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July 10, 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.
The following grants were received by the Office of Sponsored Programs in May:
(Grants 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 |
| COOP EXT |
Gaudio, M. |
City of Hartford, Health Dept. |
$16,300 |
1/00-6/00 |
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Lead Poisoning Prevention Activity Book for Second Graders
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COOP EXT |
Gaudio, M. |
City of Hartford, Health Dept.
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$19,870 |
1/00-9/00 |
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Lead Poisoning Awareness Program for Childcare
Providers |
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NAT RES M&E |
Civco, D. |
U. of Hartford-Space Grant
College Consort. |
$3,400 |
3/00-2/01 |
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Connecticut Space Grant College Consortium: UConn
Campus Director Subcontract |
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PATHOBIO |
Geary, S. |
US Dept. of Agriculture |
$501,500 |
4/00-4/-05 |
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Advanced Vaccine Research (Co-PIs: Marcus, P.,
Garmendia, A., Silbart, L., Beck Von Bodman,
S.) |
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PLANT SCI |
Ellis, D. |
US Dept. of Interior |
$4,000 |
5/00-6/01 |
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Biological Control Site Monitoring for an Invasive Species in
the Connecticut River Watershed |
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PLANT SCI |
Los, L. |
CT Dept. of Environmental
Protection |
$70,000 |
3/00-3/01 |
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Coastal Integrated Pest Management Education and Demonstration Project (Co-PI: Ashley, R.)
(Co-I: Boucher, T.) |
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Chancellor |
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AVERY PT |
Duguay, T. |
CT Commission on the
Arts |
$2,000 |
7/99-9/99 |
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Summer 1999 Jazz Festival |
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LIB-DODD |
Wilsted, T. |
CT Humanities Council |
$2,500 |
1/00-5/00 |
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Children's Literature in a Multicultural World: The Arbuthnot
Lecture |
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Education |
| EPSY
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Bradley, K. |
CT Developmental Disabilities
Council |
$22,000 |
1/00-12/00 |
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Family Community Employment Partnership |
| EPSY |
McLean, L. |
CT Developmental Disabilities
Council |
$18,979 |
1/00-12/00 |
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Inclusive Education Partnerships (IEP) for Connecticut
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Engineering |
| CHEM ENG
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Bell, J. |
Ford Motor Co. Fund |
$6,500 |
12/99-12/00 |
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Surface Polymerized Coatings Process Development
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CHEM ENG |
Bell, J. |
3M Co. |
$40,000 |
12/99-12/00 |
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Surface Polymerized Coatings Process Development
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CHEM ENG |
Cooper, D. |
CPC International Inc. |
$2,385 |
7/99-12/02 |
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Emerging Technologies Program |
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CHEM ENG |
Cooper, D. |
Eli Lilly & Co. |
$5,000 |
7/99-12/02 |
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Emerging Technologies Program |
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CHEM ENG |
Fenton, J. |
Energy Research Corp. |
$75,000 |
6/99-9/00 |
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Development of a High-Temperature Membrane Material for
PEM Fuel Cells (Co-PI: Cutlip, M.) |
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CHEM ENG |
Helble, J. |
DOD-Office of Naval Research
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$38,851 |
5/00-9/00 |
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Advanced Coating Technology Development for Enhanced
Durability and Reduced Costs |
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CHEM ENG |
Weiss, R. |
NSF-Mathematical & Physical
Sciences |
$7,000 |
6/00-8/00 |
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REU: Ionomer-Containing Binary Polymer Blends |
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CIV ENG |
Accorsi, M. |
DOD-Office of Naval Research
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$32,000 |
6/00-5/03 |
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Analytical Determination and Optimization of the Mechanical
Properties of Lattice Block Materials |
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CIV ENG |
Dougan, C. |
Florida Dept. of
Transportation |
$75,260 |
5/00-4/01 |
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Use of Videolog Technology to Facilitate Operations in the
Florida Department of Transportation |
| CIV ENG
