October 30, 2000
Grants
The list of grants is supplied to the Advance each month by the Office for
Sponsored Programs. The full list for
each month is posted to the Advance website and is printed in one or more issues,
according to the space available.
Grants with UConn listed as a source represent a redistribution of a larger award to the University.
The following grants were
received through the Office for Sponsored Programs in September. The list
represents only new proposals awarded and excludes continuations. |
|
Department |
Principal
Investigator |
Sponsor |
Amount |
Award
Period |
|
Agriculture and Natural Resources |
AGR |
Kerr, K. |
USDA-HATCH-ADMINISTRATION-428 |
$622,422 |
10/00-9/01 |
HATCH 428 Mother File FY2001 |
AGR |
Kerr, K. |
USDA-MULTISTATE RESEARCH-462 |
$354,718 |
10/00-9/01 |
Multistate Research-462 Mother File FY2001 |
ANIM SCI |
Yang, X.J. |
Colorado State University |
$28,000 |
7/00-6/01 |
Fellowship Account for Tshimangadzo (Lucky) Nedambale |
COOP EXT |
Broderick, S.H. |
USDA-FOREST SERVICE |
$25,000 |
8/00-6/01 |
Connecticut Forest Stewardship Program |
COOP EXT |
Ricard, R.M. |
USDA-FOREST SERVICE |
$35,000 |
8/00-9/01 |
Urban Forestry Volunteer Grant |
PATHOBIO |
Hill, D.W. |
Association of Racing Commissioners
Intl |
$26,000 |
1/00-12/01 |
Development of Analytical Methods for the Detection of Carbidopa
in Equine Urine |
PLNT SCI |
McAvoy, R.J. |
Bristol Mums Inc. |
$750 |
7/00-6/01 |
Developing Unique and Commercially Ornamental Plants |
PLNT SCI |
McAvoy, R.J. |
DED-CII-High Tech Res & Dev Grant
Prog |
$75,000 |
7/00-6/01 |
Developing Unique and
Commercially Valuable Ornamental
Plants Through Genetic Engineering |
PLNT SCI |
McAvoy, R.J. |
William Pinchbeck Inc. |
$750 |
7/00-6/01 |
Developing Unique and Commercially Valuable Ornamental Plants
|
|
Allied Health |
ALD HLTH |
Adams, C. |
Windham Community Memorial
Hospital |
$16,374 |
8/00-5/01 |
Clinical Investigations of Diabetes Mellitus |
ALD HLTH |
Faghri, P.D. |
Hospital for Special Care |
$10,000 |
9/00-8/01 |
Bone Density in Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Effect of Early Functional
Electrical Stimulation (FES) and Standing |
|
Chancellor |
IMS |
Scola, D.A. |
Polycom Technologies Inc. |
$89,357 |
7/00-7/01 |
Space Ready Materials |
|
Education |
EDCI |
Reyes, X.A. |
ED-Bilingual |
$260,708 |
9/00-8/01 |
Bilingual Education Fellowship Program: Preparing Teacher
Trainers |
EPSY |
Kehle, T.J. |
Glastonbury Public Schools |
$20,075 |
9/00-6/01 |
Psychological Services to Students (Co-PI: Bray, M.A.) |
EPSY |
Kehle, T.J. |
Millbury Public Schools |
$20,075 |
8/00-8/01 |
Psychological Services to Students (Co-PI: Bray, M.A.) |
EPSY |
Kehle, T.J. |
Norwich Free Academy |
$11,878 |
8/00-8/01 |
Psychological Services to Students |
EPSY |
Young, M.F. |
NSF-Geosciences |
$84,458 |
9/00-8/02 |
Geoscience Environmental Education-Web-Accessible Instrumented
Systems (Co-PI: Torgersen, T.) |
|
Engineering |
CHEM ENG |
Cooper, D.J. |
Honeywell Corp. |
$4,500 |
7/00-12/02 |
Emerging Technologies |
CHEM ENG |
Wood, T.K. |
NSF-Engineering |
$124,740 |
9/00-8/01 |
Redirecting Cellular Metabolism for the Biodegradation of Mixtures
of Chlorinated Solvents |
CIV ENG |
Ivan, J.N. |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
$99,900 |
7/00-9/01 |
Using Multiple Response Hierarchical Bayesian Models to Select
Exposure Measures for More Accurate
Highway Crash Prediction |
ESE |
Jain, F.C. |
DED-CII-High Tech Res & Dev Grant
Prog |
$290,750 |
7/00-6/02 |
Adv SI/GE Field-Effect Transistor Design & Processing
Tech To Fabricate 10 GB/S+ Line Interface Circuits for
Fiber Optic Communication |
ESE |
Jain, F.C. |
E-Lite Technologies Inc. |
$468,000 |
4/99-7/01 |
Dev of High Bright Quantum DOT Based Nanophosphors for
Electroluminescent Flat Panel Displays and
Illuminators (Co-PI: Papadim, F.) |
ESE |
Jain, F.C. |
Transwitch Corp. |
$100,000 |
7/00-6/02 |
Advanced Sige Field-Effect Transistor Design and Processing
Technology |
ESE |
Taylor, G.W. |
Intelligent Automation |
$36,000 |
8/00-2/01 |
High Frequency Optoelectronic Pulse Source |
ESE |
Taylor, G.W. |
Intelligent Automation |
$27,600 |
6/00-11/00 |
Optoelectronic DAC and ADC Integrated Circuit Technology |
