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April 24, 2000
Grants
Monthly listings of extramural funding are supplied to the Advance
by the Office of Sponsored Programs. The full month's list is posted to this website,
generally by the third week of the month following the receipt of the grant by OSP. Grants are
published in the weekly print version of the Advance on a space-available basis.
PLEASE NOTE: The format for the grant listings has been revised: department names now
conform to those provided by OSP; a column for the award period has been added; and departments
are grouped by school/college.
The following grants were received by the Office of Sponsored Programs in March:
(Those with UConn listed as a sponsor represent a redistribution of a larger award to the University)
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| Department |
Principal
Investigator |
Sponsor |
Amount |
Award Period |
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| Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| ANIMAL SCI |
Yang, X. |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
$23,001 |
3/00-12/01 |
| Production of Transgenic Mice for Collaboration Research |
| COOP EXT |
Eller, C. |
Conn. Dept. of Social Services |
$30,000 |
7/99-8/00 |
| Pilot Education Program for School-Age Child Development Association |
| COOP EXT |
Gray, P. |
Conn. Dept. of Education |
$15,200 |
10/99-10/00 |
| Leadership Skills for Life (CO-PI Kanode, S.) |
| PATHOBIO |
Hill, D. |
Association of Racing
Commissioners Intl. |
$14,218 |
1/00-12/00 |
| Development of Analytical Methods for the Detection of Carbidopa in Equine Urine |
| PLANT SCI |
Bible, B. |
New England Greenhouse Conference
|
$1,825 |
9/99-6/01 |
| The Effect of Calcium and Aluminum Nutrition on Bract Necrosis and Botrytis of Poinsettia |
| PLANT SCI |
Legrand, A. |
New England Greenhouse Conference
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$2,000 |
2/00-12/00 |
| Evaluation of a Physical Insecticide Against Western Flower Thrips |
| PLANT SCI |
Legrand, A. |
New England Greenhouse Conference
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$1,995 |
2/00-12/00 |
| Evaluation of Host Plant Resistance Against Western Flower Thrips |
| PLANT SCI |
McAvoy, R. |
New England Greenhouse Conference
|
$2,000 |
2/98-2/01 |
| A Molecular Genetic Approach to Improving Easter Lily |
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| Chancellor's Office |
| IMS |
Xie, X. |
PHS-NIH-National Institute of Drug
Abuse |
$95,931 |
2/00-1/01 |
| Integrated Nuclear Magnetic Resonance / Computer Modeling for Cannabinoid Ligand Design |
| LABOR ED |
Reese, C. |
DOL-Mine Safety & Health Admin. |
$11,430 |
10/99-9/00 |
| Connecticut Surface Mine Safety and Health Project |
| LIB-DODD |
Wilsted, T. |
Conn. Humanities Council |
$90,765 |
12/88-12/01 |
| Promoting Access to Connecticut's Graphic Resources: Data Base Creation |
| LIB-DODD |
Wilsted, T. |
Nat. Historical Publications & Record
Comm. |
$9,184 |
4/00-3/01 |
| Electronic Records at the State of Connecticut: A Planning Project |
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| Neag School of Education |
| EPSY |
Puntambekar, S. |
NSF-REC-Career Development
Program |
$91,751 |
4/00-3/01 |
| Career: Designing Hypertext Materials for the Science Classroom |
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| School of Engineering |
| CHEM ENG |
Cooper, D. |
American Cyanamid Co. |
$795 |
7/99-12/02 |
| Emerging Technology Program |
| CHEM ENG |
Cooper, D. |
Amgen Inc. |
$795 |
7/99-12/02 |
| Emerging Technology Program |
| CHEM ENG |
Cooper, D. |
International Paper Co. |
$795 |
7/99-12/02 |
| Emerging Technology Program |
| CHEM ENG |
Cooper, D. |
Ocean Spray Inc. |
$2,385 |
7/99-12/02 |
| Emerging Technology Program |
| CHEM ENG |
Cooper, D. |
Owens Corning Co. |
$3,347 |
7/99-12/02 |
| Emerging Technology Program |
| CHEM ENG |
Cooper, D. |
Pavilion Technologies |
$4,500 |
7/99-12/02 |
| Emerging Technology Program |
| CHEM ENG |
Weiss, R. |
NSF-Div. of Materials Research |
$198,000 |
9/00-8/02 |
| Ionomer Containing Binary Polymer Blends |
| CIV ENG |
Accorsi, M. |
Dept. of Defense-U.S. Army |
$74,997 |
2/00-1/01 |
| Advanced Structural Modeling for Fully Coupled Parachute Dynamics (Co-PI Leonard, J.) |
| CIV ENG |
Grasso, D. |
USDA-Coop. State Res., Ed. & Ext.