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Garrick, N. |
CT Dept. of Transportation |
$257,727 |
6/00-5/01 |
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Joint Highway Research Advisory Council Work Program for
Year 2000-2001 |
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COMP SCI |
Demurjian, S. |
Mitre |
$76,806 |
12/99-9/00
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Software Architectures and Database Interoperability for
Distributed Systems |
| ESE |
Kirubarajan, T. |
DOD-Office of Naval Research
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$60,000 |
6/00-11/02 |
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Feature-Aided Tracking for Robust Countering of a Wide Range of
Ballistic Missile Threats |
| ESE |
Willett, P. |
DOD-Office of Naval Research |
$48,016 |
5/00-12/00 |
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The Probabilistic Multi-Hypothesis Tracker |
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MECH ENG |
Bergman, T. |
DOD-Office of Naval Research
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$21,799 |
5/00-9/00 |
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Advanced Coating Technology Development for Enhanced
Durability and Reduced Costs |
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MECH ENG |
Pitchumani, R. |
NSF-Engineering |
$219,903 |
9/00-8/03 |
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Investigation of Interface and Interphase Development in
Polymer-Matrix Composites |
| METALL |
Aindow, M. |
NSF-Math. & Physical
Sciences |
$114,766 |
7/00-6/01 |
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Interfacial Structure and Processes in Lamellar Tial-Based
Alloys |
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METALL |
Shaw, L. |
NSF-Engineering |
$116,570 |
9/00-8/01 |
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Rapid Prototyping of Dental Restoration Thru Multi-Materials
Laser Densification |
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Fine Arts |
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ART |
Greeley, R. |
Rockefeller Foundation |
$33,000 |
9/00-8/01 |
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The Gendering of Mexican Culture Nationalism 1920-1946-1970
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Liberal Arts and Sciences |
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BIOL: EE |
Colwell, R. |
Natl. Aeronautics and Space
Admin. |
$22,000 |
8/00-7/01 |
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Predicting the Distribution of Biodiversity: Integrating Remote
Sensing Technology and Field-Based
Ecological Sampling |
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BIOL: EE |
Wagner, D.
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CT Dept. of Env. Protection
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$5,000 |
6/00-5/01 |
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Invertebrates of the Sandplain and Barrens Communities of
Matianuck State Park, a Proposed
Natural Area Preserve |
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BIOL: MC |
Chen, T. |
USDA-Agric. Research
Service |
$324,395 |
4/00-4/05 |
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Development of Superior Rainbow Trout Broodstocks for Aquaculture
by Transgenesis |
| BIOL: MC
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Lynes, M. |
Applied Biophysics Inc. |
$60,355 |
5/00-10/00 |
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Automated Monitoring of Chemotactic Cell Movement
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BIOL: PN |
Villalobos, A. |
PHS-NIH-Env. Health Sciences
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$631,622 |
5/00-6/00 |
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Modulation of Choroid Plexus Choline Transport by Metals |
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CHEMISTRY |
He, Q. |
PHS-NIH-Natl. Cancer Institute
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$141,833 |
5/00-4/01 |
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In Vivo Proton MRS Detection of Malignant Breast Cancer |
| CHEMISTRY
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Howell, A. |
NSF-Math. & Physical
Sciences |
$70,800 |
5/00-4/01 |
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2-Alkylidene Oxetanes Versatile Molecular Scaffold for the New
Molecules and Advanced Materials |
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CHEMISTRY |
Kumar, C.V. |
NSF-Math. & Physical
Sciences |
$34,049 |
8/00-7/01 |
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Bioactive Composite Material: Proteins Immobilized Layers of
Alpha-ZR IV Phosphonates |
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CHEMISTRY |
Sung, C.S.P. |
DOD-Office of Naval Research |
$32,000 |
2/00-1/01 |
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Synthesis and Characterization of Organic Light Emitting (OLE)
Materials |
| COMM SCI |
Krcmar, M. |
Natl. Association of
Broadcasters |
$5,730 |
5/00-4/01 |
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Using Ratings and Advisories |
| CSRA
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Barnes, C. |
CT Office of the Attorney
General |
$55,000 |
3/00-3/01 |
