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The following grants were received by the Office of Sponsored Programs in August:
(Those with UConn listed as a source represent a distribution of a larger federal award to the University.)
Department Researcher Amount Source
Allied Health Jane Kerstetter $14,284 Yale University
Impact of Dietary Protein on Calcium Kinetics
Center for Academic Programs Donna Miller-Benjamin $232,222 U.S. Dept. of Ed.-Postsecondary Education-Talent Search
Talent Search - New Haven/Windham
Center for Academic Programs Susana Ulloa-Beal $131,250 Department of Higher Education
The Connecticut Collegiate Awareness and Preparation Program
Chemical Engineering Robert Weiss $67,788 Commerce-National Inst. of Standards and Technology
Neutron Reflectivity and Scattering Studies of Polymer Blends
Chemistry James Rusling & Harry Frank $160,000 USDA-National Research Initiative
Direct Electrochemistry of Redox Cofactors in Photosynthetic Reaction Centers
Civil Engineering John Dewolf $27,000 Conn. Dept. of Transportation
Evaluation of Sign Support Structures Joint Highway Research Advisory Council
Civil Engineering Howard Epstein $59,611 NSF-Division of Civil and Mechanical Systems
Block Shear Investigation of Structural Tees and Other Tension Connections
Civil Engineering Ramesh Malla $107,200 Univ. of Hartford-Space Grant College Consortium
A NASA Epscor Preparation Grant Proposal to Stimulate Competitive Aerospace Research in Connecticut