Serv. |
$265,000 |
12/99-12/02 |
| Innovative Technology Dev. for Prevention of Pathogen Migration Away From Feedlots (Co-PIs Smets, B.,
Robt, T.) |
| CIV ENG |
Nikolaidis, N. |
United Technologies-Sikorsky Aircraft
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$152,720 |
1/00-5/01 |
| AC-6/AC-10 Natural Attenuation Study of Chromium and Chlorinated Ethenes at the Sikorsky Facility in
Stratford, Conn. |
| COMP SCI |
Ammar, R. |
NSF-Div. of International Programs |
$36,500 |
3/00-2/01 |
| Workshop on Information Technology Research Trends in Network Based Environment |
| ESE |
Enderle, J. |
Whitaker Foundation |
$10,000 |
2/00-1/01 |
| The 26th Northeast Bioengineering Conference at the University of Connecticut |
| MECH ENG |
Bennett, J. |
Nellie Mae Foundation |
$50,000 |
9/99-8/01 |
| Paths Toward the Future: A Community of Learners |
| MECH ENG |
Bergman, T. |
Gerber Technology |
$3,000 |
8/99-12/00 |
| Senior Design Projects |
| MECH ENG |
Faghri, A. |
General Electric Co. |
$278,000 |
3/00-12/02 |
| A Comprehensive Research Partnership Between GE and the School of Engineering at UConn (Co-PI
Kazerounian, K.) |
| METALL |
Padture, N. |
Clemson University |
$143,042 |
2/00-1/01 |
| Advanced Thermal Barrier Coatings for Industrial Gas Turbine Engines |
| METALL |
Potter, D. |
Waterbury Rolling Mills Inc. |
$5,000 |
9/99-8/01 |
| Metallurgical Microstructure Verses Mechanical Properties of Copper Alloy Strip |
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| College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| BIOL: EE |
Goffinet, B. |
International Association of Biologists |
$1,400 |
2/00-1/01 |
| Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of the Moss Family Pottiaceae Subfamily |
| BIOL: MC |
Gage, D. |
NSF-Integrative Biology &
Neurosciences |
$100,000 |
9/00-8/01 |
| Cell Biology and Genetics of Rhizobium Meliloti Infection and Invasion of Host Plants |
| BIOL: MC |
Kendall, D. |
Pfizer Inc. |
$5,000 |
7/00-6/01 |
| CHO Cells Transfected with Cannabinoid Receptor 2 |
| BIOL: MC |
Knecht, D. |
PHS-NIH-Gen. Analysis of the
Cytoskeleton |
$219,595 |
4/00-3/01 |
| Molecular Genetic Analysis of the Cytoskeleton |
| BIOL: PN |
Crivello, J. |
Perkin-Elmer Corp. |
$500 |
5/99-5/00 |
| Estuary Watch Conference, May 21, 1999 |
| BIOL: PN De |
Blas, A. |
PHS-NIH-Neur. Disorders and Stroke |
$308,500 |
4/00-3/01 |
| GABAA Receptor-Interacting Proteins |
| CHEMISTRY |
Bailey, W.