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Connecticut Physicians Survey |
| ECONOMICS
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Carstensen, F. |
Town of Stamford, CT |
$6,250 |
3/99-10/00 |
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Planning Implications of Alternate Stamford Growth Scenarios |
| ECONOMIC |
Carstensen, F. |
Town of Stamford, CT |
$6,250 |
3/99-10/00 |
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Impact Analysis of Alternate Economic Development Scenarios
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GEOG |
Cromley, E. |
Conn. Dept. of Public Health |
$20,425 |
2/00-2/01 |
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Risk Factors for Lyme Disease Infection in Specific Geographic
Foci |
| HISTORY |
Omara-Otunnu,
A. |
Dept. of Econ. & Community
Dev. |
$50,000 |
9/99-8/00 |
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DECD: Memorandum of Understanding UConn-ANC Partnership |
| HISTORY |
Omara-Otunnu,
A. |
United Negro College Fund |
$190,066 |
6/00-5/03 |
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Tertiary Education Linkages Project (TELP) University of
Connecticut and the University of Fort
Hare, South Africa |
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MARINE |
Ward, J. E. |
NSF-Geosciences |
$4,937 |
6/00-8/00 |
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REU: Trophic Interactions Between Benthic Suspension
Feeders & Marine Aggregates: Initiative for
Experiential Learning in Coastal Studies |
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MARINE |
Whitlatch, R. |
NSF-Geosciences |
$80,472 |
5/00-4/01 |
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Physical & Biological Processes Linking the Sources of
Larval Production to Subsequent
Recruitment into Subtidal Benthic Communities |
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PHYSICS |
Gould, P. |
NSF-Math. & Physical
Sciences |
$4,250 |
6/00-9/00 |
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Ultracold Atoms Near the Ionization Threshold |
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PHYSICS |
Sinkovic, B. |
New York University |
$120,000 |
2/00-11/01 |
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Fundamental Limits to Small Scale Magnetorresistive
Memory & Elements |
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PHYSICS |
Wells, B. |
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
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$40,000 |
9/00-9/02 |
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Sloan Research Fellowship |
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PSYCH |
Denenberg, V. |
Beth Israel Hospital |
$96,737 |
4/00-3/01 |
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Animal Models for Developmental
Learning Disabilities |
| PSYCH |
Fein, D. |
March of Dimes Birth Defects
Fndn. |
$79,023 |
6/00-5/01 |
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Oxytocin and Oxytocin Extended
Peptide in Individuals with Autism |
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STATIST |
Gelfand, A. |
NSF-Math. & Physical
Sciences |
$52,374 |
7/00-6/01 |
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Methodology for Analyzing Spatial Data |
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Pharmacy |
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PHARM SCI |
Burgess, D. |
UConn Health Center |
$153,713 |
9/99-9/00 |
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Tissue Engineering to Enhance Biosensor
Function in Vivo |
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PHARM SCI |
Makriyannis, A. |
PHS-NIH-Natl. Inst. of Drug
Abuse |
$358,039
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4/00-3/01
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Dopamine Transporter Ligands as Cocaine Medications
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PHARM SCI |
Rosenberg, D.
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PHS-NIH-National Cancer
Institute |
$215,309
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6/00-5/01
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Molecular Analysis of Colon Tumor
Susceptibility |
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Office of Vice Provost Research & Grad Ed
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| MSTC |
Auster, P. |
NOAA-Natl. Oceanic &
Atmospheric Admin. |
$26,250
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4/00-12/00
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Res. and Res. Coordination Activities for the National Marine
Sanctuaries Program (Stellwagen
Bank Natl. Marine Sanct. & Woods Hole) |
| ERI
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Carley, R.
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City of Hartford,
Health Dept. |
$49,660
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3/00-2/01
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Hartford Air Toxics Study (Co-PI: Perkins, C.) |
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MSTC |
Babb, I. |
NOAA-Natl. Oceanic &
Atmospheric Admin. |
$1,000,000 |
1/00-12/00 |
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The National Undersea Research Center
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