person Relationships
Social Work Kay Davidson $238,523 Conn. Dept. of Social Services
Agreement Between the Dept. of Social Services and the Univ. of Connecticut Dept. of Social Work (Paternity Education/Outreach)