ESE |
Taylor, G.W. |
Intelligent Automation |
$27,600 |
6/00-11/00 |
A Monolithic Uncooled Infrared Array with Integrated Readout Capability
|
ESE |
Willett, P.K. |
Pennsylvania State University |
$10,000 |
6/00-9/00 |
Target Model for McDaniel's Reverberation |
MECH ENG |
Murphy, K.D. |
NSF-Engineering |
$212,963 |
1/01-12/03 |
Development of a Test Facility and Modeling Capability for
Microelectro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS)
Research and Education |
|
Family Studies |
FAM STDS |
Anderson, S.A. |
Connecticut Office of Policy and
Management |
$30,000 |
7/00-6/01 |
Evaluation of Title V Delinquency Prevention Programs |
FAM STDS |
Harwood, R.L. |
PHS-HIH-Child Health and Human
Develop |
$415,255 |
9/00-5/01 |
Cultural Changes in Child Rearing Beliefs and Practices |
FAM STDS |
Super, C.M. |
PHS-HIH-Child Health and Human
Develop |
$348,310 |
6/00-6/01 |
The Socialization of Infants' State, Attention, and Affect |
|
Liberal Arts & Sciences |
BIOL: EE |
Turchin, P. |
NSF-Biological Sciences |
$967,596 |
9/00-8/01 |
Building a Mechanistic Basis for Landscape Ecology of Ungulate
Populations |
CHEMISTRY |
Suib, S.L. |
Daido Steel Co. Ltd. |
$25,000 |
9/00-3/01 |
Hydrogen Generation from Water by Pact Reactions |
CSRA |
Barnes, C. |
Children's Health Council |
$31,500 |
7/00-10/00 |
State of Connecticut Husky Children's Health Insurance Plan Study
|
CSRA |
Barnes, C. |
Rutgers State University of New
Jersey |
$4,500 |
8/00-8/00 |
Lucent Technologies Foundation Global Science Scholars Project
|
CSRA |
Barnes, C. |
Rutgers State University of New
Jersey |
$7,999 |
6/00-7/00 |
New Jersey Internet Recruiting Study |
ECONOMICS |
Carstensen F.V. |
Metro Hartford Growth Council |
$23,324 |
8/00-1/01 |
Benchmark Analysis of Metro Hartford Region |
ENGLISH |
Benson, C.D. |
Harvard University |
$112,280 |
7/00-6/01 |
Visiting Professor |
GEOG |
Cromley, E.K. |
Connecticut Children's Medical Center |
$8,719 |
8/00-5/01 |
Database Development for an Electronic Atlas of Childhood Injuries in
Connecticut |
MARINE |
Cooper, R.A. |
Department of Defense Office of Naval
Res |
$85,350 |
7/00-9/00 |
Charter of R/V Connecticut |
PHYSICS |
Cote, R. |
NSF-Information Technology Research
|
$166,209 |
8/00-7/01 |
Quantum Information Processing with Ultracold Rydberg Atoms |
PHYSICS |
Dutta, N.K. |
Multiplex Inc. |
$90,803 |
9/00-8/02 |
Advanced Semiconductor Laser Design |
PHYSICS |
Dutta, N.K. |
Multiplex Inc. |
$110,002 |
8/00-8/02 |
Lasers for Radio Frequency Photonics Applications |
PHYSICS |
Gai, M. |
Detection & Inst for Adv Neutron App
LLC |
$27,000 |
7/00-1/01 |
Ion Source for Radioactive Beams and Biomedical Applications |
PHYSICS |
Jones, R.T. |
NSF-Mathematical & Physical
Sciences |
$96,095 |
6/00-7/01 |
Research Program in Experimental Intermediate Energy Physics |
PHYSICS |
Ramsey-Musolf, M.J.
|
Department of Energy |
$78,000 |
9/00-8/01 |
Fundamental Interactions in Nuclei |
PHYSICS |
Smith, W.W. |
NSF-Mathematical & Physical
Sciences |
$126,461 |
8/00-7/01 |
Cold Atomic and Molecular Ion-Atom Collisions in a Hybrid Trap
|
PSYCH |
Fein, D. |
National Alliance for Autism Research |
$38,894 |
7/00-6/01 |
Early Detection of Pervasive
Developmental Disorders |
PSYCH |
Fisher, J.D. |
PHS-NIH-National Institute of Mental
Health |
$27,144 |
9/00-8/01 |
HIV Coping and Safer Behavior:
A Theoretical Approach (Grad Student: Korchmaros, J.) |
|
Nursing |
NURSING |
Cusson, R. |
Yale University |
$256,975 |
7/00-12/03 |
Program for the Study of Health Care Relationships
|
|
Pharmacy |
PHARM SCI |
Rhodes, D.G. |
Common Grounds Group, USA |
$4,500 |
8/00-5/01 |
Stability of Liposomal DNA Vectors |
|
Vice Provost for Research and
Graduate Education |
ERI |
Carley, T.J. |
City of Hartford |
$36,895 |
7/00-9/00 |
Hartford and the Environment:
Critical Issues for the New Millennium |
ERI |
Carley, T.J. |
NE Interstate Water Pollution Control
Comm. |
$54,600 |
5/00-1/01 |
Connecticut River Fish Tissue
Study (Co-PI: Perkins, C.R.) |
ISI |
Rockwell, R.C. |
NSF-Biological & Critical Systems |
$99,694 |
9/00-2/03 |
Biocomplexity: Incubation Activity:
Complex Systems: Cities in their Environments |
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