Lundbeck, H. |
A/S |
$112,000 |
3/00-3/02 |
| Asymmetric Synthesis of 3-Substituted Indolines Via Anionic Cyclization |
| CHEMISTRY |
Birge, R. |
PHS-NIH-General Medical Studies |
$195,499 |
3/00-2/01 |
| Photobiology of Rhodopsin, Bacteriorhodopsin and Viodopsin |
| CHEMISTRY |
Papadimitrakopoulos, F. |
Dept. of Defense-Office of Naval Res. |
$110,000 |
3/00-2/01 |
| Laser-Assisted Solid Freeform Fabrication Manufacture of Micro/Meso "Photonic" Crystals |
| CSRA |
Barnes, C. |
Conn. Dept. of Social Services |
$60,000 |
10/99-6/00 |
| Child Care Services and Demand |
| ECONOMICS
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Carstensen, F. |
U.S. Bureau of the Census |
$10,000 |
2/00-12/00 |
| Integrated Statistical Systems Project |
| ECONOMICS |
Carstensen, F. |
Hartford Economic Development
Commission |
$10,000 |
3/99-9/00 |
| Economic Impact Assessments (Data Manipulation) |
| GEOG |
Cromley, R. |
U.S. Dept. of Transportation |
$9,000 |
1/00-12/01 |
| Establishing the Connecticut Repository for the National Pipeline Mapping System |
| MARINE SCI |
Dam, H. |
University of Maryland |
$15,126 |
12/99-11/00 |
| Mechanistic Controls of Carbon Flux by Mesozooplankton: A Joint Global Ocean Flux Study Synthesis |
| MARINE SCI |
Ward, J. |
NSF-OCE-Career Development Prog. |
$92,308 |
3/00-2/01 |
| Trophic Interactions Between Benthic Suspension Feeders and Marine Aggregates |
| PHYSICS |
Budnick, J. |
North Carolina State Univ. |
$63,000 |
12/99-12/00 |
| Constr. of Enhanced Intens. Diffraction Anomalous Fine Structure Apparatus & Applic. of EXAFS to the
Study of Binary & Ternary System |
| PHYSICS |
Budnick, J. |
NSF-Division of Materials Research |
$40,090 |
9/00-2/01 |
| Structural, Magnetic, and Electronic Properties of Interstitially Modified Magnetic Systems |
| PHYSICS |
Javanainen, J. |
NASA |
$67,000 |
2/00-1/03 |
| Bose-Einstein Condensate and Atom Laser: Coherence and Optical Properties |
| PHYSICS |
Stwalley, W. |
NSF-PHY-Res Experience for
Undergraduates |
$62,425 |
3/00-2/01 |
| REU Site in Physics at the University of Connecticut |
| POLI SCI |
Gilmour, R. |
State of Connecticut General
Assembly |
$13,137 |
1/00-6/00 |
| Connecticut Legislature Assistantship |
| PSYCH |
Denenberg, V. |
PHS-NIH-National Institute of Mental
Health |
$22,923 |
4/00-3/01 |
| Developmental Parameters of Corpus Callosum Feminization (Graduate Assistant: Heather Bimonte) |
| PSYCH |
Turvey, M. |
NSF-Social & Behavioral Research |
$75,000 |
3/00-2/01 |
| Coordination Dynamics |
| STATISTICS |
Gelfand, A. |
University of Minnesota |
$111,708 |
12/99-11/02 |
| Statistical Methods for Environmental Social Science |
| STATISTICS |
Wang, Y. |
DOD-National Security Agency |
$26,869 |
3/00-3/01 |
| Function Estimation, Long-Range Dependence and Indirect Data |
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| School of
Nursing |
| NURSING |
Beck, C. |
Donaghue Medical Research
Foundation |
$28,171 |
1/00-12/00 |
| Screening Hispanic Mothers for Postpartum Depression |
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| School of Pharmacy |
| PHARM SCI |
Bogner, R. |
Pfizer Inc. |
$2,000 |
10/99-9/01 |
| Method to Measure the Concentration, PH, Microviscosity and Dielectric Profiles |
| PHARM SCI |
Makriyannis, A. |
University of California at Irvine |
$59,200 |
9/99-7/00 |
| Investigation the Properties of Anandamide Transport in the Brain |
| PHARM SCI |
Pikal, M. |
Baxter Healthcare Corp. |
$88,344 |
3/00-3/01 |
| Formulation of Freeze Dried Recombinant Factor VIII: Process Robustness and Stabilization Mechanism |
| PHARM SCI |
Rosenberg, D. |
PHS-NIH-Environ. Health Scis. |
$70,833 |
3/00-2/01 |
| Mechanisms of Intestinal Carcinogenesis of Disinfection By-Products |
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| School of Social Work |
| SOC WORK |
Hesselbrock, M. |
Conn. Dept. Mental Health &
Addiction Svs. |
$69,732 |
9/99-9/00 |
| Agreement Between DMHAS and UConn Social Work African American Family Project |
| SOC WORK |
Hesselbrock, M. |
Conn. Dept. Mental Health &
Addiction Services. |
$117,416 |
9/99-9/00 |
| Agreement Between DMHAS and UConn Social Work Northend Network Project |
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| Office of Vice Provost for Research & Graduate Education |
| ERI |
Carley, R. |
Conn. Dept. of Environmental
Protection |
$63,620 |
7/99-6/01 |
| Toxics Air Study in Connecticut (Federal Funds) |
| ERI |
Carley, R. |
Conn. Dept. of Environmental
Protection |
$245,451 |
7/99-6/01 |
| Toxics Air Study in Connecticut (State Funds) |
| MSTC |
Babb, I. |
Dorr Foundation |
$34,772 |
7/99-12/00 |
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