October 9, 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 August:
(Grants with UConn listed as a sponsor represent a redistribution of a larger award to the University)
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New Proposals Awarded from 8/1/00 to 8/31/00 (Continuations Excluded) |
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Department |
Principal Investigator |
Sponsor |
Amount |
Award
Period |
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Agriculture and Natural Resources |
AGR |
Kerr, K. |
USDA-ANIMAL HEALTH-537 |
$21,623 |
10/00-9/01 |
Animal Health |
AGR |
Kerr, K. |
USDA-McIntire Stennis-536 |
$57,113 |
10/00-9/01 |
McIntire-Stennis |
COOP EXT |
Malley, C.Z. |
Conn. Dept. of Education |
$12,725 |
7/00-9/01 |
Birth to Five Newsletter |
NAT RES M&E |
Neumann, R. |
Conn. Dept. of Environmental
Protection |
$12,078 |
4/00-3/01 |
Range and Activity of Brown Trout in the Farmington River Trout Management Area Determined by
Radiotelemetry |
NUTR SCI |
Clark, R.M. |
US Department of Agriculture |
$78,135 |
8/00-8/02 |
Web-Based Nutritional Assessment Laboratory |
PLNT SCI |
Ellis, D.R. |
USDA-Animal & Plant Health
Inspection Service |
$8,208 |
6/00-6/01 |
Cooperative Agreement Award for Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife Program / Fiscal Year 2000 |
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Allied Health |
ALLD HATH |
Duffy, V.B. |
PHS-NIH-AGING |
$71,042 |
8/00-7/01 |
Retronasal Olfaction Perception |
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Chancellor |
COMPUTER
CTR |
Vietzke, R.P. |
NSF-Computer & Information
Science & Eng. |
$175,000 |
1/00-12/00 |
University of Connecticut's High Performance Connection to the Internet |
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Education |
EPSY |
Kehle, T.J. |
Windham Public Schools |
$23,756 |
9/00-6/01 |
Psychological Services to Students (Co-PI: Bray, M.A.) |
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Engineering |
CHEM ENG |
Cooper, D.J. |
Math Works |
$895 |
7/00-12/02 |
School of Engineering-Emerging Technologies |
CHEM ENG |
Erkey, C. |
Norton / Saint-Gobain
Laboratories |
$38,000 |
6/00-5/01 |
Processing of Inorganic Materials Using Supercritical Fluids |
CHEM ENG |
Mather, P.T. |
DED-CII-HIGH Tech Res. &
Dev. Grant Prog. |
$230,773 |
7/00-6/02 |
Electrospun Nanocomposites for Next-Generations Microwave Circuit |
COMP SCI |
Ammar, R.A. |
Egyptian Cultural &
Educational Bureau |
$5,000 |
8/00-5/01 |
Computer Design to Maximize Distribution Object Performance |
COMP SCI |
Demurjian, S.A. |
Electronic Boat Division |
$27,047 |
2/00-12/00 |
Reusability Analysis Framework for Shipbuilding Components Molded in Express, XML, and JAVA |
ESE |
Javidi, B. |
University of Nebraska |
$35,000 |
4/00-3/01 |
3D Display and Analysis of Biomedical Images |
ESE |
Zhu, Q. |
DOD-ARMY-Medical Res. &
Mat. Command |
$195,299 |
8/00-9/02 |
Breast Cancer Diagnosis Using Ultrasound and Near Infrared Diffusive Light |
METALL |
Aindow, M. |
NSF-Mathematical and
Physical Sciences |
$620,000 |
8/00-7/03 |
Acquisition of a Digital Automated Transmission Electron Microscope |
METALL |
Brody, H.D. |
Worcester Polytechnic
Institute |
$116,887 |
1/00-12/02 |
Solution Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloys |
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Liberal Arts and Sciences |
BIOL: EE |
Hagelin, J.C. |
NSF-Biological Sciences |
$75,000 |
8/00-1/02 |
A New Approach to Avian Communication: Olfactory Anatomy, Odor Chemistry and Behavior |
BIOL: EE |
Wagner, D.L. |
Cytec Industries Inc. |
$12,620 |
6/00-6/01 |
Biotic Inventory of the Cytec Industries Sandplain in Wallingford, Conn. |
BIOL: MC |
Chen, T.T. |
NSF-Biological Sciences |
$95,000 |
8/00-7/01 |
Function and Regulation of IGF-I, IGF-II, and IGF Type I Receptor Genes in Lower Vertebrates (Insulin-Like Growth Factors) |
BIOL: PN |
Cantino, M.E. |
PHS-NIH-Heart, Lung and
Blood Institute |
$209,724 |
7/00-6/01 |
Roles of Myofilament Bound Calcium in Muscle Contraction |
BIOL: PN |
Goldman, B.D. |
NSF-Biological Sciences |
$100,000 |
9/00-8/01 |
Circadian Rhythms in Naked Mole Rats |
BIOL: PN |
Renfro, J.L. |
NSF-Biological Sciences |
$119,598 |
9/00-8/01 |
Vertebrate Renal Anion Transport |
CHEMISTRY |
Papadimitrakopoulos,
F. |
Honeywell Corp. |
$40,323 |
5/00-5/01 |
Artificial Muscle Arrays: Nanotubes Project |
CHEMISTRY |
Suib, S.L. |
Syntroleum Inc. |
$60,000 |
9/00-8/01 |
Analysis of Samples |
CSRA |
Barnes, C. |
Connecticut Economic
Resource Council |
$2,700 |
7/00-7/00 |
Opsail Intercept Survey |
CSRA |
Barnes, C. |
Greater Hartford-YWCA |
$22,500 |
8/00-9/00 |
YWCA Fitness Center Survey |
ECONOMICS |
Carstensen, F.V. |
Capitol City Economic
Development Authority |
$9,000 |
3/99-10/00 |
The Economic Impact of the Millstone Nuclear Power Plant |
ECONOMICS |
Cartsensen, F.V. |
Conn. Office of Policy and
Management |
$56,000 |
7/99-10/00 |
Dynamic Economic Impact Analysis of Adriaen's Landing |
GEOG |
Macinko, S. |
Alaska Department of Fish
and Game |
$2,400 |
7/00-1/01 |
Fishery Impact Assessment Proposed Methods for Coastal Communities |
HISTORY |
Omara-Otunnu, A. |
Mellon Foundation |
$665,000 |
7/00-6/03 |
UConn-ANC Partnership Projects in Archives and Oral History |
LING |
Lillo-Martin, D. |
NSF-Biological Sciences |
$249,897 |
1/01-12/03 |
The Acquisition of American Sign Language by Deaf Children with Delayed Input |
MARINE |
Monahan, E.C. |
NOAA-Natl. Oceanic &
Atmospheric Admin. |
$38,000 |
2/00-1/01 |
Connecticut Sea Grant College Program: Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, 2000, Amy M. Owsley |
MARINE |
Whitlatch, R.B. |
NSF-Geosciences |
$240,531 |
8/00-7/05 |
Long-Term Studies on the Recruitment Dynamics of Shallow Water Epifaunal Communities |
PHYSICS |
Bent, G.D. |
United Technologies-Research Center |
$26,614 |
8/00-12/00 |
Thermophysical Properties of Refrigerant/Lubricant Mixtures (Co-PI: Michels, H.H.) |
POLI SCI |
Dautrich, K. |
University of Maryland |
$12,000 |
7/00-9/00 |
American Journalism in Review |
PSYCH |
Swadlow, H.A. |
NSF-Biological Sciences |
$102,500 |
9/00-8/01 |
Functional Microcircuits of Sensory Neocortex |
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Pharmacy |
PHARM SCI |
Burgess, D.J. |
Pfizer Inc. |
$5,500 |
8/00-12/00 |
In Vitro Standards for Controlled Release Parentals |
PHARM SCI |
Morris, J.B. |
Vinyl Acetate Toxicology
Group |
$23,800 |
6/00-5/01 |
Oral Metabolism and Acetate Effects of Vinyl Acetate |
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Social Work |
SOC WORK |
Davidson, K. |
Conn. Dept. of Social Services |
$14,400 |
6/00-9/00 |
Contract Between the Dept. of Social Services Bureau of Rehab Services & UConn School of Social
Work-Organizational & Skill Dev. |
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Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs |
HLTH SVCS |
Nevers, J.M. |
Conn. Dept. of Public Health |
$25,000 |
7/00-6/01 |
Connecticut College and University HIV/AIDS Prevention and Education Network |
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Vice Provost for Research & Graduate Education |
MSTC |
Babb, I.G. |
NOAA-Natl. Oceanic &
Atmospheric Admin. |
$50,000 |
5/00-4/02 |
Access to Seafloor Imagery-Developing a Web-Based Archive for Habitat Classification, Monitoring,
Research & Education |
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